This just shows that things are not black or white. There are many, many shades of gray.Gazan-Israeli family want territory 'flattened' after brother shot dead by Hamas
Five brothers tell Sky News that Gaza should be razed to the ground - despite the fact they still have family there - after their brother was killed when he went to buy cigarettes.
We had gone to Sderot looking for victims of Hamas. We did not expect what we found.
Sderot is a town two miles from Gaza, regularly rocketed. As we filmed the aftermath of one strike, a man said we should visit his neighbours.
"They lost a brother to Hamas," he said. "But they are Arabs from Gaza."
Israel-Gaza latest: Gazans told 'go south if you want to live'
We knocked on their door. They emerged nervously before ushering us inside.
They are yet another family stricken with grief but this one is different: The Tanaburas may live in Israel but are Gazan Arabs.
On Saturday morning last week, they say their brother, Amir, went out to buy cigarettes.
Younes, 21, said it was the last time they saw him alive.
"Three terrorists chased him, but he was unable to escape. They murdered him like that, for nothing, a good man who saw an injured person and wanted to help," he said.
They only found out what happened from a TikTok video passed on from a friend, showing him lying dead.
Amir was kind and generous, they say, the third-oldest brother.
"He had a heart of gold," said 17-year-old Avraham.
"As they say, 'God takes only the best'. Next month, he should have turned 21."
Amir's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds - yet another innocent victim of the Hamas attacks.
"There was no mercy," Avraham told us. "They could have shot him once but no - they shot him several times, well after he died. He got a bullet, here, here, here."
There are very few Gazans living in Israel; their father moved to Sderot three decades ago because he had worked for the Israelis.
All six brothers were born here. They speak only Hebrew but are also practising Muslims.
They still have family in Gaza but are in no doubt what Israel should do next.
"Hamas are murderers, they are terrorists. We should erase everybody, Gaza should be flattened. I have family in Gaza but I think Gaza should be flattened."
Gazan-Israeli family want territory 'flattened' after brother shot dead by Hamas
Five brothers tell Sky News that Gaza should be razed to the ground - despite the fact they still have family there - after their brother was killed when he went to buy cigarettes.news.sky.com
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“According to the Israeli side, as of 13:00 on October 14, the number of dead citizens of the Russian Federation who also had Israeli citizenship increased to 16 people, Ryazanova said. “The updated lists of missing persons provided by the Israeli side include eight Russian citizens.
At least one Russian citizen is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reports.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza hit with more shelling as Israel defends evacuation order (nbcnews.com)
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"We have informed U.S. citizens in Gaza with whom we are in contact that if they assess it to be safe, they may wish to move closer to the Rafah border crossing," the spokesperson said, adding that "there may be very little notice if the crossing opens and it may only open for a limited time."
Russia says 16 citizens killed in Hamas onslaught, 8 missing
Russia’s embassy in Israel says that the number of Russian citizens killed since Hamas launched its attacks against Israel a week ago has risen to 16. Eight Russian citizens are missing, according to embassy press secretary Marina Ryazanova.“According to the Israeli side, as of 13:00 on October 14, the number of dead citizens of the Russian Federation who also had Israeli citizenship increased to 16 people, Ryazanova said. “The updated lists of missing persons provided by the Israeli side include eight Russian citizens.
At least one Russian citizen is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reports.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza hit with more shelling as Israel defends evacuation order (nbcnews.com)
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U.S. government working to secure safe exit for U.S. citizens trying to leave Gaza
The U.S. is working to secure a safe border exit for U.S. citizens trying to leave Gaza, a Department of State spokesperson said."We have informed U.S. citizens in Gaza with whom we are in contact that if they assess it to be safe, they may wish to move closer to the Rafah border crossing," the spokesperson said, adding that "there may be very little notice if the crossing opens and it may only open for a limited time."
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After witnessing the chaos here in the US, I’m not sure if effective leadership exists. I’ve come to admire President Zelinsky for his commitment to Ukraine but keep waiting for the scandal to be discovered that proves me wrong.
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Twenty-three American firefighters have arrived in Israel to aid local firefighting stations, Israel Fire and Rescue announced on Saturday.
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Israel Gaza live news: Children among dead after strike hits Palestinian convoy - BBC News
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Speaking to Turkey's Haberturk TV, Hamas's head of foreign affairs Khalid Meshal added the conflict did not start last week, but in 1948.
"Israel has been saying that their army was the strongest and undefeatable. When we saw that they were defeated in a few hours, we were surprised, too," he said.
When asked about Hamas murdering civilians, children and the elderly, he said: "We kept telling them not to do that. But in war times, these incidents can happen. Isn't it what Israel always says, that they didn't do it [kill civilians] on purpose?"
Asked whether Hamas has done the same as it accuses Israel of doing, Meshal said there was a "big difference":
"We are the owners of this land. When the enemy comes from outside, either soldiers or civilians, they are all enemies. Whoever comes to my land [to occupy] is enemy, and guilty."
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Soldiers or civilians are all enemies - ex-Hamas leader
A former Hamas leader has said that what the militants did last Saturday was "an attempt to end the Israeli occupation" and that he is "proud" of them.Speaking to Turkey's Haberturk TV, Hamas's head of foreign affairs Khalid Meshal added the conflict did not start last week, but in 1948.
"Israel has been saying that their army was the strongest and undefeatable. When we saw that they were defeated in a few hours, we were surprised, too," he said.
When asked about Hamas murdering civilians, children and the elderly, he said: "We kept telling them not to do that. But in war times, these incidents can happen. Isn't it what Israel always says, that they didn't do it [kill civilians] on purpose?"
Asked whether Hamas has done the same as it accuses Israel of doing, Meshal said there was a "big difference":
"We are the owners of this land. When the enemy comes from outside, either soldiers or civilians, they are all enemies. Whoever comes to my land [to occupy] is enemy, and guilty."
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Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza hit with more shelling as Israel defends evacuation order (nbcnews.com)
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"For security reasons, the Musée du Louvre is closing its doors today, Saturday, October 14. Those who have booked a visit during the day will be reimbursed," the gallery posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The closure comes after Macron called for the mobilization of 7,000 soldiers for increased security patrols after a teacher was fatally stabbed and two more people injured in an Islamist attack on a school in Arras, northern France.
France, which has the largest Muslim and Jewish communities in Europe, banned pro-Palestinian protests earlier this week over concerns that they would generate "disturbances to the public order," according to Reuters.
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Louvre Museum closes doors for security reasons
Home to the Mona Lisa and a world-renowned tourist destination, Paris' Louvre Museum of art remained shuttered today, citing security concerns."For security reasons, the Musée du Louvre is closing its doors today, Saturday, October 14. Those who have booked a visit during the day will be reimbursed," the gallery posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The closure comes after Macron called for the mobilization of 7,000 soldiers for increased security patrols after a teacher was fatally stabbed and two more people injured in an Islamist attack on a school in Arras, northern France.
France, which has the largest Muslim and Jewish communities in Europe, banned pro-Palestinian protests earlier this week over concerns that they would generate "disturbances to the public order," according to Reuters.
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Nope, and there you have the definition of an extremist...
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Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza hit with more shelling as Israel defends evacuation order (nbcnews.com)
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Rabbi Meir Azari said that he was supposed to be officiating four bar mitzvahs on Saturday, three weddings this week and four next week — but all of them have been canceled given that so many young people have been mobilized to join the war.
"People have had to stop everything in their life," said Azari, who has led the congregation for 33 years. "We saw grief and an anger through the years but this is something very different. That reminded me of my youth as a young teenager, during Yom Kippur War."
Lauren Freedman, 62, has lived in Israel for 31 years and said that both Israeli and Palestinians just want to live normal lives.
"I think about the store where I buy fruits and vegetables — most of the workers there are Palestinians," she said. "So when I went in this week, all of the Palestinians were gone. And it was just the Israeli Jews. And I think about these people who are coming to work every day simply to earn a living. And there's good partnership and cooperation between them and the Israeli employees. And [what's happening] is just so sad."
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Congregants at a synagogue in Tel Aviv talk about life on hold
TEL AVIV — About 10 to 12 congregants attended Shabbat morning service at the Beit Daniel Synagogue on Saturday. They sang, chant and read from the Torah.Rabbi Meir Azari said that he was supposed to be officiating four bar mitzvahs on Saturday, three weddings this week and four next week — but all of them have been canceled given that so many young people have been mobilized to join the war.
"People have had to stop everything in their life," said Azari, who has led the congregation for 33 years. "We saw grief and an anger through the years but this is something very different. That reminded me of my youth as a young teenager, during Yom Kippur War."
Lauren Freedman, 62, has lived in Israel for 31 years and said that both Israeli and Palestinians just want to live normal lives.
"I think about the store where I buy fruits and vegetables — most of the workers there are Palestinians," she said. "So when I went in this week, all of the Palestinians were gone. And it was just the Israeli Jews. And I think about these people who are coming to work every day simply to earn a living. And there's good partnership and cooperation between them and the Israeli employees. And [what's happening] is just so sad."
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Watch: Israel Drops Leaflets Over Gaza City Telling Residents to Leave
Watch: Israel Drops Leaflets Over Gaza City Telling Residents to Leave
Israel's demand that Gaza residents immediately evacuate to the south of the enclave wasn’t discussed in meetings with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said a U.S. official. WSJ's William Mauldin reports. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/Zuma Press
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Because a march starts at BBC headquarters - that means the BBC is pro-Hamas? All the other protests which have been held outside the building means that the BBC is behind those protests too?
There's a protest held outside BBC almost every year these days. Last big ones were by anti-vaxxers!
Why do British broadcasters - especially ones with reporters on the ground and worldwide audiences - try to hold that line in a hot war? ( Also, bearing in mind that broadcasters are regulated - Ofcom - unlike other highly polarised broadcasters in other nations and unlike the largely unregulated British press, some of which has a poor reputations internationally) This isn't a rhetorical question.
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Could someone explain to me how a "former" Hamas leader is getting so much press time and attention?
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war rages as Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises (cnn.com)
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What we know: The IDF's Arabic spokesperson, Avishay Adraee, said the military will permit safe movement on specified streets between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time (3 - 9 a.m. ET). Residents were advised to use this window to move southward from Beit Hanoun to Khan Yunis. Additionally, residents of the Al-Shate, Al-Rimal and West Al-Zaytoun areas are “permitted to move” along Daldul and Al-Sana streets towards Salah Al-Din and Al-Bahr streets, Adraee said.
Communications blackout: Israel launched a complete blockade on food, fuel and water entering Gaza on Monday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s call for a complete siege on Monday as a form of “collective punishment” and a “war crime.” Thinning electricity supplies have severely damaged communication along the strip. In an interview with CNN, IDF Spokesperson, Maj. (Res.) Doron Spielman said the IDF is dropping leaflets about the new safe passages, given most people in Gaza City don’t have internet access now. However, CNN has talked to a United Nations Relief and Works Agency school official, a paramedic and a journalist on the ground who were all unaware of this latest advisory.
Explosion rock evacuation route: CNN has geolocated and authenticated five videos from the scene of a large explosion along an evacuation route for civilians south of Gaza City. The videos show many dead bodies amid a scene of extensive destruction. Some of those bodies are on a flat-bed trailer that appears to have been used to carry people away from Gaza City. They include at least several children. There are also a number of badly burned and damaged cars. It is unclear what caused the widespread devastation; the explosion occurred on Salah Al-Deen street on Friday afternoon. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on any airstrikes in the same location.
Evacuees killed: Hamas media office told CNN Israeli military airstrikes killed 70 and injured 200 evacuees in Gaza. The airstrikes hit evacuees at three locations: Salah Al-Din street, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin street, and near Wadi Gaza, Hamas said. Earlier, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that “large numbers” of dead and injured people, including women and children, arrived at Al-Shifa' Hospital—located in Al-Rimal neighborhood —after they were shelled on their way from northern Gaza to the south.
UN shelters forced to relocate: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) was forced to move its central operations from Gaza City to a location in southern Gaza following the Israeli evacuation order issued on Friday. The agency warned that water is now "also running out" at its new location, as thousands of displaced civilians from northern Gaza continue to arrive.
'War crime': On Friday, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Israel's order for 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes – ahead of a potential ground invasion – would "amount to the war crime of forcible transfer." The relocation order “must be reversed," the Secretary General of the council Jan Egeland added. Egeland called Western and Arab Nations “who have influence over the Israeli political and military leadership” to “demand that the illegal and impossible order to relocate is immediately rescinded.”
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Israel's six-hour directive ordering Palestinians to flee Gaza City has ended. Here's what we know
A six-hour window issued by the Israeli military ordering Palestinian civilians to finish evacuating from Gaza City to the southern part of the strip ended at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) on Saturday.[...]
What we know: The IDF's Arabic spokesperson, Avishay Adraee, said the military will permit safe movement on specified streets between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time (3 - 9 a.m. ET). Residents were advised to use this window to move southward from Beit Hanoun to Khan Yunis. Additionally, residents of the Al-Shate, Al-Rimal and West Al-Zaytoun areas are “permitted to move” along Daldul and Al-Sana streets towards Salah Al-Din and Al-Bahr streets, Adraee said.
Communications blackout: Israel launched a complete blockade on food, fuel and water entering Gaza on Monday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s call for a complete siege on Monday as a form of “collective punishment” and a “war crime.” Thinning electricity supplies have severely damaged communication along the strip. In an interview with CNN, IDF Spokesperson, Maj. (Res.) Doron Spielman said the IDF is dropping leaflets about the new safe passages, given most people in Gaza City don’t have internet access now. However, CNN has talked to a United Nations Relief and Works Agency school official, a paramedic and a journalist on the ground who were all unaware of this latest advisory.
Explosion rock evacuation route: CNN has geolocated and authenticated five videos from the scene of a large explosion along an evacuation route for civilians south of Gaza City. The videos show many dead bodies amid a scene of extensive destruction. Some of those bodies are on a flat-bed trailer that appears to have been used to carry people away from Gaza City. They include at least several children. There are also a number of badly burned and damaged cars. It is unclear what caused the widespread devastation; the explosion occurred on Salah Al-Deen street on Friday afternoon. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on any airstrikes in the same location.
Evacuees killed: Hamas media office told CNN Israeli military airstrikes killed 70 and injured 200 evacuees in Gaza. The airstrikes hit evacuees at three locations: Salah Al-Din street, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin street, and near Wadi Gaza, Hamas said. Earlier, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that “large numbers” of dead and injured people, including women and children, arrived at Al-Shifa' Hospital—located in Al-Rimal neighborhood —after they were shelled on their way from northern Gaza to the south.
UN shelters forced to relocate: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) was forced to move its central operations from Gaza City to a location in southern Gaza following the Israeli evacuation order issued on Friday. The agency warned that water is now "also running out" at its new location, as thousands of displaced civilians from northern Gaza continue to arrive.
'War crime': On Friday, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Israel's order for 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes – ahead of a potential ground invasion – would "amount to the war crime of forcible transfer." The relocation order “must be reversed," the Secretary General of the council Jan Egeland added. Egeland called Western and Arab Nations “who have influence over the Israeli political and military leadership” to “demand that the illegal and impossible order to relocate is immediately rescinded.”
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Sending prayers for their safety.
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Indeed. Israel has the receipts in this case. I've seen them days ao and am quite surprised it's taken MSM ths long to put them out there.
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Listen to their screams.
Listen to their cries.
These are the real voices of Hamas terror victims.
They continue to haunt us.
We are doing this for them.
Listen to their cries.
These are the real voices of Hamas terror victims.
They continue to haunt us.
We are doing this for them.
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Israeli military examining death of Reuters journalist in Lebanon
The Israeli army said it was aware of the incident in southern Lebanon in which a Reuters journalist was killed and that it was being investigated.
"We are aware of the incident with the Reuters journalist. We are looking into it. We already have visuals. We're doing cross examination. It's a tragic thing," a military spokesperson told reporters.
Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah was killed and six other journalists injured in southern Lebanon yesterday when missiles fired from the direction of Israel struck them, according to a Reuters videographer who was at the scene.
Israel military says Gaza residents must not 'delay' evacuation
The Israeli military said that Gaza City residents must not delay their departure before a military offensive starts as roads out of the northern part of the territory were again jammed with people leaving.
Military spokesman Richard Hecht said there is a "window" for safe passage to south Gaza between 10am and 4pm.
Without saying how many days the window would remain, Mr Hecht told reporters: "We know this is going to take time but we recommend people not to delay."
As it happened: Israeli Gaza evacuation deadline passes
All the developments as an Israeli deadline passed for more than one million Palestinians to evacuate their homes and move from northern Gaza to the south
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***WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES***
This is the home of an entire family in Kfar Aza slaughtered by Hamas terrorists.
The family dog refuses to leave the bed where the family’s children used to sleep before they were butchered.
Trigger warning
They burned Jews alive. With their hands tied.
How many more of these images does the world need to understand?
This is the home of an entire family in Kfar Aza slaughtered by Hamas terrorists.
The family dog refuses to leave the bed where the family’s children used to sleep before they were butchered.
Trigger warning
They burned Jews alive. With their hands tied.
How many more of these images does the world need to understand?
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Israel-Hamas war live: two safe routes open for people fleeing northern Gaza, says Israel, as UN warns water running out (theguardian.com)
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Residents of four northern Israeli communities have been asked to take shelter, Haaretz reports.
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Israel is continuing to carry out strikes in Lebanese territory after about 30 mortar shells were fired from Lebanon toward Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces said.
3m ago15.11 BST
Sirens have sounded in central and southern Israel.
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Residents of four northern Israeli communities have been asked to take shelter, Haaretz reports.
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Israel is continuing to carry out strikes in Lebanese territory after about 30 mortar shells were fired from Lebanon toward Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces said.
3m ago15.11 BST
Sirens have sounded in central and southern Israel.
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For the 7th day in a row, Israeli families have to run to bomb shelters to take cover from heavy rocket barrages fired at them.
Once again, sirens sounding in southern Israel, including in the city of Be’er Sheva
“Those who fell in this despicable surprise attack. We bow our heads, but not to the ground. Our heads are up, we are proud of our country, we will defend it and we will do everything to protect it.” —IDF Gaza Division Commander BG Avi Rosenfeld.
Once again, sirens sounding in southern Israel, including in the city of Be’er Sheva
“Those who fell in this despicable surprise attack. We bow our heads, but not to the ground. Our heads are up, we are proud of our country, we will defend it and we will do everything to protect it.” —IDF Gaza Division Commander BG Avi Rosenfeld.
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Israel Gaza live news: Children among dead after strike hits Palestinian convoy - BBC News
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Today's headlines so far
If you're just joining us, here is a round-up of the latest developments in Israel and Gaza.- At least 12 people, including young children, have been killed after a convoy of vehicles heading toward southern Gaza was hit. The Palestinian Health Ministry has blamed Israel for the attack. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) says it is investigating.
- A deadline for Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza has passed. Israeli authorities revised the deadline, giving people until 13:00 GMT (16:00 local time) to flee. More than one million people have been told to leave using two safe corridors ahead of an expected Israeli ground assault against Hamas, the Palestinian militant group.
- More than 1,300 people were killed after Hamas launched an attack on Israel seven days ago.
- More than 2,200 people have been killed following Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
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