JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said Thursday it had killed two members of Hamas' armed wing in separate airstrikes in the Gaza Strip earlier this week, accusing them of planning attacks.The military said one of the dead, identified as Ibrahim Alam, was a Hamas commander who participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.Alam was killed Monday in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the military said.The other, identified as Mu'tasem Muhammad Suleiman Salah, was killed in a separate strike on Tuesday, it added.Also on Thursday, sources in Gaza said two Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike targeting a vehicle west of Gaza City.Local sources said an Israeli drone fired a missile at a civilian vehicle near the Jordanian Hospital in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood. Medical sources told Xinhua that two people were killed and several others sustained injuries of varying severity.There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.The strikes came despite a ceasefire agreement reached in October 2025.According to a daily report issued by Gaza's health authorities, the death toll since the ceasefire took effect had reached 1,471. The overall death toll since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict on Oct. 7, 2023 has reached 74,254, the authorities said. ■

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) - UN humanitarians on Thursday sounded the alarm at the impact of ongoing violence in Sudan on civilians, who are also facing rising hunger and climate shocks driven by El Nino.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that local sources reported four people were killed on Wednesday in a drone strike in Ed Damazine, the capital of Blue Nile state.The International Organization for Migration said that on Tuesday, more than 1,200 people were displaced from several Blue Nile villages in the Wad Al Mahi locality, following earlier waves of displacement, with more than 12,400 people reportedly displaced since late September.OCHA said humanitarians are stepping up operations in Blue Nile. Since early September, a humanitarian partner has built 150 emergency latrines and distributed personal hygiene kits to more than 4,000 people at the Al Karama displacement site. Over the past week, another partner has provided essential medicines to 50 health facilities across Ed Damazine and the locality of Baw.In East Darfur state, OCHA said its humanitarian partners reported that more than 22,000 people, including refugees and the internally displaced, face severe humanitarian needs in the villages of Um Abariq, Um Ghubaisah and Um Eid.The office said its partners warned that failed seasonal rains attributed to El Nino have reduced agricultural production, with less than a quarter of cultivated land reportedly yielding a harvest.Their assessment also found medicine shortages, while disruptions to education heighten concerns about children's safety and well-being. OCHA called for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as additional funding, to enable the United Nations and its partners to scale up life-saving assistance for people in need.Less than three months before the end of the year, the response plan for Sudan, which requires 3 billion U.S. dollars, is just 43 percent funded, the office said. ...

QUITO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Five crew members were killed and another was injured when gunmen attacked a fishing boat off Ecuador's southern coast early Thursday, local media reported citing police sources.The attack occurred around 2 a.m. local time near Puerto Bolivar in El Oro province. The boat had departed from Posorja, a coastal community in the Guayaquil area.According to preliminary reports, armed men in several small boats intercepted the vessel while its crew members were resting. The attackers boarded the fishing boat and opened fire.Authorities have launched an investigation into the attack, but the motive behind the incident has not yet been determined.The vessel returned to Posorja after the shooting, where forensic officers recovered the bodies.El Oro is under a 60-day state of emergency declared by the government on Sept. 15 in response to rising criminal violence. ■

Tax revenue from Venezuela's non-oil sector increased by 22.6 percent in the first nine months of this year, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday.Tax revenue from the non-oil sector reached more than 7.9 billion U.S. dollars between January and September, Rodriguez said at the 82nd Annual

Croatia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to surpass 100 billion euros (111.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2026 for the first time ever, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Plenkovic said he expected economic growth of around 2.3 to 2.4 percent in 2026.