keeping you up to date with world news every half hour on press tv, israel continues pounding the blockated gaza strip now for an 18th day in a row, total death toll now tops 5,700. over 2000 children are among the deceased since october 7th. israel's complete blocade is also compounding the humanitarian situation in gaza. the un human rights chief warns humanitarian situation and besieg gaza strip is teetering on the verge of catastrophe. the rights bodies describe israel's crippling sie of the coastal enclave as a form of collective punishment and violation of international law. the united nations secretary general

antonio guterres has decried clear violations of international law in the besieg gaz strip urging immediate humanitarian sease far. in his security council session guter said attacks by hamos did not happen in a vacuum but were caused by over 56 years of suffocating occupation. the alcoson brigades arm wing of hamas is staged a massive rocket attack targeting tel aviv. israel media described the attack as a biggest strike. targeting tel aviv since beginning of the war on october 7th. other israeli cities including ashtad and bir shiva have also been targeted. and iran's foreign ministry has strongly denounced israel for killing journalists in the gaza strip, says these actions cannot conceal the undeniable truth that the israeli regime and its leaders are war criminals. 19 journalists have been killed in israeli attacks on gaza since october 7th.

the israeli war in gaza still rages on, the regime is committing war crimes with impunity before the eyes of the world, in just one... case on october 17th, israel targeted al-ahli hospital in gaza that killed more than 500 palestinians, many of whom were taking refuge from relentless bombings. the heart-wrenching incident triggered global outrage.