Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored UN resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

Satellite images analyzed by the UN Satellite Centre show that 35 per cent of the Gaza Strip's buildings have been destroyed or damaged during Israel's offensive.

A ship belonging to Spanish aid group Open Arms and carrying 200 tons of food aid was expected to make a pilot voyage to Gaza from nearby Cyprus “as soon as possible."

U.S. President Joe Biden said the airdrop of food and supplies into Gaza would take place in the coming days but offered no further specifics.

More than 100 people were killed after Israeli troops fired on a large crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City, Hamas health officials said.

International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Ottawa was exploring new options to deliver aid to the besieged Palestinian territory as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues. 

Israel has agreed to pause its offensive during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some hostages held by Hamas, Joe Biden says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented his first official "day after" plan for the Gaza Strip once the conflict there ends.

Some Palestinians will be covered under what’s known as “deferred enforced departure,” an authority used at a president’s discretion.

Biden and his aides are working to broker another pause in Israel's conflict with Hamas in order to send humanitarian aid and supplies into the region and get hostages out.

Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid.

Fighting in Rafah could force the closure of the besieged territory's main aid supply route, Egyptian officials said.

The family of a Canadian man and two American-born brothers reportedly detained by Israeli forces during an overnight raid in Gaza says all three men are Canadian citizens.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday total victory in Gaza was within reach, rejecting the latest offer from Hamas for a ceasefire.

A spokeswoman for the family of a Palestinian Canadian who was reported missing in the Gaza Strip says he has made contact with his loved ones.