"Escalating Israel-Hamas Conflict Sparks Global Outrage: Live Updates"

Conditions at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza are deteriorating further, with more than 70 bodies still needing to be buried and trash piling up due to lack of electricity. The hospital remains under "complete siege," preventing staff and patients from leaving. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel is working around the clock to secure the release of over 200 hostages held by Hamas. He refused to take responsibility for failing to prevent the October 7 attack, stating that the focus should be on achieving victory in the current conflict. Netanyahu also ruled out giving control of post-war Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, citing their failure to demilitarize and de-radicalize the region in the past. He emphasized the need for a reconstructed civilian authority to create a different reality in Gaza. Netanyahu claimed that Israel is helping patients evacuate from Gaza hospitals, but the International Committee of the Red Cross could not confirm any evacuations from Al-Shifa. The IDF stated that they are enabling passage from three hospitals in northern Gaza and have opened an additional route for civilian evacuation.