Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday, with Israeli bombardments intensifying ahead of an expected ground invasion.

The latest in the war between Israel and Hamas as it unfolds

The Israeli military on Monday raised the figure to 199 people confirmed to have been abducted by Hamas to the Gaza Strip in the militants' cross-border attacks which sparked a devastating war

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Hamas official Izzat El Reshiq told Reuters on Monday that there was no truth to reports about the opening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt or a temporary ceasefire

Israel said on Monday no ceasefire had been implemented in southern Gaza even though security sources in Egypt said a deal had been reached to allow foreigners out of the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office Monday denied reports of a ceasefire in Gaza that would enable aid to enter and foreigners to flee to Egypt, 10 days into the war with Hamas

The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to around 2,750 since Hamas's deadly attack on southern Israel last week, the Gaza health ministry said Monday

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US President Joe Biden said he believes the Hamas militant group must be eliminated but there should be a path to a Palestinian state, after top US officials warned the war between Israel and Hamas could escalate

Thousands of Palestinians have evacuated Gaza City for southern areas of the enclave, after Israel warnings. Hamas has asked them to stay put.

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US President Joe Biden condemned the killing of a six-year-old Muslim boy as a "horrific act of hate" on Sunday, after authorities charged the assailant with murder and hate crimes for an attack allegedly linked to the war between Israel and Hamas

More than one million people have fled their homes in Gaza in scenes of chaos and despair as Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and continued amassing troops Monday in preparation for a full-blown ground invasion

The Israeli army yesterday said it was awaiting a “political decision” on the timing of a major ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, as fears grew that the conflict between Israel and Hamas could spiral into a regional Middle East war.

Russian forces have made gains in their Ukraine offensive, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, referring to several areas, including  Avdiivka, a symbolic industrial hub where fighting has been fierce.

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the disproportionate use of force in Gaza resulting in the growing civilian casualties, including women and children.

President Ilham Aliyev raised Azerbaijan’s flag in the main city of Nagorno-Karabakh yesterday, cementing Baku’s conquest of the region after last month’s lightening offensive that led to an exodus of ethnic Armenians.

Iran yesterday warned that any Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip could escalate conflicts elsewhere in the Middle East.

Convoys of humanitarian aid stacked up near Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip yesterday, unable to enter the Palestinian enclave being bombarded by Israel, witnesses told AFP.