First Thing: Israel says its ground forces are operating across ‘all of Gaza’

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Israel continued with its intense bombing campaign across the north and south of Gaza for a third day since the end of the truce with Hamas, killing hundreds of Palestinians in a 24-hour period, according to local officials.

What has Israel said about the campaign? Israel’s government spokesperson, Eylon Levy, said the military had struck more than 400 targets over the weekend “including extensive aerial attacks in the Khan Younis area” and had also killed Hamas militants and destroyed their infrastructure in Beit Lahiya in the north.

How many people have died in Gaza? Ismael al-Thawabteh, the director general of the government media office in Gaza, told Al Jazeera that more than 700 Palestinians had been killed in a 24-hour period to noon. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said later that 15,523 Palestinians had been killed since the start of the war, including 316 dead and 664 wounded “in the past hours” – 70% of the dead were women and children, it said.

What has Al Jaber said since his comments rocked the summit? He held a surprise press conference on Monday morning and insisted that he respects the science. He said “everything has been focused around and centred around the science”, repeating he has been “crystal clear on that”.

‘Absurd’ conflict of interest. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, former US vice-president Al Gore said an agreement by countries to phase out fossil fuels would be “one of the most significant events in the history of humanity”. He added that it was “absurd” to put a fossil fuel company CEO in charge of Cop28.