2023-11-03 13:08:08
Seven Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank, more than 140 since war
Seven Palestinians died this morning in clashes with Israeli troops in different parts of the occupied West Bank, where more than 140 Palestinians have already died in violent events with Israel since the war with the Islamist militias in Gaza began.
Three died in a violent raid in Jenin, one of the hotspots of violence in the northern West Bank; two in Hebron, one in Nablus and another in the Qalandia refugee camp, next to Ramallah; according to data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The occupied West Bank is experiencing its greatest spiral of violence since the Second Intifada (2000-05) and this 2023, 349 Palestinians have already died, most of them militiamen in armed clashes with Israeli troops and attackers, but also civilians, including about 80 minors and a dozen seniors.
Erdogan denounces at Turkish summit that a crime against humanity is being committed in Gaza
The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, denounced today at the summit of Turkic states that a “crime against humanity” is being committed in Gaza and called to stop the death of civilians, regardless of whether they are Arabs or Jews.
“What is happening now in Gaza is a crime against humanity,” said the Turkish leader at the 10th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), which is taking place in the Kazakh capital.
Erdogan stressed that an “unprecedented tragedy” is occurring in Palestine, as “schools, homes and refugee camps are being bombed mercilessly.”
“We ask the parties for a ceasefire, to allow humanitarian aid and to stop the death of civilians, regardless of their nationality: Jews or Arabs,” he added.
Israeli Army kills Hamas commander during fighting in Gaza Strip
The Israeli Army reported this Friday that its troops killed Mustafa Dalul, a commander of the Islamist group Hamas, as Israeli ground, air and naval forces continue their intense offensive in the Gaza Strip after 28 days of war.
“Israel Defense Forces fighter jets killed Mustafa Dalul, commander of the Sabra Tel al Hawa Battalion, who from the beginning of the war played a central role in managing the combat against Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip “said an Army spokesperson.
According to Israel, Dalul held several positions in the Hamas battalion and brigade in Gaza City, where the ground incursion by Israeli troops has advanced.
On the other hand, the fighter planes and artillery forces “killed several terrorists who were operating against the ground troops,” reported the military spokesman, assuring that the troops seized weapons, intelligence material, grenades, explosive devices, media and maps in the Beit Hanun area, in the north of the Strip.
Francis spoke by phone with Mahmoud Abbas about the conflict in Gaza
Pope Francis spoke by telephone with the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmud Abbas, in a talk in which the Arab leader pointed out the urgency of providing humanitarian assistance and achieving peace in the Middle East.
“They spoke yesterday afternoon (on Thursday),” papal spokesperson Matteo Bruni told Télam today about the conversation first reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
According to what was reported, the two leaders spoke about the “latest events in Palestine, including Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem”, based on the occupation and constant bombing by the Israeli Army on civilian and military targets in retaliation for the attack by the extremist group Hamas. , last October 7, in an operation criticized by the United Nations and other organizations.
The Pope, in line with his public expressions, expressed in the conversation his sadness for the civilian victims caused since the beginning of a new spiral of violence on October 7.
According to Wafa, Abbas thanked the Pope for his efforts to consolidate peace in the region and noted the importance of the Vatican continuing to demand a ceasefire.
Abbas also emphasized the need to end what he called “terrorism” against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and reiterated his firm rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians.
The Vatican and the ANP have maintained official relations since recognition by the Holy See in 2015, which was the previous step for the Palestinian Authority to open an embassy to the Holy See in 2017.
Blinken arrived in Israel for the second time since the war with Hamas began
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv this Friday for a brief official visit, his second to Israel since the war with the Islamist group Hamas broke out on October 7.
Blinken traveled to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as President Isaac Herzog and members of the Israeli War Cabinet.
Israel closes siege on Gaza
This Friday, the Israeli Army marks one week since the start of its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip while maintaining its bombings on the enclave, in the midst of the war it declared on the Islamist group Hamas and which in less than a month has caused more than 10,000 dead, the vast majority Palestinians.
“Last night, soldiers from the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade and armored troops from the 53rd Battalion clashed with several terrorist squads inside the Gaza Strip,” said an Israeli Army spokesman.
The militants “fired anti-tank missiles and activated several improvised explosive devices” at the Israeli forces, who responded with fire when some of them “tried to get into the vehicles of the” Israeli soldiers, he added.
“The result was that the terrorists were killed and we continued our operation,” the spokesman stressed, specifying that the forces on the ground directed air strikes with planes and artillery.
Israel declared war on Hamas on October 7 after the Islamist group’s attack by land and air on Israeli territory, which left more than 1,400 dead, 5,400 injured, and at least 242 kidnapped in Gaza.
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