The UN draft resolution calls for “wide humanitarian pauses” and a two-state solution. WSJ: “Hamas discusses future of Gaza with rival factions.”
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IDF captures neighborhood of Hamas leaders in Gaza City
01:27
Mother killed hostage by soldiers: “It’s not your fault”
“I know that everything that happened is absolutely not your fault”: this is the message that Iris Haim, the mother of Yotam, one of the three hostages accidentally shot in Gaza, addressed to the soldiers involved in the killing.
“I am Yotam's mother, I wanted to tell you that I love you very much and I hug you from a distance. I know that everything that happened is absolutely not your fault, it is no one's fault but Hamas,” said the message sent to the 17th Battalion.
“I ask you to take care of yourself… because we all need your health – and don't hesitate for a second if you see a terrorist. Don't think that you intentionally killed a hostage. You must.” Take care of yourself because it is the “only way to protect ourselves.” Yotam Haim was killed along with Samar Talalka and Alon Shamriz after they were mistaken for Hamas militants by soldiers in the Shijaiyah district of Gaza City, where heavy fighting has been reported for several days.
01:27
Israel, important Hamas command center discovered
The Israeli army said last night it had discovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, dealing a major blow to the Islamist militant group.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the army had identified the core of a vast underground network used by Hamas to transport weapons, militants and supplies through the Gaza Strip. “Everyone used this infrastructure regularly, during emergencies and even at the start of the war on October 7,” Hagari said, adding that such tunnels stretched throughout the Gaza Strip and to major hospitals.
The IDF spokesman also noted that Israel was reducing its operations in the northern strip and said the army had moved to the last remaining Hamas stronghold in Gaza city: the Tufah district.
00:39
In Israel, 19 guards were investigated for beating Palestinian prisoners to death
Israeli police said 19 prison guards had been questioned in connection with the alleged murder of a prisoner last month. In a statement, police said investigators had questioned guards about an alleged “violent incident” at a prison in southern Israel and that the guards had been conditionally released from custody. According to Jewish media reports, several officers are suspected of entering Tair Abu Asab's cell in Ketziot Prison and beating him hours before prison authorities announced his death on November 19. The prison authorities initially said that the circumstances surrounding the man's death were being investigated. Abu Asab, a member of the Fatah movement, had been in prison since 2005 for attempted murder in connection with a terrorist attack.
00:37
IDF captures neighborhood of Hamas leaders in Gaza City
The Israeli army has completed the capture of Hamas's “leader's quarter” in central Gaza City. IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari reported this, stating that the area includes a network of complex tunnels connecting homes, offices and hideouts used by key military and political figures of the Islamic Movement, including Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif. “With this,” he added, “we have completed the exposure of the underground terrorist city of Hamas in the north: we will dismantle it and target its strategic infrastructure.” The same fate will also apply to the “underground hideouts of Hamas leaders in Khan Yunis.” meet, assured Hagari.
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Sirens are wailing in northern Israel, on the border with Lebanon
In northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, sirens wailed: the town of Kiryat Shmona and several surrounding communities were attacked.
8:32 p.m
The UN Security Council postpones the vote until today
Council sources confirmed that negotiations are continuing and that the resolution will be tabled on Thursday provided the right formula for approval is found. Green light requires nine out of fifteen votes and no veto from the five permanent members, namely the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom.