U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met regional Arab leaders to discuss how to contain the conflict.
Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told Blinken at the meeting in Amman with the Saudi, Qatari, Emirati and Egyptian foreign ministers that efforts to mediate the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were complicated by the continued bombardment of the enclave.
Ahead of the meeting, Jordan said the Arab leaders would stress the Arab stance calling for an immediate ceasefire, delivering humanitarian aid and ways of ending the dangerous deterioration that threatens the security of the region.
Meanwhile, Gaza health ministry official Mohammad Abu Selmeyahc said Israel hit Al-Fakhoura school in Jabalia, where thousands of evacuees were living, with at least 15 people dead and dozens more were wounded.
Director of communication for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), Juliette Touma also confirmed that the U.N-run school, which is in the Gaza City area, had been hit.
She said there were children among the casualties, but that UNRWA had not yet been able to verify the exact death toll.
