Over 123,000 have been displaced in besieged Gaza due to Israeli strikes, while 159 housing units destroyed and 1,210 severely damaged as conflict continues on the third day.
"Every targeting of our people without warning will be met with the execution of one of the civilian hostages," Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in a statement. / Photo: APHamas' armed wing has said it will begin executing an Israeli civilian captive in return for any new Israeli bombing of civilian houses without pre-warning.
Around 900 people have been killed in Israel since the surprise operation by Hamas. On the Gaza side, at least 560 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes.The death toll from Hamas' attack on Israel has climbed to 900, Israeli TV channels reported. "Our understanding is that there is no legal basis for a unilateral decision of this kind by an individual Commissioner and we do not support a suspension of aid", a spokesperson for the Irish Foreign Ministry said.
Earlier, Erdogan spoke to his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas on the phone and said Türkiye is making every effort to end the conflict in the region and ensure calm as soon as possible, according to Türkiye's Communications Directorate.Spain has said it"disagrees" with a decision by the European Union to suspend development aid to the Palestinians in the wake of its conflict with Israel.
Sullivan spoke on Monday with his Israeli national security counterparts, he said in a post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.Türkiye's President Erdogan and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati have discussed the recent tensions between Israel and Palestine during a phone call. In a post on the social networking site Weibo, the embassy stated that the woman whose images of the moment of abduction on a motorcycle were reflected in international publications and social media was Noa Argamani.Israeli bombs continue to rain in the heart of Gaza city on third day of latest flare up. Nizar Sadawi has moreScotland's leader Humza Yousaf has said his parents-in-law are trapped in Gaza amid the escalating conflict between Hamas and Israel.
"I was driving to a nearby area when I noticed hundreds of tanks and armoured vehicles being transported to the Gaza area. I had never seen anything like this before in my life," Issacharoff said, referring to the massive mobilisation of Israeli forces near Palestine's Gaza.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he is due to hold talks later today with the leaders of France, the United States and Britain on the crisis between Israel and Hamas.
"The great liberation has begun," proclaimed one while a second showed the black and white chequerboard of the Palestinian keffiyeh gradually subsuming the white and blue flag of Israel.1522 GMT — Palestinian group in Lebanon claims Israel infiltration bid The attacks made the entry and exit of hospital staff impossible and also damaged large parts of the facility, said the statement, forcing it to suspend services.Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct 7, firing rockets and sending fighters over the militarised separation fence to Israeli settlements near Gaza’s border in what it said was a response to the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and increased settler violence.
"Bahrain denounces.... the kidnapping of civilians from their homes as hostages," the statement said, calling for immediate efforts to stop the fighting.Germany has"temporarily suspended" financial aid for cooperation with the Palestinian territories as a result of Hamas operation against Israel, a spokesperson for the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development announced.
Türkiye's President Erdogan and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have discussed the recent tensions between Israel and Palestine. An internal World Bank memo seen by Reuters cited a"devastating loss of life, destruction and heavy toll on civilians being incurred on both sides," but voiced support for the lender's work in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
A Hezbollah official said the group had not mounted any operation into Israel. Officials from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad also denied involvement. Meloni expressed her concerns in a call with Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati, in which she confirmed Italy's support for Lebanon's security and stability"at this delicate juncture".
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing rockets at three Israeli positions in a disputed territory along the border of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, before Israel returned fire. In addition, two Hungarian Air Force planes carrying 215 people from Israel arrived in Budapest early Monday, according to posts by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Facebook.
The world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel and there is no Israeli embassy in the country. But there are no signs of breakthroughs as both sides dig in. Qatar has been in touch with Hamas officials in Doha and Gaza, the source said.Israeli-French reservists in France have been heading to Tel Aviv to join Israeli army as the armed conflict escalates, local media reported.
Switzerland has urged both Hamas and the Israeli army to protect civilians, saying “de-escalation is the priority.” “Obviously, all states have that right… but at the same time, any defence must fall within the limits of international and humanitarian law, something Spain highlights in any conflict.” The gathering will be considered an"informal emergency meeting" as Borrell and a number of top EU diplomats will be in Oman’s capital Muscat, while the other foreign ministers will join them online, the European Commission’s lead spokesperson on foreign affairs, Peter Stano, said.Egypt has been in close contact with Israel and Hamas to try to prevent further escalation in fighting between them and ensure the protection of civilians, two Egyptian security sources said.
“China always stands with justice and fairness. China is a friend of both Palestine and Israel and sincerely wishes the two sides can co-exist peacefully,” said Mao Ning, spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry.Malaysia has questioned the double standards of the international community over Palestine, saying Western nations extended"swift" support to Ukraine, but ignored Palestinians.
“We are in an open battle to defend our people and the Al Aqsa Mosque,” he said. “This battle is linked to the liberation of all Palestinian prisoners and the cessation of this fascist government’s activities in Jerusalem.” "I was very disappointed, to be honest, by the foreign ministry's statement that showed no sympathy or support for Israel during these tough, troubled times," Schumer told Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Beijing.Demonstrators gathered in New York City to express their support for Palestine as fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters continue.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said a school sheltering more than 225 people took a direct hit.
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