"Escalating Conflict: Palestinians Fight in Hard-Hit Gaza Areas and Launch Rockets at Israel"

Palestinian militants continue to battle Israeli forces in northern Gaza and launch rockets from the south, while France and Qatar broker a deal to deliver medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, with U.N. agencies warning of mass starvation and disease. The conflict threatens to widen as the U.S. and Israel trade strikes with Iranian-backed groups across the region. The longer the war goes on, the more it threatens to ignite other fronts across the region. Gaza's Health Ministry reports that the war's overall death toll has reached 24,285, with U.N. officials warning of widespread famine and disease if more aid is not allowed in.