Protests in the Knesset: “Away with the Netanyahu government, elections”. Hamas, Gaza death toll rises to 23,084

A few dozen protesters from the Changing Direction movement and the Elections Now coalition blocked the main entrance to the Knesset in Jerusalem this morning, demanding early elections and the immediate replacement of the government by expelling extremists from the executive branch. The Israeli media writes it.

The organizers of the protest stated, among other things, that “any hope that the government would reach a state of emergency has been dashed in the face of its failed behavior, reflected in the dysfunction, in the abandonment of the abductees, in a deadly catastrophe.” violated the image of the state”.

Police officers violently dispersed demonstrators who blocked the entrance to the Knesset this morning and were demanding “Elections Now.” One of the protesters was arrested, Haaretz reported. Some protest organizers are family members of people killed by Hamas on October 7.

Roni Goren Ben-Zvi, whose brother Yonatan Richter was murdered at the Nova festival, said in reference to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “My brother was killed because of a man who has been waging a private war against the entire country alone for eight years.” To If we survive, we escape justice and continue to steal our funds. Only fools follow his lies. He is a narcissist who has never thought about the safety of the country and its citizens.

Hamas says the death toll in Gaza rises to 23,084

The death toll in Gaza has risen to 23,084. This was announced by the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah military leader killed in Israeli attack

A Hezbollah military leader has been killed in an Israeli attack in Lebanon. This was reported by a security guard.

Gallant, Israel is moving into the special operations phase

Ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in an interview with the WSJ that Israeli forces are moving from what he called the “intensive maneuver phase of war” to “various types of special operations.” . ”
However, Gallant warned that Phase 3 of the conflict “will take longer” and stressed that Israel will not give up its goal of destroying Hamas, ending its control over Gaza and releasing hostages that remain in Hamas's hands.

Car hit by rocket in Rafah, 3 dead

A Hyundai jeep with three people on board was hit by a rocket today in the western sector of Rafah, near the tents of displaced people in the Moassi area. Witnesses at the scene reported that the passengers were killed. According to initial information – which has not yet been officially confirmed – two of them are said to be members of the Dahdouh family clan.
According to Israel, another member of this clan, Hamza, was killed yesterday in a similar attack on the coastal road between Rafah and Khan Yunis. Hamza was a journalist by profession and the eldest son of Al-Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh.

The Pope, ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza

“I renew my appeal to all those involved to demand a ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon, and the immediate release of all hostages in Gaza,” said the Pope to the diplomatic corps on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “I ask that the Palestinian population receive humanitarian assistance and that hospitals, schools and places of worship receive the necessary protection,” he said. “I hope that the international community will resolutely pursue the solution of two states, one Israeli and one Palestinian, as well as an internationally guaranteed special status for the city of Jerusalem, so that Israelis and Palestinians can finally live in peace and security,” he added Pontifex added.

“Modern wars no longer only take place on isolated battlefields and do not only affect soldiers. In a context in which the distinction between military and civilian objectives no longer seems to be respected, there is no conflict that does not end in some way “indiscriminately attacking the civilian population,” denounced Pope Francis in the audience of the Diplomatic Corps.
“The events in Ukraine and Gaza are clear evidence of this,” he continued, “we must not forget that serious violations of international humanitarian law are war crimes and that it is not enough to expose them, but that it is necessary to prevent them.” Therefore, there is a need for greater commitment from the international community to the protection and implementation of humanitarian law, which in war situations seems to be the only way to protect human dignity.” And “also when it comes to the exercise of law “When it comes to self-defense, it is essential to ensure that the use of force is proportionate.”

The Pope said: “Perhaps we do not realize that civilian casualties are not 'collateral damage.' It is men and women with first and last names who lose their lives. These are children who remain orphans and are deprived of their future. They are people.” who suffer from hunger, thirst and cold, or remain maimed by the power of modern weapons.” “If we were able to look each of them in the eye, call them by name and evoke their personal story “,” he warned, “we would see the war for what it is: nothing more than a great tragedy and a 'useless massacre,' which affects the dignity of every human being on this earth.”

“Night of intense fighting in Gaza and with Hezbollah.”

According to the Israel Defense Forces, heavy fighting broke out in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, with the air force launching strikes on around 30 “significant” Hamas targets in the area.
Targets included underground sites, weapons depots and other infrastructure. The fighting continues this morning. The IDF announced on X that it had also “attacked numerous Hezbollah targets in Lebanon” during the night. The IDF previously confirmed that Hezbollah rocket fire had damaged a strategic air base in northern Israel on Saturday.

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