Israel-Hamas War Highlights: France calls on Israel to protect Palestinian population in West Bank

Hamas armed wing says Israel 'stalled' on possible deal over hostages

Hamas was about to reach an agreement with Israel over the hostages held by the Palestinian militant faction but Israel had "stalled" on that possibility, a spokesman for the group's armed wing said on Saturday.

Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, also said in a video speech the group would only release all the hostages it has if Israel freed all Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas can also hold talks over a "partial" agreement over the captives, he added.

Egypt says 'Israeli obstacles' impeding aid delivery to Gaza

Egypt's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday "Israeli obstacles" including truck inspection procedures were impeding the prompt delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave.

"The trucks must be inspected at the Israeli Nitzana crossing before they head to the Rafah crossing on a journey that takes a distance of 100 kilometres (62 miles) before they actually enter the Rafah crossing, which causes obstacles that significantly delay the arrival of aid," a ministry spokesperson said in a statement.

Saudi Defence Minister to visit US on Monday

According to Axios news website, Khalid bin Salman is scheduled to visit Washington DC on Monday for discussions with senior US officials.

Although the visit has not been officially confirmed by the US government, it has been planned for some time. This visit takes place amidst concerns that the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict may have wider implications for other regions in the Middle East.

Telephone and internet connectivity returning gradually to Gaza Strip: Report

Telephone communications and internet connectivity are gradually returning to the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media is reporting.

On Friday night, the destruction of phone and internet connections resulted in a communications blackout in Gaza. This blackout created an information void during the most intense aerial bombardment of the ongoing conflict.

War has entered 'Second Phase', says Netanyahu to Tel Aviv

Benjamin Netanyahu has informed the people of Israel that the military has initiated a new phase in the conflict with Hamas. This involves deploying ground forces into Gaza and intensifying attacks from various fronts, including the ground, air, and sea.

The Israeli prime minister acknowledged that this war would be challenging and prolonged. Netanyahu emphasized that Israel is determined to hold those responsible for the recent Hamas attacks accountable and ensure justice is served. He expressed the intention to eradicate this malevolence for the betterment of humanity as a whole.

UN Security Council meeting scheduled for Monday

The UAE requested the meeting on Saturday after Israel’s expanded ground operations in Gaza.

Israeli raids in occupied West Bank continue overnight; mosque targeted, houses bombed; at least three Palestinians dead

Violent clashes also broke out in Askar Camp in Nablus, as Israel continues its raids on different areas in the West Bank.

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Israeli forces entered the Shufat refugee camp in occupied Jerusalem and apprehended a Palestinian youth

Overnight, Israeli air strikes hit 'number of military targets' of Hezbollah in Lebanon

"In response to launches from Lebanese territory in the past day, fighter jets of the Air Force recently attacked a number of military targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanese territory," Israeli Air Force said in a post on X.

"During the attack, terrorist infrastructure was destroyed, including a military compound and observation posts of the terrorist organization Hezbollah," they added

Ambulance service out of fuel, dependent on resident's donation, says Palestinian Red Crescent

A member of 'Palestine Red Crescent Society' reacts as Palestinians gather to search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip

IDF publishes list of 55 Hamas leaders it has eliminated

The IDF released a list of all major leaders of Hamas who've been killed in the war in addition to the others.

13 killed in Khan Younis in Israeli air raid: Report

The recent intense barrage of attacks last night primarily targeted the northern region of Gaza, which is situated closest to the coastline and experienced the most severe impact.

Just a little while ago, a strike hit a residential building in Khan Younis, where individuals were present, resulting in its complete destruction.

Regrettably, no prior warning was issued to the residents. Al Jazeera has received reports indicating that 13 individuals lost their lives as a result of this Israeli attack.

A satellite image shows northern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Targeted 450 Hamas positions in Gaza over the past day, IDF says

As part of the expansion of the ground forces' activity, the combined combat teams attacked terrorist squads that tried to attack the forces and squads that planned to fire anti-tank weapons, and also directed aircraft at targets from the ground, IDF said on X.

Israeli Army issues fresh evacuation warning to North Gazans

The spokesperson for the Israeli army has released updated evacuation advisories for individuals residing in Gaza City and northern Gaza.

They are being urged to relocate to safer regions south of the Wadi Gaza river.

The spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, emphasized that those who comply will receive essential humanitarian assistance, including water, food, and medicine.

In a video message recorded on Saturday, Hagari stated that the humanitarian efforts, spearheaded by Egypt and the United States, will be further expanded on Sunday.

Death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank reaches 7,814

21,693 others wounded, reports Palestine TV

Trump says Israel-Hamas war a fight between 'civilization & savagery, decency & depravity, good & evil'

Former president Donald Trump told the Republican Jewish Coalition event he would “defend our friend and ally in the State of Israel like nobody has ever.”

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is “a fight between civilization and savagery, between decency and depravity, and between good and evil,” said Trump.

Former US President Donald Trump.

UN says thousands of people broke into Gaza aid warehouses to take food and other basic survival items

Thousands of Gaza residents have broken into warehouses and distribution centres of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) grabbing flour and “basic survival items”, according to the organisation.

“This is a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down after three weeks of war and a tight siege on Gaza,” said Thomas White, director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza Strip, in a statement.

UNRWA release

Israeli flag raised inside Gaza for first time since 2005

Fox News Correspondent in Israel said on X.

Zionist regime has crossed red lines, may force everyone to take action; US asked us not to do anything but continues to broadly support Israel, says Iranian President Raisi

"The US sent a message to the resistance axis but received a clear response on the battlefield."

Palestinian Red Crescent says Israel asks it to immediately evacuate Al-Quds hospital

The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday it has received warnings from Israeli authorities to immediately evacuate al-Quds hospital in the Gaza Strip. "Since this morning, there has been raids 50 meters away from the hospital," it added in a statement on Facebook.

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank: Health ministry

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as violence surges across the territory during the ongoing war in Gaza, reported AFP.

Israel's Netanyahu says wasn't warned of planned Hamas attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday took a jab at his intelligence chiefs on the X platform, saying they never warned him Hamas was planning its wide-scale attack on October 7, but later retracted his comments and issued an apology.

UN Relief and Works Agency says there is a 'worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down after three weeks of war and a tight siege on Gaza'

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Gaza media office says around 10,000 Palestinians either killed or trapped under rubble since start of Israeli attacks

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Israeli artillery unit fires from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border into Gaza

Israeli artillery unit fires from the Israeli side of the Israel Gaza border into Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, near the Israel-Gaza border, Israel October 29, 2023.

Number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7 has risen to 8,005, including 3,342 children and 2,062 women: Health Ministry

Funeral of 9-year-old Tamar Chaya Torpiashvili, who died following a cardiac attack while she was seeking shelter during a siren warning of incoming rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, in Ashdod

Mourners place a photograph of Tamar Chaya Torpiashvili, a 9-year-old girl who died days after experiencing a cardiac attack during a siren warning of incoming rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, during her funeral in Ashdod, southern Israel, October 29, 2023.

Protest in solidarity with Gaza in Beirut

Supporters of the Islamic Group in Lebanon and Hamas protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 29, 2023.

WHO concerned by report of evacuation warning to Gaza Al-Quds hospital

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that reports the Palestinian Red Crescent had received warnings from Israeli authorities to immediately evacuate al-Quds hospital in the Gaza Strip were "deeply concerning".

Israel expanding ground operation in Gaza, comms blackout eases

Israeli forces are expanding ground operations in Gaza while their fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets, the Israeli military said on Sunday, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the second phase of a three-week-old war.

UNIFIL says peacekeeper injured on Lebanese-Israeli border

United Nations peacekeeping force UNIFIL said on Sunday that one of its members was injured after shells hit the mission's base near the village of Houla on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Saturday.

Pope Francis urges cease-fire in Gaza, calls for humanitarian aid to be allowed into besieged enclave, release of hostages

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Interior Ministry says Gaza in dire need for fuel to operate hospital generators, water purification plants, bakeries and ambulances

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Casualties as Israel attacks bus carrying civilians in southern Gaza

The Gaza Strip's Health Ministry reported that the Israeli strikes resulted in the deaths of approximately 7,703 individuals, primarily civilians, including a significant number of children

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Funeral of couple who led Israel's southern communities, in Kibbutz Ruhama

Prominent Israeli singer, Rita, performs at the funeral of Lili Itamari, 63, and Ram Itamari, 56, a couple from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, who were killed in the deadly infiltration of Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Ruhama in southern Israel, October 29, 2023.

Israeli army says it will retaliate to attacks targeting Shebaa Farms near border with Lebanon

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Emergency personnel and people check the damage at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Khan Younis

A Palestinian boy rides a bike, as Emergency personnel and people check the damage at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 29, 2023.

Attacking UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon is crime, violation of international law that must be condemned, says UN Interim Force in Lebanon

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10 Palestinian children killed in Israeli airstrike on Nuseirat Camp that also demolished Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, its surrounding residences

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UN Relief and Works Agency says 59 of its staffers killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip since October 7

Displaced Palestinian boy looks after his twin siblings as they take shelter at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis

A displaced Palestinian boy, who fled with his family from their house amid Israeli strikes, looks after his twin siblings as they take shelter at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 29, 2023.

34 journalists, including 3 women killed in Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza

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'We will continue operating Al-Quds Hospital despite Israeli aircraft targeting its vicinity,' Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson tells Anadolu

People hold pictures of missing people and hostages believed to have been taken by Hamas, following a deadly infiltration of Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv

People hold pictures of missing people and hostages believed to have been taken by Hamas, following a deadly infiltration of Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 29, 2023.

Several houses have been damaged in Israeli raids at Askar refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus

US says burden on Israel to distinguish between Hamas, Gaza civilians Washington

Israel must do all it can to protect innocent people in Gaza by distinguishing between Hamas militants and the civilians in the embattled Palestinian territory, the White House warned Sunday, AFP reported.

Claims that Iran linked to Hamas attack are 'baseless,' Iran foreign minister says

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Sunday described claims that Iran was directly connected to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack as "baseless."

"We always had political media and international support for Palestine. We have never denied this," Amirabdollahian said during an appearance on CNN.

Thousands rally in Pakistan against Israel's bombing in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's main politico-religious party rallied in the capital, Islamabad, Sunday against Israel's bombing of Palestinians in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans and accusing the US of “backing the aggressor," reported AP.

Israeli tanks manoeuvre inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel

Israeli forces carried out 2 airstrikes on Kafr Shuba and Shebaa outskirts, southern Lebanon: Anadolu correspondent

Israeli aircraft destroy Muhammad al-Fatih Mosque in Beit Lahia town, northern Gaza, resulting in injuries: Gaza Interior Ministry

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Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank: Health ministry

Israeli forces killed five Palestinians Sunday across the occupied West Bank, health officials said, raising to more than 110 the death toll in surging violence there since the start of the Gaza war, reported AFP.

Right to medical care and living with dignity is almost impossible in Gaza, says WHO regional director of Eastern Mediterranean

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Israeli forces deliberately firing rockets near Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza to force medical staff, displaced individuals, patients to evacuate: Palestine Red Crescent

France calls on Israel to protect Palestinian population in West Bank

France's foreign ministry said on Sunday that violence by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which recently led to the killing and displacement of several Palestinian civilians, needs to stop.