The UN human rights office has recorded 613 killings near humanitarian convoys and at aid distribution points in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed American organisation since it began operations in late May.

Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war&s end, a source close to the militant group said yesterday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people.

Now that the smoke has cleared from the Twelve-Day War, what effects will Israel and America&s decisive victory have on Iran, the Persian Gulf and the wider world? Some are already clear, while others will take time to emerge. Together, they will be enormous.

Amnesty International issued a report yesterday claiming a controversial Israeli- and US-backed system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide.