08.11.2023
Israel war on live ticker
+++ 03:03 Baerbach confirms: 200 Germans left Gaza +++
Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbach confirmed that more than 200 Germans and their family members had left the Gaza Strip. “This gives hope in the midst of the terrible situation in Gaza,” writes Green Politician on Platform X (formerly Twitter). He added: “Many thanks to our partners in Egypt for their support.” The federal government “will continue to work until every German who wishes to leave the country does so.”
+++ 02:03 Israel’s army: 100 tunnel entrances destroyed +++
The Israeli military says it has struck 14,000 targets in the Gaza Strip since the military operation against Islamist Hamas began. Among other things, more than 100 tunnel entrances were destroyed and scores of Hamas commanders killed in the past month, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in the evening. In addition, Israeli units destroyed 4,000 weapons, many of which were hidden in mosques, kindergartens and residential areas. “This is evidence of Hamas’ cynical use of civilians as human shields,” says Hagari.
+++ 01:10 US wants peace on Israel’s border with Lebanon +++
US ambassador and mediator Amos Hochstein called for “restoration of peace on the southern border” with Israel during a surprise visit to Lebanon. This is “very important for the United States,” Hochstein said after a meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. This should be a “priority” for both Lebanon and Israel. “The United States does not want the Gaza conflict to escalate and spill over into Lebanon,” Hochstein said at a press conference in the capital, Beirut.
+++ 00:02 Gaza: Doctors Without Borders reports death of worker +++
A Doctors Without Borders worker has been killed in the Gaza Strip, the aid organization said. “Today we mourn the death of one of our team members in Gaza, Mohammed Al Ahel, along with several members of his family on November 6,” the organization said on the evening X platform, calling for an “immediate and unconditional” cease-fire. So Al Ahel was a laboratory technician for the company. Israeli His family’s home was reportedly hit in an airstrike.The Israeli military has yet to comment.
+++ 23:30 Pentagon: 40 attacks on US bases from Syria and Iraq +++
According to the Pentagon, pro-Iranian militants have attacked US military bases at least 40 times since mid-October – including 22 times in Iraq and 18 times in Syria. The drone and missile strikes were unsuccessful and there were “no serious injuries” to US soldiers, according to a US Department of Defense spokesman. In late October, the US responded to attacks in eastern Syria with airstrikes.
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