The Israeli military announced Thursday an expansion of its month-old ground operation in northern Gaza to include part of Beit Lahiya, a town that has been heavily bombed since the earliest days of the war, where Israel says Hamas militants have regrouped.

Israel is expected to begin implementing “4-hour pauses" in areas of northern Gaza each day, beginning Thursday, the White House said.

Meanwhile, some leading pro-Palestinian critics of Harris are urging voters in swing states to cast ballots for her.