LIVE UPDATES: Israel Hits Over 500 Hamas and Islamic Jihad Targets in Gaza Strip Overnight

"I call on all nations around the world: first, most importantly, make clear and loud condemnations of Hamas’s actions, just as you have condemned the abhorrent and unspeakable actions of ISIS [Islamic State, a terrorist group banned in Russia], because today they are one and the same," Herzog said in a video statement posted on social media.

"Today, we - President Macron of France, Chancellor Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom and President Biden of the United States - express our steadfast and united support to the state of Israel and our unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and its appalling acts of terrorism," the joint statement said on Monday. "Our countries will support Israel in its efforts to defend itself."

"Too soon to say we've hit the brakes on this... I wouldn't go so far as to say we've given up on it or we don't have any interest in pursuing it," Kirby said on Monday.

"Right now in our shelters - about 80 of them, or more than 80 of them. In fact, there are nearly 140,000 people taking shelter in our schools," Touma said. "These are UNRWA UN schools and we are at 90% capacity of our shelters. And so these are people who have fled their homes."

“We are always urging our Israeli partners, as we do any partner, to avoid civilian casualties,” the official told reporters.

"We communicate with Moscow every day. Preparations are underway for President Abbas’ visit to Moscow," the ambassador told Rossiya 24 television channel. The diplomat also praised Russia’s balanced position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"We are deeply concerned about Hezbollah making the wrong decision and choosing to open a second front to this conflict. We are working with Israel and with our partners across the region to contain this to Gaza," the official told reporters.