Hamas fighters battle invading Israeli troops in parts of bombarded Gaza as the Palestinian death toll surges above 9,220 and Arab leaders ramp up pressure on Israel and its ally US to end the war — now in its 28th day.
Footage aired by Anadolu Agency shows walls of the building covered in blood and flesh and a Palestinian man displaying human flesh as cries out in despair. / Photo: AADozens of Palestinians have been killed and wounded when the Israeli forces bombed a school housing thousands of displaced people in the Al-Saftawi area north of Gaza City, according to Palestinian media.
The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on Gaza, which has been under relentless air strikes since the surprise offensive by Hamas on October 7. A Jordanian foreign ministry statement said a Palestinian Authority representative will also join the talks that will focus on"repercussions ... of the dangerous escalation which threatens security throughout the region".The Honduran foreign ministry has said it is recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations due to what it called Israel's violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.
He stressed that patients, health workers, facilities, and ambulances"must be protected at all times," and called for an immediate cease-fire.Türkiye is deeply shocked over another killing of a Palestinian journalist by Israel, Turkish Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has said. "Since the beginning of the war, the 669 Unit, along with other units, has operated in Gaza under constant fire, rescuing and treating Israeli Defence Forces soldiers," the army said in a statement.
"A negotiated cease-fire would put a stop to unlawful attacks by all parties, halt the mounting death toll in Gaza and enable aid agencies to get life-saving aid, water and medical supplies into the strip," it added. In a statement, the ministry said: “We ask the International Committee of the Red Cross to accompany the convoy of injured whose departure will coincide with the return of ambulances that have been detained in the southern Gaza since yesterday.”France will host an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza on Nov. 9, three diplomatic sources said.
With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians sheltering in UN facilities, mostly schools,"we cannot even provide them safety under a UN flag," said Thomas White, an official with the body's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.At least 23 people were killed in the last 24 hours as Israeli air strikes targeted four UN Relief and Works Agency shelters in Gaza, the UN agency said.
"In support of hostage recovery efforts, the US is conducting unarmed UAV flights over Gaza, as well as providing advice and assistance to support our Israeli partner as they work on their hostage recovery efforts," Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement.
"We were informed by the Israeli authorities that the French Institute in Gaza had been targeted by an Israeli strike," the foreign ministry said in a statement. The official, who preferred not to be named, added that the mosque appeared empty due to the Israeli strict restrictions. He also warned Israel against attacking Lebanon, saying"all options" were on the table and that the chance of open conflict was"realistic".An Israeli tank commander was killed in ongoing fighting with Palestinian fighters in northern Gaza, the country's army said.
A joint declaration, adopted at the 10th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, called on all parties to the conflict to declare an “immediate cease-fire to protect civilians and to provide immediate and unhindered humanitarian aid throughout Gaza.” At least 150,000 Israeli civilians have applied for a gun licence for the first time, with far-right Minister Ben-Gvir promising to distribute free guns to civilians and easing gun licence restrictions in the occupied West Bank and other “mixed” cities near Palestine’s GazaIsraeli forces killed seven Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as violence surges in the occupied territory in tandem with the Gaza war.
"Sixteen massacres have been documented within the past hours, taking 196 victims, raising the total number of massacres committed by the occupation to 997," he added.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israel to do everything in its power to protect civilians caught in the fighting in Gaza and ensure they receive humanitarian aid while underscoring the country’s right to defend itself.
Gustavo Petro shared footage on X of Israel using a white phosphorus bomb in Gaza and said:"The bomb you see in the video is made of white phosphorus. It sticks to the skin, penetrates bones, and kills in excruciating pain. The Israeli State dropped it." According to the statement, Dalul"played a central role" in fighting against the Israeli army in Gaza, and had several military positions in Qassam Brigades over recent years.A Palestinian journalist burst into tears on live broadcast after his colleague, Mohammed Abu Hatab, was killed by an Israeli air strikeThe UN voiced deep concern as Israel began sending back thousands of Palestinian workers, who had been stuck in Israel since the start of hostilities, back to Gaza.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar described Israel's actions in Gaza as"something approaching revenge", in some of the strongest criticism of Israel by a leader of a European Union member state. The Palestinian NGO said at least “21 injuries and many bruises occurred when the internal glass of Al Quds Hospital in Gaza shattered and part of the false ceiling fell.”
Hamas’ military wing the Qassam Brigades, however, said late that the number of Israeli deaths in Gaza is much higher than what Israel has announced.Palestinian medical sources said that eight Palestinians were killed in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank overnight.
At least 23 Thai nationals were among more than 240 people taken hostage when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.President Joe Biden said that 74 US citizens with dual citizenship have left Gaza, announcing the development as he dispatched his top diplomat to the Middle East for consultation with Israeli and Jordanian leaders concerning Israel's invasion.
President Joe Biden has further threatened to veto it because it excludes the vast majority of the over $105 billion in supplemental funding he requested from Congress in late October.Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that four Indonesians and one wife of an Indonesian national had been evacuated from Gaza on November 2.Four patients have died after the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, the only hospital for cancer patients in Gaza, fell out of service.
November 2 marks the 106th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel.
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