Seven days marks five months since the start of hostilities between Israel and Hamas. Health officials in the Gaza Strip say 30,800 people have been killed in Israeli attacks so far.

Hamas announced on the 7th that negotiations regarding a cessation of fighting had been suspended. There are concerns that tensions will spread throughout the Middle East if fighting continues during Ramadan. Three killed in Houthi missile attack in Gulf of Aden off Yemen coast. US Biden administration aims to bring supplies to Gaza Strip by sea. President Biden plans to reveal new policies in his State of the Union address.