7:15 p.m
Israeli Defense Minister: We will eliminate Hamas leader Yihia Sinwar
“We will reach the top of Hamas, we will eliminate Yihia Sinwar.” And I say to the people of Gaza: “If you reach him before us, the war will be shortened.” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said this in a press conference in Israel Ministry of Defense, referring to the Hamas leader in Gaza.
5:21 p.m
Israel: Long-range missile intercepted towards Eilat
The Israeli military said a long-range rocket fired by Hamas from Gaza at the southern city of Eilat was intercepted by the Arrow air defense system. Hamas claimed responsibility for the action, saying it had fired an Eyash-250 rocket toward Eilat. This is the second interception by the long-range air defense system since the start of the war, after a ballistic missile launched from Yemen towards Eilat was fired down last week.
4:43 p.m
Israel: Nasrallah makes no mistakes or he will seal Lebanon’s fate
“Yahya Sinwar made a mistake and sealed the fate of Hamas and the Gaza Strip. If Nasrallah makes a mistake, Lebanon’s fate is sealed,” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who visited Israeli troops stationed in the north. Gallant then added that the Israeli Air Force has maintained much of its capabilities in the northern area on the border with Lebanon against Hezbollah, adding that Israel, however, is not interested in war with Beirut.
4:37 p.m
Long-range rocket from Gaza
Missile warning sirens sound in the Arava region north of the Israeli city of Eilat. The Times of Israel reports a long-range rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip.
4:36 p.m
USA: Hamas prevents foreigners from leaving Gaza
Hamas will prevent foreign citizens from leaving Gaza until Israel ensures that ambulances from the Palestinian enclave can reach the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. An American official familiar with the situation told CNN. The militiamen’s decision came after Israel admitted hitting an ambulance outside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, underscoring that Hamas transports militiamen and weapons in emergency vehicles. According to an official source on the Egyptian side, more than 700 foreign citizens were expected to leave Gaza via Rafah today.
11:48 a.m
School hosts displaced people, 12 killed in Israeli attack
At least 12 people were killed in bomb attacks on the Al-Fakhoora school in the northern Gaza Strip, where displaced people in the Jabaliya refugee camp were being accommodated. The bombings were attributed to the Israelis. This was announced by the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, as reported by the satellite channel al-Jazeera.
11:21 a.m
Gaza: Ambulances were not used by Hamas militants
The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza rejected the Israeli military’s accusations after the IDF claimed yesterday that it hit an ambulance “being used by one.” Hamas terrorist cell near their position in the combat zone.” CNN reports on this. According to Gaza authorities, at least 15 people died and 50 were injured in the attack outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. According to the ministry, two ambulances were attacked and “the first was hit near the Ansar roundabout, injuring a paramedic, who was seriously injured, and the ambulance driver.” “The second attack – according to Gaza and American broadcaster reports – occurred as the convoy reached the entrance” of the health facility.
11:17 a.m
Jerusalem, a Catholic school hit
“This morning, Israeli raids hit the School of the Rosary Sisters of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the Tel al-Hawa area, damaging the large outdoor courtyard and causing damage to the surrounding buildings,” Sister Nabila Saleh announced the news to SIR, director of the school , which had 1,250 students, the vast majority of whom were Muslim. “Some time ago, the three young people who were guarding the school to avoid looting warned me about the bombing,” explains the currently displaced nun in the parish of the Holy Family. “The bombing is still ongoing and it is impossible to see the damage that was caused.”
11:15 a.m
EU, hypothesis of humanitarian aid to Israel by sea
The proposal for a humanitarian maritime corridor based in Cyprus to bring aid to civilians in Gaza by ship, presented at the EU summit on October 26th and 27th, would have the consent of Israel on the condition that “the containers are checked in Cyprus can”. . European sources explain this to a small group of media outlets, including the European Newsroom pool of press agencies, which includes Ansa. For over a week, the EU has been working “intensively” with Cyprus to try to establish “the maritime aid corridor” to the Gaza Strip without further intermediate steps from Egypt, the same sources explain.
10:49 a.m
Attack on children’s hospital in Gaza, two dead
At least two people were killed and others injured in an Israeli attack outside the entrance to al-Nasser Children’s Hospital in Gaza City last night. This was announced by the local health ministry.
10:31 a.m
The Rafah border crossing opens to let out the wounded and foreigners
For the fourth day in a row, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will be opened for the exit of foreigners, binationalists and wounded Palestinians. We learn this from local sources, according to which there are about 800 people, although there is currently no confirmation of the number.
10:07
The Israeli army strikes in southern Lebanon
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah remain high. The Israeli army strikes in southern Lebanon after detecting “a series of rocket attacks from across the border” on Israeli communities. Shortly before, “two terrorist cells in southern Lebanon” had been attacked and – according to the military spokesman – tried to open fire on Israel with an anti-tank missile. A Hezbollah position was also hit.
09:03
Rocket hits the house of the head of Hamas’s political office
The Israeli Air Force today fired a rocket at the home of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’ political office, in the Shati refugee camp north of Gaza City. Local sources report this. Haniyeh moved to Qatar in 2019. It is currently unknown whether the attack resulted in any casualties.
08:47
Israel: The ground operation in Gaza continues
The ground operation in the Gaza Strip continues. The military spokesman said that “soldiers killed dozens of terrorists and destroyed Hamas infrastructure.” Yesterday – explained the spokesman – “there were numerous attempts to attack soldiers from tunnels and military compounds in the north of the Gaza Strip”. During the night, “tank troops and engineers mapped buildings and neutralized explosive devices during a targeted raid in the south of the Gaza Strip.” During the operation, the soldiers faced a terrorist cell, whose members were killed.
07:53
Hamas hid “its militiamen” in ambulances
A US source said that “Hamas has attempted to get its fighters out of Gaza via ambulances via Rafah, slowing efforts to evacuate foreigners.” This was reported by Israeli media, to which the source reported that “Hamas Egypt and the United States provided a list of seriously injured people whom they planned to evacuate along with hundreds of foreigners waiting to leave the country.” The U.S. and Egypt noted that “a third of the names were fighters, none of whom were among the 76 injured and ultimately evacuated Palestinians.”
06:04
Guterres: horrified by attack on ambulances
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “appalled” by the attack by Israeli forces on an ambulance convoy in Gaza. He said this in a statement, adding that the conflict “must come to an end.” “I am appalled by the reported attack on an ambulance convoy outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. “The images of bodies scattered on the street outside the hospital are heartbreaking,” his statement said.
01:39
Little Minerva and her mother came to Italy from Gaza
Minerva, the six-year-old Italian girl celebrating her birthday today with her Palestinian mother Bayan Alnayyar, and humanitarian worker Jacopo Intini with his Palestinian wife Amal arrived in Italy this evening. In Fiumicino, the father greeted the little girl, tired but smiling, with a Minnie Mouse doll in his hand and a balloon with the words “Happy Birthday” on it, and his wife emotionally. The group, which managed to leave Gaza via the Rafah border crossing, landed at Fiumicino Airport on a scheduled Ita Airways flight from Cairo at around 9 p.m. Upon arrival, the group was assisted by employees of the airport’s financial police.
01:38
Hamas: “Israel hit two ambulances: 15 dead and 17 injured”
Two ambulances were reportedly hit by Israeli raids, leaving 15 dead and 17 injured. This was stated by the spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which is controlled by Hamas, Ashraf al-Qidreh, in an interview with journalists. He reports that the first vehicle was aimed at the Ansar roundabout in Gaza City. The driver of that ambulance was injured and a paramedic also suffered life-threatening injuries and is still in the operating room, al-Qidreh said. The medical convoy then turned around, the spokesman said, and when it arrived at the gate of the Al-Shifa hospital compound, a second ambulance was targeted: Fifteen people were killed in the attack on the second ambulance, he claimed. Sixteen other people were injured.
01:37
The United States confirms the use of drones on the Strip to locate hostages
The US has confirmed for the first time that it has flown unarmed surveillance drones over the Gaza Strip since Hamas began its attack on Israel on October 7. “The United States is conducting unarmed drone flights over Gaza and providing advice and support to our partner Israel in the recovery of the hostages,” said Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder. “These flights began after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7,” he added. The confirmation comes after MQ-9 Reapers, normally used by US special forces, were spotted circling over Gaza by journalists on Flightradar24, a publicly available flight tracking website.