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The Israeli army's offensive in the southern Gaza Strip continues, while the Hamas-run health ministry claims more than 17,700 Palestinians have died. A number of countries, including North Korea, criticized the United States' veto of the UN Security Council resolution on the ceasefire.

Israeli troops are fighting the radical Palestinian movement "Hamas" in the heart of the largest city in the southern part of Gaza - Khan Younis. At the same time, thousands of displaced civilians sought shelter near Egypt and in the enclave's desolate coastal area. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the danger of an "imminent total breakdown of law and order" in Gaza.

The captain of the ship "Galaxy Leader" and the first assistant captain of the ship, who are Bulgarians, remain in captivity of the Houthis for more than two weeks. Together with them, there are 23 other crew members, including sailors from Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania.

Israel announced that its troops were in the "heart of Khan Younis" - the main city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Yesterday was reportedly the most intense day of fighting since the start of the war with Hamas, which began with a surprise and bloody attack by the radical Palestinian movement on October 7 in Israel.

Since the expiration of the temporary ceasefire and the exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli prisons, the Israeli army has launched heavy bombing and ground clashes in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Footage released by Planet Labs PBS provides the first clear glimpse of the intensity and scope of the fight.

According to them, the main highway Salah ad-Din is a "combat zone".
In the meantime, the media reports, citing eyewitnesses, that Israeli tanks, armored personnel carriers and bulldozers entered the southern part of the Gaza Strip today, near Khan Yunis. According to the Times of Israel, dozens of Israeli tanks entered the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Israel expanded its offensive in besieged Gaza on Monday, as international concern deepened over the mounting civilian death toll.

The return to open warfare after a truce between Israel and Hamas expired has had ripple effects around a region on the cusp of a wider conflagration.

Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The Israeli army said it had conducted more than 400 strikes in Gaza since a ceasefire collapsed on Friday, with the Hamas government saying at least 240 people had been killed.

For a second day, fighting continued in Gaza, which was resumed after the expiration of the seven-day truce between Israel and Hamas. The group-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip claims that more than 170 people died yesterday alone.

Two people were killed and seven other civilians were wounded at the entrance to Jerusalem, Israeli paramedics said.

At first, only one woman was reported killed, but it was later reported that a man in his 70s died in hospital from his wounds.