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- Israeli protection minister mentioned his troops are in Gaza City, including that the strip will likely be run by neither Hamas nor Israel when the battle is over.
- U.S. State Department spokesperson mentioned it has helped 400 U.S. civilians and residents depart Gaza.
- Biden, Netanyahu mentioned by telephone the subsequent steps within the Israeli operation and humanitarian pauses in Gaza.
- Netanyahu mentioned he expects Israel could have safety accountability in Gaza for indefinite interval.
- The Hamas-run well being ministry in Gaza mentioned the demise toll from Israeli assaults has surpassed 10,000.
- U.N. businesses and worldwide charities have issued a uncommon joint assertion calling for a direct humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant mentioned Tuesday that Israel Defense Forces at the moment are working in Gaza City, the middle of Hamas’ operations, as Israel’s battle towards the militant group intensifies.
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“We are in the heart of Gaza City,” Gallant informed reporters. “Gaza is the largest terrorist base ever built.”
Gallant additionally affirmed that when the battle is over neither Hamas nor Israel would rule the enclave, dwelling to 2.2 million Palestinians. Gaza has been pounded with airstrikes since Hamas’ October 7 terror assault on Israel.
Earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Israel would contemplate short-term pauses in navy operations to permit for humanitarian items to achieve the Gaza Strip or for hostages held by Hamas militants to go away, however he dominated out a basic cease-fire in Israel’s month-old battle with Hamas.
Palestinians evacuate survivors after Israeli airstrikes on buildings in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Nov. 7, 2023.
Speaking to ABC News, Netanyahu mentioned he envisions Israel will “have the overall security responsibility” in Gaza for an indefinite interval after reaching its purpose of routing Hamas, a U.S.-designated terror group.
‘When we do not have that safety accountability, what we have now is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we could not think about,” Netanyahu said.
Israel says Hamas is holding more than 240 hostages taken during its October 7 attack that killed 1,400 people.
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said the death toll from Israeli attacks has surpassed 10,000.
The White House said Monday that President Joe Biden and Netanyahu discussed in a phone call the possibility for tactical pauses to allow civilians in Gaza to safely depart from areas of ongoing fighting, to ensure assistance is reaching civilians in need, and how to enable potential hostage releases.
A woman attends a rally outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem to put pressure on the government to secure the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Nov. 7, 2023.
Biden reiterated his steadfast support for Israel in its fight against Hamas while also emphasizing the imperative to protect Palestinian civilians and reduce civilian harm during military operations. He also addressed the situation in the West Bank and the need to hold extremist settlers accountable for violent acts.
U.S. State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said the U.S. has now helped more than 400 of its citizens, lawful permanent residents and “different eligible people” exit Gaza.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that on Monday 50 trucks carrying food, medicine, health supplies, bottled water and hygiene products crossed from Egypt into Gaza. This brings the number of trucks that have entered Gaza since October 21 to 526. The entry of fuel remains banned by Israeli authorities.
The Israel-Hamas conflict was on the agenda as foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations began two days of talks in Japan.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would brief his counterparts about his four-day tour of the Middle East that included stops in Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Cyprus, Iraq and Turkey.
Blinken in Japan for G7; Gaza War Set to be a Focus
At a virtual briefing Monday, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby expressed hope that humanitarian pauses will be implemented as soon as possible in Gaza.
He said the United States will continue this conversation with the Israelis for as long as it takes and said there are some indications that efforts are being made to minimize collateral damage in Gaza. But he cautioned, “I do not need to overstate that.”
Kirby said many thousands of innocent people have been killed, adding “each’s a tragedy” and “we do not need to see any harmless lives taken.”
He said the U.S. is doing everything it can to urge Israeli leaders to be as cautious as possible in military operations. But he reminded that Israel also is up against an enemy hiding behind civilians.
Israel has denied deliberately targeting innocent Palestinians in Gaza, saying Hamas uses civilians as human shields, dug tunnels under hospitals and was transporting its fighters in ambulances.
Palestinians evacuate survivors after Israeli airstrikes on buildings in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Nov. 7, 2023.
Jordan, in the meantime, mentioned Monday it was leaving ‘all choices’ open on how to answer what it known as Israel’s failure to discriminate between navy and civilian targets in its intensifying bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Prime Minister Bisher al Khasawneh didn’t elaborate on what steps Jordan would take. Jordan has recalled its ambassador from Israel to protest Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
‘All choices are on the desk for Jordan in our coping with the Israeli aggression on Gaza and its repercussions,’ Khasawneh, whose nation signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, informed state media.
Some data for this text was supplied by The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse.