• It’s the 26th day of the war: XXX Palestinian dead, according to Hamas; XXX these are the Israelis; XXX hostages in Gaza.
• Some refugee camps in Gaza were bombed and there were “many victims”.
• Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with support from Iran, attacked the Israeli city of Eilat.
• Words and acronyms for understanding the conflict: the glossary.
• The history of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, explained.
6:18 a.m. – Russia: “France’s proposal for an anti-Hamas coalition could lead to escalation”
The French proposal to form an international coalition to fight the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas risks escalation in the Middle East. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Ria Novosti. On October 24, during his visit to Israel, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the formation of an international and regional coalition to combat Hamas in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It appears that the French idea and the belligerent declarations of numerous other international actors, supported by the build-up of military forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, threaten a further escalation of the armed confrontation in the Middle East, the internationalization of the conflict and … the involvement of new participants” said Zakharova. “More broadly, it should be noted that this is not the first of similar French initiatives, which do not address the root of the problem but have long been viewed with growing skepticism by the international community,” the spokeswoman added.
5:53 a.m. – Red Crescent: “Bombings near Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza”
According to reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent published on “For more than two hours, the area around Al-Quds Hospital in Tel Al-Hawa in Gaza was hit by heavy shelling, with loud explosions causing panic and fear among hospital teams and over 14,000 displaced people “triggered,” says Prcs on X .
5:29 a.m. – Israeli army, sirens around Gaza
New alarms at night. Sirens wailed in the Gaza Strip area. The Israeli Defense Forces announced this via Telegram.
5:07 a.m. – The death toll among both Palestinians and Israelis is increasing
The death toll from the October 7 terrorist attack is more than 1,400 dead. According to the latest estimates, no fewer than 240 hostages (including children and the elderly) were kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists and deported to the Gaza Strip (not a final estimate, which does not take into account the four hostages released so far and the released hostage). by the Israel Defense Forces). Since October 7, more than 320 Israeli soldiers (13 in ground operations in the Gaza Strip) have died fighting Palestinian terrorists in the south and Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists in the north.
According to Palestinian sources, there are 8,796 dead in Gaza (Hamas does not distinguish between civilians and militiamen), of which 3,648 are minors and over 22,000 are injured.
3:54 a.m. – Biden: “A break is needed to let the prisoners out”
“I think we need a break. A break means giving time to let the prisoners out”: Joe Biden said this at a campaign rally in Minnesota after a citizen shouted: “As a rabbi, I need you to call for a ceasefire now.” This was reported by the accompanying team of reporters , without specifying whether the president was referring to the hostages or those held in the Gaza Strip.
3:34 a.m. – UN: “The attack on Jabalia could constitute a war crime”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that Israel’s bombing of the Palestinian refugee camp in Jabalia in the Gaza Strip could constitute a war crime. “Given the high number of civilian casualties and the scale of destruction following the Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp, we have serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes,” the UN agency wrote on X.
03:05 – Four Italians leave Gaza: “Destroyed, let’s think about the catastrophe behind us.” Tajani: I’m working on getting the other 14 out
(by Fabrizio Caccia) It took them more than half a day to walk the longest hundred meters of their lives: from the UNRWA camp, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Until crossing the border with Egypt, at the Rafah border crossing, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Laura Canali from Human Rights Watch, Maya Papotti from Action against Hunger, Giuditta Brattini from the Gazzella Association and Jacopo Intini from South South International Cooperation with his Palestinian wife Amal Khayal, the head of the mission, whom he met three years ago in Gaza .
They are the first group of Italians to get out of this hell. In the afternoon they spoke with Meri Calvelli, an ACS (Association of Cooperation and Solidarity) employee, their long-time friend with whom they shared a thousand humanitarian projects. A hundred very long meters, due to the nerve-wracking wait for all the necessary visas and permits from the various governments: Egypt, Israel, Qatar. Until the signal came and the UN convoy set off.
2:44 a.m. – Talks about a multinational force in Gaza after Hamas
After Israel’s destruction of Hamas, talks are underway about setting up a multinational force in Gaza: two US senators have confirmed this. Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Richard Blumenthal told Politico that diplomacy is working behind the scenes to establish a peacekeeping force in Gaza, although it is unlikely to include American troops.
02:11 a.m. – Israeli troops advance with armored vehicles and drones: “We are at the gates of Gaza City”
(by Davide Frattini, our correspondent) “At the gates of Gaza City,” as an Israeli general proclaimed, the mechanized infantry arrived there aboard the Namers, assembling the Merkava tank and an infantry fighting vehicle. The Givati Brigade soldiers – who know the terrain better and are part of the South Division – can get out of the vehicle for close combat and then get back in. The speed of the invasion is determined by the diesel engines, not the pace of the military. Maybe it’s also because – the vehicles are newly designed – that “progress has been faster than expected. In five days we will already be in total war on the field,” writes Amos Harel, analyst for the Haaretz newspaper. For this reason, 16 Israelis have already fallen, 11 of them were killed by an anti-tank missile that hit the very namer on which they were being transported. For this reason, Palestinian casualties are increasing – totaling at least 9,000, including many civilians – yesterday the rockets hit the Jabalia refugee camp for the second time, according to Palestinian sources “there were dozens of deaths”.
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1:50 a.m. – The Pope: “Possible escalation, it would be the end of many things”
“War won’t solve anything. Escalation is possible, it would mean the end of many things and many lives.” I think human wisdom stops these things. Yes, there is a possibility, but this war affects us because of what it means: Israel, Palestine, the Holy Land, Jerusalem, but Ukraine also affects us because it is nearby.” This is how Pope Francis responded in the interview with Tg1 director Gian Marco Chiocci when asked whether he feared a global escalation. “But there are many other wars that do not concern us: Kivu, Yemen, Myanmar with the Rohingya, who are martyrs.” “The world is at war, but the defense industry is behind it,” he added.
1:14 a.m. – Gaza, Rafah border crossing opens: hundreds flee
(by Andrea Nicastro, our correspondent) Finally, someone can leave the Gaza Strip. Not one or two people at a time, but hundreds. Yesterday, 335 “foreigners” and 76 injured Palestinians reached safety by entering Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. Including four Italians and the entire international staff of Doctors Without Borders: 22 people. It could have been more, but communication in Gaza is difficult. You send a WhatsApp and the duplicate check doesn’t appear for days. Even getting around is a problem, apart from the bombings there is no petrol. There were 491 “foreigners” on the list approved by all parties, but some did not make it to Rafah, others were not notified, and still others refused to leave relatives who had not been given the green light. According to various sources, there are between 5,000 and 7,000 “foreigners” in Gaza. Four hundred have American passports and with their family members already approved to accompany them, that number comes to a thousand. Cairo estimates it will take two weeks to evacuate them all. Then? Will anyone else be able to come out? At the moment it doesn’t seem like that. Palestinian civilians must remain trapped in the Gaza Strip.
00:59 – Duke, the return of the hostages is just as important as the victory
“I tell you unequivocally what I told the families: the hostages are in our thoughts and their return is of course an essential part of the success of this campaign, along with victory in this decisive war against the enemy and the restoration of security.” in the country”. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said this during a speech to the nation on “resilience, spirit and soul”, in which he praised the “Israeli mosaic” he created while visiting the wounded, the families of the hostages and the displaced communities discovered, as the Times reported Israel. Herzog assured that “the best minds – thousands of Israelis, from the country’s leadership to all levels of the security services – will work every minute of the day with professionalism and dedication to strengthen our moral “To fulfill our duty as a country – to bring the hostages” to your home. The Israeli president then accused Hamas of waging a “psychological campaign” against Israel and called on Israelis not to fall into their trap and unfounded rumors to spread.
12:35 a.m. – Egypt: “76 injured and 335 foreigners evacuated from Gaza”
An Egyptian official said 76 injured Palestinians and 335 foreigners and dual citizens were evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Egypt today for the first time since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. “At 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. Italian time), 76 injured Palestinians on board ambulances and 335 people with foreign passports on board six buses had crossed the Rafah border post,” said the local official, contacted by AFP by phone in Ismailia, northeast of the country. Egyptian authorities had announced that they would exceptionally open the Rafah border crossing to allow the passage of almost 90 injured Palestinians and around 545 dual citizens and foreigners.
12:27 a.m. – Guterres: “I am shocked by the raid on the refugee camp”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “dismayed” by the Israeli air strikes on the refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. This was announced by his spokesman.