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Hamas’s hostages: What to know about Israelis abducted by the militant group

Potentially hundreds of Israeli soldiers and civilians have been taken hostage by Hamas

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

Israeli army tweets video that appears to show soldiers shooting Palestinians who surrendered

A video posted on the Israeli military’s official Hebrew-language Twitter account on Tuesday October 10 appears to show Israeli soldiers shooting dead four Palestinian men after they held up their hands and lay down on the ground in an apparent surrender. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told…

France 24 · Oct 14, 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 14, 2023

Reflections on hope during unprecedented violence in the Israel-Hamas war

On Yom Kippur in 1973, I was 6 years old and living in Petah Tikvah, a city in central Israel. Playing a nail-biting game of marbles, I initially ignored my mom calling me from our front porch. But sensing something was wrong, I gave up my potential winnings and ran…

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023

FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts

False claims about the latest Israel-Hamas war are flooding social media, making it difficult for onlookers to sort fact from fiction

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Palestinians flee northern Gaza before expected Israeli ground invasion

Thousands pack into cars and trucks or leave on foot after Israel told them to go, as violence flares in East Jerusalem and West Bank

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Israel’s darkest day: the 24 hours of terror that shook the country

How Israeli military bases, kibbutzim and a music festival were overrun by gunmen under orders to kill and take hostages

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Violence hits East Jerusalem and West Bank as Israel orders Gaza evacuation

Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces clash in several areas before expected ground offensive

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Watch: Blinken and Qatari prime minister hold joint press conference as Israeli ground invasion looms

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a joint press conference with Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Friday, 13 October.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

CPI(M) steals a march over Congress by finding common cause with Muslim social organisations on Palestine issue

CPI(M) to mobilise civil society to express solidarity with Palestinians facing Israeli occupation; party seeks to tap into groundswell of sympathy in Kerala; condemns tit-for-tat attacks, humanitarian crisis in Gaza; CPI(M) calls for respect of U.N. resolution for peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel.

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023