The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started

In Muslim communities across the world, worshippers gathered at mosques for their first Friday prayers since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting the latest Israel-Palestinian war

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Indian team withdraws from world cadet chess championship in Egypt

Indian team withdraws from World Cadet Chess Championship due to Gaza conflict. AICF took hard decision to prioritize safety of players. Requested FIDE to postpone tournament due to uncertainty over flight operations.

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

EU opens investigation into X’s handling of disinformation over Hamas attack on Israel

X earlier announced it had removed accounts associated with Hamas from its platform

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Israel using white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon, endangering civilians: HRW

Human Rights Watch says the use of chemical in populated areas violates legal obligation to avoid civilian casualties.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

Israel orders 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south: What to know

UN warns it is ‘impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

The reality of Israel’s ‘total siege’ on Gaza – where two million Palestinians are trapped in a 25 mile stretch of land

Medics in Gaza warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of water, power, food and fuel being blocked for two million civilians

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

‘Released all restraints’: What would a ground invasion of Gaza look like?

Previous incursions have caused thousands of civilian casualties. This time could be worse, Richard Hall writes

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Timeline of the Hamas attack on the music festival that left hundreds dead in Israel

The concert was attended by about 3,500 people, about three miles from the border of the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Inside Israel’s Supernova Festival: My terror as Hamas bombs fell on us during desert rave

Survivors of a rave in the desert near the Gaza border when Hamas bombs struck and militants seized dozens of hostages tell Bel Trew and Natalie Lisbona how they fled in fear

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Europe can’t rise to the Israel-Hamas crisis until it overcomes its own rifts

The EU could help to defuse this conflict – but first it must tackle diverging sympathies and Brussels turf wars, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023