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Live updates | Intense Israeli bombardments strike Gaza as the war rages on

Hamas says hundreds have been killed in an airstrike on Gaza City hospital, after intensifying bombardments near towns in southern Gaza rattled civilians where Israel ordered them to take refuge

The Independent UK

UN to vote on Gaza resolution that would condemn attack by Hamas and all violence against civilians

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution that initially condemned “the heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas” on Israel as well as all violence against civilians

The Independent UK

Egypt’s president agrees to open the Rafah crossing – as it happened

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UK will investigate Gaza hospital blast, Cleverly says

James Cleverly said ‘innocent civilians in Gaza’ must be protected after footage showed the building in flames

The Independent UK

What we know so far about the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital

Palestinian officials say nearly 500 people were killed in an Israeli air raid on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Macron ‘firmly’ condemns strike on Gaza City hospital, Biden’s Jordan visit cancelled

Hundreds of people were killed Tuesday in a blast at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City that the Gaza health ministry says was the result of an Israeli air strike. Israel's military has denied involvement, saying the strike was the result of a rocket misfired by the Islamic Jihad militant group.

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UK will work to ‘find out what happened’ after Gaza hospital blast – Cleverly

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the ‘innocent civilians in Gaza’ must be protected after footage showed the building in flames.

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‘Bring my baby back alive’: Families of Israeli hostages cling to hope

At least 199 people were abducted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad during the terrorist attacks on October 7. For their families back home, the uncertainty is agonising. More than a week later, Orian Adar and Keren Schem are still torn between hope and despair.

France 24

What do we mean by "terrorism"?

If the Hamas attack in Israel was terrorism — which it was — how do we describe the annual carnage in America?

Salon

Inside the arsenal: Iranian-sourced weapons used in Hamas's assault on Israel

Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement launched an incursion into Israel on October 7, attacking by air and ground. While the range of weapons they’ve employed has garnered international attention, none of these armaments comes as a revelation. Both Hamas's armed wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, and Islamic Jihad's…

France 24

Israel-Hamas Conflict Escalates: 900 Israelis Killed, Gaza Under Siege

Hamas attack compared to Yom Kippur War; Israel's largest reserve mobilization

Zenger

Tyranny not ‘terror’ afflicts the Middle East

From Riyadh to Cairo, Tehran to Jerusalem, Palestinians are merely useful pawns in the Middle East regional game of tyrants, writes Leon Goldsmith

Newsroom.co.nz

Brutality of surprise attack unites Israel around one goal: Crush Hamas

The normally bustling streets of Tel Aviv are empty, schools shut, flights canceled and a major gas field closed. Men of all ages are getting called to their reserve units, hundreds of thousands throwing on uniforms.

The Times of India

How Israel’s intelligence failed to see Hamas’ most shocking terror attack

The unexpected infiltration of armed militants of Hamas into the heart of southern Israeli communities killing, wounding and abducting civilians as well as soldiers is profoundly ominous, writes Donald Macintyre

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The Guardian - UK

No evidence yet of Iran link to Hamas attack, says Israeli military

Iran has issued denials and US has said it has no direct knowledge of Iran being behind attack

Evening Standard

OPINION - Haggling over kidnapped Israelis could take years

Negotiations, even if they get under way soon, could take years, based on previous experience

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel declares war, bombards Gaza and battles to dislodge Hamas fighters after surprise attack

At least 700 people have reportedly been killed in Israel — a staggering toll on a scale the country has not experienced in decades — and more than 400 have been killed in Gaza.

The Hindu

Toofan Al-Aqsa jolts West Asian geostrategic architecture

On balance, a long war between Hamas and Israel does not seem likely

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Al Jazeera

What is Hamas? A simple guide to the armed Palestinian group

The group’s audacious Saturday attack on Israel has triggered a bloody bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip.

The Guardian - UK

Israel-Hamas war: what has happened and what has caused the conflict?

Offensive launched from Gaza represents a major failure of Israeli intelligence and is likely to have long-lasting repercussions

Zenger

Israel’s Security Cabinet Orders IDF To Destroy Hamas And Islamic Jihad Capabilities

Israel launches offensive against Hamas and Islamic Jihad following deadly attacks

Evening Standard

OPINION - Firepower and coordination of Hamas attack on Israel suggests extensive foreign support

The attack out of Gaza at dawn by rockets, commandos with bulldozers, hang gliders and small boats came as a total surprise. By dusk at least 300 had been killed, Palestinian and Israeli, and thousands injured and displaced.

The Independent UK

How Israel’s intelligence failed to see Hamas’ most shocking terror attack

The Independent UK

Rocket perfume, anyone? A Gaza vendor sells scents in bottles shaped like rockets fired at Israel

A Gazan perfume vendor has developed a line of fragrances packaged in rocket-shaped bottles to mimic the projectiles launched by Palestinian militant groups from the Gaza Strip into Israel

Al Jazeera

‘He said he’d surrender’: A family in shock after Israeli raid kills son

Mustafa al-Kastoni, a commander of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, was killed after Israeli forces besieged his house.

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