The Israeli military began a ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday, with two IDF divisions moving into the city.

The United Nations voiced grave concerns on Wednesday about food and other supplies running out in northern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people were already experiencing famine, after Israel closed the only crossing there last week.

The European Union has announced its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza. The proposal includes increasing tariffs on some Israeli goods and imposing sanctions on 10 Hamas leaders,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Western Wall in Israel to pray for the Israeli hostages.

As Israel mounts a major Gaza offensive, President Trump has neither urged restraint nor endorsed the action, which Israel’s leader has taken as an implicit green light to proceed.

Aid workers saved thousands of priceless archaeological artifacts in Gaza from destruction last week after Israel targeted the warehouse building in a strike.

Andrew Cuomo, who’s running for mayor on an independent ticket, said he wants the war in Gaza to end, a stance some see as a modest shift in approach but that the former governor denied Tuesday was a new position for him.