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The IDF claims it has completely surrounded Gaza City and says a ceasefire is not currently on the agenda.
On the other hand, Hamas stated that more than 11,000 people were killed or disappeared under the ruins due to Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. Intense exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the IDF.

Irish Prime Minister: "It looks like revenge"

The Israeli army reported night fighting and intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Gaza City was previously declared under complete siege as part of the military operation against Hamas, which began after the October 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,400 people.

According to the Palestinian side, the victims of the Israeli attacks exceed 9 thousand people.

Four years after his last trip to China in November 2019, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is visiting again. A lot has changed in the interim. The Covid-19 pandemic dramatically influenced relations between the West and China. Both sides are now in a delicate process of reducing dependencies - to the extent this is feasible in a globalized world.

Israeli ground troops encircled Hamas stronghold Gaza City on Friday, after close ally the United States urged "concrete steps" to minimise civilian casualties.

Ahead of top US diplomat Antony Blinken's scheduled visit to Israel Friday, the country's military said it had "completed the encirclement" of Gaza's largest city -- signalling a new phase in the month-long war against Hamas.

In a recent Halloween event held at the White House, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a unique choice for his son's costume, dressing the four-year-old as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the New York Post, Blinken's three-year-old daughter joined in the themed costumes, sporting the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a visit to Türkiye to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Nov. 5, the Turkish diplomatic sources have informed.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have spoken over the phone to discuss the recent developments in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, as the Turkish top diplomat mentioned about the unacceptability of collective punishment of civilians in Gaza.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he had had a "long and by no means easy" phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

Day 561 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese premier Li Qiang and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov attended an East Asia summit in Indonesia on Thursday, offering an opportunity for direct, high-level diplomacy between the rivals.