The Israeli army has told residents living in Khan Younis, Bani Suheila and Abasan to "evacuate immediately" ahead of an attack.

The IDF's Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X, external that the IDF will launch an "unprecedented attack to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organisations in this area".

"You must evacuate immediately west to the Mawasi area," he writes, adding that Khan Younis will be considered a "dangerous combat zone".

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British charity Medical Aid for Palestinians says Israel struck the medical supplies warehouse of the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, overnight.

The organisation says it took place "as Palestinians who were killed and wounded from other attacks were being brought to the hospital".

Among the damaged medical supplies were those the organisation had provided to Nasser Hospital.

"We are just seeing all our work being burned to ashes," a spokesman says.

Gaza's health ministry has also shared images of the damage to the complex this morning.

Palestinian media reports that there were dozens of strikes in the city. Israel has not commented directly on the incident.

Israel's air force says it attacked more than 160 targets, external throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours.

Several trucks carrying humanitarian aid have been pictured at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza.

So far, there's been no reported activity at the crossing.

Aid trucks have also been lining up in the city of Arish in Egypt, Reuters reports.

Earlier this month, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) - the largest provider of aid in Gaza - said more than 3,000 trucks were stuck outside the territory.

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We can now bring you more lines from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, from a video posted on his Telegram account this morning.

"We are engaged in massive fighting - intense and substantial - and there is progress. We are going to take control of all areas of the Strip, that’s what we’re going to do," he says in the video.

Addressing criticism of the blockade, Netanyahu says it has been necessary since the start of the war in Gaza for Israel to prevent a famine "both from a practical and a diplomatic standpoint".

"Simply put, others will not support us; we will not be able to complete the mission of victory," he says.

"Therefore, we decided to provide minimal humanitarian aid during the war. We advanced with this approach, and of course, we discovered that Hamas was looting some of this aid. So we halted the humanitarian aid."

Netanyahu goes on to say that Israel was "approaching the red line", with senators and friends of Israel telling him "we cannot handle images of starvation, of mass starvation".

He says a "minimal, basic bridge" is needed "just enough to prevent hunger".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said in a new video posted on his Telegram account that Israel will take control of all of Gaza and prevent Hamas from looting aid entering the territory.

It comes after the Israeli government said it would allow "basic" amounts of food into Gaza following an 11-week blockade.

We'll be bringing you further lines from this shortly.

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As we've been reporting, Israel has announced it will allow a "basic amount of food" to enter Gaza after blockading the territory for 11 weeks.

Since early March, Israel has blocked all shipments of humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies, from entering Gaza.

The blockade has been condemned by world leaders and aid agencies, with Israel facing increasing pressure to lift it.

The UN has warned of a "critical risk" of famine for the 2.1 million Palestinians living in Gaza. Other aid agencies have said the blockade could be a war crime and amounts to a policy of starvation.

The BBC spoke to Palestinians in the territory, who have described their struggle to find even one meal a day.

"My children go to sleep hungry," a father of six says. "Sometimes I sit and cry like a little kid if I don't manage to provide food for them."

The Israeli government insists there is "no shortage" of food in Gaza and that the "real crisis is Hamas looting and selling aid".

It says it is putting pressure on Hamas to release the remaining hostages - some 58 hostages remain in Gaza, up to 23 of whom are believed to be alive.

A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza warns Israel's military offensive, named "Gideon's Chariot", poses a "severe threat" to hostages.

In a report, it says the expansion of fighting "dramatically increases" the risk of harm to hostages.

"The current policy is killing the living and erasing the dead. Every bombing, every delay, every indecision increases the danger," the group's Professor Hagai Levine, who co-authored the report, says.

"If we continue this way, we will lose both the living and the dead. We must bring everyone back."

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Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Jerusalem

I've just been speaking to a father of two displaced in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, who says increasing numbers of people are arriving at his camp in search of safety.

"It has not stopped for 10 days. The safe place has become impossible to live in with these numbers, and the food shortage has reached extreme levels. We can hardly move," the man, who asks not to be named over fears for his safety, tells me on WhatsApp.

"There is no safe place at all. Death pursues you everywhere and in every way," he says.

The IDF last night ordered people in neighbourhoods elsewhere in Gaza to "immediately move" to "well-known shelter centres" in al-Mawasi for their safety.

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As we've been reporting, Israel launched "extensive ground operations" in Gaza over the weekend, as part of what it calls Operation Gideon's Chariot.

The military said on Sunday there were five divisions operating in the Gaza Strip, aiming for "complete control" in "the places where we operate". It said it was moving the population from areas of fighting.

Meanwhile, Israeli air strikes continued overnight, where hospitals say more than 100 people were killed in the past day. Sites targeted included the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, the southern city of Khan Younis, and the Jabalia refugee camp.

The Israeli military said on Sunday "the only thing that will stop us is returning the hostages home". There are 58 hostages in Gaza, up to 23 of whom are believed to be alive.

Rushdi Abualouf
Gaza correspondent, in Cairo

A senior Hamas source told the BBC on Sunday evening that "no breakthrough or progress has been achieved so far in the ongoing negotiations in Doha due to continued Israeli intransigence".

The source said Hamas has expressed willingness to release all Israeli hostages in a single phase, "on the condition of reaching a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire agreement — something the Israeli side continues to reject, as their negotiating team lacks the mandate to decide on key issues".

"Israel is obstructing any opportunity to reach a deal," the source added, stressing that Hamas "rejects any partial or temporary arrangements".

The official reiterated that Hamas seeks a comprehensive package deal that includes the release of all hostages held in Gaza in exchange for an agreed number of Palestinian prisoners, a permanent ceasefire, a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and the entry of humanitarian aid.

According to the source, "Israel wants to retrieve its hostages in one or two batches in return for a temporary truce".

Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

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With global experts warning of famine, Israel’s continuing blockade of Gaza – which it said was to put pressure on Hamas – has caused an international outcry.

Finally, Israel’s prime minister announced the change in policy, saying a "basic"amount of food would enter, as a "starvation crisis" would jeopardise Israel’s new military offensive.

While Israel insists it’s sticking to its controversial plans for a new aid system, for now, the UN – which has supplies piled up at Gaza’s crossings – has confirmed that it’s been approached about resuming deliveries.

Meanwhile, Israel’s military is continuing its most extensive ground operations since ending a ceasefire two months ago. Doctors say dozens of children were among those killed by bombing in the past day. Direct strikes on northern Gaza’s main hospital forced it to close.

While negotiators for Israel and Hamas remain in Qatar, both sides say there’s been no breakthrough in a new round of indirect talks on a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

Welcome back to our live coverage - Israel says it will allow a "basic amount of food" to enter Gaza to ensure that "no starvation crisis develops", after blockading the Strip for 11 weeks.

A statement from the prime minister's office says the move was made on recommendation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

"Israel will act to deny Hamas's ability to take control of the distribution of humanitarian assistance in order to ensure that the assistance does not reach the Hamas terrorists," it adds.

Israel has come under increasing pressure to lift its blockade, during which no food, fuel or medicines have been allowed in.

The announcement came hours after Israel's military said it had begun "extensive ground operations" throughout Gaza.

We'll have the latest news and analysis from the region on this page.

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