2023-10-17 22:13:00
More than ten days have passed since Hamas carried out an attack by sky, sea and land against Israel. In response, there has been a sequence of bombings in Gaza that have caused thousands of deaths. The latest figures indicate that at least one million Palestinians residing in Gaza have been displaced from their homes, according to the UN, and more than 2,670 have been killed in Israel’s retaliation. The Palestinian Ministry of Health estimates that nearly 3,000 people have died. On the other hand, that is, as far as the Israelis are concerned, 1,400 of them died after the attack carried out by the Palestinian militias.
Yesterday, the Israeli Government published a statement stating that the conflict between Israel and Hamas will not end until the terrorist group’s military capacity is completely destroyed. The text comes after the call between Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the Russian leader asked for hostilities to cease in the Gaza Strip.
“The prime minister made it clear that Israel had been attacked by brutal and abhorrent killers, that it had gone to war determined and united, and that it would not stop until it destroyed the military and government capabilities of Hamas,” the document reads.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Calls from the international community for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to Gaza have increased. City reports explain that hospitals will only be able to operate for less than 24 hours, because fuel reserves are depleted and more and more people are receiving them. In addition, health professionals in the area and from Doctors Without Borders have requested the arrival of more medical supplies, as well as food and clothing for patients.
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Drinking water is also in short supply, after attacks by Israel destroyed water pipes. The Israeli government announced that it would restore water distribution in Gaza, but this has not been confirmed by UN workers in the Palestinian territory, says the UNRWA commissioner general.
This is how we told you what happened in Gaza, after the clashes between Hamas and Israel:
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah group calls for “day of anger” after hospital bombing in Gaza
The Lebanese group Hezbollah called for Wednesday to be a “day of anger” to condemn the bombing of a hospital in the Gaza Strip that left hundreds dead and of which it accuses Israel.
“May tomorrow, Wednesday, be a day of anger against the enemy,” Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, said in a statement, denouncing a “massacre” and a “brutal crime.”
The European Union meets to unify its position on the war between Israel and Hamas
The leaders of the European Union began an emergency meeting this Tuesday to try to unify the bloc’s position on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, after a week of numerous disagreements between its member countries.
The videoconference summit began with a minute of silence “in honor of the innocent victims who lost their lives in Israel and Palestine, and the victims of the recent attacks in Europe,” said the president of the European Council, Charles Michel.
After the attack by Hamas militiamen in Israeli territory on October 7, the institutions of the European Union were involved in confusing and contradictory statements, which generated unrest. First, the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, announced an immediate suspension of development aid payments to the Palestinians. Immediately, the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, announced an “urgent review” of aid programs for the Palestinians, until finally the head of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that the bloc of countries would triple in reality humanitarian aid to Gaza at 75 million euros.
At least 500 people die after an attack on a Gaza hospital
The Gaza Health Ministry said the Israeli airstrike on the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in central Gaza City left at least 500 victims. According to Al Jazzera’s report, the health center was attacked without warning. There are “hundreds of victims” under the rubble of the enclave’s hospital, Palestinian authorities said. Now, the Israel Defense Forces said they still do not have details about the reported attack on the hospital.
Israeli airstrike on school leaves at least six dead
At least six people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit a school run by the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza. Dozens of people were injured, including United Nations agency staff, in addition to “serious” structural damage to the school, a statement said. “This is outrageous and once again demonstrates a blatant disregard for civilian lives. Nowhere is safe in Gaza anymore, not even the UNRWA facilities.”
“The world must join Israel to defeat Hamas”: Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister on Tuesday urged the international community to support the fight against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. “In the same way that the world came together to defeat the Nazis (…), the world must come together with Israel to defeat Hamas,” declared Benjamin Netanyahu, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, alongside the German head of government, Olaf Scholz.
Israeli military intelligence chief takes responsibility for Hamas attack
The head of Israeli military intelligence said he is responsible for the intelligence failures that led Hamas to carry out its surprise attack on October 7. “The Directorate of Military Intelligence, under my command, did not warn about the terrorist attack carried out by Hamas,” Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva wrote in a letter shared by Israeli media.
“We failed in our most important mission and, as head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, I take full responsibility for the failure. Whatever needs to be investigated, we will investigate in the most profound and moving way, and draw conclusions.”
Haliva is the latest Israeli defense official to publicly declare that he takes responsibility for the Hamas attack, after the head of the security agency, Shin Bet, and the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces made similar comments. in the last days.
Gaza’s only cancer hospital will close in a few hours
Health officials in Gaza said the only cancer hospital in the Palestinian territory will close within 48 hours at the latest. A statement from Dr. Sobhi Skik, CEO of Turkish Friendship Hospital, implied that fuel shortages are affecting the facility’s ability to provide care to cancer patients.
The hospital will suspend “a large part of its services” and the remaining part will close “within a maximum period of 48 hours,” leaving all patients without critical medical care, a statement said. Gaza hospitals have “entered a stage of virtual collapse,” a spokesman for the Palestinian enclave’s Health Ministry said Tuesday.
Nearly 3,000 people have died in Gaza after Israeli bombings
Some 3,000 people have died in the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to the latest update from the Palestinian Health Ministry. Another 12,500 individuals were injured. The entity added that in the West Bank 61 people have died and more than 1,250 are injured.
2,000 US troops are on alert for possible deployment to the Middle East
The US Army put 2,000 soldiers on alert for eventual deployment in response to the possible escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin placed personnel and a number of units “on high alert through a readiness to deploy order,” the Pentagon said in a statement. These efforts, according to the entity, seek to be able to “respond quickly to the evolution of the security environment in the Middle East.” US media reported that the troops would cover support functions such as medical assistance and explosives handling.
Joe Biden will meet with leaders of Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine
On Tuesday afternoon, US President Joe Bide is expected to leave for Israel, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials on Wednesday. After that, he will fly to Amman, Jordan, for talks about accelerating humanitarian assistance to Gaza, where he will meet with King Abdullah of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Quoted by Archyde.com, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said: “It will make clear that we want to continue to work with all of our partners in the region, including Israel, to get humanitarian assistance and provide some type of safe passage for let the civilians come out.”
The French Government accuses a representative of “apology of terrorism”
The French government brought radical leftist deputy Danièle Obono to justice for “apology for terrorism,” after in an interview she described Hamas as an “Islamist political group” that “resists an occupation.” “Hamas, ‘a resistance movement’? No! It is a terrorist movement,” wrote the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, when announcing the accusation to the Prosecutor’s Office on the social network
During an interview on the Sud Radio station and asked several times by the journalist if Hamas was a “resistance movement,” this deputy close to the leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon responded: “Yes.” Beyond the centrist government of President Emmanuel Macron, the right-wing opposition attacked the words of the La Francia Insumisa deputy, but also her allies from the left-wing Nupes front.
Türkiye talks about releasing Hamas hostages
Ankara is in talks with Hamas about the release of foreigners, civilians and children held hostage, its Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday. According to Archyde.com, a source from said ministry said Fidan spoke on Monday with the leader of the Palestinian militia, Ismail Haniyeh, to discuss the issue.
Egypt to host summit to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Egypt would host a summit of state leaders on Saturday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Archyde.com reported that he was speaking at a joint news conference with his Lebanese counterpart in Beirut.
UN human rights office: Israel’s evacuation order may be illegal ‘forced transfer of civilians’
The United Nations Human Rights office said Israel’s siege of Gaza and its evacuation order there could amount to the international crime of forcible transfer of civilians. “We are concerned that this order, combined with the imposition of a full siege of Gaza, cannot be considered a lawful temporary evacuation and therefore amounts to a forcible transfer of civilians in violation of international law,” Ravina Shamdasani, told Archyde.com. spokesperson for the UN office. The term “forced transfer” describes the forced relocation of civilian populations and is a crime against humanity punishable by the International Criminal Court.
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