November 18, 2023 1:20 p.m
New warning sirens on the border with Lebanon
New warning sirens recently sounded in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon. This was announced by the military spokesman.
November 18, 2023 1:18 p.m
Doctors Without Borders: “Our al-Shifa personnel are blocking, including 65 children”
A total of 137 people, Médecins Sans Frontières staff from Al-Shifa Hospital and their families, including 65 children, are stranded near the compound where Israeli forces have been operating for days, the international organization reports. Attempts to displace this group of people have so far failed. For this reason, MSF is calling for an immediate ceasefire to allow the evacuation of civilians. The lack of food and water poses the risk of deaths “in a few days or even in the next few hours.” Doctors Without Borders’ guesthouse and water tank were hit by fire on Tuesday and its offices by shells on Thursday.
November 18, 2023, 12:43 p.m
Hospital director: “Dozens of injured people will die on the streets”
Hundreds of people leave the hospital complex and make their way to the south of the Gaza Strip on foot. The director general said that each incubator would accommodate two newborns who would require intensive care. “Dozens of injured people will die on the streets,” he said in an interview with al Jazeera. In the last few hours, six dialysis patients and 22 in intensive care have died.
November 18, 2023, 12:10 p.m
Haaretz: “Hundreds leave al-Shifa hospital on foot”
Hundreds of people are leaving the hospital al Shifa from Gaza City and go towards the southern part stripes. Haaretz reported this, citing Palestinian reports from the region.
November 18, 2023, 11:51 am
Patients and doctors “leave Al-Shifa Hospital”
Patients and medical staff “leave Al-Shifa Hospital,” which had already been abandoned by many people earlier in the week following the arrival of the Israeli military. This was announced by the health authorities in Gaza. Medical personnel said they received an immediate evacuation order from the Israeli military this morning. However, the army denied this had happened and said it had provided a safe corridor for those trying to leave the site.
November 18, 2023, 11:24 am
Telephone lines reactivated in Gaza
After an approximately 24-hour outage, telephone lines in the Gaza Strip were reactivated. This was reported by local sources, who said the situation has gradually returned to normal since yesterday evening. This development is attributed to the importation of a certain amount of fuel into the Gaza Strip, which was approved yesterday by the Israeli government after repeated requests from the United States. However, the two largest telephone companies in the Gaza Strip have warned their customers that if these deliveries are interrupted, telephone communications could come to a standstill again.
November 18, 2023 10:44 am
Hezbollah: “We responded to Israel’s attacks”
Hezbollah said it responded to Israeli air and artillery attacks in southern Lebanon by attacking Israeli army positions near the demarcation line between the two countries. According to Hezbollah press releases, Israeli positions in the areas of Shtula, Nahal Betzet, Jordeikh, Wadi Sasa, Khallet Warde and Raheb were attacked.
November 18, 2023, 10:13 am
Israel attacks southern Lebanon
Following a series of Hezbollah attacks in the Upper Galilee, Israeli artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon. The military spokesman updates it. Warning sirens had previously sounded in several Israeli border towns, including Sasa and Shtulà. A total of 25 explosions were recorded, which did not cause any fatalities. In the attacks carried out by Hezbollah in the same area yesterday, four people were injured, one of whom is in serious condition.
November 18, 2023, 10:02 am
Israel: “No evacuation order for hospital”
The Israeli army “at no time ordered the evacuation of patients or doctors” from Shifa Hospital. The military spokesman said this, explaining that the army instead had “a request from the director of Shifa to give other Gaza residents who were in the hospital and who wish to evacuate the opportunity to do so through a safe route.” “The medical staff remains in the hospital – he added – to help patients who cannot be evacuated.”
Nov 18, 2023 9:55 am
Warning sirens in northern Israel
In northern Israel, especially in Kibbutz Sasa on the border with Lebanon, warning sirens are wailing about the arrival of rockets. The army made it known