Several “terrorists” were killed on Saturday, October 14, in an army-thwarted attempt to enter Israel from Lebanon, an Israeli army spokesman announced. They were killed by “a drone,” he said. The border region has been the scene of regular clashes for almost a week, but operations have so far been limited, as have Israeli bombings on the outskirts of border villages in southern Lebanon. Follow our live stream.
According to the United Nations, more than 1,300 buildings were destroyed in Gaza. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 5,540 homes were “destroyed,” while nearly 3,750 others were so damaged that they were uninhabitable.
Senior Hamas military official killed by Israeli army. This is Mourad Abou Mourad, head of Hamas air operations in Gaza City. The Israeli army said in a statement on Saturday that he played “an important role in leading the terrorists during the massacre” last weekend.
Josep Borrell considers the order to evacuate Gaza to be “completely impossible”. For the head of European diplomacy, “the idea that we could move a million people in 24 hours in a situation like the one in Gaza can only lead to a humanitarian crisis.” “We are definitely defending Israel’s right to itself to defend,” he added at a press conference. “But like any law, it has a limit. And that limit is international law.”
24 Thais killed in Hamas attack. The number of Thais killed in the war between Israel and Hamas has risen to 24, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced on Saturday. The country’s authorities have no news of 16 Thai hostages. According to the kingdom’s Labor Ministry, around 30,000 people work in Israel, mostly as agricultural workers.
In Gaza, thousands of Palestinians are fleeing after Israel’s call for evacuation. All are hoping to find refuge further south after Israel, which is preparing for a ground offensive in retaliation for the bloody Hamas attack, appealed to civilians.