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11 Americans dead in Hamas-Israel conflict: Biden
"As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds of innocent civilians who were murdered, we are seeing the immense scale and reach of this tragedy. Sadly, we now know that at least 11 American citizens were among those killed -- many of whom made a second home in Israel," the President was quoted as saying in a statement released by the White House on Monday.
Guterres reiterates 'utter condemnation' of 'abhorrent' Hamas attack; cautions against escalation
"I recognise the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian people, but nothing can justify these acts of terror and the killing, maiming and abduction of civilians," he said.
Israel orders complete siege of Gaza; death toll rises to 1200
The US State Department has confirmed that the death toll on each side has risen to 1200, while also confirming the deaths of nine Americans. The death toll includes over 700 in Israel and more than 500 in Gaza.
Heavy rocket fire on central, southern Israel
The Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service said it treated four people wounded in Ashkelon by rocket impacts, including a 75-year-old man, two men aged 55 and 30, and another person.
Nepal announces national mourning on Tuesday over death of Nepalese in Israel
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, wrote on X, that a special meeting of council of ministers declared the national day of mourning on 23rd of Ashoj (Tuesday), to mourn the loss of lives.
Tensions running high in West Bank as Israel imposes closure
Residents say that the entrances to towns and cities have been shut with iron gates, cement blocks and mounds of earth, BBC reported.
The botched assassination and the bungled deportation that helped Hamas rise and expand
Quite so, as various episodes over the last five decades reveal, and the most of this was done in the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu over the last three decades. His approach was to divide the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, so as to cripple Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas while propping up Hamas as a "counterweight".
Global airline shares fall as markets reacted to attack on Israel by Hamas
Investors on Monday appeared to be pricing in the prospect of further instability in the Middle East, The Guardian reported.
Hamas holding over 100 Israeli hostages
In an interview with Arabic news outlet al-Ghad TV late Sunday night, Mousa Abu Marzouk, deputy chief of the group's political bureau, said the number of Israeli hostages "hasn't been counted yet but they are over a hundred", CNN reported
Gaza death toll increases to 493, with 2,751 injured
In a statement sent to Xinhua news agency, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said the victims included 91 children and 61 women, who were killed when Israeli airstrikes hit their houses .
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