2023-10-29 22:31:24
Two Palestinians have been killed in Israeli army raids in the West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. About a hundred military vehicles and bulldozers entered the city, writes WAFA. Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades say they are fighting Israeli forces in the city with explosive devices, among other things, as “The Times of Israel” reports. The Israeli army has not yet provided any information.
+++ 03:36 Israel is apparently shelling the north of the Gaza Strip +++
Israeli airstrikes hit areas near Shifa and Al-Kuds hospitals in Gaza City, according to Palestinian media reports. There are also clashes between militant Palestinians and Israeli troops in the border area east of the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media report. Neither Hamas nor the Israeli military commented on the fighting when asked. Images posted online show Israeli soldiers waving an Israeli flag deep in the Gaza Strip, suggesting a possible attempt to surround the Gaza capital, two days after the Israeli government ordered an expansion of ground attacks on the country’s eastern border. Archyde.com cannot immediately confirm the reports and images independently.
+++ 03:07 von der Leyen on hatred of Jews: Defend the beginnings +++
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tells the “Bild” newspaper that cheering for terrorism, anti-Semitism or violence against minorities is vile and has no place in Europe. “Our open, democratic societies are Europe’s great strength. But openness also makes us vulnerable. That’s why we have to resist the beginnings wherever hatred against those who think differently is shown, whether online or on our streets.”
+++ 02:20 The largest daily convoy of relief supplies to date reaches Gaza +++
According to an Israeli media report, a convoy of almost three dozen trucks carrying aid supplies has arrived in the sealed-off Gaza Strip. As the Israeli news site Ynet reported, citing officials at the Egyptian Rafah border crossing, 23 trucks carrying humanitarian aid crossed the border into the Gaza Strip. A total of 33 trucks reached the area that day. It is the largest daily convoy since the start of the war. However, according to aid organizations, this is still not enough to provide for the more than 2.2 million residents in the Gaza Strip.
+++ 00:54 Gallant: Hamas plays “psycho games” +++
Israel accuses Hamas of “psycho games” in connection with the hostages it kidnapped. “Hamas is cynically exploiting those who are dear to us,” Defense Minister Joav Gallant said to relatives of the abductees. “The stories spread by Hamas are part of their mind games,” Gallant said, according to a statement released by his office. He is apparently referring to a Hamas statement on Saturday that the radical organization would release all hostages if in return all Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli prisons.
+++ 23:30 Israel shells positions in Syria +++
Israel’s army says it has fired on targets in Syria in response to rocket attacks. The military said the target was the launch site of the missiles. The rockets landed in open areas. It is unclear which group was responsible for the shooting from Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said several positions along the border were attacked. Eyewitnesses report shots and explosions.
+++ 22:56 Jordan asks USA for Patriot missiles +++
The close US ally Jordan has said it has asked Washington to station Patriot air defense systems in Jordan. This is intended to strengthen the defense of the borders at a time of heightened regional tensions and conflicts, an army spokesman said on state television.
+++ 22:36 Israel: Russia must ensure the safety of Jews +++
After anti-Jewish incidents, Israel calls on Russian authorities to protect its citizens. An anti-Semitic mob had previously stormed Makhachkala airport in the republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus because a plane from Tel Aviv had landed there. “Russian law enforcement authorities are expected to ensure the safety of all Israeli citizens and Jews and take decisive action against rioters and wild incitement against Jews and Israelis,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a joint statement.
+++ 21:59 Israel is now “urgently” calling for people to leave northern Gaza +++
Israel is now expressly “urgently” calling on residents of the northern Gaza Strip to move south. “This is for their personal safety,” said military spokesman Daniel Hagari. “We emphasize today that this is an urgent call.” The spokesman did not provide any further information about Israel’s ground offensive.
+++ 21:43 Biden calls for more humanitarian aid immediately +++
US President Joe Biden is calling for a significant increase in humanitarian aid for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. In a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he demanded that the supply of aid to the Gaza Strip must be increased “significantly and immediately.” This is the only way to meet the needs of the civilian population, the president said, according to a statement from the White House. Biden also spoke on the phone with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. According to the information, the two heads of state agreed to “accelerate and increase the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip from today and in a continuous manner.” They also emphasized “the importance of protecting the lives of civilians and complying with international humanitarian law.”
+++ 21:13 Nine more hostages identified, now 239 +++
The number of known hostages held in the Gaza Strip continues to rise. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in the evening that the families of 239 abductees had been informed by Sunday. That’s nine more than the day before. It is expected that the number could go up even further. Foreign workers were also among the hostages, said Hagari. The Thai Foreign Ministry spoke of 19 abductees with Thai citizenship. In total, citizens of 25 countries are among those kidnapped. According to Israeli information, at least twelve have German citizenship. According to military information, the four hostages already released by the terrorist organization Hamas are not included in the 239 now mentioned.
+++ 20:55 Scholz defends abstention from UN resolution +++
Chancellor Olaf Scholz defends Germany’s abstention in the vote on the Gaza resolution in the UN General Assembly. Germany has “worked hard to reach a resolution from the United Nations General Assembly that does justice to the situation,” said Scholz on Sunday during his visit to Nigeria. “When we didn’t succeed, we abstained from voting.” The main aim of the negotiations was not to ignore “the fact that it was an aggression, a brutal, murderous aggression by Hamas that killed many people, children, babies, grandfathers and grandmothers,” emphasized Scholz. “This cannot be accepted and we will clearly support Israel in defending its own security.”
+++ 20:16 Russian mob tries to get through to the plane from Tel Aviv +++
In the predominantly Muslim North Caucasus there are increasing attacks on Jewish people. In Makhachkala, Dagestan, a crowd of people forced their way into the airport because a plane from Tel Aviv had landed there. Numerous people run onto the airfield. The airport will be temporarily closed and incoming aircraft will be diverted to other airports. Already on Saturday, a crowd of angry people surrounded a hotel in the city of Khasavyurt in Dagestan because there was a rumor that refugees from Israel were being accommodated there. Dozens of men broke into the hotel to allegedly check the passports of hotel guests. The police sealed off the hotel. In the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, Russian Muslims stand by their Palestinian brethren.
+++ 19:53 Lindner: Had nothing to do with abstention on UN resolution +++
FDP leader Christian Lindner was not involved in the decision on Germany’s abstention from the UN resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas. “I have not yet had the opportunity to speak to Ms. Baerbock about the considerations that led to this voting behavior,” he said on ARD. Without directly addressing Germany’s voting behavior in New York, Lindner added: “I only notice that Hamas is celebrating the vote and strongly criticizing Israel.” Regardless of the decision at the UN, he wanted to “explicitly make it clear to the federal government that we are on Israel’s side,” the FDP leader continued. “We know that Israel has a right to self-defense.”
+++ 19:23 Israel appoints Russian ambassador +++
Israel summons the Russian ambassador after representatives of the Islamist Hamas visit Moscow. Anatoly Viktorov was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in Tel Aviv. It was made clear to him that Israel considers the “lack of a clear and clear condemnation of the Hamas terrorist organization by Moscow” to be serious. Receiving Hamas representatives as guests sends “a message of the legitimacy of terrorism against Israelis.” Diplomats from the Russian Foreign Ministry met with Hamas representatives in Moscow on Thursday. The Russian ministry said the release of foreign hostages was discussed. The evacuation of Russian and other foreign citizens from the Gaza Strip was also an issue.
+++ 18:59 35,000 demonstrate in Madrid for a ceasefire +++
Around 35,000 people demonstrate in Madrid for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. “The whole world is calling for an immediate ceasefire,” said Spanish Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz from the left-wing Sumar alliance at the rally. Many participants in the rally in the capital waved Palestinian flags and chanted “Freedom for Palestine.” The Spanish authorities put the number of participants in Madrid at 35,000. Several pro-Palestinian demonstrators also took to the streets in Valencia.
+++ 18:35 Another rocket fire from Lebanon on Israel +++
According to the Israeli army, several rockets were fired again from Lebanon into Israel. The army said around ten rockets had penetrated Israeli territory and announced counterattacks. In the late afternoon, the army had already reported the firing of nine rockets from Lebanon. In response, shots were fired at the site of the rocket launch, hitting launch pads, among other things. It is still unclear which group in Lebanon is responsible.
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