Thousands more flee northern Gaza as Israeli forces push on Gaza City - BBC News
A route south was opened for five hours - but Hamas-run authorities say air strikes continue in all areas.
We're pausing our live coverage for the next few hours, so until then, here's a quick recap on where things stand in the war between Israel and Hamas.

Palestinians have continued to flee Gaza City as Israel steps up its ground offensive.

The Israeli military said 50,000 Palestinians have fled the city today, as its forces once again opened a safe passage on the main north-south road for several hours.

Yesterday, Israel said it had surrounded Gaza City and cut the strip in half – today it said Hamas had “lost control” of northern Gaza.

Hamas-run authorities in Gaza reported several airstrikes in both the north and south of the territory, with the number of people killed since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October rising by more than 200 to 10,569 in the last 24 hours.

Strong words from the UN continued, with both Israel and Hamas accused of committing war crimes by the UN commissioner for human rights.

And UN Secretary-General Anontio Guterres said the number of civilians killed in Gaza showed something was "clearly wrong" with Israeli military operations, but also said Hamas was using people as human shields.

Meanwhile, as families of some 239 people taken hostage in Gaza during the Hamas attacks continue to push for their release, the BBC heard from a source close to talks about the captives.

Discussions are taking place over a possible release of 12 hostages, half of them Americans, in exchange for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, the source said, adding that disagreement remained over the length of the pause and the situation in the north of Gaza.

But Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed "false rumours" and said there would be no ceasefire "without the release of our hostages".

The BBC's International editor, Jeremy Bowen, has travelled with Israeli forces into Gaza - he didn't see a single building that wasn't badly damaged and was shown a building containing both a family apartment and what the military said were weapons-making workshops.

We continued to hear about the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, with people there struggling to find enough food and water.

However, a convoy carrying medical supplies reached Gaza City’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa - where medical conditions are “disastrous” - Unrwa and the World Health Organization said. It was just the second delivery to the hospital during the month-long conflict.