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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he was canceling plans to visit Israel because of its "inhumane" war against Hamas militants in Gaza as the death toll among Palestinians surpassed 6,000.

The Israeli premier announced that his war cabinet has decided on its timing, and an already volatile region will now brace for Israel’s long-expected ground operation into the Gaza Strip.

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant sent a strong warning to the Lebanese armed group on Saturday that it will pay a price for the escalation.Al-Monitor’s Rina Bassist, Adam Lucente, Ezgi Akin, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Jack Dutton, Beatrice Farhat, Jared Szuba, Ben Caspit and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza contributed to this blog.

On a solidarity visit Tuesday, France's president expressed support for Israel's fight against Hamas but warned against the risk of regional war as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate.

On a solidarity visit Tuesday, France's president expressed support for Israel's fight against Hamas but warned against the risk of regional war as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Pentagon is sending a THAAD battery and additional Patriot battalions to the Middle East as Israel's war with Hamas enters its third week.

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant sent a strong warning to the Lebanese armed group on Saturday that it will pay a price for the escalation.

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant sent a strong warning to the Lebanese armed group on Saturday that it will pay a price for the escalation.

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant sent a strong warning to the Lebanese armed group on Saturday that it will pay a price for the escalation.

American forces in the region came under drone attacks in both Syria and Iraq, and a US destroyer in the region thwarted cruise missile attacks by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea.