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Gunfire hits peacekeeper in south Lebanon: UN

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon said gunfire from an unidentified source hit a member of its contingent early Sunday, adding that the peacekeeper was in a stable condition.

The statement from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) did not indicate whether the incident was linked to ongoing exchanges of fire on the Lebanese border, mainly between Hezbollah and Israel, since a Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 triggered war.

UNIFIL headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqura bordering Israel

Erdogan calls for pressure on US to stop Israel's offensive

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called for pressure on the United States to stop Israel's offensive in Gaza, but said there would be no agreement unless Washington accepted the enclave as Palestinian land.

Erdogan returned from a summit on Saturday of Arab and Muslim leaders in the Saudi capital Riyadh, which condemned Israeli forces' "barbaric actions" in Gaza without approving concrete punitive measures.

He is due to visit Germany on Friday and plans to travel to Egypt and host Iran's president in the coming weeks.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for pressure on the United States to stop Israel's offensive in Gaza

500 dual nationals leave war-torn Gaza to Egypt as evacuations resume

Around 500 foreigners and dual nationals, as well as several wounded Palestinians, were evacuated from the Israeli-bombed Gaza Strip to Egypt on Sunday, reports from both sides of the border said.

Some "500 foreign nationals from 15 different countries entered Egypt," an Egyptian security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

AlQahera News, an outlet close to the Egyptian intelligence services, reported the crossing of an additional "seven wounded Palestinians" through the terminal.

Displaced Gazans live in dust, fear and hunger

At first Youssef Mehna thought the war would quickly be over. Then he was wounded, his house was destroyed, and he was forced to survive "25 days without anything".

So like thousands of others, Mehna finally fled north Gaza for the south.

Perched on trucks, crammed into cars, pulled by donkeys on carts, and on foot, tens of thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Israeli army strikes on the territory squeezed between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean.

Displaced Palestinian children wait for food in Khan Yunis

Battles around Gaza's largest hospital leave many trapped

Thousands of people remained trapped in Gaza's largest hospital Monday, where evacuations have been hampered by fierce fighting between Israeli and Hamas forces.

Conditions are worsening for hundreds of patients and thousands of others sheltering around Al-Shifa hospital -- which has become the focus in the five-week-old war.

On Sunday, witnesses at the Gaza City hospital told AFP that "violent fighting" raged throughout the night.

Israel's relentless campaign in response has killed more than 11,000 people, also mostly civilians and including thousands of children, according to the latest figures from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza

French marches against anti-Semitism rally over 180,000 people

More than 180,000 people turned out on Sunday to march against anti-Semitism in France, after a surge in anti-Jewish incidents across the country in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

France has recorded nearly 1,250 anti-Semitic acts in recent weeks and President Emmanuel Macron -- who did not attend Sunday -- condemned the "unbearable resurgence of unbridled anti-Semitism".

"A France where our Jewish citizens are afraid is not France," Macron wrote in a letter published Saturday.

Leading politicians walked at the front of the march with a banner reading 'for the republic, against anti-Semitism'

'One war for another': Ukrainian refugees return from Israel

Tetiana Kocheva fled her home in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv after Russia invaded last year, taking refuge in Israel's coastal town of Ashkelon, near Gaza.

Her husband had worked in Israel in the past, and she thought taking their three children there -- away from Russian attacks -- would guarantee living in peace.

But then came October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, leading to a war that has since killed thousands.

Like several thousand other Ukrainian refugees, Kocheva fled war for a second time.

Several thousand Ukrainians have returned home from Israel since war with Hamas broke out

Israel-Hamas battles create havoc in Gaza hospitals

Heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas trapped thousands of people in Gaza's hospitals on Sunday, with medics and aid workers warning patients will die in the crippled facilities unless there is a pause in the battle.

Bright flares lit up the night sky over Gaza City and blasts echoed across the city, AFP television images showed, as Israel's air and ground campaign to destroy Hamas brought the fight to key medical installations.

Hundreds of internally displaced Palestinians have taken shelter at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City

'Death warrant': Thousands trapped in war-hit Gaza hospital

Thousands of displaced Palestinians looked to Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, as a safe haven, but with Israeli strikes intensifying and the fighting reaching the gates of the compound, there seems nowhere for them to escape.

Ahmed al-Shawa, who sought refuge in the hospital, said he was afraid he would be "cut down by shrapnel", if he stepped outside.

"The situation is very, very dangerous," the 18-year-old from Gaza City said as the sound of explosions echoed in the background.

Heavy fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces has raged near Gaza's biggest hospital, Al-Shifa

More than 20,000 attend pro-Palestinian rally in Brussels

More than 20,000 people marched through Brussels on Saturday in a show of support for Palestinians, with many calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, which Israel is heavily bombarding.

Many of the protesters yelled "free Palestine" and "stop the genocide" as they participated in the peaceful demonstration that took place on Armistice Day, a public holiday in Belgium and other countries to mark the signing of the armistice that ended World War I.

Some also cried out "EU, shame on you" for perceived bias towards Israel at the expense of Palestinian lives and rights.

Many protesters accused Israel of conducting a 'genocide' against Palestinians in Gaza, with some calling for a boycott on Israeli products