Subhechcha Ganguly 
Latest on Israel-Palestine: Middle East tensions rose as Hezbollah and Iran praised the Hamas attack, while Tehran denied any involvement.One day after formally declaring war, Israel’s military stepped up its shelling of Gaza while attempting to subdue Hamas fighters in southern towns. Israel was authorised by the declaration of war to take “significant military steps” against Hamas, and as a result, the army called up about 300,000 reservists.According to news agency AFP, vehicle convoys were observed transporting tanks to the south as Israel claimed to have activated 300,000 army reservists.
