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Gaza October 2023
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Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Israel 'attacks gunmen inside Hamas tunnels' as Gaza faces 'public health catastrophe' (WHO) — ground.news: 13 media reports — 31 October 2023 (LINK)
Save the Children NGO: More children killed in Gaza 3-week war than in global conflicts annually — ground.news: 51 media reports — 31 October 2023 (LINK)
Israel intercepts fresh Yemen aerial assault toward south — ground.news: 20 media reports — 31 October 2023 (LINK)
Top UN official in New York, Craig Mokhiber, director of the New York office of the UN high commissioner for human rights, steps down citing 'genocide' of Palestinian civilians — The Guardian UK ● — 31 October 2023 (LINK)
— The outgoing director's departure letter did not mention the 7 October attack by Hamas on southern Israel killing more than 1,400 people and taking 240 hostages. Even more contentiously, his letter calls for the effective end to the state of Israel.
Monday, 30 October 2023
UNRWA head says urgent cease-fire is a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinians in Gaza, accuses Israel of "collective punishment" of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians — ground.news: media reports — 30 October 2023 (LINK)
World Bank warns oil price could soar to record $150 a barrel if Israel-Hamas war escalates — ground.news: 108 media reports — 30 October 2023 (LINK)
33 aid trucks enter Gaza as strikes continue; Israeli forces hit targets in Syria and Lebanon — The Guardian UK ● — 30 October 2023 (LINK)
Sunday, 29 October 2023
Civil order 'starting to break down' in Gaza as people raid UN warehouses — The Guardian UK ● — 29 October 2023 (LINK)
Pro-Palestinian rioters in Russia storm Dagestan airport, flood runway looking for Israeli flight: officials — ground.news: 241 media reports — 29 October 2023 (LINK)
WHO concerned by report of evacuation warning to Gaza al-Quds hospital — ground.news: 36 media reports — 29 October 2023 (LINK)
Impeding relief aid to Gaza may be a crime under ICC jurisdiction, prosecutor says — ground.news: 12 media reports — 29 October 2023 (LINK)
Internet, phone service gradually returns after vanishing for most of Gaza amid heavy bombardment — ground.news: 51 media reports — 29 October 2023 (LINK)
Saturday, 28 October 2023
Elite Israeli navy unit raids Hamas targets from sea, Lebanon rockets hit Syria — hindustantimes — 28 October 2023 (LINK)
Israel-Hamas war live: Israel says 150 'underground targets' hit in Gaza during heaviest bombing of the war so far — Guardian — 28 October 2023 (LINK)
Head of Hamas's aerial forces, Issam Abu Rukbeh, killed in strike; Palestinians say Israeli tanks in Gaza — ground.news: 23 media reports — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
Israeli military says Hamas hiding tunnels, operations centres in Gaza hospital — ground.news: 86 media reports — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
UN General Assembly calls for 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas fighting — ground.news: 160 media reports — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
Friday, 27 October 2023
Former senior UN officials publish statement in support of the UN Secretary-General over Middle East statements — una.org.uk — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
— "We share his unequivocal condemnation of the horrifying and unprecedented 7 October acts of terror by Hamas in Israel; his call for the unconditional release of hostages; his reminder of the suffering of the Palestinian people; and his statement that while this cannot justify the appalling attacks by Hamas, nor can those appalling attacks justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people."
IDF kills senior Hamas commander, Madhath Mubashar, Commander of Hamas' Western Khan Yunis Battalion, and hits over 250 targets in Gaza — ground.news: 7 media reports — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
Head of Hamas's aerial forces, Issam Abu Rukbeh, killed in strike; Palestinians say Israeli tanks in Gaza — ground.news: 23 media reports — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
Ceasefire needed before hostages can be freed, says Hamas official visiting Moscow — ground.news: 13 media reports — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
WHO urges Hamas to release all hostages on 'health grounds': Hamas offers to release non-military prisoners to Iran in exchange for civilian Palestinian detainees — ground.news: 28 media reports — 26 October 2023 (LINK)
EU unanimously calls for 'humanitarian pauses' as UN humanitarian chief says aid 'barely trickling' into Gaza — (LINK)
Putin accused of forming 'axis of terror' after inviting Hamas and Iran leaders to Moscow — →nypost ● → — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
Israel and Joe Biden have shown scepticism about accuracy of rising death toll but others point to historical reliability of data — The Guardian UK ● — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops — ground.news: 267 media reports — 27 October 2023 (LINK)
— This comes after 12 attacks on U.S. bases and personnel in Iraq and four in Syria since October 17.
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Israeli army conducts 'targeted raid' with tanks in Gaza. Biden redoubles efforts on two-state solution. 350,000 Palestinians remain in Gaza City — 26 October 2023— (LINK)
EU unanimously calls for 'humanitarian pauses' as UN humanitarian chief says aid 'barely trickling' into Gaza — (LINK)
'Almost 50' hostages killed in Israel raids, says Hamas armed wing — ground.news: 54 media reports — 26 October 2023 (LINK)
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Israel says it has refused visa to UN official to 'teach them a lesson'. Israel says it has refused a visa to UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths as a result of comments at the UN by secretary-general António Guterres. Israel has called on Guterres to resign after the address in New York. — The Guardian UK ● — 25 October 2023 (LINK)
UN chief says remarks about Hamas that sparked resignation calls were misrepresented — ground.news: 6 media reports — 25 October 2023 (LINK)
Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the Middle East — (LINK)
U.S. intelligence says "catastrophic motor failure" of rocket launched by Palestinian militants caused hospital blast — (LINK)
House approves resolution backing Israel in first move by new Speaker — ground.news: 27 media reports — 25 October 2023 (LINK)
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
U.S. intelligence says "catastrophic motor failure" of rocket launched by Palestinian militants caused hospital blast — ground.news: 14 media reports — 24 October 2023 (LINK)
Google and Apple disable map functions in Israel, Gaza Strip as invasion looms — thehill.com — 24 October 2023 (LINK)
Monday, 23 October 2023
Israel strikes across Gaza after allowing another small aid convoy into the besieged enclave — ground.news: 77 media reports — 23 October 2023 (LINK)
Investigations reveal discrepancies in Israel's Gaza hospital attack claims, UN calls for independent investigation — ground.news: 5 media reports, all left — 23 October 2023 (LINK)
Hamas terrorists were carrying instructions on how to make chemical weapons, Israeli president claims — ground.news main source: Sky News, 39 media reports: 63% Right — 23 October 2023 (LINK)
Israel removes Greta Thunberg from curriculum over Pro-Palestinian message — ground.news: 23 media reports — 23 October 2023 (LINK)
Sunday, 22 October 2023
Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges to 90 as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage — apnews — 22 October 2023 (LINK)
Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza strikes to intensify, Israeli military says; West Bank mosque hit — https://ground.news/interest/israeli-palestinian-conflict — 22 October 2023 (LINK)
UNWRA expected to run out of fuel for Gaza trips in 3 or 4 days, chief says — ground.news: 18 media reports — 22 October 2023 (LINK)
Saturday, 21 October 2023
UN chief calls for ceasefire to end Gaza's "godawful nightmare" — ground.news: 17 media reports — 21 October 2023 (LINK)
More than 1.6 million people in Gaza are in critical need of humanitarian aid. UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO: "Time is running out before mortality rates could skyrocket. Water production capacity is at 5 per cent of normal levels". Call for humanitarian ceasefire — reliefweb.int — 21 October 2023 (LINK)
Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians — ground.news: 230 media reports — 21 October 2023 (LINK)
Israel-Hamas war: Around 100,000 people attend pro-Palestine protest in central London — ground.news: 65 media reports — 21 October 2023 (LINK)
Forensic analysis of images and videos suggests rocket caused Gaza hospital blast, not Israeli airstrike — ground.news: 13 media reports — 21 October 2023 (LINK)
French intelligence points to Palestinian rocket, not Israeli airstrike, for Gaza hospital blast — apnews — 21 October 2023 (LINK)
Friday, 20 October 2023
U.S. intel says Gaza hospital death toll likely between 100-300: Gaza officials have said at least 471 people were killed in the explosion, with more than 300 wounded — ground.news: 38 media reports — 20 October 2023 (LINK)
Internal EU discontent grows at Commission President von der Leyen's neglect of Palestinian statehood: Some 800 staffers have written her a letter accusing her of being too partisan toward Israel — politico — 20 October 2023 (LINK)
Thursday, 19 October 2023
Gaza conflict spills into the West Bank as settler attacks and clashes leave dozens of Palestinians dead — CNN — 19 October 2023 (LINK)
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Drone attack on U.S. troops intercepted in Iraq, heightening fears of a regional conflagration — ground.news: 20 media reports — 18 October 2023 (LINK)
US announces sanctions against a group of 10 Hamas members and financial network over Israel attack — ground.news main source: AP, 32 media reports — 18 October 2023 (LINK)
Six French airports evacuated after 'threats of attack': Report — ground.news main source: AFP, 78 media reports — 18 October 2023 (LINK)
Berlin synagogue attacked with firebombs while antisemitic incidents rise in Germany — ground.news: 51 media reports — 18 October 2023 (LINK)
U.S. State Department official resigns over military aid to Israel — Axios — 18 October 2023 (LINK)
Who's responsible for the Gaza Hospital explosion? Here's why it's hard to know what's real — see_link — 18 October 2023 (LINK)
— If you're first and put out a hot take even if you're maybe not correct you can actually get paid out for it, because of X's revenue-sharing program.
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Guardian: Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 11:
Hundreds feared dead or injured after Gaza hospital strike; Biden to meet regional leaders
Israel denies involvement in Gaza hospital blast that killed 500, says explosion caused by Palestinian rocket — ground.news: 102 media reports — 17 October 2023 (LINK)
Palestinians' Abbas cancels planned Biden meeting after Gaza hospital strike — (LINK)
Israeli strike kills 6 sheltering in UNRWA Gaza School — (LINK)
6,000 prisoners must be freed in exchange for hostages in Gaza, says Hamas official — ground.news main source: Reuters, 24 media reports — 17 October 2023 (LINK)
Monday, 16 October 2023
Israel denies plan for ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow aid in — Reuters ● — 16 October 2023 (LINK)
Sunday, 15 October 2023
One million Gazans displaced as Israel readies for ground attack: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Hamas to release all hostages and for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning that the region was "on the verge of the abyss" — ground.news: 27 media reports — 15 October 2023 (LINK)
Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza. Medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms — ground.news: 59 media reports — 15 October 2023 (LINK)
Rocket strikes UN peacekeepers' HQ in southern Lebanon as fighting escalates at Israel's northern border — foxnews — 15 October 2023 (LINK)
President Mahmoud Abbas Says Hamas' Actions Don't Represent Palestinians: Report — ground.news: 41 media reports — 15 October 2023 (LINK)
Hamas critique removed from Palestinians' Abbas comments on Israel attack — (LINK)
Saturday, 14 October 2023
WHO condemns Israel's Gaza evacuation order as 'death sentence' for sick, injured — ground.news: 12 media reports — 14 October 2023 (LINK)
UN expert calls for immediate ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict, warns of 'ethnic cleansing' — ground.news: 9 media reports — 14 October 2023 (LINK)
Israel strike kills senior Hamas military commander: army — ground.news: 13 media reports — 14 October 2023 (LINK)
?'Top secret' document reveals Hamas plan to target schools and children? — ground.news: 12 media reports — 14 October 2023 (LINK)
Journalism organization reports at least 12 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas war — thehill — 14 October 2023 (LINK)
Friday, 13 October 2023
Israel's military orders civilians to evacuate Gaza City, ahead of a feared ground offensive — ground.news: 123 media reports — 13 October 2023 (LINK)
UN: 400,000 people displaced and 23 aid workers killed in Gaza since weekend: UN OCHA launched an appeal for nearly $294m to help the 1.3 million people in Gaza and the West Bank, of which nearly half was designated for food aid as supplies run out — The Guardian UK ● — 13 October 2023 (LINK)
Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 — The Guardian UK ● — 13 October 2023 (LINK)
UN experts condemn attacks on civilians in Israel, Gaza as 'war crimes' — ground.news: 10 media reports — 13 October 2023 (LINK)
Hamas attack does not justify Gaza's destruction: ICRC — ground.news: 10 media reports — 13 October 2023 (LINK)
Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon — ground.news: 93 media reports — 13 October 2023 (LINK)
Thursday, 12 October 2023
US and Qatar agree to prevent disbursal of recently unfrozen Iranian funds as Israel-Hamas war rages — ground.news main source: AP, 59 media reports — 12 October 2023 (LINK)
UN experts condemn attacks on civilians in Israel, Gaza as 'war crimes' — ground.news: 10 media reports — 13 October 2023 (LINK)
Trump tells allies he wants Netanyahu 'impeached' as well as cutting off all aid to Palestinians and encouraging other nations to do the same, or capturing and extraditing certain Hamas figures — ground.news main source: Rolling Stone, 8 media reports — 12 October 2023 (LINK)
Sunday, 8 October 2023
heathercoxrichardson: Hamas vs Israel — substack — 8 October 2023 (LINK)
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