自从激进组织哈马斯发动袭击以来，已有数千人死亡，数千人受伤史无前例的突然袭击10月7日，以色列以轰炸和全面包围邻近的加沙地带进行报复，使该地区处于全面战争的边缘。
我们对这场冲突的了解
这场战争，始于10月7日，现在已经是第18天了。
据以色列当局称，以色列至少有1400人死亡，4629人受伤。据巴勒斯坦卫生当局称，加沙已有5，791人死亡，16，297人受伤。
救援人员和官员担心，以色列呼吁从加沙北部撤离正在引发一场人道主义灾难，因为电力和其他供应已经被切断，为似乎迫在眉睫的地面进攻做准备。
人道主义组织敦促以色列取消撤离并同意停火，尽管该国坚持有权自卫，这是美国认可的权利。
美国情报部门“非常有把握”地评估说，以色列对加沙医院爆炸事件没有责任
美国情报总监办公室的一名官员星期二对记者说，该办公室已经更新了对上星期的评估al-Ahli医院爆炸在加沙，这造成数百人死亡，并表示“非常有信心，以色列是没有责任的爆炸。”
这名官员补充说，“我们评估认为，PIJ伊斯兰圣战组织应对发射落在医院的火箭负责，”这名官员补充说，并指出，根据他们的分析，他们怀疑负责的火箭可能遭遇了“灾难性的发动机故障”
这名情报官员表示，他们正在利用“情报、导弹活动、公开来源的视频和事件图像”，包括对爆炸效果的检查。
这位官员说，“如果这次爆炸是以色列的弹药造成的，我们预计巴勒斯坦武装分子会非常直接和清楚地展示他们认为是以色列的弹药。”。“我们看了所有的照片，没有一张照片上有以色列的弹药残留物。”
美国参与正在进行的释放一些人质的谈判
美国和地区伙伴之间的谈判正在进行，i包括以色列、埃及和卡塔尔，以确保被哈马斯扣押在加沙的大量人质的释放。
据消息人士称，美国仍建议推迟，以便有更多时间释放人质和援助物资，但不想表现出对以色列人指手画脚。
布林肯:美国死亡人数上升至33人
美国国务卿安东尼布林肯周二表示，10月7日哈马斯对以色列发动恐怖袭击后，已确认有33名美国人死亡。
“战争法”如何适用于以色列对加沙的地面入侵
随着以色列似乎处于地面入侵加沙的风口浪尖，美国总统乔·拜登和其他世界领导人本周表示，这个犹太国家有权针对哈马斯最近的野蛮袭击进行自卫。
与此同时，他们警告说，以色列必须遵守“战争法”，保护生活在加沙的无辜巴勒斯坦人。
但是，面对数百甚至数千巴勒斯坦平民被杀的前景，以色列能两全其美吗?以色列或哈马斯会因战争罪被起诉吗?
点击这里阅读您需要了解的国际人道主义法，以及它们如何适用于加沙的以色列-哈马斯冲突。
Israel-Gaza live updates: Gaza to run out of fuel Wednesday night, UNRWA says
Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launchedan unprecedented surprise attackon Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war.
What we know about the conflict
The war,which began Oct. 7, is now in its 18th day.
At least 1,400 people have died and 4,629 others have been injured in Israel, according to Israeli authorities. In Gaza, 5,791 people have been killed and 16,297 have been injured, according to the Palestinian Health Authority.
Aid workers and officials fear that Israel's call for an evacuation of the northern part of Gaza is precipitating a humanitarian disaster as electricity and other supplies have been cut off in preparation for what appears to be an imminent ground offensive.
Humanitarian groups have urged Israel to call off the evacuation and agree to a cease-fire, even as the country has asserted a right to defend itself -- a right the United States endorses.
US intelligence assess 'with high confidence' that Israel was not responsible for Gaza hospital explosion
An official with the U.S. Office of the Director of Intelligence told reporters Tuesday that the office has updated its assessment of last week'sexplosion of al-Ahli Hospitalin Gaza, which killed hundreds, and stated "with high confidence that Israel was not responsible for the explosion."
The official added, "We assess with low confidence that Palestine Islamic Jihad, PIJ, was responsible for launching the rocket that landed on the hospital,” the official added, noting that they suspect based on their analysis that the rocket responsible likely suffered a "catastrophic motor failure."
The intelligence official said they were drawing on “intelligence, missile activity, open-source video and images of the incident,” including an examination of the blast effects.
"If an Israeli munition was responsible for this blast, we would expect that Palestinian militants would be very directly and clearly showing what they thought was an Israeli munition," the official said. "We've looked at all of the images and in none of them do we assess that there are remnants, Israeli munitions."
US engaging in ongoing talks to release a number of hostages: Source
Talks are ongoing between the U.S. and regional partners,including Israel, Egypt, and Qatar to secure the release of a large number of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, a source with knowledge told ABC News.
The U.S. is still advising for a delay to have more time for the hostages to be released and for aid to get out, but does not want to appear to be dictating what to do to the Israelis, according to the source.
American death toll rises to 33: Blinken
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that 33 Americans were confirmed dead after the Hamas terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
How the 'law of war' could apply to an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza
With Israel appearing to be on the cusp of a ground invasion into Gaza, President Joe Biden and other world leaders this week said the Jewish state has the right to defend itself against the recent brutal attacks by Hamas.
At the same time, they warned, Israel must abide by the "law of war" in protecting innocent Palestinians living in Gaza.
But with the prospect of hundreds, if not thousands more Palestinian civilians killed, can Israel do both? And could either Israel or Hamas be prosecuted for war crimes?
Click hereto read what you need to know about international humanitarian laws and how they apply in the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
