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attack on the refugee camp in northern Gaza's Jabalia, which claimed around 195 civilian lives, reports said on November 4. Apart from the 195 killed in the Israeli strike on October 31, an estimated 120 others were feared to be under the rubble, the Gaza health ministry had said, adding that 777 others were wounded. The site which was attacked is the biggest refugee camp in Gaza.

Palestinian authorities confirmed the development adding that they workers had been subjected to torture and interrogation. An Al Jazeera report cites a workers who returned to the Gaza Strip, said that the workers were arrested and tagged on 8 October before being taken to Ofer Prison on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

Iran on Saturday marking the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy with cries of «Death to America» and «Death to Israel» in support of Palestinians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza. Radical Iranian revolutionary students stormed the embassy soon after the fall of the U.S.-backed Shah 44 years ago, holding 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. In Tehran, demonstrators marched on Saturday from Palestine Square in the heart of the capital to the former U.S.

fire with Hamas militants in Gaza. Gaza's living conditions, already dire before the fighting, have deteriorated further.

Guardian reporter in Rafah which is on the southern end of the strip, witnessed many men from all ages entering Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem crossing between Israel and southern Gaza, which is normally only used for goods. As per the Guardian report, these men walked around 2 kilometres from the Israeli side of the border and had no phones, money, or even identity cards. Over 3,200 people were allegedly sent back via the joint Israeli-Egyptian checkpoint, according to a report published by the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr.

Israel claimed responsibility for the attack on an ambulance outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital which killed several people and left dozens more wounded, CNN reported on Friday. Israel said that it had targeted the ambulance because it was being used by Hamas, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Notably, at least 15 people were killed and 50 others were wounded in the attack on the largest medical facility in the enclave, CNN reported citing the Hamas-run health authorities. According to the footage from the scene, at least a dozen bloodied casualties can be seen strewn across the ground near an ambulance. «A Hamas terrorist cell was identified using an ambulance. In response, an IDF aircraft struck and neutralized the Hamas terrorists, who were operating within the ambulance.

One of my partners sent me the following note this week:

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has said that what happened on October 7 is «a big act of terrorism and we all need to stand up against it but at the same time also stressed the need for a solution to the Palestine issue». Addressing a joint secretary session of the Senate's External Affairs and Defence Commission in Rome on Thursday, Jaishankar said, «What happened on October 7 is a big act of terrorism and the subsequent happenings after that, have taken the entire region to a different direction… Within this, we have to find a balance between different issues… We all find terrorism unacceptable and we have to stand up against terrorism but there is also an issue of Palestine.

Israel did not stop its assault on Gaza then the conflict could widen into a regional war. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in his first speech since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, also threatened the U.S., Israel's main ally, hinting his Iran-backed paramilitary group was ready to confront U.S.

Catch LIVE updates on Israel-Hamas war here Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, who has “vowed to eliminate Hamas" and “not to stop unless he sees victory" has ordered a complete seize of the Gaza Strip blocking their fuel, food, and water. This led to a severe shortage of fuel in the Palestinian city, causing 16 hospitals to shut down.

Narendra Modi held a conversation with the president of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohamed bin Zayedon Friday. They discussed the war between Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel and Hamas fighters from Gaza that has been going on for 28 days, and has claimed lives of over 9,200 Palestinians.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday will break weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel, in a speech that could impact the region as the Gaza conflict rages. After Hamas militants launched an unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, Lebanon's southern border has seen escalating tit-for-tat exchanges, mainly between Israel and Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian group, stoking fears of a broader conflagration. The cross-border attacks heated up Thursday, as Israel responded with a «broad assault» after Hezbollah attacked 19 Israeli positions simultaneously, according to the group. Rockets also hit the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona near the border in a barrage claimed by the Lebanese section of Hamas's armed wing. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that «the region is like a powder keg» and that «anything is possible» if Israel does not stop attacking Gaza. US President Joe Biden has sent two aircraft carrier groups to the eastern Mediterranean and warned Hezbollah and others to stay out of the conflict. «We've got significant national security interests at play here,» US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. «I don't believe we've seen any indication yet specifically that Hezbollah is ready to go in full force.

I continue to think about the fault lines exposed by what has happened in Gaza, including the generational division on support for Israel. Political splits between old and young aren’t new. May 1968 in France was a split between college students and their elders and it was fierce and culture-changing.

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Oil prices were little changed on Friday, heading for their second straight week of losses as the U.S. central bank left the door open for possible future rate hikes and worries that the Middle East conflict would disrupt supply eased. Brent crude futures rose 6 cents to $86.91 a barrel by 0010 GMT, while U.S.

ROME: Referring to the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that while terrorism is «unacceptable», there also needs to be a solution for the issue of Palestine. He made the remarks at the Joint Secretary Session of the Senate's External Affairs and Defence Commission, Rome. Addressing the session, Jaishankar said, «What happened on October 7 was a big act of terrorism, the subsequent acts happening after that. This has taken the entire region into a different direction. But surely, it must be everybody's hope that eventually...the conflict can't be the normal of the region and that it comes back to some stability, some cooperation». The EAM noted that a balance needs to be struck on different issues and reiterated New Delhi's position of a 'two-state' solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict. «Within this we have to find a balance between different issues.

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Israel-Hamas war: Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Thursday said that Tel Aviv is “doing its utmost to prevent humanitarian suffering and loss of lives". The statement comes at a time when Gaza health ministry has announced that 9,061 Palestinians have lost their lives to Israeli airstrikes since the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sanctioned bombardment began following a Hamas attack on 7 October. Israel also bombed the Jabalia refugee Camp in Palestine's Gaza thrice killing hundreds of civilians, in the biggest massacre of Israel's fight with Hamas.

Israel's ground troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the US and Arab countries intensified diplomatic efforts to ease the siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and bring about at least a brief stop to the fighting to help civilians. More than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war broke out, health officials said. President Joe Biden suggested a humanitarian «pause» the day before, as an apparent agreement among the US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar, which mediates with Hamas, allowed hundreds of Palestinians with foreign passports and dozens of wounded to leave Gaza for the first time.

Gaza said on Thursday that more than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed since war broke out more than three weeks ago. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, a ministry spokesperson, said 9,061 people have been killed in Gaza, including 3,760 who are under 18.

Hebrew website Mekomit reveals how Israel plans to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt's Sinai region. First, they would notify northern Gaza residents to move south before a military operation commences, which Netanyahu already did. The operation would then advance from north to south, while keeping Egypt's Rafah crossing empty for easier access.