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IDF in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Also Read | Israel-Gaza War Day 39: Biden talks to Qatari emir; EU condemns Hamas for using civilians as ‘human shields’. Top points In an earlier statement, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari also said "There is no siege of Shifa Hospital" and emphasised ongoing cooperation with Gaza's hospital staff, as per an ANI report.

Check all the latest Israel-Hamas war LIVE Updates hereSaudi Arabia, considered as the de-facto leader of the Muslim world, along with its neighbour the United Arab Emirates, was among the countries that blocked a proposal moved at the Islamic-Arab summit to snap all ties with Israel, reports said.The proposal was to sever all diplomatic and economic relations with Tel Aviv, deny Arab airspace to Israeli flights and that the oil-producing Muslim countries should “threaten to use oil as a means of leverage" to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported Ehud Ya’ari, the Arab affairs analyst of Israeli news platform Channel 12, as saying.The proposal was shot down by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, Mauritania and Djibouti, Ya’ari reportedly added. Read the complete story.The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday, November 12 reported that it has lost contact with Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, ANI reported.Al-Shifa Hospital has received international attention after reports of individuals fleeing the hospital being allegedly shot, wounded, or killed.

Benjamin Netanyahu told US media Sunday a deal could be afoot to free hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, but declined to provide details for fear of scuttling the potential plan. «We heard that there was an impending deal of this kind or of that kind and then we learned that it was all hokum. But the minute we started the ground operation, that began to change,» Netanyahu told NBC show «Meet the Press.» Asked whether there is a potential deal to free more of the hostages being held by Hamas militants, Netanyahu replied: «There could be.» But the leader stopped short of providing specifics about any plan that might be coming together to free some or all of the 239 hostages that Israel says are being held captive. «I think the less I say about it, the more I'll increase the chances that it materializes,» he said. A source close to Hamas said this week that negotiations have occurred over a possible three-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of a dozen hostages, including six Americans, held by the Islamists, but Netanyahu has flatly rejected calls for a ceasefire in Gaza without the release of the hostages. In a series of appearances on US Sunday talk shows, the prime minister sought to make clear Israel was doing everything it can, «around the clock,» in order to rescue those held captive. «This is one of our two war goals,» he said: «One is to destroy Hamas, and the second is to bring back our hostages.» Asked on CNN whether he agrees with the US position that an extended pause in Gaza fighting is needed in order to get the hostages released safely, Netanyahu said: «We don't disagree with that.

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Sunday alleged that the troops had recovered a copy of 'Mein Kampf,' the autobiography of Adolf Hitler, from a Hamas terrorist base in Gaza. The Arabic translation of the autobiography of the dictator was discovered in a child's bedroom, which was being used as a Hamas terrorist base. Slamming Hamas, the IDF further said the terror group «embraces the ideology of Hitler», the one responsible for the «annihilation» of the Jewish people. «Never again is NOW. IDF forces discovered a copy of Hitler's infamous book „Mein Kampf“--translated into Arabic--in a child's bedroom used as a Hamas terrorist base in Gaza.

Hamas on Sunday said it is suspending hostage negotiations because of Israel's handling of the Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, a Palestinian official briefed on the hostage talks told Reuters. The hospital has come under intense fire as Israeli forces close in on the facility. Israel accuses Hamas of using the hospital as a cover for a command centre without providing proof.

Reuters reported, citing sources. The injured Palestinians are expected to be admitted at medical facilities in Egypt for treatment. Track latest updates on Israel-Hamas war The border crossing, which became operational on November 1 for evacuating foreign passport holders and transporting medical and food aid to the besieged population of Gaza, was temporarily closed since November 10 due to issues related to the transportation of injured Palestinians from northern Gaza.

Fauda' was 'killed in action' in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict since October 7. «We are devastated to share that one of our Fauda family members, Matan Meir, was killed in action in Gaza. Matan was an integral crew member.

India voted in favour of five resolutions relating to the situation in the Middle East, including one that condemned Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and abstained on one resolution. The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) of the UN General Assembly approved six draft resolutions on November 9 all by recorded votes, relating to the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet minister announced a 317 million euro ($340 million) deal for the sale of its David's Sling air defence system to new NATO member Finland. Israel has been bombing Palestine's Gaza for 38 days, killing over 11,100 civilians and Hamas fighters.

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday, November 12 reported that it has lost contact with Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, ANI reported. Al-Shifa Hospital has received international attention after reports of individuals fleeing the hospital being allegedly shot, wounded, or killed. The facility has been under repeated attacks, and the latest information suggests it is surrounded by tanks.

The Times of Israel said, citing the claim made by Ehud Ya’ari, the Arab affairs analyst of Israeli news platform Channel 12. The proposal was shot down by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, Mauritania and Djibouti, Ya’ari reportedly said. Livemint could not independently verify the development.

Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday attacked the BJP-led central government and said it took 80 days for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to utter a word about the violence in Manipur. Vijayan, while releasing a book titled 'Manipur FIR' penned by Delhi-based journalist George Kallivayalil, said the union ministers did not even care to visit the northeastern state for at least three months into the violence which broke out in May this year. The senior Left leader, in an event held here, said at a time when «mainstream media were diluting or completely ignoring the reports on violence from Manipur», Kallivayalil has taken an initiative to document the crimes against humanity taking place there. «Manipur has been marred by violence for the past six months. It's noteworthy that some media outlets, which reached Israel within hours, yet have not covered the situation in Manipur.

Gaza City overnight and into Sunday as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory's largest hospital, where health officials say thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies. In a televised address on Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected growing international calls for a cease-fire unless it includes the release of all the nearly 240 hostages captured by Hamas in the Oct. 7 rampage that triggered the war, saying Israel was bringing its «full force» to the battle. Israel has vowed to end Hamas' 16-year rule in Gaza and crush its military capabilities, while blaming the militants for the war's heavy toll on the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped in the besieged territory. Israel has come under mounting international pressure, even from its closest ally, the United States, as the war enters a sixth week.

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said that it has lost communication with Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, stressing that those who fled the hospital have been reportedly shot, wounded or killed. This comes after it was reported that the hospital has been facing repeated attacks.

India has cast its vote in favor of a United Nations resolution denouncing Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, as per media reports. The resolution, which was passed on Thursday, garnered support from various nations, highlighting global concern over settlement activities. According to reports, the resolution faced opposition from seven countries, including the United States and Canada, while eighteen countries opted for abstention.

Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in Israel's coastal town of Ashkelon, near Gaza. Her husband had worked in Israel in the past, and she thought taking their three children there — away from Russian attacks — would guarantee living in peace. But then came October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, leading to a war that has since killed thousands. Like several thousand other Ukrainian refugees, Kocheva fled war for a second time. «If I am killed then at least it's on my native land,» the 39-year-old said. When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Kocheva spent ten days hiding in a basement in Kharkiv, which almost fell to the Russian army. Five months into the invasion, the family left for Israel. They began a new life in Ashkelon, some 10 kilometres (six miles) from Gaza. During the surprise attack by Hamas — which killed some 1,200 people — she felt she needed to leave. «My hands started to shake and I had the same feeling that I did when it all started in our country,» she said. Israel then launched a military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militant group Hamas has said over 11,000 have since died.

United Nations General Assembly had adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce" between Israel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza. However, during that time, India had abstained from a call for the protection of civilians and upheld legal and humanitarian obligations from the UN General Assembly on a Jordanian-drafted resolution titled ‘Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations’ that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict and unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza strip.

gold closed with a loss of 1.08% at $1938.28 Friday as safe haven demand for the metal is weakening due to no further escalation in the ongoing Hamas-Israel war. Israel has agreed to four-hour pauses in the Gaza strip to allow humanitarian aid and assistance. It has been reported that Hamas and Israel are negotiating over release of the hostages, pauses and aids.

Alon Hazan wants his team to beat Kosovo in their delayed European Championship qualifying game on Sunday to bring «some happiness to our people.» It is the first soccer match for Israel since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and the ongoing war in Gaza.

AFP that outside Al-Shifa, there was "shooting and bombardment everywhere". "You can hear it at every second," he was quoted as saying by the group Medical Aid For Palestinians as reported by AFP.

Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican stopgap spending measure on Saturday aimed at averting a government shutdown a week from now, but the measure quickly ran into opposition from lawmakers from both parties in Congress. Unlike ordinary continuing resolutions, or "CRs," that fund federal agencies for a specific period, the measure announced by Johnson would fund some parts of the government until Jan.