Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday said the "intensive manoeuvring stage" of

Israel's military offensive in northern and southern Gaza will "end soon."

He added that the Israeli military was working to "eliminate pockets of resistance" in northern
Gaza, Gallant said, which he claimed would be achieved through "raids, airstrikes, special
operations and additional activities."

After the October 7 attacks, Gallant said the original plan was for the "intensive manoeuvring
stage" of Israel's military campaign in Gaza to last approximately three months.

In the three months since Israel started its war against Hamas in Gaza, more than 24,000
Palestinians have been killed, including many in areas Israel had told them to evacuate to.

If you're just joining us, here are today's latest headlines:

 Gaza death toll: At least 10,600 children have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since
October 7, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. 75% of them are children,
women and elderly people, it says. CNN cannot independently verify the Health
Ministry's number due to the difficulty of reporting from a war zone. The Israel Defense
Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that more than 9,000 of the dead were Hamas fighters. CNN
also cannot confirm this figure.
 Gaza famine: Israel's war in Gaza has brought famine with "such incredible speed," the
United Nations’ relief chief said Monday, as he warned that hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians are starving in the besieged enclave.
 Iran strikes: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what
it said was a spy base for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in northern Iraq, and at
"anti-Iran terror groups" in Syria, in the latest escalation of hostilities that further risks
spiraling into a wider regional conflict. The US and UN condemned the strikes, but Iran
defended its actions and said the strikes were "precise and targeted."
 US seizures: The US seized Iranian-made ballistic missile and cruise missile components
from a vessel off the coast of Somalia last week that was destined for Houthis in
Yemen, US Central Command announced on Tuesday.
 Hamas sanctions: The European Council has added Yahya Sinwar, the political leader
of Hamas, to the EU terror list in response to the October 7 attacks in Israel. That means
his funds and financial assets will be frozen in EU member states. The IDF said it
believed Sinwar was hiding under
 on Tuesday, the latest in cross-border fighting between the IDF and the S