ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

Israel-Hamas war Live: ‘It may be something else’: Israel military amid talk of imminent Gaza ground op

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Israel-Hamas war: More than 4,000 people have so far been killed on both sides, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas terrorists. On Monday, a top Hamas leader said the group "has what it needs" to free all Palestinians in Israel's jails, indicating the terrorist group may try to use the Israelis it kidnapped as bargaining chips to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners.

The Israel-Hamas war, which began on October 7, has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides, killing more than 4,000 people. More than a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip, as Israel prepared for an unexpected invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas's leadership after its deadly incursion. The Israeli ground offensive could hasten a humanitarian crisis, the aid groups have warned.

Meanwhile, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, US President Joe Biden is now set to visit war-torn Israel on Wednesday. Biden will then go to Jordan to meet with Arab leaders.

As the war continued to escalate, hundreds of civilians killed in the Hamas attacks were yet to be identified by Israeli forensics teams. Also, a lack of clean water in the Gaza Strip is raising major concerns for human health. On Monday, hospitals in Gaza faced collapse as water, power and medicine neared depletion, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians searched for dwindling food supplies while Israel maintained punishing airstrikes in retaliation for last week’s deadly rampage by Hamas.

Israel-Hamas war: António Guterres to visit Egypt amid Israel-Hamas conflict

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to travel to Egypt as the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt, says Jordan's King on Palestinian refugees

Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday said that there are no Palestinian refugees in Egypt and in Jordan. "That is a red line, because I think that is the plan by certain of the usual suspects to try and create de facto issues on the ground. No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt," King Abdullah said at a news conference.

Israel-Hamas war: Israel's Gaza evacuation order could breach international law, says UN

Israel's siege of Gaza and its evacuation order for the north of the enclave could amount to a forcible transfer of civilians and be in breach of international law, said United Nations human rights office on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters

Israel war: Would bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the US, says Trump

Former President Donald Trump has said that he would bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the US if elected as President again in 2024. He also said he would send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the Palestinian militant group, reported news agency Reuters.

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli troops claim killing of 4 terrorists entering from Lebanon

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday said to have killed four terrorists trying to infiltrate from Lebanon. "A short while ago, IDF (Israeli army) observation troops spotted a terrorist squad attempting to infiltrate the security fence with Lebanon and plant an explosive device," news agency AFP quoted the army as saying.

Israel-Hamas war: Clashes erupt again between Lebanon, Israel

Clashes erupted again between Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon on the border, amid the ongoing Hamas-Israel war. They have engaged in a series of low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the latest war in Gaza.

(Source: AP)

Israel-Hamas war: Dutch government pledges $10.5 million extra aid to Gaza residents

The government in the Netherlands pledged an additional $10.5 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas terrorists, the ANP news agency reported, quoting the Dutch minister for foreign trade and development.

(Source: Reuters)

Israel-Hamas war: Turkey in talks with Hamas on release of foreigners, civilians, children

Turkey Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday said that the country is in talks with Hamas, a Palestinian group, on the release of foreigners, civilians, and children held hostage. Fidan said "many countries" had sent requests to Turkey to secure the release of their citizens held by Hamas, reported news agency Reuters.

Israel-Hamas war: Iran says 'Israelis should be tried for crimes against Palestinians'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Israeli officials should be tried for their crimes committed against Palestinians in Gaza, Reuters quoted state TV as reporting.

Israel-Hamas war Live: Israel says 'preparing for next stage of war'

Israeli military spokesperson has said they were "preparing for the next stage of the war."

"Everyone is talking about ground operation, it may be something else," it said.

Israel-Hamas war: 'No one can stop resistance forces if Israel's crimes continue', says Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that no one will be able to stop Muslims around the world and resistance forces if Israel's crimes in Gaza continue, Reuters quoted Iranian state TV as reporting.

Israel-Hamas war news: Gaza crisis could turn into genocide, says Malaysian Prime Minister

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said the crisis in Gaza could turn into genocide if Israel’s war against Hamas in the territory continues.

Anwar said that civilian safety must be given top priority and expressed Malaysia’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people during a phone conversation with Hamas political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh.

Israel-Hamas war Live: Israeli military tanks attacking several areas

Israeli military tanks are now attacking the area from which the shooting was carried out at Metula from Lebanon.

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli military kills suspects trying to blow up Lebanon border fence

Israel’s military has said it killed four people, who had been attempting to infiltrate into the north of the country via Lebanon.

According to the Times of Israel, anti-tank missiles were fired at the border town of Metula, the latest in a series of deadly incidents on the quickly heating border.

Soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras observed a group approaching the Israel-Lebanon frontier and placing an explosive device near the barrier, close to the northern Israeli community of Hanita, the Israeli military said.

Israel-Hamas war news: Shooting toward the town of Metula

Reports of shooting toward the town of Metula on the border with Lebanon, Israeli military forces say.

Israel-Hamas war Live: Strikes near Kuwaiti Hospital in Gaza

Airstrikes were reported near the Kuwaiti Hospital in Gaza.

Israel-Hamas war: Search for those missing, killed amid the war continues

Image shows Palestinians searching under the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israel-Hamas war news: Taylor Swift’s Israeli bodyguard heads home to fight in Gaza war

An Israeli bodyguard who has been working for pop superstar Taylor Swift on her global "Eras" tour has returned to Israel to fight in its ongoing war against Hamas, the Times of Israel reported.

"I have a pretty great life in the US, a dream job, great friends, and a comfortable home," the guard's statement was quoted in the report.

"I didn’t have to come here, but I couldn’t stand by while families were slaughtered and burned alive in their homes. Don’t stand by and do nothing. Don’t be on the wrong side of history," the statement added.

Israel-Hamas war Live: 49 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes

At least 49 Palestinians were killed in an overnight Israeli strike that hit homes in Khan Younis and Rafah, Gaza's interior ministry was quoted by Reuters as saying.

Israel-Hamas war: Heavy shelling where Israel ordered civilians take refuge

Palestinians in Gaza have reported intense bombardments near the southern towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, where Israel ordered civilians to seek refuge, early Tuesday. Details of any fatalities were not immediately available.