ਹਮਾਸ-ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਯੁੱਧ, 2023: ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ

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Israel’s army says it entered northern Gaza and operations continue. The Israeli military spokesperson said the country’s forces are still present in Gaza and the war is continuing. He said the army was “progressing through the stages” of the war. The spokesperson added that the army forces entered the areas of northern Gaza and expanded the scope of their operations. “The troops are still in the territory and continuing the war,” he said, adding that there were no casualties so far. An Israeli Merkava tank rolling close to the northern Gaza fence [Aris Messinis/AFP]

Bombardment of Gaza has intensified after the military said it was “expanding operations” into the territory. Hamas says its fighters have confronted Israeli troops in various localities. International media and aid agencies say they lost contact with staff in Gaza amid a near-total communications blackout.

Photos of Israel Bombing Gaza
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has renewed its call for a ceasefire in the Hamas-Israeli conflict. The UN agency said on X: “Civilians must be protected. There are no winners in war. The most vulnerable pay the heaviest toll.” There is near-total communication blackout in the bombarded enclave. Palestinians have endured what’s being described as the most difficult and bloodiest night since the beginning of this war. It all started on Friday when the Israeli military spokesperson distributed a map asserting that the al-Shifa Hospital was the headquarters of Hamas’s leadership. Hamas denied this but an hour later, Gaza experienced a complete blackout. At about 7pm local time, a major attack by sea and land took place, concentrated on the northern part of the Gaza Strip, around the vicinity of al-Shifa Hospital. Hundreds of people have been reported killed in those areas and emergency services were not able to get to them in time to help. Families in the south of Gaza have also not been able to reach their relatives who stayed in the north.

Rocket alert sirens have sounded in southern Israel, according to Israeli media, with no immediate report of injuries and damage. The Times of Israel named the communities on alert as Nahal Oz and Magen. The spokesperson for the Israeli army says infantry, armoured, engineering and artillery forces are participating in the operations, “accompanied by heavy [air] fire”. At 8 AM

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, has held a phone conversation with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to discuss the latest in the war and ways to reduce the escalation. During the call, Sheikh Mohammed condemned the targeting of civilians and reiterated that “collective punishment is unacceptable under any pretext”, according to a statement. He also stressed the necessity of continuing to allow the entry of relief convoys and humanitarian aid into Gaza, as well as the importance of coordinating efforts to de-escalate the situation.

Palestinians search for survivors and victims after Israeli attacks on al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza, on October 27, 2023 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]

Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas fighters in Gaza have demanded an immediate government explanation about the fate of the captives after the army intensified strikes on the Palestinian territory. The main group representing more than 200 people believed abducted in the October 7 attacks by Hamas sought an immediate meeting with ministers. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement that relatives were angry over the “absolute uncertainty regarding the fate of the hostages held (in Gaza)”

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the UN’s health agency is still unable to reach its staff and health facilities after Israel cut phone and internet services across Gaza. “I’m worried about their safety,” the World Health Organization chief wrote on X. “Evacuation of patients is not possible under such circumstances, nor to find safe shelter. The blackout is also making it impossible for ambulances to reach the injured.”

Tanya Haj-Hassan, from Doctors without Borders, says that for people in Gaza right now there is a “deep sense of feeling alone”. “One of my colleagues today in Gaza said the whole world is watching us getting massacred on TV and just silently watching,” “This is also reflective of a particular type of psychological trauma of feeling completely isolated and feeling like the world is voluntarily silent to your pain and suffering,” she said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Israel to “immediately come out of its state of madness and stop its attacks” on the Gaza Strip. “The Israeli bombardments on Gaza, which intensified last night, have again targeted women, children and innocent civilians, deepening the humanitarian crisis,” he said.

An Al Jazeera correspondent is reporting that Israeli bombing is continuing near the hospital for kidney dialysis in the northern Gaza Strip, while Israeli artillery shelling is hitting east of Rafah in the south. The communications and internet outage throughout Gaza has continued for more than 12 hours, coinciding with the intensification of air strikes and artillery and naval shelling on various areas, our correspondent reported.
The US has told its citizens that they should leave Lebanon “due to the unpredictable security situation” in the country. “The State Department recommends that US citizens in Lebanon leave now, while commercial flights remain available, due to the unpredictable security situation,” it said on X.“There is no guarantee the US government will evacuate private US citizens and their family members in a crisis situation.”

As we reported earlier, protests have been taking place in the occupied West Bank after dawn prayers in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. The General Union of Palestinian Women, meanwhile, has called for a candle vigil

In an interview with an official Israeli radio station, the French ambassador to Israel has said that in a closed session, he was told that Israel is moving towards the second phase of the war. It’s not clear whether that means a ground invasion of Gaza or whether it means something else. The Israeli army has not revealed much information about this. While internet and phone services remain down, Israel announced an expansion of its military operations:

The Israeli army said on Saturday morning that fighter jets hit 150 “terror tunnels, underground combat spaces and additional underground infrastructure” in overnight raids, adding that “several Hamas terrorists were killed”.

Hamas’s armed wing had previously said its fighters were confronting an Israeli ground incursion in Beit Hanoon, in the northern Gaza Strip, and east Bureij, in the centre, adding that “violent engagements are taking place on the ground”.

Late on Friday, the Israeli army said its ground forces were “extending the ground operations tonight”.

The Israeli army said it had increased its strikes “in a very significant way”, while the Qassam Brigades said on Telegram it responded with “salvos of rockets”.

Israeli military spokesman Major Nir Dinar, meanwhile, told AFP: “Our troops are operating inside Gaza as they did yesterday”. Israeli forces had made limited ground incursions on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Israeli military spokesman Major Nir Dinar says the country’s troops continue their ground operations inside the Gaza Strip.

Dinar told the AFP news agency: “Our troops are operating inside Gaza as they did yesterday.”

In this undated image taken from video released by Israeli Defense Forces, a line of Israeli tanks are shown during an incursion into the Gaza [Handout/Israeli Defense Forces via AP]

The Israeli army says it carried out an air raid against a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon overnight. A statement on X said that the attack was in response to a rocket fire towards Israel.

 

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UN General Assembly passed resolution for Humanitarian cease fire in Gaza with 120 votes in favour with most of the remaining absenting including India. Israel and USA were among a few negative votes. Huge demonstrations in London, Istanbul and many other nations are seen against the Israeli attack. israel has increased bombing. Gaza is facing a near-total communications blackout, cutting residents across the besieged Palestinian off from the outside world and each other. Several international aid groups – including prominent UN agencies – have said they are unable to reach their teams on the ground. Israel has upped its bombardment of the Gaza Strip as its military said it was “expanding” ground operations in Gaza. Palestinian officials in Gaza have rejected Israel’s claim that Hamas is operating from Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest in the enclave. A former UN special rapporteur tells that Israel is attempting to “prepare public opinion for the attacks to come”. Fighting along the partition between Gaza and Israel has ramped up in at least three locations. The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce, with the US and Israel leading 14 countries in voting against the measure.

 

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Israel defence forces' tanks on Monday reached a strategic intersection on the main road in Gaza City, Israel-based i24 News reported.

IMAGE: An Israeli tank manoeuvres near the Israel Gaza border on the Israeli side, as seen from Israel, October 29, 2023. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
The tanks were spotted on the Salah al Din thoroughfare which connects Gaza City in the north to Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. This is the furthest inside the Strip that Israeli forces have reportedly been seen. The intersection is a strategic point that dominates the thoroughfare. The IDF has said that amid the ongoing ground operation in the Gaza Strip in the last few hours, troops directed combat helicopters and drones to strike Hamas cells. The forces also demolished anti-tank guided missile launch positions. According to the IDF, forces have been continuing their ground operations in the Gaza Strip for the past few hours. IDF fighters with the help of combat helicopters and remote manned aircraft, directed by the forces, eliminated terrorist squads that tried to attack the forces. The IDF forces under the direction of the Aman (Israel Military Intelligence) and the Shin Bet (Domestic Intelligence) eliminated operatives of the terrorist organization Hamas. IDF said among the Hamas terrorists targeted was Jamil Baba, the commander of the naval force in the central camps, Muhammad Safadi- the commander of the anti-tank formation in the Tafah battalion, Muwaman Hegazi- a prominent operative of the Anti-Tank gun formation in the Tafah battalion and Muhammad Awadallah who was a senior in the office of the production headquarters of Hamas. Earlier, the IDF said its ground operations in Gaza continued and expanded overnight. An IAF aircraft--guided by ground forces--struck a Hamas post and the 20+ terrorist operatives in it. According to the IDF, soldiers spotted armed terrorists and an anti-tank missile launching post near the Al-Azhar University and guided an IAF fighter jet to strike them. IDF forces also eliminated multiple terrorists barricaded within civilian buildings and terrorist tunnels who attempted to attack the forces.

 

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Netanyahu rejects peace offer of Hamas. Hamas has released a video of captives demanding a prisoner swap and criticizing the Israeli government for failing to protect people; Israel calls the video “psychological propaganda”. Israel says one of its soldiers has been “released” in a military operation in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire with Hamas. An Israeli air attack has severely damaged the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, drawing strong condemnation from Ankara. The Palestine Red Crescent says its warehouses have been damaged in an Israeli strike. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has told the UN Security Council that Israel’s “relentless bombardment” of Gaza has led to an “unprecedented” level of destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has not been able to resupply hospitals in northern Gaza. At least 8,306 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in Israeli attacks since October 7; more than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel.

 

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Ever since 7th October day, when Israel retaliated, it has been a blood bath in Palestine. Thousands of Palestinians have dies, 2665 of them children.
1. Gaza has no shelters. 2. Most of them staying in broken houses 3. Gaza is a highly populated condensed little space. 4. Most of them are unarmed.

'Gaza faces toughest, bloodiest, longest and darkest nights. Heavy bombings everywhere killing too many (more than 8000 now). It's been 17 days living under continuous death spell 'People with mental health issues, bipolar, Autism, PTSD etc are already compromised and vulnerable going through extreme conditions, crowding and lack of access to basic needs and mental health support which is detrimental. Most of Gaza's children and adults already suffer mentally. 'No water, no electricity, no safety, nowhere to go, no food, homes destroyed in intense bombing. Most of them are displaced since houses destroyed.
The UN has a major fuel depot in Rafah, in south Gaza. The Israelis are threatening to bomb any convoy it sends to Shifa hospital even though they can easily monitor it from the air. Shifa hospital is 36 hours away from running out of fuel for the generators. The chief of surgery at Shifa said that the number of active ambulances on the road is decreasing because of the fuel crisis. Intense bombing is going on around the hospital. Buildings are shaken to the core.

'With 22 deadly missiles fired per sq km, Israel directly bombs markets, bakeries and residential buildings, killing unprecedential numbers of civilians in the Gaza Strip.'
Bombing, destruction, death
'Tens of Israeli tanks are approaching the borders of BeitLahia and Beit Hanon in Gaza. How can this freaking world continue its daily routine with the ethnic cleansing happening in Gaza? All communications have broken down. No knowledge of relatives.

UNO unable to stop this under pressure of USA and Israel. Is it less than hell?

 

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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza, Killing Dozens.
The Israeli military said the airstrike that hit the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza killed a commander who Israel said led the Oct. 7 attacks.

Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp is struck again, a day after Israeli ai attack killed dozens and sparked widespread condemnation. Ambulances carrying wounded air strike Palestinians enter Egypt from Gaza through Rafah crossing that openedfor first time since October 7. Some foreign nationals or dual passport holders to be allowed to leave as well. Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel has said communications and internet services have been cut across Gaza again. At least 8,796 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7. More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel.
Large scale demonstrations are being held in USA, England, France, Germany, Russia in support of Palestinians, most of them getting violent. Qatar said Israel's expansion of its attacks is a dangerous escalation potentially undermining mediation. Israeli Airstrike at Refugee Camp Is Sharply Criticized by Gulf States. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Israel later this week.
The Palestinian Red Crescent has said it had to reduce the number of ambulances it operates in the Gaza Strip, due to the lack of fuel. Israel is still banning fuel from entering into the besieged coastal enclave.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has previously said that without fuel, “there will be no humanitarian response, no aid reaching people in need, no electricity for hospitals, no access to clean water, and no availability of bread.”

 

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What is going to happen next in Gaza? Will it turn into world war? Is Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza bombing or area around the biggest hospital in Gaza justified?, Will Israel be able to eliminate all Hamas fighter? Shall number of casualties among Israel soldiers increase conducting the operations? Will USA not face great prestige loss specially by helping Israel and justifying an unjust war? Will siding with Israel not cost Biden his future presidency campaign? Will Israel war be an ethnic cleansing like that done by Germany of Yehudis? Is it justify India supporting Israel and not Palestine in this catastrophic massacre of civilians?

Answer to these questions could be as under
1. Israel will continue its operations till more Hamas leaders are killed. More destruction of Gaza area and killing of civilians specially women and children will further mount. 15 of Israel soldiers have been killed in operations. More of them are likely fall in very well planned defenses of Hamas. The destruction caused by 2. With Russia already stuck up with Ukraine, China trying to get closer to USA, Saudi Arabia already close to USA,, Iran and some other Muslim countries will not be of much consequence, the West behand Israel and specially USA totally committed to support Israel there is no likelihood of world war three.
3.Israel bombing had caused hurdled=s in advance of Israel and use of tanks.
The bombing of civilian areas, hospitals and Churches are all war3 crimes against the Geneva convention nd may be dealt with as such by the UNO after war.
3. Israel will not be able to eliminate all Hamas fighters since leaders are already encamped in other friendly countries like Qatar.
4. Hamas has prepared formidable defenses which may cause lot of casualties of Israel foot soldiers.
5. USA will face opposition from almost all the countries of the world and will lose its prestige within and outside for helping the destruction and elimination of a government.
Biden election will certainly be affected negatively as can be seen from the large scale demonstrations going on in the USA itself against this ethnic cleansing by Israel supported by USA
6. India being a votary of human rights, their support of Israel attack on Gazan civilian population appears unjustified at the outset. Priority should have been for the safety and security of civilians. It has annoyed Arab countries as well and ill affect the corridor through Arab countries.

 

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As on 4 Nov 2023 Israel’s heavy bombardment of Gaza intensifies, targeting schools, shelters, hospital areas and ambulances. At least 9,488 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza says an estimated 2,200 people including 1,250 children are buried underneath the rubble of destroyed buildings. More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel. At least 15 killed in strike on school in Jabalia refugee camp, health ministry says. Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra says at least 15 people were killed and another 54 were wounded in the Israeli bombing of al-Fakhoora School. Most of the victims were women and children sitting in the schoolyard who were torn to pieces; their bones and flesh were collected in plastic bags, he said. At least 231 people were killed in Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours alone, al-Qudra said. This brings the overall death toll since October 7 to 9,488 Palestinians, including 3,900 children. Fire engulfs refugee camps.

An attack on an ambulance convoy in Gaza City on Friday killed at least 15 people, according to health officials.105 medical facilities ‘deliberately targeted’ by Israeli forces: says Health Ministry of Gaza. Israel confirmed that it hit an ambulance, but said that Hamas fighters had been the target, without providing evidence.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has headed to Jordan for a summit with Arab leaders, after concluding a trip to Israel. Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza shuts down from fuel shortage as per Gaza Health Ministry. The generators of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip have “completely” shutdown due to fuel shortage, the Interior Ministry in Gaza says. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah hinted at a protracted conflict, setting the tone for what he anticipates will be an enduring war. Nasrallah's speech contained nuanced messages, particularly addressing the situation on the Lebanese front and the dynamic of civilian involvement, signaling his adeptness in psychological warfare and an awareness that Israeli officials are among his audience. ‘No place that is safe in Gaza right now,’ UN says; Israel deports thousands of Palestinian workers, says CNBC. 'Head south if you care for yourself, loved ones' Israel warns Palestinians in Gaza. (ToI) 17 Israeli soldiers including one of Indian Origin killed in action.

 

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Can Israel eliminate Hamas?

Israeli soldiers and tanks take position inside the Gaza strip, according to the Israeli Defense Forces, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on November 5, 2023.
Can Israel eliminate Hamas? The answer is no. You can destroy the houses, wipe out building and institutions you can associate the leaders,but you cannot kill spirits. An effort of geocide of Palestinians cannot finish them. Israelis could have learnt this from their own history. Germany could not eliminate them and they rose again like phoenix to capture someone else's territory and are now trying to eat every pie. Netanyahu is no statesman. he has not proved to be a good politicians either since most of his countrymen want him out for failure to get their relatives released. His tank and artillery fire, Bombing from ground air and sea more than 10,000 sorties, much more than in any war, have not ruffled the spirits of Hamas. they could not be forced to release the abducted Israelis; they could not be forced to leave from north to south. Despite of killing 10000 Palestinians out of 3500 are kids and similar number is of women, they are losing more soldiers than the Hamas leaders being killed all which can be counted on fingers. US and West support is breaking down. Despite of Blinken's effort to get Arab countries to agree to limited operation of Hamas elimination all these nations have asked him to get cease fir enforced specially on humanitarian grounds. Continuous support for Palestinians in US and West may force these countries to retract from supporting Israel
"Western public opinion is questioning Israel's brutality a little more every day," says French, English and Arabic-speaking academic Aurelie Daher.

"Soon, the Israeli government is going to be under too much pressure from its Western allies. News from the ground is proving the Israeli army is having a hard time in Gaza," says Dr Daher who teaches political science and the sociology of conflicts at the University of Paris-Dauphine.

Thee latest impact of Israel attacks are as follows: Gaza death toll goes past 10,000 as Israel divides city in 2 parts after encircling it. Israel. Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight into Monday, setting the stage for an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war. Northern Gaza has been pounded heavily by Israeli air strikes. At least 15 people have been killed in another attack on a school in Jabalia refugee camp. The Palestinian death toll has crossed 10,000, according to the health ministry in Gaza. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets around the world demanding a ceasefire. US President Biden has suggested that progress has been made in attempts to persuade Israel to pause military strikes.Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on the difficult situation in West Asia arising out of the Israel-Hamas conflict

 

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On the 33rd day of the conflict, Israel initiated an operation targeting the Hamas tunnels within Gaza City. As reported by Reuters, the Israeli military has stated that many of Hamas' tunnels, command centers, and rocket launchers are situated in close proximity to schools, hospitals, and humanitarian institutions in northern Gaza. This includes the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which is the largest hospital in the region.

Hamas is estimated to have a fighting force of approximately 20,000 to 30,000 members, as reported by Israeli security sources. Rear Admiral Hagari mentioned that Israel's objective is to target Hamas field commanders in order to weaken Hamas' ability to launch counterattacks.
With casualties in Gaza topping 10,000, according to Palestinian health officials, Israel has come under mounting diplomatic pressure for a humanitarian ceasefire.

The widespread and systematic bombardment of housing and civilian infrastructure in Gaza amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity, an independent United Nations expert said Wednesday.

A month of Israeli attacks on targets within the Gaza Strip have destroyed or damaged 45 percent of all housing units in the Palestinian territory, Balakrishnan Rajagopal said, warning the destruction comes at a "tremendous cost to human life". "Carrying out hostilities with the knowledge that they will systematically destroy and damage civilian housing and infrastructure, rendering an entire city -- such as Gaza City -- uninhabitable for civilians is a war crime," he said. (via AFP)
At least 10,569 Palestinians have been killed and 26,457 wounded in Israeli strikes since October 7, the Gaza health ministry said today. According to data cited by Reuters, the list of casualties includes 4,324 children. Israel continues targeting of residential areas across Gaza with 214 people killed in last 24 hours.
In Israel, the death toll over the same period stands at more than 1,400 for the same period.
Ground reports mention Israeli jets targeted a house in Nuseirat refugee camp with the health ministry saying 17 people were killed and many are still trapped under the rubble. Israeli forces struck a house in eastern Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing four people. In Shajaiya, rescue workers managed to pull out the bodies of 15 Palestinians who were killed in an early morning Israeli air strike. In Jabalia refugee camp, at least 15 people were killed in a pre-dawn Israeli air strike. More than 1.4 million Palestinians are displaced either inside Gaza City or from the north of Gaza. over 40 members of UN Force team has been killed and similar number is of reporter against which Press organizations world over have shown a their anger.

Death and destruction scene in Gaza
The United States has asked the Israeli government to distinguish between Hamas terrorists and Palestinian civilians. "We have raised directly with the Israeli Government about the need to distinguish between Hamas terrorists and Palestinian civilians. This is something that the Secretary has raised directly on his travels. We even laid out that we believe that there are commitments that can be made additionally on dealing with protecting civilian life more effectively, and we're watching very closely to make sure that happens," said US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel. He also went on to clarify the US stand on the 'humanitarian pause' in Gaza adding that it wants to make sure that with the entrance of aid in Gaza, Hamas will not again regroup and a passage for releasing hostages will be ensured. "We have also been incredibly clear to Hizbollah and any other malign actors that they should not use this opportunity to widen this conflict. And when we're talking about a humanitarian pause, what we are talking about is conditions that simultaneously ensure that Hamas is not in a position in which it can regroup, re-strengthen itself, position itself in a way to further conduct attacks on the Israeli people while also creating conditions that perhaps will allow for the further provision of humanitarian aid into Gaza that will perhaps allow conditions that other hostages can be released as well," he said.

He added further, "We want conditions created that will allow for the entrance of additional humanitarian aid into Gaza. We want the conditions to be such that will allow potentially for additional hostages to be released by Hamas."
Meanwhile, the Israeli Foreign Ministry published data and said that Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 9,500 rockets at Israeli territory since Hamas launched its multi-pronged attack on the Jewish state one month ago.

 

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ਡਾ: ਦਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗ੍ਰੇਵਾਲ

5 ਨਵੰਬਰ, 2023 ਨੂੰ ਰਾਇਟਰਜ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਤਸਵੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ, ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਬਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਸੈਨਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਟੈਂਕ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਪੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਮੋਰਚੇ ਸੰਭਾਲਦੇ ਹੋਏ।
ਕੀ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਹਮਾਸ ਨੂੰ ਖਤਮ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ? ਜਵਾਬ ਹੈ “ਨਹੀਂ” । ਤੁਸੀਂ ਘਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਬਾਹ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ, ਇਮਾਰਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਟਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨੇਤਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ, ਪਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਤਮਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਾਰ ਸਕਦੇ. ਨਾਂ ਫਿਲਸਤੀਨੀ ਤੇ ਨਾਂ ਹਮਾਸ ਇਸ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਯੁੱਧ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਖਤਮ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਤੋਂ ਸਿੱਖ ਲੈਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਸੀ। ਜਰਮਨੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਤਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਫੀਨਿਕਸ ਵਾਂਗ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਉੱਠੇ ਅਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਫਿਲਸਤਨੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੀ ਇਲਾਕੇ ਉਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਨੇਤਨਯਾਹੂ ਕੋਈ ਰਾਜਨੇਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਚੰਗਾ ਸਿਆਸਤਦਾਨ ਵੀ ਸਾਬਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਉਸਦੇ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਾਸੀ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰਿਹਾਅ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ ਰਹਿਣ ਲਈ ਗਦੀਓਂ ਲਾਹੁਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਟੈਂਕ ਅਤੇ ਤੋਪਖਾਨੇ ਦੀ ਅੱਗ, ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ ਹਵਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਤੋਂ 10,000 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਬੰਬਾਰੀ, ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਯੁੱਧ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਕਿਤੇ ਵੱਧ ਹਨ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੇ ਹੌਂਸਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਢਾਅ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਈ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਗਵਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਰਿਹਾਅ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਿਆ; ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਦੱਖਣ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਿਆ । 10000 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਰੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ 3500 ਬੱਚੇ ਅਤੇ ਇੰਨੀ ਹੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੇ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਦੇ ਨੇਤਾ ਹੀ ਮਾਰ ਸਕੇ ਹਨ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਪਣੇ ਸੈਨਿਕ ਮਾਰੇ ਜਾ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਹਨ ।
ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਅਤੇ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਟੁੱਟ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਅਰਬ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਮਾਸ ਦੇ ਖਾਤਮੇ ਲਈ ਸੀਮਤ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਲਈ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਬਲਿੰਕਨ ਦੇ ਯਤਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੰਗਬੰਦੀ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਅਤੇ ਪੱਛਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਵਧਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਟਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
ਫ੍ਰੈਂਚ, ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਰਬੀ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਮਾਹਿਰ ਔਰੇਲੀ ਦਾਹਰ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ ਹੈ, "ਪੱਛਮੀ ਲੋਕ ਰਾਏ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੀ ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ 'ਤੇ ਥੋੜਾ ਹੋਰ ਸਵਾਲ ਕਰ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।ਜਲਦੀ ਹੀ, ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਸਹਿਯੋਗੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਦਬਾਅ ਹੇਠ ਹੋਣ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ। ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ ਖਬਰਾਂ ਇਹ ਸਾਬਤ ਕਰ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਫੌਜ ਲਈ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਸਮਾਂ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ,"
ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਦੇ ਹਮਲਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਹੈ: ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ 10,000 ਤੋਂ ਪਾਰ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ 2 ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਮਾਰੋ ਮਾਰੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰ ਦਿਤੀ ਹੈ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲੀ ਬਲਾਂ ਨੇ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਕੀ ਦੇ ਘੇਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਖੇਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸੋਮਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਰਾਤੋ-ਰਾਤ ਤਾਬੜ ਤੋੜ ਹਵਾਈ ਹਮਲਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਹਮਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ, ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੰਘਣੀ ਵਸੋਂ ਉਤੇ ਮਹੀ ਨੇ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਯੁੱਧ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਖੂਨੀ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੈਅ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਇਜ਼ਰਾਇਲੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਹਮਲਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਰੀ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਿਆ ਹੈ। ਜਬਾਲੀਆ ਸ਼ਰਨਾਰਥੀ ਕੈਂਪ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਸਕੂਲ 'ਤੇ ਹੋਏ ਇਕ ਹੋਰ ਹਮਲੇ ਵਿਚ ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ 15 ਲੋਕ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਤਰ ਬੱਚੇ ਹਨ। ਗਾਜ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਸਿਹਤ ਮੰਤਰਾਲੇ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਮਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਫਲਸਤੀਨੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ 10,000 ਨੂੰ ਪਾਰ ਕਰ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਜੰਗਬੰਦੀ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨਕਾਰੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੜਕਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਉਤਰ ਆਏ ਹਨ। ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਬਿਡੇਨ ਨੇ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਨੂੰ ਫੌਜੀ ਹਮਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਦੀਆਂ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ। ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਮੋਦੀ ਨੇ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ-ਹਮਾਸ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਏ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਈਰਾਨ ਦੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਸੱਯਦ ਇਬਰਾਹਿਮ ਰਾਇਸੀ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਇਸ ਸਭ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਇਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਜੰਗ ਬੰਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਨਹੀ ਲਗਦਾ।

 

[dalvinder45]

UN Security Resolution on Hamas Israel War accepted by 12 votes to nil with Russia and USA abstaining. Israel asked to give long pauses in attacks on Gaza and Gaza asked to release abducted Israelis. Israel may agree under pressure from USA to give pauses but Hamas may not totally agree to release all hostage unless cease fire is announced or equal number of Gazans are released by Israel.

A doctor inside al-Shifa Hospital has told Al Jazeera that the Israeli army has given the hospital one hour to evacuate. At least 26 Palestinians, mostly children, killed in an Israeli bombardment of Khan Younis city in south Gaza, Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Israeli forces accused of ransacking al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where thousands of patients, medics and displaced people are trapped. Al-Shifa Hospital administrators say 40 patients, including four premature babies, died since November 11 due to power outages, UN reports. Israel to allow two fuel trucks per day into Gaza to power water, sewage operations. Aid groups say the amount is far from adequate. The health system has collapsed in Gaza, just one element of a wider humanitarian crisis amid fears of disease and starvation.
Six Palestinians have been killed and many wounded in an Israeli air strike on a house in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, health officials have said.
Limited phone and internet services began working again Friday across Gaza after fuel was delivered to rstart generators that power the networks. Israel announced that it will allow two tanker trucks of fuel into Gaza each day for the United Nations and communication systems. That amount is half of what the UN said it needs for lifesaving functions including powering water systems, hospitals, bakeries and the trucks delivering aid.

A pro-Palestinian demonstration Friday in Michigan led to the involvement of a half-dozen police agencies after protesters forced their way into a building. Clashes over Israel-Hamas war have shattered students' sense of safety onn on U.S. college campuses, which have seen numerous protests in the weeks since the war began.

At least 12000 Palestinians---two-thirds of them women and minors — have been killed since the war began, according to Palestinian health authorities, who do not differentiate between civilian and militant deaths. About 2,700 people are reported missing. Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble of destroyed more than 40% of buildings in Gaza. Families dig to remove them by hand. Hostage families fear their loved ones will be an aftre thought as the battle for Gaza rages. Turkish and German leaders air deep differences on the Israel Hamas war.

At least 12,000 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas’s attacks stands at about 1,200.

 

[dalvinder45]

Two schools including one run by UN attacked by Israeli Forces killing more than 100 including children.
Al Shifa hospital ordered to be vacated by Israeli Forces. 80 palestininans dead in an attack on a refugee camp.
According to AFP, the Gaza Ministry of Health says that ‘at least 50’ are dead after the Israeli army bombed al-Fakhoora school early this morning. The UN-run school in the Jabalia refugee camp housed thousands of displaced Palestinians. Al-Shifa Hospital Director Mohammed Abu Salmiya says only he and a few others, including staff and patients, were left at Gaza’s largest hospital. Israel’s army denies ordering an evacuation.
At least 28 Palestinians, mostly children, have been reportedly killed in an Israeli bombardment of Khan Younis city in south Gaza. At least 12,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas’s attacks stands at about 1,200.

 

[dalvinder45]

Stop this war

Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal

When Palestine land was taken by Israel
And did not stop at that for a while.
They expanded further to occupy more.
Pushing the defenseless out of their door.
Occupation of lands is a deadly greed
Poisonous tree grows out of this seed.
Pushed to the wall, Gazan joined en-mass
They created a fighter team of Hamas.
They surprised Israel when busy to celebrate.
They could not react as it was too late.
Thousand dead and 350 made captive.
Shocked Israel then soon became active.
Pledged to destroy the Hamas from the root.
Planned to change the map through shoot.
'We will destroy them all', they decide
Will change Gaza shape when our tanks ride.
Ten thousand Bombs flattened multistoried.
Women and children underneath were buried.
No water, fuel, food or to communicate
UNO says to save their children is too late.
Hospitals, schools, refugee camps, they raid
World over cries were for the human aid,
Twelve thousand or so are killed so far.
Considered Hamas trenches and hospitals at par.
They did not bother for their captive men.
Bombed Gazan heavily, killing children and women
As Israeli tanks advance and shoot
To destroy them all and to finish Hamas root.
None of them cared for values humane.
Both of them proved barbarous and insane.
May God make them realize their fault
On their wounds this war will put salt.
Being sworn enemies will they get peace ever?
Fear from their minds will go off! Never!
Best is to be at peace and in brotherhood
Realize this from their past, they should.
Let others live in a dignified way.
Dialogue is the answer our elders say.
Stop this war and discuss it out on table. .
Enemy can be best friend, so goes a fable.

 

[dalvinder45]

Hamas-Israel war: 13000 Palestine including 1200 Israel Killed since nov 07. Palestine Children killed 5500 injured 8600. Al Shifa hospital evacuated leaving Skelton staff and inacpable patients.
Thirty-one newborn evacuated from al Shifa hospital to Tal al-Sultan Hospital in Rafah Egypt on Monday.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel says the international community should support “voluntary resettlement” of Palestinians from Gaza, instead of contributing money to rebuilding the besieged enclave. Israel’s military claimed it found a 55-metre-long (180 ft) tunnel under al-Shifa Hospital – the latest in a series of such allegations. Mounir el-Boursh, the Gaza health ministry director, dismissed an Israeli statement on a tunnel allegedly found at al-Shifa Hospital as a “pure lie”. Osama Hamdan, the Beirut-based Hamas representative, accused Israel of carrying out “atrocities with the aim of accelerating Palestinian displacement”.
The Israeli army is essentially trying to prove the claims it has been peddling, not just in this war but for years, that Hamas is using al-Shifa and the area underneath it as a military headquarters. Essentially calling it the Pentagon of Hamas’s military operations.
They showed an opening in the ground where they then descended a camera 10 metres (32 ft) down to show that the tunnel, according to them, was 50 metres (164 ft) long and ended with a door that is a protective barrier with a firing hole inside of it.
Now the Israeli army has been releasing small bits of information in the form of photos and videos to try and prove their claims. But they have not shown sufficient evidence to back those up.

 

[dalvinder45]

Houdis hijack Israel cargo ship. Israel bomb Lebanon killing 4 including 3 media men.
Hamas chief says truce deal is “approaching”; reports suggest possible three- to five-day pause in fighting as Qatari official says captive release talks at “critical and final stage”. Health ministry says all hospitals in northern Gaza are now out of service. At least 20 Palestinians killed in attack on Nuseirat refugee camp as Israeli bombardment continues. Other refugee camps too bombed causing hevu casualitiesMore than 13,300 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas’s attacks stands at about 1,200. ar3ound 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza are homeless as they have been pushed out of the Northern Gaza by Israel. The relatives of abducted Israelis request Israel Government to stop mass punishment.

 

[Don_Punjab]

Is there a unified plans for Sikhs, Punjabi & Hindus in case, global communications gets wiped out, internet down. All resources down!!
War begins

That is not the time to make peace or be running
around!
If there isn't a community plan, nation wide there is big trouble coming.

This is just a game of stake holders! Rakshus Daanavs. They have been iching to turn everything upside-down since 2020!!

Are we prepared for war??

Does the villages and cities have a protocol for when all power communications is down?

How about back up and reinforcement? In shelling and such situations. Are the local men educated on the procedures incase power is down and shelling or Gun fire starts to ring out?


How about if all food and water is down? Back up supplies

How about if we have to leave Punjab because Pakistan and India shelling begins? Is there plans, & multiple locations of supplies and set up incase Punjab has to be evacuated??

Pakistan has already breached India!! Sleeper cells are waiting! Pakistan is Done, land dried! They want more territory!!
With a increasing divide between Hindu and Sikh.

With Muslim nations in full war mode and preparations.
This is not looking good for Sikhs especially, nore Hindus!
We are on the front lines, our territorys will be the first hit!!

China and Pakistan can Turn on India in a heart beat in such a situation!

Or perhaps a majority of a Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus are agents from pakistan or supporting pakistan & they are waiting to fold the rest of India! I don't see any other way for Sikhs to allow Khalistan! Unless they are apart of the infiltrating crew!!

 

[dalvinder45]

There is no plan in India like this since its threats are different. Israel threat is for its total existence and becoming entity from non entity. India has created its own enemies in Pakistan and China but there appears to be no such threat of total annihilations as is faced by Israel and now by Gaza and Palestine. Palestinians should hve though of war preparations for existence which they have not done. Israel has been able to side with the most powerful and created wedge between Muslims effectively to suit his requirements. Now entire Muslim republics are finding weak against a small nation like Israel.

 

[dalvinder45]

Agreement between Hamas and Israel. 4 days pause in battle. 50 Israeli captives to be released. 300 trucks of food, medicine and fuel o reach Gaza. Israel and Hamas agree on Qatar-mediated deal for a four-day truce in Gaza and release of 50 captives held in the enclave. About 150 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails to be freed as part of the deal. PM Netanyahu says agreement does not mean war will stop, vows Israeli military will press on after the pause in fighting. Israeli bombardments continue overnight across Gaza, including around Indonesian Hospital and in Khan Younis in the south of the enclave. More than 14,100 people killed in Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas’s attacks stands at about 1,200.

 

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Mediator Qatar says at least 13 Israelis, including dual nationals, 10 Thais and one Filipino released in Gaza. 4 days Ceasefire pause in fighting that began this morning continues to hold. Conforming this Red cross says: “We have facilitated this release by transporting them from Gaza to the Rafah border, marking the real-life impact of our role as a neutral intermediary between the parties,” the organization said on X. “It’s a tremendous relief that after enduring weeks of distress, they can finally reunite with their families.”
At least 39 Palestinians held in Israeli jails also expected to be released as part of Hamas-Israel truce deal that includes four-day pause in fighting. More than 14,800 people killed 8000 injured 7000 languishing in Israel prisons out of which only 150 will be released as per the agreement reached.in Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas’s attacks stands at about 1,200. after 49 days continuous bombing of Gaza by Israel 14000 Palestinian's dead Israel says northern Gaza is out of bounds as displaced Palestinians attempt to use the pause in fighting to return to their homes.
as a 13 Israelis were freed as part of the deal with Hamas, which also saw 39 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jail and aid flow into Gaza. A number of Thai captives were separately released by Hamas.
After UNO rsolution for pause in war and release of hostages, the breakthrough follows weeks of negotiations brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt for a deal featuring a four-day truce, with at least 50 hostages to be freed from Gaza and 150 Palestinians from Israel. A last-minute delay saw Israel bombard sites across the Gaza Strip yesterday.
The Israeli military has urged civilians who fled to southern Gaza not to return home during the pause, warning "the war is not over yet" in leaflets dropped this morning. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said battles would continue "forcefully" after the truce, and that he expects at least two more months of fighting. Fuel trucks and convoys carrying humanitarian aid have entered the besieged Palestinian enclave this morning amid the truce, offering the hope of some relief for civilians who have been suffering for weeks as supplies of food, water and medicine ran low.
More than 1.7 million people have been displaced in Gza where health officials say the death toll has surpassed 14,800 after weeks of Israeli attacks. The Israel Defense Forces estimate 1,200 people were killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, with more than 200 people held hostage in Gaza.
NBC News’ Keir Simmons, Raf Sanchez, Ali Arouzi, Erin McLaughlin and David Noriega are reporting from the region.