Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Talks underway include temporary truce, hostages-prisoners swap deal: Hamas official

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Talks underway include temporary truce, hostages-prisoners swap deal: Hamas official

Talks underway between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel are about a temporary truce for arranging entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and a hostages-prisoners swap deal, Hamas official Izzat el Reshiq told Al Jazeera TV on Tuesday.

“The expected agreement will include the release of Israeli women and children hostages in exchange for release of Palestinian children and women in the occupation’s prisons,” he added.

The details of the truce will be announced by Qatari officials, el Reshiq said.

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Netanyahu meet hostage families, says securing their release 'supreme mission'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with families of more than 200 Israelis who are being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu said his government will help in securing their release and stressed it was a "sacred and supreme mission", The Times of Israel reported.

"We will not let up until they are returned and this is the responsibility of me and the war cabinet," he said in a statement.

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Palestinian state best guarantee of Israel security: EU's Borrell

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be the best way of ensuring Israel's security.

Borrell held a video meeting with foreign ministers from the EU's 27 countries after touring the Middle East for talks on Israel's war with Hamas.

The EU's top diplomat said that he had drawn "a fundamental political conclusion" from his discussions across the region.

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India welcomes efforts for humanitarian pauses in Israel-Hamas conflict

India has welcomed humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas war, as well as international attempts to de-escalate the conflict and provide vital humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly's Informal Plenary Meeting on a briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip on Monday, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj emphasised that the message from the Indian leadership has been "clear and consistent."

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We are approaching truce agreement with Israel: Hamas chief Haniyeh

Hamas officials are “approaching a truce agreement” with Israel and the group delivered its response to Qatari officials, the leader of the Palestinian group, Ismail Haniyeh, said in a statement sent to Reuters by his aide.

There were no further details about the terms of the potential agreement.

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IMEEC, I2U2 progress could be paused due to Israel-Hamas conflict: US envoy

The Israel-Hamas conflict and bombardment of Gaza could “pause” progress on India-U.S. trade, and connectivity initiatives, including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) and the India-Israel-UAE-U.S. (I2U2) groupings, U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said.

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WHO says most Gaza hospitals no longer functioning

The World Health Organization warned Monday that health services in Gaza had suffered “catastrophic” damage, with most hospitals no longer functioning.

“We now have 1.7 million people displaced so we have twice or three times the population (in the south of Gaza), using one third of the hospital beds in less than a third of the hospitals available,” Michael Ryan, executive director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, told a United Nations briefing, speaking from Geneva.

“Even if tomorrow morning, this were to end in terms of a ceasefire, we still have a huge problem on our hands.”

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US intel backs Israeli claim on Hamas operating at Shifa hospital

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday the United States has its own intelligence assessment that “corroborated” Israeli claims that Hamas was using the Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a “command and control node.”

Hamas has denied claims that it's operating from inside the hospital or from tunnels beneath it.

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Israel shares video of Hamas gunman executing woman on Oct. 7

Israel on Monday released security camera footage from Oct. 7, which shows Hamas gunmen who crossed into Israel chase people from an outdoor music festival, with one seen executing a woman at point-blank range.

Israel is seeking to fend off international criticism for its response to the Hamas rampage, which sparked a devastating war in Gaza. Despite mounting calls for a ceasefire, Israel has said it will push on with its campaign until Hamas is eradicated.

"This is a war between good and evil," said a post shared on social media with the video footage by an account linked to Israel's Foreign Ministry.

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Red Cross head meets with Hamas leader

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross met with Hamas's supreme commander, Ismail Haniyeh, to discuss the release of four Israeli hostages held by the terrorist organisation.

Mirjana Spoljaric travelled to Qatar on Monday to meet with the Hamas leader as part of the International Committee of the Red Cross' efforts to guarantee compliance with international humanitarian law.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has frequently urged for hostage release and has sought access for its teams to visit captives, give medication, and assist hostages in communicating with their family.

Spoljaric has met with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and family of certain hostages at the ICRC's Geneva headquarters in recent weeks.

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200 evacuated from Gaza hospital

About 200 people have been evacuated from a northern Gaza hospital that was caught up in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants on Monday.

Ashraf al-Qudra, a spokesperson for Hamas’ Health Ministry, said the evacuees from Indonesian Hospital were taken to southern Gaza in a rescue effort coordinated by the United Nations and the International Committee for the Red Cross. Many of the injured evacuees are being treated at al-Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, he said.

Between 400 and 500 more wounded people remain at Indonesian Hospital, al-Qudra said in an interview with Al-Jazeera.

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Israel won't prioritize release over defeating Hamas

A relative of a hostage captured by Hamas said late Monday that Israel’s top officials told him and other families of the captives they won't prioritize their release over defeating Hamas.

Udi Goren, whose cousin Tal Chaimi is in captivity in Gaza, was one of several family members of hostages who met with the war cabinet, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“What we’ve heard is that taking down Hamas and bringing the hostages (home) are ... equally important,” Goren told reporters after coming out of the meeting in Tel Aviv.

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WHO official says Gaza hospital situation 'catastrophic'

On Monday, a top World Health Organisation official described the hospital situation in Gaza as "catastrophic," adding that most are no longer operational and that what is left will likely be swamped by the hundreds of babies due in the coming month.

The UN briefing occurred only hours after a shell hit the second floor of a hospital in northern Gaza, killing 12, according to the Hamas-led Health Ministry and a medical worker. Both the government and the worker pointed the finger upon Israel, which denied bombarding the hospital.

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Gaza War: Premature babies evacuated to Egypt

According to live footage and Egypt's Al Qahera TV, the first batch of prematurely born babies who were evacuated from a hospital in the Gaza Strip crossed into Egypt on Monday for medical treatment.

As per the Palestinian Red Crescent and Al Qahera TV, about twenty newborns were anticipated to cross. The babies had been in Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, where a number of other infants had perished after a breakdown in medical care brought on in part by power outages as fuel ran out.

Al Qahera broadcast live footage of medical personnel gently extracting infants from within ambulances and putting them in transportable incubators before wheeling the incubators across a parking lot in the direction of other ambulances.

The infants were brought to a hospital on Sunday.

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Relatives of Gaza hostages worried about fate

On Monday, far-right Israeli MPs were persuaded by the relatives of some of the 240 persons that Hamas is holding captive in Gaza not to proceed with the proposed death penalty for captured Palestinian terrorists. They said that mere discussion of the death penalty could put the hostages in danger.

After members of the armed Islamist movement broke across the Gaza Strip border on October 7 and proceeded on the rampage, killing over 1,200 people and kidnapping others, Israel reported that a number of suspected shooters had been apprehended.

Israel's Justice Ministry announced on November 7 that a task group was deliberating how to hold trials for the Palestinians who had been imprisoned and guarantee "punishments befitting the severity of the horrors committed" for those found guilty.

Extreme right leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's Minister of National Security, has advocated for the death penalty, which is now inactive.

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Over 100 Gaza refugees to reach Turkey

A spokesman for Turkey's foreign ministry and health minister announced that more than 100 Gaza refugees, many of whom would seek medical care there, are expected to land in Turkey on Monday.

According to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, sixty-one patients—along with forty-nine family members—arrived in Egypt from Gaza on Sunday night and were due to board a Monday flight to Ankara after spending the night in Al Arish hospital.

He stated last week that Ankara aimed to transfer as many of the approximately one thousand Gaza-based cancer patients to Turkey. Last Thursday, the first 27 patients arrived in Ankara.

In a related development, 87 Turks, Turkish Cypriots, and their families landed in Egypt on Sunday from Gaza and were scheduled to fly to Istanbul late on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Oncu Keceli said.

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Gaza war boosts unemployment rate in Israel

The Central Bureau of Statistics said on Monday that tens of thousands of Israeli citizens who had lived close to the Gaza border were forced to flee their homes as a result of the battle with Palestinian Hamas militants, which caused Israel's unemployment rate to soar to almost 10% in October.

Last month, the headline unemployment rate remained stable at 3.4%.

However, accounting for the anticipated temporary loss of employment, the rate rose to 9.6% in October, with 428,400 unemployed compared to 163,600 in September, the month before the onslaught on Israeli border towns by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

Nearly 400,000 Israelis were called up to reserve service following the incident, while official figures indicate that roughly 80,000 Israelis were placed on unpaid leave in the in the last few weeks.

The employment rate in October dipped to 56.5% from 61.1%.

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Israel, Hamas edge closer to hostage deal despite Gaza fighting

On Sunday, Hamas gunmen fought Israeli soldiers as they attempted to enter Gaza's largest refugee camp; nonetheless, in spite of the fighting, Israeli and American officials announced that an agreement to release some of the captives held in the besieged enclave was getting near.

On October 7, Hamas launched a devastating cross-border raid into Israel, seizing some 240 hostages in the process. This led Israel to attack the little territory in order to exterminate the Islamist organisation.

The Israeli military claims that since entering Gaza late last month, Israeli tanks and personnel have taken control of a sizable portion of the region to the north, northwest, and east, including Gaza City.

However, in some areas of the heavily urbanised north, including sections of Gaza City, militants are waging guerrilla-style warfare, according to Hamas and civilian witnesses.

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Muslim nations urge end to Gaza war during Beijing meet

As their team travelled to Beijing on the first phase of a tour to advocate for the cessation of hostilities and the entry of humanitarian aid into the beleaguered Palestinian enclave, ministers from the Arab and Muslim worlds called for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza on Monday.

The group is exerting more pressure on the West to reject Israel's explanation of its actions against Palestinians as self-defense. It is scheduled to meet with representatives of each of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.

Among the delegations meeting with China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday are representatives from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, and the Palestinian government.

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Dozens killed, wounded as fighting rages in Gaza hospital

As violence continued despite signs of a potential halt in hostilities, Israeli tanks surrounded a hospital in north Gaza, resulting in at least 12 Palestinian deaths and numerous injuries, according to health officials on Monday.

Regarding the situation at the Indonesian Hospital, where health officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza claimed 700 patients and staff were being fired upon by Israeli forces, the Israeli military remained silent for the time being.

The Beit Lahia complex, located in the northeastern Gaza town, was damaged by artillery fire, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Health officials in Palestine reported that desperate attempts were being made to get civilians out of harm's way.

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IDF has released proof of terrorists holding hostages at al-Shifa hospital

The IDF published surveillance footage from Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, revealing visual evidence of Hamas militants keeping captives inside the institution.

The IDF also disclosed additional information concerning the events surrounding Corporal Noa Marciano's death.

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Heavy fighting breaks out around another Gaza hospital after babies evacuated from Shifa

Heavy fighting erupted Monday around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israeli forces focus on clearing medical facilities that they say Hamas militants use for cover.

A shell struck the second floor of the Indonesian Hospital, killing at least 12 people, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza and a medical worker inside the facility. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

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Stop these atrocities: Malaysian PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has decried global hypocrisy in being asked to criticise Russian aggression in Ukraine while other countries stay "mute" on the "atrocities inflicted on Palestinians."

"Stop these atrocities, stop the killing of women and children, now. Because every day means more babies will be killed," Ibrahim declared during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference on Monday.

Malaysia has traditionally supported the Palestinian cause and the two-state solution.

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Israeli tanks reported near hospital in embattled north Gaza

According to Gaza's health ministry, Israeli tanks were stationed outside a hospital complex in north Gaza, where 12 Palestinians were killed and others were injured.

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Iran denies involvement in Red Sea ship seizure by Yemen's Houthis

At a news briefing on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani disputed Israeli charges that Iran was engaged in the capture of a British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship in the southern Red Sea by Yemen's Houthis.

"We have said multiple times that resistance groups in the region act independently and spontaneously based on their interests and that of their people," Kanaani said, adding that Israeli claims were intended to divert attention away from Israel's "irreparable defeat" in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza.

According to Israel, the event was an "Iranian act of terrorism" with implications for international marine security.

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More than 100 Gaza evacuees to arrive in Turkey

According to two sources, more than 100 Gaza refugees are expected to arrive in Turkey, including scores of Palestinians who will undergo medical care.

Sixty-one patients landed in Egypt from Gaza on Sunday evening, accompanied by 49 relatives, and were due to travel to Ankara the following morning after spending the night in Al Arish hospital, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.

He stated last week that Ankara wished to transport as many of Gaza's almost 1,000 cancer patients as possible to Turkey. Last Thursday, the first 27 patients arrived in Ankara.

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Israel expands Gaza operation amid hostage deal talks

On Monday, Gaza braced for an extension of Israeli military operations, even as cautious optimism grew for an agreement to free captives in exchange for a respite in combat.

The Israeli army said on Sunday that it will expand its war against Hamas terrorists to "additional neighbourhoods" in Gaza, where an aerial and ground offensive has already killed 13,000 people, including hundreds of children, according to the Hamas-run government.

The worst Gaza conflict in history began on October 7 with a shocking Hamas raid that Israeli officials estimate killed 1,200 Palestinians and took 240 hostages.

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Three Hamas company commanders killed in overnight strikes

According to the Israel Defence Forces, fighter planes targeted and killed three Hamas company leaders in nighttime attacks in Gaza.

According to the IDF, the attacks were carried out in response to intelligence on their whereabouts given by the Shin Bet and Military Intelligence Directorate.

Separately, the IDF claims troops from the Nahal Brigade spotted a group of Hamas operatives approaching a structure near them in the Gaza Strip and ordered an attack.

According to the IDF, the structure was also utilised as a weapons storage and was destroyed in the raid.

כוחות צה"ל ממשיכים לפעול בשטח הרצועה לחיסול מחבלים, תוך הכוונת כלי טיס לחיסול מחבלים ותשתיות טרור ולאיתור אמצעי לחימה וציוד צבאי.

צה"ל תקף באמצעות מטוסי קרב, בהכוונה מודיעינית של אמ"ן ושב"כ, וחיסל שלושה מפקדי פלוגה נוספים של ארגון הטרור חמאס>> pic.twitter.com/BUvEMlgf7G— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 20, 2023

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Iran calls on Russia to play more active role in Gaza war resolution

Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran's senior diplomat, has urged Russia to take a more active role in ensuring regional stability.

"Resistance will undoubtedly determine the final result," Amirabdollahian warned his Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, over the phone.

According to a transcript of the conversation, the two diplomats largely addressed the Gaza battle, with Amirabdollahian accusing the US of inflaming the conflict.

They also emphasised the importance of a cease-fire and immediate aid to the impacted civilian population.

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China FM says 'urgent' steps needed to ease Gaza crisis

As he met diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority countries in Beijing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the world must "act urgently" to end the Israel-Hamas conflict.

This week, a group of foreign ministers from the Palestinian Authority, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan is meeting in Beijing to discuss "de-escalation" of the present Palestinian-Israeli crisis.

"Let us work together to quickly cool down the situation in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East as soon as possible," Wang told ministers at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in the Chinese capital.

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‘Israel seeks to end Palestinians’ presence on their land’

According to Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Israel is attempting to "end the Palestinian people's presence on what remains of its historical land."

He made the remark during a meeting of ambassadors from Arab and Muslim-majority countries in Beijing.

Leaders from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Palestine, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation are meeting in Cairo to explore methods to cease the war in Gaza and put pressure on Western countries to reject Israel's claim that its military assault in the Gaza Strip is in self-defense.

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Latest developments:

• According to Palestinian reports, Israeli troops stormed homes in the al-Shuweika neighbourhood of Tulkarm.
• Fighting also erupted between rebels and Israeli soldiers during a raid on the al-Faraa camp in Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank.
• Raids were also taken out in Jericho at the Aqabat Jabr camp, Ramallah's Umm al-Sharayet neighbourhood, Bethlehem's Tuqu' town, and Hebron.

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Forever war? Israel risks a long, bloody insurgency in Gaza

If Israel destroys Hamas and occupies Gaza without a viable post-war strategy to evacuate its soldiers and proceed towards the establishment of a Palestinian state, it faces a lengthy and brutal struggle, according to US and Arab officials, diplomats, and experts.

According to two US and four regional officials as well as four diplomats familiar with the discussions, none of the ideas floated so far by Israel, the US, and Arab nations for the post-war administration of Gaza have gained traction, raising concerns that the Israeli military may become mired in a lengthy security operation.

As Israel strengthens its grip over northern Gaza, some officials in Washington and Arab capitals worry that it is repeating the mistakes of the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, where fast military wins were followed by years of deadly resistance.

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'Gaza is on the verge of major disease outbreaks,' WHO warns

The World Health Organization has declared that Gaza is on the verge of major disease outbreaks.

According to the WHO, 800,000 people are jammed into overcrowded schools and other centers where they are suffering from skin conditions like scabies, jaundice, and diarrhea. Regional Emergency Director Richard Brennan told Sky News that there is “open defecation” and only one restroom for several hundred people.

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At least 12 killed in Israeli strikes in Indonesian hospital

Israeli tanks have encircled the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, where at least twelve Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli attacks that began this morning.

Israeli tank shells also targeted the adjoining Kuwaiti school where hundreds of people had been refuge, claimed Al Jazeera.

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In Beijing, Arab and Muslim ministers urge end to Gaza war

Arab and Muslim ministers called for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza on Monday, as their team arrived in Beijing for the first part of a tour to press for the cessation of hostilities and the entry of humanitarian supplies into the devastated Palestinian enclave.

The team, which is scheduled to meet with officials from each of the United Nations Security Council's five permanent members, is also putting pressure on the West to reject Israel's rationale for its actions against Palestinians as self-defense.

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IDF releases video of hostages in Shifa hospital on Oct. 7

On Monday, the Israel Defence Forces published video footage from the Shifa hospital on the day of the Hamas raid, stating that a Nepalese civilian and a Thai civilian were seized from Israeli territory "surrounded by armed Hamas terrorists."

One of the injured captives was seen being transported on a hospital bed in the footage.

EXPOSED: This is documentation from Shifa Hospital from the day of the massacre, October 7, 2023, between the hours of 10:42 a.m and 11:01 a.m. in which hostages, a Nepalese civilian and a Thai civilian, were abducted from Israeli territory are seen surrounded by armed Hamas… pic.twitter.com/a5udjBw4wF— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 19, 2023

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UK opposition Labour Party's foreign policy chief visits Israel

The foreign policy leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, David Lammy, stated on Sunday that he was visiting Israel and the West Bank and meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Authority Deputy Foreign Minister Amal Jadu.

According to the release, Lammy will also meet with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and Israeli Labour Party Leader Merav Michaeli.

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31 premature babies in 'extremely critical' condition evacuated from Gaza

Health officials in Gaza reported that over 250 patients with seriously infected wounds and other urgent conditions remained stranded days after Israeli forces entered the compound to search for Hamas operations. Of these, 31 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” were safely transferred Sunday from Gaza’s main hospital and will go to Egypt.

The babies’ predicament and Israel’s accusations against Shifa Hospital have grown to be powerful symbols in the bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian civilian casualties have increased as a result of an Israeli offensive, and Israel has charged Hamas with using Shifa and other hospitals as military bases.

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With the world's eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own war

When Israeli aeroplanes flew over the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of Hamas terrorists' fatal strike on southern Israel, Palestinians claim a new type of war broke out in the occupied West Bank.

The region was sealed off overnight. Jewish vigilantes assaulted towns, imposed curfews, detained youngsters, beaten inmates, and stormed villages.

With the world's attention focused on Gaza and the humanitarian disaster there, war-like violence has erupted in the West Bank. According to the UN, Israeli settlement violence have increased at an unprecedented rate.

The escalation has instilled dread, increased misery, and deprived Palestinians of their livelihoods, homes, and, in some cases, lives.

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Israel expands Gaza operation as mediator says hostage deal 'close'

On Monday, Israeli forces were "expanding" their operation in Gaza, as Qatari mediators indicated they were getting closer to an agreement to rescue some of the 240 hostages held by Hamas terrorists.

Israel has issued evacuation orders for inhabitants of Gaza's largest refugee camp, Jabalia, and a neighbouring coastal camp, as the military said on Sunday that it was "expanding its operational activities in additional neighbourhoods... of the Gaza Strip."

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Israel’s 3-member war cabinet to meet representatives of hostages’ families today

For weeks, Israel, the US, and Qatar, which mediates with Hamas, have been negotiating a captive release.

"We are hopeful that we can get a significant number of hostages freed in the coming days," Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, said on ABC's "This Week."

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's Prime Minister, stated that the sticking problems were "more practical, logistical."

On Monday evening, Israel's three-member war council will meet with representatives of the hostages' relatives.

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48 journalists and media workers confirmed killed in Isreal: New York journalists committee

The Committee to Protect Journalists, based in New York, reported that 48 journalists and media workers have been verified dead in the region since the October 7 attack on Israel, including the head of a key media organisation in Gaza and two other journalists.

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International community must take responsibility to stop Israel

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister stated on Monday during a meeting between China's foreign minister and ministers from Arab and Islamic nations that the international community must take responsibilities to halt Israel.

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Emmanuel Macron reminds Netanyahu of ‘absolute necessity’ to distinguish terrorists from the population

On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron talked with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

According to the French presidency, Macron informed Netanyahu of "too many civilian losses" in Gaza, as well as the "absolute necessity" of distinguishing terrorists from civilians. Macron also emphasised the need for an "immediate humanitarian truce leading to a ceasefire."

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 13,000

According to Gaza's official media agency, the Palestinian casualty toll in the Gaza Strip has surpassed 13,000 since the Israel-Hamas conflict commenced on October 7.

At a news conference on Sunday, Ismail al-Thawabta, the director general of the media office, revealed that among the deceased were 5,500 children and 3,500 women, with over 30,000 others gravely injured.

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Israeli military says detained 38 Palestinians in West Bank raid

The Israeli army stated in a statement posted on its website that its soldiers had collected weapons and broke down what it called explosives fabrication facilities.

Israel said that the attacks were aimed at refugee camps in Nablus and Jenin.

The Israeli military stated that during the operation, it "uncovered" ready-to-use explosives and looked for firearms, including M16 rifles, ammo, and other weapon parts.

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Israeli army unveils footage it says shows hostages at Gaza hospital

The Israeli military published security camera footage of hostages being transported into Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on October 7 after being captured during Hamas assaults on southern Israel on Sunday.

The army has often claimed that Hamas utilises Al-Shifa hospital as a base, an allegation that the military has been pressed to back up.

Militants and medical personnel have both disputed that a command centre exists beneath the hospital.

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'Pure lie': Hamas dismisses Israel's claim of finding tunnel below Al-Shifa hospital

Hamas called Israel's announcement of the discovery of a tunnel beneath the Al-Shifa hospital a "pure lie."

Gaza's health ministry director, Mounir El Barsh, said Al Jazeera television that Israeli soldiers had been in the facility for eight days and "hadn't found anything."

The IDF film made no indication of what may be beyond the tunnel's blast-proof entrance. The location was reached via a shaft unearthed in a shed on the Al-Shifa complex.