Israel-Hamas war live: US strikes Iranian facilities in Syria

By Ted Regencia

Published On 27 Oct 202327 Oct 2023

• The United States has said it struck Iranian and pro-Iranian sites in Syria in action it said was “separate and distinct” from the Israel-Hamas war.
• Israel has continued to pound targets in Gaza, hitting residential buildings and killing dozens of Palestinians, many of them children.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry has published the names of thousands of Palestinians killed in the Israeli attacks, saying “behind every number is a story of a person”, after US President Joe Biden questioned the reliability of its death toll.
• Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has warned that ongoing Israeli “aggression” against Gaza will “destabilise the entire region”.
• The UN General Assembly has begun an emergency meeting on Gaza, with a vote on a resolution drafted by Jordan expected on Friday.
• At least 7,028 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 7, as Israel promises to continue raids into Palestinian territories.