Israel Hamas War

'All hostages must be brought back home', say families of hostages who appeared on video in Hamas custody
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"All the hostages must be brought home now. We ask the Prime Minister and Defence Minister to act now to end this terrible disaster."  In a statement to the media on Monday evening, the family representatives of the hostages responded to the Hamas video release. 
IDF moves 2 miles into Gaza amid breakdown in civil order
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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have been continuously warning Palestinian civilians to evacuate the territory ahead of their planned major incursion into Gaza to “crush the Hamas” and free the hostages, though latest reports say IDF shifted that responsibility to the global community wanting ceasefire, media reports said.
Document drafted by Israeli Defence Minister in 2016 predicted Hamas onslaught
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The document, parts of which were published by the Yedioth Ahronoth daily on Monday, eerily presages many elements of the October 7 onslaught and indicates that Israeli officials had been aware for several years of the potential for such a Hamas assault, but apparently did not take the warnings seriously enough, Times of Israel reported.
World should take responsibility to free Israeli hostages: IDF
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He said that the international institutions and organisations have a responsibility to free the hostages from the Hamas custody.
Hundreds of patients, people stuck in Gaza: UN
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As doctors and other charities have claimed, Tom White, Director of UNRWA Affairs, said that it is impossible to move patients from hospitals like Al-Quds in northern Gaza, BBC reported.
Palestinian death toll in Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 8,306
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The victims included 3,457 children and 2,136 women, ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qedra said in a statement, Xinhua news agency reported.
Palestinian stabs Israeli police officer, shot dead
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The police said in a statement that the suspect approached the police officer outside a gas station in the neighborhood of Sheik Jarah, stabbed him, and seized his weapons, Xinhua news agency reported.
US has 'absolutely no intention' to send troops to Israel or Gaza: Kamala Harris
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Israel has a right to defend itself but that Palestinians deserve "equal measures of safety and security", Harris said during an interview with CBS.
Israeli troops intensify ground operations in Gaza
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During clashes with Hamas militants in the coastal enclave, IDF troops killed dozens of those who barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels, and attempted to attack the troops, according to a statement released by the IDF.
Efrat people fear Oct 7 like attack: Mayor Oded Revivi
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Under Revivi, also Lieutenant Colonel, his tank battalion was awarded a certificate of excellence by the President of Israel.
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