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According to Hamas, two series of Israeli air strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp have killed at least 195 Palestinians, while Gaza is now besieged from three sides and the main access routes are under Israeli control. In the USA there is talk of a multinational force in the Gaza Strip after Israel destroyed Hamas. Biden calls for a pause on prisoner releases. Japan announces 106 billion euro support plan. Clashes erupt on the Israel-Lebanon border overnight, sirens sound around the Gaza Strip. About 450 people, mostly foreigners or injured Palestinians, were able to cross the Gaza Strip-Egypt border yesterday and find refuge from the ongoing conflict. Tomorrow Blinken returns to Israel. The rocket rain on the Jewish state continues as the death toll in Gaza rises to 8,796, including 3,648 minors. The fate of the 240 hostages held by Hamas remains uncertain. In the last 24 hours, Russian troops have attacked 118 villages in 10 Ukrainian regions.
Wafa, a Palestinian killed by Israel in the West Bank ++
A Palestinian was “killed and two others seriously injured by Israeli occupation forces” in Qalqilya in the West Bank. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa, according to which 131 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, the day of the Hamas attack.
China, immediate ceasefire in northern Burma
Beijing has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in ongoing fighting in northern Burma after the regular army said it was in control of Chinshwehaw, a strategic town on the border with China’s Yunnan province, following fighting against an alliance of three armed ethnic groups , lost . China “urges all sides to immediately cease fire and stop fighting,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a daily briefing, urging the sides to “resolve differences by peaceful means through dialogue and consultation.”
Authorities in the Gaza Strip, at least 195 dead in raid on Jabalia camp
The Israeli attack on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip last Tuesday would have left at least 195 dead and 120 missing. The Gaza Strip authorities announce this. He reports it to Jazeera. Israel says it targeted Hamas militants in Tuesday’s bombing, but the Israeli bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp could “amount to war crimes,” according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Egypt: 7,000 foreign passport holders waiting to leave Gaza
Around 7,000 foreign passport holders from 60 countries are waiting to leave the Gaza Strip. This was stated by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, inviting representatives of foreign embassies to a meeting in Cairo to provide information on the documents required to enter Egypt from the war-torn Palestinian territory. It is unclear whether the 7,000 are all foreign citizens or also Palestinians with a second passport. Nor whether there are other foreigners in Gaza who don’t want to leave. Yesterday, hundreds of foreign citizens and Palestinians with dual nationality left Gaza and entered Egypt for the first time since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas. Some seriously injured Palestinians were also taken to Egypt for treatment through the Rafah border crossing. The Palestinian Red Crescent said last night it had received 55 more trucks carrying humanitarian aid, bringing the total to 272 – still a small fraction of what aid workers say they need.
UNRWA: “Currently 1.4 million people are displaced in Gaza”
According to UNRWA, “around 1.4 million people are currently displaced in the Gaza Strip.” The main United Nations agency in Palestine wrote this about the people killed in conflict in such a short period of time.”
Seoul, short-range and anti-aircraft missiles from Pyongyang to Moscow
North Korea may also have supplied Moscow with short-range ballistic missiles and light anti-aircraft missiles, as well as artillery shells, to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. This is the South Korean General Staff assessment reported to Yonhap by a senior military official. In detail, Seoul experts estimated that a total of about 2,000 containers with various equipment and ammunition were shipped from the port of Rajin to Vladivostok, a double number compared to the 1,000 containers that the White House announced on October 13, citing captured satellite images gave September.
Doctors Without Borders: “More than 20,000 injured people are still stuck in the Gaza Strip”
According to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), more than 20,000 injured people are still trapped in the Gaza Strip, although some foreign passport holders and seriously injured Palestinians were evacuated across the border into Egypt on Wednesday. Doctors Without Borders said 22 of its international staff in Gaza were among those who left the area through the Rafah border crossing. “However, there are still over 20,000 injured in Gaza who have limited access to medical care due to the siege,” the organization said in a statement, adding that Palestinian MSF staff are still providing assistance in the area Another international team is waiting to enter the territory to replace those who have left the area “as soon as the situation allows”. The organization then called for the evacuation of more people as well as a ceasefire and the dispatch of relief supplies. “Anyone who wants to leave Gaza must be able to do so without further delay. They must also be granted a right of return.”
Israeli raids on the Jabalia refugee camp took place for the third time
Israeli airstrikes have targeted the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza for the third time in recent days. This was reported by Al Jazeera, according to which at least three Palestinians were killed and many injured in the bombing of a house. The first two bombings at the camp on Tuesday and Wednesday killed nearly 200 people and injured at least 777. According to a report from the government media office in Gaza, 120 more people are still missing.
Israel “killed dozens of terrorists during the night”
The Israeli army continues to target “terrorists and destroy the terrorist infrastructure” in the Gaza Strip. The military spokesman said that during the night “soldiers clashed with numerous terrorist cells in the north of the Gaza Strip and dozens of terrorists were killed.” The soldiers faced Hamas militias with “support from artillery and tank fire” while leading an airstrike using a helicopter and a rocket fired from a ship.
Burma: Junta loses control of strategically important city
The Burmese military junta has lost control of a strategic town on the border with China after fighting against an alliance of three ethnic armed groups, a spokesman for the military government announced. “The government, administrative organizations and security forces are no longer present” in Chinshwehaw, which borders China’s Yunnan province, Zaw Min Tun said in a recorded message last night.
Talks are underway about a multinational force in Gaza after Hamas
After Israel’s destruction of Hamas, talks are underway about setting up a multinational force in Gaza: two US senators have confirmed this. Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Richard Blumenthal told Politico that diplomacy is working behind the scenes to establish a peacekeeping force in Gaza, although it is unlikely to include American troops.
Japan announces 106 billion euro support plan
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a plan to support the economy worth 17,000 billion yen, the equivalent of just over 106 billion euros, as part of a policy to support the purchasing power of the middle class in the face of rising inflation.
Under the current plan, the government will use around 3,500 billion yen to implement a tax cut of 40,000 yen (250 euros) per taxpayer, while another 1,000 billion yen will be allocated to return 70,000 yen to low-income families. Other measures include subsidies to reduce gasoline prices and energy bills, as well as a plan to retrain some categories of workers as part of the government’s commitment to invest in companies’ human resources. The rise in prices for primary goods is hitting Japanese families at a time when real wage growth is failing to keep up with inflation. Kishida wanted to emphasize the need for adequate and continuous salary increases while providing support to curb the rise in the cost of living. Inflation in Japan was 2.8% in September, above the central bank’s (BoJ) target of 2% for the 18th consecutive month.
Fukushima, the third discharge of treated water into the ocean begins
The third discharge of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan into the ocean begins today. This was confirmed by the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), which plans to pump around 460 tons of treated water per day until November 20th. The impending oil spill represents the third of four spills expected by the end of March. In total, around 31,200 tons of water are stored on site in more than 1,000 tanks. In the previous press release, the operator said it had discovered up to 22 becquerels of radioactive tritium per liter of seawater in samples from areas adjacent to the discharge, well below the limit of 10,000 becquerels set by the World Health Organization (WHO) for drinking water. An opinion not shared by neighboring countries, especially China and Russia, which have imposed a complete ban on imports of Japanese fish products. Local fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture are also skeptical and oppose the Tokyo government’s decision to release the water, fearing for the image of their products. The wastewater resulting from the cooling of the molten fuel in the reactors passes through an advanced treatment system that removes most radionuclides except tritium. The water release work, which will take three decades to complete, is seen by the government as a fundamental step in dismantling the power plant, which was hit by the catastrophic March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
Red Crescent, bombings near Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza
According to reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent published on “For more than two hours, the area around Al-Quds Hospital in Tel Al-Hawa in Gaza was hit by heavy shelling, with loud explosions causing panic and fear among hospital teams and over 14,000 displaced people “triggered,” says Prcs on X .
South Korea calls on Pyongyang to restore the inter-Korean line
South Korea urges Pyongyang to resume regular contacts through the Inter-Korean Relay Line (LEAD), which is necessary for emergency relief and disaster coordination. This was reported by the Yonhap Agency, citing the Seoul Ministry of Unification. The two Koreas had agreed to exchange two telephone calls a day, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., as part of the communications link, but routine daily calls have gone unanswered since April 7. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday that the South Korean military, for example, provided food and water to a ship for “humanitarian reasons” before it was towed away by North Korean authorities several hours after it was discovered by South Korean forces Koreans were towed away. And to warn the North, it was necessary to contact the United Nations command and international maritime communication channels. The ministry expressed “regret” over the situation and stressed that maintaining the canal is a “humanitarian issue” that affects the lives and safety of both South Korean and North Korean residents.
Biden calls for a “pause” on the release of hostages
“I think a pause is necessary.” US President Joe Biden said this, deeming a humanitarian “pause” in the war between Israel and Hamas necessary after his election speech on Wednesday evening was interrupted by a protester calling for a ceasefire. Biden said he understood the emotions that motivated the protester, who was quickly insulted and removed by others in the room. Asked what the pause meant, Biden said a pause “means giving time to get the prisoners out.” White House officials later clarified that he was referring to hostages and humanitarian aid.
In his comments, Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to give Palestinians at least a brief respite from the relentless military operation that has claimed thousands of lives and plunged the 141-square-mile strip into a humanitarian crisis. The White House has refused to call for a ceasefire but has signaled that the Israelis should consider humanitarian pauses to allow civilians to receive aid and to allow foreign citizens stuck in the Gaza Strip to to leave Gaza.
On Wednesday evening, Biden was speaking to a crowd of supporters in Minneapolis about his reasons for running for president in 2020 when a woman stood up and shouted, “Mr. President, if you care about the Jewish people, that’s what I need as a rabbi.” Armistice.
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