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Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza — now in its 164th day — has killed at least 31,726 Palestinians and wounded 73,792 others as Israel’s Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire.

In a fight taking place far from the front lines, Ukrainian lawmakers are debating a bill that could make or break their country’s fortunes in this war. The bill would raise up to half a million new soldiers, increasing Ukraine’s standing army by half.

Israel's war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 162nd day — has killed at least 31,490 people and wounded 73,439 as Netanyahu approves plan to invade Rafah despite global outcry.

Israel's war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 160th day — has killed at least 31,341 people and wounded 73,134 as Tel Aviv plans to push Rafah civilians toward Gaza's centre ahead of land invasion.

Russian rhetoric has been dialed up in the run-up to President Vladimir Putin’s expected re-election. Putin reminded the world of Moscow’s nuclear readiness, and military reporters amplified battlefield skirmishes against Ukrainian defenders.

Analysts describe shifting rhetoric from some UK officials but little concrete action against Israel, while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced criticism regarding purportedly divisive comments, as citizens continue to march for peace.

“I saw him and I knelt over his body, not knowing what to do. All his face was bloody, full of shrapnel – and his leg was cut off.” These are the words of Mohammad Saaida, whose 14-year-old son Mujahed was hit by an Israeli air strike while playing football with his friends in Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem on October 19.

Israel's war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 157th day — has killed at least 31,112 people, mostly children and women, and wounded 72,760.

The rooms and corridors of Rafah’s El-Amal Rehabilitation Society, a two-storey building in a sunny yard filled with trees, and a children’s play area off to the side, are as lively as they have ever been. But instead of it being just the deaf students who are usually bustling around, the classrooms are occupied by families fleeing Israel’s relentless assault on the people of Gaza.

While Marione Ingram, 88, expressed sadness that 1,200 people were killed in a Hamas attack in Israel, she agreed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks that the attack "did not happen in a vacuum."