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Live Updates: Parties to Conflict in Gaza Strip Reportedly Reach Agreement on 3-day Truce

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Live Updates: Parties to Conflict in Gaza Strip Reportedly Reach Agreement on 3-day Truce

07:59 17.11.2023 (Updated: 19:32 17.11.2023)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Middle East has recently been at the center of the world's attention due to the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. On October 27, Israel announced the extension of its ground operation in the Gaza Strip with the stated goal of destroying Hamas militants and rescuing hostages.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is close to dismantling the military system of Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip, and is planning to continue the operations in the enclave until the goal is achieved, Chief of the General Staff of the IDF Herzi Halevi said on Friday.

"In the ongoing progression of the war, with what you did here with these battalions, the 36th and the 252nd Divisions, we are close to dismantling the military system that was present in the northern Gaza Strip. While there remains work to be completed, we are approaching it successfully. The IDF will continue in its operations within the Gaza Strip, and as far as we are concerned, more and more regions [will be targeted], systematically eliminating commanding officers and eliminating operatives, and eradicating the infrastructure," Halevi was quoted as saying on the IDF’s Telegram.

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, cutting off supplies of water, food, and fuel.

Later, Israel launched a large-scale ground incursion inside the Gaza Strip with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages.

The conflict has resulted in the deaths of around 1,200 people in Israel and over 11,500 in the Gaza Strip.

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19:01 17.11.2023

Palestinian Authority, Hamas Not in Contact Over Situation in Gaza - Leader's Adviser

The Palestinian National Authority and the Hamas group have not been in any contacts over the situation in the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud al-Habbash, an adviser to the Palestinian Authority president, told Sputnik on Friday.

"There is no connection. They have not talked to us, and we have not talked to them. This is actually sad," the adviser said, when asked whether there were any negotiations between the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas concerning the events in the Gaza Strip.

16:10 17.11.2023

Agreement Reached on Fuel Supplies to Gaza Strip, WHO Says

A mechanism has been found to supply fuel to the Gaza Strip, with more details to be made public later, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territory Richard Peeperkorn said on Friday.

"It's just been reported that there is a mechanism for the entry of fuel [to the Gaza Strip], which would be, I think, the best news of today [...] We really hope it would be a sustained mechanism because it is what is needed," Peeperkorn told reporters in Brussels.

The WHO representative added that he could not provide more details at the time.

16:10 17.11.2023

Thousands of Jordanians in Amman Out to March in Solidarity With Palestinians

Thousands of Jordanians in Amman came out on Friday to march in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

On Thursday, Palestinian group Hamas called on the Arab and Islamic communities around the world to organize protests from November 17- 19 against Israel's attacks on medical facilities in the Gaza Strip under the slogan "Save Gaza's hospitals, Save Gaza's children."

The people that gathered in Amman on Friday were carrying Palestinian flags and chanting slogans calling the United States "the head of terrorism." Moreover, they called for withdrawing from the peace treaty signed between Jordan and Israel in 1994 as well as all the other agreements reached between the two states.

16:00 17.11.2023

CENTCOM's Top Commander Visiting Israel - Spokesperson

US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Gen. Michael Kurilla is traveling to Israel, a spokesperson confirmed to Sputnik.

"Yes – Israel is CENTCOM Commander General Kurilla’s last stop on this trip. We anticipate doing a press release soon," the spokesperson said.

On Thursday, media reported that Kurilla is expected to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and several other senior defense and intelligence officials.

15:16 17.11.2023

Abbas' Visit to Russia May Take Place in 'Near Future', Adviser to Head of Palestine Says

The visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Russia may take place in the near future, Mahmoud al-Habbash, an adviser of Palestinian President, told Sputnik on Friday.

"This visit will take place. It was determined that it would take place during these days, but an agreement was reached with the Russian side that it would be slightly postponed due to the current situation. It is possible that it will take place in the near future," al-Habbash said.

15:07 17.11.2023

Shifa Hospital Raid Carried Out With US Permission, Palestinian Official Says

The Israeli raid of the Shifa hospital, just like operations in other hospitals of the Gaza Strip, has been carried out with the permission of the United States, Mahmoud al-Habbash, an adviser of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told Sputnik on Friday.

“They [the US] gave the green light to the aggression [of Israel in the Gaza Strip], and even the storming of the Shifa hospital and other hospitals was carried out with the permission of the United States, so the United States decides, not Israel,” al-Habbash said.

13:31 17.11.2023

Israel’s War Cabinet Approves Request to Allow 2 Fuel Tanks Into Gaza Daily - Reports

Israel’s war cabinet has approved the US-requested recommendation to allow 2 fuel tanks into the Gaza Strip per day for the UN needs, the I24 broadcaster reported on Friday.

Fuel will pass through the UN to civilians in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, provided that it will not reach the Hamas movement, according to I24.

13:30 17.11.2023

Ambassador Believes Israel Will Keep Receiving Aid From US Despite Bill Signed by Biden

Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi on Friday expressed confidence that his country will continue to receive help from the United States despite the fact that such aid is not allocated in the temporary spending bill for 2024 signed by US President Joe Biden.

On Thursday, Biden signed legislation to fund the federal government at current levels for about two months. It does not include additional aid to Israel or Ukraine.

"Israel receives military aid from the US, always received and will [continue to] receive," the ambassador told a Russian broadcaster, commenting on the topic.

13:29 17.11.2023

Video from social media shows the scale of destruction caused by the Israeli bombing of the Nuseirat camp in the center of the Gaza Strip

12:19 17.11.2023

The parties to the conflict in Gaza Strip have reached an agreement on a three-day truce, Al Arabiya TV channel reports

11:32 17.11.2023

Nearly 830,000 People Sheltering in UNRWA Installations Across Gaza Strip - UNRWA

Around 830,000 people are taking refuge in UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) shelters across the Gaza Strip, UNRWA said on Friday.

"Nearly 830,000 displaced people are now sheltering in 154 UNRWA installations across the entire Gaza Strip," the agency wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

11:31 17.11.2023

Hamas Stops Negotiations on Hostage Release With Israel - Israeli Ambassador

Palestinian movement Hamas has stopped negotiations with Israel on the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip since October 7, Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi said on Friday.

"Now, for all I know, no negotiations [on the release of hostages] are being held, Hamas has stopped the on its own initiative," he told the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

Israel is counting on the release of all hostages at once, the ambassador said, adding that the Israeli authorities have not received a list of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

08:53 17.11.2023

UN Human Rights Chief Calls on Israel to Authorize Access to Gaza Strip for Investigation

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Volker Tuerk has called on Israel to allow his team access to the Gaza Strip to conduct an international investigation into the situation in the Shifa hospital.

Tuerk told CNN that the situation needed a third party’s involvement to investigate the allegations, as there were two different narratives.

"We need to look into this by having access. We cannot rely on one or the other party when it comes to this," he told CNN.

On Wednesday, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that its forces were carrying out a "precise and targeted" operation against Palestinian movement Hamas in the Shifa hospital in Gaza. According to Israeli forces, a Hamas command center and weapons were found in the hospital and tunnels underneath it. The Israeli operation sounded a global alarm over the fate of civilians inside.

08:15 17.11.2023

Israel to Consider Bill on Death Penalty for Terrorists Next Week - Reports

The Israeli National Security Council will consider a bill to impose the death penalty on terrorists next week, Haaretz newspaper reported citing sources in the government.

In late January, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced plans to introduce legislation allowing the death penalty for terrorists. In March, the Israeli parliament approved the bill in preliminary reading.

The bill implies that any convicted of killing an Israeli citizen, if they were motivated by racist views and were seeking to hurt the Jewish nation, can be sentenced to death, according to the report.

At the moment, the death penalty in Israel can only be imposed on those convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and crimes against the Jewish people during war. The last time Israel issued the death sentence was in 1962, when a nazi criminal was hanged.

08:14 17.11.2023

IDF Says in Control of Stronghold of Head of Islamic Jihad Northern Command in Gaza Strip

The Israeli armed forces have taken control of a stronghold of the commander of the Islamic Jihad's northern command area in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday.

"Based on IDF intelligence, IDF troops took control of a stronghold of the commander of the Islamic Jihad's northern command area. The stronghold contains offices of senior terrorists of the organization and a strategic manufacturing site for weapons. During the raid, the troops located heavy-weight rockets, UAVs, and additional weapons. The troops struck the post," the IDF wrote on Telegram.

08:07 17.11.2023

IDF Says Found Body of Israeli Soldier Abducted by Hamas Near Shifa Hospital in Gaza Strip

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it had found the body of an Israeli soldier, who was previously abducted by Hamas, in one of the buildings near the Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip.

On Thursday, the IDF said that it had found the body of an Israeli woman taken hostage by Hamas in a building near the Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip.

"The body of IDF soldier Corporal Noa Marciano, who was abducted by the Hamas terrorist organization, was extracted by IDF troops from a structure adjacent to the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip and was transferred to Israeli territory," the IDF wrote on Telegram.

08:06 17.11.2023

Blinken Spoke to Israeli Minister Gantz on Accelerating Aid to Gaza: US State Dept.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benjamin Gantz about accelerating humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, confronting Israeli settlers' violence and de-escalating the situation in the region, the US State Department said.

"Secretary Blinken and Minister Gantz discussed efforts to augment and accelerate the transit of critical humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The Secretary and the Minister also discussed ongoing efforts to prevent the conflict from widening and to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, including US citizens. Secretary Blinken stressed the urgent need for affirmative steps to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank, including by confronting rising levels of settler extremist violence," the State Department said in a press release.

08:06 17.11.2023

Plane Carrying Russians Evacuated From Gaza Strip Lands at Domodedovo Airport

A Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft carrying a third group of Russian nationals evacuated from the Gaza Strip landed at Domodedovo Airport outside of Moscow at 0:48 am Moscow time on Friday (21:48 GMT Thursday), according to the airport flight board.

"The third special flight from Cairo that brought 120 citizens and members of their families has just landed at Domodedovo Airport. By now, 288 people have been transported by Russian Emergencies Ministry planes," ministry spokesman Roman Okhotenko told reporters.

Earlier, two more groups of Russian citizens and their family members evacuated from Gaza were transported by ministry planes to Domodedovo from Egypt.

08:04 17.11.2023

UN WFP Hopes Second Border Crossing in Gaza in Addition to Rafah to Be Launched, Director Says

United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain expressed hope that another border crossing in the Gaza Strip in addition to Rafah will be launched as the food that has entered Gaza in humanitarian aid is only enough to meet 7% of the people’s daily minimum needs.

"Supplies of food and water are practically non-existent in Gaza and only a fraction of what is needed is arriving through the borders. With winter fast approaching, unsafe and overcrowded shelters, and the lack of clean water, civilians are facing the immediate possibility of starvation. There is no way to meet current hunger needs with one operational border crossing. The only hope is opening another, safe passage for humanitarian access to bring life-saving food into Gaza," she said in a statement on the website.

WFP added in the statement that only 447 out of 1,129 humanitarian trucks that have entered Gaza since the opening of the Rafah border crossing on October 21 were carrying food.

08:03 17.11.2023

Indonesian Hospital in Gaza Stops Operating: Director

The Indonesian Hospital in Gaza has completely shut down, the hospital's director, Atef al-Kahlout, said.

"The hospital is completely out of business," al-Kahlout told the UAE broadcaster.

The medical facility has shut down operations due to the Israeli blockade and lack of fuel, the report said.

The hospital, as well as other medical facilities in the Gaza Strip, have repeatedly come under Israel's shelling since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict escalated, officials and international organizations have said.