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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is disappointed by an Israeli parliament vote against the creation of a Palestinian state, his spokesman says. "You can't vote away the two-state solution so the secretary-general is very disappointed by the decision of the Knesset," said spokesman Stephane Dujarric. SOUNDBITE
Flares light up the sky over Gaza City as many explosions can be seen and heard on the 26th day of the conflict. On October 7, Hamas militants killed 1,400 people and kidnapped more than 230, according to Israeli officials, in the deadliest attack in the country's history. Since then, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Palestinian territory and sent in ground troops as they seek to destroy Hamas, with the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza saying 8,796 people have been killed, two-thirds of them women and children. IMAGES
Israeli security forces scuffle with Palestinian protestors and detain a man outside the court in Jerusalem during a demonstration over Israel's planned evictions of Palestinian families from homes in the eastern sector's Silwan district. IMAGES
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for a ceasefire in the conflict raging between Israelis and Palestinians. "The purpose is to protect civilians and to give full humanitarian access in Gaza," he says after chairing a virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers. SOUNDBITE
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant shakes hands with the head of US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv. IMAGES