Israel Says War to Wind Down in Southern Gaza as Toll Tops 24,000
Israel has said its operations against Hamas in southern Gaza will soon enter a less intensive phase, after the group's health ministry reported the death toll in the territory had surpassed 24,000. More than 100 days into the war, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under intense international pressure to end the fighting as civilian deaths soar and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, AFP said.