Some Israeli officials believe the military assault on Gaza City will deliver a decisive blow to the group, which continues to stage ambushes and guerrilla attacks.

Israel Ground Offensive in Gaza City News, Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: The 14 other council members voted in favour of the draft, which described the humanitarian situation as “catastrophic."

Hamas issued its strongest messaging about the Israeli hostages in Gaza Thursday night, saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza City ground incursion means that Israel has lost any chance of getting its hostages out of the territory – dead or alive.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney published a statement Sunday announcing that "Canada recognises the State of Palestine," saying it "does so as part of a co-ordinated international effort to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution.