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☆ Israel's finance minister defends settlement funds in budget row
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends an inauguration event for Israel's new light rail line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, in Petah Tikva, Israel, August 17, 2023. On Sunday, centrist Minister Benny Gantz demanded that Netanyahu remove all political payouts from the new budget, saying they will harm the war effort. Those include so-called "coalition funds" intended for settlements in the occupied West Bank and for the ultra-Orthodox Jewish education system. The row over devoting funds to settlements comes at a sensitive moment for Israel as it seeks to mobilize international support for the war in Gaza. Israel's central bank and hundreds of economists have also called on the government to scrap funds not vital to financing the war.

Persons: Bezalel Smotrich, Amir Cohen, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Smotrich, Josep Borrell, Gantz's, Mahmoud Abbas, Gantz, Maayan Lubell, Steven Scheer, Ari Rabinovitch, Ali Sawafta, Nick Macfie Organizations: Tel, REUTERS, Rights, Israeli, West Bank, Jewish, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Israel, Gaza, United States, Jerusalem

"The released hostages are on their way to hospitals in Israel, where they will re-unite with their families," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. Israel released 39 Palestinians - six women and 33 minors - from two prisons, the Palestinian news agency WAFA said. Saturday's swap follows the previous day's initial release of 13 Israeli hostages, including children and the elderly, by Hamas in return for the release of 39 Palestinian women and young people from Israeli prisons. On Friday Hamas also released a Philippine national and 10 Thai farm workers. Israel has said the ceasefire could be extended if Hamas continued to release at least 10 hostages a day.

Persons: Israel, WAFA, Srettha Thavisin, Thais, Thongkoon Onkaew, Natthaporn Onkaew, Joe Biden, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al, Osama Hamdan, Majed Al, Ansari, Maya Regev, Emily Hand, Hila Rotem, Emily, Raya Rotem, Shorouk Dwayyat, Emily Rose, Bassam Masoud, James Mackenzie, Maayan Lubell, Emma Farge, Aidan Lewis, Adam Makary, Nidal, Moaz Abd, Ali Sawafta, Sybille de La Hamaide, Jeff Mason, Humeyra Pamuk, Leslie Adler, Clarence Fernandez, William Mallard Organizations: Sunday, International Committee, Israel Defense Forces, West Bank, Hamas, Reuters, Brigades, IDF, United Nations, CNN, Al, Thomson Locations: Israel Egypt, Qatar, West Bank GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Palestinian, Rafah, Al, Bireh, Ramallah, Philippine, U.S, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Al Jazeera, Nantucket , Massachusetts

☆ Israeli-managed vessel hit by suspected Iranian drone, US official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Aziz El Yaakoubi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

RIYADH, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A container ship managed by an Israeli-controlled company was hit by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries, a U.S. defence official said on Saturday. The Malta-flagged CMA CGM SYMI, recently renamed Mayet, was struck on Friday by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which appeared to be an Iranian Shahed-136 drone, in the northeast portion of the Indian Ocean, the official said, asking not to be named. Israel called the vessel's seizure an "Iranian act of terrorism". Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), which had rented Mayet, said it was aware a container ship was targeted in a possible security incident on Friday. The United States has blamed Iran for unclaimed attacks on several vessels in the region in the past few years.

Persons: Yemen's Houthis, Idan Ofer, Mayet, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Sybille de La, Maayan, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Eastern Pacific Shipping, Reuters, Dubai's, United, Britain's Maritime Trade Operations, Dubai Newsroom, Thomson Locations: RIYADH, Israeli, U.S, Malta, Iranian, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Singapore, Dubai's Jebel Ali, Oman's, United States, Tehran, Red, Paris, Jerusalem

☆ 'I Dreamt We Came Home' Says Israeli Girl Released From Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Reuters) - Released with her mother and little sister after almost 50 days in captivity in Gaza, four-year-old Raz Asher sits in her father's arms on a hospital bed in Israel. "I dreamt we came home," she tells her father, Yoni. Around 240 people, civilians and soldiers, as well as some foreign nationals, were abducted to Gaza during Hamas' deadly Oct 7 attack. He later saw a video on social media of her and his two little girls being taken to Gaza on a vehicle, gunmen around them. (Reporting by Rami Amichay in Petah Tikva and Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem, Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

Persons: Raz Asher, Raz, Doron, Yoni Asher, Nir Oz, Yoni, Rami Amichay, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Hamas, Schneider Children's Medical Locations: PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Gaza, Aviv, Petah Tikva, Maayan, Jerusalem

☆ 'I dreamt we came home' says Israeli girl released from Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I dreamt we came home," she tells her father, Yoni. Raz was released with her two-year-old sister, Aviv and mother Doron on Friday, in the first stage of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal that is set to see another 14 hostages, women and children, released on Saturday. Around 240 people, civilians and soldiers, as well as some foreign nationals, were abducted to Gaza during Hamas' deadly Oct 7 attack. Yoni Asher had stayed home on that day, in central Israel, when his wife took the two girls to visit their grandmother in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the border with Gaza. Reporting by Rami Amichay in Petah Tikva and Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem, Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aviv Asher, Raz Asher, Doron, Yoni, Raz, Aviv's, Doron's, Yoni Asher, Nir Oz, Rami Amichay, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Schneider Children's Medical, Hamas, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Israel, PETAH TIKVA, Gaza, Aviv, Petah Tikva, Maayan, Jerusalem

☆ Rubik's Cube-loving 9-year-old among hostages freed from Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Rami Amichay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas fighters included sisters aged 2 and 4 and their mother, a 5-year-old girl and her mother, as well as elderly women. As well as the Israeli hostages, 10 Thais and one Filipino, who were taken captive at the same time, were also freed under a separate agreement, Qatari mediators said. The rest of a group of at least 50 Israeli hostages due to be exchanged under a Qatari-brokered agreement are expected to be freed in the coming days and more hostages could be added if the truce deal is extended. MIXED EMOTIONSFor the families of the hostages, there was happiness mingled with concern for those who remained in Gaza. That's a human thing," said Yoni Katz Asher, whose wife Doron and children Raz and Aviv were freed on Friday.

Persons: Munder, Gilat Livni, Livni, Roni Haviv, Keren, Ruth, Avraham Munder, Yosef Mendelovich, Benjamin Netanyahu, it's, Yoni Katz Asher, Doron, Raz, Shelly Shem Tov, Omer Shem Tov, Omer, Maayan Lubell, Ari Rabinovitch, Henriette Chacar, Eli Berlzon, James Mackenzie, Alexandra Hudson, Hugh Lawson, Daniel Wallis, Mark Potter Organizations: Schneider Children's Medical, Pediatrics, Hamas, Red Cross, Qatari, Israel's, Thomson Locations: PETAH TIKVA, Gaza, Israel, Petah Tikva, Aviv

☆ Netanyahu asks Israeli government to back Hamas hostage deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Maayan Lubell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A U.S. official had said the deal will include a four- or five-day ceasefire, the first pause in six weeks of an Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Hamas took about 240 hostages, including children and elderly people, during its rampage into Israel that killed 1,200 people, according to Israel's tally. Relatives of the Israeli hostages and supporters had marched by the thousands along the highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to pressure the government to secure the captives' release. An Israel Prison Service spokesperson said they were not aware of a deal to release Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has to date released only four captives: U.S. citizens Judith Raanan, 59, and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, 17, on Oct. 20, citing "humanitarian reasons," and Israeli women Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, on Oct. 23.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Daniel Hagari, Ishay, Reuma, Tarshansky, Zvika, Omer Wenkert, Itzhaki, Qadura, Judith Raanan, Natalie Raanan, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved Lifshitz, Maayan Lubell, Rami Amichay, Eli Berlzon, Henriette Chacar, Steve Holland, Jonathan Landay, Steven Scheer, Howard Goller Organizations: Rights, U.S, Hamas, Qatar, Defence Ministry, Prisoners ' Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Reuters, Israel Prison Service, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, ABIR, Gaza, Jerusalem, Gali, Kibbutz Beeri, Ramallah

☆ Israeli Government Debates Deal for Release of Gaza Hostages, Truce
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said the proposal on a hostage release deal was delivered to Israel in the early hours of Tuesday. Before gathering with his full government, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday with his war cabinet and wider national security cabinet over the deal. Israeli media including Channel 12 news said that if the deal was approved, the first release of hostages was expected on Thursday. Implementing the deal must wait for 24 hours to give Israeli citizens the chance to ask the Supreme Court to block the release of Palestinian prisoners, reports said. HOSPITAL ORDERED TO EVACUATEAs attention focused on the hostage release deal, fighting on the ground raged on.

Persons: Nidal, Majed Al, Ansari, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, Judith Raanan, Natalie Raanan, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved Lifshitz, Al Quds, Mounir, Al Shifa, Israel, WAFA, Khan Younis, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Henriette Chacar, Andrew Mills, Steve Holland, Jonathan Landay, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Cynthia Osterman, Deepa Babington Organizations: Officials, Hamas, Qatar Foreign Ministry, U.S, Islamic, Al Quds Brigades, Al, Indonesian, United Nations, Reuters Locations: Maayan, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel, Qatar, U.S, State, Israeli, Gaza ., Al Jazeera, Gaza City, Palestinian, Jabalia, Hamas, Khan, Jerusalem, Doha, Washington, Cairo

Persons: Amir Cohen, Majed Al, Ansari, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, Judith Raanan, Natalie Raanan, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved Lifshitz, Al Quds, Mounir, Al Shifa, Israel, WAFA, Khan Younis, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Henriette Chacar, Andrew Mills, Steve Holland, Jonathan Landay, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Cynthia Osterman, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, Netanyahu, Media, Officials, Hamas, Qatar Foreign Ministry, U.S, Islamic, Al Quds Brigades, Al, Indonesian, United Nations, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, Qatar, GAZA, JERUSALEM, U.S, State, Israeli, Gaza ., Al Jazeera, Gaza City, Palestinian, Jabalia, Hamas, Khan, Jerusalem, Doha, Washington, Cairo

☆ Six Hurt in Suspected Palestinian Shooting Attack in W.Bank -Medics
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three suspected Palestinian assailants opened fire at a checkpoint on a main road between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Bethlehem wounding six people, Israeli emergency services said on Thursday. Security forces opened fire at the assailants, police said. "Three terrorists were neutralized by security forces stationed at the crossing. This occurred after they arrived in a suspicious vehicle and opened fire towards our forces," Israel police said. There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials.

Persons: Maayan Lubell, Bernadette Baum, Crispian Balmer Organizations: West Bank, . Security Locations: JERUSALEM, Jerusalem, Bethlehem

☆ Exclusive-Qatar Seeking Israel-Hamas Deal to Release 50 Hostages and 3-Day Truce, Sources Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

The deal, under discussion, which has been coordinated with the U.S., would also see Israel release some Palestinian women and children from Israeli jails and increase the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza, the official said. It would mark the biggest release in hostages held by Hamas since the Palestinian militant group burst over the Gaza border, attacked parts of Israel and took hostages into the enclave. Hamas has agreed to the general outlines of this deal, but Israel has not and it is still negotiating the details, the official said. It is not known how many Palestinian women and children Israel would release from its jails as part of the agreement under discussion. (Reporting by Andrew Mills in Doha, Maya Gebeily in Beirut, Aidan Lewis and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan in Cairo; Additional reporting by Dan Williams and Mayaan Lubell in Jerusalem; Writing by Andrew Mills and Angus McDowall; Editing by Michael Georgy and Gareth Jones)

Persons: Andrew Mills, Aidan Lewis DOHA, Israel, Gebeily, Aidan Lewis, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Dan Williams, Mayaan, Angus McDowall, Michael Georgy, Gareth Jones Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Hamas Locations: CAIRO, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Doha, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem

Hamas has agreed to the general outlines of this deal, but Israel has not and it is still negotiating the details, the official said. The wealthy Gulf state of Qatar, which has ambitious foreign policy goals, has a direct line of communication with Hamas and Israel. Such a deal would require Hamas handing over a complete list of remaining living civilian hostages held in Gaza. The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hamas political office in Doha declined comment. There was no immediate comment from Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hamas political office in Doha.

Persons: Anas, Israel, Benny Gantz, Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Andrew Mills, Gebeily, Aidan Lewis, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Dan Williams, Mayaan, Angus McDowall, Michael Georgy, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, U.S, Hamas, Qatari, Palestinian, Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qassam Brigades, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Rights DOHA, CAIRO, Israel, Palestinian, Gulf, Qatar, Doha, Western, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem

Israel said its troops uncovered unspecified weapons and "terror infrastructure" inside the hospital compound after killing fighters in a clash outside. Once inside, they said there had been no fighting and no friction with civilians, patients or staff. Other photos showed Israeli troops in tactical formation walking past makeshift tents and mattresses. "We can confirm that incubators, baby food and medical supplies brought by IDF tanks from Israel have successfully reached the Shifa hospital. The Israeli troops dismounted and spread out in the yard, and began searching the basement and entering buildings.

Persons: Al Shifa, Israel, Dr Ahmed El Mohallalati, Martin Griffiths, Peter Lerner, Joe Biden, Thomas White, Nidal al, Maayan Lubell, James Mackenzie, Crispian Balmer, Abir Al Ahmar, Claudia Tanos, Peter Graff, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Al, Palestinian, Hamas, Military, UN, Reuters, Troops, Israel Defence Forces, United, Medical, Fourth Geneva Convention, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Gaza City, Israel, GAZA, Gaza's, Al, Gaza, United States, Rafah, Jerusalem, Dubai

☆ Israel sharpens warning to Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The chief Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, described Hezbollah as "the defender of Hamas-ISIS", in reference to the Islamist Palestinian faction whose cross-border rampage against Israel on Oct. 7 sparked a devastating Gaza war. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday described the Israel front as "active". A rocket set off sirens near the Israeli port city of Haifa, 27 km (17 miles) from the Lebanese border, but caused no casualties. Smoke rises as seen from Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, November 12, 2023. Residents of villages and towns on the Lebanese border have evacuated southward even as Gaza border communities hit by Hamas emptied, making for some 250,000 internally displaced Israelis.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Evelyn Hockstein, Rights Israel, Hagari, Antonio Guterres, Fareed Zakaria, Guterres, Maayan Lubell, Crispian Balmer, Giles Elgood Organizations: ISIS, Palestinian, Saturday, Sunday, Lebanese, REUTERS, Rights, IDF, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Haifa, Lebanese, Lebanon, Beirut, Iran

☆ As Fighting Rages, Israel Says Ready to Evacuate Babies From Gaza's Main Hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

The Israeli military said 46 had been killed since its ground operations there began. ISRAEL SAYS IT WILL HELP EVACUATE BABIESIsrael's chief military spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said the Israeli military would help evacuate babies from the hospital. "The staff of the Shifa hospital has requested that tomorrow we help the babies in the pediatric department to get to a safer hospital. Medical staff say patients could die if they are moved and Palestinian officials say Israeli fire makes it dangerous for others to leave. 'TOTALLY SCARY ATMOSPHERE'Ahmed al-Mokhallalati, a senior plastic surgeon at Al Shifa, told Reuters there had been continuous bombardment for more than 24 hours.

Persons: Nidal, Emily Rose, Maayan, newsborns, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Al Shifa, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Moshe Tetro, Daniel Hagari, Israel, Avi Dichter, Dichter, Ahmed al, Al Shati, Al Nasr, Ahmed Siam, Al, Nidal al, Maytaan, Maytaal Angel, Emily Rose Jerusalem, Crispian Balmer, Ari Rabinovitch, Adam Makary, Omar Abdel, David Brunnstrom, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Al, Reuters, Medical, Israel Defense Forces, Quds Brigades Locations: GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza's, Rafah, Egypt, Gaza, Israeli, Israel, Tel Aviv, Gaza City, COGAT, ISRAEL, Al, Quds, Al Shifa, Al Nasr, London, Brussels, Saudi Arabia

☆ Israeli military says it will help evacuate babies from Gaza hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Doaa Rouqa/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTEL AVIV, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Israeli military will help evacuate babies trapped in Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital on Sunday, Chief Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Saturday. "The staff of the Shifa hospital has requested that tomorrow we help the babies in the pediatric department to get to a safer hospital. We will provide the assistance needed," Hagari told a news conference. Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Crispian BalmerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Doaa, Gaza's, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, Maayan Lubell, Crispian Balmer Organizations: REUTERS, Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Al Shifa, Israel, Gaza City, TEL AVIV, Israeli, Gaza's Al Shifa

[1/2] Smoke rises over Gaza as seen from Southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, November 10, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron, in a BBC interview published late on Friday, said Israel must stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians. "Israel is now launching a war on Gaza City hospitals," said Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, director of Al Shifa hospital. On Oct. 12, Israel ordered some 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south ahead of its ground invasion. Palestinian officials said on Friday that 11,078 Gaza residents had been killed in air and artillery strikes since Oct. 7.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Israel, Emmanuel Macron, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, Al, Al Shifa, Nasser, Eylon Levy, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Israel's U.N, Gilad Erdan, Richard Hecht, we'll, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell, Henriette Chacar, Matt Spetalnick, Grant McCool Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Global, White, Israeli, Indonesian Hospital, Palestinian, Reuters, Health, United Nations Security Council, Israel's, Cross, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Southern Israel, Israel, Palestinian, Saudi Arabia, GAZA, United States, U.S, India, France, Paris , New York, Riyadh, Saudi, Gaza City, Al Shifa, Al, Shifa, Quds, Jerusalem

An Israeli military spokesperson said Hamas had lost control of northern Gaza. The Israeli military said 46 had been killed since its ground operations there began. ISRAEL SAYS IT WILL HELP EVACUATE BABIESIsrael's chief military spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said the Israeli military would help evacuate babies from the hospital. "The staff of the Shifa hospital has requested that tomorrow we help the babies in the pediatric department to get to a safer hospital. 'TOTALLY SCARY ATMOSPHERE'Ahmed al-Mokhallalati, a senior plastic surgeon at Al Shifa, told Reuters there had been continuous bombardment for more than 24 hours.

Persons: Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Al Shifa, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Moshe Tetro, Daniel Hagari, Israel, Avi Dichter, Dichter, Ahmed al, Al Shati, Al Nasr, Ahmed Siam, Al, Nidal al, Maytaan, Maytaal Angel, Emily Rose Jerusalem, Crispian Balmer, Ari Rabinovitch, Adam Makary, Omar Abdel, David Brunnstrom, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, Israeli Defense Forces, Reuters, Al, Medical, Israel Defense Forces, Quds Brigades, Thomson Locations: Gaza, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza's, Rafah, Egypt, Israeli, Israel, Tel Aviv, Gaza City, COGAT, ISRAEL, Al, Quds, Al Shifa, Al Nasr, London, Brussels, Saudi Arabia

"The Israeli occupation launched simultaneous strikes on a number of hospitals during the past hours," Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra told Al Jazeera television. Qidra said Israel targeted the courtyard of Al Shifa, the biggest hospital in Gaza City, and there were casualties, but he did not provide details. Israel said Hamas has hidden command centres and tunnels beneath Al Shifa, allegations Hamas denies. "Indonesia once again condemns the savage attacks on civilians and civilian objects, especially humanitarian facilities in Gaza," the ministry said in a statement. Palestinian officials said 10,812 Gaza residents had been killed as of Thursday, about 40% of them children, in air and artillery strikes.

Persons: Raneen, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Israel, Al Shifa, Nasr, ISRAEL, Joe Biden, John Kirby, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Nidal al, Angel, Emily Rose, Maayan, Rami Amichay, Matt Spetalnick, Humeyra Pamuk, Cynthia Osterman, Grant McCool, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, Indonesian, Hamas, Gaza Ministry, Health, Al, Reuters, Rights Watch, Rantisi Pediatric Hospital, Indonesian Hospital, White House, Fox News, Thomson Locations: Jenin, Gaza, Indonesia, GAZA, WASHINGTON, Israel, Israeli, Al Jazeera, Al, Gaza City, Egypt, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Washington

[1/5] Smoke rises over Gaza as seen from southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, November 10, 2023. "The Israeli occupation launched simultaneous strikes on a number of hospitals during the past hours," Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra told Al Jazeera television. Israel said Hamas has hidden command centres and tunnels beneath Al Shifa, and other hospitals such as the Indonesian Hospital, allegations Hamas denies. Palestinian officials said 10,812 Gaza residents had been killed as of Thursday, about 40% of them children, in air and artillery strikes. The Israeli military has allowed some wounded Palestinian civilians to cross into Egypt for treatment.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Hossein Amir, Amir, Abdollahian, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Al Shifa, Israel, Nasr, ISRAEL, Joe Biden, John Kirby, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Nidal al, Angel, Emily Rose, Maayan, Rami Amichay, Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick, Humeyra Pamuk, Cynthia Osterman, Michael Perry, Grant McCool, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Iranian, Press, Gaza Ministry, Health, Al, Indonesian, Reuters, Islamic, Rights Watch, Rantisi Pediatric Hospital, Indonesian Hospital, White House, Fox News, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Iran, GAZA, DUBAI, U.S, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Iran's, Israeli, Al Jazeera, Gaza City, Al, Lebanese, Indonesia, Egypt, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Washington

☆ As Gaza Death Toll Rises, Israel Faces Pressure to Protect Palestinian Civilians
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Israel faced mounting international pressure, including from its main ally the United States, to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza as the death toll rose and fighting intensified between Israeli forces and Hamas militants near and around hospitals. French President Emmanuel Macron, in a BBC interview published late on Friday, said Israel must stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians. "Israel is now launching a war on Gaza City hospitals," said Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, director of Al Shifa hospital. On Oct. 12, Israel ordered some 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south ahead of its ground invasion. Palestinian officials said on Friday that 11,078 Gaza residents had been killed in air and artillery strikes since Oct. 7.

Persons: Nidal, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Israel, Emmanuel Macron, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, Al, Al Shifa, Nasser, Eylon Levy, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Israel's U.N, Gilad Erdan, Richard Hecht, we'll, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell, Henriette Chacar, Matt Spetalnick, Grant McCool Organizations: Global, White, Israeli, Indonesian Hospital, Palestinian, Reuters, Health, United Nations Security Council, Israel's, Cross Locations: GAZA, Israel, United States, Gaza, U.S, India, France, Paris , New York, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi, Palestinian, Gaza City, Al Shifa, Al, Shifa, Quds, Jerusalem

[1/5] An Israeli soldier operates amid the ongoing ground invasion against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2023. Hamas' armed wing on Wednesday released a video that appeared to show intense street battles alongside bombed out buildings in Gaza City. Israeli tanks have met heavy resistance from Hamas fighters using underground tunnels to stage ambushes, according to sources with Iran-backed Hamas and the separate Islamic Jihad militant group. ISRAEL BOMBS TUNNELSChief Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Wednesday that "Hamas has lost control in the north" of Gaza. The Israeli military has repeatedly told residents to evacuate the north or risk being trapped in the violence.

Persons: Ronen, Israel, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Khalil al, Saleh al, Daniel Hagari, Colonel Ido, Hagari, U.N, Nidal al, Angel, Emily Rose, Maayan, Rami Amichay, Matt Spetalnick, Humeyra Pamuk, Cynthia Osterman, Michael Perry Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, REUTERS, West Bank, Jihad, Palestinian Authority, Israel's, ABC News, New York Times, Israel, Reuters, Wednesday, Journalists, 401st Brigade, Thomson Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Gaza City, West, Gaza WASHINGTON, GAZA, JERUSALEM, United States, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Washington, Tokyo, Palestinian, Aqsa, ISRAEL, Gaza's, Qatar, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBE'ERI, Israel, Nov 8 (Reuters) - In a now-roofless, burnt-out house in kibbutz Be'eri, Israeli archaeological teams are sifting through ashes and rubble. They're looking for human remains, hoping to identify victims still missing a month on from the deadly Hamas attack. Be'eri is one of the communities hardest hit by the Hamas gunmen who burst through the Israel-Gaza border on Oct. 7, killing around 1,400 people and taking more than 240 hostage, according to Israeli tallies. Twisted, mangled cars still line the paths of the kibbutz, some houses stand gutted by fire, others are pierced by bullets. So far they have helped identify 10 victims, they say, leaving an estimated 25 people still unaccounted for.

Persons: Ronen, Nir Oz, Joe Uziel, Dedi Hayun, Maayan, Crispian Balmer Organizations: candlestick, REUTERS, Rescue, Israel Antiquities Authority, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel, Be'eri, Aza, Jerusalem

Gaza City, Hamas' main stronghold in the territory, is encircled. Israel says its troops have advanced to the heart of the densely-populated city while Hamas says its fighters have inflicted heavy losses on the invading forces. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel had "one target - Hamas terrorists in Gaza, their infrastructure, their commanders, bunkers, communications rooms". Gallant, the Israeli defence minister, said that after the war was finished, neither Israel nor Hamas would rule Gaza. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said a humanitarian convoy came under fire in Gaza City on Tuesday.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, Israel, Daniel Hagari, ISRAEL, Ghazi Hamad, Al, " Hamad, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Ammar Awad, Gallant, Ebrahim Raisi, Khalid Al, Valeria Nesterov, Al Shifa, Haitham, Cross, Nidal al, Angel, Emily Rose, Maayan, Rami Amichay, Rami Ayyub, Michael Perry, Cynthia Osterman, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Hamas, Jihad, REUTERS, of Islamic, Bloomberg, Economy, Gaza, International Committee, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Riyadh, China, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Al Jazeera, Gaza . Washington, SAUDI, Saudi Arabia, of Islamic Cooperation, Iranian, Tehran, Singapore, Hamas, Tel Aviv, Al, Jerusalem

Gaza City, the Hamas militant group's main bastion in the territory, is now surrounded by Israeli forces. The military said troops have advanced to the heart of the city, while Hamas says its fighters have inflicted heavy losses. Air strikes had also killed a Hamas weapons maker, Mahsein Abu Zina, and several fighters, the Israeli military said. The Israeli military had told them they should move south of the Wadi Gaza wetlands along the main Salah al-Din Road. Hamas's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said its fighters had destroyed an Israeli tank in Gaza City.

Persons: General Guterres, Khan Younis, Mohammed Abu Daqa, Daniel Hagari, Mahsein Abu Zina, U.N, General Antonio Guterres, Christian Lindmeier, Mohammed Al, Masri, Rights Israel, Salah, Al Shifa, Israel's, Yahya Sinwar, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nidal al, Angel, Emily Rose, Maayan, Rami Amichay, Matt Spetalnick, Michael Perry, Angus MacSwan, Mark Heinrich, Simon Cameron, Moore, Peter Graff, Alex Richardson Organizations: Jihad, Reuters NEXT, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Reuters, ABC, U.S, Thomson Locations: Israel, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Palestinian, Iran, Geneva, Beach, Gaza City, Wadi Gaza, al, Washington, Israeli, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

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