What’s the latest in Gaza?published at 13:40 BST
The war in Gaza has been going on for nearly two years.
Israeli forces are nearing the centre of Gaza City, which Israel describes as the “last stronghold of Hamas”.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) estimated last week that up to 3,000 Hamas fighters were in the city.
Meanwhile the BBC has spoken to a Hamas figure who claims the militant group is willing to call thousands of fighters into the city, raising the fear of intense fighting in dense urban areas where thousands of civilians remain.
On Wednesday, local hospitals reported that more than 80 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.
The Israeli military said it struck two Hamas fighters and that the number of casualties did not align with its own information.
And, over the past day, the IDF says it has struck over 140 Hamas targets throughout the Strip.
In its latest update yesterday, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says 83 people have been killed and 216 injured in the last 24 hours across the Strip. This brings the total number killed since 7 October 2023 to 65,502, it says.
As a reminder, International journalists have been banned by Israel from entering the Gaza Strip independently since the start of the war nearly two years ago, making verifying claims from both sides difficult.