At least seven tankers carrying #fuel and #CookingGas and around 200 trucks of humanitarian aid have entered the #GazaStrip from #Egypt as part of the deal agreed by #Israel and #Hamas, the Israeli military and the #RedCrescent said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-rcna126500#rcrd26474
Some regard the #Houthi missiles and drones as symbolic displays of solidarity designed for a domestic Yemeni audience. However, international alarm grew on Sunday when in a sophisticated helicopter raid Houthi fighters hijacked the #GalaxyLeader. The 25-strong crew of the Japanese-managed ship, which includes 17 #Filipinos, had been on a journey from #Egypt to #India. #SaudiArabia
Houthi attacks on #Israel jeopardise Saudi peace efforts in #Yemen
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/24/houthi-attacks-on-israel-jeopardise-saudi-peace-efforts-in-yemen
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
source : https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-rcna126500#rcrd26492
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
source : https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-24-23
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
A dozen of the 26 #Thai nationals taken hostage by #Hamas in the 7 October attacks in #Israel have been released, #Thailand’s prime minister has said.
#SretthaThavisin said on X he had received confirmation of their release, and that Thai embassy officials were going to pick them up. “[We] will know more information in an hour,” he said on Friday evening.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/24/thailand-gaza-hostages-hopes-released
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
Fifty hostages are expected to be released by Hamas during the four-day truce, however the 12 Thai hostages released earlier on Friday are part of a separate deal negotiated by Hamas with #Qatar and #Egypt, according to Reuters.
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
Scepticism and anticipation among Palestinians gathered near Ofer Prison | Charles Stratford (Reporting near Ofer prison, occupied West Bank)
[There are] hundreds if not thousands of people who have gathered on a hill overlooking the Ofer Prison in expectation of these 39 women and minors that are going to be – in theory – brought here by the Israelis on buses.
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
Twenty-five hostages freed by Hamas as hostilities pause with Palestinian prisoners due to be released | Jason Burke
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Israel #Thailand #RedCross
Count should be 25 - 13 Israelis & 12 Thais, not sure what's going on.
Red Cross confirms 24 hostages released from Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560cb4e8f082789f6746271#block-6560cb4e8f082789f6746271
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Israel #Thailand #Philippines
#Qatar FM spokesman says #RedCross received ’24 civilian captives’ in #Gaza
"Hamas risks losing leverage if all hostages are freed, and Benjamin #Netanyahu promised a full victory"
#Israel and #Hamas have strong reasons not to extend #Gaza ceasefire | #IsraelHamasWar #GazaTruce | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-strong-reasons-not-extend-gaza-ceasefire
#GazaTruce #Israel #Thailand #Philippines
Emergency service tells Israeli Army Radio captives in ‘good’ health
#GazaTruce #Israel #Thailand #Philippines
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed that the Israeli hostages freed from Gaza are now in Israel and have undergone medical checks.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560d6b48f082789f674633e#block-6560d6b48f082789f674633e
Israel releases names of [Israeli] hostages freed from Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560d9408f08d11dcd252804#block-6560d9408f08d11dcd252804
International #RedCross vehicles have been seen arriving at Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank to transport the expected 39 Palestinians.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560df208f0862dd912f4f0b#block-6560df208f0862dd912f4f0b
Pacheco was welcomed by senior representatives from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with Philippine Ambassador to #Israel Junie Laylo.
Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo also thanked #Qatar, which served as the mediator for the ceasefire that allowed the release of hostages. #Philippines #GazaTruce
Filipino hostage #JimmyPacheco among 24 freed by #Hamas on first day of truce
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/filipino-hostage-jimmy-pacheco-freed-hamas-gaza-first-day-truce/
Exclusive: Vetoon Phoome, 33, was taken hostage on 7 October while he was in Israel working on a farm. His sister tells of her happiness at his release
‘I recognised him right away’: #Thai woman describes joy and relief as her brother is freed by #Hamas | #Thailand #Israel | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/25/hostage-thai-woman-describes-joy-and-relief-as-her-brother-is-freed-by-hamas
Danielle and Noam had met six years earlier when they were both serving in the Israeli military and had been inseparable ever since.
“They had just started talking about getting married,” Eyal explains. “But instead of a wedding, we held a funeral and buried them together.”
Bulletproof’: The brief, beautiful life of Danielle Waldman | #Israel-#Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/11/25/bulletproof-the-brief-beautiful-life-of-danielle-waldman?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop
He's so thin :(
The government on Saturday announced the release of Gelienor “Jimmy” Pacheco, one of the two Filipinos reported missing following the reescalation of the #Israel-#Palestine conflict on Oct. 7 that had since killed thousands.
“Jimmy is in high spirits and appears to be in good health,” the Philippine Embassy in Israel said of the 33-year-old caregiver who spent 49 days in captivity.
‘Alive because of the Lord’: #Filipino among freed hostages| #GazaTruce
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/223479/alive-because-of-the-lord-filipino-among-freed-hostages?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery
Thirteen #Israelis and four #Thai nationals were freed Saturday as part of a breakthrough deal between #Israel and #Hamas to pause fighting. As was expected under the agreement, a second-day release of 39 Palestinian prisoners held by Israeli authorities was implemented, a spokesperson for the Israel Prison Service said early Sunday, local time. #GazaTruce #Thailand
17 hostages released in second group amid temporary cease-fire in #Gaza
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/17-hostages-released-second-group-israel-hamas-pause-fighting-gaza-rcna126651
Among the more than 1,200 victims of the #Hamas attacks, Thais make up the largest group of foreign nationals. Most were workers on agricultural sites close to the perimeter fence that separates #Israel from #Gaza.
The violence has set off an exodus of foreign workers from Israel, with some 10,000 farmworkers estimated to have left since October 7, according to the Israeli government.
Israel’s farms need foreign labourers. The Hamas attacks triggered an exodus | CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/26/middleeast/israel-farms-foreign-workers-crisis-intl-cmd/index.html
A deal to extend the current ceasefire between #Israel and #Hamas by two days has been agreed after a frantic dash by mediators with just over 12 hours remaining before hostilities in #Gaza were due to resume.
Hamas said it had agreed to the extension of the four-day truce by 48 hours after the intervention of #Qatar and #Egypt. #GazaTruce
Deal agreed to extend Gaza ceasefire for two days, say Hamas and Qatar | #IsraelHamasWar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/27/deal-agreed-to-extend-gaza-ceasefire-for-two-days-say-hamas-and-qatar
At least 53 #journalists have been killed since 7 October, the deadliest figure in the 30 years of keeping these dire statistics
The #Israel-#Hamas war is deadly for journalists. Lives are being lost, and truth | Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/28/journalists-killed-israel-hamas-war
A really fearless girl with an incredibly strong bond with her beloved dog.
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On Tuesday, 17-year old #MiaLeimberg, who was abducted along with her mother, Gabriela, and family dog, #Bella, during the initial attack, was released by #Hamas as part of the fifth group of Israeli hostages. #GazaTruce #Israel #DogsOfMastodon
Hamas Releases Teen Hostage With Pet Dog in 'Incredible' Moment
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hamas-releases-teen-hostage-with-pet-dog-in-incredible-moment/ar-AA1kGCVM
#PARIS: The French #HelicopterCarrier #Dixmude has docked in #Egypt and could start treating wounded children from #Gaza later this week, defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, as Western powers look to ramp up efforts to aid the enclave.
It is the first Western military ship to dock in Egypt since the conflict started and moored on Monday at al-Arish 50 km (31 miles) west of Gaza, now a hub for international aid for Gaza. #Israel
https://m.timesofindia.com/world/middle-east/french-warship-docks-in-egypt-could-treat-gaza-children-this-week-minister/articleshow/105559409.cms
Four #Thai workers were released late on Wednesday, bringing the total released to 23.
Another two were set free on Tuesday and taken to Shamir Medical Center, where they embraced one another on arrival. “We survived! We survived!” they cheered, and one was seen wiping away tears. #GazaTruce #Israel #Thailand
Thai foreign minister greets hostages freed by #Hamas in emotional meeting | #IsraelHamasWar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/29/thai-foreign-minister-in-tears-as-he-welcomes-hostages-freed-by-hamas
On Wednesday night, before the extension was announced, 10 #Israelis and four #Thais had been handed over to the #RedCross in #Gaza. The group included dual citizens with #US, #German and German nationality, Qatar said. The IDF said two hostages with Russian citizenship had crossed into #Egypt. Thirty Palestinian prisoners were later freed, including well-known activist #AhedTamimi.
#Israel-#Hamas war: ceasefire extended for a day amid last-minute mediation efforts
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/30/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-extension-one-day-details-gaza-hostages-palestine
#AnthonyHurndall, whose son was shot by the #IDF in 2003, has called on governments to challenge Israeli claims about deaths of women and children
West ‘encourages’ killing of civilians in #Gaza, says father of activist shot dead by IDF | #Israel-#Hamas war | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/30/west-encourages-killing-of-civilians-in-gaza-says-father-of-activist
Two hostages handed over to the Red Cross and on their way to Israel, says Israeli military; Hamas says two men who opened fire at bus stop were responding to ‘unprecedented crimes conducted by occupation’
Two hostages handed over to the Red Cross and on their way to Israel, says Israeli military; Hamas says two men who opened fire at bus stop were responding to ‘unprecedented crimes conducted by occupation’
At least 32 #Thais were abducted by #Hamas fighters when they attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping about 240 others, according to Israeli authorities.At least 39 Thais were killed in the attack. #Israel #Thailand #TootSEA
Relief as Thai hostages return home amid fears for those still held in #Gaza | #IsraelHamasWar | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/30/relief-as-thai-hostages-return-home-amid-fears-for-those-still-held-in-gaza
"Up to a third of all structures in #Gaza are damaged:
#SatelliteAnalysis by researchers at the #CUNY Graduate Center and Oregon State University suggests that between 26% and 34% of all structures in the strip were damaged as of November 29. Comparatively, those figures were between 13% and 18% on November 5."
source: https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-30-23/index.html
After two last-minute extensions, the seventh day of a #Qatari-mediated truce on Thursday saw the exchange of eight hostages and 30 #Palestinian prisoners as well as the arrival of more humanitarian aid into the shattered #GazaStrip. #GazaTruce
Fighting resumes in #Israel-#Hamas war as truce expires | #IsraelHamasWar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/01/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-ends-fighting-resumes-gaza-palestine
Multiple sources told the Guardian and +972/Local Call that when a strike was authorised on the private homes of individuals identified as #Hamas or #IslamicJihad operatives, target researchers knew in advance the number of civilians expected to be killed.
‘The Gospel’: how #Israel uses #AI to select bombing targets in #Gaza | Israel | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/01/the-gospel-how-israel-uses-ai-to-select-bombing-targets?utm_source=press.coop
The country’s military dropped leaflets in parts of #KhanYounis, where #Israel believes #Hamas’s leadership is based, warning citizens to evacuate farther south to #Rafah, prompting humanitarian groups to say that #Palestinians risked being forced completely out of the territory.
Israel signals intent to launch ground invasion of southern Gaza | #IsraelHamasWar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/01/israel-signals-intent-to-launch-ground-invasion-of-southern-gaza
#Israel and #Hamas have traded blame over the collapse of the truce, which lasted a week and was extended twice before mediators were unable to find a way for a third extension.
#Mossad team in #Qatar to discuss restarting #GazaTruce-source
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mossad-team-in-qatar-to-discuss-restarting-gaza-truce-source/ar-AA1kSYyw
Vice President #KamalaHarris said in a meeting Saturday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that #Washington will not allow for the forced relocation of #Palestinians or any redrawing of the current border of the #GazaStrip. #US #Israel #Egypt
Harris says US will ‘under no circumstances’ permit forced relocation of Palestinians
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/02/politics/harris-cop28-israel-gaza/index.html
The Israeli military’s coming push into southern #Gaza is driven by the belief that intelligence gleaned from hundreds of militants captured during recent fighting in the north will allow them to find and kill leaders of #Hamas.
#Israel ‘using #Hamas prisoners to track down terror chiefs’ | Gaza | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/02/israel-using-hamas-prisoners-to-track-down-terror-chiefs
#Israel’s widening ground offensive in #Gaza since the end of a truce with #Hamas has heightened concerns for the 137 hostages who the Israeli military believes are still being held, with the families of hostages calling for an urgent meeting with Israel's Security Cabinet, saying time is “running out to save those still held by Hamas.”
'Humiliated' families of Israeli hostages demand to meet war cabinet - France 24 [Video]
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231204-humiliated-families-of-israeli-hostages-demand-to-meet-war-cabinet
Israeli authorities are investigating claims by #US researchers that some #investors may have known in advance of a #Hamas plan to attack Israel on 7 October and used that information to profit from Israeli securities.#Israel #StockMarket
Israeli authorities investigate claims of #ShortSelling before Hamas attacks | #IsraelHamasWar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/04/israeli-authorities-investigate-claims-of-short-selling-before-hamas-attacks
On Wednesday, a UN commission of inquiry investigating #WarCrimes on both sides of the #Israel-#Hamas conflict said it would focus on gathering evidence of #SexualViolence in the October 7 attacks.
#MeToo, for Israeli victims too: #Gaza war drives wedge between French feminists
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231204-metoo-for-israeli-victims-too-gaza-war-drives-wedge-between-french-feminists
French feminist groups have come under fire for purportedly turning a blind eye to the sexual violence unleashed on Israeli women during the October 7 attacks by Hamas, echoing the anger levelled at rights organisations elsewhere. The accusation is indicative of the competing narratives and loyalties elicited by the devastating conflict. It also reflects a failure to rapidly investigate and establish the specific, gender-based nature of some of the atrocities committed.
Witness reports spoke of two explosions 15 minutes apart in the south-central city of #Kerman tearing into the crowds that had gathered to mark the death of #Suleimani, once regarded as the most powerful figure in the Middle East, and responsible for extending Iranian influence in #Lebanon, #Syria and #Iraq.
Almost 100 dead in blasts at #Iran memorial for assassinated commander | Iran | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/03/dead-in-blasts-at-memorial-for-assassinated-iranian-commander
Crack legal teams are being assembled, countries are issuing statements in support of #SouthAfrica, and #Israel has said it will defend itself in court, reversing a decades-old policy of boycotting the #UN’s top court and its 15 elected judges.
The first hearing in #TheHague is set for 11 and 12 January.
Stakes high as South Africa brings claim of genocidal intent against Israel | #ICC | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/04/stakes-high-as-south-africa-brings-claim-of-genocidal-intent-against-israel
Attached: 1 image Witness reports spoke of two explosions 15 minutes apart in the south-central city of #Kerman tearing into the crowds that had gathered to mark the death of #Suleimani, once regarded as the most powerful figure in the Middle East, and responsible for extending Iranian influence in #Lebanon, #Syria and #Iraq. Almost 100 dead in blasts at #Iran memorial for assassinated commander | Iran | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/03/dead-in-blasts-at-memorial-for-assassinated-iranian-commander
At least 84 people died when two blasts ripped through the crowd near #Suleimani’s tomb in the city of #Kerman, four years after he was killed by a US drone strike in #Baghdad. Suleimani had been a staunch enemy of IS, which resents the damage he did to its cause in #Iraq and #Syria. #ISIS #Israel
#IslamicState claims responsibility for Iran bombings that killed at least 84
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/04/iran-kerman-attack-islamic-state-suspicion-border-afghanistan-pakistan
The ship sent a message on the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations portal, saying five to six unknown armed personnel had boarded on Thursday evening, the statement said.
At least 15 Indian crew members were on board the #MVLilaNorfolk, which was hijacked near #Somalia’s coast. #Houthi #Israel
#India navy says responding to Liberian-flagged vessel hijack in #ArabianSea | Shipping News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/5/india-navy-says-responding-to-liberian-flagged-vessel-hijack-in-arabian-sea?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop
Wow, if our own secretary of defense tried this stunt he'd be fired and out a job by morning 🙄
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Under the plan, #Israel’s war in the territory would continue until it had secured the return of the #hostages taken on 7 October, dismantled #Hamas’s “military and governing capabilities” and removed any remaining military threats.
Gallant unveiled the plan to the press before submitting it to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet, #PostWarGaza
The commander-in-chief of #Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said at the funeral on Friday for the victims of twin #IslamicState bombings two days earlier that their deaths would be avenged. #IRGC #KermanBombing #IsraelGazaWar
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/05/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-antony-blinken-israel-palestine-gaza-hamas?page=with:block-6597b2b88f0825b4df60e6ce#block-6597b2b88f0825b4df60e6ce
#Teheran - Iranian President #EbrahimRaisi joined mourners in #Kerman on Jan 5 for the funerals of the 89 people killed in twin blasts claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (#ISIS) group, state media said. Despite the claim of responsibility by ISIS, Iranian officials have continued to suggest #Israel's and #US involvement. #KermanBombing
Iran lays to rest victims of Islamic State twin bombings | The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-lays-to-rest-victims-of-isis-twin-bombings
In a second nationally televised address within three days, #Nasrallah said that all of #Lebanon would be “exposed” if there was no response from his group to the killing of #SalehAlArouri, further heightening fears of a dangerous escalation in the conflict, even as #Israel warned its military was ready for any eventuality. #Hezbollah
About 90% of #children under the age of two are consuming two or fewer food groups, #UNICEF said in a statement on Friday.
Most families said their children are only getting grains – including bread – or milk, which would meet the definition of severe #FoodPoverty, it said. #Gaza #Israel
#SalehAlArouri’s assassination took place in the #Hezbollah stronghold of #Beirut’s southern suburbs, even as the group has attempted to pursue a policy of supporting #Hamas in #Gaza while stopping short of triggering its own major war with #Israel.
Friday’s comments by Hezbollah’s head, #HassanNasrallah, were, however, more forceful than those made earlier this week.
#India’s navy said its commandos have rescued all crew members from a Liberian-flagged merchant vessel after its attempted hijack in the #ArabianSea, and that it had not found any pirates on board.
The subcontinent’s navy said on Friday that 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, were rescued from the #MVLilaNorfolk after they intercepted the vessel. #Israel
Indian navy intercepts ship, rescues crew after Arabian Sea hijack attempt
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/5/india-navy-says-responding-to-liberian-flagged-vessel-hijack-in-arabian-sea
The #US learned that the terror group #IslamicState (IS) was behind Wednesday’s twin bomb attacks in Iran that killed dozens from “communications intercepts”, Reuters is reporting. #KermanBombing #Iran #Israel
@Norobiik Nasrallah's claim, that "all of Lebanon" were "exposed", if Hezbollah weren't "responding" to the killing of a Palestinian Hamas leader in Beirut is laughably absurd:
The Lebanese Shia, which Iran-backed Hezbollah claims to represent makes for about 31.2% of the Lebanese population, mostly in southern Lebanon, with Sunnis accounting for 31.9% & Christians (mostly Maronites) at 32.4%, the latter ones not at all guaranteed to agree with the aggressive moves by Hezbollah.
[Figures see CIA World Factbook 2020]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
#IsraelPalestine #Israel #Lebanon #Hamas #Hezbollah #Terrorism #Oct7 #PeaceSalaamShalom
@Norobiik Yeah, and that's as you exactly say just the major factions somehow existing side by side after long years of civil war & foreign interference, with Hezbollah emerging as an insanely armed force thanks (?) to Iranian intrusion into Lebanon's domestic affairs.
Besides eg Arafat's PLO (ab)using Lebanon as a base for terrorist operations against Israel — until they had to go.
While eg Beirut had once even been called Paris of the Middle East... :🙄
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