Fighting raged in Gaza on Wednesday, more than five weeks after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack sparked a furious response from Israel which has vowed to destroy the militant group.
About 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Israel in the attack and around 240 people were taken hostage, according to Israeli officials.
In Gaza, more than 11,300 civilians have been killed by Israel, health officials in Gaza said.
Here are five key developments from the past 24 hours:
US did not 'ok' raid on al-Shifa Hospital
The United States "did not give the OK" for the Israeli army's raid of al-Shifa Hospital, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, adding that such decisions were for the Israeli military.
The United Nations, meanwhile, voiced alarm over the Israeli operation, demanding that thousands of patients and civilians be protected.
In a post on social media, UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said he was "appalled" by the raid.
"The protection of newborns, patients, medical staff and all civilians must override all other concerns," he said.
Erdogan labels Israel 'terror state'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel a "terror state," stepping up his condemnation of the war in Gaza.
"I say clearly that Israel is a terror state," Erdogan told members of his Islamic-rooted ruling party in parliament.
"We do not forget those who openly support these massacres and those who go out of their way to legitimize them," he said in a broadside against the United States and other Western supporters of Israel.
UN 'fears worst'
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian concerns about the Hamas-Israel war spreading, with both agreeing that this "would not be good."
"If there is to be a war in the north with Hezbollah and Israel, then I fear the worst," Griffiths said at a press briefing in Geneva.
"It will be a war that makes even Gaza with its awful horrors of daily struggle look like just a beginning," he added.
About 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Israel in the attack and around 240 people were taken hostage, according to Israeli officials.
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