The Arab world has called on Hamas to lay down arms and surrender its rule of Gaza. In an unprecedented move, Arab countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined calls for the Palestinian terror group to disband in a bid to end the war that has devastated the territory.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government would act unless there was a truce, citing the “intolerable” humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to annex territories in Gaza, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Britain said on Tuesday it would recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel takes steps to relieve suffering in Gaza, where starvation is spreading, and reaches a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war with Hamas.

Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.

Sen. Lindsey Graham says Israel is about to change strategy with regard to Hamas, essentially giving up on returning the remaining hostages and simply destroying the rest of Gaza. "You're going to see,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Israel would have to make a decision on next steps in Gaza, adding he did not know what would happen after the collapse of ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations with Hamas.

A pair of leading Israeli human rights groups has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” becoming the first such organizations to make the claim.