Cover photo: Israeli soldiers at the Al-Shifa hospital compound in Gaza, November 15, 2023. IDF / via Portal
- The Israeli army announced early Wednesday that it was conducting “a precise and targeted operation” against Hamas “in a specific area of Al-Shifa Hospital” in Gaza. The site is viewed by Israel and the United States as a strategic military site for Hamas. “We call on all Hamas terrorists present in the hospital to surrender,” the Israeli army said in its message announcing the operation.
- “France wants health facilities such as hospitals to be spared”explains Olivier Veran. Government spokesman discusses the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital at the end of the minutes of the Council of MinistersWednesday.
- Asked about the current operation, A spokesman for the White House National Security Council said: “Hospitals and patients must be protected.”
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel was “waging a war against the existence of Palestinians.”in a speech on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Palestine’s declaration of independence.
- “I’m in the hospital and I see dozens of soldiers and commandos in the emergency room and reception, and there are tanks that have entered the hospital complex.”said Youssef Abul Reesh, a senior official in the Hamas government’s health ministry.
- Tuesday, before the start of the Israeli operation, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “very concerned about the terrible situation and significant human losses in several hospitals in Gaza” and called for an immediate ceasefire “in the name of humanity.”. Several senior UN officials expressed their “dismay” and called for “an end to the horror” in Gaza.
- US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Tuesday evening and “discussed in detail ongoing efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.”said the White House in a statement. Joe Biden had previously said he believed in an agreement on the release of hostages.
- One hundred and twelve people – French, their beneficiaries and representatives of the French Institute – “were able to leave the Gaza Strip” and are “now safe in France”.said the Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday. “This assessment marks the end of a first phase of our evacuation operations, which allowed almost all of our compatriots who wanted to leave Gaza to do so,” she added.
- According to the Hamas government, more than 11,000 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since the war began on October 7th. The Hamas government said 4,650 children were among the deaths registered so far. In addition, 29,200 people were injured. This report is no longer current as of November 10th.
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