Online Desk:
The war between Israel and Hamas continues. The Prime Minister of the Jewish State, Netanyahu, has rejected any possibility of a ceasefire: “It could favor terrorists”, he said in a press conference. Meanwhile, in a surprise raid, the IDF freed a female soldier held hostage by the cutthroats.
6.51 am – Pentagon, new supply of weapons to Israel
The Pentagon continues to supply weapons to Israel almost daily, the deputy press secretary of the US Department of Defense Sabrina Singh told journalists last night. Despite the growing number of civilian victims “we are not placing any limits on the way Israel uses weapons”, said Singh
6.31 am – Gaza: Palestinian sources, around 50 dead in night raids
Around 50 people, including many children, remained killed and many others injured tonight by new air raids by the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources cited by local media.
3.55 am – Media: Israeli raid on Khan Younis near hospital
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports Israeli bombings in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, near the hospital. Other raids were also underway in Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, as well as in the north-west of Gaza city.
3.20 am – Mother and daughter kidnapped by Hamas have returned to Chicago
Natalie Raanan, who together with her mother was taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attack and then released, has returned to Chicago. The Israeli embassy told NBC News.
2.15 am – Israel: army, infiltrator killed on the border with the Strip
The Israeli army says that its troops have killed an individual suspected of illegally entering the territory of the Jewish State from the Gaza Strip. According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) cited by local media, the army identified the suspect and fired on him near the settlement of Reim, about 5 kilometers from the border with the Strip. The music festival attacked by Hamas militiamen was taking place near the Reim kibbutz on 7 October.
01.00 – Israelis at the UN wear a yellow star with the words “Never again”
The Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan and the rest of the delegation during his speech at the emergency meeting of the Security Council wore the yellow star on their chest six points with the writing “never again”.
