AP reporting raises questions about Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital that killed 22 people, including 5 journalists.

The IDF said the strike targeted Hamas infrastructure above and below the building from where it would orchestrate attacks against Israeli troops in the area.

The Israeli military destroyed a high-rise in Gaza City on Friday, shortly after announcing it would target tall buildings identified as being used by Hamas ahead of its planned seizure of the urban hub.

The IDF said Thursday it will continue to damage Hamas’ infrastructure, will seize more of Gaza City and continue fighting until all the war’s objectives are achieved.

Spain’s foreign minister says that he would support the expulsion of Israel Premier Tech from the Spanish Vuelta cycling race after the team was targeted by a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted the event.

Israel's military says it has gained "operational control" of 40% of Gaza City and plans to intensify its attacks in a large-scale ground offensive to fully occupy the city.

Palestinian health authorities said the deadly strike unfolded in Al-Mawasi within hours of the Israeli military's saying Palestinians would be able to get "medical care, water and food" there.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Israel controls 40% of Gaza City, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, as its bombardment forced more Palestinians from their homes there, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, remaining behind in the ruins in the path of Israel's latest advance.

Despite concerns of a backlash from Israel and the US, Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot told Euronews the country had no option but to commit to recognise Palestine given the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

A pair of Senate Democrats are accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of overseeing a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians, raising urgent alarm as Israel

Since the start of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023, Houthi forces who control most of Yemen have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes on Houthi-controlled territory in the Arabian Peninsula country.