Morning recap: Day 27

Good morning MEE readers.

Israeli air strikes intensified early on Thursday morning, as Israel's military continued to try to advance into northern Gaza. Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said that it has hit multiple military vehicles, including Israeli tanks, with rocket fire.

In case you haven't been following our live coverage overnight, here is what you missed over the past few hours:

• US President Joe Biden rolls out a strategy to combat Islamophobia after a poll was released showing support from Arab Americans dropping by more than 40 percent

• Israeli forces launched more overnight raids on West Bank cities

• Several countries in Latin America - Peru, Mexico, and Argentina - issued condemnations of Israel's attacks on the densely populated refugee camp of Jabalia in northern Gaza.

• In response to a protester's demand for a ceasefire, Biden says there should be a 'humanitarian pause' to get captives in Gaza released

• The main generator in Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital has stopped

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