The United States is urging its international partners to make use of their influence with Hamas and its supporters in Iran. The nation is encouraging global partners to do this to get the militants to stand down their assault on Israel, said a senior US official, as reported by AFP.

As Blinken heads to Israel, US urges nations to use influence to get Hamas to stand down 

Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has set up a task force to draw lessons from the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel. Talking to media on Thursday, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said that intelligence is key to preventing a war.

Taiwan studies Israel-Hamas war to learn lessons, avoid similar conflict with China

(Trigger warning: Some readers may find details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised) The international war correspondent who initially broke the story of Hamas' alleged beheading of Israeli children is standing by her reporting.

I wish that it wasn't true: War correspondent stands by report of beheadings of Israeli babies

For decades the intelligence services of Israel and the United States shared an aura of invincibility, the best of the best. For America’s CIA, that ended on September 11, 2001.

Israel-Hamas war: Shocking assault and intelligence failure

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is on a visit to Beijing, said on Monday (Oct 9) that he was grateful for a strengthened statement from China condemning the killing and kidnapping of Israeli and foreign civilians by Hamas militants.

US Senate leader Chuck Schumer hails stronger China statement on Israel-Hamas war

Israeli authorities on Monday (Oct 9) ordered an immediate cut to water supplied to the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian enclave with air strikes.

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli authorities order immediate cut to Gaza water, electricity supply

The death toll due to the Israel-Hamas war has crossed 1,300 and over 5,400 people have been injured so far. While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has predicted a "long and difficult war," a military spokesperson hinted the country may try to take full control of Gaza.

Top 10 world news: Death toll in Israel-Hamas war crosses 1,300, & more

In what is being seen as its largest-ever military call-up, Israel is calling up 300,000 army reservists as it prepares for an escalation in the war with Hamas. As per a report by the Jerusalem Post on Monday (Oct 9), the mobilisation drive was announced in a televised statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Israel calls up for 300,000 army reservists as its war with Hamas rages on

The United Nations (UN) said on Monday (Oct 9) that more than 123,000 have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Israel-Hamas war: UN says over 123,000 people displaced in Gaza Strip