For the first time in months, there are signs that Hamas may be willing to entertain a longer-term ceasefire in Gaza.
Thousands of protestors gathered in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday under the banner of 'March for Gaza', expressing solidarity with Palestine and slamming the United States for backing Israel.
At least 29 Palestinians were killed and more than 50 others injured on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential block in the Shuja'iyya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, Hamas said.
With displacements and civilian casualties continuing in Gaza, UN humanitarians pleaded for lifting of the aid blockade and access to the few remaining stocks of food supplies.
For years, public dissent against Hamas in Gaza has been subdued, often silenced before it could gain momentum.
There have been no reports yet of the involvement of Indian students in these protests and the ministry has also said no student or their family has contacted Indian missions for help.
The conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and parts of Africa involve terrible human costs as well as high risks of escalation.
Turkey has halted all exports and imports to and from Israel, citing the escalating humanitarian situation in Gaza, announced the Turkish Ministry of Trade, Al Jazeera reported.
More humanitarian aid is reaching the Gaza Strip, with more than 400 lorries arriving on some days last week, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman has said.
Israel is expected to "soon" begin evacuating civilians from Rafah ahead of a planned ground attack on Gaza's southernmost city, a state-owned media outlet has reported.
