'Huge devastation': Aftermath of deadly Israeli strike on Rafah

The United Nations warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing Gaza towards famine, ahead of an expected Security Council vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to the Palestinian territory but not call for a ceasefire. Separate diplomatic efforts were also under way for a fresh pause in the worst-ever Gaza war, which was triggered by an unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel in October.

With conditions deteriorating in the territory, the UN Security Council has been locked in negotiations on a resolution that would boost aid deliveries. The war began on October 7 after Hamas militants broke through Gaza's militarized border and killed around 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians.