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Live Updates: Israel Reportedly Reopens Second Water Pipeline to Gaza Strip

08:49 29.10.2023 (Updated: 18:01 29.10.2023)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Earlier, the president of Iran, in an interview with Al Jazeera, defied warnings by the United States that Iran should not get involved in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The press service of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Israel had crossed red lines, which could force everyone to take retaliatory measures.

"Zionist regime’s crimes have crossed the red lines, which may force everyone to take action. Washington asks us to not do anything, but they keep giving widespread support to Israel. The US sent messages to the Axis of Resistance but received a clear response on the battlefield," Raisi's press service wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).

On October 7, Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip and breached the border, killing and abducting people in neighboring Israeli communities. Israel launched retaliatory strikes and ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, home to more than 2 million people, cutting off supplies of water, food, and fuel. The blockade was later eased to allow trucks with humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The escalation of the conflict has resulted in the deaths of around 1,400 Israelis and over 7,000 Palestinians.

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17:52 29.10.2023

Israeli army says recorded 10 missile launches from Lebanon into Israeli territory, returned fire

17:26 29.10.2023

Israel Warns of Possible Strike on Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza Strip, Red Crescent Society Says

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Israel-Palestine Escalation

Israel Warns of Possible Strike on Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza Strip, Red Crescent Society Says

29 October 2023, 17:26

17:13 29.10.2023

Hamas Prevents Foreign Citizens From Leaving Gaza for Egypt – White House

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday accused Hamas of preventing US and other foreign citizens from leaving Gaza for Egypt to escape the conflict zone, adding that the Israelis and Egyptians have no problem with that.

"The Egyptians are prepared to allow American citizens and foreign nationals to come through the Rafah gate in the Egypt. The Israelis have no issue with that. Hamas has been preventing their departure and making a series of demands," Sullivan said in an interview with CNN.

He refused to elaborate on what exactly Hamas is demanding, saying that discussions and negotiations are ongoing.

The United States does not know exactly how US citizens in the Gaza Strip will manage to leave the territory, despite White House’s efforts to bring them back, Sullivan said.

16:27 29.10.2023

Israel Strikes Near Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ministry Says

Israel struck the vicinity of Al-Quds hospital in the Gaza Strip, which is packed with patients and thousands of Palestinians seeking shelter, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said.

"A while ago, Israel struck the vicinity of Al-Quds hospital in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the southern part of Gaza City," the statement read.

The hospital, which is housing around 12,000 civilians, had its southern and eastern wings bombed, Al-Hadath news channel reported.

Israeli hospitals had been told to evacuate ahead of the bombardment after the Israeli military claimed that Palestinian group Hamas had its infrastructure hidden in and underneath medical facilities in Gaza.

15:55 29.10.2023

Israel Reportedly Reopens Second Water Pipeline to Gaza Strip

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Israel-Palestine Escalation

Israel Reportedly Reopens Second Water Pipeline to Gaza Strip

29 October 2023, 15:55

15:51 29.10.2023

Forty Trucks With Humanitarian Aid Expected to Arrive in Gaza, More Needed - WFP Official

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Palestine Representative and Director Samer AbdelJaber said on Sunday that 40 more trucks of humanitarian aid are expected to enter Gaza later in the day, but that is not enough.

"We hope today we will be able to allow more trucks into Gaza, 40 trucks are expected to be crossing. However, we have to also note that that’s not enough compared to the soaring needs … We need more than that," AbdelJaber said in an interview with CNN.

Forty trucks of food per day are needed to feed 1 million people, while 2 million would require 100 trucks, AbdelJaber said.

The trucks heading into Gaza are carrying food, water and medicine, but not fuel, he said, adding that the weekend power outage in the Gaza Strip was a "major challenge" for WFP.

15:51 29.10.2023

Israel Responsible for Protecting Civilians in Gaza Under Humanitarian Law, White House Says

Israel bears responsibility under international humanitarian law for protecting the civilian population in the Gaza Strip in both air strikes and ground assaults, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

"It does not lessen their [Israel's] responsibility under international humanitarian law and the laws of war to do all in their power to protect the civilian population, and that's equally true moving in on the ground as it is taking strikes from the air," he said in an interview with the ABC broadcaster.

The United States will continue to ask Israel "hard questions" about its moves in the escalating conflict, Sullivan added.

14:03 29.10.2023

At Least 10 Killed in Israeli Strike on Residential Building in Gaza, Palestinian Ministry Says

An Israeli strike on an apartment building west of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip left at least 10 people dead and multiple injured, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

"At least 10 people were killed and a large number injured when an occupier's [Israeli] plane struck a residential building... west of Jabalia camp," the ministry said.

12:22 29.10.2023

UNRWA Says Thousands Stormed Its Warehouses in Gaza, Took Wheat Flour, Survival Items

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Israel-Palestine Escalation

UNRWA Says Thousands Stormed Its Warehouses in Gaza, Took Wheat Flour, Survival Items

29 October 2023, 12:21

12:08 29.10.2023

Hamas’ Military Wing Says Shells Tel Aviv in Response to Killings of Palestinian Civilians

Hamas' military wing, the Qassam Brigades, said on Sunday that it had fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to the "massacre of civilians."

"The Qassam Brigades fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to the Zionists' [Israeli] massacre of civilians," it said in a statement.

An air raid alert was issued in Tel Aviv earlier in the day, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

11:06 29.10.2023

Israel Warns of Possible Strike on Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza Strip - Red Crescent Society

The al-Quds Hospital in the southern part of Gaza City has received evacuation warnings from Israel as the military is going to strike the medical facility, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Sunday.

"Urgent: [the Palestine Red Crescent Society] has just received serious threats from the occupation authorities to immediately evacuate Al-Quds Hospital in the Gaza Strip, as it is going to be bombarded," the PRCS said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The humanitarian organization added that there had been raids 50 meters (164 feet) away from the hospital since Sunday morning.

The medical facility now houses 400 patients and about 12,000 Gazans who sought refuge from continued strikes on the exclave, according to the hospital's data.

10:34 29.10.2023

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Israel-Palestine Escalation

Musk Says No Starlink Terminal Attempted to Connect From Gaza Strip So Far

29 October 2023, 10:24

09:56 29.10.2023

Additional Israeli forces established in Gaza Strip during night maneuvers, the army representative says

09:15 29.10.2023

Tokyo Urges to Create Conditions for Conducting Humanitarian Missions in Middle East

Japan advocates the immediate release of hostages in the Israeli-Hamas conflict and stands for providing conditions for humanitarian missions in the Middle East, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Sunday.

"We are monitoring the situation with concern. Japan adheres to three important points. The immediate release of hostages, settlement of the situation, and realization of conditions under which humanitarian operations can be carried out in the nearest possible time," Kamikawa told a news conference after the G7 ministerial meeting in Osaka.

09:15 29.10.2023

IDF Says Struck Over 450 Hamas's Facilities in Gaza Strip Over Past Day

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday it struck more than 450 Hamas's military facilities in the Gaza Strip over the past day, including command centers and anti-tank missile launch posts.

"During the past day, IDF fighter jets struck over 450 military targets belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, including operational command centers, observation posts, and anti-tank missile launch posts," the IDF said on Telegram.

The Israeli army also said that the combined combat forces "struck terrorist cells that attempted to attack" the Israeli troops and planned to conduct anti-tank missile launches.

"In addition, the ground forces directed IDF aircraft toward terror targets," the IDF said.

08:36 29.10.2023

Actions of World Leaders Too Weak to Stop Violence in Gaza: Doctors Without Borders

Palestinians search the destroyed annex of the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church, the oldest church still in use in Gaza, damaged in a strike on Gaza City on October 20, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 29.10.2023

Israel-Palestine Escalation

Actions of World Leaders Too Weak to Stop Violence in Gaza: Doctors Without Borders

29 October 2023, 08:34

08:33 29.10.2023

Israel’s Netanyahu Announces Second Phase of War Against Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that the next phase of the war against Hamas would focus on a ground operation expanding into Gaza.

"Yesterday, our ground troops moved in through the gate of Gaza … This is the second stage of the war and its goals are clear: to destroy Hamas’ military and political infrastructure and to bring the hostages home," he said in an address to the nation.

"We unanimously decided to expand the ground operation, both in our war cabinet and in our political and security cabinet," the prime minister added.

Netanyahu argued that Israel's allies in western and Arab countries understood the goals of Israel’s war against Hamas and wanted Israel to win.

08:31 29.10.2023

Israel Rejects Calls to End Communication Blackout in Gaza: Palestinian Minister

Israel has rejected calls by the international community to end a communications blackout in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian National Authority's communications minister told Sputnik on Saturday.

"Israeli occupation forces have been investigated by international institutions but refused to restore services in the Gaza Strip," Ishaq Sadr said.

Sadr said it had been confirmed that Israel was responsible for the breakdown in internet and mobile phone services across the Palestinian exclave. He called the blackout a crime against humanity because it disrupted emergency services.

UN chief Antonio Guterres said earlier in the day that he had been concerned about the blackout cutting off contact with the UN staff who are delivering humanitarian assistance in Gaza.

08:30 29.10.2023

Iranian President Defies US Calls to Stay Clear of Israeli-Hamas War

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi defied warnings by the United States that Iran should not get involved in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, saying Washington was not following its own advice.

"Washington wants Iran to do nothing about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while the US itself has been offering broad support to Israel, making its calls null and void," Raisi was quoted as saying in an interview with Al Jazeera.

The Iranian president also denied that his country stood behind the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, in which about 1,400 Israelis were killed, arguing that the Palestinian group was not taking orders from Tehran.

08:28 29.10.2023

US Denies Claims of American Troops Taking Part in Israeli Ground Offensive in Gaza

The US Special Operations Command has denied media reports that alleged US forces have been involved in Israel’s ongoing ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

"Definitely misinformation," a US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) spokesperson told Sputnik on Saturday.

Iranian news agency Tasnim reported earlier in the day that some 5,000 US military personnel were taking part in the Gaza invasion that aims to destroy Hamas infrastructure and secure the release of Israeli hostages.