• It is the 37th day of the war: According to Hamas, over 11,000 Palestinians have died; 1,200 Israeli; 241 hostages in Gaza.
• All eyes are still on what is happening around Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where doctors are calling it a “catastrophic, desperate situation” and where the Israeli government believes Hamas has its headquarters.
• Benjamin Netanyahu once again rejects international calls for a ceasefire and recalls his position on television: A ceasefire would only be possible if all 239 hostages were released.
• According to the WHO, a child now dies every 10 minutes in Gaza.
• The US plan for Gaza, point by point.
• The words and acronyms to understand the conflict: Here is the glossary.
• The history of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, explained here.
10:40 a.m. – Army chief flies over Gaza and observes ground operations
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi flew to the Gaza Strip to view ongoing military ground operations. This was announced by the military spokesman, after which Halevi spoke via radio with the troops in the field of the Golani Brigade. “I tell the soldiers that they are doing important work,” emphasized Halevi, according to the spokesman, “everyone is behind you and the entire army is working on your advance to victory.”
10:29 a.m. – Isrele: “Humanitarian corridor also from Shifa to the southern Gaza Strip”
Even today, the Israeli army has secured a seven-hour humanitarian corridor (until 4 p.m. local time, 3 p.m. in Italy) for the Palestinian population wishing to move from the north to the south of the strip. Military spokesman Avichai Adraee said this on X in Arabic. The affected street is Salah ad Din. Adraee added that there will be a safe corridor from Shifa Hospital to Gaza City for those wishing to reach Salah ad Din, and that a “tactical” pause in military operations (until 2 p.m. local time) will be ensured in the Jabalya refugee camp in the north will be on the Strip and in the nearby Izbat Malien district.
10:27 a.m. – UN, raid on headquarters in Gaza, significant number of deaths
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) reported “a significant number of deaths and injuries” in a “bomb attack” on its headquarters in Gaza City, which was evacuated by its staff and is now inhabited by hundreds of displaced Palestinians. “The ongoing tragedy of dead and injured civilians trapped in this conflict must come to an end,” the UNDP said in a statement. Civilians, civilian infrastructure and the inviolability of United Nations premises must be respected and protected at all times.”
9:52 a.m. – The Israeli offensive in Gaza: “Hamas has lost the north”. Netanyahu rejects US plan. Gallant, the defense minister: “Kfir, a 10-month-old baby held in Gaza, is the same age as my nephew, we will do everything we can to bring her home.”
(by Davide Frattini, Jerusalem correspondent)
The tanks commanded by Beni Aharon were the first to enter the Sand Corridor as raids turned into invasions. Now the commander of the 401st Brigade admits on Israeli television that he does not know whether he, an amateur DJ, can stand on the stage of the Tomorrowland festival, as every year, where 400,000 people from all over the world come together to dance. It is expected in July.
The protests from the families of the hostages – at least 240 – are becoming increasingly violent. Last night thousands marched with them across the country demanding a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange. Yoav Gallant, the defense minister, says that Kfir, a 10-month-old baby held in Gaza, “is the same age as my nephew, we will do everything we can to bring her home.” The anger of those at who lost their relatives in the massacres of October 7th is growing; the number is now 1,200 dead, estimates range from 1,300 to 1,400. There were clashes with supporters of the ruling right-wing extremist coalition.
9:48 a.m. – Diary from Gaza, “8 hours in line for bread, when you wake up you make sure none of your loved ones are dead.”
(by Atef Abu Saif)
Saturday, October 7th
I never thought this would happen while swimming. There was a cool breeze and everything seemed so calm. Nothing is easy in Gaza. When I was a teenager, I imagined what I would do in the next few weeks, but then we heard the soldiers announce the curfew through their megaphones: “No moving until further notice.” From that moment until one We were not allowed to leave the house at an indeterminate point in time. I almost forgot this lesson. Never make plans. Without any warning, rockets and explosions ring out in all directions. It’s an exercise, I think. More rockets, more explosions, from sea and from land. But that’s normal in Gaza. I think it will take an hour or two. Until the message slowly arrives. My friend, the young poet and musician Omar Abu Shawish, swam in the sea off Camp Nuseirat just like us: he was killed by a bullet from a warship. In the evening I hear a group of people talking from my window. “Maybe Israel murdered a high-ranking person and Hamas responded.” “I heard that the murder took place in Türkiye.” “What are you saying? They fired hundreds of rockets. This is not the usual escalation! Like that Guys outside my window I really have no idea what’s going on.
8:40 a.m. – Gaza Health Minister: “Still 1,500 patients in Al Shifa Hospital”
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 1,500 patients are still in Al Shifa Hospital, along with 1,500 medical staff and between 15,000 and 20,000 people seeking refuge, the Associated Press reports.
Residents reported heavy airstrikes and shelling overnight in Gaza City, including in the area around the hospital. “We spent the night in panic, waiting for them to arrive,” said Ahmed al-Boursh, a refugee resident at the hospital. “I’m outside, not far from the gate. If we do not stop this bloodshed immediately through a ceasefire or at least through the medical evacuation of patients, these hospitals will become morgues,” the medical charity Doctors Without Borders warned, according to Agence France-Presse on Sunday.
08:23 a.m. – US MkGurk was sent to Israel on Tuesday for hostage-taking
White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk is expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday as part of a regional trip to finalize a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This was stated by the Israeli website Walla, citing two Israeli and one American sources. McGurk’s mission will start in Brussels, where the American envoy will meet EU and NATO representatives. McGurk will be in Israel on Tuesday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and senior defense and intelligence officials. The American envoy will then travel to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain. According to Walla, the agreement under discussion calls for the release of 80 women and minors as hostages in exchange for the release of the detained Palestinian women and minors, a pause in fighting for several days and possibly even the delivery of fuel to Gaza. The White House did not want to comment on the news for the time being.
7:36 a.m. – Israel: “Terrorist infrastructures hit in Syria”
After an attack from this area on the Israeli-annexed part of the Golan Heights, Israeli warplanes hit “terrorist infrastructure” in Syria. The Israeli army announced this. “In response to the attack on the Golan Heights yesterday,” the army said in a brief statement, “warplanes attacked terrorist infrastructure in Syria.”
7:36 a.m. – Two premature babies died at Al Shifa Hospital due to lack of electricity
According to Physicians for Human Rights Israel, two premature babies died due to a power outage at Al Shifa Hospital. “Due to the lack of electricity, we can report that the neonatal intensive care unit is no longer functioning. Two premature babies have died and there is a real threat to the life of another 37 premature babies.”
3:55 a.m. – Israelis: “Terrorist infrastructures hit in Syria”
After an attack from this area on the Israeli-annexed part of the Golan Heights, Israeli warplanes hit “terrorist infrastructure” in Syria. The Israeli army announced this. “In response to the attack on the Golan Heights yesterday – the army said in a short statement – warplanes attacked terrorist infrastructure in Syria.”
3:24 a.m. – Israel reiterates: “We are not attacking Al-Shifa Hospital.”
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in an evening briefing: “In the last few hours, the false news has been released that we are surrounding Al-Shifa Hospital and attacking it.” It is false. We are fighting with terrorists who choose to fight right next to the hospital,” he said, quoted by Haaretz. “We checked our systems and once again there was a failed rocket launch by terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip.” Hamas is committing a war crime by using “hospitals” as shields.
03:06 – Netanyahu: “The PNA will not rule in Gaza”
Netanyahu attacked the Palestinian Authority. “We will not allow those who have not condemned the massacre for more than 30 days to control Gaza the day after the end of the war,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when answering a question from journalists at the press conference. “In Gaza,” he added, “there will be no civilian authority to educate on terrorism and pay salaries to terrorists, and the army will continue to maintain security control in Gaza for as long as necessary.”
2:55 a.m. – Israel: “Tomorrow we will help evacuate newborns from Al Shifa Hospital”
The Israeli army said it would help evacuate newborns from Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, where heavy fighting is taking place between soldiers and Hamas militants. “Al-Shifa Hospital staff have asked for help. Tomorrow we will help the children in the children’s ward to reach a safer hospital.” “We will provide the necessary help,” said military spokesman Daniel Hagari.
02:36 a.m. – The Israeli offensive in Gaza: “Hamas has lost the north”. Netanyahu rejects US plan
(by Davide Frattini, Jerusalem correspondent) The tanks commanded by Beni Aharon were the first to enter the sand corridor as incursions led to invasions. Now the commander of the 401st Brigade admits on Israeli television that he does not know whether he, an amateur DJ, can stand on the stage of the Tomorrowland festival, as every year, where 400,000 people from all over the world come together to dance. It is expected in July.
1:45 a.m. – In New York, pro-Palestinian protesters block Grand Central Station
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters caused the temporary closure of New York’s Grand Central Station last night. American media reported this. Some trains were diverted and the main terminal remained closed. Several videos posted on social media showed some protesters punching and kicking the doors of the iconic train station. Around 2,000 people took part in the protest, demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and chanting “Free Palestine”. Six demonstrators were stopped by police. Before heading to the train station, the group stopped near Times Square and surrounded the New York Times building.
1:24 a.m. – Clashes in the West Bank: Palestinians killed in Jenin
A Palestinian was killed and another injured in violent clashes with the Israeli army after entering the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. The director of the city hospital said, citing Wafa, that there was also one injured person. The dead man was identified as 19-year-old Amir Maher Al-Qaisi “Irqawi,” according to the same source.
1:08 a.m. – The cartoon has been removed from the Washington Post: America’s self-censorship of Islam is a victim of ideology
(by Federico Rampini) America enjoys the maximum protection of freedom of speech, the First Amendment. Will your protection from Hamas stop? The Fourth Estate exercised a supervisory role over the leaders. The Washington Post played a role in bringing down President Nixon in the Watergate scandal. Is the Post now withdrawing when it comes to criticism of Islamic terrorism?
00.46 – Doctors Without Borders: “Al-Shifa Hospital hit several times, we are alone with 600 patients”
“Al-Shifa Hospital was hit several times. We are alone with 600 patients. 40 are premature babies. Nobody hears our scream. This is the statement of Mohammed Obeid, a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) surgeon who is hospitalized in Gaza. “The situation is currently dramatic. We have no connection, there is no internet. Every now and then we manage to use the phones. “We are on the fourth floor,” Obeid continued, quoting him in a statement from Doctors Without Borders, “there is a sniper who attacked four patients in the hospital.” One of them has a gunshot wound to the neck and is paraplegic. Another was shot in the stomach. Some of the people leaving the hospital want to go south. They bombed her, they bombed her family.
“There is no electricity, no water and no food at Al-Shifa Hospital since this morning,” Obeid added. Our team is exhausted. We had two newborn patients who died because the incubator didn’t work without power. We also had an adult patient in the ICU who died because the ventilator was turned off due to lack of power. We see smoke around the hospital. She [i militari israeliani] They hit everything around the hospital. And they ended up in the hospital several times. The situation is, as I said, very serious. We are almost certain that we are alone. Nobody hears us. We would like someone to give us a guarantee that we can evacuate patients because we have around 600 hospital patients who need medical attention and need to be evacuated! We have about 40 premature babies in the hospital and we need to make sure we can evacuate them. We have 17 patients in intensive care and around 600 post-operative patients, all of whom require medical attention. The situation is therefore very serious. We need help. Nobody listens to us. Médecins Sans Frontières strongly reiterates its call to “stop attacks on hospitals, immediately cease fire and protect medical facilities, medical staff and patients, and allow people who wish to leave hospitals to do so.”
00:33 – The United States plan for Gaza, point by point
(by Giuseppe Sarcina) Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about this at the G7 plenary session that ended yesterday, November 8, in Tokyo. The issue was subsequently discussed in several bilateral meetings with foreign ministers, including Antonio Tajani. Blinken and the other partners have agreed on a rough draft that will now be discussed with Israelis, Palestinians and interlocutors from the international community willing to work together to resolve the crisis.
00:02 – WHO: On average, a child dies in Gaza every ten minutes
“The situation in Gaza is indescribable. Crowded hospital hallways, surgeries without anesthesia, families in overcrowded schools desperate for food. On average, a child is killed every 10 minutes in Gaza. Nobody is safe anywhere. WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this before the UN Security Council.