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Gaza one of world’s ‘most dangerous places’: UN

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that the situation in the Gaza Strip is “getting worse each minute”, describing the strip as one of the most dangerous places in the world.

US officials believe military operation in Gaza could end by January

US officials expect the current phase of Israel’s ground invasion of the Gaza Strip targeting the southern end of the strip to last several weeks before Israel transitions, possibly by January, to a lower-intensity, hyper-localized strategy that narrowly targets specific Hamas fighters and leaders, multiple senior administration officials tell CNN.

Israeli army ‘taken by surprise’ in Gaza battlefield: Islamic Jihad

The Islamic Jihad resistance movement has announced Palestinian fighters have “taken Israel by surprise” on the battlefield across the Gaza Strip by inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli army.

Hamas raps US for repeating Israel’s allegations over “sexual violence”

Hamas has taken US President Joe Biden to task for waging a smear campaign against the Palestinian resistance movement following the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel in early October.

Israeli PM says impossible to bring all hostages back in tense meeting

During a meeting with the families of captivates held in the Gaza Strip and other members of the war cabinet on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that "currently, it's not possible to bring them all back", referring to the hostages.

Flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater ‘a good idea’: Israel

Israel’s so-called Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi commented on reports that Israel aims to flood Hamas’s tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, saying “It’s a good idea.”

Iran FM: U.S. cannot decide about post-war Gaza

The Iranian foreign minister says the United States is not the one to decide about the future of people in Gaza.

WFP warns Israeli war on Gaza to intensify ‘catastrophic hunger crisis’

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned that Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip will intensify the “catastrophic hunger crisis” for more than two million Palestinian civilians in the besieged enclave.

Persian Gulf leaders, Tukey president call for end to Israel’s war on Gaza

Leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly condemned Israel’s aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, calling for an immediate end to the carnage.

Iran FM calls for prosecution of Israeli leaders for “war crimes” in Gaza, West Bank

The Iranian foreign minister has called for the prosecution of the Israeli officials for “the war crimes and crimes against humanity” perpetrated by the Israeli army in Gaza and the West Bank.

Dangerous false narrative’: UNICEF dismisses claims of ‘safe zones’ in Gaza Strip

The so-called "safe zones" that the Israeli army claims exist in southern Gaza are a "dangerous false narrative", the spokesperson of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund has stated.

Gaza children face ‘slow-burning eradication’ of rights: Report

Save the Children announced on Tuesday that the ongoing crisis in Gaza is leading to the eradication of children’s rights caused by the Israeli-led blockade and climate change.

Nowhere safe in Gaza for people ordered to evacuate: UN chief

There is nowhere safe to go in the Gaza Strip for the people ordered by Israel to evacuate, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stated in a statement.

More “hellish scenario” to unfold if more aid doesn’t enter Gaza Strip: UN

A “more hellish scenario is about to unfold” if more humanitarian aid is not allowed to enter Gaza, UN humanitarian coordinator Lynn Hastings has warned.

Hamas says Israel’s threats to kill group leaders reflect political, military crises

A senior Hamas official has stated the resistance group is unfazed by Israel’s recent threats to assassinate its leaders and that making them reveals Tel Aviv’s political and military crises.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: IDF says objective in northern Gaza “nearly completed”

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 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 15,800 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Israel war on Gaza displaced 1.9 million people: UN agency

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has announced virtually 1.9 million people, more than 80 percent of the Gaza population, have been displaced since October 7 due to Israel’s unrelenting bombardment of the Strip.

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza amid Israeli strikes

Telecommunications services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecoms company Paltel has confirmed, as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged enclave.

Gaza death toll nears 16,000 amid relentless Israeli strikes

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip has surged past 15,800, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday.

Iran, Cuba presidents call for global coalition to support Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Gaza

Presidents of Iran and Cuba have called for the formation of a coalition to support the Palestinian people worldwide. It comes as the Israeli war against the besieged Gaza Strip which has so far killed 15,500 people, nears its second month.

Gaza’s economic losses amount to $700mn since start of war: Report

Israel's devastating war on Gaza since 7 October has resulted in at least $700m worth of losses, just in the first month, according to the director of statistics at the Central Bureau of Statistics, Muhammad Qalalwa.

Southern Gaza facing worst bombardment since early October: UNICEF

Southern Gaza is currently facing its "worst bombardment" since Israel's onslaught on the besieged enclave began on October 7, a UNICEF spokesman has said.

Muslims in US swing states vow to ‘abandon Biden’ over Gaza war

A group of Muslim American organizers from US swing states has launched a campaign denouncing President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election bid due to his stance on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

Israel says expanding its ground operations to whole of Gaza strip

Israel is expanding its ground operations to the whole of the Gaza Strip, the so-called Israeli Defense Forces announced.

Hamas: Biden, Blinken complicit in Israeli crimes against Gazans

A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stressed US President Joe Biden and his Secretary of State Antony Blinken are complicit in Israel’s war crimes against Palestinians, including its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

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