GAZA -- More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its offensive against Hamas in October, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Thursday as the Israeli army fired at a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid in western Gaza, killing at least 104 people.

The ministry said 81 Palestinians were killed and 132 wounded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total casualties to 30,035 dead and 70,475 injured since the conflict erupted on Oct. 7, 2023. (Gaza-Israel-Conflict)

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CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden discussed the need to calm the situation in the Gaza Strip, achieve a ceasefire, exchange captives and facilitate access to humanitarian aid during a phone conversation on Thursday, said the Egyptian presidency.

During the call, Sisi underscored the need to reach an immediate and sustainable ceasefire that allows the delivery of humanitarian aid in the war-ravaged Palestinian coastal enclave. (Egypt-US-Gaza Ceasefire)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraq and the United States resumed talks on ending the presence of U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq on Thursday, the Iraqi military said.

The two sides formed a joint Higher Military Commission (HMC) in January to work out a plan to withdraw the foreign troops who have been in Iraq since 2014 to help fight the Islamic State (IS) militants. (Iraq-US-Military Withdrawal)

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ANTALYA, Türkiye -- Türkiye will host a three-day forum on global diplomacy from Friday with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Gaza crisis and climate change among the topics on the agenda.

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF), now in its third edition, will bring together more than 20 heads of state and government, as well as 90 ministers and other prominent figures, to discuss how to address the challenges facing the world. (Türkiye-Ukraine-Diplomacy Forum) Enditem

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