The bombing of a hospital in Gaza City has killed hundreds of people and escalated the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Both sides blamed the other, but horrific scenes of the wounded ignited street protests in capitals across the region.
Israel's aerial bombardment campaign over the Gaza Strip is part of what it calls a total siege. This includes cutting off water, food and electricity supplies to a population of two million people. Human rights groups have criticized the siege for breaking humanitarian law.
U.S. President Joe Biden has said he plans to address the humanitarian crisis for Palestinian civilians when he visits Israel and Jordan this week.
Israel's military operation in Gaza, is in response to a brutal terrorist attack in Israel by Hamas Oct. 7 that killed at least 1,000 people, including Americans. The Israeli government says that Hamas is still holding at least 199 hostages kidnapped from Israel.