Israel-Gaza war live updates: U.S. to sell tank ammunition to Israel; aid groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza

U.S. allies are distancing themselves from the Biden administration’s decision to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said it made the United States complicit in “genocide, ethnic cleansing and war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces,” while France and Japan also expressed disappointment that the cease-fire resolution did not pass.

The Israel Defense Forces and Hamas presented differing accounts of an unsuccessful hostage rescue. Hamas said it thwarted the operation, resulting in IDF casualties and the death of Sahar Baruch, 25. The IDF claimed to have raided a Hamas hideout and killed an unspecified number of militants. The Washington Post could not independently verify either side’s claims. Israel’s military has not confirmed Baruch’s death but visited his family after Hamas shared video footage claiming to show his body. Baruch’s community, Be’eri Kibbutz, issued a statement Saturday saying he had died.

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned after backlash over remarks she made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on college campuses. Magill came under intense criticism on Tuesday after her testimony, in which she declined to state plainly that a call for genocide against Jews would violate the university’s code of conduct.

Yemen-based Houthi rebels plan to block the passage of any ships to Israeli ports unless they are delivering food and medicine to the Gaza Strip, the militant group’s military spokesman said, warning countries and shipping companies that the rebels will target any ships heading to Israel. The Iran-aligned group has already targeted ships in the Red Sea. The United States said last week that missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas hit a cargo ship, a container ship and another vessel.

At least 17,700 people have been killed in Gaza and more than 48,780 wounded since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. At least 1,200 people were killed in Israel during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.