Israel presents evidence it claims proves it did not bomb Gaza hospital Israel's says it has an intercepted call where militants are recorded 'talking about rockets misfiring' Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Where in Gaza is al-Ahli Arab Hospital, the site hit amid war with Israel? An explosion hit a hospital at Gaza city, killing nearly 500 people and sparking international condemnations. Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023
Biden in Israel: How U.S. foreign policy has played a big role in the Israel-Hamas war U.S. President Joe Biden is in Israel to lend support to the country in the midst of an already bloody war between the Israelis and Hamas, including the bombing of a Gaza City hospital that has left hundreds dead. The Conversation · Oct 18, 2023
Why has Jordan cancelled Joe Biden’s visit? The US president was due to meet Arab leaders to try to de-escalate the war between Israel and Hamas Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Angry protests flare up across Middle East after Gaza hospital blast Hezbollah calls for ‘day of rage’ as both sides trade blame for deadly explosion at al-Ahli al-Arab hospital The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
Russian President Putin insists Ukraine's new US-supplied weapon won't change the war's outcome Local authorities say a Russian missile attack has killed two civilians in an apartment building in southern Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 12 Biden supports Israeli assertion that deadly hospital blast was result of failed rocket launch from within Gaza; limited aid to be allowed into Gaza via Egypt The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
OPINION - Militants have had 17 years to plan… Israel will be facing a sophisticated force Israeli military officials have suffered one of the worst intelligence failures of the modern age Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
What has been US President Biden’s stance on Israel-Gaza war so far? Biden’s rhetoric has been mainly focused at unequivocally backing Israel and condemning Hamas. Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023
What is Hamas, and why did it attack Israel? All you need to know about militant group in Gaza Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006 The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
IDF equipment: The full firepower Gaza faces if Netanyahu launches invasion An invasion of Gaza would be ‘very much at the extreme end’ of plans shaped for years by Israeli military, experts tell The Independent The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Cleverly pleads for ‘cool heads’ in aftermath of Gaza hospital blast The Israeli military has denied responsibility for the explosion, claiming it was the result of a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
First Thing: Biden flies to Israel as Jordan summit cancelled US president’s talks with Middle East leaders scrapped after deadly hospital blast in Gaza, as protests spread across region. Plus, how Bethann Hardison got frank about fashion’s racism The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
Israel travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked? Hundred of flights cancelled and several cruises diverted The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 UK and allies work to ‘find out what happened’ in Gaza hospital blast The Israeli military has denied responsibility for the explosion, claiming it was the result of a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2023 Humza Yousaf says family given 'real fright' following missile strike near home HUMZA Yousaf has said his family were given a “real fright” after a missile hit a house across the road from them in Gaza.
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023 Protests erupt across Middle East after blast at Gaza hospital ‘kills 500’ Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah has called for ‘a day of unprecedented anger’
Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023 Abbas accuses Israel of ‘hideous war massacre’ after Gaza hospital attack The Palestinian president says Israel crossed ‘all red lines’ by attacking the hospital, killing hundreds of people.
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Gaza's doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows Doctors in Gaza City have performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victims of a massive blast that killed hundreds of Palestinians sheltering in a nearby hospital
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Two civilians killed after missiles pound buildings in Zaporizhzhia as Russia denies blame Rescue operation is underway to pull out missing people from the rubble
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 SNP leader’s wife says family injured in Gaza drone attack Two-year-old cousin was left ‘lot of shrapnel under their skin’, says Nadia El-Nakla
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war live: US supplying long-range missiles to Kyiv ‘just prolongs the agony’ for Ukraine, warns Putin – as it happened Russian president says decision to supply army tactical missile systems shows US is wading deeper into the conflict
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 Russia recruits Serbs in drive to replenish military forces in Ukraine Anti-war whistleblowers leak list appearing to show plans to draft hundreds of Serbs to bolster Moscow’s armies
Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 602 As the war enters its 602nd day, these are the main developments.