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Soccer matches are being disrupted as players chime in on the Gaza war with subtle messages.Rina Bassist, Ezgi Akin, Beatrice Farhat, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Adam Lucente, Jack Dutton, Jared Szuba and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel contributed to this blog.Click here for our most recent updates.Live updates (all times EDT):

Gaza City was hit with more airstrikes on Monday as Gaza authorities say the death toll has passed 24,000.

Gaza City was hit with more airstrikes on Monday. Gaza authorities say the death toll has passed 24,000.

The medicine deal comes as Qatar is working on an additional agreement involving a ceasefire and hostage release that could provide a roadmap for an end to the war.

The medicine deal comes as Qatar is working on an additional agreement involving a ceasefire and hostage release that could provide a roadmap for an end to the war.

The Iran-backed group has increasingly targeted international shipping lanes since the outbreak of the Gaza war on Oct. 7.

South Africa was given three hours to lay out what it says are a series of violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention; Israel will respond on Friday.

The Iran-backed group said the attack was in retaliation for the killings of a Hezbollah commander and a top Hamas leader in Beirut.