Israeli military: There were no craters at the scene and there was no sign that aerial munitions caused the Gaza hospital explosion.

The Israeli military has accused Hamas of exaggerating the number of casualties in the hospital bombing.

Israeli military: No structural damage to buildings surrounding Gaza hospital.

Spanish Acting Foreign Minister: Spain’s humanitarian aid to Palestine will increase by 4 million euros to 21 million euros this year.

Israeli military: No direct attack on Gaza hospitals.

Siam, the Palestinian envoy to Japan: US President Biden should issue a tough statement calling for an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

According to Vietnamese media Tuoi Tre: Russian President Putin accepted Vietnam’s invitation to visit Hanoi.

Siam, the Palestinian envoy to Japan: The death toll caused by the Gaza hospital explosion has reached 500, but the death toll may still rise further.

Palestinian envoy to Japan Siam: Israel sent a warning to Gaza hospitals an hour before the explosion.

British Finance Minister Hunt: Inflation rarely falls in a straight line.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunt: If we stick to our plan, we still expect inflation to continue to fall this year.

Market news: Japan has doubled its target for electric vehicle charging piles by 2030 to 300,000 units.

Market news: Foreign tourists spent 1.39 trillion yen in Japan from July to September.

Market news: Japanese foreign tourists’ consumption increased by 17.7% year-on-year between July and September.

[UK inflation is stronger than expected, pound moves higher] The pound edged higher against the dollar, hitting a new intraday high after UK inflation data was stronger than expected. Money markets priced in yesterday that the Bank of England will further tighten monetary policy by 16 basis points before January next year.

JPMorgan Chase expects the Bank of Canada to maintain interest rates at 5% on October 25 and cancel its previously expected rate hike plan.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: Price negotiations are about to begin, and I ask everyone to actively participate.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire: I ask food giants and retailers to consider the French people and lower prices.