United Nations (UN) secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, has expressed deep concern over “the clear violations of international humanitarian law”, being witnessed in Gaza in the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. Guterres condemned both the use of civilians as human shields and the bombing of southern Gaza after an evacuation order. Israeli diplomats responded angrily after Guterres …

The United States, the United Kingdom, India and France are working to evacuate their citizens from Israel following the attacks by Hamas. CNN reports that India’s charter flight scheduled to land in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening will collect approximately 230 Indian nationals. This was disclosed by a Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi, at a news conference on …

Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas on Sunday as the conflict’s death toll surged to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza. AFP reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steeled the shocked and grieving nation for a “long and difficult” war ahead …