Israel-Hamas War: India to Repatriate 230 People Tonight Under 'Op Ajay'; Netanyahu Says Israel Will Crush Hamas Like ISIS

Israel’s ’emergency government’ was sworn in on Thursday.

Two officers were wounded Thursday in a shooting in Jerusalem, police said, adding the gunman was “neutralised”.

The first batch of people leaving for India board the ‘Operation Ajay’ flight.

US will arrange charter flights to help citizens leave Israel, AFP quoted White House as saying.

Blinken said he would also visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE on Israel-Hamas war, AFP reported.

France said it was banning all pro-Palestinian demonstrations after the bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, on the grounds such protests threaten to public order.

Israel opposition leader Lapid accused Netanyahu government of ‘unpardonable failure’.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Doha later this week to discuss Hamas with Qatari leaders amid a devastating war between Israel and the militant group.

Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz vowed Thursday his country would not allow basic resources or humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas released the people it abducted during its surprise weekend onslaught.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday alleged babies were murdered and burned by Hamas terrorists during their onslaught against Israel.

He also showed the photos to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who landed in Israel today.

Rocket sirens blare in Ashdod and Ashkelon in Israel.

The Israeli army said it has bombarded the Gaza Strip with approximately 6,000 bombs containing a total of 4,000 tonnes of explosives since Saturday when it began striking Hamas targets.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that Washington did not put any conditions on the way Israel can use the weapons it provides for fighting Hamas.

“We have not placed any conditions on the provision of this equipment,” Austin said, after a meeting of NATO ministers in Brussels.

Nepal airlifted its 253 students from Israel’s Tel Aviv. Foreign Minister NP Saud greeted the students onboard the flight.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would use “all contacts” it has in the region to prevent a worsening of the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants.

In parliament, Scholz addressed “critics of such contacts”, saying it would be “irresponsible in this dramatic situation not to use all contacts who could help”.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to clearly condemn the Hamas attack on Israel, calling his silence so far “shameful”.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel on Friday, almost a week after Hamas launched its deadly assault on the country, a spokesman for her ministry said.

Addressing a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken said, “You may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself. But as long as America exists, you will never, ever have to. We will always be there by your side.” READ MORE

Blinken said Hamas does not represent Palestinians’ ‘legitimate aspirations’.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said there will be many difficult days ahead.