I hope no hostages are killed by accident during this operation.
Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023 #11
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It says reservist troops of the Jerusalem Brigade’s reconnaissance battalion spotted the cell on the roof of a building, and called in an airstrike.
The army says that over the past day, it carried out strikes against dozens of targets and Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip.
The sites included command centers, rocket launch sites and weapons production labs, it says.
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He urges residents of the Gaza City neighborhoods of Tel el-Hawa, Sabra, west Zeitoun, Shejaiya and Tuffah to take advantage of the corridor to reach the “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi area.
“We urge you to evacuate urgently because it is dangerous for you to remain there,” he says.
Additionally, Adraee says the IDF will make “tactical pauses in military activities” in the al-Shabura camp near Rafah in southern Gaza, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., for “humanitarian purposes.”
IDF details strikes on Gaza rocket cells, command centers in past day
The Israel Defense Forces says that within an hour of a rocket barrage from Gaza on central Israel on Friday, it struck and killed the cell behind the attack.It says reservist troops of the Jerusalem Brigade’s reconnaissance battalion spotted the cell on the roof of a building, and called in an airstrike.
The army says that over the past day, it carried out strikes against dozens of targets and Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip.
The sites included command centers, rocket launch sites and weapons production labs, it says.
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IDF announces humanitarian pauses in northern Gaza for evacuations
The IDF’s Arabic-language Spokesman, Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, says on X that the Salah a-Din road will be open for southbound movement until 4 p.m.He urges residents of the Gaza City neighborhoods of Tel el-Hawa, Sabra, west Zeitoun, Shejaiya and Tuffah to take advantage of the corridor to reach the “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi area.
“We urge you to evacuate urgently because it is dangerous for you to remain there,” he says.
Additionally, Adraee says the IDF will make “tactical pauses in military activities” in the al-Shabura camp near Rafah in southern Gaza, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., for “humanitarian purposes.”
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Members of Kibbutz Nir Oz come to grips with massacre
“We feel so humiliated and violated. They entered my sacred place, my house. They took our feeling of faith that normal people of Gaza won’t come,” Natalie Yohanan said.
….“We sit and cry. It is really hard to go to sleep,” said kibbutz member Irit Lahav, who survived the attack locked into her safe room together with her daughter and dog for 11 hours, using an oar and a vacuum cleaner to fashion a makeshift wedge to prevent the terrorists from opening the door which can’t be locked. “We sit here till 2-2:30 in the morning and talk about what we are going through; it is very emotional.”
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With a population of only 427 people – including foreign workers and a caretaker – Nir Oz was among the hardest hit of the kibbutzim, with one quarter of its people either murdered or taken hostage. Forty were murdered, including 11 Thai workers, and 79 kidnapped, including a Filipino caretaker and a Tanzanian agricultural worker. Half –16 – of the 31 children being held hostage in Gaza are from Nir Oz. The names of the Thai workers are included in their memorial to those killed and missing.
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But after some 100 terrorists with heavy weapons entered the kibbutz, killing and kidnapping members, including her neighbors and best friends, Liat and Aviv Atzili, her illusions have been shattered, she said.
After the terrorists attacked, civilians came – some as young as 15 or 16, and looted her house, taking cellphones and credit cards, and even tried to make purchases with them inside Gaza only a few hours later.
“I used to think there were a few extremist people supporting Hamas, and all the others were good people who want to live peacefully.” Now, she said, she is not so sure.
Members of Kibbutz Nir Oz come to grips with massacre
“We feel so humiliated and violated. They entered my sacred place, my house. They took our feeling of faith that normal people of Gaza won’t come,” Natalie Yohanan said.
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Elon Musk is back-tracking after his own comments embraced antisemitic conspiracy theories.
"Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
IBM announced this week that it stopped advertising on X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Nazis — a fresh setback as the platform formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars, X's main source of revenue.
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Walt Disney Co. said on Friday it has paused advertising on X, while Axios reported that Apple has done the same. The European Union's executive branch said separately on Friday that it's pausing its advertising on X and other social media platforms, in part because of a surge in hate speech.
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On Wednesday, Musk agreed with an X post that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people. That conspiracy theory holds that Jewish people and leftists are engineering the ethnic and cultural replacement of white populations with non-white immigrants that will lead to a "white genocide." The White House on Friday accused Musk of repeating a "hideous" antisemitic lie on X, calling it an "abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate" that "runs against our core values as Americans."
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IDF denies it ordered evacuation of Al-Shifa hospital
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The Israeli military today denied reports it tried to force patients and medical staff at Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza to evacuate, and instead has “acceded to the request” of it director to help Palestinians who wanted to leave the complex.
"At no point, did the IDF order the evacuation of patients or medical teams and in fact proposed that any request for medical evacuation will be facilitated by the IDF," a statement added today. "Medical personnel will remain in the hospital to support patients who are unable to evacuate."
According to earlier unverified reports circulating on social media, Israeli forces had given people in Al-Shifa one hour to leave the hospital.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Civilians leave Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital
Follow NBC News' coverage for live updates about the Israel-Hamas war: Civilians leaving Al-Shifa hospital, health officials say
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It says the forces have raided several sites used by Hamas, killing operatives in the process.
The IDF says Duvdevan forces found weapons and Hamas military equipment during a raid on a high school in Gaza.
The troops also raided the home of a Hamas field commander, finding weapons and Hamas instructional booklets, according to the IDF.
Special forces raid Hamas sites in Gaza, find weapons in school
The Israel Defense Forces releases footage of the elite Duvdevan unit operating in the Gaza Strip.It says the forces have raided several sites used by Hamas, killing operatives in the process.
The IDF says Duvdevan forces found weapons and Hamas military equipment during a raid on a high school in Gaza.
The troops also raided the home of a Hamas field commander, finding weapons and Hamas instructional booklets, according to the IDF.
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The group of 15 people, including children and their family members, made it across the Strip’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt yesterday. They then took a flight to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Emirates.
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Medical teams at Shifa Hospital unload Israeli aid from trucks in northern Gaza, November 18, 2023 (IDF)
The military says soldiers transferred over 6,000 liters of water and over 2,300 kg of food to Shifa Hospital.
“This activity was done in parallel with the IDF activities to locate and thwart terrorism in the hospital, the IDF says.
First plane of Palestinian children wounded in Gaza arrives in UAE
The first planeload of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip has reached the United Arab Emirates, part of a pledged relief effort by the country to aid 1,000 children.The group of 15 people, including children and their family members, made it across the Strip’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt yesterday. They then took a flight to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Emirates.
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Army says Shifa given 6,000 liters of water, 2,300 kg of food
Medical teams at Shifa Hospital unload Israeli aid from trucks in northern Gaza, November 18, 2023 (IDF)
The military says soldiers transferred over 6,000 liters of water and over 2,300 kg of food to Shifa Hospital.
“This activity was done in parallel with the IDF activities to locate and thwart terrorism in the hospital, the IDF says.
The moment injured Gaza children arrive in the UAE
We earlier reported that around 15 children in need of urgent medical care fled to the UAE after being evacuated from Gaza through Rafah crossing into Egypt.Here is the moment when they have arrived at the airport in Abu Dhabi and been transferred to the ambulances: [video at link]
Hostage families march to Jerusalem
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The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza are continuing their march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to try to put pressure on the Israeli government to secure their release.
Thousands of people have joined the march, which will end in a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later today.
Yuval Haran joined the march. He told Reuters news agency that seven of his family members had been kidnapped and taken to Gaza: his mother, sister, her husband and their children aged eight and three and a cousin aged 12.
"How can you put a price on a three-year-old girl? We need them back now at any price," he said.
"We are marching here today to Jerusalem, hundreds of families and thousands of people, come join us to Jerusalem, hear our shout, bring them back home now. The whole world shout with us - bring them back home now."
Negotiations have been taking place over the possible release of some hostages in return for conditions that could include a temporary ceasefire in Gaza and the release of some Palestinian prisoners held by Israel - but no deal has yet been agreed.
Read more about the hostages here
Civilians should move west of Khan Younis, says government adviser
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Palestinians look at the damage to a building after an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis on 18 November 2023
Three days after Israel dropped leaflets to warn people to leave Khan Younis, another warning to evacuate the city has been issued.
Khan Younis is the largest city in southern Gaza - where hundreds of thousands of people fled to after being told to evacuate the north.
As the humanitarian crisis is worsening in the packed city, Israel’s warnings suggested military operations there were imminent.
Mark Regev, an advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told US media while Israeli troops would have to go into the city to destroy Hamas tunnels and bunkers, people in Khan Younis could move west, “Where hopefully there will be tents and a field hospital”.
“I’m pretty sure that they won’t have to move again” if they moved west, he said.
Israel issues new warning for civilians to leave Khan Younis
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Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the Israel-Hamas War.
Israel has issued a new warning to Gazans in Khan Younis in the south of the territory to leave.
Last night, Mark Regev, an advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told MSNBC that Israel was asking people to relocate but added: “I know it’s not easy for them. but we don’t want to see civilians caught up in the crossfire.”
Hundreds of thousands of Gazans fled the north to southern areas including Khan Younis after being ordered to leave by Israel for their own safety. But the south has continued to come under Israeli bombardment too.
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“We’re asking people to relocate. I know it’s not easy for many of them, but we don’t want to see civilians caught up in the crossfire,” Mark Regev, an aide to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told MSNBC on Friday.
Such a move could compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled south from the Israeli assault on Gaza City to relocate again, along with residents of Khan Younis, a city of more than 400,000, worsening a dire humanitarian crisis.
Israel dropped leaflets over Khan Younis telling people to evacuate to shelters, suggesting military operations there were imminent.
Regev said Israeli troops would have to advance into the city to oust Hamasfighters from underground tunnels and bunkers but that no such “enormous infrastructure” exists in less built-up areas to the west.
“I’m pretty sure that they won’t have to move again” if they moved west, he said, referring to people in the area.
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Israel reiterates warning to leave Khan Younis
Israel issued a fresh warning to Palestinians in the southern city of Khan Younis to move out of the line of fire and closer to humanitarian aid, in the latest indication that it plans to attack Hamas in south Gaza after subduing the north, Reuters reports.“We’re asking people to relocate. I know it’s not easy for many of them, but we don’t want to see civilians caught up in the crossfire,” Mark Regev, an aide to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told MSNBC on Friday.
Such a move could compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled south from the Israeli assault on Gaza City to relocate again, along with residents of Khan Younis, a city of more than 400,000, worsening a dire humanitarian crisis.
Israel dropped leaflets over Khan Younis telling people to evacuate to shelters, suggesting military operations there were imminent.
Regev said Israeli troops would have to advance into the city to oust Hamasfighters from underground tunnels and bunkers but that no such “enormous infrastructure” exists in less built-up areas to the west.
“I’m pretty sure that they won’t have to move again” if they moved west, he said, referring to people in the area.
Because the western areas are closer to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, humanitarian aid could be brought in “as quickly as possible”, Regev said.
Joe Biden says Gaza and West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under Palestinian Authority; reiterates call for two-state solution – as it happened
In Washington Post on Saturday, Biden writes: ‘After this war is over, the voices of Palestinian people … must be at the center of post-crisis governance’
At least 12,000 Palestinians, including 5,000 children, have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October
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Joe Biden says Gaza and West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under Palestinian Authority; reiterates call for two-state solution – as it happened
In Washington Post on Saturday, Biden writes: ‘After this war is over, the voices of Palestinian people … must be at the center of post-crisis governance’
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On 10/6 there was a ceasefire. On 10/7 Hamas broke it by entering civilian homes. Torturing, raping, butchering and slaughtering innocent civilians. Men. Women. Children. Babies. Elderly. Ill. They raped women in front of their families. They murdered parents in front of their children. They, then, took 242 innocent civilians into Gaza and is holding them hostage.
A lot changed. The UN, IMO, cannot be trusted after its’ colossal failure in Gaza.
The most well-documented massacre in history
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If there was a previous “ceasefire”, it was in name only, IMO. There have been well documented, repeated conflicts in the area— I found at least 13 since 2008.
This includes Operation Breaking Dawn as recent as 2022.
“He said that 11 civilians were killed in Israeli airstrikes, and at least 15 were killed by Islamic Jihad rockets.”
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Half of Gaza operation casualties terrorist group affiliated - report | The Jerusalem Post
Of the 49 Operation Breaking Dawn fatalities, 24 were reportedly affiliated with terrorist organizations.
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Israel has issued a fresh warning to Palestinians in the southern city of Khan Younis to relocate west to avoid crossfire and be closer to humanitarian aid amid indications that Israeli military operations there could be imminent.
The warning, from an aide to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, could compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled south from the Israeli assault on Gaza City to relocate again, worsening a humanitarian crisis.
Meanwhile, a hospital director said 26 people had been killed in a strike on a residential building in Hamad, a neighbourhood in the Khan Younis area.
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The warning, from an aide to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, could compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled south from the Israeli assault on Gaza City to relocate again, worsening a humanitarian crisis.
Meanwhile, a hospital director said 26 people had been killed in a strike on a residential building in Hamad, a neighbourhood in the Khan Younis area.
Joe Biden says Gaza and West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under Palestinian Authority; reiterates call for two-state solution – as it happened
In Washington Post on Saturday, Biden writes: ‘After this war is over, the voices of Palestinian people … must be at the center of post-crisis governance’
Khan Younis area, one of the safe areas Palestinians were asked to evacuate to:
Palestinians inspect the damage to a building after the deadly strike on Hamad Town in Khan Younis. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
A man among the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli operations in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
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Palestinians inspect the damage to a building after the deadly strike on Hamad Town in Khan Younis. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
A man among the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli operations in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
Joe Biden says Gaza and West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under Palestinian Authority; reiterates call for two-state solution – as it happened
In Washington Post on Saturday, Biden writes: ‘After this war is over, the voices of Palestinian people … must be at the center of post-crisis governance’
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If there was a previous “ceasefire”, it was in name only, IMO. There have been well documented, repeated conflicts in the area— I found at least 13 since 2008.
This includes Operation Breaking Dawn as recent as 2022.
“He said that 11 civilians were killed in Israeli airstrikes, and at least 15 were killed by Islamic Jihad rockets.”
Half of Gaza operation casualties terrorist group affiliated - report | The Jerusalem Post
Of the 49 Operation Breaking Dawn fatalities, 24 were reportedly affiliated with terrorist organizations.
Hillary Clinton: ‘There was a ceasefire on October 6. Hamas chose to break it’
I consider Hillary Clinton a very good source. I’ll take her word for it.
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On October 7, Hamas committed barbaric acts of rape and sexual violence against Israeli women and girls.
Anyone demanding Israel lay down its arms and stop fighting to destroy the monsters who did this should hang their heads in shame. You disgust us.
It wasn't "just" rape Hamas committed. It was gang-rape. It was raping 13-year-olds. It was sexual mutilation. It was shooting women in the back during rape. It was a ghastly crime against humanity.
And it generates no sliver of outrage from those who roared over MeToo. Watch:
On October 7, Hamas committed barbaric acts of rape and sexual violence against Israeli women and girls.
Anyone demanding Israel lay down its arms and stop fighting to destroy the monsters who did this should hang their heads in shame. You disgust us.
It wasn't "just" rape Hamas committed. It was gang-rape. It was raping 13-year-olds. It was sexual mutilation. It was shooting women in the back during rape. It was a ghastly crime against humanity.
And it generates no sliver of outrage from those who roared over MeToo. Watch:
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Yup, she knows, four years Secretary of State.
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Turkey will make efforts to rebuild damaged infrastructure, hospitals, and schools in Gaza if a ceasefire is achieved there, Turkish media on Saturday reported President Tayyip Erdogan as saying.
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