The Latest Breaking News from Gaza City

Israel's defence minister told Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face annihilation, after US President Donald Trump said the militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza.

Israeli PM says to people in devastated city ‘you have been warned’

Israel bombs second tower in as many days after claiming it was being used by Hamas

The Israeli army is systematically destroying remaining infrastructure as it moves to seize Gaza’s largest urban centre.

Total for August may exceed 15,000 new patients, more than seven times February figure

ANALYSIS: The Israeli government has repeatedly said the release of all remaining hostages and disarmament of Hamas would end the war, but in reality, Netanyahu’s military objectives in Gaza City come first, sources tell chief international correspondent Bel Trew

Israel's army has urged Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a designated humanitarian area in the south

The Israeli army told Gaza City residents to flee to a "humanitarian zone" in the south on Saturday ahead of a planned offensive to capture the territory's largest urban centre.

Hamas initially took 251 hostages into the enclave after its cross-border raid on southern Israeli communities