The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 31st day on Monday as diplomatic efforts were made to reach at least a temporary cessation of hostilities sufficient to provide aid to Palestinians who remain in Gaza. Israel opposes such a pause, fearing a regrouping of Hamas.

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05:30 An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was hospitalized after being hit by a car. Authorities are investigating the incident as hate speech amid growing threats against Arabs and Muslims in the United States.

Abdulwahab Omira, a student, sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by an SUV. “The driver looked the victim in the eyes, accelerated and hit her, and then drove off, shouting ‘To hell with you and yours!’ on the vehicle’s rolled-down window,” the university’s public safety department reports.

05:15 Netanyahu: “I think Israel will — indefinitely — bear overall responsibility for the security of Gaza because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t — an explosion of Hamas terror on a scale we couldn’t have imagined,” said he ABC News. .

02:00 Five UN humanitarian workers were killed within 24 hours

Five UN humanitarian workers have been killed in strikes in Gaza over the past day, the UN Relief and Works Agency said.

This means that since October 7, 88 UNRWA workers have died and 25 have been injured. During this time, about 48 UNRWA posts were damaged, the agency reports.

Among the victims is a woman who lost her husband and three children as a result of the airstrike, the agency reports.

01:07 Dehydration and malnutrition occur as supplies dwindle

Gaza’s ‘near-total exhaustion’ of food and water supplies threatens the lives of survivors of the bombing, Action Aid has warned.

Dehydration and malnutrition are on the rise, says Action Aid, which works with poor women and girls.

“As food and water begin to run out, mothers struggle to feed and care for their families, dramatically increasing the risks of malnutrition, disease and death,” ActionAid Palestine reports.

00:50 New York: Hundreds of Jewish activists occupied the Statue of Liberty, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza

Several hundred American progressive Jewish activists peacefully occupied the Statue of Liberty in New York on Monday to demand a ceasefire from Israel and an end to the “genocidal bombing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza,” AFP reported.

Several hundred young people wearing black T-shirts with the slogans “Jews demand a ceasefire now” or “Not in our name” unfurled banners reading “The whole world is watching” and “Palestinians must be free” at the base of the New York symbol.