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Hamas denies “false” Reuters report regarding Haniyeh meeting with Iran Leader

A member of Hamas's political bureau said the news published by Reuters claiming that the Iranian supreme leader has announced that Iran will not enter into a war for Hamas is false and pure slander.

Biden to Netanyahu: Occupying Gaza a ‘big mistake’

US President Joe Biden says he has made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that occupying the Gaza Strip would be “a big mistake” and that the two-state solution is the only way to bring an end to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

US lawmakers urge Biden to call for ceasefire in Gaza

More than two dozen Democratic members of the US Congress have signed a letter, urging the administration of President Joe Biden to agree to a ceasefire and an end to Israel's attack against Gaza. A growing number of Democrats now support a complete halt to the fighting between Israel and Palestinian armed groups.

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza Strip

The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for a series of humanitarian pauses in the besieged Gaza strip to allow for aid delivery and medical evacuations.

Polling shows US public support for Israel’s war on Gaza at new low

American public support for Israel's war in Gaza has reached a new low, with a fresh survey showing that less than a third of respondents support the war, and the majority of those polled think that Israel should call for a ceasefire to the conflict.

Some 200 medical workers killed in Gaza since start of war

At least 200 medical workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Al Jazeera television has reported, citing the Palestinian enclave’s authorities.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Israel raids al-Shifa Hospital for second day

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 11,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Iran FM says Palestinian groups ready to stop attacking Israel, urges UN involvement to help Gaza

The Iranian foreign minister says Gaza-based Palestinian groups are ready to stop retaliatory attacks against Israel and do something regarding the civilian hostages being held in the Gaza Strip if the Israeli regime stops the genocide in enclave.

Considering Iran’s restraint as green light to any action in Gaza big mistake: Russia

It would be a big mistake to perceive the restraint of Iran and other countries on the issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as "the green light" to any action in the Gaza Strip, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated in an interview with RT.

US ramping up ammunition and missile shipments to Israel amid Gaza war: Report

US military aid to Israel extends well beyond Iron Dome interceptors and precision missiles for warplanes, according to a Pentagon document reported by Bloomberg. More than 11,500 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza since October 7.

Hamas envoy says Riyadh summit “too little, too late”, urges Muslim states to expedite efforts to stop Gaza massacre

The representative of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Iran, Khaled al-Qaddoumi, has praised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s efforts to stop the unraveling humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, but has voiced disappointment with the recent summit meeting of the Islamic and Arab states in Riyadh over Palestine.

Hostage deal with Hamas ‘going to happen’: Biden

US President Joe Biden has expressed confidence that an agreement to free the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip will soon be completed amid the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza.

Hamas says ready to release hostages anytime if ceasefire is declared

Palestinian movement Hamas is ready to release all women, children and foreign citizens it is currently holding hostage if Israel releases women and children from its prisons and a ceasefire agreement is reached, a high-ranking member and spokesman of the group has said.

Yemen’s Houthi threatens to strike Israel, its ships in Red Sea

Leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has vowed to continue attacking Israeli targets, including Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

Islamic Jihad says to keep Israeli hostages until conditions improve

The leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Islamic Jihad has stressed the group may keep Israeli captives it took in an operation in early October until circumstances improve for a prisoner exchange deal with Tel Aviv.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Israeli army raids Gaza’s largest 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 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 11,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Human Rights Watch says Israel targeting Gaza hospitals ‘unlawful’, calls for war crimes probe

Human Rights Watch has called for Israel’s “repeated, apparently unlawful attacks on medical facilities, personnel, and transport” in the Gaza Strip to be investigated as war crimes. Hospitals in the Gaza Strip desperately need medicines, medical equipment and fuel for power generators.

Palestinians sue Biden for failing to prevent Israeli genocide in Gaza

A group of Palestinians living in the US and the occupied Palestinian territories filed a lawsuit against the administration of US President Joe Biden, seeking to halt further diplomatic and military support to Israel. The lawsuit accuses Washington of failing to "prevent an unfolding genocide" against the Palestinian people amid Israel's assault on Gaza.

NGOs call on Pentagon to stop supplying Israel with artillery ammunition

A coalition of civil society organizations has urged the Pentagon's top brass to halt a planned transfer of artillery ammunition to Tel Aviv. Around 11,500 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza so far.

Iran calls for prosecution of Israeli “war criminals”, blasts Israel attack on Gaza reconstruction HQ

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson has censured the Israeli regime’s raid on the headquarters of the Qatar Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza in Palestine, urging the world community to hold Israeli ‘war criminals’ to account.

Israel peddling illusionary advances in Gaza as part of psychological war: Hamas

Palestinian resistance group Hamas has stressed that Israel is trying to market illusionary advances in the Gaza Strip as part of a psychological warfare campaign.

Over 190,000 applications filed for weapons licenses in Israel since start of war

More than 190,000 applications for weapons licenses have been filed with the Israeli security authorities since October 7, according to a report.

Blinken acknowledges disagreements within US State Department on Gaza war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has acknowledged disagreements within the State Department over the Joe Biden administration’s approach to Israel-Hamas war in an email to staff Monday.

Hamas says ready to release 100 hostages against ceasefire

Palestinian group Hamas says it is to release 100 hostages kept in the Gaza Strip on condition of a ceasefire needed to identify the location of 50 of them, member of the movement’s Political Bureau Khalil al-Hayya has said.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Health ministry says all Gaza hospitals could shut down in 48 hours

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 11,200 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

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