Israel war on live ticker: +++ 03:19 Palestinians report 700 dead in one day +++

24.10.2023

Israel war on live ticker
+++ 03:19 Palestinians report 700 deaths in one day +++

According to Palestinian sources, the war between Israel and Hamas killed about 700 Palestinians in a single day. That’s the number provided by the UN Office for Emergency Relief OCHA, citing the health authority in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. It was the highest single-day death toll in the Gaza Strip since the war began. Information cannot be independently verified.

+++ 02:27 Israel attacks Syrian military installations +++
Israeli warplanes flew strikes in response to Syrian shelling earlier in the day. According to the military, critical infrastructure facilities and Syrian army grenades were hit. The Israeli military did not initially provide further details.

+++ 01:40 Red Crescent: Fourth aid convoy arrives in Gaza Strip +++
Eight trucks carrying water, food and medicine from Egypt have arrived in the Gaza Strip, the Red Cross said. This is the fourth aid convoy to reach the Gaza Strip since the war with Israel began. Five trucks were carrying water, two were food and one was medicine, a statement said.

+++ 00:53 Israel’s army: Hamas terrorists prevented from entering +++
Israel’s military says it has foiled an attempt by Hamas to invade Israel. The terrorists tried to reach southern Israel from the sea. They were about to leave a tunnel on the coast of the sealed enclave. The Luftwaffe then bombed the tunnel and a terrorist weapons depot. Shares the Israeli military with.

+++ 00:27 Qatar promises to release more hostages +++
Qatar’s foreign ministry is hopeful that more hostages abducted from Israel by the radical Islamist group Hamas may be freed. After the release of the two Israeli women on Monday, “there is more clarity about the political will between the two sides,” says ministry spokesman Madsched Al-Ansari. At the same time, he warns of escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and the logistical difficulties of freeing hostages.

+++ 23:50 Hamas: Israel expands target areas in Gaza +++
According to radical Islamist Hamas, Israel is expanding its target areas in the Gaza Strip. A spokesman for the Hamas-run health service says around 50 people have been killed in the past hour. When asked, the Israeli military said it did not know the number of casualties in the Gaza Strip.

+++ 23:20 Baerbock insists on Israel’s right to self-defense – and warns +++
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbach asserts Israel’s right to self-defense in the Security Council, but urges the country to comply with international humanitarian law. “The fight is against Hamas, not civilians. That’s why it’s so important to us that this fight is conducted in accordance with humanitarian law and with consideration of what’s possible for civilians in Gaza,” said Baerbach. All civilian lives are equally important. Visitors to the Gaza Strip should be assisted in fighting “humanitarian windows”.

+++ 22:39 Macron lands in Jordan +++
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Jordan after visiting Israel and the West Bank. According to Elysee, he wants to meet Jordanian King Abdullah II in the capital Amman on Wednesday morning. According to the French president, the dialogue will revitalize the “political process” towards a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians. According to Elysée, meetings with other leading politicians in the region, including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah, are also possible. Fattah al-Sisi, has yet to be officially confirmed.

+++ 22:09 Qatar on Hamas hostages: “There is hope of achieving further liberation” +++
The foreign ministry of the Gulf state of Qatar is hopeful that more hostages abducted from Israel by the radical Islamist Hamas may be freed. Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari told AFP that Qatari negotiators were “confident of achieving further liberation” through talks with Israel and Hamas. Four of the more than 220 hostages, including two American citizens and two Israelis, have been freed following mediation by Qatar and Egypt. After the release of the two Israeli women on Monday, “there was more openness about the political will between the two sides,” Al-Ansari says. At the same time, he warns of escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and the logistical difficulties of freeing hostages.

+++ 21:42 UN: No aid trucks in Gaza today +++
According to the United Nations, no aid trucks have arrived in the Gaza Strip today. “We believe that this material will be able to enter the Gaza Strip tomorrow,” says a UN spokesman. She didn’t give a reason. UN officials have previously spoken of 20 trucks crossing the border from Egypt.

+++ 21:11 Lebanon’s ex-foreign minister: Israel only enters war when attacked +++
Lebanon’s former foreign minister, Gibran Bassil, believes his country will only enter the Gaza war if Israel attacks. “No one can take us to war until the Israeli enemy attacks us, and then we will be forced to defend ourselves,” Bassil said after a meeting with parliament speaker Nabih Berri. “All Lebanese agree that they don’t want war,” says Basil. “But that doesn’t mean we’re going to let Israel attack us.” Basil is the leader of the Lebanese Independence Patriotic Movement and is closely allied with Hezbollah. He is also the nephew of former President Michel Aoun. In recent days, Bassil, among others, met with interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati and telephoned Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The purpose of his speeches was to “protect Lebanon” and “strengthen national unity”.

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