U.N. experts said in a report on Tuesday that Israel committed the crime against humanity of "extermination" by killing civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in Gaza, part of a "concerted campaign to obliterate Palestinian life.

Mahmoud Abbas gave assurances to President Emmanuel Macron of France, who has set conditions for possible recognition of a Palestinian state at a U.N. conference next week.

Many Israelis, disillusioned after more than a year and a half of fighting, do now want an end to the war – in most cases this is not primarily because of Gaza's suffering, but out of concern for the 54 Israeli hostages who are believed to remain in Hamas captivity (figures can vary), of whom 31 are believed to be dead.

Bianna Golodryga speaks with Olga Cherevko, Spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, about the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

The Israeli military said it fired warning shots at people it referred to as suspects who it said had advanced toward its troops hundreds of yards from the aid site prior to its opening hours.

Dressed in dark purple tops, a few dozen people gathered in central Tel Aviv last week to attempt something rare in Israel: to question the morality of a war in Gaza that the nation has long seen as being beyond doubt.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged people not to ignore the suffering in Gaza amid Israel’s military campaign and longstanding blockade of the territory.

Israel’s blockade of Gaza may have been partially lifted – and a new US-backed plan to deliver aid has begun. But there are multiple indications that the plight of Gazans is rapidly worsening.