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.
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"UK Will Always Stand With Its Allies Against Terror": PM Rishi SunakOn 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.
Palestinians Won't Flee Gaza: Hamas Chief Ismail HaniyehThe 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.
US Encourages Americans In Gaza To Move Closer To Egypt's Rafah CrossingThe 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."
"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.
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.
Cyprus Receives Influx Of Israel Evacuees By Air, SeaCyprus 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.
Blinken Asks China Foreign Minister To Use "Influence" For Middle East CalmUS 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.
China Calls On US To Play "Responsible Role" In Israel-Gaza conflict: Foreign MinistryChina'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.
Thousands Rally In London In Solidarity With Palestinians Despite Police WarningThousands 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.
Hamas Says Israel Strikes Kill 9 Hostages In Past 24 HoursNine 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.
Israel Behind Rocket Fire That Hit Journalists: Lebanon ArmyIsrael 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.
Air India, SpiceJet To Operate Flights To Tel Aviv Today To Repatriate IndiansAir 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.
Kill As Many, Take Hostages, Hamas Told In "Top Secret" Document: ReportThe 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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More Aid Flights Arrive In Egypt's Sinai, Awaiting Passage To GazaNew 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.
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.
WHO Flies Gaza Health Supplies To Egypt BorderThe 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.
Russian Diplomat Hopes To Meet Hamas For Talks To Free Hostages: ReportMoscow's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov hopes to meet representatives of the Palestinian group Hamas in Qatar next week for talks to free Israeli hostages, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported Saturday, reported news agency AFP.
Bogdanov told RIA Novosti he "did not exclude" meeting Hamas on the trip, adding: "If they are willing, we always are in favour of contact. Especially in this situation (the meeting) would be useful for solving practical issues, including the freeing of hostages."
Israel, Egypt Agree To Let Americans Leave Gaza Today: USEgypt and Israel have agreed to let US citizens leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on Saturday as Israel carries out strikes against Hamas, a US official said, reported news agency AFP.
The two US partners agreed to keep the sole crossing from Gaza to Egypt open from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (0900-1400 GMT), said a US official accompanying Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a regional tour, and adding that Qatar spoke with Hamas to encourage cooperation.
Israel, Egypt Agree To Let US Citizens Leave Gaza's Rafah Crossing
Israel and Egypt agree to let US citizens leave Gaza's Rafah crossing on Saturday: US official
2,215 People, Including 724 Childen, Killed In Gaza
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Hamas's attack on southern Israel one week ago have killed at least 2,215 people, including 724 children, the Palestinian territory's Hamas-controlled health ministry said Saturday.
Some 458 women were among those killed, the ministry said. It added that 8,714 people have also been wounded, after an earlier statement said at least 324 people were killed in the past 24 hours alone.
Israel Says 324 Have Been Killed In Gaa In Past 24 Hours
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 324 people in the past 24 hours alone, including 126 children, the Hamas-controlled health ministry said.
There were 88 women among those killed, it said, adding that 1,018 were wounded over that period.
Saudi pauses talks on normalisation with Israel: Report
Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live: "Do Not Approach Fence, Will Expose Yourself To Death": Israel Warns Gazans
"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," Israel Military said.
Israel-Palestine War: Over 1,300 Buildings In Gaza Strip Destroyed, Says UNOver 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, the United Nations, after nearly a week of fierce bombardment by Israeli forces. "5,540 housing units" in those buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,750 more homes were so badly damaged they were uninhabitable, UN's OCHA said.
Israel-Hamas War News Live: Israeli Forces Kill "Terrorists" Trying To Cross Lebanon BorderIsraeli forces on Saturday killed several "terrorists" trying to cross the border from Lebanon, a military spokesman said. The military "identified a terrorist cell which attempted to infiltrate from Lebanon into Israeli territory," the spokesman said, adding that a drone strike "targeted the terrorist cell and killed a number of the terrorists".
Israel-Hamas War News Live: Foreigners Killed Or MissingScores of foreigners were killed, wounded or taken hostage in Hamas's attack on Israel last week, which left more than 1,300 dead in Israel.
Here is what we know so far:
- United States: 27 dead, others abducted, missing
- Thailand: 24 dead, 16 hostages
- France: 15 dead, many missing
- Nepal: 10 dead
- Argentina: Seven dead, 15 missing
- Ukraine: Seven dead, nine missing
- Russia: Four dead, six missing
- UK: Four dead
- Chile: Four dead, one missing
- Austria: Three dead, two missing
- Belarus: Three dead, one missing
- Canada: Three dead, four missing
- China: Three dead, two missing
- Philippines: Three dead, three missing
- Brazil: Three dead
- Peru: Two dead, three missing
- Romania: Two dead
- Australia: One dead
- Germany: Several hostages
- Italy: Three missing
- Sri Lanka: Two missing
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Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: 24 Thailand Nationals Killed In Conflict
Three more Thai nationals have died in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, bringing the death toll to 24, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said. "I have been informed that there are three more people who died, making it a total of 24," Srettha said. About 30,000 Thais are working in Israel, mostly in the agriculture sector, according to the kingdom's labour ministry.
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Israel-Hamas War Day 5: Hezbollah "Fully Prepared" To Join Hamas FightLebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it would be "fully prepared" to join its Palestinian ally Hamas in the war against Israel when the time is right. Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said, "We, as Hezbollah, are contributing to the confrontation and will (continue) to contribute to it within our vision and plan. We are fully prepared, and when the time comes for action, we will take it."
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Israel-Hamas War Day 8: At UN, Russia Calls For "Humanitarian Cease-Fire" In Gaza StripRussia's ambassador to the United Nations called for a "humanitarian cease-fire" in the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday, while blaming the United States for the ongoing conflict. The Russian draft resolution, presented to the Security Council, calls for an "immediate" ceasefire and the secure release of all hostages, and "strongly condemns all violence and hostilities directed against civilians and all acts of terrorism."