November 19, 2023 4:35 p.m
Israeli delegation travels to Egypt for hostage negotiations
A delegation of seven senior Israeli security officials arrived on a private plane from Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport this afternoon on a brief visit to Egypt as part of efforts to reach a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.
November 19, 2023 4:04 p.m
Ship seized, Netanyahu: “Iran’s act of terrorism”
“We strongly condemn this act against an international merchant vessel. This is another terrorist act that represents a qualitative leap in Iran’s aggression against the citizens of the free world and has international implications for the security of shipping routes. This was said by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with regard to the seizure of the merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, allies of Iran. Netanyahu confirmed that there were no Israeli citizens on board.
November 19, 2023 3:57 p.m
Houthis: “The ship was brought to the coast of Yemen”
A leader of the Houthi rebel group told Al Jazeera that the cargo ship hijacked in the Red Sea had been brought to the coast of Yemen. “We took the ship to support our oppressed people in Gaza,” a spokesman added.
November 19, 2023, 2:47 p.m
Israeli company ship hijacked by Yemeni Houthi militias
The Israeli merchant ship “Galaxy Leader,” which left the Turkish port of Korfez and was headed toward the Indian port of Pipavav, was hijacked by Yemeni Houthi militias in the Gulf of Aden, the stretch of the Indian Ocean between Yemen and Somalia. There are 25 people on board. A few hours ago, a spokesman for the Houthis, Iran-aligned Islamic militiamen, announced on Telegram that the group would attack “all ships owned by Israel, operating for Israeli companies, or flying the Israeli flag.” “It is a ship with an international crew, without Israelis,” said Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Tel Aviv Army (IDF), calling the hijacking “a very serious event on a global level.”
November 19, 2023, 2:31 p.m
US: “Closer than ever to agreement with Hamas on hostages”
“We are closer than ever to an agreement with Hamas on the release of the hostages.” “There is no agreement yet,” but in the last few days of talks “the gap has narrowed.” This was stated by US Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer in an interview with CBS.
November 19, 2023 1:54 p.m
Some newborns evacuated from Al-Shifa will go to Europe
In many cases it will be a long journey for the 31 premature babies who will be evacuated from al-Shifa hospital – the largest in the Gaza Strip – and moved to the south for security reasons: according to Al Jazeera, not all of them will be able to be accommodated there Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where only six of the 18 available incubators are free, but many of them have to be housed in European hospitals. The newborns were traveling in a convoy of six ambulances from the NGO Save The Children: two died before they could be evacuated.
November 19, 2023, 1:34 p.m
PNA foreign ministers and Muslim countries visit China
The Palestinian Authority foreign minister and counterparts from four Muslim-majority countries will visit China tomorrow and Tuesday. This was announced by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning. “During the visit, China will conduct intensive communication and coordination with the joint delegation of foreign ministers of Arab and Islamic countries to promote a reduction in the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, protect civilians and fairly resolve the Palestinian issue,” the spokesman said .
November 19, 2023, 1:27 p.m
Sirens in the north and south of Israel
Warning sirens of air strikes are wailing in both the south and north of the country, on the border with Lebanon and in the kibbutzim near the Gaza Strip. This was announced by the army’s military spokesman, Daniel Hagari.
November 19, 2023, 1:24 p.m
Khamenei: “Muslim countries should cut ties with Israel”
Muslim countries must maintain “close political relations” with Israel “at least for a limited period of time.” This was stated by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who in recent weeks had already called for an embargo against Israel on food and oil. “Zionists call themselves the superior race and view the rest of humanity as an inferior race. That’s why their conscience allows them to kill thousands of children without feeling guilty,” Khamenei said. “The events in Gaza have revealed many hidden truths to the world. One of them is the fact that the US President, the German Chancellor, the French President and the British Prime Minister support racism,” he added.
November 19, 2023, 12:48 p.m
31 premature babies evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital
The 31 premature babies still at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital have been evacuated and will be taken to Egypt accompanied by “three doctors and two nurses,” the facility’s general director Mohammad Zaqout told AFP.