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12:23:41 AM IST, 25 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Biden, Saudi crown prince discuss Israel-Hamas war, White House says

U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman held a call on Tuesday to discuss the war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, the White House said in a statement. They agreed on pursuing broader diplomatic efforts “to maintain stability across the region and prevent the conflict from expanding,” the White House said, adding the two leaders will remain in close coordination directly and through their teams over the coming period.

11:18:12 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Palestinian leader tells Macron to stop Israel ‘aggression’ on Gaza

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told France’s Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that the international community must halt Israel’s “aggression” as it battles Hamas in the Gaza Strip, reported AFP. “We urge you, President Macron, to stop this aggression,” Abbas said after the two leaders held talks in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Macron told reporters that “nothing can justify” the suffering of civilians in Gaza, a narrow territory of some 2.4 million people.

11:16:34 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Israeli soldiers brace for battle

Israel’s general staff said their troops are “ready” for a ground incursion, after more than two weeks of heavy bombardment of Gaza by Israeli warplanes and artillery that the Hamas-run health ministry says has killed more than 5,700 people. The campaign follows the bloodiest day in Israel’s 75-year history, when hundreds of Hamas fighters rampaged through communities across southern Israel, killing around 1,400 people and taking more than 200 others hostage, according to Israeli officials. The decision to launch a ground invasion is now in the hands of the Israeli government, even as pressure builds from its allies over the shape and parameters of the operation.

10:09:34 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Czech, Austrian leaders to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will travel to Israel on Wednesday and meet its leaders, Fiala’s spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. Fiala and Nehammer will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog as the country is reeling from the Hamas attack on October 7. “The objective of the talks is support to Israel including coordination in the context of the European Council meeting scheduled for this week,” spokesman Vaclav Smolka said. Nehammer said on X, formerly Twitter, that he would “meet the family of the Austrian-Israeli hostage who was kidnapped by the terrorist organisation Hamas”.

09:42:46 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: UN chief alleges violations of law in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday alleged violations of international law in Gaza and urged an immediate ceasefire as Israel pounds the Palestinian territory in response to Hamas attacks, with the crisis deeply dividing the Security Council, reported AFP. Israel voiced anger over the UN chief’s plea before a high-level session of the Security Council, where the Palestinian foreign minister in turn denounced what he described as inaction in the conflict that has killed thousands on both sides, mostly civilians.

  • Opening the session, Guterres said there was no excuse for the “appalling” violence by Hamas militants on October 7 but also warned against “collective punishment” of the Palestinians.
  • “I am deeply concerned about the clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in Gaza. Let me be clear: No party to an armed conflict is above international humanitarian law,” Guterres told a Security Council session, without explicitly naming Israel.
  • Guterres said that the Palestinians had been “subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation,” telling the Security Council: “It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum.”
  • His remarks infuriated Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen who, pointing his finger at Guterres and raising his voice, recounted graphic accounts of civilians killed on October 7 in the deadliest single attack in Israeli history.
  • “Mr Secretary-General, in what world do you live?” Cohen said. Pointing out that Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, Cohen said, “We gave the Palestinians Gaza till the last millimeter. There is no dispute in regards to the land of Gaza.”
09:35:47 PM IST, 24 October 2023

At a crucial moment like this, it is vital to be clear on principles – starting with the fundamental principle of respecting and protecting civilians. Deeply concerned about the clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in Gaza

– United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council

09:33:18 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Blinken says will work with China’s Wang Yi to prevent Middle East conflict from spreading

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that he will work with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to prevent the conflict in the Middle East from spreading when they meet later this week, reported Reuters. Wang is set to arrive in Washington Thursday, amid soaring tensions after Palestinian militant group Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7.

09:26:32 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Blinken warns Iran that US will respond ‘decisively’ to any attack

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday warned Iran that the United States would respond “decisively” to any attack by its proxies, as tensions rise with the Israel-Hamas war, reported AFP. “The United States does not seek conflict with Iran. We do not want this war to widen. But if Iran or its proxies attack US personnel anywhere, make no mistake. We will defend our people — we will defend our security — swiftly and decisively,” Blinken told a UN Security Council session.

08:49:03 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Iran’s Raisi says Muslim disunity enabled Israeli ‘aggression’

Iran’s president on Tuesday expressed regret at a “lack of unity” among Muslim countries in response to the war between its arch-foe Israel and Gaza’s rulers Hamas, reported AFP. Ebrahim Raisi said greater co-ordination across the Muslim world could have stopped Israel’s bombing of the Palestinian territory. “A united and unified position in the Muslim world could have prevented the oppression and aggression of the Zionist regime and the excesses of its Western supporters in a more effective way,” he said, quoted by state news agency IRNA. Raisi also called for “strengthening co-operation” between countries in the region to avoid interventions from outside nations.

08:23:44 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Palestinian top diplomat says Security Council inaction ‘inexcusable’

The Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister on Tuesday deplored inaction by the UN Security Council to stop “massacres” in Gaza by Israel, which has retaliated for a massive attack by Hamas that largely killed civilians, reported AFP. “The ongoing massacres being deliberately and systematically and savagely perpetrated by Israel — the occupying power against the Palestinian civilian population under illegal occupation — must be stopped,” Riyad al-Maliki told a special Security Council session. “It is our collective human duty to stop them,” he said. “Continued failure at this council is inexcusable.”

08:19:13 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: UN urges improved coordination on Gaza aid

The United Nations on Tuesday called for improved coordination among humanitarian groups in making sure the small amount of aid now moving into the Gaza Strip contained only the most needed items. UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said that some of the food delivered into Gaza so far, such as rice and lentils, had been impractical given the dwindling availability of fresh water and fuel.

07:35:45 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: US preparing for possibility of mass evacuation if Israel-Hamas war escalates, says report

The Joe Biden administration in the United States is preparing for the possibility of carrying out a mass evacuation of hundreds of thousands of American citizens from the Middle East if the ongoing conflict in Gaza isn’t contained, the Washington Post reported citing officials. This comes as Israeli forces, aided by US weapons and military advisers, prepare for a ground offensive against Hamas terrorists responsible for the horrific cross-border attack on October 7 that killed over 1400 people.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to detail internal deliberations, said Americans living in Israel and neighbouring Lebanon are of particular concern, though they stressed that an evacuation of that magnitude is considered a worst-case scenario and that other outcomes are seen as more likely, Washington Post reported.

07:23:01 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Western silence worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, says Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a call that Western countries’ silence was exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Erdogan’s office said, reported Reuters. In a statement, the presidency said Erdogan told Putin the “savagery” towards Palestinian lands was deepening and that civilians were constantly being killed. He also repeated earlier comments that Ankara would continue working to achieve calm in the region, the statement added.

06:25:51 PM IST, 24 October 2023

We will dismantle Hamas terror machine and political structure. We will make every effort to release our hostages, and to keep Palestinian civilians out of harm’s way

– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

06:05:51 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: UN health agency says nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s health facilities have ceased functioning

Nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s health facilities have ceased functioning amid a massive and deadly increase in Israeli airstrikes in the territory, the World Health Organization said. A total of 46 out of 72 health care facilities — including 12 out of 35 hospitals — have stopped functioning across Gaza, the WHO said. Palestinian health officials said the lack of electricity and fuel to power generators from an Israeli blockade, as well as damage from airstrikes, has forced many of the facilities to close. Gaza health officials said more than 700 people had died in Israeli airstrikes over the past day.

05:44:42 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Israeli PM says there’s ‘clear unity of purpose’ with defence chiefs

On Monday, amid growing expectations of an imminent ground operation against Hamas in Gaza, Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel’s largest circulation newspaper, published a stinging attack on the government, saying that a “crisis of confidence” had developed between Netanyahu and the army leadership. “It has deeply impeded the need to focus on the war and on making decisions, including painful decisions. Israel now needs an effective, task-oriented leadership,” it said. Making the comparison with the 1973 Yom Kippur war, which began with an attack by Egypt and Syria that caught Israeli forces unprepared, the newspaper said that the country’s leaders 50 years ago were able to restore confidence before Israel achieved final victory. “Nowadays, Israel is managing, but it doesn’t have a functioning management,” it said.

Late on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, together with the defence minister and the army chief of staff, issued a statement saying they were working together in full cooperation and urging the media to avoid “false publications that only harm our unity and strength”. “Between Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff there is complete and mutual trust and a clear unity of purpose,” the statement said.

05:30:52 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Why are Arab countries so reluctant to take in Palestinians?

Arab countries have deep-rooted fears that Israel’s latest war with Hamas in Gaza could spark a new wave of permanent displacements. Egypt, the only Arab state to share a border with Gaza, and Jordan, which flanks the Israeli-occupied West Bank, have both warned against Palestinians being forced off their land. For Palestinians, the idea of leaving or being driven out of territory where they want to forge a state carries echoes of the “Nakba”, or “catastrophe”, when many fled or were forced from their homes during the 1948 war that accompanied Israel’s creation. Israel contests the assertion it drove Palestinians out, saying it was attacked by five Arab states after its creation.

05:18:52 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Latest on aid to the Gaza strip

Humanitarian deliveries through Rafah began on Oct. 21 after delays, even as U.N. agencies said they were not enough to meet the needs of the 2.3 million population. A third convoy of aid trucks entered the crossing from Egypt on Oct. 23. About 34 trucks passed through the crossing daily on Oct. 21, 22 and 23, aid and security sources said. U.N. officials say about 100 trucks would be needed each day to meet essential needs in densely populated Gaza, where stocks of food, water and fuel have run low.

05:01:52 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: UK PM Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson says 12 Britons have died following Hamas attack on Israel, 5 still missing

04:54:02 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Germany’s Scholz vows support for Israel won’t impact Ukraine aid

Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged Tuesday to maintain Germany’s aid to Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion even as Berlin supports Israel in its conflict with Hamas.”We are backing Ukraine economically, financially, with humanitarian aid and also with weapons. This support will in no way be impacted by the fact that we of course since the horrible morning hours of October 7 have focused on Israel and the Middle East with the greatest sympathy and concern,” Scholz said.

04:38:31 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Israel army offers Gazans rewards for hostage tip-offs

The Israeli army deluged the Gaza Strip with leaflets on Tuesday urging residents to provide information about the hostages held by Hamas in return for financial rewards, AFP journalists reported.

04:26:04 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: 5,791 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, says Gaza health ministry

04:12:32 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: French president Emmanuel Macron proposes international coalition against Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group to be expanded to also fight Hamas after the October 7 attacks on Israel.Macron, speaking after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, said that countries fighting IS “should also fight against Hamas.”

03:51:18 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: France’s Macron calls for “decisive relaunch” of Palestinian peace process

French president Emmanuel Macron called for “decisive relaunch” of Palestinian peace process.

03:46:42 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Stability of middle east will only be possible if Israel also allows for political approach to the conflict with Palestinians

– French president Emmanuel Macron

03:47:00 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: France and Israel share terrorism as a common enemy, says French president Emmanuel Macron

France and Israel share terrorism as their “common enemy”, French President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks in Jerusalem on Tuesday.”You are not alone,” he said.Macron earlier told President Isaac Herzog that France would not leave Israel isolated in its fight against Islamist militants, but warned against the risks of a regional conflict.

03:37:42 PM IST, 24 October 2023

We share with Israel challenge of having to deal with hostages taken by Hamas

– French President Macron

03:34:26 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Emirates suspends flights to and from Tel Aviv until November 14

Dubai’s Emirates Airlines announced in a statement on the Emirates App that it has temporarily halted its flights to and from Tel Aviv until November 14th. “We are closely monitoring the situation in Israel and are in close contact with the relevant authorities. The safety of our customers, crew and stakeholders is our number one priority,” the statement said.

03:32:45 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Gaza needs unimpeded flow of aid – UN bodies

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for an unimpeded flow of aid into Gaza, trapped in a humanitarian crisis after two weeks of Israeli air strikes.”We call for an unimpeded and continuous flow of humanitarian assistance and medical assistance to continue coming into Gaza,” said Tamara Alrifai, spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

03:28:21 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Kremlin restates call for Middle East ceasefire and Palestinian state

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: The Kremlin on Tuesday restated its call for the earliest possible ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and for a peace settlement based on the creation of a Palestinian state.

03:20:18 PM IST, 24 October 2023

What happened to Israel will never be forgotten

– French President Macron

03:08:22 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Hamas treated us gently and met all our needs, says an Israeli hostage freed by Hamas

An elderly Israeli hostage who was released by Hamas overnight said she was beaten by militants as she was taken into Gaza on Oct. 7, but was then well-treated during her two-week captivity in the Palestinian enclave.Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, was one of two women freed late Monday, leaving around 220 hostages still in the hands of Hamas.

03:06:50 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Freed Israeli hostage says she was taken into tunnels inside Gaza that looked like “spiderweb”

03:06:02 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Freed Israeli hostage says Israel military did not take Hamas threat seriously enough, reported Reuters

03:04:52 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Freed Israeli hostage says doctor saw her during her captivity

02:55:04 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: Emmanuel Macron says France stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Tuesday not to leave Israel isolated in its fight against Islamist militants, but warned against the risks of a regional conflict as he arrived in Israel.After meeting with families of French victims at Tel Aviv airport, Macron told President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem that France stood “shoulder to shoulder” with Israel and that the first objective should be to free hostages in Gaza.

02:47:25 PM IST, 24 October 2023

Israel-Gaza war has made world more dangerous

– Ajay Banga, World Bank president

02:34:50 PM IST, 24 October 2023

What just happened recently in Israel and Gaza — at the end of the day you put all this together, I think the impact on economic development is even more serious

– Ajay Banga, World Bank president

02:09:02 PM IST, 24 October 2023

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