Gaza Strip

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, 61, had sought refuge in the bunker with his guards and close companions as the conflict erupted above ground following the October 7 terror attack.

Notably, Dr Rik Peeperkorn, head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) office for the West Bank and Gaza had announced that the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza would start on September 1.

The 14 km strip of land along the border is known as the Philadelphi corridor, a buffer zone created to prevent weapons smuggling in 2006 after Israel disengaged from the Strip. But in 2007, Hamas violently seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority.

The recent surge in such posts by numerous Indian celebrities has brought to light a troubling trend of selective outrage. A particular image with text 'All Eyes on Rafah' was shared over 33 million times worldwide on Instagram which appears to be an attempt to amplify only one side of the conflict.

Since entering Al Shifa on March 18, Israel has killed over 200 terrorists and detained 800 terror suspects, of whom at least 500 have been confirmed as members of the Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups.

The ICJ asked Israel to undertake necessary actions to prevent the killings of Palestinians in Gaza Strip.

IDF reported that at around 16.00 hours, a Hamas RPG struck a tank and a nearby structure where IDF soldiers were present. IDF added that Rescue operations are still ongoing in the area after a 2-story building collapsed.

As heavy fighting continues in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, with the war entering its 66th day and Israeli forces being relentess in their pursuit of attacking Hamas, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the terror group to 'surrender now' and warned that 'it is the beginning of the end of Hamas'.

Excluding today's release of hostages, 50 were released between Friday and Monday, while 10 others were freed on Tuesday night.

Some media reports from Israel say that the pause will see the release of about 12-13 hostages each day, totaling about 50 hostages. The Israeli government has stated that the release of every additional 10 hostages will earn Hamas another day of 'pause' in the war.