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The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

Israel-Hamas war latest: IDF admits it may try ‘something different’ to ground invasion in Gaza

Biden to visit Israel as UN warns of real catastrophe facing Palestinians in Gaza

The Independent UK

Australian citizens in Palestine raise fears about Dfat efforts as rescue buses cancelled

Buses had been scheduled to take Palestinian Australians from Ramallah in West Bank to Jordan but they did not go ahead

The Guardian - AU

'Gaza is being strangled': why Israel's evacuation order violates international law

In conflicts around the world, evacuations have long been used to rescue people from serious harm. During the second world war, for instance, thousands of children across Europe were sent to rural areas or abroad under evacuation schemes initiated by governments and child welfare agencies.

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Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza's health system − the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

For the wounded, injured and sick in Gaza, there is seemingly no escape. On Oct. 17, 2023, news broke that at least 500 patients, staff and people seeking shelter from Israeli bombs had been killed in an explosion at a hospital, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave.

The Conversation

Biden to visit Israel as war with Hamas continues, Blinken says

More than 4,000 people have been killed in war and over a million have fled their homes in Gaza

The Independent UK

Biden is set to visit Israel. But a planned stop in Jordan has been canceled

President Biden called off meetings in Jordan after an explosion at a busy hospital killed hundreds of people. President Mahmoud Abbas declared days of mourning for the victims.

WEKU

NZ joins international call for Gaza aid corridor

The incoming and outgoing New Zealand governments have come together to support aid for Israel and Palestine during the Gaza crisis.

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What the papers say – October 17

The conflict in Gaza continues to dominate the news cycle.

The Independent UK

Jewish groups rally at White House urging Biden to push for Gaza ceasefire

At least 30 people reportedly arrested, with protestors accusing Israeli government of planning genocide

The Guardian - US

Number of Australians stuck in Gaza reaches 45 as Israel prepares for ground invasion

Richard Marles says the government is working with other countries on humanitarian corridors out but it remains an ‘extremely difficult’ situation

The Guardian - AU

Viral hate and misinformation amid Israel-Hamas crisis renew fears of real-world violence

A six-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by a landlord fearing a ‘day of jihad.’ Watchdogs and civil rights groups are warning platforms and politicians against Islamophobic and racist rhetoric

The Independent UK

Progressive Democrats bring resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

Thirteen lawmakers call on Biden administration to facilitate de-escalation and send humanitarian aid into Gaza

The Guardian - US

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 11

Hundreds feared dead or injured after Gaza hospital strike; Biden to meet regional leaders

The Guardian - AU

Teen sisters among Britons missing from Israel as Gaza aid efforts continue

The girls, named only as Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, disappeared from their home in Kibbutz Be’eri after it was stormed by militants.

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

US lawmakers introduce resolution urging ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib slams Biden administration for failing to call for de-escalation in Israel’s war in Gaza.

The Independent UK

Waiting for news, families of Israeli hostages in Gaza tell stories of their loved ones

They range from babies to the elderly

Salon

Israeli diplomat claims no Gaza "crisis"

"Gaza is being strangled and it seems that the world right now has lost its humanity," UN official says

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces killed Abu Akleh ‘without justification’, UN inquiry says

UN-mandated body says Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh victim of ‘excessive and disproportionate force’.

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Al Jazeera

Gaza’s dire humanitarian crisis explained

Israel’s strikes and blockade are pushing Gaza’s essential services and resources to the brink of collapse.

Al Jazeera

UN begins shipping aid for Gaza to Egypt amid uncertainty

The UN says it needs guarantees and security before it can stockpile significant amounts of aid at the Rafah crossing.

The Guardian - AU

Labor senator condemns Israel’s military action in Gaza – as it happened

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Salon

State Department: Don't say "cease-fire"

Diplomats told not to say "end to violence/bloodshed" and "restoring calm"

The Conversation

Egypt's Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but opening it is still unresolved

Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip – after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel – has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit point – the Rafah crossing – for the approximately 2 million people living there.

The Conversation

Hamas-Israeli conflict: what's at stake for Egypt

As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza – the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following the violent attack against Israel by Hamas, a radical Islamist organisation that has controlled…

The Independent UK

‘They still had dreams’: Baby and toddler among entire family killed in Gaza, devastated relative reveals

‘They are not Hamas. They were just civilians,’ British-Palestinian relative says

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