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.

Military Wing of Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad Says Repels Israel's Attack on West Bank

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, said on Tuesday that it had repelled Israel's attack on the West Bank.
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Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces announced a counterterrorist operation in the West Bank.

"Our fighters are confronting the breaking-through occupation forces in [several] directions and are showering the enemy forces and their military equipment with powerful showers of bullets," the military wing wrote on Telegram.

Israel-Palestine Escalation
South Africa Condemns Israeli Government for Ideas of Annexation of West Bank
Last Wednesday, Israel and Hamas, mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the US, agreed to a 42-day ceasefire, aiming to end hostilities that killed over 47,000 Palestinians and around 1,500 Israelis over 15 months, and triggered regional conflicts.