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Israel claims to have the world's best defence against missiles and rockets it claims to have the world's best intelligence Service as well. The much-hyped and much-touted Iron Dome of the Israelis completely failed against this barrage of very crude rockets that were fired by Hamas. So what exactly is this system of iron dome how does it work and is it really worth the hype?

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The five Hezbollah fighters were killed in clashes along the Lebanese-Israeli borders tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continue to escalate. Hezbollah has announced the death of at least about 10 of its fighters.

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US President Joe Biden now provides full backing to Israel in person during his solidarity visit in which he blames Islamist militants for a deadly hospital strike in Gaza. The US President also announced the resumption of urgent aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza. On the other hand, on his visit UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to ensure de-escalation. To know more watch this interview with the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Movement Omar Barghouti.

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Amid the devastating Israel-Hamas war, many Israelis still await the return of their loved ones who are held captive by Hamas. WION's correspondent Jodie Cohen talked to some of such kin of the hostages who shared their pain with her.

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US President Joe Biden now provides full backing to Israel in person during his solidarity visit in which he blames Islamist militants for a deadly hospital strike in Gaza. The US President also announced the resumption of urgent aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza. On the other hand, on his visit UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to ensure de-escalation.

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The world is still in shock after the killing of hundreds of people following&nbsp;a blast at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Meanwhile, another hospital in the&nbsp;Gaza Strip is suffering a slow, quieter but equally urgent crisis.&nbsp;

Gaza's only oncology hospital is suffering under the Israeli-imposed "total blockade," and is running out of fuel, water and medicines.

<h2>A 'total blockade'</h2>

Two days into the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip. This effectively barred essential supplies — including fuel and medicines, from entering the region.

"We are trying to keep the essential services," Dr Subhi&nbsp;Sukeyk, the director of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, told Al Jazeera, adding that services like radiology had already ground to a halt.

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As per Sukeyk, the facility was running perilously low on the fuel needed to keep the hospital's essential services running. She also said that the hospital was running low on medicines needed for chemotherapy treatment.&nbsp;

Gaza's electricity, which is partially reliant on Israeli power lines, had been severed. Furthermore, the local power plant, which is dependent on Israeli fuel imports, was shut down over a week ago due to the siege following the October 7 attack by Hamas, which has already claimed over 1,400 lives.&nbsp;

On the Gazan side, the relentless Israeli airstrikes have further claimed over 3,300 lives — a third of this, as per Al Jazeera, are children.

<h2>Why is the cancer hospital important?</h2>

With the potential closure of the sole cancer hospital, a different kind of devastation is gripping Gaza.&nbsp;

The enclave, as per the Al Jazeera report citing Gaza health ministry data, houses over 9,000 cancer patients.&nbsp;

Operational solely on a local generator, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital now teeters on the brink of closure. The high number of patients makes the continuity of the hospital's operations a matter of life and death.

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"The intensive care unit needs a lot of electricity to operate, and so do the oxygen machines," stressed Sukeyk, highlighting the critical need to keep the facility operational.

A shutdown would jeopardize the lives of countless patients reliant on the hospital for timely and indispensable cancer treatments.

"Some patients' chemotherapy had to be delayed. But they are due, they must have this treatment to prevent the tumour from spreading to their bodies, and organs," added Sukeyk.

(With inputs from agencies)

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The world is still in shock after the killing of hundreds of people following a blast at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Meanwhile, another hospital in the Gaza Strip is suffering a slow, quieter but equally urgent crisis.

The world is still in shock after the killing of hundreds of people following a blast at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Meanwhile, another hospital in the Gaza Strip is suffering a slow, quieter but equally urgent crisis. Gaza's only oncology hospital is suffering under the Israeli-imposed "total blockade," and is running out of fuel, water and medicines. A 'total blockade' Two days into the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip. This effectively barred essential supplies — including fuel and medicines, from entering the region. "We are trying to keep the essential services," Dr Subhi Sukeyk, the director of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, told Al Jazeera, adding that services like radiology had already ground to a halt. Also read | Satellite images show Gaza's Al-Ahli hospital before and after rocket strike As per Sukeyk, the facility was running perilously low on the fuel needed to keep the hospital's essential services running. She also said that the hospital was running low on medicines needed for chemotherapy treatment. Gaza's electricity, which is partially reliant on Israeli power lines, had been severed. Furthermore, the local power plant, which is dependent on Israeli fuel imports, was shut down over a week ago due to the siege following the October 7 attack by Hamas, which has already claimed over 1,400 lives. On the Gazan side, the relentless Israeli airstrikes have further claimed over 3,300 lives — a third of this, as per Al Jazeera, are children. Why is the cancer hospital important? With the potential closure of the sole cancer hospital, a different kind of devastation is gripping Gaza. The enclave, as per the Al Jazeera report citing Gaza health ministry data, houses over 9,000 cancer patients. Operational solely on a local generator, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital now teeters on the brink of closure. The high number of patients makes the continuity of the hospital's operations a matter of life and death. Also read | Gaza hospital attack: Palestinian envoy calls Netanyahu a liar, claims to have proof of Israel involvement "The intensive care unit needs a lot of electricity to operate, and so do the oxygen machines," stressed Sukeyk, highlighting the critical need to keep the facility operational. A shutdown would jeopardize the lives of countless patients reliant on the hospital for timely and indispensable cancer treatments. "Some patients' chemotherapy had to be delayed. But they are due, they must have this treatment to prevent the tumour from spreading to their bodies, and organs," added Sukeyk. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Fuel and medicines dwindle as Gaza's only cancer hospital bears the brunt of Israeli blockade: Report

On a solidarity visit on Wednesday, Joe Biden gave Israel the unwavering support of the US. He also declared that the besieged Palestinian enclave would once again get critical supplies and held Islamist extremists accountable for a deadly missile strike on a Gaza hospital.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi slammed Israel's bombardment of the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, predicting that the incident would bring the Israeli state to its knees.

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The Rafah border crossing has become the flashpoint in the Israel-Hamas war. Israel says there has been no ceasefire at the border crossing. Egypt says it is unwilling to allow Palestinians into Northern Sinai. What does Egypt fear?

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Ever since Israel began its total siege of the Gaza strip. The issue of the Palestinian refugees from Gaza. It has dominated the discussion - the key question here remains where will Gaza's 2.1 million go?

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World leaders have called for a thorough probe into what caused an explosion at the Gaza Hospital which killed hundreds. The blast has now drawn condemnation from across the Arab world, several protesters rallied across West Asia condemning the attack.

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The Hamas terrorists have released a video that is claimed to be the first footage of an Israeli held hostage in the Gaza Strip.

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At least 300 people were killed after a Gaza Hospital came under attack. Many are feared to be trapped under the rubble. Hamas has called this attack a genocide even as Israel denies any role behind the strike. Following the deadly air strike Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared 3 days of mourning for the victims.

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A spokesman for the Gaza health ministry claimed that hundreds of people were murdered in a hospital in the Palestinian territory on Tuesday due to an Israeli air attack. However, Israel claimed that the explosion was caused by a Palestinian assault. Protests were held in the occupied West Bank, Istanbul, and Amman as a result of the incident, which had by far the highest death toll of any one occurrence in Gaza during the current fighting.

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Hamas said the commander of the central brigade of its military wing, Ayman Nofal "Abu Ahmed," was killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip. Nofal was a member of the group's General Military Council. Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says members of the Hamas terror group have two options in the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip: to surrender or to die.

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Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh was detained by Israeli authorities for alleged "incitement" after she posted in favor of Gaza. The singer, who has over 300,000 Instagram followers, was taken into custody on Monday night at her Nazareth home.

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The devastation in Israel has sent tremors in the UK as well. Official figures by UK officials reveal there could be more than 10 British citizens who are feared to be dead or missing in Israel.

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The United Nations Security Council on Monday (Oct 16) rejected a Russian resolution that called for "an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza. The fifteen-member Security Council rejected Russia's resolution with six abstentions, four votes against the resolution and five votes in favour.

The countries against the resolution cited Russia's failure to condemn the acts of terror by Hamas and Moscow's refusal to single out the Gaza-based group for its attack on Israel that has killed at least 1,400 people.

<h2>Sequence of events</h2>

The UN Security Council convened to discuss 'Situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question'. Prior to the UNSC meet, the Russian mission in the United Nations had distributed the draft resolution copies whose text called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution&nbsp;condemned "all acts of terror", but did not mention Hamas.&nbsp;

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Brazil, the president of UN Security Council this month, had put into discussion another draft resolution that condemned "shameful terrorist acts by Hamas".&nbsp;

But shortly after the council convened on Monday, the United Arab Emirates — also a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MaAsrvQ70s">signatory of Abraham Accords</a> with Israel — intervened to prevent a potential showdown between two resolutions. The Council reconvened after closed-door consultations, following which Russia presented its resolution.

According to the council proceedings seen by WION, the second resolution proposed by Brazil that condemned Hamas appeared to have broader support as reflected in the post-vote statements of the member states. It, however,&nbsp;did not go to vote.

<h2>How Russian resolution for ceasefire failed to get through?</h2>

The Russian representative Vassily Nebenzia presented the resolution by stating that Moscow "condemns the deaths of Israeli civilians as well as the civilians in the Gaza strip. We condemn all violence and all terrorist attacks." 
 
The vote by show of hands in the Council resulted in the rejection of the Russian resolution.&nbsp;

Five countries, including China, voted in favour of the resolution.

Four countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and France, voted against the resolution. There were six abstentions in total.

The United States representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield claimed that Russia brought up the resolution without due consultations with the member states. "By failing to condemn Hamas, Russia is giving cover to a terrorist group that brutalises innocent civilians."

The United Kingdom&nbsp;representative Barbara Woodward said that the Russian resolution failed because it did not condemn "terrorist attacks by Hamas".

The representative of the United Arab Emirates Lana Nusseibeh, who supported Russian resolution, called out "unjustifiable Hamas attacks on 7th October" but said that Israel's demand for over a million Gazans to shift from north to south is "unjustifiable and unmetable."

<h2>Ceasefire resolution leads to Israel-Palestine showdown in UNSC</h2>

Israel's Gilad Erdan said the Security Council, which has not adopted a resolution on the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories since 2016, stood at "one of its most pivotal crossroads" since its founding.

"Will the council support the fight for civilisation? or will it incentivise the genocide of Jihadists who aim to murder all the infidels?," he said.

"For a body dedicated to security, this shouldn't even be a question."&nbsp;

"The first step this council must take before any calls for aid, calm or restraint is to designate Hamas as the murderous terror organisation that it is."

Israeli representative described Hamas' stated goals against Israel as "Hitler's Mein Kampf on steroids".

Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour said the council had a moral duty to act in a bid to restrain an Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip he said was claiming 12 lives every hour.

"What is happening in Gaza is not a military operation. It is a full scale assault against our people. It is massacre&nbsp;against innocent civilians."

Israel has cut off supplies of water and power to the isolated Gaza strip, and warned more than a million people to leave the north of the densely populated landlocked region.

The UN has warned that the&nbsp;Gaza Strip faces an "unprecedented human catastrophe" if water and other vital supplies are not restored.

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The United Nations Security Council on Monday (Oct 16) rejected a Russian resolution that called for "an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza. The fifteen-member Security Council rejected Russia's resolution with six abstentions, four votes against the resolution and five votes in favour.

The United Nations Security Council on Monday (Oct 16) rejected a Russian resolution that called for "an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza. The fifteen-member Security Council rejected Russia's resolution with six abstentions, four votes against the resolution and five votes in favour. The countries against the resolution cited Russia's failure to condemn the acts of terror by Hamas and Moscow's refusal to single out the Gaza-based group for its attack on Israel that has killed at least 1,400 people. Sequence of events The UN Security Council convened to discuss 'Situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question'. Prior to the UNSC meet, the Russian mission in the United Nations had distributed the draft resolution copies whose text called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution condemned "all acts of terror", but did not mention Hamas. Also read | Indian ambassador to UN highlights India's exclusion from global decision-making, calls for UNSC reforms Brazil, the president of UN Security Council this month, had put into discussion another draft resolution that condemned "shameful terrorist acts by Hamas". But shortly after the council convened on Monday, the United Arab Emirates — also a signatory of Abraham Accords with Israel — intervened to prevent a potential showdown between two resolutions. The Council reconvened after closed-door consultations, following which Russia presented its resolution. According to the council proceedings seen by WION, the second resolution proposed by Brazil that condemned Hamas appeared to have broader support as reflected in the post-vote statements of the member states. It, however, did not go to vote. How Russian resolution for ceasefire failed to get through? The Russian representative Vassily Nebenzia presented the resolution by stating that Moscow "condemns the deaths of Israeli civilians as well as the civilians in the Gaza strip. We condemn all violence and all terrorist attacks." The vote by show of hands in the Council resulted in the rejection of the Russian resolution. Five countries, including China, voted in favour of the resolution. Four countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and France, voted against the resolution. There were six abstentions in total. The United States representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield claimed that Russia brought up the resolution without due consultations with the member states. "By failing to condemn Hamas, Russia is giving cover to a terrorist group that brutalises innocent civilians." The United Kingdom representative Barbara Woodward said that the Russian resolution failed because it did not condemn "terrorist attacks by Hamas". The representative of the United Arab Emirates Lana Nusseibeh, who supported Russian resolution, called out "unjustifiable Hamas attacks on 7th October" but said that Israel's demand for over a million Gazans to shift from north to south is "unjustifiable and unmetable." Ceasefire resolution leads to Israel-Palestine showdown in UNSC Israel's Gilad Erdan said the Security Council, which has not adopted a resolution on the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories since 2016, stood at "one of its most pivotal crossroads" since its founding. "Will the council support the fight for civilisation? or will it incentivise the genocide of Jihadists who aim to murder all the infidels?," he said. "For a body dedicated to security, this shouldn't even be a question." "The first step this council must take before any calls for aid, calm or restraint is to designate Hamas as the murderous terror organisation that it is." Israeli representative described Hamas' stated goals against Israel as "Hitler's Mein Kampf on steroids". Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour said the council had a moral duty to act in a bid to restrain an Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip he said was claiming 12 lives every hour. "What is happening in Gaza is not a military operation. It is a full scale assault against our people. It is massacre against innocent civilians." Israel has cut off supplies of water and power to the isolated Gaza strip, and warned more than a million people to leave the north of the densely populated landlocked region. The UN has warned that the Gaza Strip faces an "unprecedented human catastrophe" if water and other vital supplies are not restored. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Joe Biden's efforts to bring down tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas faced massive setbacks even before he departed for West Asia. Jordan called off the US president's planned Summit with Arab leaders after a deadly explosion at Gaza Hospital killed hundreds. TO understand this better watch this interview with former intelligence officer with CIA, Glenn Carle.

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Was U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Israel over before it even began? Arab leaders cancelled their summit with Biden. The Gaza hospital bombing left little to no scope for diplomacy. To top that, The message Biden sent from Tel Aviv is unlikely to travel well in the Arab world.

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