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Here are the day's key developments:
- Israel has announced what it called a "targeted" ground offensive in Gaza as Defence Minister Israel Katz said it was the "last warning" for Hamas to release the captives. In a video statement, Katz said the Palestinians should follow the advice of US President Donald Trump and remove Hamas from power.
- Israel’s military is once again telling Palestinians in eastern Gaza to flee - or face the consequences. For the second day in a row, Avichay Adraee, the army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, has ordered residents of Beit Hanoun, Khirbet Khuza’a, Abasan al-Kabira, and Abasan al-Jadida to leave immediately.
- Palestinian health officials in Gaza report a devastating toll from Israel’s latest air strikes, with 436 people killed and 678 wounded since Monday night. Among the dead are 183 children and 94 women, according to the health ministry.
- The UN on Wednesday said that a staff member was killed and five others injured after a suspected air strike hit a UN building in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza.
- In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health warned of a "near-total collapse" of the Gaza health system as Israel resumes its war on the enclave and continues its attacks on the West Bank.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced late on Wednesday that he has spoken to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and the two leaders agreed to host a "conference on the two-state solution" for Israel and Palestine.