Live. Israel Hamas war: Netanyahu warns 'next stage is coming' as thousands flee Gaza ahead of offensive

Israel has instructed all 1.1 million Palestinians in north Gaza to leave, including those in hospitals. That figure is around half the strip's population

No decision on a ground offensive has yet been announced - although Israel has been massing troops along the Gaza border

The UN warns Israel's evacuation plan would have "devastating humanitarian consequences"

The war has claimed at least 3,200 lives since Hamas launched an incursion on 7 October

Gaza hospitals are reportedly overwhelmed - and say 60% of casualties women and children

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns this is 'just the beginning' 

People are scrambling to evacuate northern Gaza even as Hamas told Palestinians to stay home

An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in southern Lebanon on Friday, killing one and wounding six

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has assured Israel: “We have your back”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a tripling of EU humanitarian aid, €75 million euros, for the population of the Gaza Strip, where Israel is carrying out intense bombing in response to the Hamas attack.

"The Commission will immediately increase the current humanitarian aid package for Gaza by 50 million euros. This will bring the total to more than 75 million euros," the German official said after speaking with the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres.

“We will continue our close cooperation with the United Nations and its agencies to ensure that this aid reaches those who need it in the Gaza Strip,” she added.

"The Commission supports