"Israel's Escalating Offensive in Gaza: Latest Updates and Evacuation Orders"

Israel's evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip now cover two-thirds of the territory, leaving more than half of Gaza's population crammed into the town of Rafah. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing for a deal to release Israeli hostages and a postwar plan for Gaza, meeting with leaders in the Middle East. Israeli protesters are blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza, demanding the release of over 100 hostages held by Hamas. Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, visits Israel and pledges to move the country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In the West Bank, an armed Palestinian man is shot dead by Israeli soldiers, adding to the surge in violence since the start of the war in Gaza.