Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023 #6

[PommyMommy]

Israel-Hamas war live: Egypt blames Israel for blocking aid to Gaza as airstrikes continue (theguardian.com)
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The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has flown to the Sinai peninsula in an effort to open a humanitarian route into Gaza, as Israel’s bombardment continued ahead of a looming ground offensive.

The border crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border was due to open on Friday under an agreement Joe Biden believed he had brokered on his one-day visit to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. But the US state department said on Thursday that the “modalities” of opening the gate were still being negotiated, and the Egyptian government said it needed more time to repair the bomb-damaged road.

Guterres called for significant deliveries of aid to be let through and for security checks to be speeded up. “We are actively engaging with all parties to make sure conditions for delivering aid are lifted,” he said.

 

[JennieM]

2h ago

UN chief visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing ahead of Gaza aid delivery

The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, visits the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Friday. Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to oversee preparations for the delivery of aid to the war-torn territory.

Cargo planes and trucks have been bringing humanitarian aid to Rafah for days, but so far none has been delivered to the Gaza Strip, which Israel has besieged and bombed for 13 days.

“We are actively engaging with all the parties, with Egypt, Israel, the United States... in order to have these trucks moving as soon as possible,” Guterres told journalists on Friday.

Rafah is the only crossing into the blockaded Palestinian territory that is not controlled by Israel, which agreed to allow aid to enter after a request from the US.

Earlier on Friday, the UN humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, said the first aid delivery via the Rafah crossing should take place “in the next day or so”.

Guterres said there was an “absolute need to have these trucks moving as soon as possible and as many as necessary”, adding that “this must be a sustained effort”.

“We are not looking for one convoy to come but we are looking for convoys to be authorised in a meaningful number to have enough trucks to provide support to Gaza’s people,” the UN chief said.

Biden ‘didn’t hear the full question’ on whether Israel should delay Gaza ground assault, White House says – as it happened

White House says US president was only commenting on whether he wanted to see more hostages released

www.theguardian.com

 

[Momoffourboys]

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

The Be'eri Kibbutz was among the bloodiest scenes of the worst antisemitic massacre since the Holocaust. @PiaSteckelbach
with an inside look into a devastated community.

https://x.com/i24NEWS_EN/status/1715362988176114002?s=20

 

[Momoffourboys]

Bodies of 8 Thai nationals murdered in Hamas assault arrive in Bangkok​

Bodies of 8 Thai nationals murdered in Hamas assault arrive in Bangkok

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www.timesofisrael.com

 

[JennieM]

Bakery in An Nuseirat, the Gaza Strip, hit during the hostilities, Photo by the community, 19 October 2023.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory | Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #13

As hostilities entered the thirteenth day, relentless bombardments on Gaza continued, resulting in an additional 307 Palestinians killed in the past 24 hours (as of 17:00). This brings the cumulative fatality toll in the Gaza Strip to 3,785, including at least 1,524 children, according to the...

www.ochaopt.org

 

[cottonweaver]

Standing at the still-closed Rafah crossing, Antonio Guterres made a passionate plea for the trucks to cross as quickly as possible.

They represented, he said, the difference between life and death. He spoke of conditions that still needed to be addressed. It’s not clear precisely what the problem is, except that Israel insists nothing should reach Hamas.

It also won’t allow fuel to enter, something Guterres said was absolutely essential to enable the UN to distribute aid.

Israel carried out another hundred air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight, saying it had killed yet another Hamas leader.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67165505

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As the hospitals need fuel to run their generators since the power was cut, how can they function if they're also running out of fuel?
(Recall Biden saying that he'd managed to get concession for 20 trucks of only food, water and medicine in this first opening)

 

[PommyMommy]

10min ago

Rocket sirens in northern border community of Dovev were false alarm — IDF​

The Israel Defense Forces says rocket sirens that sounded in the Lebanon border community of Dovev were a false alarm.

Separately, the military confirms claims by Hezbollah that several anti-tank guided missiles were fired at IDF posts along the border, and surveillance equipment was shot at with light arms.

The IDF says it is responding with artillery shelling against the sources of fire in southern Lebanon.

5min ago

Thousands rally for Palestinians in Gaza in Tahrir Square and across Egypt​

Tens of thousands of protesters are rallying across Egypt in support of war-torn Gaza, with large crowds flooding into Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, an AFP correspondent and Egyptian media says.

The correspondent says several thousand packed into Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak, while media outlets said others took place in Egypt’s main cities on day 14 of Israel’s bombardment of the enclave following Hamas’s deadly October 7 onslaught.

 

[JennieM]

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As the hospitals need fuel to run their generators since the power was cut, how can they function if they're also running out of fuel?
(Recall Biden saying that he'd managed to get concession for 20 trucks of only food, water and medicine in this first opening)

They cannot.

 

[PommyMommy]

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As the hospitals need fuel to run their generators since the power was cut, how can they function if they're also running out of fuel?
(Recall Biden saying that he'd managed to get concession for 20 trucks of only food, water and medicine in this first opening)

Ordinarily, you would think they would look to their government for assistance. Unfortunately, the government they elected is a terrorist organization that is more concerned with slaughtering innocent Israeli citizens and holding them captive instead of taking care of its' own people. Hamas has had the wherewithal to continously fire rockets at Israel for 13 days but cannot get fuel to it's own hospitals...tragic. MOO

 

[dotr]

'Oct 20, 2023 #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia
ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons tells The World that the Israeli Defence Force is reporting that the majority of the approximate 200 hostages taken into Gaza remain alive, which could complicate their plans for a ground offensive into Gaza.'

 

[Arkay]

All these stories about Israelis in the kibbutzes who were devoted to helping Palestinians make me very heartbroken that their love was unrequited.

IMO

 

[Momoffourboys]

Ordinarily, you would think they would look to their government for assistance. Unfortunately, the government they elected is a terrorist organization that is more concerned with slaughtering innocent Israeli citizens and holding them captive instead of taking care of its' own people. Hamas has had the wherewithal to continously fire rockets at Israel for 13 days but cannot get fuel to it's own hospitals...tragic. MOO

They can get fuel to the hospitals. They choose to use it to fuel rockets. IMO

 

[cottonweaver]

All these stories about Israelis in the kibbutzes who were devoted to helping Palestinians make me very heartbroken that their love was unrequited.

IMO

It's awful but terrorists don't give a damn whether their victims (kibbutzers) helped ordinary Palestinians or campaigned for Palestinian people.

 

[PommyMommy]

They can get fuel to the hospitals. They choose to use it to fuel rockets. IMO

Exactly.

 

[PommyMommy]

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war rages, Greek Orthodox church in Gaza hit in airstrike (cnn.com)
10 min ago

UN chief and several leaders will meet at summit in Egypt on Saturday​

Egypt said it is preparing a peace summit scheduled for Saturday, with regional and international leaders invited to participate, in a bid to de-escalate the conflict and protect civilians in Gaza.

Leaders from Qatar, Turkey, Greece, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Cyprus have confirmed attendance, according to state news.

In addition, a Palestinian leader, the United Nations secretary general and the Arab League secretary general have also confirmed attendance, it said.

Separately, Japan confirmed that its Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will also be at the summit.

 

[Momoffourboys]

Reut Shapir Ben-Naftaly



@ReutSBN


Terror kills, and disinformation is its accomplice @UN

https://x.com/ReutSBN/status/1715324751437005306?s=20

 

[JennieM]

4m ago
Police in London say they have recorded a 1,353% increase in antisemitic offences this month compared with the same period last year, while Islamophobic offences were up 140% in the wake of the attack by Hamas on Israel.

Police in the British capital have ramped up patrols amid growing tensions, but said there had been 218 antisemitic offences between 1 October and 18 October, compared with 15 in the same period in 2022. Islamophobic offences were up to 101, from 42.

“Regrettably, despite the increased presence of officers we have seen a significant increase in hate crime across London,” the Metropolitan police said in a statement.

“This includes abuse directed at individuals or groups in person or online, racially or religiously motivated criminal damage and other offences.”

Officers have made 21 arrests for hate crime offences, including a man detained for defacing posters of missing Israelis and another over Islamophobic graffiti on bus stops.

The Community Security Trust, a charity that advises Britain’s estimated 280,000 Jews on security matters, said it had recorded 457 antisemitic incidents across the UK since between Hamas’s attack on 7 October and 18 October.

TellMama, which monitors anti-Muslim incidents, said it had received 200 cases up to 16 October.

“The conflict is having a direct impact on London and Londoners, with increasing cases of abhorrent Islamophobia and antisemitism seen in the capital,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan said.

Biden ‘didn’t hear the full question’ on whether Israel should delay Gaza ground assault, White House says – as it happened

White House says US president was only commenting on whether he wanted to see more hostages released

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sundog]

Further on risk of terrorist attacks outside of ME but being sparked by the war

Don’t call a UK general election in November 2024: Rishi Sunak told to avoid poll clash with US

Officials have warned cabinet ministers that holding a general election while the US also went to the polls would come with “huge” security risks.The prime mini

www.thetimes.co.uk

PM Sunak has been told not to hold the General Election in November 2024

This article is paywalled for me. What is it about? How does the election date in UK pose a security risk and how is this related to the Israeli war with Hamas?

 

[Cedars]

They can get fuel to the hospitals. They choose to use it to fuel rockets. IMO

Maybe they are getting fuel to the hospitals.

Those press conferences were a few days ago. Things constantly change.

JMO

 

[Friday Fan]

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war rages, Greek Orthodox church in Gaza hit in airstrike (cnn.com)
10 min ago

UN chief and several leaders will meet at summit in Egypt on Saturday​

Egypt said it is preparing a peace summit scheduled for Saturday, with regional and international leaders invited to participate, in a bid to de-escalate the conflict and protect civilians in Gaza.

Leaders from Qatar, Turkey, Greece, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Cyprus have confirmed attendance, according to state news.

In addition, a Palestinian leader, the United Nations secretary general and the Arab League secretary general have also confirmed attendance, it said.

Separately, Japan confirmed that its Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will also be at the summit.

I hope there is a successful outcome, but I won't hold my breath.