Israel: war rages in Gaza despite UN call for “immediate ceasefire”. Hamas reported 70 deaths overnight, including 13 in airstrikes near Rafah, a town at the southern tip of Gaza where 1.5 million Palestinians are crowded together.
On Monday, and for the first time since the start of the war, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a "ceasefire" Israel canceled the visit of an expected delegation to Washington, declaring that the American abstention "harmed" both its war effort and its efforts to free the hostages.