Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors awaited the release of U.S. consumer price index numbers and kept a cautious watch over the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-rise-with-eyes-on-prices-war-in-the-middle-east

Both the Government and Labour have been united on the right of Israel to defend itself in the wake of the assault by the Palestinian militant group.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23848533.foreign-secretary-visits-israel-show-solidarity-hamas-attacks/?ref=rss

But it became a major focus of the Israeli ground offensive, with Israel claiming that Hamas was running a command centre below the facility despite repeated denials from hospital officials and the Palestinian militant group.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/12/living-hell-ruins-gazas-largest-hospital

Charity worker Leigh Humpage, who used to live in and is an Israeli citizen as well as British, was visiting friends in Raanana, a small city in the centre of the country, when Palestinian militant group launched an attack.

Source: https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/lancaster-charity-worker-stranded-in-israel-says-she-will-join-army-to-help-defend-her-other-country-4369927

Egypt, a longtime mediator in Gaza, secured the agreement of both Israel and Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad to its latest ceasefire proposal, an Egyptian security official said.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/05/gaza-ceasefire-takes-effect-after-five-days-deadly-fighting

Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, sent fighters across the border to Israel and fired thousands of rockets in an unprecedented attack on Saturday, which also saw a music festival targeted.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41244862.html

Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2023/10/10/israel-is-at-war-with-hamas-heres-what-to-know/

Israel summoned the Russian ambassador on Sunday to lodge a protest at Moscow's hosting last week of a delegation from Hamas, the Palestinian militant group whose Oct. 7 attack on Israel killed at least 1,400 people and led to the war in Gaza.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israel-hamas-war-news-live-updates-death-count-in-gaza-crosses-8-000-half-of-them-children-4524267

Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out a barrage of air strikes in Southern Israel last week.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/nikki-haley-slams-islamic-countries-for-closing-doors-for-civilians-from-gaza-2722835/

Saleh al-Arouri, deputy leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas which rules Gaza, vowed that Israel "will pay the price for the Jenin massacre".

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/israel-raid-west-bank-kills-9-deadliest-clash-years.1009713

Smoke rises over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment as seen from Rafah on December 20, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/12/20/hamas-chief-in-egypt-for-talks-on-gaza-truce-hostage-release/

's powerful Iran-backed praised Hamas for its "heroic operation" after the Palestinian militant group launched an air, sea and land attack on Israel Saturday.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231007-sirens-heard-as-dozens-of-rockets-fired-from-gaza-towards-israel

The frontier between the two countries has seen daily exchanges of fire, mainly between Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and Israel, since October 7 when attacks on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas sparked war.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/israel-drone-strikes-deep-into-lebanese-territory-official-media/

The Hamas Palestinian militant group on Sunday said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops about two kilometres from the southern city of Khan Younis.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/conflict/gaza-refugee-camp-reported-hit-amid-israeli-air-strikes-c-12774709

The Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7, when Hamas — the Palestinian militant group governing the Gaza Strip — launched a violent assault on nearby Israeli towns, which was followed by an ongoing ground invasion of Gaza by the Israeli military.

Source: https://nyunews.com/news/2023/11/13/nyu-fjp-event/

The protest was organised by the Lebanese Jama’a Islamiya group and the Palestinian militant group Hamas who control the Gaza Strip.

Source: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/thousands-protest-in-beirut-warning-jihad-is-out-way-and-call-on-the-arab-world-to-join-hamas/