This came after the UN chief said that the attacks by Hamas "did not happen in a vacuum" further adding that the attacks cannot justify the "collective punishment of the Palestinian people"
More than 5,000 Palestinians, including some 2,000 minors and around 1,100 women, have been killed, said Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Hamas-run Health Ministry,
It was the sixth flight as part of Operation Ajay launched on October 12 to facilitate the return of those Indian nationals who wish to return home following the brazen attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas
Amidst political turbulence, internal conflicts, and global rivalries in the region, Gaza occupies a unique place with its 4,000-year history that predates the Israel-Arab tensions of the 20th century.
In a statement to X, the Israel Defence Forces disclosed that recent intelligence showed the Mosque served as a command center for planning and executing terrorist attacks on civilians.
Some 7,00,000 people of the nearly 1.1 million population residing in northern Gaza have evacuated south in the past few days, according to the Israel Defence Forces.
The United States Embassy in Jerusalem has issued a 'security alert' for its citizens ahead of the opening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.
In a joint statement, they said they are deeply shocked by the children killed during the massacre by Hamas and in the subsequent widespread bombing of Gaza by Israel.