The Israeli army has warned Palestinians the evacuation of Gaza City is "inevitable" as part of its takeover operation. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is meeting on Gaza - watch and follow live below.

Protesters blocked the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv this morning as part of a nationwide day of action. Israel has also been condemned after an attack on a Gaza hospital killed 20 people, including five journalists.

Yaakov Katz, former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, on why Israel so underestimated Hamas threat, what the U.S.-Israel relationship means and more.

Follow live coverage as Israel’s security cabinet approves a plan to occupy Gaza City in Netanyahu’s latest Israel-Hamas war escalation.

Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.

Follow the latest on the war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Get live updates, reports, analysis and more on Reuters.

Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Frustration is growing in Israel over plans for a new military offensive in some of Gaza's most populated areas.

From the grey rubble of Gaza’s bombed water treatment plants, a rare and deadly paralytic disease has emerged that has brought a new crisis to a region already devastated by starvation and illness. An unprecedented surge in acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) – a condition which causes a rapid onset of muscle weakness and paralysis – has seen 110 people diagnosed in the past three months.