Morning brief: Gaza war updates; BJP Bengal worker found dead in party office, and more
Morning brief: Here's a look at the top stories.
Qatar has paused its role as a mediator in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.This decision to pull out follows months of stalled diplomacy, mediated with support from Egypt and the United States, and the breakdown of a temporary truce reached in November 2023.
Qatar's withdrawal came as Israel rejected warnings about a potential famine in northern Gaza, where the Israelimilitary's campaign against Hamas has led to severe shortages.
In other news from around the world, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in West Bengal was found dead inside the party's office in the South 24 Parganas district. A woman has been arrested in connection with the crime.
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Qatar's foreign ministry on Saturday (Nov 9) confirmed that the nation has paused its role as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas. Citing a lack of “seriousness” from both parties to achieve a ceasefire and hostage release deal, Qatar said it had warned both Israel and Hamas “10 days ago”.
Israel on Saturday (Nov 9) rejected warnings about a potential famine in northern Gaza, where Israel's military campaign against Hamas has led to severe shortages. This comes as the independent Famine Review Committee (FRC) on Friday issued a rare alert that an imminent famine in northern Gaza could unfold without urgent intervention from all parties involved.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in the Indian state of West Bengal was found dead inside the party office in the South 24 Parganas district, the news agency PTI reported on Saturday (Nov 9) citing a police official. The worker was identified as Prithviraj Naskar and he used to handle the social media accounts of the BJP in South 24 Parganas.
Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday.The teenager likely caught the virus from a bird or animal and was receiving care at a children's hospital, the province said in a statement.
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