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Israeli soldiers stand on their tank positioned close to the Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel on November 16, 2023. - Sputnik International

LIVE UPDATES: IDF Carries Out Operation at Hamas Military Base, Finds Depots of Weapons

05:00 GMT 19.11.2023 (Updated: 04:32 GMT 20.11.2023)

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Since October 7, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict escalated when Hamas initiated a large-scale attack from Gaza. In response, Israel conducted indiscriminate airstrikes, imposed a humanitarian blockade on Gaza, and launched a ground offensive operation.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has confirmed that one of its schools in northern Gaza, which was being used as a shelter, was hit by an Israeli strike on Saturday.

UNRWA spokeswoman Juliette Touma identified the building as the al-Fakhoura school in Jabalya, where dozens of people were reportedly killed in the strike. In a separate development, the international non-profit organization Doctors Without Borders denounced a "deliberate" attack on a convoy transporting its staff in Gaza, killing the relative of one MSF worker and wounding another.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday that the death toll in Gaza had reached 12,300. The IDF, for its part, said at least 378 Israeli soldiers had been killed since a new wave of escalation between Palestine and Israel began on October 7. Israel's total official death toll from Hamas attacks currently stands at about 1,200.

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23:15 GMT 19.11.2023

Paris Ready to Organize Transportation of Injured Children From Gaza to France - President

France will take at least 50 injured children from Gaza and is also ready to provide them with medical assistance, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.

"As for the wounded or sick children in Gaza, France will mobilize all means, especially aircraft, so that they can receive treatment in France if it is useful and necessary," Macron said on X, adding that the country's hospitals are ready to receive 50 children.

France is taking measures to ensure a humanitarian truce in Gaza, as well as to achieve the release of hostages, the president added. He also noted that Paris pledged 100 million euros ($109.1 million) in aid for the people of Gaza. At the same time, three French flights have already delivered about 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the enclave, Macron said.

"I have decided to send another French air force aircraft, which will deliver more than 10 tonnes of medical aid at the beginning of the week. Two more mobile medical units will also be deployed, each can house 500 wounded," the French leader said.

22:46 GMT 19.11.2023

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19 November 2023, 22:45 GMT

22:24 GMT 19.11.2023

Number of Journalist Deaths From Gaza Fighting Rises to 60 - Reports

The number of journalists killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict has increased to 60, Qatari news channel Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on social media that two Palestinian journalists — Sari Mansour and Hassouneh Salim — were laid to rest on Sunday after they were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip the day before.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said the deaths of Mansour, director of Quds News Network, and his friend Hassouneh Salim brought up to 48 the number of journalists and media workers killed in the war.

"The second-deadliest day for journalist deaths occurred on November 18, with five killed; the deadliest day of the war was its first day, October 7, with 6 journalists killed," the CPJ estimated.

The committee said the absolute majority of the deceased were Palestinians. Four Israelis and one Lebanese reporter were also killed. Nine others were injured and three reported missing. At least 13 journalists were arrested.

20:43 GMT 19.11.2023

Iran’s Spiritual Leader Urges Muslim Countries to Suspend Ties With Israel

Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, called on Muslim countries on Sunday to at least suspend ties with Israel in order to strip the government of Benjamin Netanyahu of vital resources.

"Imam Khamenei called on Islamic governments to cut off their political relationship with the Zionist regime at least for a limited period of time," a statement on his official website read.

The spiritual leader of Iran criticized unnamed Islamic governments for failing to publicly condemn Israeli atrocities, saying this was "not acceptable."

"The main thing that needs to be done is to cut off the lifeline of the Zionist regime. Islamic governments must prevent energy and goods from reaching this regime," Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying.

Iran’s supreme leader lashed out at the Unites States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom for supporting Israel in its aggression against Palestinians, saying "the people of Europe and the US should settle the issue regarding this situation and show that they are not supporters of racial discrimination."

18:50 GMT 19.11.2023

Israeli Military Says Troops Found ‘Terror Tunnel’ Underneath Gaza’s Largest Hospital

The Israeli military claimed on Sunday it had discovered a "terror tunnel" underneath the Shifa hospital, the largest health facility in the besieged Gaza Strip.

"IDF troops exposed a 55-meter-long [180-foot-long] terror tunnel 10 meters deep underneath the Shifa Hospital complex," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement posted on social media.

The IDF said the entrance to the alleged tunnel was covered by a blast-proof door, the likes of which are used by Palestinian group Hamas to block entrances to its command centers and underground assets.

Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of infiltrating medical facilities in the enclave in order to justify military operations at and around hospitals.

Doctors at the Shifa hospital told Al Jazeera on Saturday they had been ordered to evacuate the facility, which housed thousands of displaced civilians in addition to inpatients and medical staff. The IDF denied this.

18:14 GMT 19.11.2023

18:10 GMT 19.11.2023

Civilian Death Toll in Gaza Tops 13,000

The civilian death toll in the Gaza Strip has surpassed 13,000 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict began on October 7, the enclave’s authorities said Sunday.

"More than 13,000 people have fallen victim to the Israeli aggression, more than 5,500 of them are children, 3,500 are women. More than 30,000 others have been wounded, more than 75% of them children and women," a press statement quoted by Lebanese news channel LBCI reads.

The Israeli attacks are believed to have trapped an estimated 6,000 people under the rubble, including more than 4,000 children and women who remain unaccounted for, Gaza authorities said.

17:40 GMT 19.11.2023

More Than 100 Hamas Members Arrested in Past Few Days - IDF

According to IDF, more than 100 Hamas members were arrested in the past few days, including three participants in the October 7 attack.

17:36 GMT 19.11.2023

Over 6,000 People Considered Missing in Gaza - Palestinian Authorities

17:28 GMT 19.11.2023

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Russian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Call for Ceasefire in Gaza Strip

19 November 2023, 16:22 GMT

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16:03 GMT 19.11.2023

Death Toll of Israeli Soldiers in Gaza Ground Operation Rises to 61 - Reports

The number of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers killed in the ground operation in the Gaza Strip has risen to 61 after three more soldiers died on Saturday, The Times of Israel newspaper reported, citing the IDF.

Earlier in the day, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said that the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the latest escalation of the conflict had reached 378.

15:33 GMT 19.11.2023

Rally in Support of Israel Takes Place in Berlin

15:23 GMT 19.11.2023

Cargo Vessel Galaxy Leader Seized by Houthis in Red Sea Not Israeli - IDF

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that the commercial ship Galaxy Leader, seized by Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, does not belong to Israel and there are no Israelis on board.

Earlier in the day, a source in the Ansar Allah movement told Sputnik that they had captured the vessel in the Read Sea, towed it to Yemen's Al Hudaydah port and were interrogating the crew.

14:30 GMT 19.11.2023

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US Will Reportedly Reprimand 'Aggressive' Israeli Settlers in Palestine's West Bank

19 November 2023, 14:30 GMT

14:27 GMT 19.11.2023

Some 1,100 Hamas-Affiliated Palestinians Arrested in West Bank Since October 7 - IDF

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has arrested some 1,800 wanted Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, including about 1,100 linked to Hamas, the IDF said on Sunday.

During the night alone, 38 wanted Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank, the statement read. Some 20 Palestinians were arrested in overnight raids in the Jenin and Balata refugee camps, the IDF said, adding that explosives caches were uncovered, as well as an explosives laboratory and four observation posts.

13:31 GMT 19.11.2023

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Almost Half of Israel's Spy Balloons Were Inoperable During October 7 Attack - Report

19 November 2023, 13:30 GMT

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11:25 GMT 19.11.2023

Over 30 Premature Babies Evacuated From Al-Shifa Hospital

More than thirty premature babies who were in the incubators of the Al-Shifa hospital in the Palestinian Gaza Strip were evacuated from there and now will be transported to hospitals in Egypt, the enclave's Ministry of Health said on Telegram.

10:58 GMT 19.11.2023

Sirens Sounded in Northern Israel and in the Area Surrounding the Gaza Strip - IDF