Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023 #2

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BayouBelle_LA said:
I’m not convinced that they will be meeting. Is the Palestinian official the only person stating this?

I found this - bbm

Biden despatched his top diplomat to the Middle East to show Washington's enduring support for Israel, seek to secure the release of captives, including Americans, and prevent a wider war from erupting.

Blinken will arrive on Thursday and will also visit Jordan, but will not visit the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where he ordinarily meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

And
Blinken and Abbas will meet on Friday, Hussein Al-Sheikh, secretary general of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said on social media platform X, without elaborating.
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Gaza humanitarian catastrophe looms, Blinken condemns Hamas depravity

JERUSALEM/GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Gaza moved closer to a humanitarian catastrophe on Thursday as the death toll rose and vital supplies ran low, while Israel massed tanks on the enclave's border ahead of an anticipated ground invasion amid international calls for restraint. Israel's government...
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Abbas is with the PLO (now called Fatah). Hamas and the PLO don't seem to get along. Hamas apparently came about because they felt the PLO wasn't aggressive enough. Currently the PLO represents Palestinians on the West Bank and Hamas is with Gaza. At least this is my understanding of the situation. I think some understanding can come out of this.
 
JennieM said:
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The Australian government is planning a third repatriation flight from Israel, anticipating “quite large demand” to flee a conflict with ramifications for “months or years to come”.

The home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, has insisted “safety and security of Australians” is the top priority, as the government faces questions about why Qantas is conducting the flights while some other nations send their military because commercial operators will not fly.

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, said the decision was based on “availability” and arranging flights “as quickly as we could”.

www.theguardian.com

Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli military has told 1.1 million in Gaza to move further south in next 24 hours, UN says

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry
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I wonder if the pilots and crew will be military, being a 'govt backed mission'.
Be pretty scary for usual commercial airline staff to be flying in and out of Tel Aviv at the moment.
 
Elon Musk’s social media firm, X, formerly known as Twitter, has responded to the EU’s warning over the alleged spread of illegal content and disinformation in the wake of Hamas’s attack on Israel, insisting it removes fake news and accounts from the platform.

In a three-page letter from its chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, X said it had “taken action to remove or label tens of thousands of pieces of content” since the attack and “removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts on the platform”.

Yaccarino added it had “responded to 80 requests to take down content from the EU within the required timelines”.

Hinting at a greater scale of illegal content sweeping social media, Cybara, an Israeli threat intelligence firm, identified “tens of thousands of fake profiles” on X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in the 48 hours after the Hamas attack.

Of 162,000 profiles it found, 40,695 were fake.

X’s Yaccarino was responding to a demand by Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for internal market, that X report back within 24 hours on the measures in place to prevent illegal content.

The EU has sweeping new powers to force tech companies, for the first time, to be responsible for the legality of their own content under the Digital Services Act.

He cited reports of “fake and manipulated images and facts” circulating on the platform including “repurposed old images of unrelated armed conflicts” and “military footage that actually originated from video games”.

www.theguardian.com

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry
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Hamas fighters still making attempts to enter Israel but have been blocked, IDF says​

Ruth Michaelson

A spokesperson for the Israeli forces, Lt Col Richard Hecht, has just been speaking to the media. Here are the key points.

  • Hecht stated that strikes on Gaza last night targeted members of Hamas’s elite Nakhba force. He also said Israeli intelligence is focusing on identifying the fighters who staged the incursion “after interrogating people captured”.
  • Hecht said the IDF intends to target Hamas senior leadership, beyond its military wing but also political figures that operate in government institutions.
  • Hamas fighters are still attempting to enter Israeli territory by sea, he said. “We’ve intercepted a few maritime targets.”
  • The IDF is still securing the border area around Gaza, “building little barricades with tanks and cover to slowly secure the border. It’s not hermetic,” but the IDF has “overflowed the area” with soldiers.
  • Anyone who approaches the Gaza border, said Hecht, “will be shot. Anyone. No one’s coming in, no one’s coming out.”
  • The IDF is “preparing ourselves for the next stages of war”, but any decision regarding a ground invasion comes from the government.
  • Regarding suggestions of an incursion by air that occurred last night from Lebanon, Hecht described reports that gliders or drones had entered Israeli airspace as a result of a “human mistake”.
  • The IDF has widened and intensified the scope of its bombing campaign in Gaza, Hecht said “we are not just doing carpet bombing, although there are some people who would like to see that. We are not going for any target which is not based on intelligence. Yes, it is bigger than they have seen before, If there’s a person hiding somewhere we will notify them and people who want to leave will leave. The scale and scope of this is going to be very severe.”
  • Asked how the IDF can notify people in Gaza when the area has no power and very little telephone connectivity, Hecht replied: “The notification is through phone calls, social media, and that’s how we’re doing it right now. There is also an option of sending (firing) a small munition on to the roof or perimeter, then people know it’s a sign for them to move.”

www.theguardian.com

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry
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"According to military analyst, Israel has mobilized as many as 700,000 soldiers, since Saturday.

'This means preparation for a total crackdown on Hamas and the occupation of the Gaza Strip.

Due to the urbanized area inhabited by 2.1
million people who are more or less hostile towards Israel, this will mean the need to engage over 350,000 forces to attack and then control the area.
The rest is support and security for other directions.

A massacre is coming.

No one cares about Hamas, but the losses of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) will certainly be felt, and those of the civilian population will be terrifying'."

From my country's MSM

wiadomosci.wp.pl

Masowa mobilizacja w Izraelu. "Zbliża się rzeź"

Izraelskie wojsko zmobilizowało około 360 tysięcy rezerwistów, aby przyłączyli się do walki z Hamasem. To jedna z jego największych mobilizacji w historii - czytamy w "The Washington Post". "Zbliża się
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No fuel, water to Gaza until hostages freed, Israeli minister says​


Israel's Energy Minister has vowed that his country would not allow basic resources or humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas released the people it abducted during its surprise weekend onslaught.

"Humanitarian aid to Gaza? No electric switch will be turned on, no water tap will be opened and no fuel truck will enter until the Israeli abductees are returned home," Israel Katz said in a statement.

(...)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in contact with Hamas and Israel to try to negotiate the release of hostages taken into Gaza, the group has said.

"As a neutral intermediary we stand ready to conduct humanitarian visits; facilitate communication between hostages and family members; and to facilitate any eventual release," Fabrizio Carboni, the ICRC's regional director for the Near and Middle East, said in a statement.

Hostage-taking is forbidden under international humanitarian law, and anyone detained must be released immediately, Mr Carboni added.

The ICRC urged "both sides to reduce the suffering of civilians".

In retaliation for Saturday's attack, Israel has relentlessly pounded Gaza and imposed a complete siege on the impoverished territory of over 2 million people, cutting off water, electricity and fuel supplies.

Hamas has claimed that four of the captives died in Israeli strikes and threatened to kill others if civilian targets are bombed without advance warning.

(...)

The war has already claimed almost 3,000 lives on both sides since Saturday.

"The human misery caused by this escalation is abhorrent," Mr Carboni said.

As Gaza is deprived of electricity, "hospitals lose power, putting newborns in incubators and elderly patients on oxygen at risk. Kidney dialysis stops, and X-rays can't be taken," he added.

(...)

Drinking water, already difficult to access, has also become more scarce.

"No parent wants to be forced to give a thirsty child dirty water," Mr Carboni said.

More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Gaza, according to the UN, while the EU has called for a "humanitarian corridor" to allow civilians to flee the enclave's fifth war in 15 years.

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Palestinian president condemns attacks on civilians

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has called for "an immediate end to the comprehensive aggression against the Palestinian people", his office said following a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II.
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Israeli gov't responsible for Hamas massacre, Netanyahu must resign - poll​

An overwhelming majority of 86% of respondents, including 79% of coalition supporters, said the surprise attack from Gaza is a failure of the country's leadership.​


Four out of five Jewish Israelis believe the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are to blame for the mass infiltration of Hamas terroristsand the massacre of Israel's South, a new Dialog Center poll released on Thursday found.

An overwhelming majority of 86% of respondents, including 79% of coalition supporters, said the surprise attack from Gaza is a failure of the country's leadership, while a staggering 92% said the war is causing anxiety.

Furthermore, almost all of the respondents (94%) believe the government has responsibility for the lack of security preparedness that led to the assault on the South, with over 75% saying the government holds most of the responsibility.

www.jpost.com

Israeli gov't responsible for Hamas massacre, Netanyahu must resign

An overwhelming majority of 86% of respondents, including 79% of coalition supporters, said the surprise attack from Gaza is a failure of the country's leadership.
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Revered peace activist is missing after sending harrowing text message during Hamas assault​

Vivian Silver, 74, has spent her life dedicated to improving the plight of Palestinians, performing such acts as driving cancer-stricken Gaza residents to Jerusalem for treatment

…

For nearly 50 years, Silver has worked to improve the plight of Palestinians and create a shared society between Jews and Arabs, having gone so far as to meet cancer-stricken Gaza residents at the border crossing and drive them to Jerusalem for treatment.

The silver-haired grandmother is regarded on both sides of the border as an irrepressible force, according to those who know and work with her.

“I’ve talked to Palestinians who feel completely devastated, like it was a family member who was taken,” said Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian American who operates MEJDI Tours, which offers trips to Israel led by guides from both sides of the conflict.

“I hope that the people who took her realize who she is and what a beautiful person she is,” Abu Sarah added.

While Abu Sarah and other friends and family members don’t know what exactly happened to Silver, the lack of news leads them to believe she is among the Israeli captives in Gaza.

“No one told us if Israeli soldiers got to her house yet,” her son Yonatan Zeigen told Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper. “So there is the possibility that’s she dead there, inside. But from what we gather she’s in Gaza.”

Zeigen told NBC News Tuesday morning that the authorities were still clearing the kibbutz of explosives and he had yet to hear any news about his mother.

Gershon Baskin, an activist who helped negotiate the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier Hamas took captive in 2006 and set free five years later, has known Silver for more than 30 years.

“She has lots of friends in Gaza and in the Bedouin community in Israel who, I am sure, want her to be returned safely to her family,” he said in a message to NBC News. “This is a great tragedy for her family and for all of us. I am sure that she will be there to help the other more than 100 hostages, and I have no doubt that her captors will have great respect for her.”

more at link: Revered peace activist is missing after sending harrowing text message during Hamas assault
 
''When Russian President Vladimir Putin described what was happening in Israel, he told an energy forum in Moscow that the level of violence was "very high on both sides" and failed to single out Hamas for the surprise attack that left hundreds of Israeli citizens dead.

Instead, the Russian leader spoke Wednesday about the importance of creating a Palestinian state with its capital city located in occupied East Jerusalem.

Those comments, along with his lack of condemnation around the Hamas attack, show Russia's deteriorating relationship with Israel in favour of forging closer ties with Israel's arch enemy, Iran.

Experts say the eruption of violence in the Middle East could ultimately benefit Russia if the west's attention and resources are shifted away from Ukraine. They also say Russia's response to the crisis is proof of the country's growing dependency on Iran for support.

Iran: Ally of Hamas, 'primary partner' of Russia​

"Iran has become one of Russia's primary partners," said Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in a message to CBC News. "Iran provides Russia with Shahed drones and will most likely provide Russia with other types of weapons including missiles."
 
''4 min ago

Jordan sends first plane with relief aid for Gaza​

From CNN's Caroline Faraj and Celine Alkhaldi
www.cnn.com

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war news

Israel is "conducting a large-scale strike" on Hamas targets in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday, as the conflict enters a sixth day. Follow live updates here.
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A plane carrying medical aid for Gaza has departed from Jordan, according to a statement from the Jordanian Hashemite Charitable Organization, a state-run relief agency.
The aid includes medicine and medical supplies for hospitals and health agencies operating in the Palestinian territory, said Dr. Hussein Al-Shibli, the secretary-general of the authority.
The aid will first arrive in Egypt and then be delivered to medical authorities in Gaza, through the Rafah border crossing, according to the statement.
Rafah is Gaza’s only border crossing with Egypt. On Tuesday, Palestinian officials in Gaza said it had been closed due to Israeli airstrikes. Whether or not the Rafah crossing is open remains unclear.''
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''Sunak called terrorism "an evil which must be confronted, wherever we find it." The UK leader also said it was important that the conflict did not spread further and noted the importance of Egypt’s historic role in the region, including in seeking de-escalation.

He also offered UK support to try and manage the situation at Rafah border crossing and keep the route open for humanitarian and consular reasons.

Gaza is blockaded both by Israel and by Egypt. There has been speculation as to whether Egypt would open the Rafah crossing -- the only border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt -- although it has not yet done so.''
 
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