Several governments, including those in Britain, France, Canada and Australia, have said they will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly this month

Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City yesterday, declaring “Gaza is burning” as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war.

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Luc Frieden said that "the situation on the ground has deteriorated considerably in recent months"

The Israeli military launched a ground assault on Gaza City overnight Tuesday

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Rubio said the United States would work with Qatar to finalise a defence agreement soon despite the Israeli military action.

We will not relent and we will not back down until the mission is accomplished, says Israeli defence minister

Rubio showed no daylight between himself and Netanyahu on a visit to Jerusalem

A UN expert accused Israel Monday of intentionally targeting journalists in a bid to cover up "genocide", warning that the war raging there was the deadliest ever for media workers

According to an official document seen Monday by AFP

Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives

Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City and forced thousands of people from their homes to move south, Palestinian officials said, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived yesterday to discuss the future of the conflict.

"Every time a deal approaches, Netanyahu sabotages it," they added.

The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack against Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said that getting rid of Hamas chiefs living in Qatar would remove the main obstacle to releasing all hostages and ending the war in Gaza.

The Israeli military yesterday said that more than 250,000 people had fled Gaza City since it began intensifying operations there, as Palestinian officials reported many had been unable to evacuate south due to overcrowding.

A resolution endorsing the declaration received 142 votes in favor and 10 against, while 12 countries abstained.

Israeli strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians, including 14 from a family, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, local health authorities said, most of them in Gaza City, where many residents are staying put despite Israeli evacuation orders because they have nowhere safe to go.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed that there would be no Palestinian state, speaking at a signing ceremony for a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank.