Israel-Hamas war news and Gaza updates: Blinken in Middle East as West Bank violence spikes

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Monday as part of a tour of the Middle East aimed at preventing the conflict from escalating. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said staff visiting central Gaza’s last functioning hospital, al-Aqsa, saw “sickening scenes” of people being treated on blood-streaked floors amid “troubling reports” of nearby fighting and the forced evacuation of patients and staff.