Israel Completes Encirclement of Gaza City, Ceasefire Unlikely

Israel announces the completion of the encirclement of Gaza City, while an Israeli strike hits a refugee camp, killing at least 15 people. The Gaza Health Ministry reports that over 9,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, with warnings of an imminent health catastrophe due to fuel and medicine shortages. A senior UN official criticizes the UN for not stopping what he calls a "genocide" in Gaza, and US President Joe Biden calls for a humanitarian "pause" in the war. The US Congress debates aid to Israel and Ukraine, while Amnesty International verifies the use of white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon. Multiple countries evacuate their citizens from Gaza.