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LIVE UPDATES: Israel Waging War Against Palestinians, Not Hamas - Palestinian PM

05:23 GMT 09.11.2023 (Updated: 04:31 GMT 10.11.2023)

According to the latest data from the IDF, Hamas has lost control of the North Gaza while casualties escalate. The Gaza Health Ministry estimates that more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's anti-Hamas operation. Israeli losses are reported to be around 1,300 people, both civilian and military personnel.

Meanwhile, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday that the situation of the people of the Middle East today is the most dangerous even in the context of 56 years of occupation, and the situation in Gaza is "a living nightmare."

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03:26 GMT 10.11.2023

Israel Defense Forces Says Struck Syria in Response to Drone Launch to Eilat

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck Syria in response to a drone launch to the city of Eilat in southern Israel.

"The IDF struck in Syria in response to the launch of a UAV to Eilat," the IDF said on Telegram.

"A short while ago, the IDF struck the organization in Syria that carried out the launch of a UAV toward Eilat yesterday (Thursday), which hit a school in the city. The IDF holds the Syrian regime fully responsible for every terror activity emanating from its territory. The IDF will respond severely to every aggression against Israeli territory," it said.

03:24 GMT 10.11.2023

First 85 Russians Living in Gaza to Leave for Egypt Via Rafah Crossing on Friday - Reports

The first 85 Russian nationals living in the Gaza Strip will leave for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on Friday, the Rafah.Online news portal reported, citing the approved list of the Gaza border authority.

The portal posted the list, according to which all those evacuated on Friday, including citizens of other foreign countries, should arrive at the checkpoint by 7:00 a.m. local time (05:00 GMT).

A diplomatic source told Sputnik on Tuesday that everything was ready for the start of the evacuation of the citizens of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States from the Gaza Strip, but there was no permission from Israel, which coordinates the lists of those leaving through the Rafah checkpoint.

03:21 GMT 10.11.2023

Netanyahu About US Push for Humanitarian Pauses in Gaza: Israel Not Agreed With Everything

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking about the push for humanitarian pauses in Gaza by the United States, said Thursday that Israel has not agreed with everything.

"Well, one thing we haven't agreed to is a cease fire. A cease fire with Hamas means surrender to Hamas, surrender to terror and the victory of Iran's axis of terror. So there won't be a cease fire without the release of Israeli hostages," Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News when asked about the US and how firm US President Joe Biden's and his administration's push for the humanitarian pauses has been.

Earlier on Thursday, White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day starting November 9 to allow civilians to flee the hostilities.

03:18 GMT 10.11.2023

A Palestinian kid looks at he buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on October 22, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.11.2023

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Israeli Attacks on UN Chief for Gaza Remarks 'Detached From Reality' - Palestine UN Envoy

10 November 2023, 03:17 GMT

02:20 GMT 10.11.2023

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Hundreds of Protestors In The Streets of NYC March In Support of Palestine

10 November 2023, 02:20 GMT

01:43 GMT 10.11.2023

Six People Killed in Israel's Strike Near Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza - Hospital's Director

Six people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the area adjacent to Al Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the hospital's director told the Sky News Arabia broadcaster on Friday.

"Six people have been killed, and others have been injured during the strike in the area adjacent to the hospital," the director said.

He added that the airstrike had been carried out in close proximity to the tent where the journalists were staying.

Media reported that Israel's aviation has also carried airstrikes in areas adjacent to the Indonesia Hospital and Al Rantisi Hospital.

23:53 GMT 09.11.2023

Israel Does Not Seek to Occupy or Govern Gaza - Netanyahu

Israel is not aiming to either occupy or rule the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"We don't want to seek to govern Gaza. We don't seek to occupy it, but we seek to give it and us a better future in the entire Middle East. And that requires defeating Hamas," Netanyahu said in an interview with US media on Thursday.

Netanyahu emphasized that while he himself set the goals for the military operation his country is currently carrying out in Gaza, he did not set any time table for it to be completed. "Because, you know, it can take more time," Netanyahu said.

21:56 GMT 09.11.2023

UN Security Council to Hold Meeting on Situation in Gaza Friday Afternoon

The UN Security Council will hold a discussion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict centered in the Gaza Strip on Friday at 3:00 p.m. EST, according to the United Nations official program.

21:29 GMT 09.11.2023

Israeli Air Force Conducts Strikes Against Hezbollah's Infrastructure in Lebanon

20:12 GMT 09.11.2023

Spread of Gaza War Into Wider Regional Conflict Would Increase Inflation - IMF Official

The spread of the Gaza crisis into a broader regional conflict would cause a sharp increase in oil prices which would cause further inflation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said on Thursday.

"If it were to spread into a more regional conflict we could see a sharp increase in oil prices that will then affect headline inflation numbers," Gopinath said during the 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference in Washington.

19:43 GMT 09.11.2023

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Israel Denies US Claims It Agreed to Four-Hour ‘Humanitarian Pauses’ in Gaza Assault

9 November 2023, 19:43 GMT

18:50 GMT 09.11.2023

US Does Not Support Forced Relocation of Palestinian Civilians – State Dept.

The United States does not support forced relocation of Palestinian civilians, and those who have had to depart Gaza should be able to return there after the conflict is over, US State Department deputy principal spokesman Vedant Patel stated on Thursday.

"Of course, a forced relocation of Palestinian civilians from Gaza is not something that we support. It's not a policy that we are pursuing, and, additionally, Palestinian civilians, who may call Gaza home, we believe, should have the ability to return if they had needed to depart for whatever reason over the course of this conflict," Patel said during a press briefing.

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has been opened in both directions for the movement of humanitarian aid and civilians after it was closed on the previous day for security reasons, the official highlighted.

"[O]ur understanding at this point is that it [the Rafah crossing] is open for the influx of aid and also for foreign nationals to depart," Patel clarified when asked to confirm whether the crossing has been reopened in both directions.

18:42 GMT 09.11.2023

Hezbollah Launches Rocket Attack on Israeli Motorized Troops Unit - Statement

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Thursday it launched a rocket attack on an Israeli motorized infantry unit in the town of Shomera, known in Arabic as Tarbikha and located on the Israeli-Lebanese border.

"Today... Hezbollah fighters launched a rocket attack on an Israeli motorized infantry unit in the occupied Lebanese village of Tarbikha in the Shomera Valley," the group stated.

In recent weeks, the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah have been regularly exchanging cross-border fire. In the wake of flaring tensions, acting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati told Sputnik that authorities were working on maintaining the calm situation inside the country amid the escalation of Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip and stoking fears over Hezbollah opening a northern front.

Last week, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that a large-scale war between the movement and Israel was a possibility. He declared a state of general readiness across Hezbollah for any changes in the Lebanese front with Israel, underlining that all scenarios are possible.

18:40 GMT 09.11.2023

Palestine to Lose 12% of GDP if Gaza War Continues Until End of Year - UNDP

Palestine will lose at least 12% of GDP if the hostilities in Gaza continue until the end of the year, Abdullah Al Dardari, the director of the UN Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States stated on Thursday.

"If this fighting continues till the end of the second month, the loss will be more than 8% of GDP and if it continues till the end of the year, we are going to have a 12% loss in GDP," Dardari told a briefing. "That’s massive and unprecedented," the official added.

Gaza lost half of its housing structures within one month as Syria lost within four years, Dardari stressed.

"The challenge with Gaza is that [it] has lost 50% of its house," the director said during a press briefing. "It took four years of fighting in Syria to lose that percentage of housing that Gaza lost in one month," Dardari emphasized.

Rebuilding of what has been lost will be a challenge because the United Nations will be living with a long-term humanitarian crisis even after the war ends, the official said.

The Israel-Palestinian clashes in 2011 lasted for 11 days but resulted in the loss of 1,700 homes of which only 200 were rebuilt, Dardari added.

18:35 GMT 09.11.2023

Russian, Israeli Diplomats Discuss Situation With Evacuation of Russians - Moscow

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has discussed with Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi "unblocking" the evacuation of Russians from the Gaza Strip, as well as the release of Hamas hostages with Russian citizenship, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Thursday.

"Special attention was paid to the effectiveness of active contacts in the interests of resolving urgent humanitarian issues as soon as possible, including unblocking the process of safe departure of Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip to Egypt through the Rafah checkpoint, as well as the release of hostages held by Hamas, including those with Russian citizenship," the ministry said.

18:33 GMT 09.11.2023

Israeli President Says Hamas Made No Viable Proposal on Hostage Release

Israel has not received a viable proposal from Hamas on the release of hostages held by the armed group in the Gaza Strip, Israeli President Isaac Herzog stated on Thursday.

"There is no real proposal that is viable from Hamas' side on this issue. Whilst there are many, many people who are third parties who are sending optimistic messages to the news reels, I'm saying outright: According to my knowledge, up to now, there is no real substantial information that is showing any real offer of any process on the table," Herzog told an American news agency.

The Israeli president added that his country was making efforts "on the military fronts and on all other fronts" to free the hostages.

18:32 GMT 09.11.2023

Current Flow of Humanitarian Aid into Gaza Meets 'Minimum Requirements' - State Dept.

The amount of humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza is barely enough to meet the minimum requirements of the civilians in need, US Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues David Satterfield stated on Thursday.

"We do see the ability to in the coming days we hope meet the minimum requirements of the population in the south with respect to basic humanitarian assistance via the UN implementers," Satterfield stressed during a conference call.

Some 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid are able to access Gaza daily, Satterfield said.

According to Satterfield, the White House and the Israeli government announced a four to five hour daily pause to facilitate a safer corridor for civilian movement from North Gaza to the south.

18:31 GMT 09.11.2023

Hamas Military Wing Says One Hostage Israeli Soldier Died, Another Wounded From Bombing

The military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, reported on Thursday that one hostage Israeli soldier died and another one was wounded from the bombing of the Gaza Strip.

"The Al-Qassam Brigades announce the death of an Israeli soldier detained by them and the wounding of another as a result of the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip," the organization said in a statement.

18:16 GMT 09.11.2023

Humanitarian Pauses Between Israel, Palestine Should Be Coordinated With UN - Spokesman

Humanitarian pauses should be discussed with the United Nations as they are the main humanitarian delivering body - it is especially important with regards to time and locations, the UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric stated on Thursday.

“… Any such halt in the fighting and how it would work for humanitarian purposes would need to be coordinated with the United Nations, especially on the issue of timings and location. And obviously, in order for this to be done safely for humanitarian purposes, it would have to be agreed with all parties to the conflict to be truly effective,” Dujarric told a briefing when presenting the UN position on the White House announcement that Israel would halt fighting for four hours a day as a ‘humanitarian pause’.

"The efforts need to be coordinated with the United Nations as we deliver humanitarian assistance," the official added.

18:10 GMT 09.11.2023

Polish Foreign Minister Says Poles Among Hamas Hostages in Gaza Strip

Polish citizens are among those taken hostage by Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau stated on Thursday.

"Among the hostages held by Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip are Poles," Rau was quoted as saying by a Polish radio broadcaster.

The top Polish diplomat did not disclose any details for the sake of "the well-being of those people" and the ongoing "diplomatic efforts" to release them.