Israel's military says its troops are at the heart of Gaza City and that 50,000 Palestinians have fled the area by foot - raising the question of what Israel's post-war plans are.
At the G7 summit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israel must not reoccupy the Gaza Strip after the war, but "there may be a need for some transition period at the end of the conflict."
Australian National University Middle East specialist and former Australian ambassador to Lebanon Ian Parmeter spoke to Charlie Dreaver.
