AOn Saturday, footage was released showing a Hamas fighter from the northern Gaza Strip handing over an assault rifle as he and dozens of Palestinian men surrendered to Israeli troops. about this “The Times of Israel” newspaper reports.
Again the men take off their underwear. In the video, the man can be seen walking slowly past a tank while holding it above his head before putting the gun and magazine on the ground. Other Palestinians keep their identity cards.
Israel Defense Forces Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said: “I see victories every day. Every day we see more terrorists killed, more terrorists wounded, terrorists surrendering in the last few days – a sign of the collapse of the system, a sign that we need to take drastic action,” said IDF – Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed that several Hamas members surrendered to troops in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, revealing intelligence on the terror group’s activities amid a ground offensive.
“In Shejaiya and Jabaliya, surrendered terrorists handed over weapons and equipment,” he confirmed in the leaked video. Since the interrogation of the terrorists, the military has concluded that the situation for the militants is dire, a fact that the Hamas leadership continues to deny.
Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
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5:00 am – Soder visits Israel
CSU President Markus Söder will visit Israel next week. “After the terrible terrorist attacks by Hamas we want to get an impression on the ground and also offer real support,” the Bavarian prime minister was quoted as saying by the German press agency in Munich. On Wednesday, Soder plans to travel to Tel Aviv with a small delegation and then to Jerusalem. He wants to come back to Bavaria on Friday.
“My first foreign trip after my re-election was to go to Israel, a conscious decision. This is something close to my heart personally – and it is the Bavarian raison d’être to show solidarity with Israel,” emphasized Soder. The trip should once again clearly emphasize Bavaria’s commitment to Israel and Jewish life.
4:45 am – French warship in Red Sea intercepts drones launched in Yemen
A French warship intercepted two drones launched from Yemen in the Red Sea, the military said. French civil servants said drones flew off the coast towards “Language” on Saturday evening. They were assessed as a threat and destroyed.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen consider themselves part of a self-proclaimed “axis of resistance” directed against Israel. This includes Iranian-backed groups such as the radical Islamist Hamas and the Shiite Islamist Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, Houthi fighters have launched drones and rockets at Israel, and have repeatedly attacked ships in the Red Sea.
2:35 am – Five more dead Israeli soldiers
The Israeli army announced in a statement early Sunday that five of its soldiers had died. 4 soldiers killed in clashes in southern Gaza Strip A fifth soldier succumbed to his injuries after the fighting on October 7, the Israeli military explains in X.
02:12 am – Demonstration in Tel Aviv for release of hostages – Criticism of the government
Hundreds of people – The Times of Israel even says several thousand – rallied in Tel Aviv to demand the release of hostages held by radical Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Demonstrators, including relatives of the hostages, held signs reading “Bring them home now” or “You trust us to free them from hell,” an AFP news agency reporter said. Criticism of the government was also said to be strong.
Protesters in the coastal city of Tel Aviv
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Itain Ruby Sen, the 19-year-old son of Hamas abducted, criticized the government’s actions in a speech to demonstrators. “Why aren’t they doing their job?” he asked. Chen said the War Cabinet should explain “what exactly is on the negotiating table”. “Get them out now, regardless of the cost.”
12:31 am – Israel launches attacks on Jabaliya and Khan Yunis
Hamas-affiliated Palestinian media outlets have been covering Israeli attacks around the clock in Jabalia in the north and Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip.
10:00 pm – Israel’s security adviser says 7,000 Hamas terrorists have been killed so far.
According to National Security Adviser Zachi Hanegbi, Israeli forces have killed over 7,000 Hamas terrorists in the Gaza war so far. Israeli units have also moved closer to Hamas command centers in Jabaliya and Shejaya, north of the Gaza Strip, Hanekbi told Channel 12 on Saturday evening.
The information could not be independently verified. As Hanekbi continued, the Israeli leadership’s plan was to kill Hamas leader Jihia al-Sinwar. He wants Hamas to fight to the bitter end.
“But if we kill him, and that’s the plan, the leadership that comes after him can understand that if they want to avoid his fate, they have to leave Gaza as a loser,” Hangebi said. A total defeat of Hamas would clear the way for the release of 138 hostages from Islamist violence.
8:07 p.m
In a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Olaf Scholes (SPD) spoke in favor of more humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip. In the conversation, the chancellor insisted that this should be done “on a credible basis,” said government spokesman Steffen Hepstreit.
In an updated phone call, Netanyahu reported on the Israeli ground offensive against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip. The two heads of government also discussed “necessary efforts to provide greater security to civilians and significantly improve the humanitarian situation of the people in the Gaza Strip.” The situation in the West Bank and acts of violence by settlers were also discussed. Scholz also briefed Netanyahu on his efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading regionally.
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