Palestinians walk past destroyed houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo (Reuters) - Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza's Jabalia camp as Israeli forces attack the area,

The Biden administration has dropped its support for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and is openly supporting Israel’s ground offensive, a State Department spokesman said.

In the deadliest war ever for press, five journalists fell to Israeli attacks in four days this week. Witnesses say reporters were targeted.

The deadly Hamas incursion into Israel upended a years-long stalemate. Now Israeli leaders are describing a ground invasion aimed at changing the status quo.

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepened Thursday, with warnings that the population is at risk of starvation and fuel could run out within hours, as Israel continues airstrikes and withholds essential supplies from the enclave in response to Hamas’ brutal terror attacks.

There are question marks over what defeating Hamas means and whether it's possible to meaningfully destroy a movement rooted in Islamist ideology and political grievance.