LIVE | 23rd day of war between Israel and Hamas

Tensions continue on the 23rd day of war between Israel and Hamas. For all new developments, follow our live text.

2:25 p.m. | An airport stormed in Dagestan, Russia, upon the announcement of the arrival of a flight from Israel

1:05 p.m. | France condemns settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank

12 p.m. | Demonstration by the Jewish community in Montreal to demand the release of Hamas hostages

11:51 a.m. | Hamas reports ‘violent fighting’ with Israeli army in northern Gaza

“Our fighters are currently engaged in heavy combat using automatic and anti-tank weapons with the occupation forces carrying out an incursion into the northwest of Gaza,” said the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas in a statement.

10:35 a.m. | Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire during several military incursions into the occupied West Bank.

9:35 a.m. | Washington calls on Israel to make a “distinction” between Hamas and Palestinian civilians.

The United States said on Sunday that Israel must take all necessary measures to “distinct” in its military operations between Hamas and Palestinian civilians, as the Israeli army intensifies its bombings and ground operations in the Gaza Strip.

8:52 a.m. | Famous actress indicted for posts linked to Hamas attack

A famous Arab Israeli actress has been charged with inciting terrorism for social media posts in connection with the attack carried out by Palestinian Hamas in Israel on October 7, according to judicial sources.

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7:26 a.m. | Netanyahu apologizes after criticizing security apparatus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized security officials on Sunday for underestimating the risks of a major Hamas attack, in a message on X which he later deleted before apologizing.

6:30 a.m. | Food aid warehouses looted in Gaza

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Sunday of a collapse of “public order” in the Gaza Strip following the looting of warehouses and food aid distribution centers that it manages.


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6:27 a.m. | The situation in Gaza is becoming ‘increasingly desperate’

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm on Sunday at an “increasingly desperate” situation in the Gaza Strip, deploring that Israel had “intensified its military operations” there.


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4:11 a.m. | Three Palestinians killed by Israeli army in West Bank

Three Palestinians were killed Sunday morning by Israeli army fire during several military incursions into the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry said.

3:00 | Israeli army calls on Palestinians to move to southern Gaza, where humanitarian aid “will be increased”

The Israeli army called on Palestinians to go to the southern Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid from Egypt and the United States will be increased on Sunday, in a message posted on Twitter).


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