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Hamas using Gaza population as 'shield': German foreign minister
Hamas is using Gaza residents as a ‘shield’, the German foreign minister said Friday, as Israel prepared an expected ground offensive in retaliation for the militants’ deadly weekend assault.
Breaking: Israel sounds infiltration alarm in village near Lebanon border
The Israeli military warned residents of a village near the Lebanese border on Friday to hole up at home and lock doors and windows, saying a suspected armed infiltration was underway and that it was responding with artillery fire into Lebanon.
The alert took place in Hanita, 500 metres from the border and opposite the Lebanese community of Aalma El-Chaeb.
The military statement said there had been an explosion at the adjacent border fence, which was lightly damaged.
Breaking: Israel shells south Lebanon villages near border: security sources
Israeli forces have shelled villages in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, security forces said.
More to follow…
Israel's defence minister brands Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran an 'axis of evil'
Israel is waging all-out war on Hamas militants to effect permanent change and safeguard its future as a prosperous democracy, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said.
He described the faction as part of an ‘axis of evil’ with Iran and Hezbollah.
Asked during a news conference with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin whether Tehran consented to the weekend Hamas onslaught from the Gaza Strip, Gallant said: ‘It doesn’t matter … (because) the idea is an Iranian idea.’
As fighting raged into its seventh day, Gallant said Palestinian civilians ‘who want to save their lives’ must heed Israel’s warning to evacuate southward in the enclave.
He declined, however, to answer a reporter’s question on whether Israel would stick to the 24-hour evacuation notice it issued on Friday morning.
Hezbollah supporters cheer and hold images of burning Israeli flags as terror group chief says it is 'fully prepared' to join Hamas in its war against Israel
Hezbollah’s chief has said the group is ‘fully prepared’ to join Hamas in its war against Israel which today declared the two terror groups and Iran ‘one axis of evil.’
The leader of the powerful Iran-backed Lebanese terror group said it was ‘ready’ and would ‘contribute’ to confrontations against its southern neighbour according to its own plan.
Sheikh Naim Qassem spoke to a crowd of cheering supporters waving Hezbollah flags and holding pictures of burning Israeli ones.
His rally came as Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant said this afternoon that Hamas is part of an ‘axis of evil’ with Iran and Hezbollah.
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WATCH: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tells Netanyahu 'we're with you'
Breaking: Death toll in 'hellhole' Gaza nears 1,800
Gaza’s Health Ministry has said 1,799 Palestinians had been killed and 6,388 wounded in Israeli air strikes on the blockaded enclave since Saturday.
As the new toll was announced, the commissioner general of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency said Gaza is ‘fast becoming a hellhole and is on the brink of collapse’.
‘The scale and speed of the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza is bone-chilling,’ Philippe Lazzarini said.
Breaking: Sirens sound across northern Israel
Sirens warning of incoming rockets have sounded across northern Israel.
Israel’s military says it intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza that was targeting the north of the country.
Hamas claimed it had launched Ayyash 250 rockets from the Gaza Strip, which have a range of 250 kilometers (155 miles).
A rocket with that range could theoretically hit any part of Israel from Gaza.
According to The Times of Israel, a military source said the country’s ‘David’s Sling’ medium-range air defence system intercepted the missile.
Hamas took 'evil to another level' above ISIS: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken today in Israel, saying Hamas terrorists took ‘evil to another level’ from Islamic State jihadists.
He also pledged ‘iron-clad’ backing for Israel in its war against Hamas.
Washington, Austin said, will provide Israel with what it needs to defend itself, but also cautioned that the fightback against Hamas must have limits.
White House: Israel's call to move Gaza civilians is a 'tall order'
Israel’s call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move within 24 hours is going to be a ‘tall order’, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.
WATCH: Moment Hamas gunmen go door-to-door at Be'eri Kibbutz
Chilling video has emerged of the moment Hamas terrorists ran towards homes in the Be’eri kibbutz and unleashed a hail of bullets on the terrified families living there.
You can read our coverage of the attack here
Breaking: Hezbollah says 'when time comes for any action, we will carry it out'
Hezbollah deputy chief said on Friday that the powerful Iran-backed group was ‘ready’ and would ‘contribute’ to confrontations against Israel according to its own plan, despite foreign powers asking them to stay on the sidelines.
Sheikh Naim Qassem said that major powers, Arab countries and the United Nations had ‘directly and indirectly’ told Hezbollah ‘not to interfere’ in ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Jordanian riot police disperse hundreds of pro-Palestinian protests trying to reach border with Israeli-occupied West Bank
Jordanian riot police on Friday forcibly dispersed hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters trying to reach a border zone with the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
In pictures: Pro-Palestinian protests
We’re seeing pictures from across the world of pro-Palestinian protests after former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal demanded thousands of Muslims take to the streets to demonstrate amid the ongoing conflict.
The former terror leader, who is based in Qatar , said the governments and peoples of Jordan, Syria , Lebanon and Egypt have a bigger duty to support the Palestinians in comments recorded earlier this week.
You can read our full story on the protests here
Exclusive: British families living on border with Gaza describe constant fear of rocket attacks
British families living on the border with Gaza have the fear of living under constant threat of rocket attacks, and of Hamas gunmen bursting into their homes.
But they have also explained why they are refusing to move to safer parts of Israel.
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Moment BBC reporter falls to his knees and weeps while reporting inside Gaza hospital
BBC Arabic reporter Adnan El-Bursh fell to his knees today after seeing dozens of friends and neighbours among the dead in war-torn Gaza.
He described the situation in Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in the 25-mile strip, as traumatic with ‘bodies everywhere’.
He was reporting there amid Israel’s bombardment on the Gaza enclave.
Speaking to camera at the end of his report, El-Bursh admits: ‘I have seen things I can never unsee.’
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WATCH: Grant Shapps in extraordinary spat with BBC's Mishal Husain over corporation's refusal to call Hamas 'terrorists'
Further to our update at 9:22, here is the video of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps clashing with the BBC’s Mishal Husain over the corporation’s refusal to call Hamas ‘terrorists’
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Putin calls for peace, makes no mention of Ukraine invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin has today said an Israeli ground operation in Gaza would result in civilian losses and that the main thing was to stop the bloodshed.
Israel’s military on Friday called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks ahead of an expected ground invasion after a devastating weekend attack by the militant group Hamas.
Putin, speaking in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, said the conflict should be resolved by peaceful means and that Russia supports a two-state solution.
He appeared to make no mention of the fact that Russian forces are currently invading Ukraine, or that they have killed thousands of Ukrainian civilians in countless strikes on residential buildings across the country since last year.
WATCH: Moment Israeli air strike destroys building 'housing Hamas chief's brother' in Gaza
Israel’s army has claimed it killed the brother of the current leader of Hamas.
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IDF drops flyers on northern Gaza warning residents to 'immediately' flee south
The Israeli military has dropped flyers on Gaza warning residents to flee ‘immediately’ to the south, AFP correspondents in the Palestinian territory said.
‘Evacuate your homes immediately and go south of Wadi Gaza,’ read flyers dropped by drones and seen by the news agency.
A map featured on the flyers showed an arrow pointing south across a line in the central Gaza Strip.
Read our full story on the evacuation here
447 Palestinian children killed by Israeli strikes: UNICEF
A total of 447 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to UNICEF.
The UN organisation said that the number is likely to rise as Israel continues to strike the enclave around the clock in retaliation to Hamas’ attack on Saturday.
Some reports suggest the figure has already risen since it was last reported.
So far, more than 2,800 lives have been lost on both sides of the conflict.
Breaking: Hamas fires 'hundreds' of rockets towards Israel as IDF airstrikes continue
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired hundreds of rockets towards Israel on Friday, a journalist working for AFP news agency has reported.
The strikes came as the Israeli military continued pounding the Palestinian enclave with air strikes.
A barrage of rockets were fired within the past 15 minutes, the correspondent said.
Pictured: Israeli forces mobilising around Gaza
Pictures from Israel show Israeli forces mobilising around Gaza.
WATCH: Astonishing moment IDF elite force retakes military post overrun by Hamas, rescuing 250 hostages, killing 60 Hamas fighters and capturing top terror leader
Israel’s armed forces have released dramatic footage of the moment elite troops retook control of a checkpoint overrun by Hamas and freed 250 hostages.
Video from body cameras worn by members of the Flotilla 13 elite unit was released on Thursday evening. The naval commando unit – the equivalent of the U.S. Navy SEALS – is specialized in counter terrorism.
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Pictures show desperate Palestinians fleeing homes in northern Gaza
Israel’s military on Friday called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks ahead of an expected ground invasion after a devastating attack by the militant group Hamas.
Pictures from the enclave today show desperate Palestinian people gathering what few belongings they can carry and fleeing their homes, on foot if necessary.
The IDF issued the evacuation order early this morning, meaning people now have less than 24 hours to reach safety.
Read our full story on the evacuation here
Exclusive: Outrage as women tear down posters of children kidnapped by Hamas and shout 'This is for Palestine' in London
Shocking video shows the moment two women tear down posters of innocent Israeli children who were taken hostage by Hamas – with one saying ‘this is for Palestine!’
The British-Israeli woman who filmed the encounter has revealed how she received verbal abuse from other members of the public while putting the fliers up in north London.
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'Day of jihad' sees anti-Israel protests around the world after former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told Muslims to 'take to the streets'
Protests have taken place in Japan and Iraq as the rest of the world braces for the ‘day of jihad’ in the wake of former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal’s call for Muslims to ‘take the streets’ in the wake of the terror group’s brutal assault on Israel.
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Grant Shapps clashes with BBC's Mishal Husain over corporation's refusal to call Hamas 'terrorists'
The UK’s Defence Secretary has clashed with a BBC presenter over the broadcaster’s refusal to brand Hamas ‘terrorists’.
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The Israeli war machine: IDF is equipped with 300 tanks, 600 warplanes and 173,000 troops backed by 300,000 reservists – all prepared for massive ground assault of Gaza
Israel is drawing on its huge military might – including thousands of tanks, warplanes and troops – to obliterate Hamas after the terrorists launched their ruthless attacks this weekend that has killed more than 1,300 Israelis.
Here, MailOnline looks at Israel's military arsenal
EXPLAINED – Hamas: The terror group bent on destroying Israel – and themselves
Hamas, founded as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, took control of Gaza after winning a shock election there in 2006 and now rules with an iron fist.
After launching an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday that killed more than 1,300 civilians, the IDF has now vowed to wipe them out.
Here, MailOnline explains the history behind the terrorist group.
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Hamas: 13 hostages killed in Israel strikes
Hamas terrorists said today that at least 13 Israeli and foreign hostages held in the northern Gaza Strip have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours.
WATCH: Israel is accused of using white phosphorus in Gaza
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
The group has shared videos that it claims show Israel using the weapons.
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Israel releases images of babies murdered and burned by Hamas
Last night, Israel released a series of harrowing images of tiny babies who were murdered and burned by Hamas terrorists in their barbaric incusion.
One appalling image show the small body of a baby, who couldn’t be more than 12 months old, lying on a bloodied white body bag.
Another two photographs released by Israel show the blackened and charred bodies of two more babies, murdered when Hamas gunmen stormed their homes in southern Israel.
The images confirmed reports from earlier in the week about Hamas brutally murdering babies, which some initially dismissed as Israeli propaganda.
MailOnline has chosen to publish heavily blurred versions of these images to show the horrors that Hamas terrorists unleashed on hundreds of Israelis after they stormed over the border from Gaza on Saturday…
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Hamas urges Palestinians to stay in their homes after IDF order to evacuate
Despite the IDF’s ominous order to evacuate, the Hamas terrorist group has urged Palestinians living in northern Gaza to stay in their homes.
The Hamas Authority for Refugee Affairs called on residents of the north of the territory to ‘remain steadfast in your homes and to stand firm in the face of this disgusting psychological war waged by the occupation’.
Israel’s order comes ahead of an expected ground assault into the Gaza Strip, and as the IDF continues to bombard the region with airstrikes.
Hamas has long been accused of using civilians as human shields to hide from Israeli attacks, thus increasing the number of civilian casualties.
MAP: Where have Palestinians in northern Gaza been told to evacuate to?
Israel’s military sent one evacuation order directly on Friday morning, telling the 1.1 million people living north of an area called Wadi Gaza to move south.
This would mean the entire population of Gaza City and its surroundings fleeing their homes, shown in the green area in the map below.
The UN says it is impossible to move that many people without devastating humanitarian consequences, and has urged Israel to rescind the order.
The 2.3 million people living in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip are densely packed into a sliver of land that is just 25 miles long and 7 miles wide.
It is already facing a dire humanitarian crisis, with no power, food, water or medicine coming into the enclave, as Israel levels entire neighbourhoods with strikes.
WATCH: IDF spokesman tells civilians in northern Gaza to move south
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorous in Gaza and Lebanon
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has today accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the use of such weapons puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injury
Israel-Gaza war: What you need to know today as Israeli military orders 1.1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza
Good morning, and welcome to MailOnline’s live blog covering the unfoilding Israel-Gaza conflict on October 13, 2023.
Here’s what you need to know today:
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