The US continues to work on normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and the ongoing war in the region gives a new reason to aspire toward peace, said an adviser to President Joe Biden.

Videos online have shown Palestinian men in their underwear, some handing over weapons. Hamas says the men are civilians.

The US voted against a call for a cease-fire in Gaza at the UN Security Council. Arab countries pressed for an end to the fighting. Meanwhile, the EU added two Hamas commanders to its terrorist list.

Aid groups have described the situation as “apocalyptic” and warned it is on the brink of being overwhelmed by disease and starvation. Hamas said on Sunday that Israel had launched a series of “very violent raids” targeting the southern city of Khan Younis and the road from there to Rafah,