Day 20 of the Israel-Hamas War: Joe Biden claims he has "no confidence" in the number of Palestinian deaths. Top 10 Changes

Day 20 of the Israel-Hamas War: Joe Biden claims he has "no confidence" in the number of Palestinian deaths. Top 10 Changes

Now in its twentieth day, Israel and Hamas's fight is the worst of the five Gaza conflicts for both sides. The top ten updates are listed below.

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1. US President Joe Biden voiced skepticism on Wednesday on the veracity of the Palestinian death toll statistics in the Gaza Strip, which is under Hamas control. Over 6,500 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, with over 2,700 of them being minors. Biden was questioned about whether Israel was disregarding US requests to reduce civilian fatalities in its assault of the coastal enclave during a White House news conference.

2. Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan said that these nations may have reacted more aggressively if they had faced a comparable tragedy in response to Russia and China vetoing a UN resolution denouncing Hamas' assaults on Israel. "In Israel, we are fighting for our survival," said Erdan. I think that if your countries had suffered a comparable slaughter, you would strike back harder than Israel." He continued by saying there would be no question that in order to stop similar tragedies from occurring in the future, a thorough military campaign against the terrorists responsible would be necessary. As stated by TASS, China and Russia rejected the US-authored resolution on the Middle East at the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

3. In response to growing demands for a ceasefire, Israel is thinking about delaying a planned ground attack in Gaza. This move, which was purportedly done at US request, is also intended to make it easier to provide humanitarian relief to those impacted by the fighting. The US plans to set up missile defenses to keep its soldiers safe in the area during this wait. This development coincides with separate UN initiatives led by the US and Russia to secure a truce that would allow humanitarian supplies to reach Gaza. The US, UK, and Russia are among the nations that have demanded that the Israeli onslaught in Gaza end. However, there are still ideological and political divides, with differing opinions on the subject. While Russia advocates for a more complete ceasefire, the United States advocates for short pauses to facilitate relief supplies.

4. In response to the October 7 Hamas strikes on Israel, President Joe Biden expressed his opposition on Wednesday to reprisal attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank. Biden underlined, "It must end. We must hold them responsible. It must end right now." He said this at the start of a press conference with Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of the nation of Australia, who was in Washington on a state visit.

5. According to Reuters, Japan has urged Israel to put a temporary stop to its military activities in Gaza so that help may get to the area. The Israeli envoy to Japan and Japan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs met and made this request.

6. As a result of the ongoing hold-up in vital humanitarian supplies reaching the beleaguered Gaza Strip, Russia has issued a warning that the Israel-Hamas confrontation may have ramifications that extend beyond the Middle East, according to Reuters. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, voiced fear that the war would spread beyond of the Middle East and denounced the treatment of defenseless women, children, and old people in Gaza as a result of the acts of others. Putin emphasized how urgently the carnage and violence must end because any further escalation might have dire and potentially hazardous repercussions that would not just affect the Middle East. According to a Kremlin transcript, he said these things during a meeting with religious leaders from different religions in Russia.

7. Joe Biden has urged the establishment of a "path toward peace" when the Israel-Gaza conflict is resolved. According to Reuters, US President John Kerry reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution in the conflict-ridden area and stressed the need of Israel's integration with its Arab neighbors. In addition, Biden reaffirmed US support for Israel's security while pleading with all sides to think about regional solutions when the Gaza conflict is settled.

8. A pro-Palestinian student group is to be banned from public colleges in Florida for "illegally supporting Hamas" on campus. "To 'knowingly provide material support... to a recognized foreign terrorist organization' is an unlawful act under Florida law," state university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues informed institution presidents. Palestine Legal and Students for Justice in Palestine are two of the student organizations in question.

9. The UN has issued a warning, stating that their fuel supply has significantly decreased as a result of the Gaza embargo. According to AP, this circumstance could require them to significantly scale down their aid activities in the area. The warning was issued at the same time as hospitals in Gaza were finding it difficult to handle a high volume of wounded patients because of a shortage of supplies.

10. Several family members of Al Jazeera TV journalist Wael Dahdouh were killed on Wednesday in a hunger strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp. According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which is run by Hamas, as of Wednesday, there have been at least 6,546 Palestinian deaths and 17,439 injuries. Since October 7, rioting and Israeli incursions in the occupied West Bank have resulted in over 100 Palestinian deaths and 1,650 injuries, according to the Associated Press.