Israel Hamas War
Joe Biden lands in Israel in extraordinary wartime visit
Last week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken became the first top Biden administration official to visit the war-torn nation. He has made two back-to-back trips since. According to the White House, Biden will first have a "small restricted bilateral meeting" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
14 killed as Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's family home bombed in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed the head of Hamas' Central Gaza Brigade, a senior commander in the terror organisation, the military and Hamas said, as Israel's defence minister warned members of the terror group needed to choose between surrender and death, and rockets from the Strip continued to target Israeli communities, the Times of Israel reported.
Hundreds killed in strike at Gaza hospital
The number of people killed has reached 500, following the alleged air strike on the Al Ahli Arab hospital, according to the Gaza Health Ministry spokesman, the BBC reported. It quoted an Israeli Army spokesperson saying the cause of the incident is not known and the army is looking into the details.
Israeli troops ready to 'uproot' Hamas
"Everything is being prepared for what we think will be a ground entry," a senior diplomat at the Israeli embassy in Delhi told IANS on Tuesday but did not indicate by when the Israeli Defence Forces would move into Gaza.
Israel forces face hand-to-hand combat with Hamas militants in 40ft deep Gaza tunnels
But although Israel's Defence Forces are well-trained, well-equipped and outnumber their Hamas foes considerably, the hellish battlefield that awaits them in Gaza could cause huge casualties, Daily Mail reported.
No Gaza ceasefire yet: Israeli military
Addressing a regular briefing, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Lt. Col. Richard Hecht said that although Israel is concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, but the military bombing was “intelligence-led”, reports CNN.
Hamas says 200-250 Israeli captives held in Gaza
In a televised address on Monday, Abu Obaida, spokesperson of the Al-Qassam Brigades, said the Hamas is holding 200 prisoners, while "the rest are captured by other resistance factions in the Gaza Strip", reports Xinhua news agency.
Aid trucks line up on Egyptian border waiting for access to Gaza
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is the only remaining outlet for supplies, but it has been closed for much of the past week, with neither Gazans, foreign nationals or humanitarian aid being able to cross amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Half a million Israelis evacuated since Hamas attack: IDF
"All the communities around the Gaza Strip have been evacuated as per government directives. We don't want civilians near the combat zone," the BBC quoted Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Jonathan Conricus as saying in an online briefing.
Israel-Hamas conflict: Iran warns of 'pre-emptive action' in coming hours
In recent days, Iran has repeatedly talked about the risk of an escalation in the Israel-Hamas war, but the Minister's remarks were the strongest warning yet that the fighting might spread, making it into a regional conflict, the BBC reported.
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