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More than 30 people, mostly from the same family, were killed after an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat refugee camp, according to Palestinian sources. It is claimed that the bombing came at the moment when the family gathered to prepare a "suhoor" meal (a special for during the Ramadan, supposed to be consumed right before the sunrise). The IDF reported that it will be looking into what happened.
While fighting and bombing continue, truce talks are to resume in Doha on Sunday, between Qatar, Israel and Egypt, expected to discuss the latest Hamas proposition concerning hostages swap. Israeli delegation is led by Mossad Director David Barnea.
Anti-government protesters in Israel, having traditionally gathered tens of thousands on Saturday in Tel Aviv, demanding the government to accept the plan to release the hostages. The government, on this background, is expected, during the Sunday session, to appoint October 7 as the National Memorial day, to remember the victims of the Hamas' attack.
Relatives and supporters of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group block a road during a rally calling for their release in Tel Aviv Ohad Zwigenberg/AP
With another peace initiative, German chancellor Olaf Scholz has departed on his Middle Eastern voyage, first to Jordan, and is supposed to arrive in Israel after. His key objective is to let more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Meanwhile, the Spanish-flagged "Open Arms" ship is reported to have unloaded its cargo and departed back to Larnaka. Cyprus authorities said to media that a second vessel is ready to leave the port towards Gaza following the same route, but no further details are available so far.
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It is always difficult for Russian voters to express their opinion publicly, for fear of punishment for speaking their mind.
But a Czech TV station asked Russians to give their opinion on the presidential election, expected to end this Sunday, with a triumphant re-election for President Vladimir Putin.
Support for the Russian president divides Russian society. Children often have completely opposite views to their parents.
Freelance actor, Pavel Kipriyanov says "If we talk in general about the path chosen by my country and my government, well, I understand it perfectly, I accept it, except for certain things that may not suit me. But generally speaking, I'm happy with the direction my country is taking and I think it's great."
His wife, Milena Shikina, goes on to say: "Well, it seems to me that it's been since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 90s, when the country wasn't in the best of shape and was in fairly serious decline. And then Putin came along and the way our country lives today. I think it's a good result."
Many factors can explain this behaviour, says Russian sociologist Lev Gudkov. But when it comes to young people, Gudkov believes "they have lost their understanding of the Soviet era. They have no experience of it and have nothing to compare it with. They have been brought up, you might say, under Putin, and they know nothing else."
It's not as simple as a generational gap. Of the thousands of voters who have decided to leave Russia over the last two years, many have been young men, determined to escape the regime and conscription to fight in Ukraine. But, proportionally, many were unable to leave, while others chose not to leave their homeland. So why vote for Vladimir Putin in spite of everything?
Milena's father, for his part, is an outspoken opponent of the Moscow regime. But Artur Shikin, a building contractor, had to flee Russia and take refuge in Georgia. His opinion is clear-cut. "There are 150 million people, can't they oppose it? It's like with Stalin: people said that Stalin was responsible for everything. But at the same time, one third of the population imprisoned another third of the population and kept them in prisons, all that was done by people."
As for older voters, Gudkov also has an explanation. "Under Putin," he explains, "the idea of the future has disappeared. People have no image of the future and, as a result, there are no guidelines for development. That's what propaganda is saying: preserve the present".
One thing is almost certain: recent surveys have shown that the majority of Russian citizens are loyal to Putin, with support at around 70% compared with 20% for the opposition - although these figures are hard to verify.
Two-thirds of this same population wholeheartedly accept the information put out by state television and the pro-Kremlin media. But is it out of conviction or abnegation?
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Pope Francis says he is still suffering from a recent cold, chesty cough and mild bout of the flu. “I haven’t gotten over it,” the pontiff declared Saturday morning at the Vatican, addressing more than 3,000 staff.
A Vatican official - Filippo Ciampanelli of the Secretariat of State - read out Francis' message to members of the community of the Vatican-owned Rome children's hospital Bambino Gesù.
The message emphasised donation as a fundamental aspect of the history and vocation of the hospital. It encouraged medical staff to continue welcoming children in need from around the world, regardless of their social status, nationality or religion.
He urged the community "go forward in this blessed work".
Francis greeted some 200 young patients including some from Ukraine and Gaza.