• It is the 28th day of the war: According to Hamas, over 9,000 Palestinians have died; 1,400 Israeli; 241 hostages in Gaza.
• Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, said in his public speech that “October 7 was an action led entirely by the Palestinians.”
• Israeli broadcaster Channel 12: “Zelensky will be in Israel next week.”
• The words and acronyms to understand the conflict: Here is the glossary.
• The history of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, explained here.
6:19 a.m. – USAID agency officials call for an immediate ceasefire
Hundreds of US Agency for International Development (USAID) officials have asked the White House to pressure Israel into a ceasefire with Hamas. This was announced by Foreign Policy magazine. “The letter calls for “an immediate ceasefire” and “cessation of hostilities,” the newspaper writes. USAID officials – at least 360 of whom have signed the petition – also want the United States to call on Israel to respect international law.
5:53 a.m. – Guterres “horrified” by Israeli attack on ambulance
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “appalled” by Israeli forces’ attack on an ambulance that Hamas said was part of a convoy transporting wounded from Gaza to Egypt. “I am horrified by the news of the attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al-Shifa Hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are heartbreaking. The UN chief insisted “not to forget the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel,” but added that “for almost a month, Gaza’s civilian population, including children and women, have been under siege, denied aid and “They will be killed” and driven out of Gaza.” “All this must stop,” he continued.
5:50 a.m. – Israeli troops capture Hamas stronghold with important documents
Israeli troops announced the capture of a key Hamas stronghold in the Gaza Strip, where soldiers from the Givati Brigade also found documents that could be crucial for further steps in the war. An army spokesman said this. According to Israel, the facility housed Hamas’s intelligence headquarters based in Jabaliya. Inside the fortress, soldiers discovered Hamas’ intelligence headquarters and associated documentation, complete with detailed maps, charts, media and personal information on terrorists and Hamas commanders; “Similar contents were found on the bodies of captured and dead terrorists after the October 7 attacks.”
5:05 a.m. – NYT journalist resigns after signing anti-war letter
New York Times Magazine reporter Jazmine Hughes has resigned for expressing support for the Palestinian people and opposition to Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip. The decision came after a conversation with his publisher. In recent days, the journalist signed a letter of opposition to the Israel-Gaza war from Writers Against the War on Gaza, which the NYT said was a violation of editorial policy. “While I respect that he has strong convictions, this was a clear violation of Times policy, which I fully support and which is an important part of our commitment to independence,” wrote New York Times Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jake Silverstein in an email to the editor. Hughes, who worked for the Times since 2015, had no comment on the resignation. The anti-Gaza letter was also signed by other journalists from the Los Angeles Times, Jewish Currents, Al Jazeera, Vox Media and New York Magazine.
5:04 a.m. – Guterres: “Horrified by attack on ambulance in Gaza”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “appalled” by the attack by Israeli forces on an ambulance convoy in Gaza. He said this in a statement, adding that the conflict “must come to an end.” “I am appalled by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa Hospital. “The images of bodies scattered on the street outside the hospital are heartbreaking,” his statement said.