2023-11-05 02:06:58
05.11.2023
Israel war in the live ticker +++ 03:49 Report: Israel’s army attacked in the south of the Gaza Strip +++
Fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas continues unabated in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian terrorists attacked Israeli soldiers in the south of the Gaza Strip near the border with anti-tank missiles early in the morning, the Jerusalem Post newspaper reports. The Israeli military fired back.
+++ 02:45 Israel names new time window for escape to the south of Gaza +++
The Israeli military is currently fighting the Islamist Hamas facilities, especially in the north of the Gaza Strip. But there are already air strikes in the south. Now the Israeli army is once once more giving civilians in the Gaza Strip a window of opportunity to flee to the south of the coastal area on Sunday. Accordingly, the armed forces would allow traffic on a southbound road between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time (9 a.m. and 3 p.m. CET), an Israeli army spokesman writes on the platform X (formerly Twitter). The Army also publishes a map showing the designated road. The speaker calls on people to take the next opportunity to go south for their own safety.
+++ 01:50 Largest pro-Palestinian demonstration in US history +++
At a large demonstration in the US capital Washington, tens of thousands of participants demanded “freedom for Palestine”. Among other things, they demand a ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas and that the USA stop aid payments to Israel. The organizers speak of the largest pro-Palestinian demonstration in the history of the United States, in which 300,000 people took part. Celebrities such as actress Susan Sarandon and singer Macklemore are also there. There are currently no official police estimates of the number of participants. After a rally, many demonstrators march in front of the White House in a protest procession. A journalist from the “New York Post” published a short video from the crowd on have been. They do not enter the White House grounds.
People march in front of the White House. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is at his beach house in Delaware.
(Photo: REUTERS)
+++ 01:20 US Secretary of State Blinken visits Türkiye +++
After Antony Blinken held talks in Jordan, the US chief diplomat is staying in Turkey for two days. There he wanted to talk, among other things, regarding possible paths to a “durable and sustainable peace in the Middle East,” which includes “the establishment of a Palestinian state,” the US State Department said. The ministry did not initially confirm a planned meeting with Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but those close to Blinken said that this was likely. During a visit to Israel, the US Secretary of State called in vain for a humanitarian ceasefire in Israel’s fight once morest the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas.
+++ 01:06 Tens of thousands at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Great Britain +++
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in London and other British cities in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. According to police estimates, 30,000 people in the British capital alone are taking part in protests once morest the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Among other things, they are demanding an immediate ceasefire. Police have arrested eleven people in connection with the protests in Trafalgar Square and the surrounding area, Scotland Yard said. In one case, the reason for this was a poster that might incite hatred. Thousands also join a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manchester. Demonstrations calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza are also underway in Sheffield, Liverpool, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast.
+++ 23:41 Thousands of Israelis demonstrate for the release of the hostages +++
In Israel, thousands of people are demonstrating for the release of the hostages kidnapped by the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas. In Tel Aviv, people, including relatives and friends of the more than 240 hostages, chanted: “Bring them home now” in front of the Defense Ministry. Hadas Kalderon says: “I expect and demand that my government change its approach.” Hundreds of people gather in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem and demand his resignation. “We want a vote to get rid of Netanyahu. I hope the demonstrations will continue and grow,” said one demonstrator, 39-year-old Netta Tzin. “You betrayed us.”
+++ 22:40 Olympic Sports Confederation and Makkabi condemn Hamas actions +++
In a joint statement, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the German-Jewish Sports Association Makkabi strongly condemn Hamas’ actions. “Our solidarity goes out to the Israeli people and the State of Israel as well as to the Jews in Germany and worldwide,” the letter says. The associations further wrote: “Let us all stand up once morest anti-Semitic statements in our more than 86,000 sports clubs in Germany! Let us ensure that Jews feel safe with us and that we can continue to play sports together!”
+++ 10:00 p.m. Baerbock defends bans on inhumane demonstrations +++
After individual bans on pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Germany, Annalena Baerbock defends the authorities’ actions. At rallies “especially in the last few days, which have been banned, we are guided, as I believe every country in the world, by our constitution,” said the Foreign Minister in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. With regard to anti-Israel demonstrations, Baerbock declared that “contempt for humanity cannot be tolerated in any way in Germany.” Calls “for collective violence, which unfortunately has happened in Germany in the last few days, namely the extermination of Jews or the annihilation of the state of Israel, are punishable in Germany as in many other countries,” said the minister.
+++ 21:36 Investigations following pro-Palestinian demonstration in Essen +++
In Essen, following a rally on Friday evening that was registered as a pro-Palestine demonstration, the police are checking whether crimes were committed. At the rally, banners were displayed, among other things, calling for the establishment of an Islamist caliphate. For example, Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has been banned from operating since 2003, is calling for this. At the rally it became clear that the pro-Palestine theme was a pretext, said a police spokesman. The aim was to hold a religious event. “We will examine everything carefully followingwards,” said the spokesman. North Rhine-Westphalia’s Interior Minister Herbert Reul said that the state security force had observed very carefully and intervened whenever it might. The video and audio recordings would be further examined. “And if we have proof, we will take action. But we have to prove it,” said the CDU politician. If there is a video, the public prosecutor’s office will examine it and probably assume that it will be investigated for sedition.
+++ 9:15 p.m. Hamas stops people leaving the Gaza Strip for Egypt +++
The radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas is suspending the evacuation of foreigners and people with dual citizenship from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. The reason is Israel’s refusal to allow injured Palestinians to be taken to Egyptian hospitals, a representative of the border crossing administration said. “No foreign passport holder will be allowed to leave the Gaza Strip until the injured who need to be evacuated from hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip can be transported to the Rafah terminal,” said the official, who declined to be named. According to US information, Hamas is trying to expel its own fighters from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing, which is temporarily open.
+++ 20:54 Israel apparently hits UN school in attack on another target +++
After reports of bomb hits on the grounds of a UN school in Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip (see entries at 15:58 and 12:01), the Israeli military says it did not specifically attack the facility. However, according to a preliminary investigation, it is possible that an explosion at the site was the result of an Israeli attack on another target. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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