Health officials say Israeli strikes in Gaza City overnight and at a refugee camp have killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children.

Canada, Australia and the UK have all recognised a Palestinian state, just minutes after Benjamin Netanyahu branded such plans as "absurd". Meanwhile, at least 34 people were killed in Gaza overnight as Israel continues its assault on Gaza City.

A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures living there over thousands of years.

While small, these groups may be able to aid Israel in removing Hamas from positions of power. Small armed anti-Hamas resistance groups are emerging in Gaza, recent reports indicate.

Hamas issued its strongest messaging about the Israeli hostages in Gaza Thursday night, saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza City ground incursion means that Israel has lost any chance of getting its hostages out of the territory – dead or alive.

Israel has been blocking the flow of physical money into Gaza since the start of the war. So whatever paper cash was in Gaza before the war, that’s all that’s been circulating. It's falling apart from overuse.

Charities and universities have criticised the UK government's "excessively harsh" rules preventing university students from Gaza bringing their families with them to Britain. Last week, 34 Gaza students with scholarships at British universities were evacuated ahead of starting their studies.

Reuters reported in January that the UAE had discussed with the US and Israel participating in an interim post-war Gaza administration that included the Palestinian Authority. In May, it reported the US had separately discussed the possibility of itself leading a temporary post-war administration.

Twenty years ago, Israel dismantled its settlements and withdrew from the Gaza Strip. Now, Israelis ask if it helped pave the way for the Oct. 7 attack, and some want to resettle there.