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Narendra Modi had a phone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and condoled the death of civilians at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. PM Modi reiterated India’s “long-standing principled position on the Israel-Palestine issue". Also read: Israel-Hamas War: US issues 'security alert' for citizens in Gaza ahead of Rafah border crossing opening Besides, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that the international community must combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

Gaza. By the time Israel issued its denial, though, details had ceased to matter. The catastrophe had sparked protests in the West Bank and Jordan, and as far away as Tunisia.

Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries on Saturday. The Islamist group took more than 200 people hostage when it stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were shot, mutilated or burnt to death on the first day of the raid, according to Israeli officials. The fate of the hostages has been shrouded in uncertainty, so the release of mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan offered a rare «sliver of hope», said Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. US President Joe Biden said he was «overjoyed» by the release, which comes days after he visited Israel to express solidarity with the wounded country and press for humanitarian aid into Gaza. Trucks carrying relief are still stuck on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, though Biden said they could cross in the «next 24 to 48 hours.» Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas, and says around 1,500 of the group's fighters were killed in clashes before its army regained control of the area under attack on October 7. Biden said Friday he believes the attack was motivated partly by Saudi Arabia's plan to recognise Israel. Israel's military campaign has levelled entire city blocks in Gaza, killing 4,137 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israeli troops are massed on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion that officials have pledged will begin «soon». But a full-blown land offensive carries many risks, including to the hostages from Israel and around the world held by Hamas.

Also Read: Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates 3. US President Joe Biden has sought more than $105 billion from Congress as part of a package aimed at delivering security assistance to address the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, CNN reported. Biden said, “The request will help mitigate the global humanitarian impacts of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and of Hamas' horrific attacks on Israel, including by extending humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza." 4.

Gaza Strip since Israel began bombarding the Palestinian enclave, the Hamas-controlled health ministry said Friday. The ministry said another 13,162 people have been wounded in the Israeli strikes, which have been ongoing since October 7. Among those killed were 16 people who died at the compound of Greek Orthodox church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City late on Thursday, the ministry said. Around 500 people had taken refuge at the church, including five members of Caritas staff, along with their families, NGO Cartias Internationalis said in a statement. «We were devastated to learn of the death of our colleague Viola, 26-year-old, who was killed alongside her husband and their infant daughter» in the strike, the NGO said in a statement. It said at least 17 people were killed and others are still under the rubble. Witnesses told AFP the strike appeared to have been aimed at a target close to the place of worship where many Gaza residents had taken refuge as the war raged in the Palestinian enclave. The army said its fighter jets had struck a «command and control centre» belonging to Hamas that was involved in firing rockets towards Israel. «As a result of the strike a wall of a church in the area was damaged. The Hamas health ministry also said that since the conflict erupted, 46 medical personnel had been killed and another 85 wounded in the enclave. Twenty-one health facilities were out of service due to lack of fuel, it added. Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah crossing. The war in Gaza began after Hamas carried out a deadly raid on southern Israel on October 7 that left more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, killed on Israeli soil.

Israel's bombardment of Gaza after nearly two weeks of intense air and artillery strikes that authorities there say have killed 4,100 people. Israel is gearing up for a ground war in the tiny, crowded Palestinian enclave aimed at eradicating Hamas, the militant Islamist group that rampaged into Israeli towns on Oct. 7, killing 1,400 people and seizing hostages.

European Union will host leaders of some 20 countries next week to boost its global infrastructure plan aimed at competing with China in strategic regions, according to people familiar with the matter. The summit will come a week after China gathered representatives of more than 130 countries to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its own global investment plan, the Belt and Road Initiative. Heads of state or government who will attend the EU’s Global Gateway Forum on Oct.

Also read: Israel-Palestine War: List of hostages taken by Hamas from Israel The company said the student leaders who signed onto the statements are "no longer welcome in our firm". Davis Polk & Wardwell employs around 1,000 attorneys and has annual revenues of $1.7 billion.

Gaza’s al-Ahli hospital on October 17th, which killed hundreds of people. Israel later denied that it was carrying out air strikes in the area; the explosion, it said, was caused by a misfired rocket launched by Islamic Jihad, another militant group in Gaza. By the time Israel issued its denial, though, details had ceased to matter.

Rishi Sunak landed in Israel on Thursday, a Reuters witness said, beginning a visit in which he will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog before travelling on to other regional capitals. Sunak will share his condolences for the loss of life in Israel and Gaza as a result of the October 7 attack on Israel by Gaza-based Palestinian Hamas gunmen, his office said, and warn against further escalation of conflict in the region. «Every civilian death is a tragedy.

Reuters. Claims of responsibility for the hospital blast varied, with many Arab leaders alleging Israeli involvement, while Hamas officials in Gaza attributed it to an Israeli airstrike. Israel denied any involvement and presented evidence suggesting the blast resulted from a rocket misfire by Islamic Jihad, another militant group operating in Gaza.

Israel-Hamas war: Joe Biden says ‘What sets us apart from the terrorists is…’ Netanyahu's office said the decision was approved after a request from US President Joe Biden. It said Israel “will not thwart" deliveries of food, water, or medicine from Egypt, as long as they are limited to civilians in the south of the Gaza Strip and don't go to Hamas militants.

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City targeted the residence of Ismail Haniyeh, the senior political figure of Hamas, resulting in the reported deaths of at least 14 individuals. 1) Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at US bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza. 2) Two drones targeted the al Asad airbase in western Iraq used by US forces and one drone targeted a base in northern Iraq, a US official told The Associated Press. 3) This came after Iranian-backed militias in Iraq threatened to attack U.S.

Investing.com — U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Israel, while crude prices soar as a missile explosion on a Gaza hospital esclated tensions in the Middle East. The earnings season continues with results due from Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), while Chinese GDP expanded by more than expected in the third quarter.

Investing.com-- Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Thursday after a strong run of gains this week as markets awaited more developments in the Israel-Hamas war, while upcoming signals from the Federal Reserve were also in focus. 

Investing.com-- Gold prices rose sharply on Wednesday, nearing a one-month high as a potential escalation in the Israel-Hamas war drove up safe haven demand, while copper prices also rose tracking a positive reading on China’s economy.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM : Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighbouring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage. A significant tragedy unfolded on Tuesday after a devastating strike on a Gaza hospital. Initial death toll estimates exceeded 500.

Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighbouring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage. A summit planned in Jordan on Wednesday between US President Joe Biden, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was canceled after Abbas withdrew in protest. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had spent much of the past week meeting with Arab leaders to try to ease tensions, but those efforts are now in doubt following the hospital blast.

By Steve Holland

By Elwely Elwelly and Ahmad Ghaddar

In recent weeks, the Middle East has plunged into its most significant conflict in decades. The catalyst for Israel's military action was a series of brutal Hamas terrorist attacks and rocket fire, primarily affecting civilians.