In a major update, Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and early Monday reportedly resulted in death of at least 70 people. The Israeli military forces confirmed that it had targeted around 320 locations in the Palestinian enclave within 24 hrs
The Israel Defence Force said that it is stepping up its airstrikes against the Gaza Strip ahead of the anticipated ground invasion of Hamas.
Of the total victims, there were at least 1,873 children and 1,023 women, the Ministry said.
Meanwhile, 14,245 Palestinians were wounded in the coastal enclave, the Ministry said in a statement.
One temblor of magnitude 6.1 struck at 7:39 a.m. local time, said Lok Bijay Adhikari from Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center (NEMRC), Xinhua news agency reported.
The Palestine-Israel conflict has been going on for the past two weeks, in which thousands of people have been killed, with Gaza bearing the major brunt of the war.
IDS said that the troops are conducting training in accordance with the approved operational plans.
Shocking reports have surfaced at a time when several countries are pulling out all the stops to de-escalate the growing tension in the aftermath of Israel-Hamas war.
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, Turkey has warned Israel to halt its military offensive in Gaza as further escalation would only bring more disaster.
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home on Saturday on a special flight after a four-year self-imposed exile in the UK to head his party and try to secure a record fourth term in the general elections expected to be held in January.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has said in a statement that it has released two American hostages for "humanitarian reasons", in response to Qatari efforts.
Close to 493,000 women and girls are already displaced from their homes in Gaza following the ongoing conflict, according to the estimates of UN Women's 'Rapid Assessment and Humanitarian Response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory'.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced separation from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno after 10 years of relationship.
Tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers and scores of tanks and armoured vehicles are now positioned on the border - ready for a ground assault on the Gaza Strip where 203 hostages are being held captive by Hamas.
The october 7 Hamas attack on Israel has prompted panic buying in the Jewish nation, after the military had advised citizens to store up essential commodities that could help them survive emergencies amid widespread concerns that the state of war could last for weeks if not months.
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