Gaza Conflict Escalates as Israel Continues Strikes and Hamas Fires Rockets

Multinational Operation Prosperity Guardian Aims to Secure Red Sea Amid Ongoing Conflict

• Israeli forces continue to pound central Gaza, with the UN reporting tens of thousands of people fleeing the area. The Gaza health ministry reports over 21,000 Palestinians killed and 55,000 wounded since the conflict began in October.
• Despite international calls for a ceasefire, Israel's military chief Herzi Halevi states the war will last many months, with no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas.
• Operation Prosperity Guardian, a multinational initiative led by the U.S., aims to restore confidence in Red Sea transit following attacks on commercial ships by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who support Hamas.
• Approximately 85% of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been displaced, with the UN estimating that 90% of the population is starving. The conflict has also seen a continued firing of rockets at Israel from Gaza, with 15 people killed and 700 injured in Israel.
• Despite the ongoing conflict, global shipping company A.P. Moller Maersk has scheduled several vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the coming weeks, indicating some confidence in the effectiveness of Operation Prosperity Guardian.

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