Israel-Hamas war live updates: U.S. submits draft U.N. resolution calling for immediate Gaza cease-f

The U.S. has submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza that is tied to the release of Israeli hostages, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Blinken, on his sixth tour of the Middle East since October, said in an interview that a truce deal was "getting closer," although he did not elaborate on why. He will travel to Israel tomorrow after meetings in Egypt today.

The Israeli military said today that it had killed 50 Palestinian gunmen over the past day in fighting around the Al Shifa hospital in northern Gaza. It added that over 140 suspected Hamas fighters have been killed during "precise operational activity" at the complex, which it says was being used as a base by the militant group. Gaza's Health Ministry said around 30,000 people, including patients, medical staff and displaced people are sheltering at the facility.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Senate Republicans in a video call last night that he would press on with the war in Gaza. But days after he called for new elections in Israel, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declined a request by Netanyahu to address the Senate Democratic Caucus. A spokesperson for Schumer said he made it clear that he does not think these discussions should happen in a partisan manner.

The death toll in Gaza since Oct. 7 has surpassed 31,900, including at least 27 people who have died of malnutrition, according to the enclave's Health Ministry. Another 73,500 have been reported injured. The Israeli military said at least 247 soldiers have been killed since the ground invasion of Gaza began.