IDF Major General of the Southern Command Yaron Finkelman:

We are also fighting in these hours in the most significant centers of the Gaza Strip.

For the first time in the past decades, the IDF is in the heart of Gaza City, in the heart of terrorism.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Umerov introduced a proposal to dismiss the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, claims Verkhovna Rada deputy Volodymyr Ariev.

Ukrainian deputy Ariev now says according to his other sources, this information does not really correspond.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak:

I think there is a need in Israel, under the heaviest, most difficult conditions, never to lose sight of the objective.

The right way is to look to the two-state solution.

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir:

We armed tens of thousands of Jews.

We facilitated and accelerated the procedure for obtaining weapons and weapons licenses.

Israelis, arm yourselves!

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the forces of IDF’s Agoz unit about the fighting in Gaza:

We do not intend to stop, we intend to continue until the end.

Israeli Defense Minister Gallant:

A month has passed - and we are determined to carry out our tasks.

IDF forces stormed the heart of Gaza City from the north and south.

The target is one - the Hamas terrorists in Gaza, the infrastructure, the commanders, the bunkers and the communication rooms, are tightening the stranglehold around the city.

Sinwar is in the bunker, cut off from his surroundings, his chain of command is getting cut off.

Israeli Defense Minister Gallant:

The pressures on us will increase, we will be forced to make difficult decisions. For me, fighting cannot be stopped until its achievements are reached. No going back, no stopping - just going forward.

IDF near the wheel and university inside Gaza.

#BREAKING New Houthi footage showing launches of kamikaze UAVs to Israel from Yemen.

Al Jazeera digital investigation found no grounds to the Israeli forces claim that there is a Hamas tunnel under Gaza's Sheikh Hamad Hospital.

US says it opposes 'reoccupation' of Gaza by Israel, AFP reports.

IAF strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon this evening.

White House's Kirby:

I hear this word genocide tossed around [in Gaza]. Hamas is the one that has genocidal intentions.

US State Department:

We have a rigorous process to assess whether something is genocide. It is not a term we consider in relation to the current conflict.

President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their call on Monday to agree to a three-day pause in the fighting to allow progress in releasing some of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Axios reports.

According to a proposal that is being discussed between the U.S., Israel and Qatar, Hamas would release 10-15 hostages and use the three-day pause to verify the identities of all the hostages and deliver a list of names of the people it is holding.

The two U.S. and Israeli officials said Netanyahu told Biden he doesn't trust Hamas' intentions and doesn't believe they are ready to agree to a deal regarding the hostages.

He also said that Israel could lose the current international support it has for the operation if the fighting stops for three days.

Emily Callahan, an American nurse who was recently evacuated from Gaza, shared her touching experiences on CNN:

The doctors and nurses didn’t leave, out of loyalty to their community.

I want to remind people that those who stayed behind are heroes.

They know they're gonna die, and they're choosing to stay behind anyway.

Callahan noted her daily routine of texting every colleague in the morning and before sleep to see if they were still alive.

She recounted reaching out to her colleagues to ask if anyone was moving south. The response was one of steadfast determination:

“This is our community. This is our family. These are our friends. If they're going to kill us, we're going to die saving as many people as we can.”

“My heart is in Gaza, it will stay in Gaza.”

New IDF footage from its invasion of Gaza.

A man in Istanbul vandalized a branch of Burger King, fervent supporter of Israel, saying "a baby dies every 10 minutes in Gaza".

Oslo, Norway: a show of solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

Morning silence in Gaza City today.