Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in southern Gaza where they were apparently killed not long before Israeli troops reached them, the military said on Sunday.

Israel-Hamas war: Israel recovers bodies of six hostages in Gaza

UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza for humanitarian pauses to allow 640,000 children to be vaccinated amid an outbreak of the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Countdown to peace pauses for polio shots, 640,000 children to be vaccinated

A shocking 6,000 Gazans invaded Israel during the October 7 massacre, roughly doubling the previously estimated figure, according to a new study by the Gaza Division that was given to IDF Chief. Watch to know more.

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The Israeli military launched a missile, targeting the lead vehicle of a Gaza aid convoy, resulting in the deaths of five people. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that militants had hijacked the vehicle.

American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), a nonprofit based in Washington&nbsp;DC, which had organised the convoy, described the incident as "shocking" in a statement released on Friday (Aug 30). The organisation stated that those who lost their lives worked for a local transportation company.

The convoy was transporting medical supplies and fuel to a hospital in Gaza's Rafah run by the Emiratis, with its route coordinated with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said&nbsp;a report by The Washington Post, citing Anera's Palestine Country Director, Sandra Rasheed.

A Times of Israel report said that the&nbsp;aid organisation from the United States has acknowledged that a group of people, who the Israeli military alleges were armed, seized control of an aid convoy in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday.

As per the report, the organisation admitted that they did not vet these individuals or coordinate with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).

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The attack in southern Gaza on Thursday (August 29) occurred just days after a World Food Program truck was fired upon in the same area. These incidents have added to the growing challenges faced by humanitarian organisations operating in the increasingly volatile environment.

<h2>'Armed militants took control' of the lead vehicle: Israel</h2>

The IDF, in its explanation of the incident, said that the attack was carried out when gunmen took control of the lead vehicle in the convoy. "During the convoy’s journey, armed militants took control of a vehicle at the front of the convoy," the Israeli military&nbsp;said.&nbsp;

"An attack was carried out against them. No other vehicles in the convoy were harmed, and it reached its destination as planned," it added. The IDF&nbsp;also said that the "attack on the militants removed the threat to the humanitarian convoy."

Humanitarian organisations delivering aid to Gaza have faced frequent attacks during the ongoing conflict, raising serious concerns about the system for coordinating routes and the IDF’s conduct in the war.

The United Nations has reported that over 280 humanitarian workers have lost their lives since the conflict in Gaza started on&nbsp;October 7 after Hamas attacked Israel.

Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

The Israeli military launched a missile, targeting the lead vehicle of a Gaza aid convoy, resulting in the deaths of five people. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that militants had hijacked the vehicle.

The Israeli military launched a missile, targeting the lead vehicle of a Gaza aid convoy, resulting in the deaths of five people. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that militants had hijacked the vehicle. American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), a nonprofit based in Washington DC, which had organised the convoy, described the incident as "shocking" in a statement released on Friday (Aug 30). The organisation stated that those who lost their lives worked for a local transportation company. The convoy was transporting medical supplies and fuel to a hospital in Gaza's Rafah run by the Emiratis, with its route coordinated with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said a report by The Washington Post, citing Anera's Palestine Country Director, Sandra Rasheed. A Times of Israel report said that the aid organisation from the United States has acknowledged that a group of people, who the Israeli military alleges were armed, seized control of an aid convoy in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. As per the report, the organisation admitted that they did not vet these individuals or coordinate with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). Also read: Gallant warns Israeli ministers to make 'hostage-ceasefire deal' or face danger of 'multi-front war' The attack in southern Gaza on Thursday (August 29) occurred just days after a World Food Program truck was fired upon in the same area. These incidents have added to the growing challenges faced by humanitarian organisations operating in the increasingly volatile environment. 'Armed militants took control' of the lead vehicle: Israel The IDF, in its explanation of the incident, said that the attack was carried out when gunmen took control of the lead vehicle in the convoy. "During the convoy’s journey, armed militants took control of a vehicle at the front of the convoy," the Israeli military said. "An attack was carried out against them. No other vehicles in the convoy were harmed, and it reached its destination as planned," it added. The IDF also said that the "attack on the militants removed the threat to the humanitarian convoy." Humanitarian organisations delivering aid to Gaza have faced frequent attacks during the ongoing conflict, raising serious concerns about the system for coordinating routes and the IDF’s conduct in the war. The United Nations has reported that over 280 humanitarian workers have lost their lives since the conflict in Gaza started on October 7 after Hamas attacked Israel. Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. (With inputs from agencies)

Israeli strike on Gaza aid convoy organised by US humanitarian group kills five; IDF says vehicle was hijacked

Israel’s military is conducting raids in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, blocking access to aid for Palestinians in the besieged refugee camp on the fourth day of its assault. Dozens of Israeli soldiers were stationed on the outskirts of the Jenin refugee camp, with Israeli military jeeps and armoured personnel carriers moving into the area.

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The Israeli military says it has killed the head of the Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major operation continues for a third day in the north of the occupied West Bank.

Hamas leader killed in Jenin strike

The United Nations will start vaccinating some 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip against polio on Sunday, a campaign that relies on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in specific areas of the besieged enclave.

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Israel told the United States that an initial review found that shots were fired at a World Food Programme (WFP) vehicle in the Gaza Strip after a "communication error" between Israeli military units, the deputy US envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday.

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Three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel on Friday, Egyptian security sources said.

The sources said a physical altercation erupted when an Arab Israeli tourist verbally insulted an Egyptian hotel employee, sparking a melee that involved other tourists and employees.

Egypt's state-affiliated Al-Qahera News television channel said one of the Egyptian workers had sustained serious injuries. It also said the fight started after several tourists refused to pay for hotel services.

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There have been occasional attacks on Israelis in Egypt since the Gaza war began on October&nbsp;7.

One day after the war broke out, two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead by a policeman in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, marking the first such attack on Israelis in Egypt in decades.

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Three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel on Friday, Egyptian security sources said.

Three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel on Friday, Egyptian security sources said. The sources said a physical altercation erupted when an Arab Israeli tourist verbally insulted an Egyptian hotel employee, sparking a melee that involved other tourists and employees. Egypt's state-affiliated Al-Qahera News television channel said one of the Egyptian workers had sustained serious injuries. It also said the fight started after several tourists refused to pay for hotel services. Also read: ‘We must take care…,’ Ukraine sacks Air Force chief following fatal F-16 crash There have been occasional attacks on Israelis in Egypt since the Gaza war began on October 7. One day after the war broke out, two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead by a policeman in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, marking the first such attack on Israelis in Egypt in decades. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Three Arab Israeli tourists, two Egyptian injured after fight in Egypt's Taba

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The United Nations' (UN) World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday (August 29) said&nbsp;that a temporary pause&nbsp;in the ongoing conflict&nbsp;in Gaza will go into effect&nbsp;to facilitate polio vaccinations for the hundreds of thousands of children in the Palestinian enclave. The decision follows the confirmation of the first polio case in 25 years within the Palestinian territory, where a baby has been affected.

These "humanitarian pauses,"&nbsp;will last three days in different parts of the conflict-stricken area. The vaccination campaign is set to begin on Sunday (September 1) in central Gaza, according to Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories.

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Peeperkorn announced that after a three-day pause in southern Gaza, there will be a similar pause in northern Gaza. Each of these breaks is expected to last between eight and nine hours daily.

"I’m not going to say this is the ideal way forward. But this is a workable way forward," WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories&nbsp;said.

He added, "It will happen and should happen because we have an agreement."

Peeperkorn said WHO aims&nbsp;to vaccinate 640,000 children under the age of 10, and noted that the vaccination drive has been organised in coordination with Israeli authorities.

<h2>First case of polio in 25 years</h2>

On August 23, the WHO said&nbsp;that a 10-month-old infant in Gaza had been paralysed by type 2 polio virus, marking the first case in the region in 25 years. In response, UN agencies have urged for immediate vaccination of all infants.

The agencies had previously&nbsp;called on&nbsp;both Israel and the Palestinian&nbsp;militant group Hamas to agree to a seven-day humanitarian pause in their ongoing conflict to enable vaccination efforts.

"Polio does not distinguish between Palestinian and Israeli children,"&nbsp;the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) wrote in a post on X.

(With inputs from agencies)

The United Nations' (UN) World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday (August 29) said that a temporary pause in the ongoing conflict in Gaza will go into effect to facilitate polio vaccinations for the hundreds of thousands of children in the Palestinian enclave.

The United Nations' (UN) World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday (August 29) said that a temporary pause in the ongoing conflict in Gaza will go into effect to facilitate polio vaccinations for the hundreds of thousands of children in the Palestinian enclave. The decision follows the confirmation of the first polio case in 25 years within the Palestinian territory, where a baby has been affected. These "humanitarian pauses," will last three days in different parts of the conflict-stricken area. The vaccination campaign is set to begin on Sunday (September 1) in central Gaza, according to Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories. Also read: Ukraine's newly acquired American made F-16 fighter jet crashes; reason unknown Peeperkorn announced that after a three-day pause in southern Gaza, there will be a similar pause in northern Gaza. Each of these breaks is expected to last between eight and nine hours daily. "I’m not going to say this is the ideal way forward. But this is a workable way forward," WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories said. He added, "It will happen and should happen because we have an agreement." Peeperkorn said WHO aims to vaccinate 640,000 children under the age of 10, and noted that the vaccination drive has been organised in coordination with Israeli authorities. First case of polio in 25 years On August 23, the WHO said that a 10-month-old infant in Gaza had been paralysed by type 2 polio virus, marking the first case in the region in 25 years. In response, UN agencies have urged for immediate vaccination of all infants. The agencies had previously called on both Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to agree to a seven-day humanitarian pause in their ongoing conflict to enable vaccination efforts. "Polio does not distinguish between Palestinian and Israeli children," the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) wrote in a post on X. (With inputs from agencies)

Gaza to see temporary peace as Israel agrees to 'humanitarian pauses' for polio vaccination

The Israeli military says it has killed the head of Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major operation continues for a third day in the north of the occupied West Bank.

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Israel&nbsp;Defence Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly presented a document to the security cabinet, urging a hostage-ceasefire deal and warning that if Israel does not make a deal, it would leave the hostages in captivity and would face the danger of an "imminent deterioration into a multi-front war.”

Presenting Israel at a "strategic crossroads" in his document, Gallant shared the document with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several other top officials ahead of the security cabinet meeting, Channel 12 reported.&nbsp;

The Israeli minister further stressed that if Israel accepts the deal, it will not only achieve the hostage return but will also enable a diplomatic arrangement to calm hostilities with Hezbollah across the northern border and prevent regional war.&nbsp;

In March, Gallant was fired by Netanyahu for publicly warning that the political crisis in Israel was harming the country’s security. However, after immense pressure from the public, he&nbsp;reinstated Gallant and shared a post on X, publicly announcing his decision.&nbsp;

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"There were disagreements between us, even difficult ones on certain topics, but I decided to leave them behind. Gallant will remain in his position and will continue to work tougher on behalf of the state of Israel,” he stated.

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Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid on Thursday (Aug 29)&nbsp;said that despite being warned for over a year that his government's policies had weakened Israel's deterrence, Netanyahu has failed to act and even appeared "bored and indifferent to the issue" in one of the joint briefings.&nbsp;

Lapid also&nbsp;stressed that “on October 7 there was no tactical, concrete warning of the breaching of the fence,” he said there were “repeated strategic warnings of an eruption of violence and the loss of deterrence.”&nbsp;

“It is not true that the political system was not alerted to the October 7 disaster. For months, the prime minister and cabinet ministers received a series of severe and unprecedented warnings, and did nothing,” he&nbsp;stated. 
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(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly presented a document to the security cabinet, urging a hostage-ceasefire deal and warning that if Israel does not make a deal, it would leave the hostages in captivity and would face the danger of an "imminent deterioration into a multi-front war.

Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly presented a document to the security cabinet, urging a hostage-ceasefire deal and warning that if Israel does not make a deal, it would leave the hostages in captivity and would face the danger of an "imminent deterioration into a multi-front war.” Presenting Israel at a "strategic crossroads" in his document, Gallant shared the document with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several other top officials ahead of the security cabinet meeting, Channel 12 reported. The Israeli minister further stressed that if Israel accepts the deal, it will not only achieve the hostage return but will also enable a diplomatic arrangement to calm hostilities with Hezbollah across the northern border and prevent regional war. In March, Gallant was fired by Netanyahu for publicly warning that the political crisis in Israel was harming the country’s security. However, after immense pressure from the public, he reinstated Gallant and shared a post on X, publicly announcing his decision. Also read : Internal war in Israeli cabinet? PM Netanyahu and Defence Minister Gallant exchange fiery words "There were disagreements between us, even difficult ones on certain topics, but I decided to leave them behind. Gallant will remain in his position and will continue to work tougher on behalf of the state of Israel,” he stated. Watch | Israel-Hamas War: Yoav Gallant to be ousted? × Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid on Thursday (Aug 29) said that despite being warned for over a year that his government's policies had weakened Israel's deterrence, Netanyahu has failed to act and even appeared "bored and indifferent to the issue" in one of the joint briefings. Lapid also stressed that “on October 7 there was no tactical, concrete warning of the breaching of the fence,” he said there were “repeated strategic warnings of an eruption of violence and the loss of deterrence.” “It is not true that the political system was not alerted to the October 7 disaster. For months, the prime minister and cabinet ministers received a series of severe and unprecedented warnings, and did nothing,” he stated. (With inputs from agencies)

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The United Nations' World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday (August 29), that temporary pause&nbsp;in the ongoing conflict&nbsp;in Gaza will go into effect&nbsp;to facilitate polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children. This decision follows the confirmation of the first polio case in 25 years within the Palestinian territory, where a baby has been affected.

These "humanitarian pauses,"&nbsp;will last three days in different parts of the conflict-stricken area. The vaccination campaign is set to begin on Sunday in central Gaza, according to Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories.

(With inputs from agencies)

The United Nations' World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday (August 29), that temporary pause in the ongoing conflict in Gaza will go into effect to facilitate polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children.

The United Nations' World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday (August 29), that temporary pause in the ongoing conflict in Gaza will go into effect to facilitate polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children. This decision follows the confirmation of the first polio case in 25 years within the Palestinian territory, where a baby has been affected. These "humanitarian pauses," will last three days in different parts of the conflict-stricken area. The vaccination campaign is set to begin on Sunday in central Gaza, according to Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's representative in the Palestinian territories. (With inputs from agencies)

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Israel-Hamas War: UN food agency suspends operations in Gaza after car hit by gunfire

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#Gravitas Early Wednesday, a large-scale Israeli military operation in the West Bank resulted in the deaths of at least 11 Palestinians. According to reports, this operation is the largest offensive by Israel in the West Bank since 2002. It comes at a time when the war in Gaza is approaching its one-year mark.

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