Israel-Gaza updates: Nasser Hospital no longer 'functional,' WHO chief says
Israel Defense Forces turned the hospital into military barracks.
More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
The conflict, now the deadliest between the warring sides since Israel's founding in 1948, shows no signs of letting up soon and the brief cease-fire that allowed for over 100 hostages to be freed from Gaza remains a distant memory.
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What we know about the conflict
The latest outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has passed the four-month mark.
In the Gaza Strip, at least 30,228 people have been killed and 71,377 others have been wounded by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.
In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 395 people in the territory since Oct. 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The ongoing war began after Hamas-led militants launched an unprecedented incursion into southern Israel from neighboring Gaza via land, sea and air. Scores of people were killed while more than 200 others were taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities. The Israeli military subsequently launched retaliatory airstrikes followed by a ground invasion of Gaza, a 140-square-mile territory where more than 2 million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by Israel and supported by Egypt since Hamas came to power in 2007. Gaza, unlike Israel, has no air raid sirens or bomb shelters.
Hamas says it will not accept deal without the war ending
As the death toll continues to rise, Hamas reiterated on Saturday that it will not accept an agreement with Israel without an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli troops, the terror group said in a statement.
"The resistance will not accept anything less than a complete cessation of aggression, the withdrawal of the occupation army from the Gaza Strip, the lifting of the unjust siege, the provision of safe and appropriate shelter for the displaced and those made homeless because of the occupation’s crimes, the return of the displaced, especially to the north of the Gaza Strip, an end to the barbaric starvation policy, and a commitment to reconstruction, all of which are humanitarian requirements and the subject of consensus among the United Nations, human rights institutions and the decision of the International Court of Justice, and the occupation must comply with them," the group's political head Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement.
-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy
Biden says his 'expectation' is Israel will not move forward with Rafah invasion
President Joe Biden said it is his "expectation" that Israel will not move forward with "any massive land invasion" in Rafah in southern Gaza as the Israelis work to get a temporary cease-fire in place to release the remaining hostages.
Biden was asked if Israel had presented a credible evacuation plan for the displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah. But the president’s response focused on continued efforts around a hostage deal, saying he's made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their conversations in recent days that the U.S. feels strongly that a temporary cease-fire must happen.
"I'm still hopeful that that can be done,” Biden said. “And in the meantime, I don't anticipate -- I'm hoping that the Israelis will not make any massive land invasion in the meantime. So, it's my expectation that's not going to happen. There has to be a cease-fire temporarily to get those hostages.”
"This is not just Israelis -- it's American hostages, as well,” Biden said. “My hope and expectation is that we'll get this hostage deal, we’ll bring the Americans home and the deal has been negotiated now, and we're gonna see where it takes us.”
-ABC News’ Molly Nagle
2 killed in shooting attack in southern Israel
Two people were killed in a terror shooting attack at a bus stop near Re’em Masmiya Junction in southern Israel, according to Israel’s emergency medical services.
Four people were hurt. Two of the injured victims are in serious condition and two are in moderate condition, officials said.
Biden again tells Netanyahu he opposes a Rafah military operation that doesn’t consider civilians’ safety
President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday -- their second call in less than one week -- and again said the U.S. believes any planned military operation in Rafah that does not credibly consider civilians’ safety "should not proceed," according to the White House.
Biden told Netanyahu the same thing during a call on Sunday.
The two leaders also spoke about ongoing negotiations to secure another hostage deal and the "urgency" of getting humanitarian aid into Gaza, the White House said.
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow
Biden, Netanyahu to speak Sunday, US official says
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plan to speak Sunday in their first call since Biden delivered his strongest rebuke yet of Israel's military operations in Gaza, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
Biden called the Israeli forces' actions "over the top." When asked about Biden's remark in a Sunday interview with ABC's "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Netanyahu said, "I don't know exactly what he [Biden] meant by that, but put yourself in Israel's shoes. We were attacked. … I think we've responded in a way that goes after the terrorists and tries to minimize the civilian population.”
-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow