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Israel-Hamas war live: UN general assembly calls for immediate truce in Gaza; Hamas says it’s ‘ready’ for Israeli ground invasion



UN resolution passes with 120 votes in favor of truce, while 45 abstain and 14 vote no; top Hamas official says it’s was “ready” for Israeli ground invasionA member of the Hamas delegation visiting Moscow has said that it needs time to locate all of the hostages who have been taken to Gaza by various Palestinian factions, Reuters is reporting, citing Russia’s Kommersant newspaper.Kommersant also reported a member of the Hamas delegation saying that it could not release the hostages until a ceasefire was agreed and that Israeli bombing of Gaza has killed 50 of the hostages seized during raids by Palestinian militants. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/27/israel-hamas-war-live-us-strikes-iran-linked-targets-in-syria-eu-calls-for-humanitarian-pauses-in-gaza

Author : Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Ashifa Kassam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

Publish date : 2023-10-27 21:24:23

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