Watch Israel-Hamas latest: Israel steps up its offensive in southern Gaza

Welcome back to our live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, as Israel steps up its offensive in southern Gaza as it pushed into Khan Younis, the region's second-largest city, leaving scores of Palestinians dead and wounded. Both the US and the United Nations have urged Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Here are some more key events from the past 24 hours:

???? The IDF said its soldiers were "in the heart of" Khan Younis after the most "intense" day of its ground operations so far
???? In a rare punitive move against Israel, the US imposed a visa ban on Jewish settlers involved in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. It came after the US warned Israel it would take action over recent attacks in the region
???? Hamas said the number of people killed by Israeli forces in Gaza had risen to at least 16,200 since 7 October
???? In a news briefing from Tel Aviv, Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he saw as a lack of outcry from the international community over reported sexual violence by Hamas militants during the raids in southern Israel
???? His comments came after a meeting with families of returned Hamas hostages, which was reportedly "turbulent" and left many relatives feeling angry over an apparent lack of plan for the release of the 138 remaining captives

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