A United Nations staff member was killed and five other personnel were seriously injured in an Israeli strike on Wednesday. The deaths brought the number of U.N. staff members killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, to 280 people, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. ????? ???????  

At least 180 of those killed this week were children, according to the ministry. Tuesday was the deadliest day for children in this conflict, with 130 being killed in a single day of Israeli bombings, according to UNICEF . ????????????

Israel ended the ceasefire with Hamas on Tuesday launching a series of extensive strikes and vowing to open the "gates of hell." Nearly 600 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured since the ceasefire was broken, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. ?????  

"If the Hamas terrorist organization continues to refuse to release the hostages -- I have instructed the IDF to seize additional territories, while evacuating the population, and expand the security zones around Gaza for the benefit of protecting Israeli communities and IDF soldiers, through permanent maintenance of the territory by Israel. The mo

"We will intensify the fighting with strikes from the air, sea and land and by expanding the ground maneuver until the hostages are released and Hamas is defeated, while using all military and civilian means of pressure -- including evacuating the Gaza population to the south and implementing U.S. President Trump's voluntary transfer plan for Gaza