Live Updates: White House Does Not Plan to Condition Israel Military Aid - Reports

"An extensive exchange of views took place on the current situation in Syria, including in the context of the unprecedented escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone. In this regard, the need for coordinated multilateral efforts aimed at reducing tensions in the region was confirmed," the statement said.

"We must pay attention to the full rhetoric of the US administration as it continues to give a clear green light to Israel in this war against terrorism in Gaza, and it provides Israel with all the necessary means of fighting," the spokesman said.

"On the potential flooding of tunnels, we don't know if this is confirmed or, in fact, is happening yet, but we want to flag that if this is to take place it's anticipated that it will cause severe damage to the already fragile water and sewage infrastructure that's in Gaza," Hastings told a briefing.

"Now our friends from the Emirates - they are completing their stay in the Security Council this month - are trying to sincerely adopt a resolution that will match the authority and responsibility of the Security Council. We are actively trying to help, [but] we have not succeeded so far," Lavrov said, addressing the Russian upper house.

"The only way for this problem [escalation in the Gaza Strip] to be solved for good is to hold an international conference in which all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, necessarily representatives of the League of Arab States, representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf must participate," Lavrov said during the government hour at the Russian Federation Council.

"Judging by the stance taken by the West, they are not going to have a Palestinian state established. Our data suggests that the West and the current Israeli government do not want Gaza to be united with the West Bank, as required by the decision to create a state," Lavrov told the upper house of the Russian parliament.

"Many of the medical staff have been arrested and taken to an unknown area, more than 70 medical staff," Abu-Safia was quoted by CNN as saying.

"At this very delicate stage, it is crucial to send conciliatory signals and to insist on a responsible approach that will not fuel the dynamics of a conflict that would have unimaginable consequences if it were to spread to such a strategic region for Italy and the European Union ... In this context, we must prevent further weakening of the Palestinian National Authority. It is the most important structure for a post-conflict dialogue. The best response to the unacceptable violence of [Palestinian] movement Hamas must be a new political impetus for a two-state solution," Meloni told a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies, Italy's lower house of parliament, ahead of her departure for an EU Summit in Brussels, scheduled for December 14-15.

"The important thing is for us to be clear about the fact that there are limits to how far people can be pushed, and there's a responsibility that Canada has to uphold international law and to uphold the needs of people who are suffering," Rae told CTV News on Tuesday.

“What comes to my mind is the blockade of Leningrad by the Nazis during World War Two,” Nebenzia said on Tuesday. “Is Gaza awaiting the same fate?”