A day from now, the Israel-Hamas conflict will have been one month old. Late on sunday, the Israeli military declared that it had surrounded and split Gaza City in half. On sunday, the embattled strip had its third complete communications blackout since the war’s commencement. Meanwhile, US State Secretary Antony Blinken had a meeting with the president of palestine before making an unexpected trip to Iraq.

• israel launched an “unprecedented bombardment” of Gaza on sunday, and according to Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the city is now split in half. “There is north Gaza and south Gaza today,” he said, referring to it as a “significant stage” in Israel’s conflict with Hamas. Strong explosions were recorded in northern Gaza after evening, and Israeli media stated that Israeli soldiers were likely to reach Gaza City within 48 hours.

• On sunday, all internet and communication services were suspended in Gaza for the third time. Internet access advocacy organization NetBlocks.org first reported on the “collapse in connectivity,” which Palestinian telecom provider Paltel later verified. In Gaza, the first communication breakdown lasted 36 hours, while the second lasted only a few hours.

• israel declared that its soldiers had successfully ringed Gaza City, dismissing once more the growing international pleas for a truce. This happened concurrently with Blinken’s attempts to control the situation that may worsen in Lebanon, a neighboring nation.

• Blinken visited the occupied West bank on sunday as part of his diplomatic efforts amidst the continuing conflict. He attempted to reassure Palestinian President Mahmoud abbas during their meeting that the Biden administration was stepping up its efforts to improve the situation for Gaza’s civilian population. Additionally, he reaffirmed his position that the Palestinians need to be the primary decision-makers about what happens to their land after the conflict.

• Subsequently, despite growing worries that Iranian-allied militias in iraq and elsewhere were launching a wave of attacks on American soldiers in the area, Blinken took a plane to Baghdad for meetings with Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. Blinken continued his journey from Baghdad to Turkey.

• Israeli aeroplanes attacked two refugee camps in central Gaza earlier on sunday, resulting in at least 53 fatalities and several injuries. Israeli military officials had advised Palestinian people to seek shelter in this area. Notwithstanding US requests for even short pauses to provide supplies to needy people, israel declared it will continue its onslaught to destroy Hamas.

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