The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for a humanitarian corridor into the Gaza Strip as Israel imposes a siege on the blockaded Palestinian enclave. Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza early Tuesday, the third day since Hamas’s surprise attack. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
4:28pm: Sirens heard in Israel’s north
Israel’s military has reported sirens in the north of the country, close to Lebanon.
🚨Sirens sounding in northern Israel🚨
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 10, 2023
4:27pm: Norwegian Air cancels flights to and from Tel Aviv until December 19
Norwegian Air is cancelling its flights from Copenhagen and Stockholm to Tel Aviv, as well as return flights, until December 19, a company spokesperson told Reuters.
4:15pm: World Bank chief Banga says Gaza conflict is economic shock ‘we don’t need’
World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Thursday that the Israel-Hamas war is an unnecessary global economic shock that will make it harder for central banks to achieve soft landings in many economies if it spreads.
“It’s a humanitarian tragedy and it’s an economic shock we don’t need,” Banga told Reuters on the sidelines of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington.
Central banks were “beginning to feel a little more confident that there was an opportunity for a soft landing, and this kind of just makes it harder”, Banga said.
4:03pm: Yemen’s Houthis warn they will fire missiles, drones if US intervenes in Gaza conflict
Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi said on Tuesday that if the U.S. intervenes in the Gaza conflict directly, the group will respond by firing drones and missiles, and take other…
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