Brief: UN monitor declares Gaza famine as Israel advances in Gaza city

This week: Israel continued to attack north Gaza. A UN-backed agency declared famine in Gaza as Israeli soldiers pushed further into Gaza City. It is day 688 of the war in Gaza, where at least 62,622 Palestinians have been killed. In this episode: Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent Taeq Abu Azzoum, (@TareqAzzom) Al Jazeera Correspondent Ibrahim al Khalili, (@hema.alkhalili) Al Jazeera Correspondent  Episode credits: This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Munera AlDosari is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and YouTube