The situation in northern Gaza is "desperate", the UN says, as it delivers the first food aid allowed into the area in more than two weeks
About 400,000 Palestinians remain in northern Gaza, according to the UN, which condemned the "large number of civilian casualties" in recent days
Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since Israel launched an offensive in the north, which it said was to root out Hamas fighters who had regrouped
The offensive forced closure of water wells, bakeries, medical points and shelters, the UN said
In Lebanon, the UN says its peacekeepers will stay in their positions in the south, despite repeated demands by Israel that they should move out of the way of its forces there
Lebanon says at least 21 people were killed in a rare Israeli strike in the north.
AFP via Getty ImagesEach Thaad system - like this one seen in an archive photo - costs about $1bn (£766m)
An advance team of US military personnel, along with Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) battery components, have arrived in Israel, the Pentagon says.
More US personnel are expected to arrive in the coming days to operate the system to protect Israel from missile attack.
US President Joe Biden has said it is meant "to defend Israel", which is still expected to retaliate against an Iranian strike involving more than 180 ballistic missiles fired at Israel on 1 October.
Pentagon press secretary Maj Gen Pat Ryder says the deployment of the Thaad battery to Israel "underscores the United States’ commitment to the defence of Israel and to defend Americans in Israel from any ballistic missile attacks by Iran".
Ryder adds the battery will be fully operational "in the near future".
US anti-missile system operational in Israel in near future, Pentagon says.
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