Hamas battling Israeli troops in and around Gaza's biggest cities

 The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has been fighting Israeli forces in Gaza, resulting in over 17,000 deaths, mainly women and children. The health ministry reported 40 dead in strikes near Gaza City, and "dozens" more in Jabalia and Khan Yunis. US President Joe Biden has called for corridors to allow people to move safely from defined areas of hostilities. Israeli troops are fighting in Khan Yunis, Gaza City, and Jabalia district. Israeli television stations aired footage of blindfolded Palestinian men guarded by Israeli soldiers in Gaza, causing strong reactions on social media. The fighting has pushed Gazans south, turning Rafah near the Egyptian border into a vast camp for many of the 1.9 million displaced by the conflict. Israel has approved a minimal increase in fuel supplies to prevent a humanitarian collapse and the outbreak of epidemics. Hamas has declared a "state of famine" in northern Gaza, with no aid arriving since December 1.