Is this genocide? Criticism of the Israeli army is growing as they begin to enter the city where more than a million displaced Palestinian are sheltering.
Gaza cowers as Israel plans ‘total victory’
No home left: Close to 80% of Gaza's population has been displaced by the war. Glossary
Gaza strip - The smaller of two Palestinian territories, home to two million people. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, surrounded by Israel and Egypt.
Palestinians - People from Palestine, an area located in the Southern Levant region of Western Asia.
Israel - A country in the Middle East, and the only Jewish nation in the modern period. It is seen by Jews, Christians and Muslims as the Holy Land.
UN - United Nations. An intergovernmental organisation based in New York that aims to maintain international peace and security.
Genocide - The annihilation of a people, either through killing of its members, or through the suppression of its culture.
Holocaust - The murder of six million Jewish people in Europe by Nazi Germany. Members of other minority groups were also killed.
Civilian - A person who is not in the armed services or the police force.
7 October - On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian group Hamas, which controls Gaza, carried out a series of surprise attacks on Israel, killing more than 1,000 people and taking more than 200 hostages.
Hamas - A militant Palestinian organisation, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007. It is listed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.