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

By ISABEL DEBRE
Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military is pulverizing the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and has halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity as Palestinians try to stock up for a possible ground invasion. Israel says nothing will be allowed into Gaza until around 150 hostages taken captive by Hamas during a weekend attack are freed. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged American support for Israel after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. International aid groups have warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel prevented entry of supplies from Egypt to Gaza’s 2.3 million people. The Israel-Hamas war has claimed at least 2,800 lives on both sides.