As more Gazans fled their homes in the north, international demands grew louder for Israel to allow an urgent and massive injection of aid to stave off famine in the territory.

The UN' s humanitarian office warned that 100% of Gaza was at risk of famine. UN spokesman Jens Laerke said there was almost no ready-to-eat food entering Gaza The International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent says half its medical facilities out of action France's Macron warned the collective stance on Israel may need to be toughened.

Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, called on Palestinians residing in the areas of Al-Atatra, Jabalia Al-Balad, Shujaiya, Al-Daraj and Al-Zeitoun, located in the north of the Gaza Strip, to flee westward.

The move to block the visit comes amid heightened international pressure on Israel to end its military offensive in Gaza and make progress toward Palestinian statehood, a key condition for normalization with Riyadh.

Hamas, meanwhile, said that has received the US envoy's new proposal for ceasefire in Gaza from mediators and is studying it.

Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five people familiar with the matter said.

The Trump administration should not make the mistake of thinking that an agreement with Iran requires concomitant concessions to the Israelis and Saudis.

Khalil’s argument is ‘so frivolous’ and ‘unprofessional’ that his lawyers ‘should be subject to discipline,’ one legal scholar says.