NGO, 2 pro-Hezbollah militiamen killed in Israeli raid in Syria
Two Syrian pro-Hezbollah fighters were killed today in Israeli strikes on sites of the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed movement near the Syrian capital Damascus. This was stated by the NGO Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
“Two Syrian fighters working for Hezbollah were killed and seven others injured in Israeli airstrikes on sites.”
“Hezbollah is close to Sayyida Zeinab,” said Rami Abdel Rahmane, the NGO’s director.
Doctors Without Borders: “Our convoy in Gaza was destroyed on November 18th. attacked by Israel”
“All elements indicate that the Israeli army is responsible for the attack” on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) convoy in Gaza on November 18, in which two people died: the humanitarian organization itself wrote this in a statement today which is attached
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“On November 18, 2023, an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) evacuation convoy was attacked in Gaza City. Two people were killed in an apparent deliberate attack on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) vehicles bearing the organization’s prominent symbol. Both victims were family members of MSF staff, one of whom was also a volunteer supporting the medical operation at Al Shifa Hospital. Two weeks later, after collecting the statements of the employees present in the convoy that day,
Doctors Without Borders believes that everything points to the Israeli army being responsible for this attack. Médecins Sans Frontières has demanded a formal statement from the Israeli authorities and an independent investigation to establish the facts and responsibility.”
In addition, MSF also collected witness statements about the destruction of five of its vehicles on November 20 and the severe damage to its clinic in Gaza City, all of which (vehicles and structure) were clearly marked by the organization’s logo.
“Doctors Without Borders once again condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on their convoy and once again expresses its condolences to the families of the victims,” writes Doctors Without Borders.
Israel resumes attacks in the Gaza Strip
According to local sources, new Israeli attacks rocked Gaza for the second day in a row after the ceasefire was broken.
Clouds of gray smoke loom over the Gaza Strip, where the Hamas-run health ministry says nearly 200 people have been killed since the ceasefire was broken 24 hours ago. “What we are doing now is to attack Hamas military targets throughout the Gaza Strip,” Israel Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus told reporters.
With the resumption of hostilities, Hamas’ armed wing received “orders to resume fighting” and “defend the Gaza Strip,” according to a source close to the group who spoke on condition of anonymity.
International leaders and humanitarian groups have condemned the resumption of hostilities. The United States has said it is working with regional partners to reach another ceasefire. “We will continue to work with Israel, Egypt and Qatar to restore a ceasefire,” U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters in California.
Israel: “Over 400 targets have been hit since the break ended”
The Israeli army said today that it has struck more than 400 “terrorist targets” in the Gaza Strip since the end of the pause
Fight with Hamas. Air, sea and ground troops were involved, it is said, and combat aircraft “hit more than 50 targets in a major attack in the Khan Yunis area” in the south of the territory.
According to Unicef more than 5,300 children were killed before the ceasefire
Before the fighting subsided, more than 5,300 Palestinian children were killed in 48 days of relentless bombardment in the Gaza Strip, a figure that does not include many children still missing and presumed buried under the rubble.
This is what Unicef says, adding: “Children need a permanent humanitarian ceasefire. All children of the State of Palestine and Israel deserve peace. If violence were to reach this intensity again, we can expect hundreds more children to be killed and injured every day. As of yesterday, the Gaza Strip is once again the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.”
“For seven days,” said UNICEF Director-General Catherine Russell, “there has been a glimmer of hope for children in the midst of this terrible nightmare. More than 30 children held hostage in Gaza have been freed and reunited with their families. The humanitarian pause has begun.”
allowed to increase deliveries of vital aid to Gaza and the wider region. UNICEF and its partners were able to significantly expand their operations and programs. And we were able to begin reuniting separated children with their families.
This was not enough to meet the scale of humanitarian needs, but it was a start. We now need safer and more predictable access to reach injured, displaced and traumatized children. And we need to help children exposed to the cold, wet weather.
Children need a permanent humanitarian ceasefire. We call on all parties to ensure that children are protected and supported in accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law. “All children of the State of Palestine and Israel,” Russell concluded, “deserve peace and the hope of a better future.”
Hamas, the death toll since the end of the break is 240
The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip said today that 240 people have been killed in Palestinian territory since the end of the ceasefire. Another 650 people were injured in “hundreds of air raids, artillery attacks, etc.”
the Navy throughout the Gaza Strip,” it said in a statement, adding that Israeli forces “particularly targeted Khan Yunis, where dozens of houses were destroyed.”
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