Israel-Hamas War Day 25 HIGHLIGHTS: Two Israeli Soldiers Killed In Gaza, Says IDF
Israel-Hamas War HIGHLIGHTS: Follow this space for all the live and latest updates on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
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The war between Israel and Hamas continues to deteriorate the situation for residents in the Gaza Strip who are struggling to survive with limited aid amid a scarcity of fuel and possible internet blackout. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, the death toll among Palestinians has surpassed 8,000, with the majority of those killed being women and minors. Over 1,400 people have died on the Israeli side, the majority of whom were civilians killed during the initial Hamas onslaught.
On Sunday, thousands of people broke into aid warehouses in Gaza, a UN agency said, in a sign of growing desperation three weeks into Israel's war with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers, according to news agency AFP. Tanks and infantry pushed into Gaza over the weekend, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "second stage" in the war sparked by Hamas's brutal incursion into Israel on Oct. 7. Israel also bombarded the territory from the air, the ground, and the sea.
Israel has "crossed the red lines" in Gaza, which "may force everyone to take action," said Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday. "The crimes of the Zionist regime have crossed red lines, forcing everyone to act." "Washington asks us not to do anything, but they continue to provide widespread support to Israel," Raisi said in a social media post. "The US sent messages to the Axis of Resistance but received a clear response on the battlefield," he said.
According to the Associated Press, communications were restored to much of Gaza early Sunday after what residents described as the most intense bombardment of the war knocked out most contact with the territory late Friday. The besieged enclave's 2.3 million inhabitants were largely cut off from the rest of the world.
Iran Foreign Minister Meets Hamas Leader In Doha, Discusses Israel's War On Gaza
I❇️ #Iran's FM meets Hamas leader in #Doha, talks Israeli war on #Gaza
— Foreign Ministry, Islamic Republic of Iran 🇮🇷 (@IRIMFA_EN) October 31, 2023
✅Following meeting with the high-ranking Qatari officials in Doha, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amirabdollahian, met Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of Hamas and other… pic.twitter.com/gmnw9XLOKY
Massive Explosion At Gaza Refugee Camp
According to officials in Gaza, a massive explosion at a refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip has resulted in several injuries, CNN reported.
The explosion was blamed on the Israel Defence Forces by Hamas-controlled authorities.
Two Israeli Soldiers Killed In Gaza, Says IDF
#BREAKING Israeli army says two soldiers killed in Gaza fighting pic.twitter.com/M3v4tGnOm1
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 31, 2023
US Senate Leaders Push For Israel And Ukraine Aid In One Package
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both highlighted the need of passing a national security supplemental that finances both Israel and Ukraine in back-to-back statements, CNN reported.
Schumer called the House of Representatives plan that finances Israel as a standalone supplemental while including rescissions to the Internal Revenue Service enforcement funding in the Inflation Reduction Act "insulting."
Hamas Commander Who Ordered Oct 7 Massacre On Israel Is Dead, Says IDF
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA), commonly known as Shin Bet, confirmed in a joint statement Tuesday that the Hamas leader who ordered the October 7 attack in the Israeli kibbutz of Erez and the community of Netiv HaAsara was killed on Monday, CNN reported.
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