Jason Burke

Ceasefire rumours of little interest, say the bereaved who face starvation after one of Beit Lahiya’s ‘hardest nights’

Trump acknowledges starvation in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100

Israel launches major offensive in Gaza after airstrikes that killed more than 100

Justification for Israel’s blockade is hard to sustain amid photographs of clearly malnourished people

Violence over last 48 hours diminishes hope that US president’s visit to Middle East would pause hostilities

Bombardment signals new escalation after Netanyahu said Israel would ‘go in with full force to complete the operation’

Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of ‘major deterioration’ since its last assessment in October

Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says

By going public now Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to squeeze Hamas for concessions and please the far right

Israeli PM says operation will lead to significant displacement of the population ‘for its own protection’