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Israel-Hamas War Updates: As the war between Israel and Hamas escalates, Iran warned the former that if it failed to end aggressions against Palestinians, other parties in the region were ready to act, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. "If the Zionist aggressions do not stop, the hands of all parties in the region are on the trigger," Hossein Amirabdollahian was quoted as saying. US President Joe Biden talked to Palestinian Authority President Abbas and reiterated that Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination. "I assured him that we're working with partners in the region to ensure humanitarian supplies reach civilians in Gaza and to prevent the conflict from widening," Biden shared on X. (formerly known as Twitter)

Here Are Latest Updates:

1. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to "demolish Hamas" as his military prepared to move into the Gaza Strip.

2. Israel has told to the Gaza residents to evacuate south, which hundreds of thousands have already done in the enclave that is home to more than 2 million people, about half in Gaza City.

3. According to Reuters, the Civilians said that they are not safe anymore as the conditions inside Gaza are deteriorating and deaths from Israeli air strikes are rising.

4. According to Gaza health ministry, 2,670 Palestinians were killed and 9,600 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.

5. A group of U.S. senators will travel to the Middle East to encourage Israel and Saudi Arabia to continue talks on normalizing relations, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said on NBC's "Meet the Press." Grahama said that he will go to Saudi Arabia and Israel in "coming days" with a group of senators to urge the U.S.-backed deal to move forward after the Hamas attack on Israel upended negotiations.

6. On Sunday, Israel resumed water supply to the Gaza Strip after shutting it off following the Hamas terror onslaught last Saturday, media reports said.

7. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday to talk "about the way forward" after several days of shuttle diplomacy between Arab states.

8. News agency Citing The New York Times report said that the main aim of the Israeli military is to eliminate the top political and military hierarchy of the Hamas terror group. However, it remains uncertain wht Israel will do with the Gaza city.

9. Hamas said that Russia can play a key role in ending the military conflict with Israel, said Ali Baraka, the head of external relations for the group, media reports said. "The Hamas movement has a high level of trust in Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, so we will welcome Russian mediation in resolving the conflict," Baraka told Russian state news agency TASS.

10. The Israel Defence forces stated that Hamas is actively preventing Palestinians from evacuating to the south in order to protect themselves. In a telephonic conversation released by IDF, between an Israel's Intelligence Officer and a resident of Jabalya in Gaza, the resident allegedly claimed that the Hamas confiscated personal belongings and car keys from the people taking shelter.

(With input from agencies)