Secretary of State Tony Blinken made unannounced trips to Iraq and the West Bank in an effort to negotiate with Arab leaders and come to an agreement on a humanitarian pause in Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza. Israel has yet to agree to such a pause, continuing with its ground invasion.
Israel’s military has surrounded Gaza City, the capital of the Gaza Strip, and has divided the northern and southern parts of the territory, marking a 'significant stage' in its war with Hamas, military officials said. According to Israeli media, troops are expected to begin marching through the streets of the capital as early as Monday or Tuesday, where they are expected to face Hamas operatives who are willing to fight street by street through their vast network of tunnels.
Since the ground offensive in Gaza began over a week ago, 30 IDF troops have been killed, which is in addition to the more than 1,400 people killed in Israel – most of them in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that started the fighting. As of Monday morning, there have also been at least 242 hostages taken from Israel into Gaza. Communications in Gaza went down late Sunday for several hours, according to the internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org and the Palestinian telecom company Paltel.
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