What to know on the seventh day of the latest Israel-Hamas war

By ISABEL DEBRE
Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a million people in northern Gaza have been ordered to evacuate to the south as the latest Israel-Hamas war entered its seventh day and Israel appeared to be preparing a ground offensive. Hamas, meanwhile, urged residents to stay put. The orders sent panic through civilians and aid workers already struggling under Israeli airstrikes and a blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel prevented entry of supplies from Egypt to Gaza’s 2.3 million people. The latest Israel-Hamas war has claimed at least 3,200 lives on both sides since Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Oct. 7.