Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Hamas Deputy Head Arrives on Visit in Moscow: Source

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed the killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas's top leader in Gaza, during an operation in the southern Gaza Strip. Sinwar, blamed for orchestrating the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, is the latest in a string of Hamas leaders killed by Israel.
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Hamas political office deputy head Musa Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow for a visit, a diplomatic source told Sputnik on Wednesday. Hamas still didn't elect a new leader after the killing of Yahya Sinwar.
"Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow," the source said, adding that a number of meetings with Russian officials are planned.
Israel-Palestine Escalation
Iranian Foreign Minister Believes Hamas Will Not Suspend Activity After Sinwar's Death
The leader of Palestinian movement Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, had been fighting against the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip for 18 days before his death, as he did not want to stay out of the battlefield, although he was advised to avoid hostilities after he headed the movement's political office in August replacing the assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, the Turkiye newspaper reported on Saturday, citing a source from the movement.