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“Gaza truce negotiations fail to make breakthrough ahead of informal deadline”

Reports say three days of talks with Hamas over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have failed to achieve a breakthrough, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – the informal deadline for an agreement.

Top Saudi diplomat calls for Islamic states’ collective efforts in support of Palestine amid Gaza war

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Tuesday, and stressed the importance of collective attempts by the Muslim nations within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the international organizations, including the United Nations, in support of the Palestinian people.

WHO warns children starving to death in Gaza hospitals

An aid mission to two hospitals in northern Gaza found horrifying scenes of children dying of starvation, amid dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines, the World Health Organization has warned.

UN rights chief warns ‘powder keg’ Gaza could ignite wider conflict

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has warned that the war in the Gaza Strip is a “powder keg” that could ignite a wider conflict with serious repercussions for Western Asia and beyond.

Israel’s tourism industry facing trouble amid Gaza war: Report

Tel Aviv’s military offensive against the Gaza Strip has plunged Israel’s tourism industry into a new crisis, with tourist inflows drastically reduced.

Hamas says will not surrender to political pressure, machinations amid Gaza war

A senior Hamas official has stated the Palestinian movement will not yield to political pressure in ceasefire talks with Israel, stressing that Tel Aviv and Washington will not be able to compensate for their loss in the ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip through trickery and machinations.

US VP calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza in rare rebuke of Israel

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the besieged Gaza Strip while issuing a rare rebuke of Israel. The US government has been Israel's staunch supporter in Tel Aviv's military campaign in Gaza that has killed around 31,000 Palestinians so far.

Several killed in Israeli raid on aid truck in Gaza

An Israeli air strike on an aid truck in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killed at least nine people and injured several others on Sunday, Palestine's Wafa news agency reported.

Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden’s policy regarding Gaza war: Survey

Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of US President Joe Biden's handling of the conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip, while 42% think Israel has gone too far in its push to fight Palestinian movement Hamas in the tiny enclave, a poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal showed.

Famine in Gaza deepening, airdropping aid ‘ineffective’: Report

The famine in Gaza is deepening and airdrops of humanitarian aid are “ineffective,” the Palestinian enclave’s media office has announced.

Top Israeli army officials resign amid Gaza war

Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari and several high-ranking officials in the army's intelligence system have resigned over what they perceive as issues related to the "operational and personal" aspects of their duties.

Hamas officials arrive in Egypt for truce talks, no sign of Israel

Hamas officials have arrived in Egypt's capital Cairo for talks on securing a truce in the Gaza war after a US official indicated that Tel Aviv had endorsed a framework for a temporary ceasefire and exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

6 children among 14 killed in Israeli air raid on Rafah, Gaza

At least 14 Palestinians, including six children, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli strike that targeted a house in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.

UNICEF cautions ‘every minute counts’ as hunger kills children in Gaza

Catherine Russell, the executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has once again warned the international community about the impact of the Israeli war on children in the Gaza Strip, stressing they are suffering from acute malnutrition and are on the brink of death.

Israelis rally against Netanyahu’s government, demand release of Hamas-held hostages

Israeli police detained many protesters Saturday for rioting as demonstrators closed Tel Aviv's Begin Street during a downtown rally to demand the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

US airdrops food into besieged Gaza Strip, aid organizations outraged

United States military cargo planes have air-dropped food into blockaded Gaza Strip, in the first of series of aid drops as humanitarian groups criticize Israel for blocking access to the besieged and bombarded enclave.

UN Security Council voices ‘deep concern’ over Israel fatal raid on Gaza aid convoy

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed “deep concern” after nearly 120 Palestinians lost their lives in an Israeli attack on civilians waiting to receive humanitarian aid in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel ‘more or less’ accepts framework agreement for Gaza ceasefire: US

The United States claims Israel has essentially endorsed a framework for a proposed Gaza ceasefire and a captive release deal, and it is now up to the Palestinian group Hamas to agree to it.

Israeli army in ‘shock’ amid shortage of 1000s of soldiers: Report

Months into Tel Aviv’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, Israel’s military is reported to be facing a critical manpower problem as it runs short of thousands of soldiers.

UN warns Gaza famine ‘almost inevitable’

The United Nations has warned that in the absence of any changes in the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the coastal sliver is on course to experience an all-out famine.

Nicaragua sues Germany for aiding Israel amid Gaza war

Nicaragua has filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Germany for giving financial and military aid to Israel and for defunding the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the UN's top court announced on Friday.

7 Israeli captives killed in Gaza bombing: Hamas

The military wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has claimed seven more captives held in the Gaza Strip have died as a result of Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave.

Gaza food distribution site deaths will complicate peace talks, but agreement possible: Biden

US President Joe Biden has stated that his administration is looking into what happened at a food distribution site in Gaza — where local health officials say more than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured by Israeli troops— and he admitted the incident is going to complicate negotiations in the region.

Yemen’s Houthis promise ‘military surprises’ in Red Sea operations

Yemen’s armed forces will introduce “military surprises” in their Red Sea operations, the movement's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi has stated. The Houthis have been targetting Israel-bound vessels in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Pentagon chief admits 25k Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza

During a congressional hearing on Thursday in Washington, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that since 7 October, more than 25,000 Palestinian women and children have been killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

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