Israel-Hamas war: Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel only a 'warning', says spokeswoman

2 Israeli security officers of Indian origin killed in Hamas attack.

Rocket strikes U.N. peacekeepers’ headquarters in southern Lebanon, no injuries reported, according to Associate Press. 

Iran’s hard-line president spoke with France’s leader on Sunday, warning that war would expand if Israel’s siege of Gaza doesn’t stop, state-run media reported.

US President Joe Biden spoke with Palestinian Authority President Abbas to condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on social media that a bipartisan group of senators visiting Israel was rushed to a shelter in Tel Aviv on Sunday to wait out a rocket attack from Hamas. Schumer posted a photo of himself and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah in the shelter, reporetd Associate Press.

Following reports regarding sirens sounded in northern Israel, nine rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory.  The IAF intercepted five rockets according to protocol.

A Hezbollah spokeswoman, Rana Sahili, said Sunday’s increase in the intensity of the exchanges doesn’t indicate Hezbollah has decided to fully enter into the Hamas-Israel war. The fighting on the border is “only skirmishes” and represents a “warning,” she said.

Egypt will step up its efforts to help relief organisations deliver aid to Gaza, as the territory remains in the grip of a deepening humanitarian crisis, reported CNN.

The Israel Defense Forces says another military post on the Lebanon border has come under fire by an anti-tank guided missile. It marks at least the fifth missile launched from Lebanon at northern Israel today, in attacks claimed by the Hezbollah terror group, reported The Times of Israel.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel on Monday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, CNN reported citing State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.

Water has run out at UN shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory’s largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive and overwhelmed doctors struggled to care for patients they fear will die once generators run out of fuel, reported the Associated Press.

A plane carrying more than 11 metric tons of aid destined for Gaza arrived in Egypt on Sunday from Dubai, according to the Emirates-based aid group sending the supplies, CNN reported.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said Israel has committed to abide by international law as it prepares to launch a ground offensive in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack that killed more than 1,300 people in Israel, CNN reported.

Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in Tel Aviv and nearby suburbs. Recent hours have seen rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip on southern towns, with long-range rockets last being launched late last night, reported The Times of Israel.

Residents of the southern Israeli city of Sderot boarded buses for other parts of the country on Sunday to escape the rocket barrages from the Gaza Strip, reported the Associated Press.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has condemned the “horror and barbarism” unleashed by the Palestinian militant group Hamas and pledged continued support to Israel in restoring security as he marked one week of the conflict in the Middle East.

Germany’s Foreign Ministry issued a warning on Sunday urgently advising its citizens against traveling to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, CNN reported.

"We want to inform you that the IDF will not carry out any operations along this route from 10 AM to 1 PM. During this window, please take the opportunity to move southward from northern Gaza," said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

Tel Aviv Beach, where people used to come for morning walks and jogging as well, now wears a deserted look amid the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Ashkelon, Israel | Drone footage shows damage left in southern Israeli city after Gaza rocket barrage.

Hezbollah claims responsibility for another anti-tank guided missile attack on the Lebanon border, the third this morning. The terror group claims it targeted an Israeli tank. One person is dead and another three others are wounded, reported The Times of Israel.

"At the end of an extensive arrest operation to thwart terrorism and confiscate weapons, 49 wanted persons were arrested tonight in Judea and Samaria, out of which 33 were operatives of the terrorist organization Hamas; Over NIS 50,000 that was intended for terrorism was confiscated," tweeted IDF.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a fresh approach from the world to maintain a stable geopolitical system in the wake of the escalating conflict involving Israel and Hamas.

The United States government will evacuate its nationals from Israel to Cyprus by sea, CNN reported citing the US Embassy in Israel.

The Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza remained closed on Sunday morning, as Egyptian authorities continued negotiations with Israel, the U.S. and Palestinian militant groups over allowing aid to flow into the besieged strip and letting Americans and other foreigners and wounded Palestinians cross into Egypt, the Associated Press reported citing two Egyptian officials.

The Israel Defense Forces says it is hitting targets in Lebanon in response to fire toward an Israeli border town. Several people were reportedly injured after an anti-tank missile was fired at Shtula, reported The Times of Israel.

There are initial reports of fire toward Shtula, a small town on the northern border. An anti-tank missile was reportedly fired from Lebanon, reported The Times of Israel.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh as the Biden administration scrambles to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from becoming a broader regional conflict.

Hamas announced early Sunday that three of its members from Lebanon had been killed after crossing the border from Lebanon into Israel and clashing with Israeli forces, the Associated Press reported.

A group of 12 families called "Families of American-Israeli Hostages in Gaza" have urged US President Joe Biden to use "all means and resources at his disposal" to ensure their loved ones are released, reported CNN.

"Following ISA intelligence, IAF fighter jets operated in the Gaza Strip and killed Billal Al Kedra last night, the Nukhba commander of the forces in southern Khan Yunis, who’s responsible for the Kibbutz Nirim massacre. Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror operatives were also killed," tweeted the Israeli Air Force.

The Gaza Health Ministry said 2,329 Palestinians have been killed since the fighting erupted, more than in the 2014 Gaza war, which lasted over six weeks, reported the Associated Press.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say they attacked “over a hundred military targets” in various parts of Gaza overnight Saturday, including Hamas headquarters and military compounds, dozens of launchers, anti-tank posts and observation posts, CNN reported. 

President Joe Biden reiterated the US' unwavering support for Israel and emphasised the need for humanitarian aid for the people of Palestine as he held separate phone calls with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders amid escalating tensions in Gaza, the White House has said.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to seek China’s help in preventing the Israel-Hamas war from spreading, reported the Associated Press.

The Israeli military says it has prepared a “coordinated” offensive in the Gaza Strip involving air, ground and naval forces. In a statement on its website Saturday night, the army said it is “preparing to implement a wide range of offensive operative plans, reported the Associated Press.

On the Israel-Palestine conflict, IDF Spokesperson Jonathan Conricus says, " During the night, there were rockets fired at Tel Aviv and southern Israel...IDF continues to operate above the Gaza Strip...we have called on the civilian population in Gaza City and the northern part of the Gaza Strip to evacuate south of the Gaza River...Hamas has issued warnings to their civilians not to evacuate and when people did not listen, they have actually stopped the civilians who were trying to flee from the situation"