Talks with Hamas will be held 'under fire': Netanyahu

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Israeli strikes kill hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza within few hours

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Israel shatters truce in Gaza

UN chief 'shocked' by Israeli strikes on Gaza

Hamas: Head of government in Gaza killed in Israeli strike

Egypt and Türkiye condemn Israel resumption of Gaza aggression

Houthi media says new US strikes in Yemen

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UN chief 'shocked' by Israeli strikes on GazaUN chief Antonio Guterres is "shocked" by Israel's renewed air strikes on Gaza and urged that a ceasefire be respected, a United Nations spokesman said. "The secretary-general is shocked by the Israeli air strikes in Gaza... he strongly appeals for the ceasefire to be respected, for unimpeded humanitarian assistance to be re-established, and for the remaining hostages to be released unconditionally," UN spokesman Rolando Gomez told a media briefing.

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Red Cross says Gaza medical facilities 'overwhelmed' after Israeli strikesThe Red Cross said many medical facilities in Gaza were "overwhelmed" after Israel unleashed its most intense strikes on the Palestinian territory since a ceasefire was struck. "What we heard from Palestine Crescent colleagues this morning is that many medical facilities are literally overwhelmed across Gaza," Tommaso Della Longa, spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said at a briefing in Geneva.

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Egypt condemns Israel resumption of Gaza strikesThe Egyptian foreign ministry condemned Israel's deadly overnight air strikes on Gaza, calling them a "flagrant violation" of the ceasefire that took effect on January 19. The strikes constitute a "dangerous escalation which threatens to have bring serious consequences for the stability of the region", said the statement from Egypt, which brokered the Gaza ceasefire alongside Qatar and the United States.

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Hamas says head of Palestinian government in Gaza killed in Israeli strikeHamas named the head of its government in Gaza, Essam al-Dalis, among a list of officials it said were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes on the Palestinian besieged enclave. "These leaders, along with their families, were martyred after being directly targeted by the Zionist occupation forces' aircraft," said the Hamas statement, which also named interior ministry head Mahmud Abu Watfa and Bahjat Abu Sultan, director-general of the internal security service, among those killed.

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Israel is ramping up annexation of West Bank, UN rights chief saysIsrael has significantly expanded and consolidated settlements in the occupied West Bank as part of the annexation of these territories into the State of Israel, in breach of international law, the UN human rights office said. The report to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council later this month comes amid growing fears of annexation amid US policy shifts under President Donald Trump and new settler outposts in areas of Palestine's West Bank.

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UN rights chief 'horrified' by Israeli air strikes on GazaThe UN human rights chief said he was horrified by Israeli strikes on Gaza which Palestinian authorities say have killed hundreds, collapsing a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. "I am horrified by last night's Israeli air strikes and shelling in Gaza, which killed hundreds, according to the Ministry of Health in the enclave. This will add tragedy onto tragedy," said High Commissioner Volker Turk in a statement.

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Ankara: Israel's attacks on Gaza shows new phase in its "policy of genocide"Türkiye said that Israel's attacks on Gaza amounted to a "new phase in its policy of genocide" against Palestinians and urged the international community to take a determined stance to ensure a ceasefire is upheld and humanitarian aid is delivered. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry added it was unacceptable for Israel to cause a "new cycle of violence" in the region, adding the Israeli government's "hostile approach" threatened the future of the Middle East.

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Palestine calls for urgent international intervention to stop IsraelPalestine calls for urgent international intervention to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. A Palestinian Foreign Ministry statement called the Israeli assaults on civilians in the enclave “a disruption of international efforts for Gaza's reconstruction and an Israeli evasion of the ceasefire obligations.”

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Kremlin warns on 'spiral of escalation' in GazaThe Kremlin warned about a "spiral of escalation" in Gaza after Israel launched its deadliest strikes on the territory since a January ceasefire. "The aggravation of the situation, another spiral of escalation, this is creating concern for us," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

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Malta condemns Israel's 'barbarous' attacks on GazaThe Maltese prime minister strongly condemned what he called Israel's "barbarous" attacks on Gaza. Robert Abela noted that night's intense strikes on Gaza left more than 300 people, including children and women, dead.

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