Bharat Express

Israel

United States officials have questioned Israel's intention of entirely eliminating Hamas

Firing from planes, tanks, and ships along the coast prompted more residents to abandon the city, which had previously housed over a million displaced persons

The wooden ship sank around 90 kilometres (55 miles) off Israel's Mediterranean coast and was discovered at a depth of 1,800 metres (1.1 miles)

The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza reported 10 deaths in the preceding 24 hours, one of the lowest daily counts since the conflict began

Early Thursday, Hamas urged Blinken in a statement to put direct pressure on Israel

The Israeli siege has left Gaza's 2.4 million residents without adequate food, clean water, medicines, and fuel, forcing many to the edge of starvation

Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 542 Palestinians in the West Bank since the Gaza war broke out

The successful rescue operation on Saturday that freed four captives has given Netanyahu political momentum in Israel

Blinken is set to attend closed-door meetings in Cairo with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a major US partner in peace efforts, and then in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

During the October 7 attack on the music festival and other regions of southern Israel, militants kidnapped 251 captives, 116 of whom are still in the Palestinian territory