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Over one million people in Gaza have been displaced as Israel prepares for ground assault after unprecedented attacked launced by Palestine's Hamas group. Israeli troops now wait for a political go-ahead to launch ground invasion.
Israel was caught off-guard by Hamas last weekend as the group attacked its civilians. Israel in response has also launched airstrikes on the Hamas-controlled Gaza stripped and stopped food and electricity supply to the region.
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly said that Hamas group's actions "do not represent Palestinian people", according to news agency Reuters.
Here are the Live Updates on Israel-Hamas War:
Joe Biden To Visit Israel Tomorrow
US President Joe Biden will pay a solidarity visit to Israel on Wednesday following the Hamas attacks, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.
"The president will reaffirm United States solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security," Blinken said early Tuesday after marathon overnight talks in Tel Aviv with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel Says Some Spanish Officials Align With Hamas, Government Rejects
Israel's embassy in Madrid on Monday said some Spanish officials were siding with the Palestinian militant group Hamas after three ministers criticized Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, but Spain's government rejected the embassy's claim.
The Israeli embassy in Spain said in a statement that Israel strongly condemned recent remarks by some members of the Spanish government, whom it did not specify.
Referring to Hamas and Islamic State, it said it was "deeply worrying" that "certain elements within the Spanish government have opted to align themselves with this terrorism (of) ISIS type".
Israeli Cyber Experts Start 'War Room' To Track Missing After Hamas Attack
Hundreds of Israeli high-tech experts have temporarily put their private sector jobs aside to help locate Israelis missing after last week's attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Hamas gunmen evaded heavy Israeli security measures to escape the Gaza Strip and storm Israeli towns and kibbutzes, killing 1,300 people and taking almost 200 into captivity. In response, Israel has bombarded Gaza for days, killing more than 2,700 Palestinians while its troops prepare a ground assault.
Will Bar Pro-Hamas Supporters, Expend Muslim Travel Ban If Elected: Donald TrumpDonald Trump promised on Monday that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the US and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the Palestinian militant group.
Israel Strikes Hezbollah "Terrorist" Targets In Lebanon: Army
Israel launched strikes overnight on Hezbollah "terrorist" targets in Lebanon, a statement from the Israeli army said early Tuesday morning.
"The Israeli army is striking military targets of the terrorist organisation Hezbollah on Lebanese territory," the statement said.
Israel-Palestine War: Biden Weighs Israel Trip As War With Hamas RagesPresident Joe Biden on Monday weighed an invitation to visit close US ally Israel to show support as it wages war against Hamas, abruptly canceling a domestic political trip to meet with his national security team.
Israel-Palestine War: Israel Intercepts 3 Rockets In Tel Aviv As Gaza offensive intensifiesThree rockets were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome Missile System in Tel Aviv on Monday night, with sirens blaring for the third time in a day.
Biden Holds Call With Egypt President Over Israel-Hamas War
US President Joe Biden spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, the White House said, as the Israel-Hamas war raged in Gaza.
Biden, who is currently weighing an invitation to visit Israel, also spoke to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz "in advance of chancellor Scholz's travel to Egypt and Israel," a White House statement said.
Israel's Internal Security Agency Takes Responsibility For Hamas AttackThe head of Israel's Internal Security Agency (ISA), Ronen Bar, took responsibility for failing to foil Hamas' brutal attack on October 7 in which more than 1,300 people died, but vowed to fight till the end for a decisive victory in the war.
Former Hamas Chief Says Israeli Captives Include High-Ranking Officers
Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said on Monday the group's Israeli captives include high-ranking officers from the Gaza Division.
Meshaal, who heads Hamas' diaspora office, also said the group will spare no effort in using the captives as leverage to free 6,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, Hamas' telegram channel quoted him as telling AlAraby TV in an interview.
Hamas Says Israeli Threat Of Ground Invasion "Doesn't Scare US"
The threat of an Israeli ground invasion of the blockaded Gaza Strip "doesn't scare us and we are ready for it", Abu Obeideh, the spokesman of Hamas's military wing, said Monday.
In a televised statement, he said Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades were holding 200 people captive since a massive onslaught on Israel's south on October 7, with about 50 others held by other "resistance factions and in other places".
"The threat of the occupation (Israel) to launch a ground offensive against our people doesn't scare us and we are ready for it," Abu Obeideh said ahead of an expected Israeli invasion more than a week into war.
The Israel-Hamas Military Balance: A Look At Their Allies, ArmsIsrael has one of the best-resourced militaries in the world, hugely supported by Washington. In Hamas, it faces a highly-trained armed group with powerful regional allies.
EU to launch humanitarian air corridor to Gaza
The European Union will launch a humanitarian air corridor to Gaza through Egypt with the first flights expected this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday.
"Palestinians in Gaza are in need of humanitarian help and aid. That is why... we are launching an EU humanitarian air bridge to Gaza through Egypt. The first two flights will start this week," von der Leyen told a press conference in the Albanian capital Tirana, where she attended a regional Balkan summit.
Earlier Monday, Egypt and France's foreign ministers urged the delivery of humanitarian aid and the exit of foreign nationals from the bombarded Gaza Strip, as the war between Israel and Hamas entered its tenth day.
Putin speaks to Netanyahu over conflict with Hamas: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since the deadly Hamas attack, and briefed him on several talks with leaders from the region and Palestinian Authority.
"The Israeli side was in particular informed of the essential points of telephone correspondences that took place today with the leaders of Palestine, Egypt, Iran and Syria," the Kremlin said in a statement.
UK reaffirms to Palestinian Authority leader: Hamas does not speak for Palestinian people
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak affirmed to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that Britain's position remains that militant group Hamas does not speak for ordinary Palestinian people.
A readout of a call between the two, issued by Sunak's office on Monday said:
"The Prime Minister reiterated the UK's position that Hamas does not speak for ordinary Palestinians.
UN Security Council to discuss Israel-Hamas war
The UN Security Council said it will discuss the Israel-Hamas war Monday, as the crisis deepens with Israel gearing up for a ground offensive in Gaza.
The council said it will start deliberations at 6:00 pm (2200 GMT).
Diplomats say two competing draft resolutions are being discussed: one from Russia urging a ceasefire and delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, but making no mention of Hamas, and one sponsored by Brazil, calling the Hamas attacks on October 7 that triggered the war an act of terrorism.
Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch Offers To Be Exchanged For Hamas Hostages
Pope Francis' representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, made his comment in response to a question during a video conference with journalists in Italy.
Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch Offers To Be Exchanged For Hamas Hostages
Pope Francis' representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, made his comment in response to a question during a video conference with journalists in Italy.
Blinken seeks common front in Israel after Arab tour [
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned Monday to Israel after talks in six Arab states, hoping to coordinate efforts against Hamas while finding ways to alleviate Gaza's humanitarian crisis.
Just four days after he paid a lightning visit to Tel Aviv to show solidarity, Blinken flew back and went straight to talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Jerusalem office.
World leaders seek to contain Israel-Hamas war, protect civilians
As Israel prepares for a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip, the international community has mobilised to try to protect civilians and prevent the conflict spreading across the region.
But Israel's avowed determination to crush Hamas, the group behind the October 7 attack on Israel, are hampering mediation efforts. So too are clashes along Israel's northern border with Lebanon.
UN humanitarian chief says heading to Mideast for Gaza aid negotiations
The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said he would be heading to the Middle East on Tuesday to try to help negotiate aid access to the Gaza Strip.
"We need access for aid... I shall be going myself tomorrow to the region to try to help in the negotiations," he said in a video statement Monday.
After 24 Years In Israel Jail, He Went On To Lead Hamas Attacks Israel Military Confirms 199 Hostages Kidnapped By Hamas
The Israeli military on Monday raised the figure to 199 people confirmed to have been abduced by Hamas to the Gaza Strip in the militants' cross-border attacks which sparked a devastating war.
"We have updated the families of 199 hostages," military spokesman Daniel Hagari told a media briefing, revising up an earlier number of 155 captives.
Israel-Hamas War, Israel Gaza War: Israel, US, Egypt Plan Ceasefire, Border Passage To Let Gazas Escape War Israel Evacuating Communities Along Lebanon Border
The Israeli army said Monday it was evacuating residents living along its northern frontier with Lebanon amid rising tensions there 10 days into its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The army noted in a statement "the implementation of a plan to evacuate residents of northern Israel who live in the area up to two kilometres from the Lebanese border to state-funded guesthouses".
China Summit Under Shadow Of Israel-Hamas War
China prepared on Monday to host representatives of 130 countries for a forum that will be overshadowed by the Israel-Gaza war, as an increasingly assertive Beijing is asked to help de-escalate the violence.
At the top of the invite list to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum is Russia's President Vladimir Putin, on his first trip to a major global power since the Ukraine invasion threw his regime into international isolation.
Hundreds Of Bodies Of Hamas Victims Still In Containers, Yet To be Identified
"Why Aren't They Taking Palestinians": Nikki Haley Slams Arab Countries
India, Indonesia Risk Biggest Fallout From Geopolitical Shocks
Joe Biden Says Gaza Occupation Would Be "Big Mistake", May Travel To Israel
Deadline Over, 1 Million Flee Gaza As Israel Readies Ground Offensive: 10 Points
President Mahmoud Abbas Says Hamas' Actions Don't Represent Palestinians: ReportPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the actions and policies of Islamist group Hamas do not represent Palestinian people, according to official news agency WAFA.
Arab States "Determined" To Not Let Israel-Hamas War Spread: Antony BlinkenUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday to talk "about the way forward" after several days of shuttle diplomacy between Arab states.
