With a ground invasion imminent, hostilities continue on this ninth day of war between Israel and Hamas. Follow the latest developments.
8am | The Israeli army said it had identified 126 hostages in Hamas hands.
7:30am | Israel is massing its troops on Sunday for a ground offensive in the bombarded north of the Gaza Strip to wipe out the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
“We are stationed in the Gaza Strip with our ground forces and are preparing for the next phase of the operation,” said army spokesman Jonathan Cornicus.
7am | Israel announces the opening of a humanitarian corridor to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip
6:25 am | Pope Francis called on Sunday for the “urgent” opening of humanitarian corridors for residents of the Israeli-bombed and besieged Gaza Strip.
5am | Gunfire on the border between Israel and Lebanon left one dead and several injured on the Israeli side, where the border area was closed to civilians.
3h10 | Israel says it has killed the person responsible for the attack on a kibbutz in Gaza.
3h | The death toll in Gaza rises to 2,329, including more than 700 children.
Check out the Day 8 recap: Summary of Day 8 of the Israel-Hamas War