Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike killed at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander.

Israel wipes out biggest refugee camp of Gaza, claims to kill Hamas commander

Intense fighting has been reported and it continues as Israel has expanded its ground offensive in Gaza Israeli strikes have now targeted refugee camps. This latest move threatens to derail the ongoing hostage release talks. This as the war is now expanding well beyond Israel's borders.

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Hamas has told mediators it will release a number of foreign captives in the coming days, Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the group’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, said in a video on its Telegram account on Tuesday.

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Following a Qatar-brokered deal, Egypt on Wednesday opened the Rafah border crossing for about 500 foreigners and some 80-90 injured Palestinians.

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The situation in West Asia is tense to say the least since the Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. Israel has retaliated with bombing the Gaza strip as it fights to eliminate the militant group.

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Israel has witnessed a significant surge in cyberattacks since the war outbreak. According to data from check point software technologies, a global cybersecurity company, there has been an 18% increase in cyberattacks within Israel.

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The hostage situation between Israel and Hamas has been a major striking point with neither side backing or giving into any kind of an exchange.

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Hamas has released a video and it shows three women being held hostage. Watch the video to know more.

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As the Israel-Hamas war continues, global firms are facing a turbulent moment in a world marked by continual change and geopolitical upheaval. Thousands of people have died in the conflict, which was started by Hamas's unexpected attack on Israeli communities, and it is profoundly changing the business environment.

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Residents of Northern Gaza City are forced to flee due to constant bombardment. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a fierce war, and both sides' attacks are getting more intense. After the terrorists launched an unprecedented ground, air, and sea attack over the weekend, Israel declared war on Hamas few days ago.

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The foreign ministry spokesperson for Qatar stated on Saturday that Doha's attempts to obtain the return of the captives captured from Israel during Hamas's October 7 shock terror attack have been made considerably more difficult by Israel's escalated war in Gaza, which began on Friday.

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During their meeting on Monday, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud reaffirmed President Joe Biden's pledge to assist US allies in defending themselves against threats from both state and non-state actors, including those with Iranian support, according to the White House.

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Israel's Mossad Chief Darvid Barnea visited Qatar to meet senior officials over the weekend and this move was aimed at discussing the release of more than 235 hostages held by Hamas.

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Hamas is a militant Palestinian Nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic State in historical Palestine founded in 1987.

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<p>Top Chinese tech companies Alibaba and Baidu have dropped Israel’s official name from their digital maps available online. The move comes as the Chinese internet is getting inundated with antisemitism following the war between the Jewish country and the Islamist terror outfit Hamas.</p>

<p>Wall Street Journal on Monday first reported that Baidu and Alibaba no longer referred to Israel by name.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“Baidu’s Chinese language online maps demarcate the internationally recognised borders of Israel, as well as the Palestinian territories, plus key cities, but don’t clearly identify the country by name,” the report said.</p>

<p>Notably,&nbsp;names of nations as small as Luxembourg could be seen in their entirety, but not of Israel. The Chinese companies have so far given no explanation behind this move.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Antisemitism in Chinese media and social media</strong></h2>

<p>Over the last month, antisemitism has flooded the Chinese internet, a territory strictly monitored by the Chinese Communist Party.&nbsp;</p>

<p>One comment by a top Chinese nationalist commentator generated massive engagement&nbsp;on China’s X-like platform ‘Weibo’, which warned the West against not forcing “others to the corner".</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Israel-Palestine war: UNSC emergency meeting on war, called by United Arab Emirates</strong></p>

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<p>"In the past, Germany persecuted you. Now, you persecute Palestinians. In this world, do not force others to the corner because you would only be digging your own grave," wrote the commentator.</p>

<p>"Jews always talk about how badly they were treated during World War II and throughout history. But you can't ask why. Otherwise, you are called a racist or that you envy their money," said another commentator in a Weibo post with over 2,000 likes.</p>

<p>Chinese media has also been reprimanding the US for standing “on the wrong side of history on Gaza".&nbsp;Chinese President Xi Jinping himself has thrown his weight behind Palestine.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/israel-hamas-war-live-northern-gaza-under-fire-as-step-up-ground-incursion-652829"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Israel-Hamas War: Israel `committed to getting all the hostages back home`, says Netanyahu</strong></a></p>

<p>"It is not possible to continue the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinians," the Chinese president said at the opening of the Riyadh-Gulf-Chinese Summit for Cooperation and Development in Saudi Arabia.</p>

<h2><strong>What Chinese think of Jews?</strong></h2>

<p>Conspiracy theories regarding Jewish influence have long circulated on China's internet, suggesting that organisations like Freemasonry have covertly wielded control over the US government and global affairs.</p>

<p>A Weibo account affiliated with China's state-owned CCTV alleged that the Jewish community held significant influence in US&nbsp;finance and politics, often citing Israel as a decisive factor in American elections. This post has been removed since.</p>

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Top Chinese tech companies Alibaba and Baidu have dropped Israel’s official name from their digital maps available online. The move comes as the Chinese internet is getting inundated with antisemitism following the war between the Jewish country and the Islamist terror outfit Hamas.

Top Chinese tech companies Alibaba and Baidu have dropped Israel’s official name from their digital maps available online. The move comes as the Chinese internet is getting inundated with antisemitism following the war between the Jewish country and the Islamist terror outfit Hamas. Wall Street Journal on Monday first reported that Baidu and Alibaba no longer referred to Israel by name. 🇨🇳🇮🇱 China has REMOVED ISRAEL from its online maps, including Baidu and Alibaba! pic.twitter.com/UwcD86N3Pz — Hend F Q (@LadyVelvet_HFQ) October 31, 2023 × “Baidu’s Chinese language online maps demarcate the internationally recognised borders of Israel, as well as the Palestinian territories, plus key cities, but don’t clearly identify the country by name,” the report said. Notably, names of nations as small as Luxembourg could be seen in their entirety, but not of Israel. The Chinese companies have so far given no explanation behind this move. Antisemitism in Chinese media and social media Over the last month, antisemitism has flooded the Chinese internet, a territory strictly monitored by the Chinese Communist Party. One comment by a top Chinese nationalist commentator generated massive engagement on China’s X-like platform ‘Weibo’, which warned the West against not forcing “others to the corner". Watch: Israel-Palestine war: UNSC emergency meeting on war, called by United Arab Emirates × "In the past, Germany persecuted you. Now, you persecute Palestinians. In this world, do not force others to the corner because you would only be digging your own grave," wrote the commentator. "Jews always talk about how badly they were treated during World War II and throughout history. But you can't ask why. Otherwise, you are called a racist or that you envy their money," said another commentator in a Weibo post with over 2,000 likes. Chinese media has also been reprimanding the US for standing “on the wrong side of history on Gaza". Chinese President Xi Jinping himself has thrown his weight behind Palestine. Also read: Israel-Hamas War: Israel `committed to getting all the hostages back home`, says Netanyahu "It is not possible to continue the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinians," the Chinese president said at the opening of the Riyadh-Gulf-Chinese Summit for Cooperation and Development in Saudi Arabia. What Chinese think of Jews? Conspiracy theories regarding Jewish influence have long circulated on China's internet, suggesting that organisations like Freemasonry have covertly wielded control over the US government and global affairs. A Weibo account affiliated with China's state-owned CCTV alleged that the Jewish community held significant influence in US finance and politics, often citing Israel as a decisive factor in American elections. This post has been removed since. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has held an Emergency meeting on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The meeting was required by the United Arab Emirates.

UNSC emergency meeting on war, called by United Arab Emirates

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Israeli tanks are advancing towards Gaza City reports claim the IDF could be trying to encircle the city tanks are reportedly advancing from two sides.

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Israeli military released footage of ground operations in the Gaza. Armoured bulldozers were seen operating in the area.

Israel-Palestine war: Israel military's ground operations in Gaza Strip

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday unveiled a proposal to provide Israel $14.3 billion in aid by slashing money for the Internal Revenue Service, putting Democrats in the Senate in a confrontation.

House Republicans propose $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, cut IRS funding

Israeli forces are pushing in deep inside Gaza, raising tensions across West Asia and beyond. President Joe Biden emphasises the need to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Biden's team supports a humanitarian pause to Israel's attacks and focuses on getting aid to Palestinians.

Israel-Palestine war: What is Gaza's endgame in Gaza invasion?

Israel says it has struck Hamas targets overnight as the Gaza offensive continues.....Netanyahu tells the un there will be no ceasefire in the war- as the world body warns of a human catastrophe in Gaza.

Israel pounds Gaza, tells U.N. 'No ceasefire'

<p>The Israeli government in a draft proposal has floated the idea of transferring Gaza’s 2.3 million people to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The proposal has already drawn condemnation and rejection from Palestinians.</p>

<p>Israel’s intelligence ministry on Oct 13 released the draft, offering three alternatives “to effect a significant change in the civilian reality in the Gaza Strip in light of the Hamas crimes that led to the Sword of Iron war.”</p>

<h2><strong>What’s the proposal?</strong></h2>

<p>As per the document, Gaza’s civilian population is to be shifted to tent cities in northern Sinai. Subsequently, they will be moved to permanent cities, while an undefined humanitarian corridor will also be established.</p>

<p>The document further proposes building a “security zone” inside Israel to prevent any Palestinian from entering the Jewish country.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>PM’s office downplays the document</strong></h2>

<p>PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office downplayed the report as a hypothetical exercise — a “concept paper.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>Although no timeline has been laid out to implement the plan, the draft has already revived the worst memories of Palestinians—mass displacement from their homes due to widespread conflict in the region in the late 1940s.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Israel-Palestine war: Tanks and bulldozers take position on the southern fringes of Gaza city</strong></p>

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<p>Palestinians have already voiced their opposition to any such designs. “We are against transfer to any place, in any form, and we consider it a red line that we will not allow to be crossed,” Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, said of the report. “What happened in 1948 will not be allowed to happen again,” he added.</p>

<h2><strong>Longstanding fears of Israel</strong></h2>

<p>Egypt has had longstanding concerns that Israel may aim to forcibly relocate Palestinians into its territory, similar to events during the conflict surrounding Israel's establishment.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Between 1948 and 1967, Egypt governed Gaza until Israel took control of the region, along with the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The majority of Gaza's population today consists of descendants of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from what is now Israel.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/hamas-israel-war-meet-americas-first-zionist-president-joe-biden-653265"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Hamas-Israel war: Meet America’s first Zionist president, Joe Biden</strong></a></p>

<p>Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah El-Sissi, has expressed that a large influx of refugees from Gaza could undermine the Palestinian nationalist cause. He also highlights the potential risk of militants entering Sinai and launching attacks on Israel, which could jeopardise the 1979 peace treaty between the two nations.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As an alternative, he suggested that Israel could provide housing for Palestinians in its Negev Desert, which borders the Gaza Strip.</p>

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The Israeli government in a draft proposal has floated the idea of transferring Gaza’s 2.3 million people to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The proposal has already drawn condemnation and rejection from Palestinians.

The Israeli government in a draft proposal has floated the idea of transferring Gaza’s 2.3 million people to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The proposal has already drawn condemnation and rejection from Palestinians. Israel’s intelligence ministry on Oct 13 released the draft, offering three alternatives “to effect a significant change in the civilian reality in the Gaza Strip in light of the Hamas crimes that led to the Sword of Iron war.” What’s the proposal? As per the document, Gaza’s civilian population is to be shifted to tent cities in northern Sinai. Subsequently, they will be moved to permanent cities, while an undefined humanitarian corridor will also be established. The document further proposes building a “security zone” inside Israel to prevent any Palestinian from entering the Jewish country. PM’s office downplays the document PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office downplayed the report as a hypothetical exercise — a “concept paper.” Although no timeline has been laid out to implement the plan, the draft has already revived the worst memories of Palestinians—mass displacement from their homes due to widespread conflict in the region in the late 1940s. Watch: Israel-Palestine war: Tanks and bulldozers take position on the southern fringes of Gaza city × Palestinians have already voiced their opposition to any such designs. “We are against transfer to any place, in any form, and we consider it a red line that we will not allow to be crossed,” Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, said of the report. “What happened in 1948 will not be allowed to happen again,” he added. Longstanding fears of Israel Egypt has had longstanding concerns that Israel may aim to forcibly relocate Palestinians into its territory, similar to events during the conflict surrounding Israel's establishment. Between 1948 and 1967, Egypt governed Gaza until Israel took control of the region, along with the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The majority of Gaza's population today consists of descendants of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from what is now Israel. Also read: Hamas-Israel war: Meet America’s first Zionist president, Joe Biden Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah El-Sissi, has expressed that a large influx of refugees from Gaza could undermine the Palestinian nationalist cause. He also highlights the potential risk of militants entering Sinai and launching attacks on Israel, which could jeopardise the 1979 peace treaty between the two nations. As an alternative, he suggested that Israel could provide housing for Palestinians in its Negev Desert, which borders the Gaza Strip. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

Israeli ministry floats idea of transferring 2.3 million Gazans to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

Turmoil is going on in UK's Labour Party Turmoil in UK's as over 35 MPs called for ceasefire. Labour MP Andy McDonald was suspended.

Turmoil in UK's Labour Party, MP Andy McDonald suspended after speech at Pro-Palestinian Rally

Israel is still pondering ovr prisoner swap. Hamas releases video of hostages. The hostages urged Netanyahu for prisoner exchange.

Israel still pondering over  'Prisoner Swap', hostages urge Netanyahu for prisoner exchange

A wartime proposal by an Israeli government ministry to relocate the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt has been drafted, which has angered the Palestinians and heightened relations with Cairo.

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli ministry 'concept paper' stokes row

In Israeli airstrikes, a 12-year-old Palestinian YouTuber lost his life. Social media users started following this 12-year-old Gaza-based YouTuber's channel in an attempt to grant him his desire after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Israel-Palestine war: 12-year-old Palestinian YouTuber killed in Israeli air strikes

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