This Article is From Oct 14, 2023

Israel-Hamas War LIVE: Israel Strikes Killed 9 Hostages In Past 24 Hours, Says Hamas

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Thousands of pamphlets warning Palestinians were dropped on Gaza by the military cautioning them against staying back when the Israeli retaliation begins.

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Israel-Palestine War News Live: Nearly 1,900 Gazans have been killed in waves of Israeli missile strikes.

Israel Gaza War Live Updates: Israeli Defence Forces have issued a fresh warning to Palestinians in Gaza, telling the residents to leave their homes and not return till further notice as Israel mounts its biggest counteroffensive on Gazan soil in decades. Thousands of pamphlets warning Palestinians were dropped on Gaza by the military cautioning them against staying back when the Israeli retaliation begins. “Dear residents of Gaza The terrorist organisations started a war against the State of Israel, the city of Gaza became a battlefield. You must evacuate your home immediately and leave the southern Gaza Wadi. For your safety and security: You must not return to your home until further notice from the Israel Defense Forces. Recognized public shelters (shelters) in Gaza City must be evacuated,” the warning said.

“Do not approach the security fence - for your safety and for the safety of your families. Anyone who approaches exposes himself to death. You must evacuate your home and go south from the Gaza Strip,” it said.

Here are the LIVE updates on Israel-Palestine War:

Oct 14, 2023 23:48 (IST)
"UK Will Always Stand With Its Allies Against Terror": PM Rishi Sunak
On the Israel-Hamas war, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the UK will always stand with its allies against terror, reported news agency PTI.

"The UK will always stand with our allies against terror. Following the Hamas terrorist attacks on innocent victims in Israel, I have deployed our world-class military to bolster regional stability, prevent further escalation, and aid humanitarian efforts," Rishi Sunak wrote on 'X' on Saturday.
Oct 14, 2023 23:46 (IST)
Third Flight With 197 Indians Fly Out Of War-Torn Israel Under Operation Ajay
The third batch of 197 Indians wanting to leave Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war is on their way home on a special flight.
Oct 14, 2023 22:41 (IST)
Palestinians Won't Flee Gaza: Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh
The leader of Hamas said on Saturday that Palestinians will not leave Gaza or the West Bank to migrate to Egypt, after calls from the Israeli army for more than a million of the enclave's residents to leave their homes and head south, reported news agency Reuters.

"Our decision is to remain in our land," Ismail Haniyeh added in a televised speech.
Oct 14, 2023 22:38 (IST)
Aweful, Catastrophic Truth...: Arab-Israeli News Anchor Lucy Aharish On Hamas Attack
A Muslim news anchor's message during a newscast condemning the Hamas' brutal terror attack on Israel as barbaric, inhumane, and un-Islamic is now viral.
Oct 14, 2023 20:20 (IST)
US Encourages Americans In Gaza To Move Closer To Egypt's Rafah Crossing
The US government is encouraging its citizens in Gaza to move south toward the Rafah crossing with Egypt to be ready for its possible reopening amid the humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave after a Hamas attack in Israel drew Israeli military retaliation, the State Department said on Saturday, reported news agency Reuters.

"We have informed US citizens in Gaza with whom we are in contact that if they assess it to be safe, they may wish to move closer to the Rafah border crossing," a State Department spokesperson said. 

"There may be very little notice if the crossing opens and it may only open for a limited time."
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Oct 14, 2023 20:15 (IST)
"We Are All Ready": Israel PM Meets Soldiers Near Gaza Border
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Israeli soldiers near the border with Gaza. "We are all ready," he said in a post on X.
Oct 14, 2023 19:43 (IST)
Hamas Only Agenda Is To Destroy Israel, Murder Jews: Antony Blinken
Hamas is a terrorist group and its only agenda is to destroy Israel and murder Jews, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. The group is not a representative of the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for the future, he added.
Oct 14, 2023 19:28 (IST)
Islamic Nations' Group Calls Urgent Extraordinary Meet On Israel-Gaza
A top grouping of Islamic nations has called an "urgent extraordinary meeting" in Saudi Arabia to discuss the Israel-Gaza war.
Oct 14, 2023 19:27 (IST)
Hezbollah Says Attacked 5 Israeli Outposts In Disputed Shebaa Farms Area
Lebanon's Hezbollah on Saturday targeted five Israeli outposts in the disputed Shebaa Farms area on the Lebanese-Israeli border with guided missiles and mortars shells, the militia group said in a statement, reported news agency Reuters.

The heavily armed Iranian-backed group said the attack took place at 3:15 p.m. (1215 GMT).

A Reuters witness had earlier reported heavy shelling of Israeli outposts in the area as well as the sound of gunfire.
Oct 14, 2023 19:25 (IST)
Cyprus Receives Influx Of Israel Evacuees By Air, Sea
Cyprus is managing a steady flow of evacuees by air and sea from Israel following the outbreak of hostilities since the Hamas militant attacks in the neighbouring country, officials said Saturday, reported news agency AFP.

Hundreds of foreign nationals have arrived from Israel aboard military flights and cruise ships on the Mediterranean island just 250 kilometres (155 miles) away, following the surprise Hamas assault on southern Israel last week.

The October 7 attack saw Hamas militants infiltrate the border from Gaza into southern Israel by land, air, and sea, killing more than 1,300 people and taking an estimated 150 others hostage.

Israel has since responded with relentless shelling of the Gaza Strip, killing over 2,200 people so far and cutting off electricity, food, and water supplies to the long-blockaded coastal enclave.
Oct 14, 2023 19:22 (IST)
Blinken Asks China Foreign Minister To Use "Influence" For Middle East Calm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday on China, a partner of Iran, to use its influence to push for calm in the Middle East, reported news agency AFP.

The top US diplomat, who was visiting Saudi Arabia, had a "productive" one-hour telephone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
Oct 14, 2023 19:01 (IST)
China Calls On US To Play "Responsible Role" In Israel-Gaza conflict: Foreign Ministry
China's top diplomat Wang Yi said Saturday that Washington should "play a constructive and responsible role" in the Israel-Gaza conflict, during a phone call with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, reported news agency AFP.

"The United States should practically play a constructive and responsible role, pushing the issue back on track for a political settlement as soon as possible," Wang told Blinken, according to a readout published by the Chinese foreign ministry.
Oct 14, 2023 18:19 (IST)
Thousands Rally In London In Solidarity With Palestinians Despite Police Warning
Thousands of people rallied in central London today for a pro-Palestinian protest following police warnings that anyone showing support for the Hamas group could face arrest, news agency AFP.

Attendees, who gathered near BBC News' headquarters through the morning, began a march through the British capital ahead of an afternoon rally near parliament and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Downing Street office and residence.

Some displayed Palestinian flags and placards - bearing slogans including "freedom for Palestine", "end the massacre" and "sanctions for Israel" - as they made their way towards the end-point for a series of planned speeches.
Oct 14, 2023 18:00 (IST)
Hamas Says Israel Strikes Kill 9 Hostages In Past 24 Hours
Nine people captured by Hamas in an attack on Israel a week ago have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza in the past 24 hours, the group's armed wing said Saturday, reported news agency AFP.

The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said at least five Israelis and four foreigners had been killed in Israeli "strikes on locations where the prisoners were held", without elaborating.

The latest deaths bring to 22 the overall number of fatalities among the estimated 150 hostages -- Israelis, foreigners, and dual-nationals -- seized by Hamas gunmen on October 7.

Oct 14, 2023 17:24 (IST)
Israel Behind Rocket Fire That Hit Journalists: Lebanon Army
Israel was behind cross-border rocket fire that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded others from AFP, Reuters, and Al Jazeera, the Lebanese army said on Saturday, reported news agency AFP.

"The Israeli enemy fired a rocket shell that hit a civilian car belonging to a media team, leading to the death of Issam Abdallah," a Reuters journalist, and wounding several others on Friday, it said in a statement.
Oct 14, 2023 17:04 (IST)
Air India, SpiceJet To Operate Flights To Tel Aviv Today To Repatriate Indians
Air India and SpiceJet will operate a flight each to Tel Aviv today to bring back Indians amid the Israel-Hamas war, according to officials, reported news agency PTI.

These chartered flights will be operated under Operation Ajay, which the government has launched to facilitate the return of those who wish to come back from Israel.

Air India will be operating a flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv while SpiceJet will operate a flight from Amritsar to Tel Aviv, officials said. Both flights are expected to return and land at the Delhi airport tomorrow morning, they added.
Oct 14, 2023 16:58 (IST)
Kill As Many, Take Hostages, Hamas Told In "Top Secret" Document: Report
The Hamas group created detailed plans to target elementary schools and a youth centre in the Israeli kibbutz of Kfar Sa'ad to "kill as many people as possible", hold hostages and quickly take them into the Gaza Strip, documents have revealed, NBC News reported.

The attack plans, termed "top secret" in Arabic, seem to be orders for two trained Hamas units to surround and infiltrate villages and target places where civilians gather. Israeli authorities are yet to determine the death count in Kfar Sa'ad, according to NBC News.

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Oct 14, 2023 15:50 (IST)
More Aid Flights Arrive In Egypt's Sinai, Awaiting Passage To Gaza
New aid flights arrived in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday where relief materials are being held until safe passage for their delivery into the nearby Gaza Strip can be secured, an official from the Red Crescent and an aid volunteer said, reported news agency Reuters.

Egypt says its side of the Rafah crossing that connects Sinai with the Gaza Strip remains open, though traffic has been halted for several days because of Israeli bombardments on the Palestinian side of the border.

Egyptian security forces have been reinforcing security on their side of the border, including by moving concrete barriers, but reports that they were sealing off the crossing were incorrect, one Egyptian security source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Oct 14, 2023 15:48 (IST)
Chief Of Nukhba Force, Hamas Elite Unit, Killed: Israel Army
A Hamas operative who Israel said led a unit of commando forces that gunned down civilians in last week's attack on southern Israel has been killed in an air strike, the military said Saturday, reported news agency AFP.

Israeli military "aircraft killed Ali Qadi, a company commander of the Hamas 'Nukhba' (elite) commando force," a statement said.
Oct 14, 2023 15:47 (IST)
WHO Flies Gaza Health Supplies To Egypt Border
The World Health Organization said Saturday enough basic health supplies to serve 300,000 people in the Gaza Strip have been flown to an Egyptian airport near the Palestinian enclave, reported news agency AFP.

The supplies were ready to go in once humanitarian access could be established through the Rafah crossing from Egypt into the southern Gaza Strip, WHO said.

A plane carrying 78 cubic metres of health supplies from the UN health agency's logistics hub in Dubai has landed at the El Arish airport "to serve the needs of 300,000 people," including pregnant women.

"Every hour these supplies remain on the Egyptian side of the border, more girls and boys, women, and men, especially those vulnerable or disabled, will die while supplies that can save them are less than 20 kilometres (12 miles) away," a statement said.



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