Welcome to our rolling updates on the conflict between Israel and Hamas for Tuesday, December 5.

On Monday, the Israeli military renewed its calls for mass evacuations around the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

UN officials and people on the ground said patchy internet and electricity access have made it difficult to follow these instructions.

An Israeli army spokesperson said: "We are not trying to displace anyone, we are not trying to move anybody from anywhere permanently."

Meanwhile, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said that almost 1.9 million people across Gaza have been displaced since October 7.

That is equivalent to more than 80% of the population in the territory.

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, called for a "political solution" to end the fighting in Gaza.

A corruption trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also resumed on Monday, after a hiatus prompted by the war with Hamas militants in Gaza.