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The Israeli security cabinet has approved plans to expand its assault in Gaza and militarily occupy the entire strip. Israel has begun calling up tens of thousands of reservists. The army chief says the decision is aimed at 'intensifying pressure' on Hamas. That's despite growing calls from inside Israel for a deal that would bring Israeli captives home.

Identifying the dead in Gaza is an almost impossible task, one made even more difficult by the lack of DNA testing. Doctors do their best to gather as much information as possible related to every case in the hope that one day they will be able to identify peoples' remains.

In Gaza, Israeli forces have continued the bombardment of the Strip, killing 24 Palestinians on Sunday. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from from Deir al Balah, in central Gaza.

Labib al-Nahhas, director of the Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity, says Israel’s claim that it is launching attacks on Syria to protect the Druze community is just a “false pretext” for a land grab. “Their official narrative that they’re there to protect the Druze needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, because Druze themselves within Israel are considered second-class citizens. So that cannot be the genuine intention,” al-Nahhas told Al Jazeera. He said “a new Israel” emerged after the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas-led fighters. “The Israel we see is the most expansionist, aggressive, and hostile that we’ve seen since 1967. It has said it won’t stop the war until Syria has been partitioned. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu has said they’ll establish their own buffer zone without any Syrian military presence,” said al-Nahhas. “So what we’re seeing here is Israel trying to shape Syria to its liking in a way that Syria will remain weak, decentralised, and won’t pose any threat to Israel in the coming months and years. This intervention plays to the interests and new vision of Israel in the region.”

A ballistic missile launched from Yemen has hit the perimeter of Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport, damaging a road and a vehicle and causing air traffic to stop, according to photos and footage verified by Al Jazeera. The Israeli military confirmed its defence system failed to shoot down the hypersonic ballistic missile on Sunday morning despite several attempts to intercept it, adding that an investigation was underway. Eight people were injured, according to paramedics. Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have been carrying out attacks against Israel in stated opposition to its war and blockade on the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for the missile launched at Israel’s busiest airport. More than 18 months of Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 52,495 people, including 57 who starved to death due to the total Israeli siege since March 2, according to Palestinian officials. Israel’s defence minister vowed retaliation as Netanyahu and security officials weigh their response. The attack has raised serious questions about gaps in Israel’s multi-layered defence systems.

Donald Trump has completed the chaotic first 100 days of his second term, marked by aggressive policies, talk of annexing neighbouring countries, and declarations of war against the mainstream media, universities and law firms.

Kyiv was rocked by an overnight drone attack, injuring at least eleven people, including two children. The Ukrainian capital saw falling debris from intercepted Russian drones ignite fires across three residential districts. Emergency services responded to multiple fire outbreaks and damaged buildings. The attack comes as both Moscow and Kyiv discuss a potential ceasefire.

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As starvation takes hold in Gaza, trucks full of humanitarian aid are just a few kilometres away, on the other side of the border. According to UNRWA nearly 3,000 trucks are stuck in Egypt carrying lifesaving supplies. Israel has been preventing all food, fuel and medicine from entering Gaza for more than 60 days - marking the longest total blockade the Strip has ever faced.

Israel’s military has confirmed that a missile launched from Yemen hit near the Ben Gurion airport. According to The Times of Israel, the missile struck a grove within the airport complex. Several people have sustained injuries, according to Israeli media reports.