The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 100th day on Sunday even as the conflict triggered a humanitarian crisis, with more than 23,000 people reported killed in Gaza and much of the besieged Palestinian territory reduced to rubble, as fears grow that fighting could engulf the wider region.
The United Nations said on Saturday the Gaza war was "staining humanity" on the eve of its 100th day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on vows to defeat Hamas.
The devastating conflict has unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and fears of a regional escalation intensified after US and British forces struck in Yemen on Friday following attacks on Red Sea shipping.
Visiting the Gaza Strip, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said "The massive death, destruction, displacement, hunger, loss and grief of the last 100 days are staining our shared humanity". An entire generation of children in Gaza was being "traumatized", diseases were spreading and the clock was "ticking fast towards famine", he warned.
The Hague-based International Court of Justice this week heard arguments in a case launched by South Africa -- and welcomed by Gazans -- accusing Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention.
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