Hamas leader’s home hit as Israel presses attacks and Blinken seeks aid route

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip (Fatima Shbair/AP)

Israel’s military has hit the family home of the exiled leader of Hamas on the outskirts of Gaza City with an air strike and pressed ahead with attacks across the besieged enclave where a humanitarian crisis is rapidly worsening.

With food, water and the fuel needed for generators that power hospitals and other facilities running out, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged an immediate ceasefire to allow aid in.