Israel's total blockade of Gaza is fuelling desperation across the strip. Food, water and medicine are running out, leaving thousands of Palestinians without basic necessities. The United Nations says people face “barely livable” conditions.

Northern Gaza's only functioning hospital is now out of service after an Israeli military strike. An attack on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City destroyed the facility's emergency unit, the main entrance and a unit holding medical oxygen, for intensive care patients. Hospital staff scrambled to empty the facility after a forced evacuation order from the Israeli military came just minutes before the strike. Many are now sheltering on the streets near the hospital.

Israeli forces have attacked the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. Two air strikes destroyed the hospital's emergency unit, the main entrance and a facility holding medical oxygen, for intensive care patients. What was the largest, remaining, functioning hospital in northern Gaza, is now out of service. Hospital staff scrambled to evacuate the facility before the strike and move patients and the injured from earlier Israeli strikes. Many are now sheltering on the streets near the hospital, in the middle of the night. Rescue workers are scouring through the rubble of the destroyed buildings looking for survivors. Israel has repeatedly targeted Gaza's hospitals with impunity throughout its devastating war. And now northern Gaza's only functioning hospital has been forced out of service.

Talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme will resume next week, following what Iran has described as “constructive” discussions in Oman. The negotiations are indirect, with envoys relaying messages through intermediaries. The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the heads of the negotiating teams spoke briefly after the latest round.

US efforts to secure Russian agreement to a ceasefire in Ukraine appear no closer to yielding results, after US special envoy Steve Witkoff's third visit to Russia. Trump has told Putin he must bring an end to the war quickly. Witkoff's meeting with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Friday was held as European leaders met to agree a huge military support package for Ukraine. Nearly $24 billion has been pledged, with Germany and UK footing the largest share. With the US and Europe now taking different approaches to end the war - can either side bring Russia to the table?

The renewal of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has unleashed yet more death, destruction and displacement, but Palestinians remain determined to make the world witness their plight.

A United States immigration judge has ruled that the deportation case against Mahmoud Khalil can proceed, a month after the Columbia University graduate student was detained over his involvement in pro-Palestine protests. Judge Jamee Comans made the determination on Friday at the end of a nearly two-hour hearing. Khalil can appeal the ruling.

As the US government imposed tariffs on goods from all other countries, President Donald Trump has asked Americans to “hang tough". But economists are warning of negative consequences for American households and businesses. Georgetown University professor Michael Strain, who heads economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, tells host Steve Clemons that “the risk of recession is very, very real.” Trump believes that the tariffs will stimulate the US economy and bring jobs back after decades of outsourcing, Strain argues, but the opposite is more likely: costs will rise, manufacturing will decrease, and Trump’s approval rating will go down.

President Donald Trump wants Iran to know that "all options are on the table" for preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons ahead of talks on Saturday between US and Iranian delegations, his press secretary told reporters on Friday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump's "ultimate objective is to ensure that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon" and that Trump believes in diplomacy. "But he's made it very clear to the Iranians and his national security team will as well, that all options are on the table, and Iran has a choice to make. You can agree to President Trump's demand, or there will be all hell to pay, and that's how the president feels. He feels very strongly about it," she said.

Israel and Turkiye have been holding closed-door meetings in Azerbaijan, to work out ways to avoid direct conflict in Syria. Both have a military presence there -- and accuse each other of threatening regional security. Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes on Syria since Bashar al Assad was toppled in December, destroying military infrastructure and hardware. Turkiye says these attacks and Israel's expansion into the occupied Golan Heights are further destabilising the country. For its part, Israel has accused Ankara of trying to turn Syria into a Turkish protectorate. So, what are the two sides trying to achieve?