(UPDATE) PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israel ratcheted up its attacks in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States President Joe Biden discussed differences over a postwar future for Palestinians that have suggested a rift between the two allies.

Witnesses said the Israeli bombardment was again focused overnight on Khan Younis, the largest city in the south of the Hamas-controlled territory, although Palestinian media also reported intense fire around Jabalia in the north early on Saturday.