Israel's Netanyahu convenes emergency cabinet, vows to 'demolish Hamas'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the country's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time on Sunday, saying that the national unity on display sent a message to the country and abroad as the country prepares to "demolish Hamas" in Gaza, according to Rador.

Russian attack in Poltava region injures three, including a child

Two adults and a 10-year-old child were injured in a Russian attack in the Poltava region of Ukraine on Monday, according to Ukrainskaia Pravda.

Romania to provide temporary shelter for Ukrainian evacuees from Israel

Romania has announced that it will provide temporary shelter for 220 Ukrainian evacuees from Israel. The evacuees, who arrived in Bucharest on Saturday, are expected to stay in the country for a few days while they arrange their next steps, as reported by Agerpres.ro.

U.S. Secretary of State to extend Middle East tour amid Israel-Gaza conflict

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will extend his Middle East tour and return to Israel on Monday, a senior State Department official announced, as Israel prepares for a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, as reported by Reuters and Agerpres.

WHO: Forced evacuation of Gaza patients could be death sentence

Forced evacuation of thousands of patients from northern Gaza to overwhelmed southern units could be "tantamount to a death sentence," the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Saturday, AFP and Agerpres reported.

EU leaders to hold summit on Israel-Hamas war

The leaders of the 27 European Union countries will hold a summit by videoconference on Tuesday, October 17, to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, according to AFP and Agerpres.

France raises terror alert level after teacher’s assassination

Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Palace of Versailles in France on Saturday (Oct 14) after a bomb threat, according to AFP. A police source said that an anonymous message was received on the website moncommissariat.fr.

EU triples humanitarian aid to Gaza to €75 million

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Saturday that the EU would triple its humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip to €75 million, according to AFP and Agerpres.

Two more Romanians died in the war between Israel and the Hamas group

Two more Romanians died in the war between Israel and the Hamas group, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. According to the institution, it is about two people with dual citizenship, Israeli-Romanian, domiciled in Israel, writes Digi24.

Louvre Museum in Paris shuts for security reasons after threat

The Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats. The government has put France on high security alert after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist, AP reports.

France mobilises 7,000 troops for extra security patrols, after a teacher was stabbed to death in an Islamist attack

French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered 7,000 soldiers to be mobilised for increased security patrols, his office said on Saturday, a day after a teacher was stabbed to death in an Islamist attack, Reuters reports.

Palestinians stream south in Gaza as Israel urges mass evacuation

Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after the Israeli military ordered nearly half the population to evacuate south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel, AP reports.