Siege of hospitals in Gaza, particularly Al-Shifa, where Israelis believe Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is hiding.
Important points
02:37
Total power outage in al-Shifa hospital
00:34
Extraordinary joint summit of the Arab League and the Islamic Organization in Riyadh today
03:51
Clash between the Israeli embassy and the US State Department
The Israeli embassy in the United States has publicly attacked the US State Department’s Office of Near East Affairs for criticizing the demolition of a Palestinian house in Jerusalem. “The Israeli government demolished a Palestinian family’s home in response to the actions of their 13-year-old son,” the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs said Friday on X, adding that “an entire family should not lose their home. “due to the actions of a single person.” The Israeli embassy responded immediately, pointing out that “the thirteen-year-old is a terrorist who killed an Israeli citizen by stabbing him.”
03:14
Police raid the headquarters of the Jewish-Arab party Hadash in Nazareth
In Nazareth, police searched the headquarters of the Jewish Arab party Hadash, spraying paint on the walls and tearing up several posters. “Ben Gvir’s police (Minister of National Security, far-right hawk, editor’s note) – we read in a note from Hadash reported by the Times of Israel – continues political persecution and tries to influence Arab public opinion and other opponents of the war.” Several members of the Arab community were arrested yesterday. “We will not give in to these provocations,” it continues, “and we will continue to support the Arab-Jewish struggle against fascism, war and lead to persecution.”
02:37
Total power outage in al-Shifa hospital
Total power outage at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. This was reported by various media outlets including Al-Arabiya. The hospital was hit by a rocket during the day. The Israeli military said in the evening that the structure had been accidentally hit by a Palestinian rocket fired at Jewish state troops operating in the area.
Metropolis/444 – Gaza, Di Feo: “Where is Hamas leader Sinwar really hiding?”
02:07
WHO: No place is safe in Gaza
“There is no safe place and no one is safe” in the Gaza Strip, whose health system is “in ruins,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a hearing at the UN Security Council.
01:48
Russia at the UN: “The first step is a timely ceasefire”
Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said during the Security Council meeting on Gaza that the “first step is a timely ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone.”
“The increased foreign military presence in the conflict zone, particularly American units, is also part of the general escalation and this only increases tension,” he added.
01:26
China at the United Nations: “The protection of the civilian population must not be postponed”
“The protection of the civilian population must not be postponed. There is no time to waste to save lives,” Chinese UN Ambassador Zhang Jun said at the Security Council meeting on Gaza. He then quoted the words of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: “This is not a humanitarian crisis, but a crisis of humanity.”
Patients and displaced people at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City
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Netanyahu: “Israel is doing everything it can to spare civilians”
“While Israel does everything to avoid attacks on civilians, Hamas-ISIS does everything to prevent them from moving to safe areas and uses them as human shields,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in response to the French President Emmanuel Macron’s appeal to end the bombing of the Gaza Strip. “These crimes that Hamas-ISIS is committing in Gaza today will be committed tomorrow in Paris, New York and around the world. World leaders must condemn Hamas-ISIS, not Israel,” he concluded.
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Media: Israel is preparing to fight for a year
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing for a year-long battle in the Gaza Strip. This is what the Times of Israel writes, citing an internal IDF report, according to which the Israeli army is “preparing for a period of one year of fighting in different areas using different methods, but for a year of fighting to get to the fourth phase “This war: the entry into Gaza of a new government that is not Hamas and is not supported by the Iranians.”
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Extraordinary joint summit of the Arab League and the Islamic Organization in Riyadh today
Saudi Arabia will host an extraordinary summit between the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation today. Summit meetings between the two bodies were planned for the weekend in Riyadh, but were expected to take place separately. “The exceptional circumstances in Gaza – explains a statement from the Foreign Ministry of the Saudi monarchy – have led to an extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit.”