Israel-Hamas War highlights: ‘Working to ensure humanitarian aid reach Gaza,’ Biden to Palestinian authority President

Israel-Hamas war: Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the Jewish nation was attacked by Lebanon's Hezbollah. The Iran-backed group and Israel exchanged deadly cross-border fire on Sunday. Later, Hezbollah also claimed responsibility for strikes that Israel said killed a civilian.

The fire exchanges, and a rocket also hit a UN peacekeeping base further raised tensions on Israel's northern border.

Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the United Nations peacekeeping mission headquarter was struck by a rocket in Lebanin, said the international agency on Sunday.

"Our headquarters in Naqoura was hit with a rocket and we are working to verify from where. Our peacekeepers were not in shelters at the time. Fortunately, no one was hurt," UNIFIL said in a statement.

US President Joe Biden held a telephonic conversation with Palestinian Authority President on Sunday. He said that the US is working with partners in region to ensure humanitarian supplies reach civilians in Gaza.

Thousands of people gathered in Turkey on Sunday, to take out a pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul. 

"They've been chasing people out of their homes for years. Now they're not killing people one by one day by day, they're killing them en masse," one of the marchers, Bayram Atabey, a shopkeeper in his thirties, told AFP.

Israel-Hamas war LIVE: The three-hour long deadline issued by the Israeli military to the Palestinians living in northern Gaza has over. This means, troops could launch a ground offensive at any moment. Here are top ten updates on the ongoing war. (Read more)

Israel-Hamas conflict: Israel's planned ground invasion of Gaza “could lead to a genocide of unprecedented proportions,” the heads of the Arab League and African Union said on Sunday in a joint statement.

Both organisations called on "the United Nations and the international community to stop a catastrophe unfolding in front of us, before it is too late", as Israel readies for a ground invasion following Hamas's surprise attack last week.

Israel-Hamas war Live Updates: At least, 2,450 Palestinians have been killed and 9,200 people have been wounded since Israel launched its attack on the Gaza strip, said the enclave's health ministry on Sunday.

Israel-Hamas updates: Water services in Gaza, snapped since October 7 following the eruption of war, has been restored in the southern part of the region, CNN reported, citing a statement it received from US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. “I can tell you this morning that I have been in touch with my Israeli counterparts just within the last hour who report to me that they have in fact turned the water pipe back on in Southern Gaza,” the news channel quoted him as saying.

Israel-Hamas Live Updates:"Following reports regarding sirens sounded in northern Israel, nine rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory," the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement. "The IDF is currently striking the site of the launch in Lebanon," it added.

Israel-Hamas war live: Israel has no interest in waging war on its northern front. If the Lebanese group Hezbollah maintains peace and restrains itself then Israel will keep the situation along the border as it is, said Israeli defence minister on Sunday.

"We have no interest in a war in the north. We don't want to escalate the situation," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told reporters.

Israel-Hamas LIVE Updates: A total of 160 German citizens from Israel were evacuated safely back to their homeland, siad German air force on Sunday.  The ministry said the Bundeswehr was ready for a military evacuation operation if necessary.

Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates: Thousands of people marched in the support of Palestine in Moroccan capital on Sunday. The supporters denounced Israel's actions in the latest war with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers.

Israel-Hamas war: Amid the ongoing war, Gaza is facing humanitarian crisis for past eight days. Major source of assistance, United Nations is also falling short of resources in the region to help war victims. Water ran out at nearly all UN shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory's largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive.

Israel-Hamas war: Prime Ministe Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sundya, convened Israel's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time on Sunday. He also said that the country is gearing up to “demolish Hamas” in Gaza.

Israel-Hamas: Eight days after the ghastly attack by Hamas millitants on Israeli civilians, the militant group has held hostage of 126 people, confirmed Israeli ministry on Sunday.

Authorities had initially estimated about 150 Israeli and foreign captives after Hamas launched its October 7 attack that killed at least 1,300 in Israel.

Military spokesman Richard Hecht also said that 126 hostages had been "confirmed".

Israel-Palestine war: Egypt is intensifying efforts with tis international and regional partners to deliver aid to Gaza, said a statement released by Egypt's presidency on Sunday.

Egypt said its national security was a red line and that it rejects any plan to displace Palestinians.

Israel-Hamas war: After Israel cut Gaza city of its essential supplies including food, fuel, and electricity, thousands of patients can die due to supply crunch, warns packed Gaza hospitals.

Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: As the Israeli army prepares for its biggest ever ground offensive on the Gaza strip, the green signals from politicians is yet to be awaited, said military spokesmen on Sunday.

Military spokesmen Lieutenant Richard Hecht and Daniel Hagari told separate briefings on Sunday. Durinh their media briefing, they said that "a political decision" will set off any action against Hamas after its October 7 attacks that left at least 1,300 dead in Israel.

"We will be holding discussions with our political leadership," Hecht told one briefing.

Israel-Hamas war: Amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention towards the atrocities of civilians living in Palestine. He also urged the PM to show solidarity with Palestinian people saying the Palestine issue is not just of Muslims alone, it is a humanitarian issue and it is a matter of all those who want justice.

Israel-Hamas latest updates: Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Sunday, said that Canada is deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. He also highlighted that unimpeded humanitarian access is essential to address the urgent needs of civilians. He also called for respect for international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, to be respected.