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.
In a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasized the importance of de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as reported by the Saudi state news agency SPA. Also Read: 'Hamas doesn't speak for Palestinian people,' UK PM Rishi Sunak meets President Abbas 5. During a visit to Egypt's crossing with the Gaza Strip on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a heartfelt plea for the movement of aid trucks into the blockaded enclave.
This call came shortly after the US had raised optimism regarding a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the region, Reuters reported. 6. An official from the Foreign Ministry announced that the remains of four out of the ten Nepalese students, who tragically lost their lives during an unexpected strike by Hamas at an Israeli Kibbutz farm earlier this month, will be repatriated to Nepal on Sunday.
The incident occurred on October 7, resulting in the deaths of ten Nepalese students. 7. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (RCS) issued an urgent plea on Friday, calling for the immediate evacuation of Al-Quds Hospital in northern Gaza to avert a devastating incident similar to what occurred at Al-Ahli Hospital.
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