Dozens of Israeli tanks have blocked a key road in Gaza City after the military expanded its ground offensive.

Meanwhile, calls mount for a humanitarian pause to get aid to the people of Gaza.

Here are the five key developments this afternoon:

1. Israeli tanks cut off main road out of Gaza city

The main road out of Gaza City has been cut off by Israeli tanks after the military ramped up its attack on Hamas.

“Dozens” of tanks entered Zaytun district on the southern fringes of Gaza City, blocking a key road from the north to the south of the territory.

“They have cut the Salahedin road and are firing at any vehicle that tries to go along it,” one resident told AFP.

It comes as the Israeli army said that its forces killed dozens of militants overnight on Sunday as it pressed ahead with its military response to the October 7 Hamas attacks.

The army said its “troops killed dozens of terrorists who barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels and attempted to attack the troops”.

It added that a fighter jet had targeted a building “with over 20 Hamas terrorist operatives inside”.

2. German woman whose naked body was paraded around Gaza found dead

The body of German-Israeli Shani Louk, who was abducted by Hamas at the Nova music festival and paraded half-naked in a truck, has been found and identified.

Ms Louk’s mother Ricarda announced her death on Monday: “Unfortunately we got the news yesterday that my daughter is no longer alive.”

Ms Louk, aged 22, was a tattoo artist and had been attending the festival near the Gaza border which Hamas militants stormed on October 7, opening fire and sending partygoers fleeing through the desert.

“We are devastated to share that the body of 23-year-old German-Israeli Shani Luk was found and identified,” the Israel Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Shani’s friends and family during this unimaginable nightmare.”

3. Hamas blocking Britons from leaving Gaza is ‘a form of hostage taking,’ says education minister

The prevention of 200 British citizens leaving Gaza by Hamas is “a form of hostage taking,” an education minister has said.

Asked on Sky News about reports that around 200 British nationals in Gaza are being prevented from leaving by Hamas, Robert Halfon said: “I’m sure that we’ll have more details as they come through.

“But I think it illustrates a wider point, the nature of the Hamas movement as a terrorist network, they carried out the biggest atrocity against Israelis against Jews since the Holocaust.”

When asked by Sky News presenter Kay Burley if the 200 British citizens inside Gaza could be considered as hostages, Mr Halfon replied: “If people are being kept in a place against their will, are not allowed to travel out, then that is a form of hostage taking.

“But, as I say, it shows the nature of Hamas, it shows what Israel has to deal with and explains why the Government has said that it supports Israel’s right to defend itself.”

4. UK Foreign Secretary pushes for humanitarian pause in Gaza

The UK is working on a humanitarian pause to get aid to the people of Gaza, James Cleverly has said.

The British Foreign Secretary told Reuters: “We’re working extensively with the Egyptians, with the Israelis and others to try and have a humanitarian pause, a temporary pause so that we can get that humanitarian aid to the people that need it.

“It’s trickling through but we need a significant increase in the volume.”

More than 30 aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, the largest convoy since deliveries began trickling in again over a week ago, according to the United Nations.

The United Nations humanitarian organisation OCHA said 33 trucks carrying water, food and medical supplies had gone into Gaza through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Prior to the siege, some 500 trucks carrying aid and other goods entered Gaza every day.

5. 60 arrested after mob storms Russian airport looking for Israelis

60 people suspected of storming an airport and seeking to attack Jewish passengers have been arrested, Russian police say.

The crowd broke into Makhachkala airport in the Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday after hearing that a flight from Israel had arrived.

Protesters chanting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) overwhelmed security, with some charging onto the runway.

Nine police officers were injured while trying to restore order and two of them were admitted to hospital, the interior ministry said.

The violence prompted Israel to call on Russia to protect its citizens, while the United States condemned the “anti-Semitic protests”.