Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says visited Gaza, vows to 'intensify' fighting

War will last for months, says general, as Israel batters Gaza from land, sea and air

Gaza health ministry says 195 more Palestinians were killed in the previous 24 hours

The UK and Armenia know the dangers of Israel's Gaza war

As Israel comes under growing international pressure to change its tactics and agree to a cease-fire in Gaza, its leaders have made clear they aren’t interested. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said the shift would hand a victory to terrorism, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “proud” to have blocked the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, seen by allies as the prerequisite for any sustainable peace.

Israel strikes Gaza as UN voices grave concern

A flare falls over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 24,

The World Wants a Respite for Gaza. Israel Vows to Keep Fighting.

The U.N. Security Council has called for "urgent and extended" humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow more aid into the enclave. The United States, Israel's best friend, says it wants its ally to move from block-flattening airstrikes to operations that target Hamas leaders more precisely.

Fighting in Gaza intensifies, humanitarian toll deepens

As Israel's military operation expands into central Gaza, more than two million people are being squeezed into a shrinking area, where the humanitarian pressure is overwhelming.

UN ‘gravely concerned’ by Israeli bombardment in central Gaza

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —  The United Nations on Tuesday said it was “gravely concerned” by Israel’s bombardment in central Gaza, urging Israeli forces to protect Palestinian civilians. “We are gravely concerned about the continued bombardment of Middle Gaza by Israeli forces, which has claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives since Christmas Eve,” UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango said in a statement. “It is particularly concernin…