Sirens were heard in cities such as Tel Aviv and Be’er Sheva as large numbers of armed Palestinians broke through Israeli-controlled walls and entered Israeli soil.
The Palestinians not only caused hundreds of deaths, but also took dozens of hostages.
The Israeli Prime Minister reacted quickly and declared “war” on Hamas.
“We are at war. We are not participating in the operation. These are not combat rounds. This is war,” said Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Israeli army accused of running over body and shooting without cause in West Bank
This Wednesday, the Israeli army admitted that one of its vehicles inadvertently drove over a “terrorist’s body” in the West Bank, while Palestinians accused the military of opening fire without provocation, killing one person.
Video of the escape incident, which occurred early Tuesday morning and was widely shared on social media, drew strong condemnation from the Palestinian National Authority (PAN), which condemned the “brutal crime.”
The Al-Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of PPP President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party based in the West Bank, confirmed the deaths of three of its fighters during the operation.
The UN will “gather information” on cases of sexual violence by Hamas
The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict is visiting Israel and the West Bank this month to “gather information” about allegations of rape by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks.
Pramila Patten “will lead a mission to Israel and the West Bank at the end of the month (…) to gather information about allegations of sexual violence committed in the context of the October 7 attacks and their consequences,” she said this Wednesday. Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric added that this will not be an investigation as such.
The person in charge, who will be accompanied by forensic experts and specialists in conducting interviews of this type, will meet with “victims, witnesses and other people affected by sexual violence,” as well as “hostages and recently released prisoners.”
An attack in southern Lebanon killed a civilian and blamed it on Israel.
This Wednesday, artillery shelling killed a civilian in a border village in southern Lebanon, the local mayor and state media reported, blaming Israel for the blast.
The boy “was killed by Israeli artillery fire while he was in the garden of his house,” said Kfarkila village mayor Hassan Sheyet.
The victim was “a civilian who does not belong to the party,” he added, without giving further details.
Israel discusses a new truce in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages in Cairo
The Israeli delegation discussed this Wednesday in Cairo a 21-30-day truce in the Gaza Strip through the exchange of hostages held by the Islamist group Hamas for Palestinian prisoners, according to Egyptian sources cited by the EFE agency.
Sources linked to the Egyptian security sector, who wished to remain anonymous to the Spanish agency, stressed that the negotiations were focused on the release of about 40 civilian hostages – mostly elderly, wounded, women and minors – in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for a period of 21 to 30 days.
During the negotiations, in which the head of the Egyptian intelligence services, Abbas Kamel, also discussed “the withdrawal of Israeli army units from the center of the Gaza Strip towards the border,” as well as an increase in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
Arab leaders reject Israeli plan to separate Gaza from West Bank
Jordan, Egypt and Palestine this Wednesday rejected Israeli plans to separate the Gaza Strip from the occupied West Bank and agreed to step up Arab and international efforts to create a Palestinian state.
The information was provided by King Abdullah II of Jordan and Egyptian and Palestinian Presidents Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Mahmoud Abbas, respectively, at a summit in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba on developments in the world situation. the war in the Gaza Strip and the future of the Palestinian enclave.
According to a joint statement issued at the end of the summit, these leaders “completely rejected any attempt to liquidate the Palestinian cause and separate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank,” as well as to forcefully evict the Palestinians from their territory.
Analysts say political transition needed to end conflict
The Israeli-Arab conflict is at a turning point, but a peace process will only be possible after a political transition in Israel that not even opposition leaders are proposing, several analysts said this Wednesday.
“We are now at the most decisive turning point in relations between Israel and Palestine since 1948. But at the same time, what happened on October 7 was not a break,” commented Mairav Zonsein, an analyst at the International Crisis Group.
During the debate “Israel-Palestine: How does war change Israeli politics?” organized by the British think tank Chatham House, the Israeli-American journalist believes that despite dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the majority of Israeli society supports military intervention in the Gaza Strip against Hamas.
Bank of England says war has not had expected impact on oil prices
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said this Wednesday that the war in the Middle East has not had the expected impact on oil prices, but stressed that uncertainty still exists.
“Unfortunately, the world is a very unstable place. There is clearly the potential for further global implications,” Bailey told a parliamentary Treasury committee.
For the governor, “events in the Middle East,” despite their tragedy, are “interesting” from an economic point of view, given that, for example, they did not have the effect that was feared on oil.
“One of the things that fortunately didn’t happen is that we didn’t have a prolonged increase in oil prices,” he said.
The price of oil rose due to the Hamas attack on Israel and tensions in the Red Sea after Houthi rebels attacked ships.
Four Palestinian Red Crescent members killed in Israeli attack in Gaza Strip
Four members of the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed this Wednesday when Israel attacked an ambulance near Deir al-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip, a Red Crescent statement said, citing Reuters.
WHO cancels mission to Gaza for sixth time due to security concerns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has canceled a medical aid mission in the Gaza Strip for the sixth time due to security concerns, a report says. Al Jazeera.
“Intense bombing, restrictions on movement, fuel shortages and disrupted communications are making it impossible for WHO and our partners to help those in need,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the NGO’s director general.
“We call on Israel to approve requests from WHO and other partners to provide humanitarian assistance,” he concluded.
London says Britain and US repelled biggest Houthi attack in Red Sea
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday that British and US forces had repelled the “biggest attack” by Houthi rebels “to date” in the Red Sea.
“Overnight, the British ship HMS Diamond and American warships successfully repelled the largest attack to date by the Iran-backed Houthis in the Red Sea,” the minister wrote on social media site X.
Since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the situation in the Red Sea has worsened due to Houthi armed activities in support of the Palestinian movement.
21 drones and missiles shot down in Houthi attack in Red Sea
On Tuesday evening, US and British troops shot down 18 drones and three missiles fired by Houthi rebels in a “complex attack” in the Red Sea, the US Army said.
“The Houthis, with Iranian support, have launched a comprehensive Iranian-planned attack in the southern Red Sea using drones, anti-ship cruise missiles and an anti-ship ballistic missile,” the US Middle East Command (Centcom) said.
The drones and missiles were shot down by fighters from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, three US destroyers and the British warship HMS Diamond, Centcom said in a statement, guaranteeing there were “no damage or injuries” as a result. attacks.
The Prime Minister of Belgium discussed with Zelensky and Scholz the way to unblock aid to Kyiv
The Belgian prime minister held separate talks with the Ukrainian president and the German chancellor on Tuesday ahead of an extraordinary European Union (EU) summit to try to unblock €50 billion in aid that had been vetoed by Hungary.
“The EU will continue to expand its support for Ukraine,” assured Alexander De Croo via social network X after discussing with Ukrainian head of state Vladimir Zelensky “the way forward” in supporting Kyiv.
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