United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza in northern Sinai in Egypt on Friday, CNN reported citing the office of the UN spokesperson.
Kerala-based apparel company "Maryan Apparels", which supplies uniforms to the Israeli police force, has decided not to accept orders from it until peace is restored in the Gaza Strip where Israel has been pounding with air strikes in retaliation for Hamas attack against it on October 7.
The Pentagon on Thursday (local time) said that the United States is continuing to assess the nature of the Hamas attacks that took place in Israel on October 7 and added that at this point, the information of Iran's link to it is not clear.
Taiwan's National Defence Ministry set up a task force to monitor the situation in Israel last week, despite fundamental differences between the conflict in Middle East and possible war across the Taiwan Strait, the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
The US State Department has advised US citizens overseas to exercise caution in view of increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against the country's citizens and interests.
Hamas-affiliated media reported on Thursday morning that Jamila al-Shanti, the first woman elected to the Hamas politburo was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Israel received a cargo plane carrying the initial shipment of armoured vehicles from the United States to replace the vehicles damaged during the war, the Israel Ministry of Defence informed on Thursday.
The horrific attack on Israel, by the terror group Hamas led to the shut down of all gas stations, restaurants, including the kosher McDonald's across the country, however, it was not able to dampen the Israeli spirit of unity and assistance.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday compared the Hamas attack to "fifteen 9/11s" for a nation the size of Israel while retreating that America stood with Israelis and their demand for justice.
As the Israel-Hamas war entered day 12, Pro-Palestine protests were witnessed in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Towhid Jammat Cadres held a protest in Chennai's Mount Road against Israel and America over an attack on Palestine. Slogans were raised to stop the war in Palestine and stop killing people
"Today, I'm also announcing USD 100 million in new US funding for humanitarian assistance in both Gaza and the West Bank. This will support more than one million displaced and conflict-affected Palestinians including emergency needs in Gaza," said Biden.