Israel: 19-year-old missing soldier believed dead
Israeli authorities told her family today that 19-year-old army corporal Roni Eshel died in the October 7 Hamas attack on the military communications center on the Gaza border. The young woman was missing, but special laboratory tests showed that she was killed. During the attack, the terrorists were unable to enter the center and therefore set it on fire. Roni was with other comrades, some of whom managed to escape, others were kidnapped and taken to Gaza, many were killed. “I’m fine mom,” Roni wrote in a message during the terrorist attack, “don’t worry, I’m in the safe room. I love you.”
Jihad, we free two hostages on video for humanitarian reasons
Islamic Jihad said he would be released soon for “humanitarian and medical reasons” once “appropriate measures” were taken. Hannah Katzir, 77, and Yagil Yaakov, 13, were both abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7. The Times of Israel reports on it. The hostages appear in two clips released by terrorists this afternoon. Yagil Yaakov’s appeal was filed just last night because the boy suffers from a potentially fatal peanut allergy, and the allergists association demanded that he be urgently examined by Red Cross officials and given injectable epinephrine.
Islamic Jihad releases videos of two hostages
Islamic Jihad has released a video of two Israeli hostages, an elderly woman and a child. This was reported by the media in Israel.
Biden, I asked for a break of more than three days
“I asked for a pause of more than three days” for the release of hostages in Gaza. US President Joe Biden said this while speaking to reporters before his flight to Illinois, the pool reported after him.
Herzog, “not a viable proposal from Hamas regarding hostages”
President Isaac Herzog said that despite media reports of an impending deal for Hamas to release some hostages in exchange for a lull in the war, no serious proposal was on the table. “There is no real viable proposal from Hamas on this issue,” Herzog told NBC News. “While there are many third parties sending optimistic messages to the news, I will say frankly: as far as I know, there is no substantive information to date that shows that a real offer for a deal is on the table.”
Biden, we will continue to target Iran-related websites as necessary
The United States will again strike targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups if necessary, US President Joe Biden told reporters after the US military attacked a facility in Syria following an attack on the country and in Iraq.
The US and Israel have agreed to open two humanitarian corridors
Israel has agreed to open two humanitarian corridors from north to south of the Gaza Strip. This was announced by the spokesman for the American National Security Council, John Kirby, in a press conference, stating that one was already open and the other would be along the coast.
The US and Israel will allow four-hour breaks north of Gaza
“Israel will allow a four-hour humanitarian pause north of Gaza,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced in a press conference.
Guterres, endless humanitarian nightmare for civilians in Gaza
“The civilian population in the Gaza Strip, including children and women, faces a never-ending humanitarian nightmare. First aid arrives, but it is only a drop in the ocean, the need is enormous. We have to intervene.” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this in a video message to the humanitarian conference in Paris. “We can help civilians in Gaza finally see a glimmer of hope, a sign of solidarity. Now is the time for concrete action,” he added, reiterating the call for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.”
Israel, soldiers at Hamas headquarters near Shifa
The Israeli army raided the Hamas headquarters in Gaza City, near Shifa Hospital. The military spokesman announced that “50 terrorists were killed”. The operation at the headquarters, “the heart of Hamas’s intelligence and operational activities,” was carried out with the support of the air force and special forces. “In this headquarters,” the spokesman continued, “Hamas operatives were prepared for the murderous attack on October 7th.”
Palestinian Prime Minister, the solution is the end of the settlements and the occupation
“The solution is to end the occupation, to end the colonies. The international community must put an end to this Israeli occupation”: this is the appeal of Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh in his speech at the Humanitarian Conference on Gaza in Paris. “Time is valuable. Six children are killed every hour,” lamented the Palestinian Prime Minister, emphasizing repeatedly that the defense of Israel “does not justify the occupation.”
Hamas Ministry of Health: “Death toll rises to 10,812”
According to the Hamas Ministry of Health, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 10,812 since October 7. The dead so far include 4,412 children and 2,918 women.
Tensions in the West Bank, eight Palestinians dead
The number of Palestinian militiamen killed in clashes with Israeli army units in Jenin in the West Bank today has risen to eight. The Palestinian news agency Maan reported this, according to which there were also numerous injuries. The QudsNews agency
he adds Protests against the operation in Jenin and the war in Gaza took place in Nablus in the northern West Bank.
Explosion at school in Eilat, “maybe a drone”: There were no casualties
Today there was an explosion at the Zeelim school in Eilat. Military radio reported that there were no injuries in the incident. Seven people were in shock. The station reported that the investigation into the origin of the explosion is still ongoing. Apparently the cause was “a drone or an unmanned aerial vehicle,” he added. “However – he added – it is not known whether it was an Israeli plane that crashed accidentally or an enemy one.” The area of the accident was cordoned off by the police.
Erdogan sees Raisi: “The Islamic world is putting pressure on Israel”
“The Islamic world should take a common position and increase pressure on Israel,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a conversation with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the organization’s summit
ongoing economic cooperation in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
During the meeting, the two presidents discussed the humanitarian situation following the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip and initiatives to resolve the crisis, Anadolu reports.
Hostages, former Lebanon boss 007 on flight to Qatar
Former Lebanese 007 chief General Abbas Ibrahim is traveling to Qatar, where he will meet with Hamas officials to negotiate the release of an unspecified number of Israeli hostages with U.S. citizenship. This was reported to ANSA today by Lebanese security sources close to General Ibrahim, who met with American special envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut in recent days.
Although Ibrahim no longer holds a formal institutional role, he has been the de facto chief negotiator of numerous negotiations between Middle Eastern and Western countries for about 15 years and maintains excellent relations, including with the United States and Iran.
Clashes in West Bank, 5 Palestinians killed in Jenin
Five Palestinian militiamen were killed today in Jenin (northern West Bank) during an ongoing major Israeli army operation. This was reported by Palestinian and Israeli sources. According to the Palestinian news agency Maan nei
The clashes also left six people injured, some of whom are in serious condition. The Israeli army announced that it had discovered a cache of ready-to-use explosives. Its military bulldozers were deployed in Jenin to remove sections of asphalt with the aim of neutralizing equipment already on the ground.
“Hamas weapons and drones next to a child’s room”
Israeli army soldiers discovered a production and storage facility for Hamas weapons and drones in a residential building next to a children’s room. The location is in close proximity to schools in the center of the Sheikh Radwan district.
in the northern Gaza Strip. Explosives and Hamas operational plans were found in the building. The army released the video in which you can see the weapons found and the children’s room next to them. .
Israel accuses: “The agency’s photojournalists were at the site of the massacre during the massacre”
The director of the Israeli government’s press office, Nitzan Chen, has asked bureau chiefs of the Associated Press, Portal, CNN and the New York Times for explanations about the disturbing findings of the Honest Reporting report about the involvement of photographers in the Israeli press office Government passes events of October 7th. A commitment, it says, “that goes beyond any professional and moral red line.”
“Four photographers working for these networks documented the atrocities carried out by Hamas terrorists after they broke through the border barrier with Israel.” “They have the killing of civilians, the abuse of corpses and the kidnapping of men and women filmed,” says the Israeli government press office. “If there were journalists who knew about the massacre and took photos while children were being massacred, they would be no different than terrorists and their punishment should be severe,” he said.
written about X, the centrist leader Benny Gantz.
According to Honest Reporting, on October 7, Hamas fighters “were not the only ones documenting war crimes,” as their GoPros later showed in the attack on Israeli kibbutzim. For the NGO, “the atrocities were documented by Gaza-based photojournalists working for international agencies.” “Their presence in that location – again according to the NGO – raises serious ethical questions.” “Their activities – asked Honest Reporting – had in itself.” coordinated with Hamas? This
Have freelancers working for other international media informed their publications?”
The Pope, terrible suffering for innocents in the Holy Land
The Pope returned to speak about the war in Israel and Palestine in an audience with participants in the Consulta of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. “In the Holy Land we are, unfortunately, witnessing a tragedy,” the Pope emphasized, “which is occurring in the very places where the Lord lived, where through his humanity he taught us to love, forgive and do good to all.” Instead, we see them torn apart by enormous suffering, affecting so many innocent people, so many innocent deaths. For this reason, I am spiritually united with you, who surely experience this meeting of the Consulta, sharing the great pain of the Mother Church of Jerusalem and asking for the gift of peace.
Macron calls for a humanitarian pause in Gaza and a ceasefire
In the war between Israel and Hamas, “we must work for a ceasefire,” said French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of the humanitarian conference on Gaza in Paris. “In the immediate future,” he said, “we must work to protect civilians. This is why we need a very rapid humanitarian pause and must advocate for a ceasefire.”
Israel: The road south to Gaza is open for 6 hours today
The Defense Force spokesman announced that Israel would reopen Salah al-Din Street to north-south traffic for Palestinian civilians between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. today. In previous days, the corridor was only open for four hours. Yesterday, spokesman Avichay Adraee said, around 50,000 Gazans used the corridor to get to the south of the Gaza Strip. “Don’t listen to what Hamas leaders say from their hotels abroad or from the dungeons they have built for themselves and their family members,” warns Adraee. “For your safety, move south, beyond Wadi Gaza.”
Israel: Hamas anti-tank missile station chief killed
The Israeli army killed Ibrahim Abu-Maghsib, chief of the Gaza Central Brigade’s anti-tank missile unit, in an airstrike. The military spokesman said this, explaining that Maghsib “directed and carried out numerous launches of anti-tank missiles against Israeli civilians and soldiers as part of his position.” “As part of supporting ground forces deployed in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Navy – the spokesman continued – attacked anti-tank missile launchers used by Hamas to attack troops inside the Gaza Strip.”
“Hamas fighters cut off her breasts and played with them”
Hamas fighters “cut off her breasts and literally played with them in the streets.” The journalist Josh Breiner from Haaretz writes it on the platform
The story is about a survivor of the massacre who, after going into hiding, witnessed the brutality of the militiamen. The statement was recorded by the Israeli police’s Lahav 433 unit, which is collecting evidence for an official investigation. “The terrorists – he continued – had religious permission to kill children.”
The bodies of 845 Israeli civilians killed on October 7 have been identified
The October 7 massacre killed 845 Israeli civilians, whose bodies were identified by Israeli police. The police themselves announced this, justifying this by saying that soldiers were not included in the calculation.
Israel captures the Hamas stronghold in Jabalya in the north of the Gaza Strip
Israeli infantry has taken control of the Hamas stronghold in the northern strip after ten hours of fighting. This was announced by the Israeli army, citing media, saying that Nahal Brigade forces now control the position – known as Outpost 17 – in the Jabalya refugee camp – in the north of the Palestinian enclave – after defeating Hamas and Islamic Jihad. both on the ground and in the tunnels. Dozens – he added – militiamen killed.
Israeli Minister Netanyahu will have to hold the vote at the end of the war
At the end of the war, Prime Minister Benyamin Netayahu must call new political elections within 90 days. This was said by Israeli Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur, a member of the religious Shas party, which is part of the prime minister’s right-wing coalition.
“At the end of the war,” he said, “Netanyahu will be forced to go to new elections within 90 days. This will take place before a commission of inquiry of one kind or another. The Prime Minister himself will want elections. We can’t do this anymore.” Keep it up. Public opinion will have its say and then we will see whether Netanyahu gets a mandate.”
UN, war crimes committed by both Hamas and Israel
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said both Hamas and Israel had committed war crimes since the conflict erupted last month.
“The atrocities committed by Palestinian armed groups on October 7 were terrible, brutal and shocking: they were war crimes, as was the continued hostage detention,” Turk was quoted as saying by international media. “Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinian civilians also constitutes a war crime, as does the illegal forced evacuation of civilians,” the UN High Commissioner added.
Türk made this statement after visiting the Rafah border crossing, which he defined as a symbolic lifeline for the 2.3 million people in Gaza. “The lifeline was unfair and scandalously weak,” he said, calling for more humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
The UN High Commissioner also called on both sides to accept a ceasefire based on three commandments
Human rights issues: the provision of aid to Gaza, the release of hostages by Hamas, and the implementation of “a permanent end to the occupation based on the right of Palestinians and Israelis to self-determination and their legitimate security interests.”
Israel commented on the war crimes allegations by saying that “Israeli Defense Forces attacks on military targets are subject to the relevant provisions of international law, including the adoption of practical precautions and the assessment that accidental harm to civilians is not excessive compared to that of the military.” are high. “Advantage expected from the attack”
Israel, number of dead soldiers rises to 32
The Israeli army today identified another soldier killed in the war against Hamas: 29-year-old Eliahou Elmakayes, whose death brings the number of soldiers who have died in the conflict to 32.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Elmakayes was killed in yesterday’s fighting, as were three others
Soldiers were seriously injured.
The British Foreign Secretary flies to Saudi Arabia
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly left Japan for Saudi Arabia after the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo. The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced this today.
Cleverly will meet with his Middle Eastern counterparts as they arrive in Saudi Arabia ahead of the emergency meeting of the League of Arab States scheduled for Saturday in Gaza.
Hamas, 27 dead in yesterday’s bombings in the Gaza Strip
At least 19 people were killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike on a house near a hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. This is supported by the Palestinian Interior Ministry, which is run by Hamas.
The Ministry of Health, which is also run by Hamas, says that eight people were killed yesterday in a bomb attack on the Nasser medical complex in the Gaza Strip.
According to the same source, some of the victims were hospitalized in a children’s ward. Images provided by the ministry and published by international media show holes in the walls of buildings and equipment destroyed or covered in dust.
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