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Israel evacuates 28 communities near Lebanon; number of known hostages taken by Hamas rises to 199; Palestinian death toll now at least 2,750

The border with Egypt is due to open on Monday to allow foreign nationals out of Gaza and aid into the war-torn zone

PALESTINIANS have struggled to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water crisis after Israel…

Israeli forces are planning a widespread offensive, but didn't say when the assault would happen. The announcement came as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians scrambled to leave northern Gaza.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for protection of civilians in both the Gaza Strip and Israel as the Israeli military ordered half of the Palestinian territory’s population to evacuate in advance of an expected ground assault

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas in Gaza targeted by Israeli bombardments after Israel warned residents in the north to evacuate ahead of an expected ground offensive. Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed at least 324 people over the past 24 hours, the territory’s…

Some Palestinians say they have decided to stay in their homes as there is nowhere safe they can escape to.

DR Congo is set to slowly ease military rule in the east of the country. The announcement comes ahead of elections in December. This as UN peacekeepers in the region are embroiled in scandal after allegations of sexual exploitation. Also in this edition: survivors of a lethal landslide in Cameroon…

Andrew Feinberg reports on the White House’s diplomatic efforts over the past week amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas