Below are the latest photos from Rafah as Israel prepares to conduct a ground offensive in the region.

Israel has nothing to add to reports that the United States has halted the supply of some munitions, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

He said he had heard the reports but added “I personally and the Israeli government do not have anything to add on these reports”.

The development comes after the US State Department was expected to release the report on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates has said it strongly condemns Israel‘s takeover of the Rafah border crossing on the Palestinian side and warned of the consequences of military escalation.

It comes after the speaker of UAE Federal National Council met with the ambassador of Qatar, a neighbouring country in the Gulf that has also been critical of Israel’s imminent offensive in Rafah.

At least 34,844 Palestinians were killed and 78,404 injured in Israel‘s military offensive in Gaza since 7 October, Gaza’s health ministry have said in a statement.

Gaza has entered ‘darkest days of seven-month nightmare’ as aid is ‘choked off,’ the UN warns as Palestinians call for US to intervene as ceasefire talks continue, writes Bel Trew, with Nedal Hamdouna in Rafah

Editorial: More than a million civilians are crowded into makeshift camps in and around the city in southern Gaza. In the absence of a ceasefire, human disaster on a massive scale looks impossible to avoid

The Israeli military says they have “struck over 100 targets” across the Gaza Strip as they continue their offensive operation in the southern city of Rafah.

In their latest update, the Israeli military wrote: “The [Israeli military] is conducting a precise counterterrorism operation in specific areas of eastern Rafah. Terrorists were eliminated and underground shafts and infrastructure were located in different areas

“During several encounters over the past day, troops eliminated terrorists and uncovered terrorist infrastructure, as well as underground shafts in several locations in the eastern Rafah area. The troops have started the process of dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and underground shafts.

“In one incident, troops identified and eliminated a terrorist armed with an RPG.

“Simultaneously, based on intelligence about terrorists operating in the area, troops are conducting targeted raids on the Gazan side of the Rafah Crossing in the eastern part of Rafah.

“Throughout the past day, fighter jets and aircraft struck over 100 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including military structures, observation posts, launch posts and additional military infrastructure.”