Israel-Hamas War Highlights: Reports claim some Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza could be released soon

Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon overnight; Netanyahu convenes generals

Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his top generals and his war cabinet to assess the escalating conflict.

Biden, key European leaders urge Israel to protect civilians

The leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain on Sunday underscored their support for Israel and its right to defend itself, but also urged it to adhere to international humanitarian law and protect civilians.

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups gather during a protest against the US for supporting Israel, and in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Mosul

A woman holds a sign with the outline of the map of Israel and the Palestinian territories as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups gather during a protest against the U.S. for supporting Israel, and in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Mosul, Iraq, October 20, 2023.

IDF says it struck Hezbollah sites including a 'military compound' and a 'terror cell', reports The Spectator Index

Smoke is seen as rocket barrages are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashdod, Israel.

World Health Organization chief calls for fuel to be allowed into Gaza

'Angry and Afraid': Tensions High in New York Over Israel-Hamas War

A girl holds a Palestinian flag, as Hezbollah supporters attend a rally supporting Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon

Tensions were high in Muslim and Jewish communities around the city, with impassioned protests and rallies on both sides in recent days drawing thousands as Israel girded for a ground invasion of Gaza. On Saturday, about 5,000 people in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, home to a significant Palestinian population, held a largely peaceful protest calling for Israel to stop killing civilians in Gaza. Near the end, 19 people were arrested, some of them after clashing with police.

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Netanyahu says Israel won't send aid to Gaza and will prevent the entry of aid from other countries sent without oversight

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: Reuters Photo

Al Jazeera reports a doctor at Al Aqsa hospital in Gaza saying 65% of the victims taken to hospital overnight were children

Hala Abushandi stands with her children Schahem, 8, Zeena, 10 and Lean, 6, during a 'Stand with Palestine' protest in solidarity with Gaza.

The New York Times reports the White House wants Israel to allow more time for negotiations over hostages before the launch of the IDF's ground operation, but that the US still supports the aim of destroying Hamas.

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IUML to hold protest rally in Kozhikode on Oct 26 against Israeli attacks on Gaza

Palestinians inspect the site of Israeli strikes on a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), an ally in the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, on Monday announced it would be holding a huge rally this week against the alleged "wanton" killing of civilians, including children, in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip. The IUML said the conscience of the world appears to have been paralysed as no nation was taking steps to end the conflict.

Two Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces at West Bank refugee camp

Women holding Palestinian flags take part in a sit-in protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Istanbul, Turkey October 22, 2023. Sign in Hebrew reads, "Unless Palestine is free, none of us are free".

Two Palestinians were killed at the Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said on Monday.

Residents told Reuters that Israeli forces raided the camp and carried out widespread arrests, where they clashed with gunmen and some youths who threw stones.

Israeli forces have currently retreated to the outskirts of the camp, the residents added.

Hamas says at least 60 killed in overnight Israel strikes on Gaza, reports AFP

A general view shows the site of Israeli strikes on houses, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israel's military says the number of hostages in Gaza is 222, higher than previously estimated.

Palestinian PM says Israel's military has killed 1,800 children in Gaza

Palestinian children, who fled their houses amid Israeli strikes, take shelter in a United Nations-run school, after Israel's call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move south, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

China's foreign ministry says the Palestinian people have a right to life and their own state

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Israel bombards Gaza as war spreads to other fronts

The Israeli military says it has struck and eliminated 20 Hezbollah cells since the start of the war

An Israeli tank and military vehicles are seen near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel.

Iran could launch a missile at Haifa "without hesitation," deputy chief of the IRGC Ali Fadavi said on Monday morning, threatening direct combat between Israel and the Islamic Republic

At least 5,087 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since Oct 7, including 2,055 children, Gaza's health ministry said on Monday, adding that 15,273 were wounded. The ministry said, 436 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in the past 24 hours, including 182 children, with most of the fatalities in the southern Gaza Strip.

Two Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank, reports The Jerusalem Post

Hamas reached out to Iran overnight between Sunday and Monday, and Tehran said it would seek to help Hamas in some way, reports The Jerusalem Post

Channel 12 news, citing an Israeli source, says some of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza may be released soon amid intensive negotiations brokered by Qatar and the US.

Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is slated to address the United Nations Security Council in New York on Tuesday, reports Jerusalem Post