Israel war on live ticker: +++ 03:01 Exodus continues through Rafah +++

13.11.2023

Israel war on live ticker
+++ 03:01 The ejections on Rafa continue +++

Evacuation continues through the Rafah border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. According to the New Zealand government, eleven New Zealanders were able to travel from the Gaza Strip to Egypt via Rafah. The Gaza Strip Border Authority reopened the crossing to foreign passport holders on Sunday after closing it on Friday. Israel does not control the only border into Egypt.

+++ 02:00 Union Bill: Anti-Semitic crime will lead to expulsion +++
In the future, at the discretion of the Union in the Bundestag, the perpetrator of anti-Semitic crime should generally be expelled from Germany. According to a report from the “Rheinische Post”, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group intends to introduce a related bill in the Bundestag this week. According to the Union proposal, a conviction for an anti-Semitic crime would lead to “at least six months in prison and the non-grant or loss of humanitarian protection in Germany”.

+++ 01:30 USA drops bombs on targets in Syria +++
US says it has again bombed positions of Iranian-backed groups in Syria. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes targeted two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Tehran-aligned groups. It was a military training center and shelter. The attack was carried out in retaliation for attacks against US troops in Syria and Iraq. This is the third time in three weeks that the US military has targeted locations in Syria.

+++ 00:30 The White House and Qatar: All hostages must be freed +++
US President Joe Biden and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will discuss developments in the Gaza Strip and “urgent ongoing efforts” to free hostages held by the militant group Hamas, the US president’s office said. The heads of state agreed that “all hostages must be released immediately,” the White House statement said. The Qatari government had previously said that in his conversation with Biden, Al Thani also stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the permanent opening of the Rafah border with Egypt.

+++ 23:10 Hamas: Too little fuel for al-Shifa clinic +++
Hamas has denied Israel’s accusation that it denied 300 liters of fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. At the same time, Islamists criticize this offer. This amount is not enough to run the hospital’s generators for more than thirty minutes. This concession minimizes the pain and agony of the patients who are stranded in the clinic without water, food or electricity. At the same time, Hamas declares that it is in no way connected to the management of Al-Shifa Hospital and is not part of the decision-making structure. The clinic is “fully under the authority of the Palestinian Ministry of Health.” In fact, it is under the leadership of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

+++ 21:50 Scholz wants to talk about Erdogan about the popularity of Hamas +++
President Olaf Scholes has announced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will address various positions in the Middle East conflict during his visit to Berlin. He had a variety of topics to discuss with Erdogan, Schalz said at the “Heilbroner Stim” event when asked if he would talk about Erdogan’s eulogy for the radical Islamist Hamas. In addition to the Middle East conflicts, one of them is the extension of the EU-Turkey migration agreement. Sweden’s accession to NATO will also be discussed. Erdogan has long avoided this. “There is a very long list” of topics for Friday’s conversation with Erdogan, Schalz insists.

+++ 21:24 Shifa clinic refused fuel – clinic boss denied +++
The head of Shifa Hospital in Gaza denies Israeli claims that his hospital refused fuel supplies under pressure from Hamas. Clinic boss Mohammed Abu Salamiya speaks of a “lie and slander”. Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, prevented Israeli soldiers from using 300 liters of fuel in containers next to the hospital on Saturday evening, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. Clinic boss Abu Salamiya did not deny reports that containers had been dumped. However, he said the amount would not be enough to run hospital generators for “fifteen minutes”. The group also feared firing if they left the clinic to carry the containers. If Israel really wanted to supply the fuel, it could have coordinated with the Red Cross or another international organization to send it, the clinic boss says. Army spokesman Richard Hecht says the Israeli Kogat authority, which is responsible for relations with Palestinians, spoke with the hospital before the containers were dropped. “They haven’t picked up the fuel yet, maybe Hamas has prevented them from doing so,” he says.

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