Israel dramatically ramps up its bombardment after knocking out internet and communication in Gaza on day 22 of its relentless attacks on the besieged enclave that has killed at least 7,703 Palestinians since October 7.
Hamas's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, has said that the Palestinian resistance group was ready for an"immediate" prisoner swap with Israel.
"We must defeat Hamas because the test is an existential test for us," Netanyahu told a news conference. He said Gaza is witnessing a pivotal moment in history as"our people march towards liberation and Al Aqsa Mosque."The United Arab Emirates condemned the Israeli ground invasion in Palestine's Gaza, the state news agency WAM reported, citing the country's foreign ministry.
"The price to pay for the large number of enemy hostages in our hands is to empty the prisons of all Palestinian prisoners," Al Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Ubaida said in a statement broadcast by the Hamas-run Al Aqsa television channel. "Instead of the pause" he had expected, there has been"an unprecedented escalation of the bombardments and their devastating impacts, undermining the referred humanitarian objectives," Guterres said on a visit to Doha.Elon Musk has said that his Starlink satellite service would support internet access for"internationally recognised aid organisations in Gaza," which have faced a telecommunications blackout since Friday.
"After this hellish night in Gaza, I have a very simple but very important message for European leaders: Do not make us complicit in genocide. Act. Not in our name," she said in a video message on X.Egypt said that"Israeli obstacles" are impeding the delivery of aid to Palestinian Gaza. "A shell hit inside the base" in Naqura, said Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. He reported"no injuries but some damage", adding that UNIFIL was seeking to verify who fired the shell.
"Gaza is in complete blackout and isolation while heavy shelling continues. UNRWA warns about the desperate situation of Gaza people without electricity, food, water," he said on social media. " a ceasefire is urgent, to stop killing women, children and men," said the deputy mayor of the central town of Corbeil-Essonnes, Elsa Toure.Hamas official Ghazi Hamad has called for immediate implementation of the United Nations' General Assembly decision to allow humanitarian relief into Gaza, warning of a disaster as Israel widened its air and ground attacks overnight.
Thousands of people in Istanbul joined the"Great Palestine Rally," a pro-Palestine meeting in Istanbul. "Reports of intense bombardment in Gaza are extremely distressing. Evacuation of patients is not possible under such circumstances, nor to find safe shelter," he said on X. Israel, which says Hamas has placed its weapons and forces among civilians, has been telling Gaza's residents to move south of the enclave."This is an urgent military advisory," said spokesman Daniel Hagari on social media platform X.
Bilal Abu Salah, 40, was"shot in the chest by a settler" in the village of Sawiya near Nablus, a ministry statement said.that Abu Salah was killed while he was harvesting olives with other members of his family in their fields located not far from the security fence around Rechelim settlement. The Israeli army and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon have exchanged fire on a daily basis since the start of the Gaza conflict three weeks ago.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Israel's bombardment of Gaza runs counter to international law and risks creating a catastrophe that could last decades.
It warned that failure to immediately address the demands for a humanitarian truce and facilitating the access of aid to Gaza will lead to an inevitable humanitarian catastrophe, and destabilise regional security and stability of the region.Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, said that it had targeted the Israeli Zikim military base with a missile.
The two leaders also talked about bilateral relations and regional and international developments of common concern. Military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces were still"in the field", without elaborating. The main group representing some 229 people believed abducted in the October 7 attacks by Hamas sought an immediate meeting with ministers.
Israel fired flares and incendiary shells, the national news agency said, adding that the shelling aimed at setting fire to forests adjacent to the Blue Line border. In a separate statement, the Israeli military said one raid had killed Hamas air attacks chief Asem Abu Rakaba, who it said played a key role in the October 7 attacks.Israeli air and ground attacks continued early morning on Saturday, including a complete communication blackout.
Describing the situation in Gaza as a human tragedy, Philippe Lazzarini , the commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Gaza is becoming a"graveyard of a population trapped between war, siege and deprivation".Seven Palestinians, including one minor, were detained in an Israeli military raid early Saturday in the Jalazone refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, according to sources.
Photos from the scene showed long lines of young people standing in handcuffs and wearing black sweatshirts with the words"Not In Our Name" and"Cease Fire Now" printed in white.The near-total telecommunications blackout in blockaded Gaza risks providing cover for"mass atrocities", the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch has said, as Israel relentlessly bombards the Palestinian territory.
These attacks"are part of a systematic policy and an official decision to intimidate journalists to prevent crimes from being transmitted to the world," it added. Hamas said that Israel had"doubled" the number of air strikes on Friday night as it made a new appeal for international efforts to halt the attacks.
"Grand Central Terminal is closed until further notice due to a protest," the MTA said on its website, urging commuters to use alternate stations and plan for extra travel time.
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