US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo on Thursday for talks with Arab officials to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel's prime minister told US Republicans there would be no let-up in the war against Hamas. In Gaza itself, Israel's military offensive centred on the Al Shifa hospital, the only partially working medical facility in the north of the Strip, for a fourth day, and local residents said they had seen buildings in flames inside the complex. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo on Thursday for talks with Arab officials to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel's prime minister told US Republicans there would be no let-up in the war against Hamas. In Gaza itself, Israel's military offensive centred on the Al Shifa hospital, the only partially working medical facility in the north of the Strip, for a fourth day, and local residents said they had seen buildings in flames inside the complex. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.