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Israel was also on my list and I put it off year after year. Now it may be too late. I pray for the people there.
Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023
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Israeli airstrike kills 19 members of same family in Gaza refugee camp
An Israeli airstrike has killed 19 members of a Palestinian family in a Gaza refugee camp.The Associated Press reports:
The evacuation warning came shortly after dark. The Israeli military fired the shot just a short distance from Nasser Abu Quta’s home in the southern GazaStrip, a precautionary measure meant to allow people to evacuate before airstrikes.
Abu Quta, 57, thought he and his extended family would be safe some hundred meters (yards) away from the house that was alerted to the pending strike. He huddled with his relatives on the ground floor of his four-story building, bracing for an impact in the area.
But the house of Abu Quta’s neighbor was never hit. In an instant, an explosion ripped through his own home, wiping out 19 members of his family, including his wife and cousins, he said. The airstrike also killed five of his neighbors who were standing outside in the jam-packed refugee camp, a jumble of buildings and alleyways.
The airstrike in Rafah, a southern town on the border with Egypt, came as Israeli forces intensified their bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip following a big, multi-front attack by Hamas militants Saturday that had killed over 700 people in Israel by Sunday night. Hamas also took dozens of Israelis hostage and fired thousands of rockets toward Israeli population centers, although most were intercepted by the country’s Iron Dome defense system.
So far, the waves of airstrikes had killed over 400 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children, health officials reported Sunday. There appeared to be several similar deadly airstrikes on crowded residential buildings.
The Israeli military said late Saturday that it had struck various Hamas offices and command centers in multi-story buildings.
But Abu Quta doesn’t understand why Israel struck his house. There were no militants in his building, he insisted, and his family was not warned. They would not have stayed in their house if they were, added his relative, Khalid.
“This is a safe house, with children and women,” Abu Quta, still shell-shocked, said as he recalled the tragedy in fragments of detail.
“Dust overwhelmed the house. There were screams,” he said. “There were no walls. It was all open.”
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An eight-year-old child was moderately injured in the attack and has been rushed to hospital, according to media reports.
Translated from Hebrew by
Documentation: The heavy barrage towards Ashkelon
Ashkelon home hit by rocket, 8-year-old injured
A house in Ashkelon has suffered a direct rocket hit after barrages on the city.An eight-year-old child was moderately injured in the attack and has been rushed to hospital, according to media reports.
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Documentation: The heavy barrage towards Ashkelon
'Why take the children? It's insane'
Nadia RagozhinaLive reporter
More now from a resident of Sderot in southern Israel.
Dov Trachtman is busy catching up on the day's events when we speak again, after the power returns where he lives. He's trying to keep track of friends who have been killed and those who are still missing.
While the death toll is shocking, it is the way in which people were killed that Dov finds hard to comprehend.
He tells me about a group of elderly residents who had been waiting for a bus around the corner from his house to go to the Dead Sea for the day.
"They were all shot dead, their bodies piled one on top of the other. The photographs spread all over social media," he says, disbelief in his voice.
The BBC has not been able to verify this incident.
Dov says his home town of Sderot is still under lockdown more than 36 hours after it was first infiltrated by Hamas gunmen.
In the last few hours there's been a fresh infiltration, he says, with more gunmen reaching the town.
The residents have been told to stay inside and be quiet. They can hear the sound of gunshots outside.
"I am carrying a knife. It won't help me much against a gun, but I can't not do anything. I am just hoping they don't come for me."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy the ability of Hamas and Islamic Jihad to govern and carry out military attacks, an effort he warns will be long and difficult as the death toll continues to climb on both sides. John Yang has more on the latest developments in the escalating conflict.'
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No doubt about it. The Hamas attack on Israel is produced, directed and financed by Iran.
Additionally Iran also has a direct route providing weapons to Russia in its war against the Ukraine.
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Parents of missing children have spoken of the harrowing phone calls they had with their children as Hamas militants attacked a music festival near the Gaza- Israel border
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Parents of missing children have spoken of the harrowing phone calls they had with their children as Hamas militants attacked a music festival near the Gaza- Israel border
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All murdered. Every one.
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Security Council acknowledges a game-changing moment
Nada Tawfik
Reporting from UN headquarters, New York City
The UN Security Council meeting is now over. Tor Wennesland – the UN’s Middle East envoy – briefed council members on the latest situation on the ground and the UN’s humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
According to a senior UN official, Wennesland called for countries to make diplomatic efforts to restore calm, if they had the ability to do so.
Council members did not attempt to reach agreement on a statement. But, according to a UN diplomat, there was recognition that this was a game-changing moment.
The UAE’s ambassador to the UN, Lana Nusseibeh, said the briefing was sobering and that members were concerned about regional inflammation and spillover.
The protection of civilians was a priority, she said, along with the unconditional release of hostages.
Many members discussed the future need for a two-state solution as the only way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but she said they were not at the point to resume negotiations and that would be down the line.
Amnesty International has urged Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups to make every effort to “protect the lives of civilians” amid the ongoing fighting.
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Amnesty International also went on to say that the “root causes of these repeated cycles of violence must be addressed as a matter of urgency.”
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Oh my God. What a beautiful family. Just gut-wrenching.
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They are mainly faulting Israel here, and Israelis are the victims.Amnesty International has urged Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups to make every effort to “protect the lives of civilians” amid the ongoing fighting.
Amnesty International also went on to say that the “root causes of these repeated cycles of violence must be addressed as a matter of urgency.”
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Israel Gaza live updates: Israel trying to regain control of territory, day after Hamas attack - BBC News
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Late on Sunday night in Cyprus, hundreds of Israelis are packed into Larnaca International Airport.
They’re hoping to catch the last flight home to Israel, as rumours swirl that it might close its airspace.
Tickets are hard to come by, with dozens hoping to get the seat of a no-show for the fully-booked flights. Getting back into the country hasn't been easy for Israelis and foreigners.
Several BBC teams have had to reroute and find enterprising ways to enter. My two-hour layover in Istanbul turned into nine hours as I tried to sort my next move.
Now I sit here waiting along with everyone else, hoping I'll find my way aboard one of these flights.
Earlier, I was out of luck. While most people made it onto a flight, I didn't.
“Sir, I’ll be honest with you: this is an emergency flight for Israelis to go home,” the airline worker told me.
“And that’s it. That’s it.”
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Israelis rush to get home as flights sell out
Late on Sunday night in Cyprus, hundreds of Israelis are packed into Larnaca International Airport.
They’re hoping to catch the last flight home to Israel, as rumours swirl that it might close its airspace.
Tickets are hard to come by, with dozens hoping to get the seat of a no-show for the fully-booked flights. Getting back into the country hasn't been easy for Israelis and foreigners.
Several BBC teams have had to reroute and find enterprising ways to enter. My two-hour layover in Istanbul turned into nine hours as I tried to sort my next move.
Now I sit here waiting along with everyone else, hoping I'll find my way aboard one of these flights.
Earlier, I was out of luck. While most people made it onto a flight, I didn't.
“Sir, I’ll be honest with you: this is an emergency flight for Israelis to go home,” the airline worker told me.
“And that’s it. That’s it.”
The Israeli Defence Forces has issued an ‘Operational Recap’ of its Swords of Iron operation, 42 hours in.
It confirms that hostages remain held in Gaza by Hamas, but does not give a figure. It says more than 700 Israelis have been killed and 2,150 injured.
The IDF says 3,284 rockets have been fired from Gaza and that it has struck 653 Hamas targets. It does not give a figure for the number of Palestinians killed.
www.theguardian.com
It confirms that hostages remain held in Gaza by Hamas, but does not give a figure. It says more than 700 Israelis have been killed and 2,150 injured.
The IDF says 3,284 rockets have been fired from Gaza and that it has struck 653 Hamas targets. It does not give a figure for the number of Palestinians killed.
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UN Security Council members condemn Hamas but no unanimity
AFP reports:Numerous members of the UN Security Council denounced Hamas on Sunday over its massive assault on Israel but the United States regretted the lack of unanimity.
At an emergency session, the United States and Israel urged strong condemnation of the Palestinian Islamists, who rule the blockaded GazaStrip and launched a surprise assault on Saturday in fighting that has claimed more than 1,000 lives.
“There are a good number of countries that condemned the Hamas attacks. They’re obviously not all,” senior US diplomat Robert Wood told reporters after the closed-door session.
“You could probably figure out one of them without me saying anything,” said Wood, in a clear allusion to Russia, whose relations with the West have deteriorated sharply since its invasion of Ukraine.
Diplomats said the Security Council did not consider any joint statement, let alone a binding resolution, with members led by Russia hoping for a broader focus than condemning Hamas.
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Widespread condemnation across globe for Hamas attack on Israel
Russia, China and Turkey merely urge restraint while some Islamic nations, and Iran in particular, blame Israel exclusively[…]
While western countries with many African and Latin American countries focused their response on condemning the Hamas attack, Russia, China and Turkey issued general appeals for restraint, as did several Arab states. But some parts of the Islamic world blamed Israel exclusively.
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France, Germany, Argentina and the UK were among the countries that said they were taking additional security measures for their Jewish communities.
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The Arab and Islamic world was split in its reaction between those countries that declared general calls for restraint from both sides, and those who held Israel solely responsible because of the treatment of Palestinians and the indiscriminate nature of the retaliation on residential buildings in Gaza.
The Saudi foreign ministry called for an “immediate cessation of violence”, as did the United Arab Emirates. Egypt warned of “grave consequences” and called for “exercising maximum restraint and avoiding exposing civilians to further danger”. The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, also called for “restraint from all parties.”
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, called for all acts of violence to stop but said the “root of the conflict” was the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
The Qatari foreign ministry called for general restraint but declared Israel alone responsible for the escalation of violence against Palestinians. Kuwait also blamed Israel for its “blatant attacks”.
The most emphatic support for Hamas came from Iran, which has long supported the militant movement.
“Iran supports the legitimate defence of the Palestinian nation,” President Ebrahim Raisi said, according to state television. Raisi praised the “resistance” efforts of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad and declared: “The Zionist regime and its supporters are responsible for endangering the security of nations in the region, and they must be held accountable in this matter.”
Widespread condemnation across globe for Hamas attack on Israel
Russia, China and Turkey merely urge restraint while some Islamic nations, and Iran in particular, blame Israel exclusively
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Unbelievably brave people! Unbelievable terrifying footage! That poor family! That poor country! Who dropped the damn ball?
The ministry of foreign affairs for the state of Palestine has issued this statement online:
“The declaration of war by Israel, the occupying power, on a civilian population it has been illegally and forcibly occupying and oppressing for decades is a continuation of its record of criminality and impunity. This is reinforced and affirmed by Israeli officials who have issued genocidal and hateful calls for ethnic cleansing publicly and unashamedly.
The scenes of devastation inflicted on Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip are harrowing. The international impunity Israel enjoys is a moral, political, and legal stain affront to humanity and basic decency as well as the principles of international law.
Any attempt to excuse or cover these crimes is unacceptable and outright reprehensible. The facts are not in dispute. Israel, as an occupying power, is fully responsible for this situation because it insists on keeping the Palestinian people captive and stripping them of their rights for over half a century.
Israel has illegally used force and the threat of force, confiscation of land, persecution, collective punishment, and reprisals to deny the Palestinian people their fundamental rights and serve the common aim of displacing and replacing the Palestinian people, in violation of their right to self-determination and other peremptory norms of international law.
We are in this situation because the world failed to do what is needed and turned its back on Palestinian rights. Simplistic statements that omit Palestinian lives and rights and encourage their violation have to stop. As an occupying power, Israel has no right or justification to target the defenceless civilian population in Gaza or elsewhere in Palestine. Reprisals against civilians in armed hostilities are illegal under international humanitarian law and must stop.
In view of the open war declared by Israel on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the critical and ever-worsening situation of the Palestinian people under Israel’s colonial occupation and apartheid regime in the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, the international community must immediately intervene and provide international protection to the Palestinian people and end Israel’s barbarous campaign of death and destruction.
The international community must also act on their collective political, legal, humanitarian, and moral responsibilities towards this prolonged injustice. It has a responsibility to promote accountability, which is the only viable remedy for this illegal, abhorrent situation. The Palestinian people will continue to defend themselves, their homes, and their fundamental right to live in freedom and dignity, free from occupation, apartheid, and persecution.”
www.theguardian.com
“The declaration of war by Israel, the occupying power, on a civilian population it has been illegally and forcibly occupying and oppressing for decades is a continuation of its record of criminality and impunity. This is reinforced and affirmed by Israeli officials who have issued genocidal and hateful calls for ethnic cleansing publicly and unashamedly.
The scenes of devastation inflicted on Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip are harrowing. The international impunity Israel enjoys is a moral, political, and legal stain affront to humanity and basic decency as well as the principles of international law.
Any attempt to excuse or cover these crimes is unacceptable and outright reprehensible. The facts are not in dispute. Israel, as an occupying power, is fully responsible for this situation because it insists on keeping the Palestinian people captive and stripping them of their rights for over half a century.
Israel has illegally used force and the threat of force, confiscation of land, persecution, collective punishment, and reprisals to deny the Palestinian people their fundamental rights and serve the common aim of displacing and replacing the Palestinian people, in violation of their right to self-determination and other peremptory norms of international law.
We are in this situation because the world failed to do what is needed and turned its back on Palestinian rights. Simplistic statements that omit Palestinian lives and rights and encourage their violation have to stop. As an occupying power, Israel has no right or justification to target the defenceless civilian population in Gaza or elsewhere in Palestine. Reprisals against civilians in armed hostilities are illegal under international humanitarian law and must stop.
In view of the open war declared by Israel on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the critical and ever-worsening situation of the Palestinian people under Israel’s colonial occupation and apartheid regime in the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, the international community must immediately intervene and provide international protection to the Palestinian people and end Israel’s barbarous campaign of death and destruction.
The international community must also act on their collective political, legal, humanitarian, and moral responsibilities towards this prolonged injustice. It has a responsibility to promote accountability, which is the only viable remedy for this illegal, abhorrent situation. The Palestinian people will continue to defend themselves, their homes, and their fundamental right to live in freedom and dignity, free from occupation, apartheid, and persecution.”
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