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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 11:42:36 GMT -5
This sucks Hamas Health Ministry announces more than 80 dead in two strikes on refugee camp The Hamas health ministry has reported the deaths of more than 80 people in two separate Israeli strikes on a UN-run refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Neither the Israeli army nor the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) immediately commented. The first strike left at least 50 dead "at dawn, at the al-Fakhoura school", in the Jabalia camp, where displaced people were staying, a ministry official told AFP. Images posted on social media showed bodies, some covered in blood, others in dust, on the floors of the building, where mattresses had been installed under school tables. In the second strike, the ministry announced the death of 32 members of the same family, including 19 children, by releasing the list of names of the Abou Habal family. At the beginning of November, the Hamas government announced more than 200 dead and hundreds injured in Israeli bombings of the Jabalia refugee camp, during various strikes spread over three days. No ‘meaningful’ pause before release of hostages - US official A pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas and a "significant" increase in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip will occur when hostages taken by the militant group are released, a senior US official in Bahrain has said. The situation in the Palestinian territory, shelled and besieged by Israel for 43 days after an attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on its soil, is "horrible" and "intolerable", Brett McGurk, the White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa said. But "the influx of humanitarian aid, the influx of fuel (and) a pause in the fighting will take place when the hostages are released," he added during the annual security forum organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). "The release of a large number of hostages would lead... to a significant pause in the fighting and a massive influx of humanitarian aid," McGurk added. The UN Security Council has called for "urgent and prolonged humanitarian pauses" - but Israel refuses any ceasefire until all hostages have been released. Ayman Safadi, the Jordanian minister of foreign affairs said, while at the same event, that it is “unacceptable” to link humanitarian pauses to the question of hostages. Safadi also spoke on behalf of the leaders of Arab countries, reiterating their call for an immediate ceasefire. www.euronews.com/2023/11/18/limited-telecom-services-return-to-gaza-but-the-un-lacks-fuel-for-aid-delivery |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 11:49:36 GMT -5
They try to leave Israel-Hamas war live: Many patients, staff leave al-Shifa Hundreds of patients, staff and displaced leave Gaza's al-Shifa hospital Israeli forces dropped leaflets on Khan Younis warning residents to relocate west out of the line of fire The leaflets triggered fears that Israel is expanding its offensive, which has been focused on northern Gaza IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the war has been economically devastating for Gaza and that the West Bank's economy has been "severely impacted" OH HONEY that two state solution is long goneee LOL! Germany's Scholz backs two-state solution, criticizes Israeli settlement policy German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has restated his support for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict and called for an immediate halt to Israel's settlement expansion plans in the West Bank. "Our view is that there has to be a two-state solution," Scholz told a town hall meeting in his constituency, Nuthetal, near Berlin on Saturday. "There has to be the prospect of peaceful coexistence between Israel as a state and a Palestinian state," he said. This would be in Israel's own best interest, Scholz noted. Israeli and Palestinian officials have not held substantive talks www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-many-patients-staff-leave-al-shifa/live-67476348 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 11:50:24 GMT -5
Least IDF try get these kids out Wounded Palestinian children flown to Abu Dhabi A plane carrying the first group of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas conflict has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has pledged to help a thousand young people. The group of 15, including their family members, made it across the Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, before taking a flight to Abu Dhabi. Some of the seats of the plane were removed to make room for the most critically wounded children, who needed to lie on stretchers. Gaza's hospitals, poorly equipped even before the latest fighting, have been running out of basic supplies and are unable to cope. Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, which killed around 1,200 Israelis and foreigners, Israel has blockaded Gaza, allowing only minimal supplies, including medical aid, in. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-many-patients-staff-leave-al-shifa/live-67476348 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 11:51:18 GMT -5
Kinda sucks for aid families Aid agency staff, families trapped in Gaza Doctors without Borders (MSF) staff and their families are trapped in the vicinity of Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital, the medical aid organization said in Berlin. MSF said that 137 people linked to it, including 65 children, were unable to leave and that attempts to evacuate them had failed. The organization called for an immediate cease-fire to allow civilians to evacuate, warning that a lack of food and drinking water could lead to deaths "in the days, or even hours ahead." It said that its staff and their families had been unable to leave accommodation near the hospital for the past week. al-Shifa patients, staff and displaced leave Hundreds of patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza's al-Shifa hospital on Saturday, leaving only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move. Columns of sick and injured — some of them amputees — displaced people, doctors and nurses, made their way toward the seafront, AFP news agency reported. On Saturday, the Israeli military said it had been asked by the hospital's director to help those who would like to leave do so by a secure route. The military, however, said it did not order any evacuation, and that medical personnel are being allowed to remain in the hospital to support patients who cannot be moved. But Medhat Abbas, a spokesman for the Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza, said the military had ordered the facility cleared, giving the hospital an hour to get people out. Later, Dr. Ahmed Mokhallalati, an al-Shifa physician, said on social media that there were some 120 patients remaining who were unable to leave. He said they included some in intensive care and premature babies, and that he and five other doctors were staying behind to care for them. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-many-patients-staff-leave-al-shifa/live-67476348 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 11:51:55 GMT -5
Here we go again over the border Hezbollah, Israel trade strikes at Lebanon border Hezbollah and Israel traded rocket and missile fire in areas near the Lebanese-Israeli border on Saturday, officials on both sides said. The Iran-backed Hezbollah said it shot down an Israeli drone near the border in the early hours of Saturday. Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired at an Israeli drone. The IDF wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, "25 [rocket] launches from Lebanon toward Northern Israel were identified a short while ago." It added, "In response, IDF artillery is striking the sources of the launches and additional Hezbollah terrorist targets." www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-many-patients-staff-leave-al-shifa/live-67476348 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 12:02:51 GMT -5
Here what CNN blog saying Satellite images show Gaza’s Palestinian Legislative Council building partially destroyed From CNN's Eve Brennan and Gianluca Mezzofiore in London New satellite images provided by Planet Labs show the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) building in Gaza City has been at least partially destroyed. A satellite image from Tuesday shows the building and its adjacent park intact. But an image of the same area on Wednesday shows some rubble where the building previously stood. Additionally, the images show an area of brown sand in the location of the park. On Monday, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israeli soldiers had entered the PLC building. The minister highlighted a photo showing Israeli forces posing for a picture inside the building waving Israeli flags. CNN has reached out to the Israeli army for confirmat It's early evening in Israel and Gaza. Here's what you need to know From CNN staff Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, has become the epicenter of fighting in the besieged enclave after the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it had launched a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas” in the complex. While civilian buildings like hospitals are protected under international humanitarian law, they can lose their protection if used for military purposes, which can make them a legitimate target. Justifying its targeting of the hospital, the IDF said Hamas had used Al-Shifa as an “operational command center” – which Hamas called a “baseless lie.” Israel has come under growing pressure to provide more evidence for its claims, as the humanitarian crisis inside the hospital deepens. CNN analysis of video suggests the IDF may have rearranged weaponry at Al-Shifa prior to international news crews arriving to document their findings this week. edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-18-23/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 12:03:51 GMT -5
CNN international got inside this hospital New images show extent of overcrowding at Gaza's Indonesian Hospital From CNN's Abeer Salman Doctors and patients evacuating the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City are making their way to the Indonesian Hospital, also in the north of the enclave, Dr. Munir Al-Bursh told Al Jazeera on Saturday. New pictures published on the Indonesian Hospital’s Facebook page show the facility’s emergency department overwhelmed by injured patients, suggesting there will be little, if any, space available for the new arrivals. One picture shows small children lying on pieces of cardboard laid out on a white tiled floor, while nearby adults wrapped up in blankets are laid out on stretchers. Another photo shows men and boys – one with a bandage over a face wound, another with a bandaged arm – laid out across a row of mats on the floor. A third picture shows a man with face wounds being administered to by a female medic as he lies on a stretcher in front of what looks like a reception desk. A fourth picture shows a man with bandaging around his head and edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-18-23/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 12:04:44 GMT -5
You can't serve hospital with 120 patients Six doctors will stay on at Al-Shifa hospital with 120 patients too vulnerable to evacuate From CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh, Sarah Sirgany and Xiaofei Xu Six doctors will stay behind to take care of 120 patients who cannot move due to poor health conditions at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, the facility's Head of Plastic Surgery Ahmed El Mokhallalati said Saturday, after others left following a reported evacuation order. “Most of the medical staff had left Al-Shifa hospital, as the Israeli occupation army ordered everyone to evacuate the hospital. Many patients cannot leave the hospital as they are in the ICU beds or the baby incubators,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We call on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and World Health Organization (WHO) to take action to protect the medical staff and patients at Al-Shifa hospital,” Mokhallalati added. The Israeli army earlier denied ordering the evacuation. Hundreds of people left the hospital on foot, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. Their destination was unclear but many - including sick and injured patients, medical professionals and previously-displaced civilians - appeared to be making their way towards the seafront, AFP reported. CNN has been unable to confirm the number of people who have left the facility. Evacuating a hospital in an active war zo edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-18-23/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 12:06:49 GMT -5
MAN who lying here Doctors say they were ordered to evacuate Al-Shifa hospital by the Israeli military, IDF disputes the claim From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Amir Tal in Jerusalem Several doctors from Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital told Al Jazeera on Saturday morning they had left the medical facility after the Israeli military ordered them to evacuate. The Israeli military disputes issuing such an order. Dr. Munir Al-Bursh said the order had come from a phone call to the hospital director, instructing him to evacuate the entire hospital, with those leaving told to wave white flags or white handkerchiefs. edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-18-23/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 13:53:08 GMT -5
Shut up Herr Chancellor Germany's Scholz urges Netanyahu to 'improve humanitarian situation' in Gaza German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone that there is an "urgent need" to deal with the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. "Humanitarian ceasefires could contribute to a significant improvement in care for the population," said Scholz's office. According to the statement, Netanyahu told the chancellor that Hamas was thwarting Israel's attempts to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip. In earlier comments on Saturday, Scholz restated his support for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict and called for an immediate halt to Israel's settlement expansion plans in the West Bank. "There has to be the prospect of peaceful coexistence between Israel as a state and a Palestinian state," he told a town hall meeting in his constituency, Nuthetal. EU chief discusses Gaza crisis in Egypt European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she is opposed to the "forced displacement of Palestinians" during a meeting in Cairo with her Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. Her comments come as the Israeli military has called on Palestinians in Gaza to move further west in the territory. The call suggests that the Israeli military may be preparing to push south in their ongoing fight against Hamas. Von der Leyen's comments, also published on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, spoke of the need for a political horizon based on a two-state solution. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-many-patients-staff-leave-al-shifa/live-67476348 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 13:55:58 GMT -5
Now this off Al Jazeeza some of families of hostages are tick off with Bibi Families of Israeli captives arrive in Jerusalem, rally at PM’s office Tens of thousands of protesters have arrived in Jerusalem after a five-day march from Tel Aviv to put pressure on the Israeli government for the immediate release of captives held by Hamas in Gaza. An estimated 20,000 demonstrators, including family and friends of about 240 captives, held a rally in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office on Saturday. They say the government has been ignoring their pleas to prioritise bringing their loved ones home. KEEP READING list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Gaza’s food is running out amid Israel’s ‘war of starvation’ list 2 of 4 ‘A lot of discontent’: Netanyahu alone as Israel turns on wartime PM list 3 of 4 Dozens killed as Israeli forces attack two schools in northern Gaza list 4 of 4 What we know about evacuation of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital end of list The marchers walked for hours along the highway connecting the two cities, holding posters of the captives with the slogan “Bring them home now.” They want to put pressure on the government “to do everything they can to bring the hostages back,” said Noam Alon, 25, clutching a photograph of his abducted girlfriend, Inbar. “We are expecting them to meet with us, we are expecting them to tell us how they are going to do it,” he told the Reuters news agency. “We cannot wait any longer, so we are demand [ing] them to do that now, to pay any price to bring the hostages back.” The captives were taken during the October 7 attack by the Palestinian group on southern Israel, which also left 1,200 people dead, mostly civilians. Since then, Israel launched a massive aerial and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, which is under Hamas’s control, killing more than 12,000 people, also mostly civilians. A spokesperson for the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, said on Saturday that it has lost contact with some of the groups responsible for the safety of the captives in the Gaza Strip. “The fate of the captives and those holding them is still unknown after we lost communication with them,” he said. Advertisement Many relatives and friends of the missing fear they will come to harm in Israeli attacks on Gaza designed to destroy Hamas. The government says the offensive improves the chances of recovering hostages by putting pressure on Hamas. Among those who marched to Jerusalem was centrist opposition leader Yair Lapid, who has been mostly supportive of the war but has demanded Netanyahu’s resignation. Sign up for Al Jazeera Week in the Middle East Catch up on our coverage of the region, all in one place. E-mail address Sign up By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy protected by reCAPTCHA Miki Zohar, a member of Netanyahu’s cabinet and party, was heckled on Friday when he visited the marchers at a rest stop. Family members, friends and supporters of Israelis and other nationalities who were taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas during a deadly attack at the final stage of their march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, November 18, 2023. [Reuters/Ronen Zvulun] Family members, friends and supporters of Israelis and other nationalities who were taken captive by Hamas at the final stage of their march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, November 18, 2023 [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters] Government ‘isn’t talking’ Hamas on Monday released a video of the first hostage confirmed to have died in captivity, and earlier said others have been killed. That has stoked the anxiety of campaigners and relatives calling on the Israeli government to speed up any prisoner swap, and frustration with Netanyahu’s insistence that discretion is required around the Qatari- and Egyptian-mediated negotiations. “It’s impossible that there are 240 kidnapped people and the government – our government – isn’t talking to [the relatives], isn’t telling them what’s going on, what’s on the table, what’s on offer, what are the reasons for and against. Nothing,” campaigner Stevie Kerem told Reuters. www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/18/march-from-tel-aviv-arrives-in-jerusalem-calling-the-release-of-captives |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 13:58:13 GMT -5
You know Hamas committed rape right on female hostages RIGHT Israel investigates sexual violence committed by Hamas as part of October 7 horror Israeli police are using forensic evidence, video and witness testimony and interrogations of suspects to document cases of rape amid the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Women and girls caught in the rampage were brutalized sexually, as well as physically tortured and killed, witnesses to the aftermath say. Police Superintendent Dudi Katz said officers have collected more than 1,000 statements and more than 60,000 video clips related to the attacks tha t include accounts from people who reported seeing women raped. He added that investigators do not have firsthand testimony, and it is not clear whether any rape victims survived. edition.cnn.com/2023/11/17/world/israel-investigates-sexual-violence-hamas/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 14:03:27 GMT -5
Near Gaza Troops move into Gaza’s Zeitoun, Jabaliya; IDF death toll in ground op reaches 56 ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 43 ADVERTISEMENT home page LIVE NOWUPDATED 5MIN AGO Troops move into Gaza’s Zeitoun, Jabaliya; IDF death toll in ground op reaches 56 6 more fallen soldiers named * 30,000 march into capital with families of hostages, rally at PM’s office * Most patients, staff leave Shifa Hospital area * Rocket fire from Lebanon 5min ago Netanyahu says his heart is with families of hostages; there is no current deal NaNyr ago 31min ago Report: Israeli officials say hostage negotiations are stalled 35min ago Thousands rally in Tel Aviv ahead of Netanyahu press conference, cabinet meeting, to call for hostage release By TOI STAFF and RICKY BEN-DAVID Today, 4:13 am Families of the Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza march along with thousands of supporters toward the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 18, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Families of the Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza march along with thousands of supporters toward the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 18, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Family and supporters of the some 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return, from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Nov. 18, 2023 (AP Photo/Leo Correa) Family and supporters of the some 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return, from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Nov. 18, 2023 (AP Photo/Leo Correa) IDF soldiers operate at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in a handout photo distributed on November 15, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) IDF soldiers operate at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in a handout photo distributed on November 15, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo distributed on November 18, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo distributed on November 18, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo distributed on November 18, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo distributed on November 18, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza rally outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza rally outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Palestinians look at destruction after a reported Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) Palestinians look at destruction after a reported Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) Smoke rises during an exchange of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah on the border between Israel and Lebanon, November 18, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90) Smoke rises during an exchange of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah on the border between Israel and Lebanon, November 18, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s events as they happen. “We are marching with you, I am marching with you, all of the people of Israel are marching with you,” he says, saying that he invited families of hostages to meet with the war cabinet this week. Netanyahu says there are “a lot of incorrect reports” about imminent hostage deals to free some or all of those held, adding that “as of now there is no deal,” and saying that if one emerges the Israeli public will be updated. Report: Israeli officials say hostage negotiations are stalled Report: Israeli officials say hostage negotiations are stalled A billboard bearing portraits of Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian terrorists in the October 7 attack in southern Israel, is displayed during a demonstration calling for their release, in Tel Aviv on November 15, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) A billboard bearing portraits of Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian terrorists in the October 7 attack in southern Israel, is displayed during a demonstration calling for their release, in Tel Aviv on November 15, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Israeli officials are cited as saying that negotiations to free the hostages held in Gaza are currently stalled. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-18-2023/In comments picked up by all the main TV networks, implying a coordinated leak, an unnamed Israeli official claims that military pressure is pushing Hamas toward making a deal. The reports also imply that Israel is unwilling to compromise on its demand to free all the children being held in Gaza as well as their mothers. |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 18, 2023 14:30:33 GMT -5
You got see this satellite photo is crazy Satellite imagery shows crowds attempting to evacuate to southern Gaza yesterday Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed a large crowd of people gathered along Salah Eddin Road in Gaza on Friday morning attempting to flee south along the evacuation corridor. Israel in the past two weeks had announced the evacuation corridor for specific times along the road, one of two north-south highways in Gaza. Palestinians have described difficult conditions on their way to the highway. A man who did not provide his name told a CNN journalist in southern Gaza that he and his neighbors had lived through “horrifying days.” “There is no safe place in Gaza,” he said. “We are seven families. All of our houses are gone. Nothing is left. We couldn’t take anything – no clothes, no water, nothing. The way here was very difficult. If something falls, you are not allowed to pick it up. You are not allowed to slow down. Dead bodies everywhere,” he added. www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-18-23 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:37:22 GMT -5
Now what I hear there might be sticky points on hostage situations Israel-Hamas war: Critically ill patients stranded in Gaza hospital as hostage talks continue Palestinian Authority will meet with Muslim leaders in China on Monday A delegation of foreign ministers from the Palestinian Authority and four predominantly Muslim countries will visit China on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, Beijing announced on Sunday. The foreign ministers of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and Indonesia - a non-Arab country but with the largest Muslim population in the world - as well as the secretary general of the The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will be part of the delegation. Qatar: ‘minor’ obstacles before an agreement on hostages The conclusion of an agreement on the release of hostages kidnapped by the Palestinian movement Hamas during its attack on 7 October against Israel now rests on "minor" practical questions, the Qatari prime minister said on Sunday, without providing a timetable. “The challenges that remain in the negotiations are very minor… They are more logistical, they are more practical,” Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani during a press conference in Doha alongside Josep Borrell. Negotiations for a deal have been "up and down over the last few weeks. I think I'm more confident now that we are close enough to reach an agreement that will allow these people (the hostages) to return home safely,” he added. Evacuation of 31 premature babies from Shifa hospital announced 31 premature babies who were still in Gaza's Shifa hospital after its evacuation yesterday have been removed from the establishment, Mohammed Zaqout, director general of hospitals in the Gaza Strip, told AFP According to him, "three doctors and two nurses are accompanying them" and "preparations are underway to evacuate them to Egypt" via the Rafah terminal, the only opening to the world from the Palestinian territory which is not in the hands of Israel. www.euronews.com/2023/11/19/israel-hamas-war-critically-ill-patients-stranded-in-death-zone-gaza-hospital-as-strikes-c |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:38:13 GMT -5
IDF keep Hamas on its toes Strikes continue in north and south Elsewhere in northern Gaza, dozens of people were killed in the urban Jabalia refugee camp when what witnesses described as an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded UN shelter Saturday. The Israeli military, which has repeatedly called on Palestinians to leave northern Gaza, said only that its troops were active in the area “with the aim of hitting terrorists.” It rarely comments on individual strikes, saying only that it targets Hamas while trying to minimise civilian harm. In southern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building near the town of Khan Younis on Saturday, killing at least 26 Palestinians, according to a doctor at the hospital where the bodies were taken. www.euronews.com/2023/11/19/israel-hamas-war-critically-ill-patients-stranded-in-death-zone-gaza-hospital-as-strikes-c |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:50:26 GMT -5
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:51:23 GMT -5
I love how UN showing their bias HERE NOTTT! Events in Gaza 'beggar belief' — UN rights chief UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has released a statement condemning the scale of violence and destruction in the Gaza Strip. "The horrendous events of the past 48 hours in Gaza beggar belief," he said. "The killing of so many people at schools turned shelters, hundreds fleeing for their lives from al-Shifa Hospital, amid continuing displacement of hundreds of thousands in southern Gaza, are actions which fly in the face of the basic protections civilians must be afforded under international law," he said. He said that "nowhere is safe in Gaza" despite orders from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for residents to evacuate southward. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-who-calls-al-shifa-a-death-zone/live-67480545 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:51:56 GMT -5
Look like Iran starting up something here Iran's urges Muslim states to cut ties with Israel for 'limited period' Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged Muslim countries to "at least cut off political ties with Israel for a limited period of time," reported Reuters news agency, quoting the semi-official Tasnim news agency in Iran. The latest remarks come several weeks after he called for an Islamic oil and food embargo on Israel. During a joint summit between members of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in Saudi Arabia on November 11, Muslim states did not agree to a request by Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi to impose wide-ranging sanctions on Israel. Israel launched a military operation in Gaza last month after Hamas militants launched attacks in southern Israel, killing 1,200 people. Iran backs Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU, the US, Germany and other governments. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-who-calls-al-shifa-a-death-zone/live-67480545 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:52:34 GMT -5
One of Quatr people saying this Qatar PM says challenges facing Israel-Hamas hostage deal 'just logistical' Only "very minor" issues are holding up a deal to free hostages seized by Hamas in its October 7 terror attack on Israel, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Sunday. "The challenges facing the agreement are just practical and logistical," he said a joint press conference with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Doha. "The deal is going through ups and downs from time to time throughout the last few weeks. But I think that you know I'm now more confident that we are close enough to reach a deal that can bring the people safely back to their home," Sheikh Mohammed said. Hamas' political leadership operates out of Qatar, and Doha has been mediating between Israel and Hamas. Borrell, meanwhile, said the UN Security Council resolution calling for "hum www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-who-calls-al-shifa-a-death-zone/live-67480545 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:53:36 GMT -5
Well IDF is at again in Lebanon Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon – IDF The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday morning that its warplanes have destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure inside Lebanese territory. It also said it was engaging further targets in response to "about ten mortar attacks" which it said were launched against "peaceful" areas. Netanyahu, White House: no hostage deal yet Following a report in the Washington Post that Israel and Hamas have tentatively agreed a five-day ceasefire in return for the liberation of dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza (see below), both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US officials have insisted that no deal has yet been reached. "Concerning the hostages, there are many unsubstantiated rumors, many incorrect reports," Netanyahu told a press conference on Saturday evening, adding: "I would like to make it clear: As of now, there has been no deal. But I want to promise: When there is something to say – we will report to you about it." White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson also played down the report, writing on X, formerly Twitter: "We have not reached a deal yet, but we continue to work hard to get to a deal." www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-who-calls-al-shifa-a-death-zone/live-67480545 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 19, 2023 12:58:45 GMT -5
Man I need go on IDF you tube more often LOL! Israeli military releases video of underground tunnel at Al-Shifa Hospital compound From CNN's Oren Liebermann in Tel Aviv The Israeli military has released video from inside an exposed tunnel shaft at the Al-Shifa Hospital compound in Gaza City, showing an underground tunnel extending downward from the shaft opening. The video, which runs 3 minutes and 27 seconds and was filmed on Friday, Nov. 17, begins outside the tunnel shaft with several Israel Defense Forces soldiers visible in the opening shot. The video then shows the soldiers preparing to lower equipment into the shaft to examine the interior. There is no audio throughout the clip. As the camera is lowered into the shaft, a set of spiral stairs becomes visible around a central pole. The camera then begins advancing along the tunnel before coming to a sharp left turn. The walls of the tunnel appear to be made of vertical slabs of concrete, with an arched concrete roof. After the turn, the tunnel continues before coming to a closed metal door with what appears to be a small viewing window. The IDF says it has not yet opened the door because the military fears it may be booby-trapped. The IDF says the tunnel shaft extends 10 meters (just over 30 feet) underground and the tunnel itself continues for 55 meters (180 feet). edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-19-23/index.html |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 11:47:29 GMT -5
They are about this close on a deal Hamas accuses Israel of deadly hospital strike, intense fighting in Gaza, hostage deal 'close' Israel accused of deadly strike on Gaza hospital Hamas said on Monday that the Israeli army launched a deadly strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, accusing it of "waging war" against hospitals. In northern Gaza, where Israel's offensive is now largely concentrated, an airstrike killed at least "12 patients and their relatives" and left "dozens injured" in the Indonesian hospital, located on the edge of the large Palestinian refugee camp in Jabalia, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The Islamist movement constantly claims that Israel is waging "a war against hospitals" in Gaza. Israel alleges hostages were taken to Gaza hospital Tensions in recent days have focused on the al-Shifa hospital, the largest in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces have taken control of the medical facility after a days-long siege that sparked international condemnation and concern. Under pressure to produce evidence justifying their assault, they claim to have discovered a 55-metre-long tunnel, dug 10 meters below al-Shifa, containing “grenade launchers, explosives and Kalashnikovs”. The Israeli army released on Sunday evening images purportedly from CCTV cameras at the hospital that show, it alleges, hostages kidnapped from Israeli soil on 7 October by Hamas. Hostage deal inches closer, say involved parties Several groups have said they are inching closer to a deal on the release of some of the Hamas hostages. Qatar - which is leading the mediation - said efforts to bring back the hostages were now within reach. "I'm now more confident that we are close enough to reach a deal," said Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, adding that only "minor" practical details remained unresolved. Meanwhile, US national security official Jon Finer said an agreement was "closer than ever". Pressure is mounting on the Israeli government to secure the release of the hostages. It has so far refused any ceasefire without releasing the hostages. Their relatives will meet Monday evening "the entire Israeli war cabinet". www.euronews.com/2023/11/20/intense-fighting-in-gaza-hostage-deal-close-israel-claims-hamas-murdered-captured-solider |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 11:58:20 GMT -5
WOW Call for hardliners in War cabinet?? Israel's finance minister calls for hardliners in war Cabinet Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for more hardline Israeli lawmakers to be included in decisions about the war. The far-right politician has so far been excluded from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war Cabinet. Netanyahu's ruling coalition does include parties from Israel's far right, but he has been managing the war with a small group of ministers from his right-wing Likud party and a centrist opposition group. Smotrich and other hardline members of the broader Cabinet have been excluded from much of the decision making, and were particularly critical of a decision last week to acquiesce to a US request to allow some fuel into Gaza for humanitarian reasons. Jordanian field hospital arrives in Gaza A Jordanian field hospital arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the first such facility to do so since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas following the October 7 terror attacks. The field hospital, which will be established in the southern city of Khan Younis, has a 41-bed capacity and is accompanied by 170 medical personnel and 40 trucks of medical aid. The head of Gaza's crossings authority, Hisham Adwan, said six ambulances from Kuwait also entered the territory on Monday. Palestinian medics hope field hospitals sent by the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will soon follow. However, all goods and individuals entering Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt are subject to Israeli approval. Weeks of intense bombardment and acute shortages of fuel and medical supplies have prompted the collapse of Gaza's health system, with the majority of hospitals no longer functioning. The Hamas-run government in the territory said on Sunday that 13,000 people, mostly civilians, had been killed, with a further 30,000 wounded. A health ministry spokesman described the situation in the north of the strip as "catastrophic" and that the "sick and wounded are dying from lack of care." The current violence broke out when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, killing about www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-babies-evacuated-from-gaza-to-egypt/live-67484575 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 11:59:26 GMT -5
Guess who showing up Bric Summit Vlady and Xi Putin and Xi to attend emergency BRICS summit Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in a virtual extraordinary BRICS summit on Tuesday to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict. The participation of the two leaders was confirmed by the Kremlin and by Chinese state media CCTV respectively. The other nations which will take part are Brazil, India and South Africa, completing the influential bloc of emerging world economies. The virtual meeting will be chaired by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who said that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres would also take part. Russia has historically maintained close ties with both Israel and the Palestini ans. Putin has said Russia could play a mediating role. He has criticized the West for allegedly stoking tensions in the region and Israel for its conduct in the conflict. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-babies-evacuated-from-gaza-to-egypt/live-67484575 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 12:00:33 GMT -5
Remember those prematures Babies well they have arrived in Egypt Babies from al-Shifa Hospital taken to Egypt for treatment Twenty-eight premature babies evacuated from al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza were taken through the Rafah crossing on Monday to receive medical treatment in Egypt, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The Egyptian Al-Qahera News channel broadcast footage showing each baby transferred into an incubator, then into an Egyptian ambulance. Over the weekend, a total of 31 infants were transferred from the hospital by the Red Crescent Society and UN aid agencies. Health officials said the babies were in "extremely critical condition" and were treated at the Emirates Hospital in Rafah on Sunday, before they were taken to the border on Monday. The BBC has reported that three premature babies out of the 31 who were evacuated from al-Shifa hospital were not taken to Egypt from Gaza. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-babies-evacuated-from-gaza-to-egypt/live-67484575#:~:text=5%20hours%20ago-,Babies%20from%20al%2DShifa%20Hospital%20taken%20to%20Egypt%20for%20treatment,-The%20babies%20were |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 13:23:01 GMT -5
Maybe good news here Biden: Gaza hostage deal is close US President Joe Biden said on Monday he believes a deal to secure the release of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza is near. When asked during a Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House whether a deal was close, he crossed his fingers and said "I believe so." About 240 hostages were taken during Hamas' terrorist attack on October 7, which prompted Israel to invade the Palestinian territory to wipe out the Islamist militant group. Since then, Gaza's Hamas-run government said at least 13,000 Palestinians have been killed, including at least 5,500 children, by Israeli bombardment. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-babies-evacuated-from-gaza-to-egypt/live-67484575 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 13:23:37 GMT -5
Well well nice to know that NOT! Israeli ships 'legitimate target,' Yemen's Houthi rebels warn Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have warned that Israeli ships are "legitimate targets" after seizing an Israel-linked cargo vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday. "We will not hesitate to take action," Houthi Major General Ali Al-Moshki told the group's Al-Massirah TV station, declaring the rebels part of the "axis of resistance" of Iran's allies and proxies. The Bahamas-flagged, British-owned vessel "Galaxy Leader" is operated by a Japanese firm but has links to Israeli businessman Abraham "Rami" Ungar. According to Israeli officials, the crew includes Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Filipinos, Mexicans and a Romanian. The vessel was headed from Turkey to India, but the Houthis said the capture was in retaliation for Israel's war against Hamas and re-routed it to the Yemeni port of Salif. Given that the Yemeni coastline overlooks the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a narrow pass which is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and carries about a fifth of global oil consumption, further naval aggression could have global repercussions. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-babies-evacuated-from-gaza-to-egypt/live-67484575 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 13:24:06 GMT -5
This is breaking tooo! 6,700 foreigners evacuated to Egypt; almost 200 arrive in Turkey Approximately 6,700 foreigners and Palestinians with dual nationality have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, authorities in Cairo said on Monday. At the start of November, the Egyptian foreign ministry estimated that there were 7,000 foreigners from 60 countries in the Gaza Strip. However, it's unclear whether this referred strictly to foreigners with single nationality or included Palestinians with a second passport. Three weeks ago, hundreds of foreigners began leaving the Gaza Strip under an Israel-Hamas deal brokered by Qatar and the United States. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-live-babies-evacuated-from-gaza-to-egypt/live-67484575 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 20, 2023 14:52:57 GMT -5
That great Now Germany want entire world get involved in peacekeeping Germany urges 'international responsibility' in Gaza German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called for the international community to do more to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East in an interview with DW on Monday. Baerbock has visited Israel three times since the conflict broke out on October 7 when the Palestinian militant-Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking some 240 hostages. In response, Israel launched an aerial assault and a large-scale ground operation in Gaza. According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, over 13,000 people have been killed in Gaza. Speaking with DW's Jaafar Abdul-Karim, Baerbock defended Germany's opposition to a long-term cease-fire, and emphasized that the priority needs to be on getting humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza. More action needed from international community www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-germany-urges-international-responsibility-in-gaza/a-67503001 |
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