Britain, Japan, and 26 other nations called for an immediate end to the Gaza war, condemning civilian suffering and Israel's aid delivery model. Israel's Foreign Ministry dismissed the statement, blaming Hamas for prolonging the conflict.

Twenty-eight countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan and a host of European nations, issued on Monday a joint statement saying the war in the Gaza Strip “must end now” — the latest sign of allies’ sharpening language as Israel’s isolation deepens.

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As the death toll in Gaza continues to rise, several governments and the UN have demanded an immediate ceasefire in the besieged enclave.

Twenty-eight countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement Monday saying the war in Gaza “must end now” — the latest sign of allies' sharpening language as Israel's isolation deepens.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors.

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on Sunday on a crowd of Palestinians waiting to collect humanitarian aid, providing a preliminary toll of at least 44 people killed. The latest deaths came as Pope Leo XIV slammed the "barbarity" of the war in Gaza in his traditional Sunday blessing.

Top church leaders visited Gaza after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell, an attack that killed three.