Israel says the Strip's largest urban area is the last stronghold of Hamas and has told hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave Welcome to BBC Verify Live where today we’re examining videos posted from Gaza City to piece together the progress of the Israeli military’s ground offensive there.

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to meet President Donald Trump at the White House, Israeli forces are advancing slowly on the outskirts of Gaza City in an ongoing operation to seize the area.

The fate of the two hostages, which has strong domestic resonance in Israel, could cast a shadow over a meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump on Monday.

"It looks like there is a really good chance for peace in the Middle East," the president told NBC News ahead of Monday's meeting. The U.S. plan proposes Hamas release all of the hostages within 48 hours in exchange for a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops,

The proposal, released shortly after the president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House, is billed as the U.S. vision to end the almost two-year war in Gaza.

Israeli officials accuse Hamas of spreading “misleading accounts” of a collapsing healthcare system and widespread famine.

Explosions shake the walls of the dim basement in Gaza City where Noor Abu Hassira and her three daughters are sheltering. Abu Hassira is staying behind despite Israeli warnings to evacuate. While most Palestinians in Gaza City have fled south at some point in the 23-month long war,

Israel's military on Friday continued an assault on Gaza City in nation's new ground offensive as Israeli Prime Minister addressed United Nations in New York.