The military situation
Israel once again interprets one impending ground invasion in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Joaw Gallant told ground troops massed on the Gaza border that they would soon see the Palestinian coastal strip “from the inside,” according to a statement from his office. «You see Gaza from a distance now, soon you will see it from the inside. The order will come,” he said, according to the statement.
In the event of an explosion Al-Ahli Hospital in the Gaza Strip According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, around 500 people died. The information on fatalities cannot yet be independently verified.
Hamas is making one Israeli airstrike responsible for the explosion, which has not yet been confirmed. Israel speaks of one misguided rocket from the militant organization Islamic Jihad as a cause. US President Joe Biden said the culprit was not Israel, but from the “other team”.
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The parking lot in front of the Al-Ahli Clinic in Gaza the day after the rocket hit. (10/18/2023)
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Switzerland has condemned the incident and is calling for an investigation into the incident – as well Germany and Great Britain. The UN Security Council still wants to deal with it.
The invasion of the Israeli military into the Gaza Strip to destroy the radical Islamic militia delayed Meanwhile. Arye Sharuz Shalicar, one of the Israeli military spokesmen, explained on Sunday in the ARD program “Anne Will” that more Palestinian civilians should reach the south of the Gaza Stripso that they would not be in danger during a ground offensive in the north of the coastal strip.
Again is a high-ranking official the radical Islamic Palestinian group Hamas was killed. A news agency close to her reported this on Thursday. The head of the Hamas-led national security forces, Jehad Mheisen, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his home. Members of his family also died.
According to the Israeli military, there were already two air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday senior Hamas members was killed. The army has “continued to attack dozens of terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip” in recent days, it said.
After a long break, militant Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have the Shelling of Israeli towns resumed. Warning sirens sounded again on Thursday in the coastal city of Ashkelon and in places near the border with the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said.
Refugees and victims
In Israel are at least, according to the latest information from the local Ministry of Health 1400 people killed and around 4,000 were injured. But Israel’s air strikes in response to the Hamas massacres a week ago have also caused severe devastation and claimed victims. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health on Wednesday, so far 3,785 people killed in the Gaza Strip. There were also 12,500 injuries there. In the West Bank There were 64 deaths and 1,250 injuries during the period.
In the Gaza Strip Around 2.3 million Palestinians live in the region one of the most densely populated places in the world. Due to fear of Israel’s expected ground offensive and because the state has cut off the supply of water, food and fuel to the north of the coastal strip, almost the Half of the civilian population according to estimates by the UN Emergency Relief Office (OCHA). on the run. Around a million people have left their homes.
According to the Israeli army, 600,000 people have moved to the south of the coastal strip. Several hundred thousand Palestinians be have not yet responded to the Israeli military’s calls for evacuation.
Helpers speak of an emerging situation humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip. “When people arrive in the south, nothing is prepared for them. They only have what they brought with them», explained Marc Joly, Head of Communications at Doctors Without Borders, on Sunday.
Egypt has one on Wednesday “permanent” access for aid deliveries announced via the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip. According to US President Joe Biden, up to 20 trucks should cross the border on Friday at the earliest. Israel had previously promised to send aid from Egypt to the Gaza Strip.don’t block». However, there will still be no help from Israel as long as the Israelis kidnapped by Hamas are not free, it said.
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A long line of trucks waits to enter near Al-Arish on the Sinai Peninsula.
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For most people in the Gaza Strip there is currently no way to leave the area. It is still unclear whether the border crossing in Rafah will also be opened for departures. According to reports, it was damaged by Israeli fire and needs to be repaired. Noisy helpers stand 3,000 tons of relief supplies off Rafah for deliveries to Israel sealed Gaza Strip ready.
Diplomacy and support
The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Israel on Thursday. He wants to work for de-escalation during his two-day trip and during visits to other capitals in the region.
US President Joe Biden was in Israel on Wednesday for a short visit. The president assured Israel ongoing support. The USA would “continue to support the country when it comes to defending its people,” he said. A meeting in Jordan with Biden and several representatives of the Arab world had previously been canceled. Biden left again in the evening.
The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Israel assured Germany’s full solidarity during his visit to Tel Aviv. “The security of Israel and its citizens is German reasons of state,” he said on Tuesday after a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Scholz warned other countries not to interfere in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
A second draft resolution with a focus on humanitarian aid UN Security Council failed. The USA vetoed the text. 12 of the 15 council members had previously approved the paper, while Russia and Great Britain abstained. The text from Brazil, which chairs the UN Security Council, said, among other things, that Israel must reverse its call to evacuate the population from the northern Gaza Strip.