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IDF says Hamas has ‘lost control’ of northern Gaza; Gaza health ministry says number of dead exceeds 10,500

We bring you a special edition of Middle East Matters, one month after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On October 7, 1,400 people were killed in the unprecedented Hamas attacks; the largest loss of Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust. A month on, Israelis are still…

It comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would maintain ‘overall security responsibility’ in Gaza for an ‘indefinite period’.

Across Israel, especially in the north, hospitals are setting up underground or fortified care facilities as fallout from war with Hamas intensifies fighting with militants in neighboring Lebanon.

IN THE PRESS – Tuesday, November 8: We look at reactions from the Israeli and international press after Binyamin Netanyahu suggested Israel would take control of the security situation in Gaza for an "indefinite period" once the war with Hamas is over. We also take a look at new revelations…

The poet slammed US support for ‘the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population’.

G7 foreign ministers balance criticism of Hamas, support of Israel and push for ‘urgent action’ to help Gaza civilians.

Shadow minister says his position on Gaza is at odds with Keir Starmer’s call for humanitarian pauses

Hundreds of Palestinian supporters from trade unions have ground a shipyard's operations to a halt to protest an Israeli shipping line.

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies have announced a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo, condemning Hamas, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense and calling for “humanitarian pauses” to get aid to desperate civilians in Gaza

More Israeli soldiers might die as the invading troops take the battle underground, into the feared Hamas tunnels.