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06:46

“More than a hundred dead at al-Shifa hospital, sniper fires on patients”

More than 100 people have been killed in the constant shelling of al-Shifa hospital, according to the local Ministry of Health, which is controlled by Hamas.


“We are in the building on the fourth floor. A sniper targeted four of our patients,” says the surgeon Mohammed Obeid. “A paralyzed patient was hit in the neck, another victim was shot in the abdomen. People who wanted to flee to the south were bombed. There has been no electricity since this morning. There is also no water and food. Our team is exhausted.”

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According to the Arabic news channel Al-Arabiya, there are Israeli tanks a hundred meters from the main entrance.


04:50

Israel’s army says it is in discussions with Al-Shifa hospital about evacuating patients

It Israeli army is in his own words talking to Al-Shifa Hospitals, the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip, across the evacuation of patients. Earlier it became known that two premature babies had died due to a power outage.

There is heavy shelling in the area around Al-Shifa hospital. The Palestinians speak of it Israeli attacks on hospitalwhile the Israeli army blames the extremist movement Hamas lays.

“We are in contact with the local authorities in Gaza, with the manager and with others who are assisting them,” Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus said in an interview with the American channel CNN.

Earlier, the hospital’s director Mohammed Abu Salmiya had told Al Jazeera that two babies had diedbut that the other newborns are also a big one risk now that there is a lack of working incubators. Furthermore, the director said that Israel did not help evacuate the babies.

Patients at Al-Shifa Hospital.
Patients at Al-Shifa Hospital. © AFP

03:52

Israel attacks Syria after shelling on the Golan Heights

Israeli fighter jets struck in the early morning of Sundayterror infrastructures” attacked in Syria. The Israeli army announced this. Earlier shot from the Golan Heights to the part of the Golan area occupied by Israel.

“Recently, in response to the attack on the Golan Heights yesterday (Saturday, ed.), fighter jets attacked terror infrastructures in Syria,” the army said in a short statement.

Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights.
Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights. © Getty Images

03:50

WHO no longer has contact with Al-Shifa Hospital

The World Health Organization (WHO) has lost contact with Al-Shifa hospital, the largest in the Gaza Strip. There is heavy shelling in the area surrounding the hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip. The WHO previously reported that the important hospital is out of use.

“Now that horrible reports are coming in about the hospital is repeatedly attacked“We believe that our contacts have joined the tens of thousands of displaced people fleeing the area,” the WHO said in a press release. The organization also said that those who trying to escape being shot at. These shellings result in deaths.

The hospital was in the last 48 hours hit hard. The intensive care unit of the hospital was damaged by air raids. But adjacent buildings where people were seeking shelter were also hit. “It is reported that one intubated patient died when the electricity was cut off at some point,” the organization writes. “According to the latest reports, the hospital was surrounded by tanks.”

The WHO calls for one immediate ceasefireas well as the unconditional release of the hostages and the evacuation of victims and patients through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt.

00:25

Crew member of Netflix series Fauda died in Gaza

A crew member of the Netflix series ‘Fauda’ died in Gaza. The program reported this on Saturday on X. Matan Meir, as the man is called, was a reservist in the Israeli army.

“We are devastated to share that one of our Fauda family members, Matan Meir, has been killed in action in Gaza,” the account said. “The cast and crew are heartbroken by this tragic loss. We extend our condolences to Matan’s family and friends. May his soul rest in peace.”

Fauda rings Doron, a commander in the Israeli army. The series has received a lot of criticism recently because it romanticizes the conflict in Israel and the Palestinian territories. In addition, the series does not give an accurate picture of life in Gaza.

23:49
Yesterday

Netanyahu calls criticism from Macron a ‘big mistake’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not pleased with the criticism expressed by French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. According to Netanyahu, Macron made one “big mistake, both factual and moral”Israeli media write.

Macron said in an interview with the BBC that Israel must stop killing women and babies in the Gaza Strip. But according to Netanyahu, it is not Israel’s fault that Palestinian civilians are dying in the fight against Hamas. “It is Hamas that is blocking the evacuation of civilians.”

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is also angry about the criticism that Israel is receiving. “Where does the courage come from to preach morality during a war? I want to say to all European leaders who criticize us that we will not remain silent or rest until we complete our mission, until Hamas is defeated.”

23:48
Yesterday

Thousands of Israelis are demonstrating for the release of Hamas hostages and also have critical messages

Thousands of people have Saturday evening in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities demonstrated for the release of 239 hostages, who are being held in the Gaza Strip by the terrorist group Hamas. They carried placards with messages such as “Israelis for a ceasefire”, “In war there are no victors” and “There is no military solution”.

The victims of the massacre committed by Hamas on October 7 were also commemorated. In the city of Haifa, demonstrators demanded it, according to media reports resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government for failing to prevent the extremist movement’s unprecedented surprise attack.

  Images of the large-scale demonstration on Saturday in Tel Aviv.
Images of the large-scale demonstration on Saturday in Tel Aviv. © REUTERS

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23:41
Yesterday

Israel says it will help evacuate babies from hospital

The Israeli army says to assist in the evacuation of babies from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. According to an army spokesperson, the army is coordinating the evacuation together with the hospital and will Sunday take place. The hospital director confirmed to Al Jazeera that he had discussed evacuations with the Israelis.

All the hospital’s electricity failed on Saturday, causing a premature baby to die, according to director Mohammad Abu Salmiya. An Israeli human rights organization also reported a second baby died. According to the hospital director, walking almost forty babies are at risk of dying due to the lack of power.

Image from October 23 of premature babies in the maternity ward at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
Image from October 23 of premature babies in the maternity ward at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza. © REUTERS

The director speaks of one total chaos in the hospitals. “We need to work on transporting these injured people and I have spoken to the Israelis about this. We are ready and willing to safely transport the injured, newborn babies and ICU patients.” He says there is one hole in the ground has been dug for the many dead bodiesbecause the freezers no longer function.

The hospital becomes surrounded by Israeli troopsn and there become fighting nearby reported. According to aid organization Doctors Without Borders people shot at when they tried to leave the hospital. Israel denies shooting at the building and saying that people can leave safely via the eastern side.

Like other hospitals, Al Shifa is a target of the Israelis because, according to Israel, Hamas would abuse the hospital for shelter.

23:14
Yesterday

Israel warns Hezbollah: Beirut could suffer a similar fate as Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hezbollah that starting a war would lead to one large-scale destruction in Lebanon, similar to what happened in Gaza.

“If Hezbollah makes this mistake, those who pay the price will primarily be Lebanese citizens,” Gallant told soldiers on Israel’s northern border.

“What we do in Gaza, we can also do in Gaza Beirut doing.”

23:13
Yesterday

50,000 Gazans fled Saturday via “evacuation corridor”, Israel says

According to the Israeli army, 50,000 people will be there on Saturday fled from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south. They are said to have used an “evacuation corridor” that was open for seven hours.

Palestinians arrive in Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip after fleeing their homes in the north.
Palestinians arrive in Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip after fleeing their homes in the north. © AFP

Israel says since Sunday a corridor for a few hours every day in the Gaza Strip so that Palestinian civilians can leave the north, where there is a lot of fighting. According to the Israeli army, “nearly 200,000 people” have left the northern Gaza Strip in the past three days.

Human rights organizations emphasize that it is not safe in the south either and that there must be a ceasefire to improve the situation for the civilian population.

Image from yesterday/Friday: Palestinian families from Gaza City and elsewhere in the north on their way to areas further south.
Image from yesterday/Friday: Palestinian families from Gaza City and elsewhere in the north on their way to areas further south. © Photo News

Image from yesterday/Friday: Palestinian families from Gaza City and elsewhere in the north on their way to areas further south.
Image from yesterday/Friday: Palestinian families from Gaza City and elsewhere in the north on their way to areas further south. © Photo News



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