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This Article is From Oct 29, 2023

Israel-Hamas War Highlights: Free All Palestinian Prisoners In Exchange For Hostages: Hamas To Israel

Israel-Hamas war highlights: Israel has "expanded" its operations in the Gaza Strip with Hamas saying its operatives were ready to confront attacks.

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Updated : October 29, 2023 6:09 am IST

Israel-Hamas War: Since Hamas' attack, Israel's bombardments have killed over 7,000 Palestinians

Israel Hamas War Highlights:

Israel has "expanded" its operations in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian group Hamas saying its operatives were ready to confront attacks with "full force". As Israeli air and ground forces stepped up their attacks on Friday night, local telecom firms and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Gaza said that the internet and mobile phone services were cut off.

"In the last hours, we intensified the attacks in Gaza," Israel's military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised news briefing. He also said that Israel's air force was conducting extensive strikes on Hamas' tunnels and other infrastructure.

"In addition to the attacks carried out in the last few days, ground forces are expanding their operations tonight," he said.

Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israeli towns, that killed over 1,400 people, Gaza's health ministry has said that Israel's retaliatory bombardments have killed more than 7,300 Palestinians.

Here are the Highlights on the Israel-Hamas war:

Oct 29, 2023 04:35 (IST)
Israel Presses Ground Campaign Against Hamas In 'Second Stage' Of Gaza War
Israeli forces waged ground operations against Hamas in Gaza on Sunday in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the second phase of a three-week-old war aimed at crushing the Palestinian militant group.
Oct 29, 2023 04:33 (IST)
US Republicans Pledge Support For Israel Amid War With Hamas
Republican presidential hopefuls lined up Saturday to pledge unwavering support for Israel in its war on Hamas as they spoke at an annual gathering of influential Jewish donors.

Former president Donald Trump told the Republican Jewish Coalition event he would "defend our friend and ally in the State of Israel like nobody has ever."

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is "a fight between civilization and savagery, between decency and depravity, and between good and evil," said Trump, who received the warmest response from attendees, as he took aim at President Joe Biden's administration and avoided criticizing his rivals.
Oct 29, 2023 04:20 (IST)
Health Ministry In Hamas-Run Gaza Says Death Count Passes 8,000
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says death count passes 8,000
Oct 29, 2023 04:19 (IST)
Turkey-Israel Ties In Tatters Over Erdogan Address
Israel said Saturday it was recalling its diplomatic staff from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a fierce attack on its military operation against Hamas militants in Gaza.

The announcement dealt a body blow to the sides' nascent efforts to restore political and economic relations after a decade of all but frozen ties.

Israel and Turkey -- an overwhelmingly Muslim nation that forms the bulwark of NATO defences on the edge of the Middle East -- had only just agreed to reappoint ambassadors last year.
Oct 29, 2023 03:58 (IST)
EU Top Diplomat Calls For 'Pause Of Hostilities' In Gaza War
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell demanded on Saturday a "pause of hostilities" to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip after the intense overnight bombing of the coastal territory.

But later Saturday, his comments were challenged by Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg on social media for having exceeded the position agreed by EU leaders earlier in the week.

Israel unleashed its bombing campaign after Hamas gunmen stormed across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and seizing more than 220 hostages, according to Israeli officials.
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Oct 29, 2023 03:14 (IST)
World Must Not Tolerate 'Catastrophic' Gaza Situation, Says Red Cross Chief
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday appealed for the world to act to halt the "intolerable level of human suffering" in the Gaza Strip.

"This is a catastrophic failing that the world must not tolerate," said Mirjana Spoljaric, as Israel declared its war on Hamas had "entered a new phase" with its massive bombardment of Gaza.
Oct 29, 2023 03:00 (IST)
Second Stage Of War Has Begun: Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that the second stage of the war against Hamas started with the entrance of more ground forces into Gaza on Friday night, The Times of Israel reported.

He said that Israel's goal is to "defeat the murderous enemy and to ensure our existence in our land.

Oct 29, 2023 01:46 (IST)
Egypt Says 'Israeli Obstacles' Impeding Aid Delivery To Gaza
Egypt's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday "Israeli obstacles" including truck inspection procedures were impeding the prompt delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave.

"The trucks must be inspected at the Israeli Nitzana crossing before they head to the Rafah crossing on a journey that takes a distance of 100 km (62 miles) before they actually enter the Rafah crossing, which causes obstacles that significantly delay the arrival of aid," a ministry spokesperson said in a statement.
Oct 29, 2023 01:44 (IST)
Thousands March For Palestinians In UK, France, Switzerland
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in Britain Saturday calling for a ceasefire as Israel's army intensified its assault on the Gaza Strip. Thousands more demonstrated in France and Switzerland.

As Israel's intense strikes provided cover for its ground forces to step up fighting in Gaza, the United Nations warned thousands more civilians could die.
Oct 29, 2023 01:43 (IST)
Qatar-Led Negotiations Between Israel And Hamas Continue: Report
Qatar-mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas aimed at de-escalating fighting in Gaza continued on Saturday, a source briefed on the negotiations said, even as Israel intensified its assault on the enclave.

Talks have not broken down, but are taking place at a "much slower pace" than before the escalation from Friday evening, the source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of negotiations.
Oct 29, 2023 01:42 (IST)
"We Do What...": Israel Military On Gaza Telecommunications Blackout
Israel's chief military spokesperson declined to say whether Israel was behind the telecommunications blackout that hit Gaza on Friday and which has left the besieged enclave largely cut off but said it would do what it needed to protect its forces.

Asked whether Israel had knocked out cellular services at the start of the ground offensive that began on Friday night, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said:

"We do what we have to do to secure our forces for as long as we must, temporary or permanent, as much as we need to and we will not say anything further about that."
Oct 29, 2023 01:31 (IST)
Israel Hostage Families Demand Answers From Netanyahu Government
The families of more than 220 hostages seized by Hamas demanded answers from the Israeli government on Saturday with many fearing that a military onslaught on the Gaza Strip is putting the captives' lives at risk.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke off from war planning for a hastily arranged meeting with hostage families after they had threatened to start street protests to highlight their desperation.

Oct 29, 2023 00:57 (IST)
Israel Hamas War Hostages Free Hamas Chief In Gaza Says Ready For Immediate Prisoner Swap With Israel
Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, said Saturday that the Palestinian militant group was ready for an "immediate" prisoner swap with Israel.
Oct 29, 2023 00:26 (IST)
Netanyahu Says Defeating Hamas 'Existential Test' For Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that defeating Hamas was an "existential test" for Israel, charging that 90 percent of the group's military budget came from Iran.


"We must defeat Hamas because the test is an existential test for us," Netanyahu told a news conference.


"Iran supports Hamas. I think that 90 percent of Hamas's military budget comes from Iran. It funds, it organises, it directs it."

Oct 29, 2023 00:19 (IST)
UAE Condemns Israeli Ground Operations In Gaza Strip: Report

 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday condemned the Israeli ground operations in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the state news agency WAM reported, citing the country's foreign ministry.

UAE, which became the first Gulf country to normalise relations with Israel in 2020, also "expressed its deep concern over the Israeli military escalation and exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis that threatens more loss of civilian lives."

Oct 29, 2023 00:18 (IST)
PM Modi, Egypt President Discuss Israeli Military Operations In Gaza Strip Israel Hamas War Palestine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi exchanged views on the latest developments in the "Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip" and the danger of continuing the current escalation.
Oct 28, 2023 23:55 (IST)
Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli "Ground Operation" In Gaza
As the Israeli Army 'expanded' ground incursion in Gaza, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned any ground operations by Israeli forces that may cause threats to the lives of Palestinian civilians.

"The Kingdom condemns and denounces the ground operations carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, and warns of the danger of continuing to carry out these blatant and unjustified violations of international law against our brotherly Palestinians," Saudi Arabia foreign ministry said in a statement.
Oct 28, 2023 23:53 (IST)
Gaza War Entered Second Stage With Ground Operation, Says Netanyahu

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday the ground operation launched by Israeli troops in Gaza was the second stage in a war against the Islamist group Hamas that would be long and difficult.

Speaking at a news conference, he said every effort would be made to rescue the more than 200 hostages held by Hamas.

Oct 28, 2023 23:34 (IST)
Alert- Israel's Netanyahu Says Gaza War Will Be "Long And Difficult"
Oct 28, 2023 23:30 (IST)
Egypt Says "Israeli Obstacles" Impeding Aid Delivery To Gaza
Egypt's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday "Israeli obstacles" including truck inspection procedures were impeding the prompt delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave.

"The trucks must be inspected at the Israeli Nitzana crossing before they head to the Rafah crossing on a journey that takes a distance of 100 km (62 miles) before they actually enter the Rafah crossing, which causes obstacles that significantly delay the arrival of aid," a ministry spokesperson said in a statement.



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