This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows the entrance of a school destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
Meanwhile, death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel has reached 600, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Sunday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
GAZA/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
Meanwhile, death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel has reached 600, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Sunday.
On Saturday night, Israeli warplanes continued their attacks on military and civilian facilities in various locations in the coastal enclave, Palestinian security sources told Xinhua.
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday discussed efforts to halt the ongoing deadly Palestinian-Israeli escalation over phone talks, said the Egyptian Presidency in a statement.
The talks came a day after a massive deadly conflict erupted between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the Gaza Strip that left heavy casualties on both sides.
The two leaders "stressed the priority of coordinating regional and international efforts toward ending the escalation and violence, exercising self-restraint, sparing blood and preventing a further exacerbation of the situation," according to the statement.
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Israel was evacuating residents in communities in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the second day of battles with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
All civilians in the 24 communities adjacent to the security fence were asked to evacuate their homes immediately, the Israeli military said in a statement, noting the move follows "the operational situational assessment."
Hamas, which rules Gaza, launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Saturday and Hamas militants breached in a massive attack on the communities near the border.
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At least 20,000 Palestinians from various governorates of the Gaza Strip have been displaced to the schools belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a senior official said on Sunday.
Adnan Abu Hasna, the UNRWA media advisor, said in a press statement that "the displaced people, including women, children, and elderly people, headed to 44 UNRWA's schools."
He added that "28 schools only were equipped for sheltering the displaced people during the conflict times," expecting the number of displaced people to increase in the coming hours. ■
This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows damaged ground at a school following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
Meanwhile, death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel has reached 600, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Sunday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A man holds the body of a child died in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Oct. 8, 2023.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
Meanwhile, death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel has reached 600, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Sunday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
A man holds the body of a child died in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Oct. 8, 2023.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
Meanwhile, death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel has reached 600, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Sunday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People walk past the entrance of a school destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Oct. 8, 2023.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
Meanwhile, death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel has reached 600, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Sunday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People hold the bodies of children died in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Oct. 8, 2023.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
Meanwhile, death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel has reached 600, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Sunday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People inspect destroyed buildings following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Oct. 8, 2023.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
At least 300 Israelis were killed and more than 1,800 injured during the Hamas attack, figures released by the Israeli Health Ministry showed. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People stand by a destroyed mosque following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on Oct. 8, 2023.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
At least 300 Israelis were killed and more than 1,800 injured during the Hamas attack, figures released by the Israeli Health Ministry showed. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People stand by destroyed buildings following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Oct. 8, 2023.
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 370, with 2,200 others injured, according to an update from the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Sunday.
At least 300 Israelis were killed and more than 1,800 injured during the Hamas attack, figures released by the Israeli Health Ministry showed. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
