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LIVE UPDATES: 'Doctors Without Borders' Unable to Contact Al-Shifa Hospital Staff in Gaza

04:57 GMT 11.11.2023 (Updated: 04:22 GMT 12.11.2023)

The situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has remained tense for over a month now after the Palestinian militant group Hamas had attacked Israel on October 7. In retaliation, Tel-Aviv introduced a full-scale humanitarian blockade of the Gaza Strip, launched indiscriminate air strikes and started ground offensive operation in the area.

According to the latest reports from Palestinian Health Ministry, the death toll as a result of Israeli strikes has already exceeded 11 thousands while over 27 thousands have been injured. Israeli losses in the conflict are more moderate – according to the latest statements of Foreign Ministry, over 1200 people are dead, both military and civilians.

Reportedly, over 50% of housing units in the Gaza Strip have been damaged while the WHO said it was able to verify 250 attacks on health objects in the area.

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18:53 GMT 11.11.2023

IDF Says Launching Strikes on Military Targets of Hazbollah in Lebanon

18:39 GMT 11.11.2023

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11 November 2023, 18:39 GMT

18:35 GMT 11.11.2023

Hamas Says Hit 160 Units of Israeli Combat Equipment Since Start of Gaza Ground Operation

The military wing of Palestinian movement Hamas, Al Qassam Brigades, said on Saturday it had hit over 160 units of Israel's military equipment since the start of the Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

"We confirm total or partial destruction of over 160 units of Zionist [Israel's] military equipment since the start of the ground aggression of the enemy, hitting over 25 units over past 48 hours alone," spokesman Abu Obaida said in an address published on Telegram.

18:14 GMT 11.11.2023

Israeli Military Denies Shooting at Gaza's Largest Hospital

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not surrounded or targeted Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip housing thousands of patients and displaced persons, a senior Israeli military official said on Saturday.

Al-Shifa was struck late on Friday, NBC News reported. Doctors told the broadcaster that the complex had been bombed multiple times throughout the day, while efforts to evacuate the hospital continued. They also said a number of people had died and many others had been injured.

"In the last few hours, I hear the news that there is a siege and that there are strikes on Al-Shifa Hospital. I want to say clearly — this is a lie," Head of the Coordination and Liaison Administration for Gaza Col. Moshe Tetro said in a statement.

At the same time, he confirmed there were clashes between IDF and Hamas around the hospital but people were guaranteed a safe exit from Al-Shifa.

"There is no shooting at the hospital and there is no siege. The east side of the hospital remains open … Even now, anyone who wants to leave can [do that]," the official added.

17:37 GMT 11.11.2023

Participants of Joint Arab-Islamic Summit Demand UNSC Ensure End of Fighting in Gaza Strip

The leaders of the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the League of Arab States (LAS) demanded on Saturday that the UN Security Council adopt a "binding decision" on stopping Israel's "aggression" in the Gaza Strip.

"We condemn Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip and war crimes, killing of children, women and journalists committed by Israel as well as attacks on health care workers ... We demand that the UN Security Council adopt a binding decision on stopping Israel's aggression and restricting settler activity," the leaders said in a declaration issued after the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh.

16:58 GMT 11.11.2023

Erdogan Calls Israeli Actions in Gaza Strip 'Mass Murder'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip with leaders of Egypt, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh and called Israel's actions in the region "mass murder," the Turkish presidency said on Saturday.

Erdogan met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of a Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh.

"At a meeting with Widodo, Erdogan said that attacks against the Palestinian people are unacceptable and reached the level of mass murder, targeting hospitals, schools, religious places, NGO employees," the office said in a statement obtained by Sputnik.

15:02 GMT 11.11.2023

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11 November 2023, 15:01 GMT

14:22 GMT 11.11.2023

Hezbollah Says Launched Strikes on Israeli Troops on Border With Lebanon

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it struck Israeli troops amassed near the northern Israeli border with Lebanon.

"Islamic resistance fighters struck groups of occupation forces," Hezbollah said in a statement.

This comes hours after the Israel Defense Forces said its fighter jets hit a number of "terror infrastructure sites" belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon, in parallel to artillery strikes.

14:11 GMT 11.11.2023

Hezbollah Launches Strikes on Israeli Troops on Border With Lebanon

14:08 GMT 11.11.2023

IDF Says Air Raid Sirens Heard in Country's South

14:01 GMT 11.11.2023

Israeli Tanks Shell Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza Strip - Palestinian Red Crescent Society

13:59 GMT 11.11.2023

WATCH: Pro-Palestine Protests in Paris

13:58 GMT 11.11.2023

Major Statements of Egyptian President at Summit in Riyadh

13:57 GMT 11.11.2023

Qatari Emir Says Doha Will Continue Efforts to Resolve Issue of Hostages in Gaza Strip

Qatar will continue efforts to resolve the issue of hostages in the Gaza Strip, while also seeking humanitarian truce there, Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on Saturday.

"We continue our efforts to solve the problem of hostages and reach humanitarian truce [in the Gaza Strip]," the Qatari ruler told the Islamic-Arab summit underway in Riyadh, while demanding that checkpoints to the Gaza Strip be "opened on a constant basis."

13:53 GMT 11.11.2023

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Major Statements at Summit in Riadh

13:39 GMT 11.11.2023

Riyadh Summit Draft Statement Demands Stop Arms Supply to Israel – Reports

A draft final statement of the joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh demands that all countries stop arms supplies to Israel, Egyptian media reported on Saturday, citing sources.

"A draft final statement of the Islamic-Arab summit demands that all countries stop exports of weapons and munitions to the occupying authorities [Israel]," sources told the broadcaster.

13:15 GMT 11.11.2023

Iranian President Demands Immediate Withdrawal of Israeli Forces From Gaza Strip

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday demanded that Israel immediately withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip.

"Israel must immediately cease fighting in the Gaza Strip and withdraw its forces from there," Raisi told the Islamic-Arab summit held in Riyadh.

The Iranian president also demanded an international trial of Israelis and Americans allegedly involved in the attacks on the Gaza Strip.

13:04 GMT 11.11.2023

Qatari Emir Calls for UN Probe Into Attacks on Gaza Hospitals

Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called on the United Nations on Saturday to send a team to the Gaza Strip to investigate recent attacks on hospitals.

"We call on the UN to send an international team to investigate Israeli bombardments of hospitals in the Gaza Strip," the emir said at a Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh.

The Qatari emir said the international norms were being compromised by attacks on medical facilities and refugee camps in the Palestinian territories.

12:59 GMT 11.11.2023

Erdogan Demands Israel Pay Compensation for Palestinians

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday demanded that Israel pay compensation to Palestinians for the damage caused.

"The State of Israel, which is acting like the West's naughty child, must pay compensation for the damage done," he said at a Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh.

12:56 GMT 11.11.2023

Iranian President Calls on Muslim Countries to Arm Palestinians

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called on Muslim-majority countries on Saturday to send weapons to Palestinians fighting the Israeli armed forces.

"Muslim countries should arm the Palestinian people. Resistance is the only answer to Israeli violence. Countries around the world, including Muslim ones, should ensure the protection of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories," he said at a Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh.

Raisi, who is in Riyadh for what is the first Saudi trip of a sitting Iranian president in more than a decade, also called for "an end to trade and cooperation between Muslim countries and the Zionist formation" as well as for a boycott of Israeli-made goods.