Netanyahu signals openness to deal but lays out conditions while territory’s hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ with casualtiesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe Israeli army has announced the start of a major offensive in Gaza, describing “extensive ground operations” to seize “operational control” of swaths of the devastated Palestinian territory as a second day of indirect ceasefire talks in Qatar ended without any breakthrough.Israeli military officials said its forces had “eliminated dozens of terrorists, dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites … and [were] currently being deployed in key positions”. Continue reading...