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Over 680 people in Gaza killed in Israeli strikes: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Monday that more than 680 people have been killed in Israel's retaliatory strikes following an unprecedented Hamas attack. The ministry said more than 3,700 people have been wounded. Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since the Saturday attack, striking hundreds of targets and leaving vast destruction.

Iran, Hezbollah had no role in Israel incursion, will help if needed: Hamas

A senior Hamas official on Monday said only a small number of top commanders inside Gaza knew about the wide-ranging incursion launched into Israel, but that allies like Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah will join the battle if Gaza is subjected to a war of annihilation. Ali Barakeh, a member of Hamas' exiled leadership, spoke to The Associated Press in his Beirut office as Israel bombarded Gaza and vowed a total blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory. The surprise attack on Saturday caught Israel's vaunted military and intelligence services completely off guard, as hundreds of Hamas gunmen poured through holes blown in the border fence and rampaged through several towns, killing hundreds of soldiers and civilians, and capturing scores of others. Barakeh said the attack was planned by around a half dozen top Hamas commanders in Gaza and that even the group's closest allies were not informed in advance about the timing. He denied reports that Iranian security officials helped plan the .

EU reverses earlier announcement that it was suspending aid to Palestinians

The European Union on late Monday reversed an earlier announcement by an EU commissioner that the bloc was immediately suspending aid for Palestinian authorities and instead said it would urgently review such assistance in the wake of the attacks on Israel by Hamas. There will be no suspension of payments at the moment, a terse European Commission statement said late Monday, five hours after EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi had said that all payments from the development programme for Palestinians would be immediately suspended. All projects put under review. All new budget proposals postponed until further notice. No immediate explanation for the reversal was given. A full European Commission statement always trumps a statement from an EU commissioner, but the reversal on a 691 million-euro ($730 million) programme capped an embarrassing day at the EU's executive at a time of extreme geopolitical sensitivities.

TMS Ep538: Fiscal balance, Ceat's Arnab Banerjee, glacial lake outburst

Will polls pose a danger to India's fiscal balance? What is Arnab Banerjee's view on Ceat's quality management? How will Israel-Hamas war impact markets? What is glacial lake outburst? Answers here

No electricity, food, fuel, and water: Israel orders 'complete Gaza siege'

Israel's response to the unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas from the Gaza Strip will "change the West Asia," the country's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

Israeli death toll rises to 900 from Hamas' multi-pronged attack: Reports

Israeli media are reporting Monday that more than 900 people were killed in Hamas' multi-pronged attack on the country's south. The rising death toll comes as Israel has ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, from which Hamas launched the onslaught. Israel's military has ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, halting deliveries of food, water, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants' bloody weekend incursion. More than two days after Hamas launched its surprise attack, the Israeli military said it had largely gained control in its southern towns where it had been battling Hamas gunmen. Israel's vaunted military and intelligence apparatus was caught completely off guard by Hamas, resulting in heavy battles in its streets for the first time in decades. Israeli tanks and drones were deployed to guard breaches in the Gaza border fence to prevent new incursions. Thousands of .

We have just begun: Netanyahu vows 'tough and terrible' things for Hamas

In a major escalation on October 7, Hamas launched a "surprise attack" on Israel, firing a barrage of rockets into the southern and central parts of the country

Mkts slump, oil prices rise on West Asia turmoil; Sensex, Nifty drop 0.7%

The Sensex ended the session at 65,512, a decline of 483 points or 0.7 per cent. The Nifty closed the session at 19,512, a drop of 141 points or 0.7 per cent

9 Americans killed following Hamas attacks against Israel: US official

The State Department said Monday that at least nine American citizens have been killed in the weekend Hamas attacks on Israel, raising the toll from four. It says an undetermined number of American citizens remain missing and unaccounted for. On Sunday, an official said that number was fluid and had ranged from between six to 12. It is not clear whether the missing had been taken hostage, were killed or are in hiding. The State Department is in touch with families and providing all appropriate consular assistance, said spokesman Matthew Miller.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Jewellery, gems likely to lose sheen, say experts

The trade was already hit by almost 27 per cent from $2,794.39 million in 2021-22

Israel-Hamas conflict: Exporters remain wary of serious consequences

In case the conflict escalates, India's trade with Iran may be the biggest casualty

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Israel-Hamas conflict: Rising energy costs likely to weigh on India Inc

An Adani Ports & SEZ statement said the company is closely monitoring the situation at its port, which is situated in the North - far away from the conflict zone

India watching military conflict in Middle East closely, says Hardeep Puri

"The place where action is taking place is in many respects the centre of global energy... as we go along we will navigate through this," Puri told reporters at an industry event in New Delhi

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EU suspends 'all payments immediately' to Palestinians post Hamas attack

European Union Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said Monday the bloc is suspending all payments immediately to the Palestinians because of what he called the scale of terror and brutality during the attacks of Hamas against Israel. The surprise announcement by Varhelyi came just hours after EU officials stressed that no EU money whatsoever was going to Hamas in the first place and that contacts had been frozen for 16 years. The EU considers Hamas a terror group. Queries about what the move entailed and whether it would hit all humanitarian aid to Palestinians were not immediately answered. Varhelyi said that as the biggest donor of the Palestinians, the European Commission is putting its full development portfolio under review, which he said amounted to 691 million euros. It was not immediately clear what funds were included and excluded. Varhelyi said the measures include that all payments (be) immediately suspended. All projects put under review. All new budget proposals... postponed

Israel-Hamas conflict may impact gems, jewellery trade, say exporters

The Israel-Hamas conflict is expected to impact the trade of gems and jewellery between India and Israel, exporters said on Monday. Colin Shah, MD, Kama Jewelry, said the war can "adversely" impact Indian exports to Israel. Total gems and jewellery trade between India and Israel stood at USD 2.04 billion in 2022-23 as against USD 2.8 billion in 2021-22. "The war situation will further intensify the blow to the trade between Israel and its second-largest trading partner in Asia, India," Shah said. Mumbai-based exporter and founder chairman of Technocraft Industries India Sharad Kumar Saraf said the conflict may have an impact on Indian exporters in the short run. "But if the war escalates, things may get bitter for our exporters of that region," Saraf said. GTRI co-founder Ajay Srivastava stated that trade may be seriously impacted if operations at the three largest ports of Israel -- Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat are disrupted. Cut and polished diamonds constitute the highest exported

Dollar gains against euro in flight to safety on Israel-Palestinian clashes

The Japanese yen - another traditional safe-haven currency - edged 0.28% higher to 148.89 per dollar

Israel orders 'complete siege' on Gaza; Cuts off electricity, water, food

The Israel Defense Forces' top spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Israeli troops have regained control of all towns on the Gaza border

Israel-Palestine war: Here's a look at the history of the conflict

Here's a timeline of the moments of the world's most acrimonious conflict