This is an entry from: Live: Strike announced in Israel amid mounting anger at Netanyahu
Evening recap
21 August 2024 23:59 BST
Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.
Here are some of the day's key developments:
- The last 10 days have witnessed the largest forced displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 7 October, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
- Egypt expressed deep scepticism over the prospects of a Gaza ceasefire, according to officials who spoke to the Associated Press
- Israeli intelligence chief Major General Aharon Haliva left his position after announcing his resignation in April
- All banks in the Gaza Strip have suspended operations, according to The Association of Banks in Palestine
- Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his soul", slamming his position on ceasefire talks
- Defense for Children International Palestine released a report alleging Israel has carried out a widespread policy of “detaining and torturing” Palestinian children in Gaza
- Arab mediators warn the “bridging proposal” put forward by the Biden administration went to “too far” to accommodate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s positions, leaving the talks at an impasse, The Times of Israel reported