At least 45 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Khan Younis, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.Hundreds of others have been injured - with "dozens of critical cases" arriving at a medical complex.

Videos and images verified by NBC News piece together a picture of the deprivation and chaos of Gaza's hospitals.

The Israeli military announced it has recovered the body of Mohammed Sinwar, a deceased ex-Hamas leader, from a tunnel located

Jonathan Conricus, a former IDF spokesperson, says Iran is "the weakest that I've ever seen it" after Israel's launch of Operation Rising Lion.

Israel stunned Iran last week with an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision.

A U.S. official said on Monday that President Donald Trump would not sign a draft statement from Group of Seven leaders calling for de-escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict.

The greatest risk the oil markets face is that Iran retaliates against Israel airstrikes by closing the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical to global energy shipments.

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.