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According to reports, the hamas invasion of southern Israel has so far resulted in around 400 israeli deaths, dozens of israelis have been taken hostage into Gaza. Reportedly, retaliatory airstrikes have so far killed 313 palestinians, with 2000 wounded.

According to reports, the invasion began on Saturday morning with hamas launching rocket attacks, advancing into Israel and calling on palestinians to take up arms against israelis. Reportedly, four people were injured in a rocket attack in the city of Sderot, other rocket attacks in Ashkelon and elsewhere in southern Israel. According to the report, gun battles occurred in various towns in the south, including the town of Magen, a kibbutz in the region. Reportedly, a spokesman for the israeli defence force said primary goals were to stabilise defence, protect the border and take care of the communities.

According to a report, the israeli military are fighting hamas who have infiltrated southern Israel, near the border with Gaza. Reportedly, in retaliation Israel said that dozens of fighter jets are carrying out air strikes against sites belonging to hamas in Gaza. According to the report, in Gaza 198 people have been killed and 1600 wounded; in Israel 44 people have died, many injured.

Reportedly, a resident of a kibbutz near the scene said that they are barricaded in and feel like they have been abandoned by the authorities. According to the report, the head of Sha’ar Hanegev regional council was killed when he went to help defend a town.

According to a report, south Sudan has granted sudanese professionals work permits to work in south Sudan. Reportedly, some sudanese doctors have fled to south Sudan following the outbreak of conflict between the Sudan armed forces and the rapid support forces in April.

According to the report, in 2012 Sudan and south Sudan signed a cooperation agreement granting citizens of both regions the freedom to reside and carry out business activities in either region.

According to a report, democrats haven’t supported Joe Biden concerning funding to Ukraine but have prevented a shutdown of congress. Reportedly, the senate has approved a stopgap measure that maintains government funding at current levels until November 17. According to the report, the funding which received approval on Saturday with a vote of 335-91 in the house of representatives and 88-9 in the senate is for the sum of $16 billion for natural disasters and lacks any provision for military aid.

Meanwhile, according to reports, u.s. house speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out, the first time in history a house speaker has been voted out.

According to a report, cypriot diplomats with the u.n. and an eu envoy are seeking to revive peacetalks on the divided island of Cyprus. Reportedly, Cyprus was under british rule from 1878, it formed part of an important trade route to and from Africa via the Suez canal. According to the report, under uk rule, 78% of the cypriot population were greek, 18% turkish; the turkish population favoured british rule, the greeks union with Greece. Power sharing didn’t work. Reported pogroms resulted in turkish cypriots withdrawing from government and moving north.

According to the report, in 1974 a coup on behalf of greek cypriots was followed by a turkish invasion and the partitioning of the island with barbed wire fencing and concrete blocks; now forms part of a u.n. buffer zone. Reportedly, the width varies largely from under 20 metres to 7 kilometres. According to reports, northern Cyprus is the unrecognised turkish republic of northern Cyprus. May be a sticking point in Turkey’s ambition to join the eu. Reportedly, the uk retains military bases in Cyprus as part of an important trade route from Africa and the middle east.

According to reports, turkish war planes have carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq after a news agency claimed the pkk or kurdish workers party was responsible for a suicide attack near government buildings in Ankara on Sunday morning. Reportedly, the pkk is an armed kurdish group who were in favour of Kurdistan in what is now south eastern Turkey and northern Iraq, from 1984-2015 they waged war with Turkey.

According to reports, tánaiste Micheál Martin is attending an eu foreign ministers meeting in Kyiv in what is the first ever meeting outside the eu. Reportedly, the eu’s foreign policy minister, Josep Borrell convened saying that Ukraine’s future lies within the eu, the meeting is to show solidarity.

According to the report, the eu have funded Ukraine €84.82 billion. Reportedly the u.s. have been the second biggest funder at €69.49 billion, though congress did not support president Joe Biden’s request to provide more security assistance to Ukraine.

According to a report, many people are facing a crisis of hunger in Sudan and south Sudan. An imparity of aid means Sudan receives only 32% of the required funding while south Sudan receives 53%. The world health organisation only mention south Sudan where they say three out of four people are facing a humanitarian crisis.

Reportedly, in the Democratic republic of the Congo more than 23 million people face crisis levels of food insecurity. According to a report, the drc have asked the u.n. to withdraw its troops, saying it has failed to protect civilians. Rumours abound concerning wagner’s presence in drc.

Reportedly, floods in Niger have resulted in 14,000 homes collapsing. According to the report, victims have been supplied with mattresses, blankets and other essentials.

Reportedly, some people in Gabon are without water services. According to the report, president Oligui hasn’t yet initiated contact with Gabon water co.

According to a report, India’s commissioner to the uk was invited to a Glasgow gurdwara or sikh place of worship to discuss community and consular matters when he was confronted by three activists, one who appeared to make an attempt to open his car door, another said, I think its best if you go. Reportedly, the car drove away, followed by a complaint to the foreign office. This follows an international row over accusations that indian agents were responsible for the killing of seperatist Hardeep Nijjir which may have preempted the invitation. Hardeep Nijjir was accused of plotting to kill a hindu priest.

According to a report, a suicide bomb attack occurred outside ministerial buildings in Turkey’s capital, Ankara. Reportedly, two terrorists arrived in a commercial vehicle around 9.30 am local time, one blew himself up, the other was neutralised. According to the report, the explosion which injured two officers happened hours before parliament was due to reconvene. Reportedly, president Erdogan was due to speak at the opening of the parliamentary session, which must validate Sweden’s entry into nato.