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EU leaders failed to sharpen their stance on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza during talks on Friday, despite Belgium and Ireland's leaders advocating for a ceasefire.

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India supports UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire and hostages release. Urges compliance with international law for civilian protection

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power was in Egypt on Tuesday to announce an additional $21 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza, including a field hospital. “The United States continues to work around the clock to overcome diplomatic and operational hurdles for humanitarian access, present solutions to emerging humanitarian assistance…

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday called on both sides of the war between Israel and Hamas to adhere to international law, and to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the besieged Gaza Strip. "On humanitarian access, the law does not allow for doubt," ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said after a four-day visit to the sites of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel and to the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank.

Supplies of food and water ‘practically non-existent’ as Gaza plunged into blackouts and fuel shortages

The 15-nation Security Council's resolution — the first since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war​ — passed with a 12-0 vote. The U.S., U.K. and Russia abstained.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on Friday discussed "the importance of sustained humanitarian access and the importance of protecting civilians, consistent with international humanitarian law, as Israel responds to Hamas's heinous terrorist attack on Oct. 7," the White House said.

The leaders of the European Union's member states are set to meet later today in Brussels to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and stress that support for Ukraine has not been forgotten.

Following a summit in Brussels, leaders of European Union states issued a cautious statement concerning the escalation in the Middle East, calling for "humanitarian pauses" and reaffirming Israel's right to defend itself.