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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up on the Egyptian side of the border with the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. - Sputnik International

LIVE UPDATES: First Trucks With Humanitarian Aid Enter Gaza Strip

04:54 GMT 21.10.2023 (Updated: 09:23 GMT 05.12.2023)

On 7 October, Hamas launched a large-scale surprise rocket attack on Israel from Gaza and breached the border, killing and abducting people in neighboring Israeli communities. Israel launched retaliatory strikes and ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip.

On 17 October, a missile hit the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, causing a massive explosion that killed nearly 500 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

The Palestinian group Hamas blamed the explosion on an Israeli airstrike. The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital was hit by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement.

The destruction of the hospital sparked outrage in countries around the world, whose citizens stormed Israeli embassies or protested against Washington's foreign policy.

The escalation of the conflict has resulted in thousands of people being killed and injured on both sides.

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03:33 GMT 22.10.2023

Blinken, Acting Lebanese Prime Minister Discuss Rising Tensions on Border With Israel

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Blinken, Acting Lebanese Prime Minister Discuss Rising Tensions on Border With Israel

22 October 2023, 03:40 GMT

03:05 GMT 22.10.2023

Turkiye to Send Humanitarian Aid to Egypt With Medicines for Gaza Residents - Ministry

Turkiye will send a plane with medicines and medical specialists to Egypt on Sunday to help refugees from the Gaza Strip, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Saturday.

"To provide aid to Gaza, a plane belonging to our Presidency is leaving tomorrow morning for Egypt with medicine and medical consumables. There will be a physician group consisting of 20 specialists on the plane … Our expert team of 20 persons will identify with the Egyptian authorities the medicines, medical consumables and devices needed by the people of Gaza," Koca said on X.

The minister added that the Turkish medical specialists would also carry out "the feasibility works for our field hospitals to be established at El-Arish Airport and Rafah Border Gate."

"Simultaneously with these activities, we are planning to send the medicines, medical consumables and medical devices in the list of needs previously submitted by the Egyptian Ministry of Health to El-Arish Airport with our 3 cargo planes," Koca said, adding that later, Ankara will send the field hospitals and ambulances.

02:09 GMT 22.10.2023

Netanyahu Holds Meeting With Italian Prime Minister in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, in Israel, the Israeli prime minister's office said on Saturday.

Earlier on Saturday, Meloni took part in the Cairo Summit for Peace aimed at facilitating the Gaza conflict.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently holding a private meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Kirya in Tel Aviv," the office said in a statement, adding that the parties would also hold a meeting in the expanded format.

On the same day, the Italian government said that Meloni arrived in Israel to express solidarity and sympathy to Netanyahu "following the tragic terrorist attack by Hamas against defenseless citizens on 7 October."

"Reaffirming Israel’s full right to defend itself in accordance with international law and to live in peace, President Meloni stressed the importance of guaranteeing humanitarian access to Gaza and a prospect of peace for the region," the government's statement read.

The Cairo Summit for Peace is taking place in the Egyptian capital on Saturday with the participation of over 30 states and a series of international organizations.

02:08 GMT 22.10.2023

Erdogan, Head of Hamas Political Bureau Discuss Delivery of Humanitarian Aid

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Erdogan, Head of Hamas Political Bureau Discuss Delivery of Humanitarian Aid

22 October 2023, 02:06 GMT

02:07 GMT 22.10.2023

French President Macron to Visit Israel Next Week - Reports

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to pay an official visit to Israel next week, Israeli broadcaster i24News reported on Saturday.

The report added that Macron would visit the country on Tuesday.

01:59 GMT 22.10.2023

IDF Says Carries Out Airstrike on Mosque in Jenin, Claims Hamas 'Terror Cell' Inside

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IDF Says Carries Out Airstrike on Mosque in Jenin, Claims Hamas 'Terror Cell' Inside

22 October 2023, 01:57 GMT

22:09 GMT 21.10.2023

Canada Allocates About $36Mln in Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip - Foreign Ministry

Canada will provide about $36 million in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and ensure that these funds do not fall into the hands of the Palestinian movement Hamas, the country's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

"Canada is providing $50 million in funding for humanitarian assistance to address acute needs of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and neighbouring areas, while ensuring that none of the money goes into the hands of Hamas. This funding will help provide food, water, emergency medical assistance, protection services and other life-saving assistance," the ministry said in a statement.

22:01 GMT 21.10.2023

Participants of Cairo Summit Reach Agreement on Delivery of Aid to Gaza - Reports

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Participants of Cairo Summit Reach Agreement on Delivery of Aid to Gaza - Reports

21 October 2023, 22:00 GMT

21:41 GMT 21.10.2023

IDF to Intensify Attacks on Gaza Strip in Preparation for Ground Operation - Spokesman

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will step up attacks on the Gaza Strip in preparation for the next phase, the ground operation in the conflict zone, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Saturday.

"We will continue to attack the Gaza City area more vigorously, and increase the attacks," Hagari said at a press conference, as quoted by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

21:40 GMT 21.10.2023

IDF Says Identified, Struck 'Terrorist Cell' Near Border With Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it identified and struck a "terrorist cell" near the border with Lebanon attempting to launch anti-tank missiles at Israel, preventing the attack.

"A short while ago, a terrorist cell was identified attempting to launch anti-tank missiles toward Israeli territory in the area of Shlomi. IDF soldiers struck the cell before the terrorists managed to carry out the attack," the IDF said in a statement.

20:31 GMT 21.10.2023

Hamas Says Planned to Release 2 More Hostages, But Israel Allegedly Declined Offer

In this photo provided by the Government of Israel, Judith Raanan, right, and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie are escorted by Israeli soldiers and Gal Hirsch, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's special coordinator for returning the hostages, as they return to Israel from captivity in the Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Hamas released the pair in what it said was a goodwill gesture late Friday, nearly two weeks after they were captured in a bloody cross-border raid by the Islamic militant group. The Hamas attack sparked a war that is entering its third week, and Hamas is believed to still be holding some 200 people hostage. - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.10.2023

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Hamas Says Planned to Release 2 More Hostages, But Israel Allegedly Declined Offer

21 October 2023, 20:30 GMT

18:24 GMT 21.10.2023

Israel Shelled Market in Gaza Strip, Resulting in Deaths - Palestinian Interior Ministry

"There are dead and a large number of injured as a result of Israeli shelling of the Nuseirat market in the Gaza Strip," the ministry said in a statement, without specifying the number of victims.

A fire broke out at the site of the attack, according to local news outlets.

16:22 GMT 21.10.2023

Cairo Summit for Peace Will Not Adopt Final Statement Over Disagreements - Reports

Participants of the Cairo Summit for Peace will not adopt a final statement due to differences between the Arab and European delegations, media reported on Saturday.

The disagreements have emerged over the wording "Israel's right to self-defense" and the condemnation of Palestinian movement Hamas, the report noted.

15:59 GMT 21.10.2023

Palestine-Israel Conflict: Retrospective

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Palestine-Israel Conflict: Retrospective

21 October 2023, 15:58 GMT

15:04 GMT 21.10.2023

Death Toll From Israeli Strikes on Gaza Strip Reaches 4,385 - Palestinian Health Ministry

14:12 GMT 21.10.2023

Israeli Army Says Carried Out Strikes Near Lebanese Border

"In response to the launches toward northern Israel, the IDF struck two terrorists cells near the Lebanese border," the IDF said in a statement.

13:29 GMT 21.10.2023

Israel Ready to Move to Ground Operation In Gaza at Chosen Time, Will Continue it Until Goals Achieved - IDF

"Israel is ready and alert to enter the next phase of the war, which is a ground maneuver, and Israel will take this step at a time of its own choosing ... The operation will continue without any fixed schedules until its objectives are achieved, namely the dismantling of Hamas' military-political system, strike and elimination of its commanders and those responsible for the terrorist attack on October 7," IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee said.

12:59 GMT 21.10.2023

Hamas Says Started Shelling Tel Aviv Against Backdrop of Cairo Summit for Peace

The military wing of Hamas said on Saturday it started shelling Tel Aviv after representatives of the international community had gathered at a summit in Cairo to discuss the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Tel Aviv is being shelled in response to the "massacre" of civilians allegedly committed by Israeli forces, the armed wing of Hamas said in a statement.

Later in the day, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) confirmed it had spotted several firings in the north of the country.

"A short while ago, a number of launches were identified toward the area of Har Dov. IDF soldiers are responding with live fire toward the source of the fire," the IDF said on Telegram.

12:04 GMT 21.10.2023

UK Foreign Minister Says He Spoke to Israeli Authorities, Urged IDF to Exercise Restraint

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Saturday that he had spoken to the Israeli authorities and reminded them of their duty to respect international law, as well as urged the Israeli military to exercise restraint.

"I have spoken directly to the Israeli government about their duty to respect international law ... I have called for discipline and professionalism, and restraint from the Israeli military," Cleverly said at the Cairo Summit for Peace.

12:00 GMT 21.10.2023

Palestinian-Israeli Crisis May Have Global Consequences - Turkish Foreign Minister

The ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip may have global consequences and spark wars of international scale, but it can also serve as an opportunity to resolve the Palestinian issue, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday.

"If allowed, this crisis can spark wars of global scale through geographical escalation, but it can also serve as a ground for just and lasting peace. Therefore, at this historic juncture, we have to set the track right. Turkey believes that a right track begins with the cessation of hostilities and unconditional humanitarian aid to Gaza," Fidan said at the Cairo Summit for Peace.