Israel targeted several of the remaining hospitals in the Gaza Strip, as its forces have blocked all aid from entering the region since March 2.

Israel lets limited aid into Gaza, easing its blockade as Netanyahu says his allies can't tolerate "images of mass famine" in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

The UN agency says Israeli ground operations and evacuation orders are putting hospitals out of service or making them inaccessible.

The Israeli military said the new offensive would include dividing up the enclave and pushing the population out of areas in which it operates.

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas collapsed in March. According to the agreement, Israel would withdraw its forces from Gaza and Hamas would release the remaining hostages. But Israel refused to evacuate from a strategic corridor, and added a demand for Hamas to disarm; Hamas refused to free all the hostages, or to give up its weapons.

(Druze women are not drafted ... In Daliyat al-Karmel, a prominent Druze town, there is a monument to Druze Israeli Defense Force soldiers who died in defense of Israel, with a long list of ...