• Israel's ground assault continued Friday with troops tightening their "encirclement" around Gaza City, an IDF spokesman said.
• International calls for a ceasefire are growing louder as the civilian death toll in Gaza climbs.
• The U.S. is calling for a "humanitarian pause" while warning Israel it doesn't have long before international support erodes.
• Israel has so far rejected such calls in its response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that left more than 1,400 people dead.
• More than 9,200 people — including thousands of children — have since been killed in retaliatory strikes across the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.
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