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A plume of smoke rises over Gaza City. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Israel's military offensive on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for their unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, has created a "humanitarian hellscape" for civilians trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory. IMAGES
UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that Israel's military offensive on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for their unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, has created a "humanitarian hellscape" for civilians trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory. SOUNDBITE
Smoke rises from Nuseirat, in central Gaza after strikes as negotiations between Israel and Hamas to secure a truce in Gaza have stalled, according to Qatar. Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in weeks of behind-the-scenes talks to reach a truce in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. IMAGES
Smoke rises as aid is airdropped over Gaza City. Israel and Iran traded threats after Tehran's first-ever direct attack on its arch-foe sharply heightened tensions in a region already on edge after six months of war in Gaza. IMAGES
Seen from Israel, parachutes carrying humanitarian aid drift towards the ground after being airdropped over northern Gaza. IMAGES
A strike hits Gaza City, as the war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory grinds on. IMAGES