“Given the impasse in the negotiations, we are following the Prime Minister’s instructions.” Benjamin Netanyahu“Mossad chief David Barnea has ordered his employees to return from Doha,” an official statement said.
Therefore, any possibility of dialogue has been frozen for the time being and concerns about the hostages in the hands of Hamas in Gaza are increasing. A demonstration is planned in Tel Aviv today to demand their release.
The Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip continues. At least 193 Palestinians have been killed and 650 injured in Gaza since the ceasefire ended on Friday morning, a Gaza Health Ministry spokesman said today.
2:02 p.m
Hamas, “15,200 dead in Gaza, 70% women and children”
The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza has risen to 15,207. This was stated by the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported.
According to the ministry, 70% of the victims were women and children, and more than 40,000 people were injured in the attacks.
1:50 p.m
Mossad chief recalls negotiators from Doha
The head of the Mossad, David Barnea, recalled the negotiating team of the Doha negotiations on the ceasefire and the release of prisoners due to the “standstill” in the talks. This is what we read in a statement from the Israeli secret service published by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Due to the deadlock in negotiations and on the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad chief David Barnea ordered his team in Doha to return to Israel. The terrorist organization Hamas did not fulfill its part of the agreement, which called for the release of Israel.” “All children and women according to a list submitted to and approved by Hamas,” the statement said.
Negotiations to extend the ceasefire: The aim is to exchange soldiers
by our correspondent Daniele Raineri November 29, 2023
1:24 p.m
Erdogan: “It is impossible to exclude or eliminate Hamas”
“Hamas is a reality in Palestine. The idea of excluding or eliminating them is not realistic.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this this morning on the sidelines of the climate summit in Dubai.
Erdogan defined Israel as a “terrorist state”, reiterated Turkey’s determination to bring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court, blamed the Jewish state for the end of the ceasefire and reiterated the need to reach a ceasefire.
“You can continue to throw mud at me, but I will not say that Hamas is a terrorist organization. These are people who have been fighting to defend a piece of land since 1947, and I am doing the same now,” said Erdogan, then criticized the position of the USA and England.
“Countries that support Israel, especially the United States and Britain, ask me when I talk about the two-state solution what will happen to the threat from Hamas. I answer them that with the two states the threat disappears. With the exception of Hamas or the idea of eliminating them is not a realistic scenario. It is a Palestinian reality, a political movement that also won the elections,” said the Turkish leader, who then attacked Netanyahu and accused him of using religion hypocritically.
(Portal) 1:10 p.m
Four Hamas members released from Libya are in Turkey
Libyan authorities in Tripoli have released four Hamas members who were sentenced to 17 years in prison for arms trafficking and conspiring against state security. This was reported by the “Libya Observer” portal and identified the four as Marwan al-Ashqar, Nasib Shabir, Muayad Abed And Baraa al-Ashqar. According to the same source, the Hamas members arrested in 2016 and convicted in 2019, accompanied by a “senior Libyan official,” have already flown to Istanbul, where they were greeted by representatives of the Palestinian movement.
12.08
Kamala Harris in Dubai works on post-war issues in Gaza
American Vice President Kamala Harris will present America’s goals for the period after the end of the conflict between Israel and Hamas at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai today. International news sites remind us of this, according to which Harris is expected to underline that in a post-conflict scenario there is hope that the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank will be reunited under a single governing entity. The US vice president will meet regional leaders in Dubai, including Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates.
“In her meetings, the vice president will outline our principles for the post-conflict period in Gaza, present concrete proposals that unite Palestinian voices, and build regional support to support our efforts,” a White House official said.
11:53
USA: “Israel will allow limited access to aid to Gaza”
The United States expects Israel to begin flowing some aid back to the area after blocking aid on Friday following the end of the ceasefire.
John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, said this, emphasizing that at Washington’s request, the importation of some aid was being made possible. However, he added that it would be a significantly limited influx compared to the hundreds of trucks entering Gaza daily. Day break in the fighting: During the ceasefire it could now be “dozens against hundreds”.
The United States – he concluded – will continue to push to increase aid to Gaza at least to the level of goods received during the pause.
11:24 a.m
Six arrests among protesters outside Netanyahu’s home
Six people were arrested by police as they demonstrated outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in the coastal city of Caesarea, protest organizers said, citing the Times of Israel.
Protesters are calling for Netanyahu to resign following failures that led to Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel. Video from the scene shows several protesters standing on the sand dunes above his home and shouting at him with a megaphone before being confronted by police. The police informed them that they did not have permission to demonstrate there.
11:15 a.m
Austin, USA hopes for the restoration of the ceasefire
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington hopes the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will be restored.
“We will continue to work with Israel, Egypt and Qatar on efforts to reinstate the pause,” he said. Austin blamed Hamas for the resumption of fighting and noted that it had failed to draw up a new list of hostages to be released, according to SkyNews.
11:05 a.m
Movement in northern Israel is restricted following attacks from Lebanon
The Israeli Army (IDF) has reimposed restrictions on the movement of civilians in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel following new Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon. Haaretz writes this, recalling that several communities near the Lebanese border have already been evacuated since the start of the war, but many people have remained on site. In its statement to the local population, the IDF notes that community gates will remain closed and traffic in the area will be reduced. Working in the fields is also forbidden. Residents are also advised to stay near bomb shelters and protected areas, Haaretz writes.
10:41 a.m
Wafa, 16-year-old, injured in Israeli attack on Jenin, dead
The Palestinian agency Wafa reports that a 16-year-old boy, seriously injured in an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the northern West Bank, died today. The director of Al-Razi Hospital in Jenin, Fawaz Hammad, said the 16-year-old died from injuries to his thigh and abdomen. Wafa recalls that 11 people were killed and over 20 injured in the Israeli raid on October 9th.
Adam and Basil, the little ones from Jenin, were killed during the Israeli attack
by our correspondent Francesca Caferri, November 30, 2023
10:05 a.m
The UN insists on the need for a humanitarian ceasefire
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths stressed the need to end fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling the situation of civilians in the region “unacceptable” following the end of the ceasefire. “Almost two months after the fighting began,” he said, “the children, women and men in Gaza are very afraid, have nowhere safe to go and have very little to survive on.”
“They live surrounded by disease, destruction and death. This is unacceptable,” the UN official added, emphasizing the need for a humanitarian ceasefire to “maintain progress in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and benefit from it, protect civilians and protect the infrastructure from which they depend on them for their livelihood, and release the remaining hostages immediately and unconditionally.”
(Portal) 09:36
Doctors Without Borders: “Our convoy in Gaza was attacked by Israel on November 18th.”
“All elements indicate that the Israeli army is responsible for the attack” on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) convoy in Gaza on November 18, in which two people died: the humanitarian organization itself wrote this in a statement today , which is also attached photos and videos.
“On November 18, 2023, an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) evacuation convoy was attacked in Gaza City. Two people were killed in an apparent deliberate attack on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) vehicles bearing the organization’s prominent symbol. Both victims were family members of MSF staff, one of whom was also a volunteer supporting the medical operation at Al Shifa Hospital. Two weeks later, after collecting the statements of the staff present in the convoy that day, Médecins Sans Frontières believes that all elements point to the Israeli army as being responsible for this attack. Médecins Sans Frontières has requested a formal statement from the Israeli authorities as well as an independent investigation to establish the facts and accountability.”
In addition, MSF also collected witness statements about the destruction of five of its vehicles on November 20 and the severe damage to its clinic in Gaza City, all of which (vehicles and structure) were clearly marked by the organization’s logo.
“Doctors Without Borders once again condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on their convoy and once again expresses its condolences to the families of the victims,” writes Doctors Without Borders.
08:58
Media: “Israel wants a buffer zone on the border with the Gaza Strip”
Israel has informed several Arab states that it wants to establish a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of the Gaza border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after the war ends. This is reported by the Portal website, citing Egyptian and regional sources.
08:54
Wsj, Israel is ready for a ceasefire to release more hostages
An Israeli official told the Wall Street Journal that Israel is willing to consider future pauses in the war in Gaza to allow the release of as many hostages as possible. According to the newspaper, the official said that “we can negotiate while we are still fighting” and that the expired agreement to end the fighting was “made possible by the pressure of our military operation on the ground.”
08:34
NGO, two Hezbollah militants killed in attacks in Syria
Israeli airstrikes killed two Syrian pro-Hezbollah fighters this evening when they hit the Iranian-backed group’s sites near Damascus.
“Two Syrian fighters working for Hezbollah were killed and seven other fighters from the group were injured in Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah sites near Sayyida Zeinab,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights .
08:33
IDF, over 400 targets hit in Gaza Strip
The IDF said it struck more than 400 targets in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including dozens of targets in the southern city of Khan Yunis.
The Israeli Navy operated in Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip, attacking “military targets of the Hamas organization as well as infrastructure and equipment of the organization’s naval forces.”
A terrorist cell was attacked in the northern Gaza Strip and, according to the IDF, ambushed Israeli forces. The IDF also attacked a mosque that the army said served as Islamic Jihad’s military headquarters.
07:48
Unicef: “5,300 children have already been killed in Palestine”
Before the fighting subsided, more than 5,300 Palestinian children were killed in 48 days of relentless shelling, a figure that does not include many children still missing and presumed buried under the rubble. This is what Unicef says, adding: “Children need a permanent humanitarian ceasefire. All children of the State of Palestine and Israel deserve peace. If violence were to reach this intensity again, we can expect hundreds more children to be killed and injured every day. As of yesterday, the Gaza Strip is once again the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.”
06:45
Second day of attacks: 3 mosques destroyed
Israel carried out new airstrikes on the southern part of the Gaza Strip, destroying three mosques in Khan Yunis. Palestinian media reported on it.
00:28
Israeli air strike near Damascus
“Israel launched an airstrike near Damascus.” This was reported by Syrian state media, Al Jazeera and Haaretz reported. No further information is currently available.
Since the war against Hamas began on October 7, Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes against alleged infrastructure and weapons depots of Hezbollah and other local pro-Iranian militias, repeatedly hitting airports in Damascus and Aleppo
00:20
Confirmed death of 6 Israeli hostages
The death of 70-year-old Ofra Keidar in Gaza was confirmed by her kibbutz and the Forum of Families of Hostages and Missing Persons. It was the sixth hostage death that the Israelis announced today. The other five hostages whose deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours are: Arye Zalmanovich, 85 years old – Eliyahu Margalit, 75 years old – Guy Iluz, 26 years old – Maya Goren, 56 years old –
Ronen Engel, 55 years old.