2023-10-30 10:37:10
Time.news – New night of clashes between the Israeli army and Hamas in the Gaza strip. The armed forces of the Jewish state say they have killed dozens of Palestinian militiamen. The United States, meanwhile, excludes sending troops and insists on the need to guarantee the supply of basic necessities to the tormented civilian population of the enclave, which has thousands of victims due to the bombings.
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09:36 Body of Israeli-German Shani Louk found – The body of German-Israeli citizen Shani Louk, believed to have been abducted and alive during the Hamas assault on the Reim music festival, was found today; Louk’s sister Adi confirmed Shani’s death on Instagram, the Jerusalem Post writes. Louk was seen in footage shared on the day of the attack as she lay motionless in the back of a truck after being kidnapped and taken to Gaza. It was unclear whether she was alive in the video, although Louk’s mother later stated that she was alive.
09.24 Tajani: “14 Italians in Gaza, including two pregnant women” – “We are following minute by minute 14 Italians and 5 of their family members who are in the red zone of the Gaza Strip,” Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Rtl 102.5. “Among them there are two pregnant women, we are concerned about their conditions. At the moment they have all been contacted by our consulate in Jerusalem. Certainly the situation is very complicated in Gaza”.
09:14 Israeli tanks on the outskirts of Gaza – Israeli army ground forces have reached the outskirts of Gaza City after advancing from the east of the Strip towards the interior. The Israeli tanks have reached the Salahedin road, the main artery of the Palestinian enclave which crosses it from north to south.
08:52 Al-Sisi to Biden: no to the displacement of Palestinians in Egypt – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi confirmed that Cairo has not allowed and will not allow the displacement of Palestinians from their lands to its lands, during the phone call received yesterday from his American counterpart, Joe Biden, according to a statement from the presidency Egyptian.
08:46 Tank overturns, killing an Israeli soldier – An Israeli reserve soldier died last night and two others were injured after a tank overturned in northern Israel, the IDF announced today. Yinon Fleishman, 31, of Jerusalem, is the victim. The two injured are an officer and a private, both belonging to the reserves. The Israel Defense Forces did not specify the reason for the armored vehicle overturning.
08:43 In Jenin four Palestinians killed and five wounded – Four young people were killed and 5 others were injured, at dawn today, during clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin and its camp. The Palestinian agency Maan writes it.
08.14 Unicef: in Gaza children only have sea water to drink – Children are facing a “catastrophic” situation in Gaza and parents have no choice but to give them seawater, according to the UN children’s agency Unicef. Toby Fricker, a spokesperson for the body, told BBC News that shortcomings that existed in Gaza even before the current conflict have been “taken to another level.” “One of our staff members has a four-year-old and a seven-year-old and he tries to keep the girls safe, to keep them alive every day,” he said. He said they are only drinking salt water and his daughter says, “Mom, why can’t I have the normal water we had on normal days again?”
08:09 Israel strikes military infrastructure in Syria – The Israeli military said it carried out attacks on military infrastructure inside Syria, as fears grow that its war against Hamas could spark a wider regional conflict. “An IDF fighter jet attacked the launchers” from which the overnight attacks launched towards Israeli territory, the army said. The Israeli jet “hit military infrastructure in Syrian territory”.
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Israeli soldiers
08:04 GB Ambassador: we need Israel to win – The UK needs Israel to win the war with Hamas in Gaza, British Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters has said. “Hamas must not maintain control of the Gaza Strip,” he said in an interview on Army Radio, adding that “Israel must abide by the laws of war.”
07:50 “Dozens” of militiamen killed tonight in Gaza – The Israeli army said its forces killed “dozens” of militants in clashes overnight in Gaza, as it continues its military response to Hamas attacks on October 7.
The army said that “troops killed dozens of terrorists who barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels and attempted to attack troops”, and that a fighter jet targeted a building “with more than 20 officers Hamas terrorists inside”.
07.35 Israel: over 600 targets hit in Gaza in recent days – The IDF said it has struck more than 600 terrorist targets in recent days in Gaza, as ground operations in the Strip unfold. “During clashes with terrorists in the Gaza Strip, IDF troops killed dozens of terrorists who had barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels and attempted to attack the troops,” the Israeli military said.
07:15 Jordan asks the US to deploy the Patriots – Jordan has asked the United States to deploy its Patriot missile defense system to strengthen the kingdom’s border defenses, as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza causes nervousness across the region, the Times of Israel reports. “We have asked the United States to help strengthen our defense system with Patriot air defense missile systems,” the Jordanian army spokesman told state TV. “Drones have become a threat on all our fronts,” said Brigadier General Mustafa Hiyari.
04.42 Harris: the US has no intention of sending troops to Gaza – “We have no intention, nor do we have any plans, to send combat troops to Israel or Gaza. Period.” The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, reiterated this to CBS, interviewed on the ’60 Minutes’ programme. “A terrorist organization, Hamas, massacred hundreds of young people at a concert. According to estimates, at least 400 Israelis died. Israel is out of any discussion, it has the right to defend itself – he adds – but it is very important that there is no confusion between Hamas and the Palestinians. The Palestinians deserve equal measures of security and safety, self-determination and dignity, and we have been clear that the rules of war must be respected and that there is constant humanitarian aid.”
04.22 More than 30 aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday – More than 30 aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday. The UN humanitarian organization Ocha made the assessment. Water, food and medical supplies arrived through Rafah, a Palestinian city south of the Strip, and Egypt. “It is the largest arrival of aid since October 21st,” explains Ocha.
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