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Gaza hit by intense strikes as Israel says it has cut Strip in two

  1. Huge explosions have been heard across northern Gaza as intense bombing continues – with Israel saying it has hit 450 “targets” in the past day
  2. Our reporter in the Gaza Strip says the air strikes overnight on Sunday night felt like the most intense since the war began
  3. Internet and phone communication were down in the territory overnight, but are now being restored
  4. The Israeli military says troops have reached the coastline in the south of Gaza City, effectively dividing the Strip in two
  5. Meanwhile, all major UN agencies have said “enough is enough” in a rare joint statement, as they repeat calls for a humanitarian ceasefire
  6. The US’s top diplomat Antony Blinken is meeting his counterpart in Turkey as he continues touring the region to push for pauses in fighting
  7. Israel began bombing Gaza after Hamas killed more than 1,400 people in Israel and kidnapped more than 200 others
  8. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,700 people have been killed in the Strip since 7 October

Source: BBC

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