Israel-Hamas War News Live Updates: “Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters.
Israel-Hamas War News Live Updates (November 6, 2023): Israeli airstrikes on two refugee camps in Gaza last day have killed several people, said the Gazan health officials, pointing to the escalating nature of the bombing amid calls for a humanitarian pause. Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that military troops were expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours.
Phone communications in Gaza have been cut off for the third time in a month after Israel’s military announced it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two. “Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters.
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What is the death toll? Over 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes so far, with more than 4,000 of them being children and minors, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids. In Israel, over 1,400 people have been killed in the Hamas attack and 242 people have been taken hostage by the militant group.
(With inputs from Associated Press, Reuters)
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US and Arab partners disagree on the need for a ceasefire as Israeli airstrikes kill more civilians
The United States and Arab partners disagreed Saturday on the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military strikes killed civilians at a UN shelter and a hospital, and Israel said the besieged enclave’s Hamas rulers were “encountering the full force” of its troops.
Large columns of smoke rose as Israel’s military said it had encircled Gaza City, the initial target of its offensive to crush Hamas. Gaza’s Health Ministry has said more than 9,400 Palestinians have been killed in the territory in nearly a month of war, and that number is likely to rise as the assault continues.
“Anyone in Gaza City is risking their life,” Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan a day after talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who insisted there could be no temporary ceasefire until all hostages held by Hamas are released. (Read more)
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First published on: 06-11-2023 at 08:13 IST
