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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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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