Israel launched a new devastating ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend just as US President Donald Trump departed the region without sealing a ceasefire and hostage deal.

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Qatar, a key mediator for the war in Gaza, criticized Israel’s latest offensive against Hamas, saying it would prolong the conflict and worsen the humanitarian situation for Palestinians.

A U.S.-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral,

Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament that UK diplomats are doing all they can to help bring the Israel-Gaza conflict to an end, using every lever available to encourage de-escalation and support peace efforts.

The withering Israeli aerial campaign appeared to presage the ground operation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to launch if no ceasefire and hostage deal were struck by the time Trump returned to the U.

Signalling a notable shift, Israeli negotiators in Qatar are exploring both a short-term ceasefire proposal and a broader agreement to end the Gaza conflict entirely, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday.

The World Food Programme on Monday had said that the populations across the Gaza Strip are at risk of famine as fighting surged again.