Jordan cancels planned summit with Biden and other Middle East leaders after Gaza hospital strike

Jordan has canceled a planned Wednesday summit between United States President Joe Biden and the leaders of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority after an Israeli raid on a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of people, the country's foreign minister announced.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Anger aimed at Israel after 500 killed at Gaza hospital

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 3,200 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Palestine’s Abbas cancels planned Biden meeting after Gaza hospital raid

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has canceled a planned meeting with US President Joe Biden, following an Israeli raid on a Gaza hospital on Tuesday that killed hundreds of people.

At least 500 killed in Israeli raid on Gaza hospital: Health Ministry

The Palestinian health ministry in the Gaza Strip has confirmed at least 500 people, mainly women and children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.

Hamas accuses Biden of “falling for Israeli narrative” ahead of high-stakes visit

On the eve of the US president's visit to Israel, Hamas has accused Joe Biden of falling “for the Israeli narrative," calling the United States "a culprit in this war against our people."

Over 100 US lawmakers calls on Biden administration to sanction Iran for supporting Hamas

A bipartisan group of 113 congressional lawmakers have urged the administration of President Joe Biden to “hold Iran accountable” for its role in supporting Hamas after the Palestinian group's attack against Israel which has so far killed 1,400, according to a new letter obtained by the CNN. Washington has announced there is no concrete evidence of Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack from Gaza, after denials issued by Tehran.

Israeli soldiers killed Al Jazeera journalist without justification: UN

Israeli soldiers used “lethal force without justification” when they shot and killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank, violating her “right to life”, according to a new report by a UN-mandated investigative body.

UNSC rejects Russian resolution on humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, citing “failure to condemn Hamas”

The United Nations Security Council has rejected a Russian resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire of the war between Israel and Hamas because the draft did not get the required minimum number of votes to be passed.

CENTCOM head arrives in Israel ahead of Biden’s trip

The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) has arrived in Israel to meet with the Israeli military chief of staff, according to a CENTCOM statement.

31 humanitarian staff killed, Gaza hospitals on the brink of collapse: UN office

The number of humanitarian staff killed while on duty in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31, after an Israeli airstrike killed seven civil defense members on Monday, according to a statement from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday.

Russia’s president arrives in China for two-day visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China to attend the Belt and Road Initiative conference and hold a meeting with President Xi Jinping of China.

Pentagon orders US forces to prepare for possible deployment to Israel for “logistical, medical support”

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered that roughly 2,000 American troops prepare for a potential deployment to Israel to help with tasks like medical and logistical support, according to multiple defense officials.

President Raisi to Russia’s Putin: West blind support for Israel root cause of Gaza massacre

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has, in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated that the “blind support" of Western countries, particularly the United States, for Israel has given the Zionists an incentive to intensify their crimes and continue genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Hamas says holding at least 200 hostages captured during Israel attack

Hamas is holding between at least 200 and 250 hostages captured in the attacks against Israel, according to Abu Odaida, the spokesperson of Hamas' military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades.

Raisi says Iran ready to pursue diplomacy with all countries to end Israel crimes against Palestinians

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that Tehran is ready to cooperate with all states to use diplomatic capacities to stop Israel's atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Gaza death toll hits 3,000

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 3,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Palestine media office: At least 371 massacres committed by Israel since start of Gaza war

Palestine’s government media office issued a statement, saying that since the beginning of the war, Israel has committed at least 371 massacres against Palestinian families, who have had their homes bombed while they were still inside, without warning.

US military prepares for possible Israel deployment amid Gaza war: Report

Citing unnamed defence officials, the Wall Street Journal has reported that the US military has earmarked approximately 2,000 servicemembers for a potential deployment to Israel.

24 hours of water, fuel left in Gaza before catastrophe sets in: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its latest warning about the increasingly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, saying there were only 24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left in the enclave before a real catastrophe .

Anything possible if Israel insists on attacking Gaza: Iran

Tehran has warned of the adverse consequences of the Israeli regime’s inhumane actions against Palestinians in light of its atrocious military campaign against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel to be gone soon: Ayatollah Khamenei’s aide

The Zionist regime will be gone soon and the Palestinian nation will be victorious in the final battle to liberate Palestine, Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has predicted.

Urgent need for ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza: UN Human Rights Office

There is an urgent need for a pause in hostilities to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, the United Nations Human Rights Office has announced.

Putin says China offered ‘realistic basis’ for Ukraine peace talks

Moscow is grateful to Beijing for its proposals on ways to end the Ukrainian crisis, but the government in Kiev keeps rejecting any constructive talks while stubbornly seeking Russia’s defeat on the battleground and suffering “enormous” losses in its failed counteroffensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

“Gaza is being strangled”: UN relief agency head

Addressing the dire situation in the Gaza Strip, Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, emphasized Gaza is rapidly running out of water and electricity, and the population faces severe shortages of food and medicine.

President Abbas: Hamas “not representing Palestinian people”

In his first clear and stark denouncement of Hamas' military operation against Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the armed group's actions and policies “do not represent the Palestinian people", reports say.

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