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Israel's military says it is surrounding Gaza City as its bombardment of the strip intensifies, with the skies of northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions late Thursday night. Follow for live updates.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called it "striking" and "shocking" that the brutality of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel "has receded so quickly in the memories of so many" during a news conference in Tel Aviv on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that his government opposed any temporary ceasefire in Gaza unless Hamas freed all the hostages it holds.
The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) released audio interviews with three women currently taking shelter in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza describing their desperate situation.
The United States believes Israel is "making efforts to try to minimize civilian casualties," National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said Thursday — but he declined repeatedly to say whether President Joe Biden's administration sees Israel as having tried to minimize civilian deaths in its airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp.