7:15 p.m
“Israel attacks northern Gaza Strip with artillery and airstrikes”
The Israeli army began heavy artillery attacks and massive raids against the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip. Israeli media reported on this.
Internet connections in the Gaza Strip are disrupted due to massive bombing attacks by the Israeli army. The local media reported about it.
6:25 p.m
“EU considers supporting maritime humanitarian aid to Gaza”
The EU is considering the possibility of supporting the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza via sea corridors. This was stated by European sources at the end of the Council. The same sources report that the idea emerged at the leaders’ table and paved the way for a debate in which some countries, including France, said they were ready to move. Diplomatic work to examine the actual feasibility of the action continues in these hours. The problems to be solved – it was explained – are primarily related to the technical details of the delivery of aid and the need for coordination with Israel in this sense.
6:21 p.m
Scholz: “The EU stands by Israel, but helps the people in Gaza”
“It was a European Council in difficult times, but also with a clear message: the EU firmly condemns Hamas’ terrorism and stands with Israel. At the same time, we must find ways to help the people of Gaza. You are too. “Victims of Hamas”: said Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to X.
6:12 p.m
Hamas denies military use of Gaza hospital
Hamas rejected accusations made by Israel today that it is using the facilities of the Shifa Hospital (the main one in Gaza) to control the war against Israel from within. “These are lies,” said one of their leaders, Izzat al-Rashek, quoted by Israeli media. “40,000 people live near the hospital. “These are preparations on the part of Israel to carry out a new massacre at this site.”
4:43 p.m
Sanchez: “It is legitimate to ask whether Israel is breaking the law”
“I think it is legitimate to ask this question after three weeks of seeing the images, the suffering and the displacement of over a million people.” This is how Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded to the question of whether Israel would continue with its military Response to Gaza violates international law or not.
4:20 p.m
Türkiye accuses Israel of “crimes against humanity”.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has criticized Israel and called the raids in the Gaza Strip a “crime against humanity.” “International law has been violated,” Fidan said during a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Ankara, broadcast by Turkish state television TRT. “Those who have remained silent in the face of Israel’s atrocities are complicit in this operation,” Fidan added, reiterating the idea of creating a “guarantee mechanism” to resolve the crisis between Israel and Palestine, “involving the Muslim countries of the region condition”. invited to play an active role.”
4:10 p.m
Army, Hamas Central Command in the Gaza hospital
Hamas’s central command is located under and in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the largest in the Strip. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari said this and provided photos, videos and recordings to support this statement. “Hamas – he said – controls the war from hospitals and uses civilians as human shields.”
2:50 p.m
Macron: “A humanitarian ceasefire is necessary in Gaza”
“A humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza “is critical to protect the most vulnerable and conclude the hostage negotiations.” This is what French President Emmanuel Macron said at the end of the EU summit.
“It is crucial that Israel targets terrorists,” the French president said, stressing that “the best course of action is not a massive operation that endangers civilians.”
2:16 p.m
Targeted Israeli Navy attack on Hamas base at night
Flotilla 13, an Israeli naval unit, landed in the southern Gaza Strip last night and destroyed Hamas’ terrorist infrastructure. The military spokesman announced that the target of the “targeted” attack was a terrorist base belonging to Hamas’ “frogmen.” At the end of the operation, “Flotilla 13” returned to Israel.
1:51 p.m
“Building hit in Tel Aviv, at least three injured”
According to initial information, a building in the city was hit by the latest volley of rockets from Gaza against Tel Aviv. The Magen David Adom emergency service reports 3 injured. According to media reports, Hamas in Gaza claimed responsibility for the rocket fire.
1:41 p.m
New warning sirens in Tel Aviv for rockets from Gaza
Another volley of rockets from Gaza towards Tel Aviv, where warning sirens recently sounded. ANSA discovered this on site. Sirens also in central Israel
1:29 p.m
According to the Hamas Ministry of Health, the death toll exceeds 7,300
According to the Hamas Ministry of Health, 7,326 people have been killed in Gaza since this phase of the conflict with Israel began on October 7. Of these, 3,038 are children. According to the same source, 18,967 people were injured.
1:23 p.m
Missile warning sirens from Gaza to Tel Aviv and the center of the country
Gaza’s anti-missile sirens recently blared in Tel Aviv and central Israel, forcing residents to flee to shelters. ANSA discovered this on site. Explosions were heard in the air due to the Iron Dome’s interception of missiles.
The alarm was also raised in Ashdod, a coastal city in the south of the country.
12:48 p.m
The EU is sending another 51 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza
A new EU humanitarian flight carrying 51 tonnes of medicine and school supplies for civilians in Gaza on behalf of Unicef took off from Copenhagen this morning. This was announced by the European Commission.
Five more flights will take off in the next two weeks as part of the humanitarian airlift through Egypt.
12:20 p.m
Ten trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza from Rafah
Ten humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. The media reports that the aid consists of water, food and medicine. It is estimated that a total of 84 relief trucks of various types have arrived so far, but without fuel.
Video Gaza-Israel: twentieth day
11:53
New alarm sirens in Israeli communities near Gaza
After hours of relative calm, warning sirens for rockets from Gaza are sounding again in communities near the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army made this known.
11:21 a.m
UNESCO appeals to stop the bombing of schools in the Gaza Strip
“Unesco is seriously concerned about the impact of the hostilities in the Gaza Strip on students and educational staff”: this is what we read in a statement from the UN Body for Science, Education and Culture, which calls for “the immediate cessation of bombing of schools” and “the protection of educational institutions that often serve as refuges for the population.” In the statement sent this morning, UNESCO recalls that the targeting or exploitation of schools and educational institutions for “military purposes constitutes a violation of international law.” “Following Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians on October 7, the Israeli army’s operations in the Gaza Strip have caused a serious humanitarian crisis, affecting all aspects of civilian life, including education,” the Paris-based international organization warns, adding adding “Today, over 625,000 students and over 22,500 teachers in the region are in an extremely precarious situation.” Since October 7, UNESCO continued, citing Unicef data: “Over 200 schools have been damaged, about 40% of all schools in the Gaza Strip. And about forty schools were very badly damaged.” According to its mandate, UNESCO therefore “calls on all actors to have the obligation to respect international humanitarian standards”.
11:11
Israel, Hamas commander killed, 250 targets hit
The Israeli army killed Madhath Mubashar, commander of the western Hamas battalion Khan Younis, last night. The military spokesman said Madhath took part in attacks – using explosives and the use of snipers – against civilians, communities and Israeli soldiers. According to the same source, over 250 Hamaa military targets in the Gaza Strip were hit overnight, including tunnels, dozens of operations, operational command centers and rocket launch sites. The spokesman also added that a military drone crashed in the Palestinian enclave due to a malfunction.
11:09
Israel: “The threat from the Red Sea was an unmanned aircraft”
The “aerial threat from the Red Sea,” mentioned by military spokesman Daniel Hagari in a press conference today, was “an unmanned aircraft” that crashed in Taba, Egypt, injuring five people. This was announced by military radio, according to which it was unclear whether it came from Yemen or whether it was launched from a ship in the waters of the Red Sea. “Israeli Air Force planes tried to intercept him, but they failed,” he specified. “In any case,” he added, “it is clear that Iran is involved.” In this context, the broadcaster recalled that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed in May that the Pasdaran (Guardians of the Revolution) had placed some merchant ships in launch platforms for unmanned aircraft and rockets in order to create – according to Israel – “floating terrorist bases” that are to be deployed as needed in the seas of the Middle East.
10:53
Israel has identified an air threat from the Red Sea
“In the last few hours we have detected an air threat over the Red Sea. Warplanes were fired at this threat and the incident is currently under review,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari said, without specifying the nature of this threat.
“As far as we know,” he added, “the attack in Egypt is related to this threat.” He referred to reports last night of the wounding of five Sinai Egyptians in Taba, near the border with Israel. “Israel,” concluded Hagari, “will work with Egypt and the United States to strengthen the region’s defenses in the face of threats from the Red Sea.” The “air threat from the Red Sea” – mentioned today by military spokesman Daniel Hagari in a Conference press conference – it was “an unmanned aircraft” that crashed in Taba (Egypt), injuring 5 people. This was reported by military radio, according to which it was not clear whether it came from Yemen or whether it was launched from a ship from the waters of the Red Sea. “Israeli military aviation aircraft tried to intercept it, but they failed,” he explained. “In any case,” he added, “it is clear” that there is “Iranian” involvement.
In this context, the broadcaster recalled that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed in May that the Pasdaran (Guardians of the Revolution) had converted some merchant ships into launching platforms for unmanned aircraft and missiles in order to – according to Israel – “swimming terrorists”. create “bases” to be deployed as needed in the seas of the Middle East.
10:27 a.m
According to media reports, Hamas will only release hostages if there is a ceasefire
Hamas will only be able to release the hostages once a ceasefire is agreed, Abu Hamid, the representative of the Hamas delegation that visited Moscow yesterday, told the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
Yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Moscow had discussed the release of the hostages and the evacuation of Russians from the Gaza Strip at the meeting with the Hamas delegation.
The Palestinian group’s delegation met in the Russian capital with Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister and special presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa.
10:12
UNRWA (UN): “57 members of our staff dead in Gaza”
UNRWA, the UN agency for the Palestinians, has “confirmed the deaths” of 57 staff in Gaza.
10:02
The Army: The updated number of hostages has increased to 229
The updated number of hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 Hamas attack has risen to 229. This was stated by Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari, who yesterday gave a total of 224. Hagari explained that the number is constantly updated based on continuously collected intelligence information. He stated that there were several foreign nationals among the hostages, whose identification took some time.
09:57
Cardinal Parolin, we are working on getting the Pope to meet with the hostage families
“We hope that there will be no escalation,” “the matter is strongly related to the release of the hostages, but if the issue of the release of the hostages can be resolved, the urgency to take action on the ground would be reduced.” This is what the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said on the sidelines of a conference in the Capitol about the figure of the Vatican diplomat Achille Silvestrini. When asked whether the Pope would meet the families of the hostages, he replied: “We are thinking about it, we have seen that they are here and have been received at the Italian level, for us a decision has not yet been made, I think. “will be finished by today”.
09:55
UNRWA: “629,000 displaced people welcomed to our sites in Gaza”
Some 629,000 internally displaced people have been housed at UNRWA sites, the United Nations agency for Palestinians, across the Gaza Strip. This is what the organization says.
That number is nearly three times the capacity of shelters, the agency noted in its latest update. “The current overcrowded conditions remain a concern and pose a risk to health and protection,” UNRWA writes on its website.
The agency said its current fuel supplies are almost completely depleted, putting life-saving services such as running water, health care and bakeries at risk.
08:09
New army attack in the Gaza Strip, Hamas attack
The Israeli army has again entered the Gaza Strip with tanks and soldiers – and air force support – for limited raids. The military spokesman said that Hamas operatives and positions had been attacked. The raid targeted the Shujaiyya area, a suburb of Gaza City far across the border.
Soon after, the army left the Gaza Strip without any casualties.
Video Israel, new military attack in the Gaza Strip: Hamas attack
The lightning strike carried out in Shujaiyya district was “part of preparations for the next phases of the war,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
“Shujaiyya is one of the most important strongholds of Hamas terrorism.” Yesterday, infantry, engineer and armored troops – covered by the air force – carried out a targeted invasion into the center of the Gaza Strip. The operation was successfully completed this morning. “Our forces left the Gaza Strip without suffering any casualties.”
These types of incursions, the spokesman explained, allow Israel to “unearth the enemy, kill terrorists, remove bombs from the ground and eliminate rocket launch sites toward Israeli territory.”
07:41
Three Palestinians are killed in clashes with Israel in the West Bank
Three Palestinians were killed and 12 others injured in clashes with the Israeli army in Jenin in the northern West Bank. This was announced by the director of the city hospital Wissam Bakr, who was quoted by the Wafa agency and identified the three as Abdullah Bassam Abu Al-Haija, Muhammad Al-Amer (24 years old) and Jawad Al-Turki. The Israeli army has not yet commented on the facts. A Palestinian was killed in clashes with the Israeli army in Qalqilya in the West Bank at dawn this morning. Wafa reports this, citing local sources, adding that 26-year-old Abdel Hafez, who was wounded by bullets in the chest, died in hospital. The Israeli army arrested 36 wanted Palestinians in the West Bank last night, including 17 members of Hamas. The military spokesman said this while also referring to the armed clashes in the Jenin refugee camp in which three Palestinian militants were killed. One of them – the spokesman added – al-Amer is from Islamic Jihad. The army then began preparations to demolish the home of Saleh Aruri, a Hamas leader, near Ramallah in the West Bank.
02:54
Rocket hits Egyptian border town, injuring six
Six people were injured in a rocket fire in the war between Israel and Hamas in an Egyptian border town. The media and witnesses report about it.
“As part of the current escalation in the Gaza Strip, a rocket crashed in Taba, causing six minor injuries,” reports AlQahera News television, which is close to Egyptian intelligence.
Witnesses told the AFP news agency that the rocket hit an annex of a hospital.
04:17
American military jets attacked in Syria
American military jets, acting on Joe Biden’s orders, attacked Iranian-backed groups of militants in Syria who had attacked US troops in the country and Iraq following the October 7 attacks in Israel. The Pentagon announced this in a statement.