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Israel-Hamas war HIGHLIGHTS: Blinken calls for 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza amid Israeli strikes

Israel-Hamas war LIVE: Iran warned Israel and the US of a regional escalation while cutting its military conscription, Jerusalem Post reported. Iran-backed proxies have increased their attacks across the region; in Iraq and Syria, Iranian proxy groups attacked US forces a number of times.

People in Gaza searching for their loved ones who are trapped inside the rubble following massive airstrikes by Israel. Image Source : APPeople in Gaza searching for their loved ones who are trapped inside the rubble following massive airstrikes by Israel.

Israel-Hamas war LIVE: As the Israel-Hamas war entered the 18th day on Tuesday, Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory. Fears of a widening war have grown as Israel struck targets in the occupied West Bank, Syria and Lebanon and traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. According to the United Nations, the number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 5,000. Women and children have made up more than 62 per cent of the fatalities, while more than 15,273 people have been injured. Meanwhile, the British government says it has concluded that a devastating explosion at a hospital in Gaza was likely caused by a misfired missile from within Palestinian territory, rather than an Israeli strike.

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  • 11:42 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Blinken says humanitarian pauses in Gaza should be considered

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “humanitarian pauses” in the Gaza war must be considered in order to protect Palestinian civilians, The Times of Israel reported.

  • 11:41 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Netanyahu says Monday strikes on Gaza hardest yet

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told IDF soldiers from the elite Yohalam division of the Engineering Corps that the country will soon enter the next stage of the operation against Hamas, presumably referring to a ground invasion, The Times of Israel quoted the Prime Minister’s Office.

  • 11:40 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    IDF says it targeted cell attempting to infiltrate Israel by sea

    Israel Defence Forces say that they targeted "a terrorist cell attempting to infiltrate Israeli territory" and that IDF forces are continuing searches in the area, BBC reported.

  • 11:09 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Biden says humanitarian aid isn't getting into Gaza fast enough

    US President Joe Biden is warning that humanitarian aid is not making its way into Gaza fast enough, CNN reported.

  • 10:51 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    UN agency says it will halt operations in Gaza by Wednesday if no fuel is delivered

    The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says it will be forced to halt its operations in Gaza by Wednesday night if no fuel is delivered to Gaza, CNN reported. 

  • 10:48 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Hamas massacre will go down in history as more brutal than ISIS: Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

    At the UN Security Council on the Israel-Gaza conflict, Eli Cohen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel says, "Saturday, October 7 is a wake up call for the entire free world. A wake up call against extremism and terror. On that day, over 1,500 terrorists of Hamas and islamic jihad infiltrated Israel from the south with viciousness...killed over 1400 babies, children, women and men and wounded over 4000. They went from house to house, slaughtering entire families and individuals in the beds, on the streets, on the way to the synagogue, raping women, burning them alive, dancing and chanting on people's bodies. You have not been there. You've not seen the aura or smell it...This massacre will go down in history as more brutal than ISIS. Hamas are new Nazis..."

  • 10:46 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Pregnant woman survives airstrike in Khan Younis, delivers healthy baby

    Navine Abu Owdah’s apartment in Khan Younis was hit by an airstrike on Tuesday, badly injuring the heavily pregnant 30-year-old. Owdah was quickly rushed to the nearby hospital of al-Amal where thankfully doctors managed to deliver a healthy baby girl.

  • 10:18 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Macron meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas West Bank

    French President Emmanuel Macron, who earlier spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has begun a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, BBC reported.

  • 10:16 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen declines meeting with UN chief

    "I will not meet with the UN Secretary-General. After the October 7th massacre, there is no place for a balanced approach. Hamas must be erased off the face of the planet!" said Cohen

  • 10:12 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Israel Ambassador calls for resignation of 'unfit' UN Secretary-General

  • 10:11 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    All acts of terrorism are unlawful and unjustifiable: Blinken at UNSC

    At the UN Security Council on the Israel-Gaza conflict, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says "...All acts of terrorism are unlawful and unjustifiable. Whether they target people in Nairobi or Bali, in Mumbai, New York or Kibbutz Be'eri...They're unlawful and unjustifiable whether they're carried out by ISIS, by Boko Haram, by Lashkar E Taiba, or by Hamas. They're unlawful and unjustifiable whether victims are targeted for their faith, ethnicity, nationality, or any other reason. This council has a responsibility to denounce member states that arm, fund and train Hamas or any other terrorist group that carries out such horrific acts. Let's not forget that among the more than 1,400 people that Hamas killed on October 7 were citizens from more than 30 UN member states, including many of the members around this very table. The victims included at least 33 American citizens...As President Biden has made clear from the outset of this crisis, while Israel has the right, indeed the obligation, to defend itself..."

  • 10:09 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    More injustice and killing will not make Israel safer: Palestinian Foreign Minister at UN

    At the UN Security Council on the Israel-Gaza conflict, Riyad al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine says "By the time representatives are done delivering their speeches today, 150 Palestinians will have been killed, including 60 children. In the last two weeks, over 5,700 Palestinians have been killed, including over 2,300 children and 1,300 women...More injustice and more killing will not make Israel safer. No amount of weapons, no alliance will bring to its security. Only peace will, peace with Palestine and its people. Our freedom is the condition of shared peace and security...It must be clear that this can only be achieved by putting an immediate end to the Israeli war launched against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip...There is no amount of humanitarian aid that can address the situation if more death, destruction and devastation are imposed on our people in Gaza..."

  • 10:07 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    33 Americans have died from Hamas attack in Israel: Blinken

    Thirty-three Americans have died as a result of the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, CNN reported.

  • 8:42 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Five injured in rocket strikes on central Israel

    Five people have sustained minor injuries after a large barrage of rockets fell on central Israel, BBC quoted the emergency services as saying.

  • 8:41 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    IDF says it will "not allow" the fuel to reach Hamas

    Israel Defense Forces' chief of staff said efforts will be made to provide access to fuel in Gaza where needed to alleviate the humanitarian crisis, but that it would "not allow" the fuel to reach Hamas, reports CNN.

     

     

  • 7:34 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    IDF asks people to share valuable data for hostages in Gaza in exchange of security, reward

    "If your will is to live in peace and to have a better future for your children, do the humanitarian deed immediately and share verified and valuable information about hostages being held in your area. The Israeli military assures you that it will invest maximum effort in providing security for you and your home, and you will receive a financial reward.  We guarantee you complete confidentiality," said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on X.

  • 7:28 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    US committed to Palestinian people's right to dignity: President Biden

    "The United States remains committed to the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and to self-determination. The actions of Hamas terrorists don’t take that right away," said US President Joe Biden.

  • 7:24 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Hamas is the test case of civilization against barbarism: Netanyahu

    Prime Minister Netanyahu to French President Macron: "Hamas barbarism not only threatens the Jews, it threatens the Middle East, it threatens the region, it threatens Europe, it threatens the world. Hamas is the test case of civilization against barbarism"

     

  • 6:24 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Israeli airstrike hits refugee camp, killing several and wounding dozens

    An airstrike hit a bustling marketplace in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing several shoppers and wounding dozens, witnesses said.

  • 6:23 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    US issues warning to ships in the Red Sea

    The US has issued a new warning to ships traveling through the Red Sea after a drone and missile attack launched from Yemen during the Israel-Hamas war.

  • 6:22 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Israeli airstrikes killed more than 700 in the past day: Health Ministry

    Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 700 people in the past day, the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said Tuesday.

  • 5:10 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    France’s Macron says ‘fight must be without mercy, but not without rules’

    French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking after meeting Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday, proposed a coalition to fight terror groups in the region “that threaten all of us.”

  • 4:43 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Hezbollah-allied politician says Lebanon won’t initiate a war with Israel

    A prominent Lebanese Christian politician allied with Hezbollah said Tuesday that Lebanon would not initiate a war with Israel but would defend itself if attacked.

  • 4:13 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Israeli air strikes on homes kill 28 people in Rafah, says Interior Ministry

    Israeli fighter jets pounded several homes overnight in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, killing at least 28 people, according to the Hamas-run Interior Ministry. The ministry reported other airstrikes across the besieged territory which it said left dozens dead.

  • 4:12 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    85-year-old released hostage says she was beaten with sticks when kidnapped

    Yocheved Lifshitz, an 85-year-old woman released by Hamas, told reporters Tuesday that the militants beat her with sticks, bruising her ribs and making it hard to breathe, as they kidnapped her during their attack on towns in southern Israel on October 7.

  • 4:12 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Russia calls on Hamas to immediately release all hostages

    Russia calls on Hamas to immediately release all hostages, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, reported TASS news agency.

  • 3:54 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Netanyahu compares Hamas attack to Holocaust, calls Gaza 'enclave of ISIS'

    Alongside Macron, Netanyahu referred to Gaza as an "enclave of ISIS", reported The Times of Israel. "As in the Second World War, when the French supported the anti-Nazi resistance, today the international community is uniting in support of Israel. Hamas barbarism threatens the Jews, it threatens the Middle East, it threatens Europe, it threatens the world," he said.

     

  • 3:10 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Macron holds 'private meeting with Netanyahu in Jerusalem

  • 2:55 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    "Enough is enough", says Qatar’s ruling emir Sheikh Tamim as Israeli airstrikes kill over 5000 people in Gaza

    Amid the unprecedented war between Israel and Hamas, Qatar’s ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, on Tuesday warned Tel Aviv of the "brutal atrocities against women and children in Gaza" and added that world leaders should not give "a green light for unconditional killings". While addressing the Gulf Arab state's advisory Shura council, Sheikh Tamim, said, "We say enough. Israel shouldn't be granted an unconditional green light and unrestricted authorisation to kill.
    Notably, the statement from Qatar’s emir came as Gaza health authorities claimed that Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 5,000 people including women and children since the war escalated between the two nations.

  • 2:27 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    35 workers at UN agency for Palestinian refugees have died

    The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said six of its workers have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, bringing the total to 35 dead since Oct. 7. In a statement late Monday, the agency, known as UNRWA, said 18 other workers were wounded.

  • 2:27 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Israeli airstrike hits residential building, killing 32 people, survivors say

    An overnight Israeli airstrike hit a 4-story residential building in the city of Khan Younis, killing at least 32 people and wounding scores of others, according to survivors.
    The fatalities included 13 from the Saqallah family in the Qarraha area, east of Khan Younis, said Ammar al-Butta, a relative who survived the airstrike. He said about 100 people, including his family and many others, had sheltered there.

  • 1:52 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Is Israel's robust Iron Dome missile defence system ironclad and how much it costs to fire a missile?

    Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket defence system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The system has given residents a sense of security, and Israelis can often be seen watching the projectiles flying through the skies and destroying their targets overhead. But the current war with Hamas might be its stiffest challenge yet.

    Read full story here 

  • 1:29 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Macron meets Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem

    French President Macron , during his meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Herzog, said that "French people were killed just because they were Jewish and because they want to live in peace", reporterd Jerusalem Post. He also said that he seeks to express France's "solidarity today and tomorrow," and that he shares in Herzog's view "that there should be the immediate release of hostages without any distinction," adding that "I want you to be sure that you are not left alone in this war against terrorism."

  • 12:55 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    WATCH: What is Egypt, Syria, Iraq and other regional countries' stand?

     

  • 12:52 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    IDF strikes over 400 terrorist targets in the past 24 hours

    In a wide-scale operation to dismantle Hamas' terrorist capabilities, the IDF struck over 400 terrorist targets in the past 24hrs:

    • Hamas gunmen setting up to fire rockets toward Israel. 
    • A Hamas operational tunnel shaft allowing terrorists to infiltrate Israel through the sea.
    • Hamas command centers used by operatives and staging armaments in Mosques.
    • The IDF will continue operating in order to ensure the safety of innocent civilians.
  • 12:05 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Israel confirms Macron's meeting with Netanyahu, President and Yair Lapid

    According to the Israeli official, Macron will hold talks separately with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister Benny Gantz (National Union), and former prime minister (Yair Lapid) who heads the Yesh Atid Party.

  • 11:50 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Fuel running out in hospital neonatal wards, doctor says

     The head of the neonatal unit in Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said it will run out of fuel within 48 hours. Dr. Hatem Edhair said there are eight babies in the intensive care unit and 10 others in the neonatal department.

  • 10:27 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    France's President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Israel

    French President Macron landed in Israel, and is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Isaac Herzog and families of hostages held in Gaza.

     

  • 10:07 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    US advises Israel that delay in ground offensive could allow release of more hostages

     The US has advised Israeli officials that a delay in a possible ground offensive in Gaza would allow more time for the U.S. to work with its regional partners to release more hostages, according to a U.S. official familiar with Biden administration’s thinking on the matter. The official, who requested anonymity to discuss the private discussions, said it was unclear how much the argument will “move the needle” on Israeli thinking.

  • 9:13 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Fuel running out in hospital neonatal wards, doctor says

    The head of the neonatal unit in Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said it will run out of fuel within 48 hours. Dr. Hatem Edhair said there are eight babies in the intensive care unit and 10 others in the neonatal department. “Half of these children are on CPAP (pressurized air) machines and oxygen machines,” he said Monday. “If the hospital runs out of fuel, half of these babies will die in less than 24 hours.”

     

  • 9:12 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    US advises Israel that delay in ground offensive could allow release of more hostages

    The US has advised Israeli officials that a delay in a possible ground offensive in Gaza would allow more time for the U.S. to work with its regional partners to release more hostages, according to a U.S. official familiar with Biden administration’s thinking on the matter.

  • 9:11 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Airstrikes leave hospital overrun with patients

     A hospital in Gaza City was overrun with patients from airstrikes Monday with people lying on a blood-covered floor and two children at a time being treated on exam tables. While a girl stared up at the ceiling from a table at Shifa Hospital, a boy who appeared to be unconscious lay at her feet with an IV drip in his arm and gauze wrapped around his head.

  • 9:11 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Aid shipments not enough to meet worsening crisis, aid worker says

    Mahmoud Shalabi, an aid worker with the Medical Aid for Palestinians group, said the aid shipments that Israel allowed to cross into Gaza were a “drop in the ocean of the needs” required to address the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis there. Speaking to The Associated Press Monday evening from his home in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, Shalabi said that the aid had not arrived in the northern part of the strip, which Israel wants to empty ahead of its looming ground invasion.

  • 9:11 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    International Committee of the Red Cross confirms two women held hostage in Gaza released by Hamas

    The International Committee of the Red Cross says Hamas militants have released two hostages it had been holding captive in the Gaza Strip. It was the second time the group has freed hostages seized in its bloody Oct. 7 cross-border incursion into Israel. The hostages were identified by Israeli media as Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper of the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz.

  • 9:10 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Pentagon rushes defenses and advisers to Middle East as Israel’s ground assault in Gaza looms

    The Pentagon has sent military advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to aid in its war planning and is speeding multiple sophisticated air defense systems to the Middle East days ahead of an anticipated ground assault into Gaza.

  • 9:10 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Italy confirms death of 3rd Italian-Israeli citizen missing in Hamas attack

    Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said the last of three Italian-Israeli citizens who had been missing in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel is also dead. “Unfortunately, also Nir Forti is deceased,’’ the minister wrote late Monday on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Forti had been attending the music festival that Hamas attacked.