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Live Updates: At Least 1.4 Mln Palestinians Already Relocated to Gaza Strip's South

08:23 31.10.2023 (Updated: 18:06 31.10.2023)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Earlier in the week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that during the second phase of the war against the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, the Jewish state's ground forces moved through the Gaza gate into the northern part of the Strip. He added that the next phase would focus on expanding into the Strip.

Israel has entered the third stage of its war against Palestinian Hamas movement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.

"We are in the midst of the war. We have set the clear goal of destroying Hamas's military and governing capabilities. We are doing this systematically. The first blocking stage is over. The 2nd stage, pounding them from the air is continuing all the time. The 3rd stage – the IDF has expanded its ground incursion inside the Gaza Strip. It is doing so in measured, very powerful, steps making methodical, step-by-step progress," Netanyahu was quoted as saying by his office.

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 thousands of people killed and injured.

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17:57 31.10.2023

Pentagon, US State Dept. Tracking Settler Violence in West Bank Very Carefully

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told senators on Tuesday that they are very carefully tracking Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and have raised this issue in talks with their Israeli counterparts.

“The [US] President [Joe Biden] himself has been very clear, very direct, and very explicit about our concerns about extreme settler violence and the impact that's having on the West Bank... We've seen that people have been … forcibly displaced from their communities as well as killed. So, this is something that we are in direct communication and conversation with the Israeli government at the very highest levels, and something we're tracking very carefully,” Blinken said during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.

Austin noted that reports about violence in the West Bank are “fairly disturbing” and added that it will work against the Israelis going forward if they do not find a way to control the situation better.

17:53 31.10.2023

Blinken Says Palestinian Authority is Best Option to Govern Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority taking over Gaza's governance and security would “make the most sense” after the current conflict with Israel ends.

“What would make the most sense would be for an effective and revitalized Palestinian Authority to have governance and ultimately security responsibility for Gaza,” Blinken said at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.

He said that having Hamas or Israel run Gaza were not options.

If the Palestinian Authority was not a possibility, he suggested that there could be temporary governance and security arrangements led by other countries in the region or international agencies, but ultimately, there would need to be a two-state solution.

17:46 31.10.2023

Blinken Says US Has 'Robust' Monitoring System for Gaza Aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted on Tuesday that the US has a “robust” monitoring system to prevent assistance via the UN to Gaza from ending up in the hands of Hamas.

“We have a robust monitoring inspection verification system for the assistance that goes to any international organization,” Blinken said at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.

At the same time, Blinken demurred when he was repeatedly pressed by Senator Bill Hagerty to “guarantee” that no US taxpayer money went toward funding Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.

Hagerty argued that Hamas controlled all foreign aid money for Gaza, either by taxing or diverting it.

17:33 31.10.2023

Guterres Deeply Alarmed Over Intensification in Fights Between Israel-Gaza

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned over the intensifying fights between Israel-Gaza and over the expansion of the ground operation by the Israel Defense Forces, UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.

“I am deeply alarmed by the intensification of the conflict between Israel and Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza. This includes the expansion of ground operations by the Israel Defense Forces accompanied by intense air strikes, and the continued rocket fire towards Israel from Gaza,” Dujarric told a briefing.

17:26 31.10.2023

Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza Strip Clashes

Clashes in the Gaza Strip killed have two Israeli soldiers and seriously injured two more, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday.

The IDF said in a statement that two 20-years-old sergeants were killed.

“In addition, two IDF soldiers from the Givati brigade were seriously wounded in that battle,” the statement read.

17:07 31.10.2023

Netanyahu sets main goals for financial and economic bloc of Israeli government, says war will cost a lot of money

16:55 31.10.2023

Israel Used White Phosphorus Munitions in Southern Lebanon, NGO Says

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Flares are fired from northern Israel over the southern Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab, on October 28, 2023, amid intensifying cross-border skirmishes. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 31.10.2023

Israel-Palestine Escalation

Israel Used White Phosphorus Munitions in Southern Lebanon, NGO Says

31 October 2023, 16:54

16:55 31.10.2023

Tehran to Ban Imports of Goods Associated With Israeli Companies - Official

The Iranian Foreign Ministry will soon publish a list of goods banned from importing into the country as they are associated with Israeli companies, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari said on Tuesday.

"The final list of goods associated with Israeli companies will be sent to the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade by next week. After sending this list, the ministry will place a ban on ordering those goods," Safari was quoted as saying by Iranian news agency Mehr.

Under Iranian law, trading and doing business with Israel as well as importing into the country products of companies supporting Israel are prohibited, the minister added.

16:42 31.10.2023

Strikes in Gaza Strip Kill Three More UNRWA Staff, UN Agency Says

Three workers of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been killed in the Gaza Strip in past 24 hours, the UNRWA said on Tuesday.

"In the last 24 hours, three UNRWA staff have been killed in ongoing strikes, while in their houses with their families, bringing the total to 67 UNRWA colleagues killed since 7 October," the UNRWA said.

16:41 31.10.2023

At least 1.4 million Palestinians moved from north of Gaza Strip to south, Palestinian envoy to LAS says

16:35 31.10.2023

Expert: US's 'Contradictory' Policy Is the Root of the Current Mideast Conflict

Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus rally against Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Thursday, October 26, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 31.10.2023

Israel-Palestine Escalation

Current Mideast Conflict Stems From US's 'Contradictory' Policy, Expert Says

31 October 2023, 16:34

16:27 31.10.2023

ICRC Calls All Israeli Requests to Evacuate Gaza Hospitals Just Impossible

All Israeli requests to evacuate hospitals in the Gaza Strip are just impossible, a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Alyona Synenko, told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"When hospitals are asked to evacuate not everyone can leave even if evacuation warnings are given. The wounded, the sick, the elderly, those who are tied to a hospital bed – are not able to simply move. IHL requires not only that warnings are issued but that they are timely and clear, and that people have a safe way to leave. In Gaza right now evacuating a hospital – hospital beds, patients, critical life-support systems – is virtually impossible and everything must be done to protect healthcare facilities and spare them from any harm," Synenko said.

16:26 31.10.2023

FBI Says War in Mideast Has Raised Threat of Attack Against Americans in US

The ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict has brought the threat of an attack against Americans in the United States to a whole other level, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.

"The reality is that the terrorism threat has been elevated throughout 2023. But the ongoing war in the Middle East has raised the threat of an attack against Americans in the United States to a whole other level," Wray said during a Senate hearing.

15:59 31.10.2023

Blinken Says US Anticipates ‘Spillages’ of Humanitarian Aid Delivered to Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Washington is confident that humanitarian aid delivered to Gaza will somehow end up in the hands of Hamas, but nevertheless believes that the overwhelming majority of assistance will be getting to people in need.

“Can I promise you in this committee that there will be 100% delivery to the designated recipients? No, there will inevitably be some spillage. We haven't seen it to date, but I think we have to anticipate that, But the overwhelming majority of assistance thus far is getting to people who need it, and we need more,” Blinken said during a Senate hearing.

To date, neither the United Nations nor Israel has seen any evidence of the humanitarian assistance being diverted to Hamas or any other actors in the region, Blinken added.

15:58 31.10.2023

Lavrov, Syrian foreign minister discuss Palestine-Israel conflict

15:56 31.10.2023

Israeli National Security Adviser Says No Way Yet to Free Hostages Under Qatar Mediation

There are no opportunities for concluding an agreement on the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip under the mediation of Qatar at the current stage, Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said on Tuesday.

On Monday, Axios reported that David Barnea, the director of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, visited Qatar over the past weekend to discuss Doha’s mediation in talks on releasing Israeli and foreign hostages taken by Hamas to the Gaza Strip during the October 7 attack.

"Qatar has realized that [Palestinian movement] Hamas is deceiving them and the possibility of reaching an agreement is currently not visible on the horizon. We do not reject any of the opportunities for the release of the hostages," Hanegbi told a briefing.

15:13 31.10.2023

Malaysian Peacekeepers in Lebanon on High Alert Amid Escalation in Gaza, Defense Minister Says

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) seen along the Lebanese side of the border with Israel, seen from Israel, Thursday, July 6, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 31.10.2023

Israel-Palestine Escalation

Malaysian Peacekeepers in Lebanon on High Alert Amid Escalation in Gaza, Defense Minister Says

31 October 2023, 14:47

15:13 31.10.2023

Blinken Says ‘Humanitarian Pauses’ Must Be Considered in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that “humanitarian pauses” must be considered amid the ongoing hostilities in Gaza after Israel began its ground military operation in the Palestinian enclave.

“Food, water, medicine, and other essential humanitarian assistance for civilians must be able to flow into Gaza. Civilians must be able to stay out of harm’s way – a task made even more difficult as Hamas uses civilians as human shields. And humanitarian pauses must be considered,” Blinken said in prepared testimony to Congress.

15:12 31.10.2023

Over 100 people killed in Israeli strike at Jabalia camp in Gaza Strip, reports citing health source say

15:10 31.10.2023

Israel’s plan to destroy Hamas 10% complete, reports citing Israeli official claim