Israel demands all humanitarian organisations provide lists of Palestinian staff in move which NGOs say will hamper work to address famine

Prime minister says Israel is ‘approaching end of the campaign’ against Hamas

Move to expand Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory would expel close to a million residents from their homes

The decision to expand the war came even though a clear majority of Israelis support a ceasefire that will bring home the hostages

Timing of any military manouvere remains unclear but likely to take weeks to deploy required forces

Netanyahu’s occupation plan would require significant surge in humanitarian aid

Lieut Gen Eyal Zamir was hand-picked by Binyamin Netanyahu but opposes his full takeover plan

More than 60 per cent of Israelis back a ceasefire that will bring all 50 hostages home

Opposition says dismissal is a constitutional earthquake

Steve Witkoff visits controversial aid distribution centre amid humanitarian crisis and killings of Palestinians seeking food

Even allies such as Germany are moving towards recognition in light of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Netanyahu reported to be considering annexation of parts of Gaza Strip

Clear indications that prime minister’s plan to bring about release of the hostages has failed

Reports on starvation were extensively reported in daily news programmes for the first time this week, often ahead of the ongoing war coverage and ceasefire contacts

Israeli negotiating team has been in Doha for proximity talks with a Hamas delegation for far longer than any period in the past