STOCKHOLM: Nobel Literature Prize laureate Jon Fosse said that “writing can save lives,” as he reflected on the many suicides that featured in his writing.

GAZA STRIP: Israel said Friday that the military was rounding up Palestinian men in northern Gaza for interrogation, searching for Hamas militants, while desperate Palestinians in the south crowded into an ever-shrinking area, and the U.N. warned that its aid operation is “in tatters.

UNITED NATIONS: The United States is reiterating its opposition to a cease-fire in Gaza, saying it would leave Hamas in charge of the territory still holding over 100 Israeli hostages.

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military says two soldiers have been seriously wounded in a failed attempt to free Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

WASHINGTON: The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, where Israeli troops rounded up Palestinian men in the northern part of the territory for interrogation, seeking Hamas militants.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) passengers who recently found themselves stranded at the Mumbai International Airport in India for up to 57 hours have expressed outrage over the carrier’s management of the situation, describing their experience as “truly unbelievable” and “a nightmare”.

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the situation in the Gaza Strip is worsening and approaching humanity's “darkest hour”.

WEST BANK: For all Palestinian parents, Marwan Tamimi said, there comes a moment they realize they’re powerless to protect their children.

BOSTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully denounced the reported rape and sexual violence against Israeli girls and women by Hamas militants following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, calling on the world to condemn such conduct “without equivocation” and “without exception.

WASHINGTON: In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.