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Oct 26, 2023 10:22 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Palestinian activist is expelled by Israeli forces from his home in a volatile West Bank city

Israeli troops expelled a prominent Palestinian activist from his home in a West Bank city at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after he hosted a foreign journalist and a well-known Israeli activist.

Oct 26, 2023 9:34 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Modi govt in touch with Israel, Gaza authorities for safety of Indians there, says Union minister Lekhi

The Centre was continuously in touch with the Israel government to ensure safety of Indians there amid the war in Gaza, Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi said on Thursday. A war broke out between Israel and the Hamas after the latter's devastating raids on October 7. The war has killed several thousand people on both sides so far.

Oct 26, 2023 9:07 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Air raid sirens sound in Ashkelon, Ashdod, Netivot

Air raid sirens sound in Ashkelon, Ashdod, Netivot and surrounding areas following a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza

Oct 26, 2023 7:31 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | IDF fighter jets eliminate Commander of Hamas' Northern Khan Yunis Rockets Array, Hassan Al-Abdullah.

Oct 26, 2023 7:17 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Erdogan slams EU for not calling for ceasefire in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slams the European Union for failing to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, accusing the West of indifference toward the suffering of Muslims.“How many more children must die before the EU Commission calls for a ceasefire?” he says in a televised speech. “How many more tons of bombs must fall on Gaza before the United Nations Security Council can take action?” Erdogan accuses the West of failing to see the violence unfolding in Gaza “because the blood being shed is Muslim blood.”

Oct 26, 2023 7:10 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Egypt prepares hospitals and triage tents for potential influx of Gaza wounded

Reports indicate that Egypt has taken proactive steps by establishing three field hospitals and triage tents near its border with the Gaza Strip, in anticipation of a potential arrival of wounded Palestinians, as stated by senior Egyptian officials, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Oct 26, 2023 6:49 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | IDF says it killed a top Hamas rocket man

The Israel Defense Forces says it has struck and killed the head of Hamas’s North Khan Younis rocket array, Hassan al-Abdullah. The IDF says the airstrike was carried out following intelligence information on al-Abdullah’s whereabouts, gathered by the Shin Bet security agency and Military Intelligence Directorate. It adds that fighter jets struck and killed several more Hamas members, and destroyed several sites belonging to the terror group in the Gaza Strip today.

Oct 26, 2023 6:25 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Gaza death toll crosses 7,000, says Hamas

​Hamas claims that the death toll in Gaza has exceeded 7,000 since its surprise assault on Israel began. However, these figures are not independently verified and are believed to encompass not only its own militants and fighters killed both in Israel and Gaza but also the casualties resulting from an explosion at a Gaza City hospital on October 17. This explosion was caused by a missile misfire attributed to the Islamic Jihad, although Hamas has blamed Israel. In response, Israel asserts that it has killed approximately 1,500 Hamas militants within Israel since October 7.

Oct 26, 2023 5:11 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Rocket salvo fired at Tel Aviv area

Terrorists in Gaza fire a barrage of rockets at the Tel Aviv area. Warning sirens are heard in Tel Aviv, Holon, Rishon Lezion and surrounding communities. Residents report explosions, apparently from Iron Dome interceptors. The Magen David Adom rescue service says there are no immediate reports of injuries.

(The Times of Israel)

Oct 26, 2023 4:29 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | IDF detains 46 Hamas members in West Bank raids overnigh

Oct 26, 2023 3:55 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms

The Israeli military said its troops and tanks briefly entered northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, hitting several militant targets as a wider ground incursion loomed after more than two weeks of heavy air raids.

During the raid, the military said soldiers struck fighters, militant infrastructure and anti-tank missile launching positions. There were no immediate reports of casualties on either side.

Oct 26, 2023 2:58 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Palestinians react to strikes in Khan Younis

Palestinians react at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 26, 2023.

Oct 26, 2023 2:01 PM

Israel-Hamas war LIVE | 'Numerous' targets struck during Israeli Army's overnight raid in Gaza

Israel says tanks and infantry launched an overnight raid into Hamas-controlled Gaza, striking "numerous" targets before retreating.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with plans for a ground war despite ever-louder calls to temper Israel's bombing campaign

Oct 26, 2023 1:21 PM

​Israel-Hamas war LIVE | Israeli army carries out targeted raid in Gaza

The Israeli army says it carried out a "targeted raid" overnight in northern Gaza with tanks and infantry.

"Overnight, the IDF conducted a targeted raid using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip, as part of preparations for the next stages of combat," the army said in a statement. "The soldiers exited the area at the end of the activity"

Oct 26, 2023 12:34 PM

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