Germany, France, Britain call for Gaza cease-fire; Israel prepares for attack 

FILE - A woman checks her phone as she stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Aug. 11, 2024. Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee Hamad City following an Israeli evacuation order, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 11, 2024.

Germany, France and Britain called early Monday for a Gaza cease-fire while Israel braced for a large-scale attack.