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With Gaza under a total communications outage, it is difficult to confirm the Israeli army's announcement.

Third total communications outage in Gaza since start of war as Israel says it has divided the besieged strip into two.

BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday following a trip to the occupied West Bank earlier in the day. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani met Blinken, the premier’s office said, with the two expected to discuss the risks of escalation in Israel’s war with Hamas. Blinken’s visit — which came after a brief stop in Cyprus to discuss a possible maritime aid route to Gaza — was not announced in advance for security reasons.

Israeli was also killed in a retaliatory strike launched by Lebanon's Hezbollah across the southern border.

More than 9,770 people have been killed since the bombings began on October 7, nearly half of them children.

The 18-hour drama started after a man drove his car through the airport gate with his four-year-old daughter inside.

CAIRO: The UN World Food Programme’s Executive Director Cindy McCain issued an urgent plea on Sunday from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as humanitarian needs skyrocket and critical food supplies reach dangerously low levels. Entry points into Gaza have been virtually sealed except through the Rafah border crossing point. While there has been a steady increase in aid entering Gaza, it is nowhere near enough to meet the exponentially growing needs.