Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Following the recent Hamas attacks on Israel, the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has taken action by removing numerous Hamas-affiliated accounts. Their statement emphasized, "There is no place on X for terrorist organizations."
Following the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the initial group of 212 Indian nationals arrived at Delhi Airport on Friday under ‘Operation Ajay’.
Meanwhile, Israel said 'deeply disappointed' over the lack of condemnation of Hamas attacks in Chinese statements, Reuters reported.
An employee of the Israeli embassy in Beijing was assaulted and is currently hospitalised, as reported by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Israel's military chief has declared, "Now is the time for war," while Israel deploys tanks in proximity to the Gaza Strip in anticipation of a forthcoming ground operation aimed at eradicating the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, which governs the enclave.
In an effort to garner international backing for its actions, the Israeli government presented graphic imagery of children and civilians allegedly killed by Hamas during a recent surge of violence in Israel to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO defence ministers.
Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian crisis worsened as the region's sole power plant exhausted its fuel supply on Wednesday. Israeli airstrikes had led to the destruction of neighbourhoods, forcing thousands to seek shelter.
As per CNN, Hamas appeals to global relief organisations for humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Israel's legislative body authorized the emergency unity government led by Netanyahu, which includes several centrist opposition legislators, as a demonstration of the nation's unified resolve in combating Hamas.
According to public broadcaster Kan, the number of Israeli casualties has surged to over 1,300. A significant number of Israeli and foreign captives were transported back to Gaza, with Israel confirming the identities of 97 individuals among them.
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Israel conducts ‘localised raids’ in Gaza
Israel Defense Forces have informed that their tropps conducted ‘localised raids’ in Gaza ‘to complete the effort to cleanse the area of terrorists and weaponry.’
The move comes ahead of an expected ground offensive on the Palestinian enclave.
Israeli shell kills Reuters cameraman
According to media reports, a Reuters ground report team were targetted by an Israeli shell, following which the camera man died and two ther journalists are severely injured in the IDF firing with Lebanon
IDF asks northern Gaza residents to leave by 8pm
The Israeli Defense Forces have issued a final warning for residents of North Gaza to leave by 8pm. IDF’s Arabic language spokesperson Avichay Adraee says Palestinians have until 8 pm to move south of Wadi Gaza.
“If you are concerned about yourself and your loved ones, you should head south according to our instructions. Rest assured that Hamas leaders only care about protecting themselves," Adraee tweeted.
North Gaza flees for life, but question if there is shelter
As of Friday, more than 423,000 people had already been displaced from their homes, the UN said, with around 60% of that number seeking shelter from devastating Israeli bombing in UN-run schools and other official buildings.
According to Al Jazeera report, most of the people in the north and in Gaza City have not evacuated. Some of them told asked an AJ correspondent, “Where can we go? Are there any real sheltering facilities in the south?"
What happens to hospitals in North Gaza?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Israel's evacuation threat is ‘impossible’ as vulnerable patients cannot be moved to South Gaza. WHO has called the situation a “death sentence" for many.
“[It is impossible] to evacuate al-Shifa Hospital," Yusuf Abu al-Rish, Gaza’s deputy health minister, said in a WhatsApp message sent to reporters, referring to the territory’s largest hospital, located in Gaza City and currently operating well over its capacity of 500 beds.
There are at least six other hospitals in the north of Gaza where medical staff has been treating an endless stream of patients.
Palestine's death toll surpasses Israel's death toll
What has been decreed as Israel's ‘inhikane’ retaliation to the Hamas assault, has now killed at least 1800 people. Meanwhilke Israel's death toll stays at 1,300. More Palestinians in the Gaza srtip will loose their lives if Israel embarks on a ground offensive.
Israeli embassy employee stabbed in China, cops arrest foreign suspect
A 50-year-old Israeli man working at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was stabbed on Friday in front of a supermarket. Officials said that the victim was the family member of an Israeli diplomat but gave no reason behind the attack. Police have since arrested a a 53-year-old foreign man over suspicion of the attack.
“The employee was transferred to hospital and he is in a stable condition," an Israeli government statement said.
‘Unacceptable’: Putin slams calls for 'Leningrad-style' siege of Gaza
“Israel has faced such an unprecedented attack. But despite all the bitterness on both sides, I still think that we need to think about the civilian population," Putin said.
Tensions rise on Lebanon-Israel border
Several media reports have said that Hezbollah fighters detonated the border wall and infiltrated the Israeli border. There was a battle between them, but we don’t know if anyone was killed on either side but what we do know is that the situation is very tense.
The IDF has claimed that they are defending the border and has asked all residents of North Israel to stay put in their houses
Gaza citizen rush to south amid ground attack threat from Israel
According to Al Jazeera ground report, thousands of residents of North Gaza rushed to their ‘safety’ towards south Gaza as the time ticked on the 24 hour deadline by Israel's defense forces.
"I saw thousands of people carrying their children. Some were carrying mattresses or small bags with whatever they could bring with them – essential things like clothes for their children and the necessary documents.
Most of them were walking with their children, they were not in vehicles." an AJ correspondent has reported.
Amul's old ad poster resurfaces
An old advertisement poster opf Amul's Utterly Butterly giel has resurfaced on socvial media. In the ad poster the Amul girl is seen requesting ‘Tell Aviv to stop", a clever play on Israel’s capital city's name-- Tel Aviv
Palestine warns of ‘Second Nakba’
Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas has warned of a second Nakba even as Israel remains stubborn on its north Gaza evacuation orders rising speculation of ground attack after 6 days of relentless bombardment.
Air infiltration sounded in Tel Aviv
Reutershas reported that that air alert sirens are sounding in Tel Aviv and neighbouring cities.
Suspected militants have crossed into North Israel
Israel’s public radio is reporting that residents of Hanita in northern Israel have been asked to stay indoors due to fears that militants have crossed into Israeli territory, reports Guardian
Gaza's death toll rises to 1,799
With a threat of ground offensive by Israel looming over Gaza, the death toll from relentless bombing on the small blockaded and yet densely populated land has risen to 1,799, with 6,388 wounded, Gaza’s health ministry said today, Reuters reported.
US in talks to open Rafash border for Palestinians
The United States is in discussions to open Gaza’s Rafa border crossing to foreign nationals who want to flee, a senior US official has said.
“That is also something we discussed with Israel, something we continue to discuss with Egypt – the importance of the Rafah crossing being open for American citizens and for foreign nationals of other countries who want to leave and have the right to leave," the official said.
RIshi Sunak flags ‘disgusting’ rise of anti-semitic incidents over past week
“There’s been a quite frankly disgusting rise in antisemitic incidents over the past few days, that’s not right," Reuters reports quotes UKL Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
“We will absolutely not tolerate people inciting hatred or violence or racist activity, intimidating or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated. It will be met with the full force of the law."
Recap: Why Hamas fighters attacked Israel?
As the war between Israel and Hamas fighters complete a week, let's take a look on what prompted Hamas militantsa to unleash the deadliest assault on Israel's civilians.
Hamas, which seeks Israel’s destruction, says it is defending Palestinians’ right to freedom and self-determination. But the devastation following Hamas' surprise attack on 7 October, has only called for questioning the methodology taken up by Hamas fighters.
Desperation has grown among Palestinians, many of whom see nothing to lose under unending Israeli control and increasing settlements in the West Bank, the blockade in Gaza, and what they see as the world’s apathy.
In addition to citing long-simmering tensions, Hamas officials cite a long-running dispute over the sensitive Al-Aqsa Mosque that is sacred to both Muslims and Jews. Competing claims over the site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, have spilled into violence before, including a bloody 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in 2021.
Will the Israel-Hamas war spread?
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian said Thursday that if Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continues, the war may open on “other fronts," an apparent reference to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Israel is nervously watching Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border and has sent troop reinforcements to the area.
Qassim Qassir, a Lebanese analyst close to Hezbollah, said the group “will not allow Hamas’ destruction and won’t leave Gaza alone to face a ground incursion."
“When the situation requires further escalation, then Hezbollah will do so," he told The Associated Press.
With an eye toward Hezbollah, U.S. President Joe Biden warned other players in the Middle East not to join the conflict.
Hezbollah and Israel were engaged in a vicious monthlong war in 2006 that ended in a stalemate and a tense detente between the two sides. Lebanon is in the fourth year of an economic crisis and is bitterly divided between Hezbollah and its allies and opponents, grinding the political system to a standstill.
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Israel retiretares calls got cilinas to head for south Gaza
At the press briefing in Tel Aviv, Israeli defence minister has called on Palestinians in Gaza City to evacuate and head to southern Gaza.
“Those who want to save their lives, please go south. We are going to destroy Hamas infrastructures, Hamas headquarters, Hamas military establishments and take this phenomena out of Gaza and out of the earth," he said.
Israel set to receive second ammunition airlift
According to international media reports, Israel is set to receive second munitions air lift, said defence minister Yoav Gallant. The move comes after Israel intensifies attack on Gaza strip, hinting at unleashing a possiblke ground offensive.
Earlier this week, the first plane carrying American ammunition for Israel’s offensive landed in the country.
UN warns Gaza on the brink of collapse
The UN’s Palestine refugee agency UNRWA has warned that Gaza is fast becoming a “hell hole" amid intensifying violence, urging protection of civilians across the blockaded enclave, Al Jazeera reported.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement, “This will only lead to unprecedented levels of misery and further push people in Gaza into abyss."
“The scale and speed of the unfolding humanitarian crisis is bone-chilling. Gaza is fast becoming a hell hole and is on the brink of collapse."
Israel to launch ground offensive soon?
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that in his efforts to clean sweep Hamas Militants, he would also launch a ground offensive after bombarding Gaza relentlessly.
In the latest development Israel’s military had delivered sweeping evacuation orders for almost half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people earlier on Friday ahead of a feared ground offensive.
While Gaza's residents churn in complete confusion seeking survival in a blockaded nation, the UN has said mass relocation “impossible", could have devastating consequences.
European Commission president arrives at Israel
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen arrives at Israel
Human Rights Watch confirms usage of White Phosphorous bombs on Gaza. Here's why it is worse than you can imagine
A Human Rights Watch report studied the 600 retaliatory bombs dropped by Israel on Gaza in the past 6 days of the war. The report has confirmed that Israel dropped White Phosphorous bombs on the trapped citizen in Gaza strip.
White Phosphorus bombs cause painful death for the humans it falls upon/ It burns the skin to the bones of the victim. The white phosphorous bombs also destroys buildings on the target areas.
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Hamas asks Gaza to ignore IDF and stay put
Hamas militants have asked the residents of Gaza to stay put in their houses hours after Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu threatened the civilians to move to south Gaza within the next 24 hours.
The Hamas authority for refugee affairs on Friday called on residents of the north of the territory to “remain steadfast in your homes and to stand firm in the face of this disgusting psychological war waged by the occupation", AP reports.
Israel has ordered the evacuation of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of people. Palestinians would only be able to flee south within Gaza as Israel has completely sealed off the territory. The UN says that 400,000 Palestinians have already been displaced.
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: War enters 6th day, India begins Operation Ajay, over 1,400 killed in Gaza attack
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, Israel's military leader has asserted that the moment calls for warfare as the nation concentrates its tanks near the Gaza Strip in preparation for a forthcoming ground incursion aimed at eradicating the Palestinian militant organization, Hamas, which governs the region and was responsible for recent lethal incidents. Read the story here.
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Norway condemns 'unacceptable' siege of Gaza
Norway on Friday condemned Israel's "unacceptable" siege of Gaza after the Hamas militant group's bloody attack on Israel.
"Israel is entitled to defend itself ... but it cannot use all possible means," Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt told public radio NRK.
"I condemn this siege because you have to, when they ask so many people to leave, when they don't have access to food and medicine," she added. (AFP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Hamas launches 150 rockets at Israel in response to displacement of Gazans
Hamas armed wing said that it launched 150 rockets at Israel in response to displacement and targeting of civilians, reported Reuters.
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Iran urges US to 'control' Israel to avert regional war
The United States must rein in Israel to avert a regional spillover of the war with Hamas, Iran's top diplomat said Friday in Beirut, adding Tehran was seeking to safeguard Lebanon's security, AFP reported.
"If the Americans want to prevent the war in the region from developing, they must control Israel," Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, adding, "one of the goals of our trip is to stress on Lebanon's security". (AFP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: ‘Israel amass troops along Gaza border
Israeli defence forces armed with tanks are positioning themselves on the country's southern border with Gaza after the Israeli military on Friday called for the evacuation of all civilians from Gaza City.
The Israeli Defence Forces has asked civilians to relocate from their homes and move to the area south of the Wadi Gaza for their own safety. The IDF stated that citizens should return only when advised to do so. It also asked citizens to not approach the area on the security fence with Israel. (ANI)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: ‘212 citizens onboard the flight are enroute New Delhi,’ tweets EAM S Jaishankar
Israeli embassy staffer in Beijing assaulted: Israel foreign ministry
A staffer at the Israeli embassy in Beijing was assaulted on Friday, the Israel foreign ministry said in a statement.
The person was in stable condition and is being treated in hospital, the statement said. (Reuters)
Israel calls for civilians to leave Gaza City as military amasses tanks
Israel's military on Friday called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks ahead of an expected ground invasion after a devastating attack by the militant group Hamas, Reuters reported.
"Now is a time for war," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday as Israeli warplanes continued pounding Gaza in retaliation for the weekend attacks by Hamas militants that killed more than 1,300 Israelis, mostly civilians. (Reuters)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Friday prayers not allowed at Srinagar's Jamia Masjid
Congregational prayers were not allowed at the historic Jamia Masjid here on Friday in view of apprehensions of protests against the Israeli action in Gaza, PTI reported citing sources.
The grand mosque located in the Nowhatta area of the city here was locked and no Friday prayers were allowed, officials said.
Security forces personnel were deployed in strength around the mosque to maintain law and order, they said. (PTI)
China says 'deeply worried' about potential escalation of Israel conflict
China's foreign ministry said on Friday it is deeply worried about a potential escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants, Reuters reported.
Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a question regarding the United Nations saying Israel informed it that 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza should relocate to the enclave's south. (Reuters)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: US Secretary of State Blinken meets Jordanian king in Amman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday met with Jordanian King Abdullah in Amman, the second stop of his most extensive Middle East tour yet as Israel prepares for a sweeping ground offensive in Gaza, and he urged people in Gaza city to evacuate to the south, Reuters reported.
His demand, which the United Nations said would be impossible to carry out "without devastating humanitarian consequences", comes a day after Blinken visited Israel and held talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the conflict. (Reuters)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: What’s at stake for Israel and the Palestinians?
Hamas’ attack on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War was the deadliest single day in Israeli history. Showers of rockets, kidnappings and indiscriminate killings have led to a death toll already over 1,200 Israelis, leading many to describe the event as “Israel’s 9/11".
Israel has wasted no time in its response – declaring “war" and heavily bombarding Gaza. More than 1,000 Gazans have been killed, with the death toll certain to rise. (PTI)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Iran FM meets Hezbollah head in Lebanon
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met the head of the powerful Tehran-backed armed group Hezbollah in Lebanon on Friday, local Lebanese media outlets reported.
Amirabdollahian, who arrived in Beirut late on Thursday, met Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to discuss the aftermath of a deadly operation by Hamas militants against Israeli towns last weekend, Al-Mayadeen television reported. (Reuters)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: US defence secretary is in Israel to meet with its leaders
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Friday in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to meet with senior government leaders and see firsthand some of the US weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel in the first week of its war with the militant Hamas group, AP reported.
Austin is the second high-level US official to visit Israel in two days. His quick trip from Brussels, where he was attending a NATO defence ministers meeting, comes a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the region on Thursday. Blinken is continuing the frantic Mideast diplomacy, seeking to avert an expanded regional conflict. (AP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Hamas says 13 hostages killed in Israel strikes on Gaza
At least 13 Israeli and foreign hostages held in the northern Gaza Strip have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours, Hamas's armed wing said Friday.
"Thirteen prisoners... including foreigners" were killed in five locations targeted by Israeli fighter jets, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement. (AFP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Egypt sends troops to reinforce its border with Gaza
Egypt has taken “unprecedented measures" to prevent a breach to its borders with Gaza, a senior Egyptian security official said Friday, calling Israel’s potential ground invasion of the territory a “grave mistake."
The official said they have beefed up security along the borders with Gaza by deploying thousands of security forces. He said Egypt is working “around the clock" with Israel’s allies, including the US and European governments, to prevent such a ground invasion, and eventually stop the war. (AP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: India pull out of World Cadet Chess Championship in Egypt due in wake of Israel-Hamas conflict
The Indian team has pulled out of the World Cadet Chess Championship scheduled to start at Sharm el Sheikh from Saturday in the wake of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, fearing it could jeopardise the safety of the players and officials.
As many as 39 players from India were supposed to compete in the tournament, the venue of which is less than 400kms from the Israel border. The competition will be held in the under-12, 10 and 8 categories from October 14 to 23. (PTI)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: 'It's time for peace, It's time to walk together,' says PM Modi
Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said terrorism anywhere in the world and in any form is against humanity and asserted that it is time for peace and brotherhood and to move forward while walking together.
He also said that conflicts and confrontations in any part of the world impact everyone and do not benefit anyone, as he called for the world to move forward with a human-centric approach. (PTI)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: UN says relocating Palestinian refugee agency to south Gaza
The United Nations announced Friday its agency for Palestinian refugees is moving operations and foreign staff to southern Gaza, following an Israel army evacuation order condemned by the global body.
"UNRWA relocated its central operations centre and international staff to the south to continue its humanitarian operations and support to its staff and Palestine Refugees in Gaza," the agency wrote on Twitter, rebranded X. (AFP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Austin is the second high-level US official to visit Israel in two days
Austin is the second high-level U.S. official to visit Israel in two days. His quick trip from Brussels, where he was attending a NATO defence ministers meeting, comes a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit, AP reported.
Austin is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, and the Israeli War Cabinet. Defence officials travelling with Austin said he wants to underscore America’s unwavering support for the people of Israel and that the U.S. is committed to making sure the country has what it needs to defend itself. (AP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: How many lives have been lost since the outbreak of war?
The war has claimed at least 2,800 lives on both sides since Hamas launched an incursion on Oct. 7. (AP)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Images of Israeli hostages projected at UN headquarters in New York, demand release
Massive images of Israeli hostages, including of babies, elderly men and women were projected at the side of the United Nations headquarters in New York, demanding the release of the hostages in Gaza.
The images of the hostages projected at the UN headquarters, by a group of Israelis living in the US, included 4-year-old Ariel, 85-year-old Yaffa among others. A message projected at the UN headquarters reads, "Abducting Israelis civilians is a crime against humanity," "Hamas is ISIS," "Bring them home now." (ANI)
Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates: Austin arrives in Israel on visit to show solidarity
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel Friday for a visit aimed at showing solidarity with a country still reeling from a devastating Hamas attack that has left thousands dead. (AFP)