"Netanyahu-Blinken Meeting: Latest Updates on Israel-Hamas War"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict with Hamas, including allowing fuel shipments into Gaza, despite US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging Israel to take steps to protect Palestinian civilians and allow more aid into the besieged territory. The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on an ambulance near Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, killing several Hamas operatives. Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, stated that the group's objective is to keep Israel tied up along the northern border with Lebanon, reducing the burden on Hamas. Evacuations of US and British citizens from Gaza have begun, while the United Nations appeals for $1.2 billion in funding for humanitarian efforts for Palestinians. Conditions for civilians in Gaza continue to worsen, with shortages of food, water, medicine, and fuel, and overcrowded UN-run shelters.