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Israeli regime renews attacks near Gaza City hospital

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says Israeli artillery and air attacks near al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City are causing “fear and panic” among displaced civilians and health workers.

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Date: 31 October 2023 - 10:01

The Israeli regime has been waging a barbaric war against Gaza since October 7, when Hamas-led Palestinian Resistance groups launched their biggest operation against the Zionist regime in years. The sneak attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, came in response to the regime’s intensified crimes against the Palestinian people.

The Israeli war has so far claimed the lives of over 8,000 innocent Palestinians, including more than 3,000 children, and left upwards of 20,500 others wounded.

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Friday, calling for the implementation of an immediate "humanitarian truce" in Gaza. The Israeli regime has rejected all calls for a ceasefire, claiming it would benefit Hamas.

The following are the latest updates:

31 journalists killed in the current conflict

The Committee to Protect Journalists says that 31 journalists have been killed in the Gaza conflict.

Twenty-six of those journalists were Palestinians, four were Zionist and one was Lebanese, Al Jazeera reported.

Eight journalists were reported injured, another nine journalists were reported missing or detained, the group said before adding that more members of the press have died in the first weeks of this war than in any other conflict since 1992.

Gaza death toll from Israeli assaults soars to 8,300

The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli regime's bombardment in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 8,306, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Monday.

“The fatalities include 3,457 children and 2,136 women, while more than 21,048 people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference in Gaza City.

Anadolu Agency quoted him as saying that 25 hospitals were forced out of service and 25 ambulances were targeted in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

“The occupation deliberately seeks to paralyze ambulance service,” the spokesman said.

Palestine Red Crescent reports new airstrikes near Al Quds hospital

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has reported renewed Israeli airstrikes on the premises of the Al Quds hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip, TASS reported.

In a statement, published on the X social media platform, the agency noted "Continuous artillery and air strikes in Tal-Alhwa area in #Gaza where the Al-Quds Hospital is located." "The building is trembling and the displaced civilians and the working crews are experiencing fear and panic," the statement noted.