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UNSC fails to agree on Israel-Hamas war as Gaza death toll passes 10,000

The UN Security Council on Monday failed again to agree on a resolution on the monthlong Israel-Hamas war. Despite more than two hours of closed-door discussions Monday, differences remained. The U.S. is calling for humanitarian pauses while many other council members are demanding a humanitarian cease-fire to deliver desperately needed aid and prevent more civilian deaths in Gaza. We talked about humanitarian pauses and we're interested in pursuing language on that score, U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told reporters after the meeting. But there are disagreements within the council about whether that's acceptable. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier Monday told reporters he wanted an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza and a halt to the spiral of escalation already taking place from the occupied West Bank, Lebanon and Syria to Iraq and Yemen. Guterres said international humanitarian law, which demands protection of civilians and infrastructure essential for .

India likely to use 'all its capacities' to end Israel's attack: Iran prez

"Today, India is expected to use all its capacities to end the Zionist crimes against the oppressed people of Gaza," the statement read

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza; death toll passes 10,000, says report

Already, the Palestinian death toll passed 10,000, the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday

One month of Israel-Hamas war: Refugee camps bombed, communication down

The Israel-Hamas war has now completed a month. With Israeli airstrikes hitting refugee camps in Gaza Strip, the troops are expected to enter Gaza City soon. Watch the video for all the latest update

Israeli troops surround Gaza, cut off northern part of besieged territory

Israeli troops early on Monday had surrounded Gaza City and cut off the northern part of the besieged Hamas-ruled territory as communications lost for several hours across Gaza overnight were being restored. Troops are expected to enter the city Monday or Tuesday, Israeli media reported, and militants who have prepared for years are expected to fight street by street using a vast network of tunnels. Casualties will likely rise on both sides in the month-old war, which has already killed more than 9,700 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Some 1.5 million Palestinians, or around 70 per cent of the population, have fled their homes since the war began with a bloody Hamas incursion into Israel that killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians. Food, medicine, fuel and water are running low, and UN-run schools-turned-shelters are beyond capacity, with many sleeping on the streets outside. Israel has so far rejected US suggestions for a pause in fighting to facilitate .

Israeli troops divide Gaza Strip into two; internet cut for third time

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that the Israeli troops have encircled Gaza City and divided the territory into two, cutting internet and phone lines for the third time since the war began

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Israel defence forces seize suicide drones, other weapons in Gaza

On Israel's northern border, the IDF shot down an aerial drone trying to enter from Lebanon. A number of rockets were fired from Lebanon, prompting Israeli retaliatory fire

Israel rejects US push for pause in fighting; another Gaza refugee camp hit

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US, Arab partners disagree on cease-fire as airstrikes kill Gaza civilians

The United States and Arab partners disagreed Saturday on the need for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military strikes killed multiple civilians at a U.N. shelter and a hospital in a growing assault on the besieged enclave's Hamas rulers. Large columns of smoke rose as Israel's military said it had encircled Gaza City, the target of its offensive to crush Hamas. The Gaza Health Ministry has said more than 9,400 Palestinians have been killed in the territory, and that number is likely to rise as the assault continues. Anyone in Gaza City is risking their life," Israel's Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said, adding that Hamas fighters were encountering the full force of Israeli troops. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan a day after talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who insisted there could be no temporary cease-fire until all hostages held by Hamas are released. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman

Israel-Hamas conflict: Blinken reiterates US stance on Gaza ceasefire

Instead of endorsing a ceasefire, Blinken emphasised the importance of "humanitarian pauses," a concept that has faced opposition from Israeli officials, as reported by CNN

Very complex situation, says EAM Jaishankar on Hamas-Israel conflict

As the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday described the situation as "very complex" even as he strongly justified India's recent decision to abstain on a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a humanitarian truce between the two sides. Jaishankar described the October 7 strikes on Israeli cities by Hamas as "terrorism" but at the same time asserted India's long-standing support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Palestine issue. "I clearly conclude that it is a very complex situation with a lot of possibilities which are not fully apparent -- possibilities not in a good way," he said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. Asked if the current crisis will impact initiatives under the I2U2 grouping and implementation of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project, Jaishankar said it is too early to make any "definitive or even semi-definite conclusion". "Certainly unanticipated problems, ev

Israeli strikes kill multiple civilians at shelters in Gaza combat zone

Israeli military strikes killed multiple civilians Saturday at a UN shelter and hospital in the main combat zone in the Gaza Strip as the assault intensified on the besieged enclave's Hamas rulers, amid growing international uproar over the soaring death toll and deepening humanitarian crisis. Israel's military said it had encircled Gaza City, the target of its offensive to crush Hamas, but on Saturday offered a three-hour window for residents trapped by the fighting to flee south. The new attacks came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the region seeking ways to ease the plight of civilians caught in the fighting. He met with Arab foreign ministers on Saturday in Jordan, the day after talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who insisted there could be no temporary cease-fire until all hostages held by Hamas are released. Egyptian officials said they and Qatar were proposing humanitarian pauses for six to 12 hours daily to allow aid in and casualties to b

EAM speaks to Israeli counterpart, reaffirms commitment to counter terror

The discussion centred on the prevailing situation in Gaza and the significance of finding a solution that ensures regional stability and peace

Israel Defense Forces eliminate 15 Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza Strip

During this operation, forces encountered group of terrorists emerging from unnel entrance, report stated, adding that the soldiers, in response, launched missiles, effectively eliminating threat

Conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace': US to Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israel on Friday that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas. In a blunt call for Israel to pause military operations in the territory to allow for the immediate and increased delivery of assistance, Blinken said the current situation would drive Palestinians toward further radicalism and effectively end prospects for any eventual resumption of peace talks to end the conflict. There will be no partners for peace if they're consumed by humanitarian catastrophe and alienated by any perceived indifference to their plight," Blinken said, even as the call for a temporary pause without the release by Hamas of Israeli hostages was swiftly rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said Israel would be going with full steam ahead." The comments to reporters in Tel Aviv, following meetings with .

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Israeli PM Netanyahu rules out cease-fire until Hamas frees hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out a temporary cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, saying he will press ahead with a devastating military offensive until hostages held by the Hamas militant group are released. Netanyahu spoke Friday shortly after meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who pressed Israel for a temporary pause in its offensive in order to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza. Blinken also urged Israel to do more to protect civilians from its attacks. In a statement to reporters on Friday, Netanyahu said Israel is continuing with all of its power and refuses a temporary cease-fire that doesn't include a return of our hostages. Hamas kidnapped some 240 people in its bloody October 7 cross-border attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war. The attack killed some 1,400 people, while over 9,000 people have been killed since Israel began striking Gaza the same day, according to Palestinian health officials.

Over 8,000 rockets fired, 250,000 Israelis evacuate from their homes: IDF

In a post shared by the IDF on X, it stressed, "Israel is still under fire", adding that over 300 rockets are fired at Israel daily

US approves $14.5 bn aid for Israel as Biden vows to veto GOP approach

The House approved $14.5 billion in military aid Thursday for Israel, a muscular US response to the war with Hamas but also a partisan approach by new Speaker Mike Johnson that poses a direct challenge to Democrats and President Joe Biden. In a departure from norms, Johnson's package required that the emergency aid be offset with cuts in government spending elsewhere. That tack established the new House GOP's conservative leadership, but it also turned what would typically be a bipartisan vote into one dividing Democrats and Republicans. Biden has said he would veto the bill, which was approved on a largely party-line vote. Johnson, R-La, said the Republican package would provide Israel with the assistance needed to defend itself, free hostages held by Hamas and eradicate the militant Palestinian group, accomplishing "all of this while we also work to ensure responsible spending and reduce the size of the federal government." Democrats said that approach would only delay help for ..