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Israel has stepped up air strikes in the Gaza Strip as more aid trickles into the territory via the Rafah crossing. Meanwhile, a Gaza-based journalist told DW that Gazans need a cease-fire. Here's the latest.

The first two convoys of aid reached Palestinians this weekend, after the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday.

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war to escalate through involvement by proxies of Iran and asserted that the Biden administration is prepared to respond if American personnel or armed forces become the target of any such hostilities.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin say the United States is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate as they expect

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war to escalate through...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war to escalate through...

Blinken says the U.S. doesn't want to see escalation but he adds that “we're ready for it” should it happen.

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Sunday and discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, the White House and the Vatican said in separate statements. They discussed "the need to prevent escalation in the region and to work toward a durable peace in the Middle East," the White House said. Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing over 1,400 people.