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US army reservist Robert Card has been named as the suspect. Also; Israel says incursion into Gaza overnight is the biggest since war started and Arnold Schwarzenegger gives his verdict on the US Presidential race.
The Israeli PM again urges Gazans to move south but won't be specific about when the offensive will start. Also: The US House elects the Trump ally Mike Johnson as its new speaker, ending weeks of paralysis caused by Republican infighting, and the scientists who painstakingly recreated the face of a Peruvian mummy sacrificed more than 500 years ago.
Gaza health ministry says almost half the victims were children. The figures have not been independently confirmed. Also: Israel says it will withhold visas from UN officials - including its humanitarian chief - because of comments by the secretary-general, and we look back at the life of Richard Roundtree, the American actor best known for his starring role as detective John Shaft.
Israeli dplomats responded angrily after Antonio Guterres suggested the Hamas attacks did not happen in a vacuum. Also: President Biden says aid isn't getting to Gaza quickly enough, and the ruling in Canada that approves billions of dollars in compensation for indigenous families who suffered discrimination in the child welfare system.
Yocheved Lifschitz, who is 85, has been describing her treatment during her 16 days of captivity. She says she was beaten when she was first abducted but later treated well in Gaza. Mrs Lifschitz was released along with Nurit Cooper, who is 79. Also: A new report suggests the world is on an "unstoppable" shift towards renewable energy, and a cautionary tale about fame, family and betrayal: Britney Spears publishes her autobiography.
Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz have been freed by Hamas but their husbands are still being held in Gaza. Also: a new study warns that increasing melting of West Antarctic's ice shelf is 'unavoidable'; Bobi, the world's oldest dog, dies aged 31.
It says they're aimed at targeting gunmen and searching for hostages, as it continues its aerial bombardment. Also: Argentina's voters back a surprise candidate for the presidential election run-off next month; and a major breakthrough in the treatment of cervical cancer.
The UN humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, says another fourteen trucks have entered the territory but charities in Gaza say much more aid is needed. Also: the US has told its diplomatic staff in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Erbil to leave immediately, because of security threats; a new documentary highlights the dangers that people face when they escape North Korea.
Twenty trucks carrying medicines and food were allowed into the territory on Saturday, but Israel has only permitted the supplies to reach southern Gaza. Israel says it is preparing to step up its attacks on Gaza. Also: England and Manchester United football legend Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86.
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Judith and Natalie Raanan were among hundreds of people being held in Gaza after the Hamas attacks on Israel on the 7th of October. Also: 2nd Trump lawyer pleads guilty to conspiracy, and Australia's most famous attraction, the Sydney Opera House, turns 50.
These include why Hamas attacked Israel, the fate of the hostages, Israel's response so far, and whether both sides can overcome the trauma of their past.
The president said Hamas and Russia both wanted to 'annihilate a neighbouring democracy'. Also: the UN Secretary-General has visited the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza and called for immediate access for aid trucks; António Guterres described this as the difference between life and death for thousands. And Italy's prime minister says she is separating from her partner after comments he made in a TV studio.
The Israeli defence minister tells troops they will soon see the Palestinian enclave from the inside. Also: The United Nations and aid agencies say a lack of water, food, medicine and other essentials is making the situation for displaced people in Gaza increasingly desperate, and one of Donald Trump's lawyers has pleaded guilty to six charges of election interference.
Jehad Mheisen's family are also reported to have died in the attack. Also: Iran's Mahsa Amini is posthumously given the EU's human rights award, and one of Italy's most popular singers is arrested as part of a mafia round up.
Israel says it won't prevent delivery of desperately needed humanitarian assistance via Egypt following a request by US President Joe Biden. Also: The US House of Representatives has voted down the hardline Republican Jim Jordan's second bid to become Speaker, and Japan takes steps to stop over-tourism at some of its most cherished sites including Mount Fuji.
Biden says evidence presented by the US and Israeli militaries backs his claim that Palestinian militants were responsible for the blast at a hospital in Gaza. Hamas blames Israel. Also: new evidence of devastating ethnic violence in western Sudan, and six portraits of the Dutch royal family have been returned after they were stolen.
Hamas says the hospital was hit by an Israeli air strike, but the Israeli military has denied responsibility. Also: The hardline Republican congressman Jim Jordan has failed in his first bid to become the new US House Speaker, and the Oscar winning actress, Michelle Yeoh, becomes a member of the International Olympic Committee.
People are sleeping in the streets, water is being rationed and electricity is running out. Also: Belgian police have shot dead the man who murdered two Swedish football fans and why the appeal of building a new world is leading to record sales for one video game...
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt remains closed, amid a growing humanitarian crisis. Also: Iran says the prospect of the war between Hamas and Israel spreading to other fronts is becoming inevitable. And, two Swedish football fans are shot dead in Brussels in a suspected Islamist attack.
The UN humanitarian chief says help is needed to support one million Palestinians. The White House says it is hoping the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt can be opened for a few hours. Also: Russia has agreed to return four Ukrainian children to their families as part of a deal brokered by Qatar, and cricket and squash are among the new sports added for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in five years' time.
The US Secretary of State says Israel must "affirm shared values" of human life and dignity. Also: the Israeli energy minister says the country has decided to resume supplying water to southern Gaza, and an exit poll says Poland's ruling party is set to lose its majority.
The United Nations says nearly a million Palestinians in Gaza have now been displaced - due to airstrikes and Israel's warning that people should leave the north of Gaza. Also: Israel says it has killed one of the key Hamas leaders behind last week's huge assault on Israelis.
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About 1.1 million people have been told to leave the area, ahead of an expected ground offensive by Israeli forces. Also: France raises security level after school attack, and a Nasa probe is launched to investigate the metal asteroid Psyche.
The build up to the Hamas attack, why now and what happens next? Is there any hope for peace between Israel and the Palestinians?
The UN has urged Israel to withdraw its order, warning of devastating humanitarian consequences. Also: A deal is agreed for Microsoft to buy one of the world's biggest game-makers, and could cricket make a long awaited return to the Olympics?
The UN's World Food Programme says food aid and water are running out during an Israeli siege. Israel says its blockage of Gaza will not end until Israeli hostages are released.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledges unwavering support in talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, but warns that Palestinian civilians must not be harmed. Also, Japan moves to dissolve the Unification Church, linked to the assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe. And Taylor Swift's concert film premieres in LA.
The US is in discussions with Israel to help transport trapped civilians following days of bombardment of Gaza by air strikes. Also: Manaus -- the biggest city in the Brazilian Amazon -- is suffering an air quality emergency because of fires lit by farmers in the rainforest, and NASA releases the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever brought to Earth.
