4 Hours AgoPalestine Crimson Crescent receives 47 humanitarian help trucksThe humanitarian staff Palestine Crimson Crescent Society stated it gained 47 humanitarian help vehicles Friday from the Egyptian Crimson Crescent around the Rafah border crossing.The vehicles delivered water, blankets, clinical provides, meals, tents and mattresses. The crowd stated that it has to this point gained 421 vehicles, however famous gas remains to be no longer allowed into Gaza.— Christine Wang4 Hours Ago17 injured Palestinians arrive in EgyptEgypt gained and handled 17 injured Palestinians, out of the 28 who had been anticipated to reach, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Well being informed NBC Information.In its abstract of the 3rd day of access for injured and overseas nationals, the ministry stated 11 of the predicted, injured Palestinians didn’t arrive because of unspecified “occasions in Gaza.”Egypt stated it carried out clinical tests on 448 overseas nationals gained, together with 96 youngsters who gained vaccines.— Christine Wang, NBC Information 4 Hours AgoPentagon restricts trip for senior Protection officers, contributors of Congress: NBCThe Pentagon straight away limited trip to Israel for senior Protection officers till additional understand, in line with a memo received through NBC Information from a division respectable.The file additionally discouraged contributors of Congress and their staffs from visits to Israel that will require Pentagon toughen.The memo famous that those restrictions don’t impact United States Central Command operations nor the trip of the president, vp, secretary of Protection, deputy secretary of Protection, chairman of the joint chiefs, vice chair of the joint chiefs, carrier secretaries or carrier chiefs.— Christine Wang, NBC News4 Hours AgoUN companies warn ladies and youngsters bearing brunt of war in GazaWomen, youngsters and newborns were disproportionately suffering from the war within the Gaza Strip, each as casualties and in decreased get admission to to fitness care, U.N. companies warned.As of Friday, no less than 2,300 ladies and three,700 youngsters were killed within the territory accounting for 67% of all casualties whilst 1000’s extra were injured, the observation stated, mentioning fitness ministry information.The joint observation was once issued through the Global Well being Group, the United Countries Kids’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Countries Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees within the Close to East (UNRWA).The companies warned that bombardments have additional decreased health-care get admission to in Gaza and may just result in extra deaths. They estimated that over part of the inhabitants in Gaza is now sheltering at UNRWA amenities with restricted water and meals provides.”A right away humanitarian pause is had to alleviate the struggling and save you a determined state of affairs from turning into catastrophic,” the companies stated.— Christine Wang7 Hours AgoBlinken arrives in Jordan, will meet with King Abdullah II and others on SaturdayU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks on the airport all the way through his talk over with to Jordan after getting back from Israel, amid the continuing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas, in Amman, Jordan November 3, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Jordan to proceed his newest diplomatic undertaking to extend humanitarian help deliveries into Gaza and save you Palestinian civilian casualties as Israel intensifies its conflict in opposition to Hamas.Blinken, whose name for Israel to briefly pause some army operations to permit help in and overseas nationals out gave the look to be rejected through Israeli Top Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once they met in Tel Aviv previous Friday, will meet Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the overseas ministers of Jordan and possibly different Arab international locations on Saturday.Previous this week, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel and informed Israel’s envoy no longer to go back to Amman no less than till prerequisites in Gaza have progressed, additional complicating Blinken’s efforts.Along with help distribution, permitting foreigners out of Gaza and securing the discharge of hostages held through Hamas, Blinken is having a look to steer Jordan and different Arab states to start out enthusiastic about the way forward for Gaza — if and when Israel succeeds at removing Hamas.— Related Press7 Hours AgoScenes from the Rafah Border CrossingA boy seems to be out of a bus window as Palestinian keeping a overseas passports waits for permission to go away Gaza, amid the continuing war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas, on the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in Rafah within the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023.Ibraheem Abu Mustafa | ReutersChildren look forward to the coming of Palestinian staff, who had been in Israel all the way through the Hamas October 7 assault, on the Rafah border after being despatched again through Israel to the strip, within the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023.Ibraheem Abu Mustafa | ReutersPalestinian keeping a overseas passports waits for permission to go away Gaza, amid the continuing war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas, on the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in Rafah within the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa | ReutersPalestinian keeping a overseas passports waits for permission to go away Gaza, amid the continuing war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas, on the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in Rafah within the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa | ReutersPalestinian keeping a overseas passports waits for permission to go away Gaza, amid the continuing war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas, on the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in Rafah within the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa | Reuters8 Hours AgoHonduras recollects its ambassador to Israel, condemns state of affairs in GazaEditor’s word: The next put up comprises {a photograph} with graphic content material.Honduras recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations Friday because it condemned what it known as “genocide and different critical violations of global legislation” within the Israel-Hamas conflict.The Central American nation’s Overseas Affairs Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina wrote on X, previously referred to as Twitter, that President Xiomara Castro had determined to straight away recall the ambassador in mild of “the intense humanitarian state of affairs the civilian Palestinian inhabitants is struggling within the Gaza Strip.”The Overseas Affairs Ministry added in a observation that “Honduras energetically condemns the genocide and critical violations of global humanitarian legislation that the civilian Palestinian inhabitants is struggling within the Gaza Strip.”Castro, a leftist who took administrative center in January 2022 as the primary feminine president in Honduras, has sought to align with different leftist governments within the hemisphere like Venezuela and Cuba, however with out totally alienating the US.(EDITORS NOTE: Symbol depicts graphic content material) A lady and youngsters, all injured, attempt to get to the protection amid destruction and chaos brought about through Israeli airstrikes on Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on November 02, 2023. (Picture through Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu by means of Getty Photographs)Anadolu Company | Anadolu Company | Getty Images8 Hours AgoPeople in Gaza determined for meals and water, U.N. respectable says.Kids play in a charred automotive as folks queue for bread in entrance of a bakery that was once partly destroyed in an Israeli strike, within the Nuseirat refugee camp within the central Gaza Strip, on November 2, 2023, as battles proceed between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas motion.Mahmud Hams | Afp | Getty Photographs”Maya! Maya! Water! Water!” is now the chorus from folks on Gaza streets, the Gaza director for the UNRWA, the United Country’s company for Palestinian refugees, stated Friday.Thomas White stated “having traveled the period and breadth of Gaza in the previous couple of weeks, this can be a scene of demise and destruction.” No position is secure now, he stated, and folks worry for his or her lives, their futures, and that they’re going to no longer be capable of feed their households.UNRWA is supporting about 89 bakeries throughout Gaza aiming to get bread to at least one.7 million folks, White stated in a video briefing to diplomats from the U.N.’s 193 member international locations. The typical individual in Gaza resides on two items of Arabic bread made out of flour the U.N. had stockpiled within the territory, he stated.However “now individuals are past in search of bread. It is in search of water,” he stated.U.N. deputy Center East coordinator Lynn Hastings, who could also be the humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, stated simplest one among 3 water provide strains from Israel is operational and “many of us are depending on brackish or saline floor water, if in any respect.””Individuals are braving airstrikes to line up outdoor bakeries to acquire bread, quite a lot of that have already been closed down because of loss of gas,” she stated.— Related Press10 Hours AgoAt least 135 healthcare staff have died and greater than 55 clinical amenities broken since get started of the conflict, UNRWA saysA Palestinian guy residing in Nuseirat Camp travels from health center to health center on the lookout for oxygen with a donkey cart since he can not to find gas because of the total embargo imposed on Gaza in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on November 01, 2023. (Picture through Doaa Albaz/Anadolu by means of Getty Photographs)Doaa Albaz | Anadolu Company | Getty ImagesThe United Countries Aid and Works Company, or UNRWA, stated that no less than 135 fitness staff were killed and 58 healthcare amenities were broken in Gaza for the reason that get started of the conflict.The company added that no less than 16 hospitals and some other 51 number one healthcare facilities were close down because of a loss of gas. — Amanda Macias11 Hours AgoUNRWA says 72 of its help staff have died for the reason that get started of the conflictPhilippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-Normal of the United Countries Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees within the Close to East (UNRWA) holds press convention in Jerusalem on October 27, 2023.Mostafa Alkharouf | Anadolu Company | Getty ImagesThe United Countries Aid and Works Company stated that so excess of 70 of its workers were killed for the reason that get started of the war on Oct. 7.The group stated the demise toll stands at 72 and some other 23 were injured.The United Countries Place of business for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, stated that it estimates just about 1,400 Israelis and overseas nationals were killed in Israel.— Amanda Macias11 Hours AgoBiden ‘positive’ about persisted unencumber of hostages, White Area saysU.S. President Joe Biden holds an tournament about American retirement economics within the State Eating Room on the White Area in Washington, October 31, 2023.Leah Millis | ReutersThe White Area stated that President Joe Biden stays positive concerning the unencumber of American and overseas nationals held hostage through Hamas.”We are going to proceed to be positive, we are going to proceed to make this a concern. We wish to get the American citizens and others who’re being held hostage,” White Area press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre informed journalists on Air Drive One.”We wish to get them house to their households,” she added.— Amanda Macias11 Hours AgoGaza fitness officers say 15 folks had been killed in an Israeli air strike on an ambulancePeople collect round an ambulance broken in a reported Israeli strike in entrance of Al-Shifa health center in Gaza Town on November 3, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas motion proceed.Momen Al-halabi | AFP | Getty ImagesAn Israeli air strike on an ambulance getting used to evacuate the wounded from besieged northern Gaza killed 15 folks and injured 60 others on Friday, the Hamas-controlled enclave’s fitness ministry stated.Israel’s army stated it had recognized and hit an ambulance “being utilized by a Hamas terrorist cellular”. It stated Hamas warring parties had been killed within the strike, and accused the crowd of moving militants and guns in ambulances.Hamas respectable Izzat El Reshiq stated allegations its warring parties had been provide had been “baseless”. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson for Gaza’s fitness ministry, stated the ambulance was once a part of a convoy that Israel centered close to Gaza Town’s al-Shifa Health center.Qidra stated Israel had centered the convoy of ambulances in multiple location, together with at al-Shifa Health center gate and at Ansar Sq. a kilometer (0.6 miles) away.In a observation at the incident, Israel’s army gave no proof to toughen its statement that the ambulance was once connected to Hamas however stated it supposed to unencumber more information.”We emphasize that this house is a fight zone. Civilians within the house are many times known as upon to evacuate southwards for their very own protection,” the army stated.Reuters was once not able to independently examine all sides’s account.Video shared on social media, which Reuters has verified, confirmed folks mendacity in blood subsequent to an ambulance with flashing lighting on a town boulevard as folks rushed to lend a hand.Any other video confirmed 3 ambulances status in a line, with a few dozen folks mendacity both immobile or slightly transferring subsequent to them. Blood was once pooled close by.Global Well being Group Director-Normal Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated in a social media put up he was once “totally stunned through studies of assaults on ambulances evacuating sufferers”, including that sufferers, fitness staff and clinical amenities will have to be safe.— Reuters11 Hours AgoPhoto: Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a second leaving Tel AvivSecretary of State Antony Blinken is pictured onboard a aircraft as he departs Israel from Tel Aviv en path to Jordan, amid the continuing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas. The highest U.S. envoy met with Top Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President President Isaac Herzog after the White Area known as for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pictured onboard a aircraft as he departs Israel from Tel Aviv en path to Jordan, amid the continuing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas on November 3, 2023.Jonathan Ernst | AFP | Getty Images12 Hours Ago100 U.S. voters and their members of the family left Gaza thru Rafah border crossing ThursdayA Palestinian with twin citizenship displays his United States passport whilst in quest of permission to go away Gaza on the Rafah border crossing into Egypt in Rafah, Gaza, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.Ahmad Salem | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhite Area Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that no less than 100 U.S. voters and their members of the family left Gaza Thursday throughout the Rafah border crossing, NBC Information reported.She added that the quantity was once most probably upper as a result of some won’t have labored with the embassy.”We all know further U.S. voters and members of the family departed Gaza the day before today who didn’t search the aid of our embassy,” Jean-Pierre stated, “however we proceed to be enthusiastic about getting as many American citizens out as temporarily as imaginable and we predict extra American citizens to go away over the following a number of days.”— Riya Bhattacharjee13 Hours AgoPalestinian Crimson Crescent Society says IDF struck ambulance outdoor hospitalPeople collect round an ambulance broken in a reported Israeli strike in entrance of Al-Shifa health center in Gaza Town on November 3, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas motion proceed.Momen Al-halabi | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Palestinian Crimson Crescent Society, a humanitarian staff, posted a graphic video on X appearing what it says was once an Israeli assault on a gaggle of ambulances that had been parked close to the Al-Shifa health center.The Israeli Protection Forces, or IDF, wrote at the Telegram messaging platform that one among its plane “struck an ambulance that was once recognized through forces as being utilized by a Hamas terrorist cellular.NBC Information has no longer independently verified the IDF declare of Hamas the use of the ambulance or the demise toll within the strike.The IDF stated that the ambulances had been “in shut proximity to their [Hamas] place within the fight zone” and added {that a} “choice of Hamas terrorist operatives had been killed within the strike.”The IDF stated it might unencumber additional info however added that it had intelligence that the ambulances had been getting used to “switch terror operatives and guns.”— Amanda Macias13 Hours AgoPentagon says U.S. is flying unarmed droves above Gaza to lend a hand with hostage restoration effortsA image taken from the Israeli aspect of the border with the Gaza Strip on October 30, 2023, displays an Israeli army drone flying over the north of the Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas motion. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Pentagon stated the U.S. is accomplishing unarmed drone flights over Gaza in an effort to help efforts to recuperate hostages abducted through Hamas on Oct. 7.Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder stated the U.S. could also be “offering recommendation and help to toughen our Israeli companions as they paintings on their hostage restoration efforts.””Those UAV flights started after the Oct. 7 assault through Hamas on Israel,” Ryder added.— Amanda Macias13 Hours AgoBlinken mentioned acceleration of humanitarian help into Gaza with Israel’s HerzogUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes palms with Israeli President Isaac Herzog all the way through their assembly on the Ben-Gurion Area at the Kirya army base in Tel Aviv on November 3, 3023 all the way through his talk over with to Israel amid the continuing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas. Jonathan Ernst | AFP | Getty ImagesSecretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to talk about efforts to safe the discharge of Israeli and overseas nationwide hostages from Hamas.”Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the US’ toughen for Israel’s proper to protect itself in keeping with global humanitarian legislation,” State Division spokesman Matt Miller wrote in a observation following the assembly.The 2 additionally mentioned accelerating the tempo of humanitarian help in to Gaza for distribution to civilians.— Amanda Macias14 Hours AgoRoyal Caribbean is 2nd cruise operator to take away Israel from 2024 schedulesThe Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of The Seas arrives at Port Everglades on June 10, 2021 in Citadel Lauderdale, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesRoyal Caribbean Workforce stated it might take away cruises to Israel from its 2024 itineraries on account of “uncertainty within the house.”One of the corporate’s cruise ships are touring to Greece as an alternative of Israel, whilst different boats are canceling stops altogether. Royal Caribbean stated in a observation that every one visitors could be notified of the adjustments.One of the itinerary adjustments are for as overdue as October 2024. It is the second one primary U.S. cruise operator to switch its plans amid the continuing Israel-Hamas conflict. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings previous this week stated it might cancel its stops in Israel this 12 months and into 2024.— Michele Luhn15 Hours AgoWhy Israel’s lengthy conflict forward will probably be not anything like what it’s confronted beforeArmoured cars of the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) are observed all the way through their floor operations at a location given as Gaza, because the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist staff Hamas continues, on this handout symbol launched on November 1, 2023. Israel Protection Forces | ReutersThe IDF is now per week into its “2nd segment” of its conflict in opposition to Hamas within the Gaza Strip. Israel’s forces are supplementing heavy aerial bombardment of the besieged territory with what is been described as a floor incursion, the main points of which were saved carefully guarded.A floor offensive is essential to succeed in Israel’s purpose of getting rid of Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, the IDF says. A protracted invasion, alternatively — will have to it turn into that — will probably be bloody and dear no longer just for the ones residing in Gaza however for the Israeli army as nicely, army veterans and analysts say.City counter-insurgency, because the U.S. army discovered in Iraq, brings fatal demanding situations to troops that don’t observe in an aerial marketing campaign.”In city struggle, you are taking upper casualties. That is only a ancient truth,” Jim Webb, a former U.S. Marine infantryman who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, informed CNBC. He explaining that the protecting warring parties — on this case Hamas — may have nearly each benefit, as they’re extra gifted in guerilla conflict, know the territory, can perform city ambushes, and feature get admission to to an intensive community of underground tunnels undetectable from above floor. “I don’t envy the duty the IDF could also be requested to adopt,” Webb stated. Learn the total file right here.— Natasha Turak16 Hours AgoHamas assault on Israel was once an ‘totally Palestinian operation,’ Hezbollah chief saysThe Hamas assault in opposition to Israel of Oct. 7 was once an “totally Palestinian operation” and “has no relation to any regional factor,” Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah informed crowds of supporters in a speech Friday.Nasrallah wired that the assault through the Gaza-based militant staff, which killed greater than 1,400 folks in southern Israel, was once “saved secret” from the remainder of the “resistance axis,” in what gave the look to be an effort to distance Hezbollah and Lebanon from Hamas movements. The Oct. 7 terror offensive has induced a devastating retaliation from Israel.Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah seems on a display screen as he addresses his supporters all the way through a rite to honour warring parties killed within the contemporary escalation with Israel, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon November 3, 2023. Mohamed Azakir | Reuters”We had no wisdom, truthfully talking” concerning the Hamas assault sooner than it happened, Nasrallah reiterated once more in his speech, in line with an Al Jazeera translation.The Hezbollah chief additionally stated that “Iran does no longer workout any more or less regulate over resistance actions within the area.” Iran is the primary monetary and army backer of each Hamas and Hezbollah, and many times stresses its purpose to withstand and defeat Israel and the U.S. The Iranian executive has prior to now claimed it had no prior wisdom of the Oct. 7 assault.Lebanon’s Hezbollah supporters collect to wait a rite to honour warring parties killed within the contemporary escalation with Israel, at the day of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah cope with, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 3, 2023. Alaa Al-marjani | ReutersNasrallah however heaped reward on Hamas for what it known as its “wonderful act of jihad” — an Arabic phrase that may additionally seek advice from “holy conflict” — in opposition to Israel and stated that “the victory of Gaza is within the nationwide patriotic pastime of Lebanon.” He additionally warned Israel to not assault Lebanon, and stated that “additional escalation at the Lebanese entrance is a sensible likelihood.”Analysts reacting to the speech described it as extra average and restrained than many had anticipated, because it evaded calling on Hezbollah’s warring parties and supporters to escalate the combat in opposition to Israel. Hezbollah has plenty of well-armed ranks in southern Lebanon alongside Israel’s northern border, and has exchanged shelling and rocket hearth with the Israel Protection Forces within the weeks since Oct. 7.— Natasha Turak
