Israel allows 5 UN aid lorries into Gaza
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday declared his intention to take control of the entire Gaza Strip. "We will take control of all areas of the Gaza Strip," he said in a video released on Telegram without elaborating further.
Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells Parliament he is "horrified by the escalation from Israel" in its Gaza offensive.
The prime minister's statement came after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Netanyahu to "show leadership" to the public.
Her bright pink jumper hangs off Jana’s skinny shoulders as she walks through piles of rubble in northern Gaza. Clutching a large tub in her hand, the 12-year-old is on a mission: find food and water.
The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251 others. The militants are still holding 58 captives, around a third believed to be alive, after most of the rest were returned in ceasefire agreements or other deals.
Philippe Lazzarini tells Euronews that Trump has the diplomatic leverage to "change the situation" in Gaza, adding he fears the territory may stop being a "land for Palestinians to live in" if Israel continues its offensive.
W hen Reham Alkahlout, a mother of four, scours the markets in Al-Nasr, Gaza, she is gripped by a gnawing anxiety spurred by rows of scarce stalls, the acrid scent of burnt wood and plastic, and a scattering of overpriced essentials—if any are available at all.