The US has called for pauses while Russia wants a humanitarian ceasefire.
The Palestinian health ministry said at least 5,791 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli strikes.
Deadly clashes have intensified between the Israeli military and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, and resurged between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed, heavily armed Hezbollah group along the Israeli-Lebanon border. Any wider conflict would jeopardise security in a region key to global energy supplies.
In a statement released on social media, the Palestinian health ministry said at least 5,791 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli bombardments since Oct 7, including 2,360 children.At the United Nations, the US and Russia put forward rival plans on humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians. Washington has called for pauses and Russia wants a humanitarian ceasefire. A pause is generally considered less formal and shorter than a ceasefire.
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres last week called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
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