The UN warns that half the population of Gaza is starving and nine out of ten people there can't eat every day - as Israeli bombardment of the territory continues. A hospital boss in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, says his team has "lost control" over the numbers of dead and wounded arriving at the facility
- The city is surrounded by Israeli tanks on two sides; the Israeli military says it's fighting from house to house
- The death of an Israeli hostage - Sahar Baruch, 25 - has been confirmed by his kibbutz and a hostages' group, following reports of a failed Israeli rescue operation
- On Friday, the US blocked a resolution at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, arguing this would be dangerous and unrealistic
- Hamas attacked Israel nine weeks ago to the day - killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages, some of whom were released during a short-lived truce
- Hamas officials in Gaza say Israel has killed more than 17,700 people in its retaliatory campaign, including more than 7,000 children.
We're pausing our live coverage of developments in the Middle East now. But before we do, here are some of the main updates from today:
- The UN has warned that half of the population in the Gaza Strip is starving. A World Food Programme official also said nine out of 10 people in the Palestinian territory could not eat every day, as a result of the Israeli siege. Israel said it was doing everything it could to get more aid in
- The director of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis told the BBC that his team had “lost control” in the face of a high numbers of dead and injured arriving. Khan Younis - the largest city in southern Gaza - is surrounded on two fronts by Israeli tanks, which have been moving towards one of its main streets. Israel says it's fighting house to house in the city
- Israel accused Hamas of using a UN-run school and a mosque in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza to fire at its forces; a claim that the UN said it couldn't verify due to constant bombing in the area
- The death of another Israeli hostage – Sahar Baruch, 25 – has been confirmed by his kibbutz and a hostages’ group. It comes a day after Hamas released a video claiming to show the aftermath of a failed Israeli rescue operation in Gaza
- Hamas attacked Israel nine weeks ago to the day - killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages, some of whom were released during a short-lived truce
- The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza today gave an update to its own toll - saying Israel had killed more than 17,700 people in its retaliatory campaign, including more than 7,000 children.
The UN agency which supports Palestinian refugees has insisted it has a "scrutiny and screening process for all its staff" and that it shares employee lists with the host governments of the countries it works in.
Juliette Touma, UNRWA's director of communications, gave a statement to the BBC in response to claims made by Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Regev was discussing footage - verified by the BBC - which showed a group of men in Gaza stripped to their underwear, kneeling on the ground and being guarded by Israeli soldiers.
He said it was possible that some of the men shown were UN workers - but that did not "automatically" mean they were not also Hamas members.
Touma also said UNRWA shared with Israel its staff lists for Gaza and the occupied West Bank - adding that even though the lists were sent once a year, the agency has never received a response.
FULL ACCOUNT AND MANY MORE UPDATES AND REPORTS AT: Israel-Gaza: UN warns half of Gazans starving, as Israeli hostage confirmed dead - BBC News
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