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Hamas said that it would start executing Israeli captives if Israel continues to bomb civilian houses in Gaza without warning.

Earlier on Monday, Israel ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, cutting off food, electricity and fuel.

Officials in Gaza said the air strikes have killed more than 600 Palestinians.

A further 124,000 people have been displaced from their homes according to the UN.

Israel called up 300,000 reservists, an indication that it could launch a major ground offensive in Gaza.

The escalation comes two days after militants from Gaza launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing about 900 Israelis.

Many of them civilians at a festival in the country's south, with dozens more taken hostage.

The Israel defense forces said that they had killed armed infiltrators entering the country from Lebanon.

His billar, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, denied any involvement in the attempted breach, although earlier it had shield Israeli military positions.

Meanwhile, the EU placed support programs for Palestinian territories under review to ensure that no EU funding indirectly enables any terrorist organization to attack Israel.

Robert Kennedy, Jr., announced that he would run as an independent candidate in the American presidential election of 2024.

His initial bid was for the democratic nomination, but he lagged behind President Joe Biden in national polls.

Mr. Kennedy's anti-vaccine sentiments have endeared him to far-right political figures, but made him unpopular with his party and his influential family.

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Professor Claudia Golden of Harvard University.

The chairman of the Nobel Committee praised her achievements for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes.

The fact that women's choices have often been limited by responsibility for the home is at the heart of her economic analysis.

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