Israel’s prime minister says Israel Defense Forces follow international standards not to harm innocent people
According to information from the Portal agency, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended Israeli Minister Amichai Eliyahu from attending government meetings this Sunday (November 5, 2023). The minister had said that using a nuclear bomb in the Gaza Strip was an option in the conflict with Hamas.
Netanyahu stated in his profile on X (formerly Twitter) that Israel and the IDF follow international rules to prevent innocents from being harmed in war.
“Minister Amihai Eliyahu’s statements are not based on reality,” Netanyahu said. Also Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant sentenced Eliyahu’s speech.
Eliyahu is Minister of Cultural Heritage and in an interview with Radio Kol Barama, when asked about the issue, stated that using a nuclear bomb in Gaza was one way to resolve the conflict.
The conflict between Israel and Hamas reached this Sunday 30th day According to Al Jazeera’s latest update, 11,063 people have died. Of these, 9,633 are Palestinians, the majority (9,488) live in the Gaza Strip.
At least 1,430 Israelis died in the conflict. The information could not be verified by the independent auditor Power360.
Brazilians in Gaza
According to the BBC, Egypt has closed the Rafah border post and suspended new exit permits for foreigners from the Gaza Strip. The Brazilian ambassador to Palestine, Alessandro Candeas, said that “no list” of names authorized to leave the region was published this Sunday.
Since Wednesday (November 1st), 4 lists (here, here, here and here) with the names of people authorized to leave the premises have been published. There were no Brazilians there. A total of 34 people are waiting for permission to embark for Brazil.
The group is expected to cross the border by Wednesday (November 8), Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said. Brazil will have a plane ready at Cairo airport.