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Israel-Hamas war Updates: IDF releases proof of hostages at Gaza's Al-Shifa
Israel-Hamas war Updates: The war has entered its seventh week in which over 12,300 people, including children have been killed.
Israel-Hamas war Updates: The war between Israel and Hamas has entered its seventh week following Hamas' unprecedented attack on October 7 in southern Israel that killed over 1,200 people. According to the health ministry in Gaza, over 12,300 - including children, have been killed. Meanwhile, Gaza's main hospital - Al-Shifa - is reeling under a grave situation as Israel ordered its immediate evacuation on Saturday....Read More
Here are the latest updates:
• A World Health Organisation (WHO) team that visited Shifa hospital for an hour on Saturday said that it has become a “death zone”. According to the team, the hospital corridors were filled with medical and solid waste, increasing the risk of infection for patients who were “terrified for their safety and health, and pleaded for evacuation.”
• The Israeli army claimed that it had found strong evidence supporting its claims that Hamas maintains a sprawling command post inside and under the Shifa hospital.
• The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that it found a 55-meter (60-yard) tunnel about 10 meters under the hospital’s 20-acre complex, which includes several buildings, garages, and a plaza. It said the tunnel included a staircase, blast-proof door, and a firing hole that could be used by snipers.
• Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that there is no deal yet with Hamas to free the hostages.
Nearly 200 Gaza evacuees to arrive in Turkey
Nearly 200 evacuees from Gaza are set to arrive in Turkey on Monday, including dozens of patients who will receive medical treatment there, Turkey's health minister and foreign ministry spokesman said.
Israel's unemployment rate on rise
Israel's jobless rate surged to near 10% in October, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, after the outbreak of war with Palestinian Hamas militants led to tens of thousands of displaced citizens who had lived near the Gaza border. (Reuters)
Iran rejects Israel's claims of ship seized by Houthi rebels
Iran on Monday dismissed as "invalid" Israel's accusations that Yemen's Huthi rebels were acting on Tehran's "guidance" when they seized a Red Sea ship owned by an Israeli businessman. (AFP)
IDF has released proof of terrorists holding hostages at al-Shifa hospital
The IDF released security footage from Gaza's al-Shifa hospital which showed visual proof of Hamas terrorists holding hostages in the building. The IDF also revealed new details about the circumstances surrounding the death of Corporal Noa Marciano.
After al-Shifa, Gaza's Indonesian Hospital becomes target
Heavy fighting erupted Monday around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israeli forces focus on clearing out medical facilities that they say Hamas militants use for cover. (AP)
Israeli tanks reported near hospital in embattled north Gaza
Israeli tanks were positioned around a hospital complex in north Gaza where 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded, Gaza's health ministry said on Monday.
Israel-Hamas war updates: ‘12 people killed in Israeli strike,’ says Gaza health ministry
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Monday said that 12 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in northern Gaza.
World must 'act urgently' to stop humanitarian crisis in Gaza: China FM
The international community must take urgent action to stop the "humanitarian disaster" unfolding in Gaza, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations on Monday.
International community must take responsibility to stop Israel: Saudi foreign minister
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Monday during a meeting between China's foreign minister and ministers from Arab and Islamic countries said that he international community needs to shoulder responsibility to stop Israel's attacks in Gaza.
Qatar claims some hostages may be released soon
Qatar on Monday claimed that some hostages held by the Hamas may be released soon.
Deal to release hostages only facing ‘minor challenges’
The deal to release 200 more hostages by Hamas is only facing some ‘minor’ challengers, said Qatar administration, while the overall death toll from the war has now crossed 13,000.
IDF claims Israeli hostage killed in Gaza's al-Shifa
The Israeli Defence Force has said that Nao Marciano, a hostage abducted from Israel, was killed by Hamas inside al-Shifa hospital, giving “proof” that it was used as an operating base for the group.
Gaza denies claims of ‘Hamas tunnel’ in hospital
Gaza's health ministry officials have denied the claims that the Israeli army found a Hamas tunnel at the al-Shifa hospital, saying that the claim is a “pure lie”.
UN chief reiterates call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. "The war in the Middle East is having a staggering and unacceptable number of civilian casualties, including women and children, every day. This must stop," Gutteres posted on X.
Israeli soldiers claims to discover 35 Gaza tunnel shafts, seize weapons
Israeli soldiers discovered 35 tunnel shafts and seized weapons in northern Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) claimed on Sunday. The shafts and tunnels were discovered during raids on the homes of Hamas officials in Gaza's upscale Rimal and Sheikh Ejalin neighbourhoods.
Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates: 31 babies in critical condition evacuated from Al-Shifa hospital
The health officials in Gaza on Sunday said that 31 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” were evacuated safely from Gaza's main Al-Shifa hospital and will go to Egypt, while over 250 patients with severely infected wounds and other urgent conditions remained stranded.
