Israel has repeatedly denied permission to transfer incubators from an evacuated hospital in North Gaza, a U.N. children's agency official said on Tuesday, adding to strain on overcrowded hospitals further south where newborn babies are now sharing oxygen masks.

Two years on from October 7th, Donald Trump is on the cusp of brokering a fragile peace deal between Israel and Hamas. But with Hamas showing signs of reconstituting itself and Israeli forces still in control of much of the Strip,

CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas entered a third day of peace talks at an Egyptian resort Wednesday, with more senior officials from the United States, Israel and mediating countries expected to join — a sign that negotiators aim to tackle the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza.

• US special envoy Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Israel’s chief negotiator Ron Dermer are taking part in an “expanded meeting” in Egypt today to end the war in Gaza, according to Egyptian state-affiliated TV.

Around 900,000 Palestinians have evacuated Gaza City since mid-August, with approximately 100,000 reportedly evacuating over the past week, the Israeli military said. Around 900,000 Gazans have evacuated Gaza City since the preliminary stages of the invasion in mid-August and the full ground invasion on September 16,

Qatar's prime minister and Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff are expected to join the talks Wednesday in a sign of their momentum.

International journalists have been given a rare and limited glimpse of Gaza City under the supervision of the Israeli military.

IDF also uncovered Hamas tunnels under the Al Shifa hospital early in the war, while Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike as he hid under the European Hospital. A number of now released hostages have also testified that they were held at both Al Shifa and Nasser hospital during their captivity.

Around 400,000 Palestinians have fled famine-stricken Gaza City since Israel launched a major offensive last month aimed at occupying it.

According to the IDF, the Hamas terrorist activity that occurred near the hospital happened without the involvement or knowledge of the Jordanians who run the hospital. The IDF revealed on Saturday a tunnel shaft leading to an underground workshop used for manufacturing weapons that was found adjacent to the Jordanian Hospital in southern Gaza City.