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Live Updates: IDF Announces Expansion of Operations in Gaza, Deploys Additional Troops

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Live Updates: IDF Announces Expansion of Operations in Gaza, Deploys Additional Troops

08:16 18.11.2023 (Updated: 17:57 18.11.2023)

TUNIS (Sputnik) - The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the Israeli attacks reached 12,000, including 5,000 children, the press office of the authorities of the enclave said on Friday.

The number of missing persons in the Palestinian enclave, reached more than 3,750 people, the office said.

"The death toll in Gaza has reached 12,000 people, including 5,000 children," the statement said.

On October 7, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched a surprise large-scale rocket attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, breaching the border and killing and taking captives in nearby Israeli military sites and communities. The movement said its operation, Al-Aqsa Flood, was in response to Israeli provocations and occupation of Palestinian territories.

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. On October 27, Israel launched a large-scale ground incursion into Gaza, ostensibly to eliminate Hamas fighters and free Israeli captives.

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17:57 18.11.2023

IDF Announces Deaths of 6 Officers, Soldiers in Operation in Gaza, Bringing Deaths in IDF Ranks to 372 Since October 7

17:49 18.11.2023

Hamas Says Lost Contact with Groups Tasked With Protecting 'Enemy Captives', Their Fate Still Unknown

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, announced the loss of contact with a number of groups tasked with protecting the Israeli captives, noting that the fate of the captives is still unknown.

"We have lost contact with a number of groups tasked with protecting enemy captives, and the fate of the captives and those responsible for them remains unknown," Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida said in a statement on Telegram, on Saturday.

17:47 18.11.2023

Death Toll From Israeli Attacks on Gaza Rises to 12,300 Killed and More Than 30,000 Injured - Authorities

17:21 18.11.2023

Over 1,000 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Rally in Warsaw Against Israel's Actions in Gaza

WARSAW (Sputnik) - Over 1,000 protesters took to the streets of the Polish capital on Saturday to demand an end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators — many of them of Arab descent but also left-wing Polish activists — gathered at the Savior Square in central Warsaw to march to the Israeli Embassy, just a few blocks away.

Many protesters spotted black-and-white checkered keffiyeh scarves. They carried Palestinian flags, anti-Israel placards and banners that read "From the river to the sea Palestine will be free," "Free Palestine," and "Stop the Israeli war crimes."

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski initially banned the demonstration on security grounds, but a local court reversed the city administration's decision. There was heavy police presence at the march.

Multiple protests against Israel's actions in Gaza and demonstrations in support of Palestine have recently taken place around the world, including in the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

16:50 18.11.2023

Turkey's Erdogan Says Enough Proof Exists to Prosecute Israel at ICC

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that there was enough proof of Israeli atrocities to take Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

"There is enough evidence that allows for the prosecution of the Israeli administration by the International Criminal Court," Erdogan told reporters upon his return from Berlin.

He said Netanyahu was at the end of his political career and that Israel would soon rid itself of the far-right politician who was "forcing his country and the whole world to pay a high price."

"Now everyone is funneling weapons and money to him, but this situation is making the countries that support him pay," the Turkish president said, referring to the Israeli-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Erdogan added that if a Muslim country committed "the like of war crimes committed by Israel," there would be no need to push for international legal protection and the process would have been officially initiated.

Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party said last week it had filed a lawsuit against Netanyahu with the ICC on accusations that he had committed "genocide" and other crimes against humanity in Gaza.

15:54 18.11.2023

IDF Announces Expansion of Military Operations in Gaza, Deploys Additional Troops to Other Parts

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Saturday the expansion of the area of ground operations in the Gaza Strip and the deployment of additional forces to target HAMAS fighters and infrastructure.

"The Southern Command continues expanding its operational activities in additional neighborhoods in the area of the Gaza Strip and conducted operational activity in the areas of Zaytun and Jabalya in order to target terrorists and strike Hamas infrastructure," the IDF said on Telegram.

15:50 18.11.2023

Borrell: Only Palestinian Authority Can Govern Gaza

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday that only the Palestinian Authority can govern the Gaza Strip after the end of the Israeli-Hamas war.

"Hamas cannot be in control of Gaza any longer," he told the Manama Dialogue, an annual conference on foreign and security policy in Bahrain. "So who will be in control of Gaza? I think only one could do that - the Palestinian Authority."

Burrell is visiting the area where he met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Friday and called on Israel "not to be led by anger" in the war.

15:37 18.11.2023

Top Jordanian Diplomat Rejects Possibility of Arab Troop Presence in Gaza

Palestinians look at destruction after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 18.11.2023

Top Jordanian Diplomat Rejects Possibility of Arab Troop Presence in Gaza

18 November 2023, 15:37

15:37 18.11.2023

Erdogan Says Received Letter From Relatives of Israelis Held Hostage in Gaza

Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return as they participate in a five-day March for the Hostages from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, near the village of Beit Hashmonai, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 18.11.2023

Erdogan Speaks on Letter Received From Relatives of Israeli Hostages Held in Gaza

18 November 2023, 15:16

15:25 18.11.2023

Turkey's Erdogan Says Israel Holding 10,000 Palestinians Hostage

ISTANBUL (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Israel was holding about 10,000 Palestinians hostage and that Germany had not taken steps to resolve the situation despite Ankara's calls.

On Friday, Erdogan met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.

"Israel is holding about 10,000 Palestinians hostage. Let Germany take steps to free these people, and then we will make efforts to free those held by Hamas. But they [Germany] did not agree to this," Erdogan said during his speech at the Turkish Student Association's council.

14:21 18.11.2023

Turkey Begins Creation of Mechanism to Verify Israel's Nuclear Weapons Before It Is Too Late - Erdogan

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that his government would push for an international investigation into Israel’s possible nuclear weapons capabilities in light of its threats against Gaza.

Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu was suspended earlier in November after suggesting that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was a "viable option."

"Israel is not part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and therefore it is not bound by its rules. But there is an option where member states can ask the International Atomic Energy Agency to create an inspection mechanism for the sake of nuclear security. We will mobilize this work right now," Erdogan said on a flight home from Berlin.

14:20 18.11.2023

Israeli Strike on Al-Fakhoura School in Gaza Reportedly Kills Nearly 200 People

The death toll from an Israeli strike on the UN-run Al-Fakhoura school in the Gaza Strip has risen to nearly 200, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, the Palestinian Health Ministry said at least 50 people were killed in the Israeli bombing of the UN school, which is used as a shelter for displaced people in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

The ministry said the attack on the school, which is run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), took place in the early hours of Saturday.

On November 4, at least 12 people were killed and more than 50 were injured in an Israeli attack on the school.

13:49 18.11.2023

IDF Announces Another Tactical Pause in Southern Gaza for Evacuation of Civilians

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced a tactical pause in its ground operation in the Gaza Strip in the area of the Al-Shabura refugee camp near the city of Rafah and urged civilians to evacuate until 4:00 p.m. local time (14:00 GMT).

"To the residents of Tel el-Hawa, Sabra, west Zeitoun, Shuja'iyya and Tuffah, the evacuation corridor will remain open until 16:00 for civilians through the Salah Al-Din route. There will be a local tactical pause of military operation for humanitarian purposes in the Al-Shabura area," the IDF said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Earlier this week, IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said that the number of civilians who had evacuated southward from the northern Gaza Strip may have surpassed 1 million people, providing the Israeli troops with "room for maneuver."

13:14 18.11.2023

UK's Glasgow to Host 100,000-Strong Pro-Palestinian Rally - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A major pro-Palestinian rally will take place on Saturday in the Scottish city of Glasgow, with organizers predicting that more than 100,000 people will take part in the event calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, UK media reported.

The rally, which has been prepared by several organizations, including the Muslim Council of Scotland, the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Muslim Association of Britain, is expected to start at 1:00 p.m. local time (13:00 GMT), the ITV broadcaster reported.

The rally's organizers urged participants to write their names on their hands in solidarity with Gazans who do the same, so they can be identified and buried with their families if they are killed.

A total of some 100 pro-Palestinian rallies will take place across the United Kingdom on Saturday, ITV added.

13:13 18.11.2023

First Group of Gazan Children Arrive at Rafah to Go for Treatment in UAE - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first group of sick children from the Gaza Strip to undergo treatment in the United Arab Emirates has arrived at the Rafah border crossing, the Rafah Online news portal reported on Saturday, citing a source in the Egyptian Red Crescent Society.

The children will be transferred to Egypt's El Arish International Airport, from where they will fly to the UAE, accompanied by representatives of the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, the news portal reported.

At the same time, the source told the news outlet that the staff at the Rafah crossing were expecting the arrival of premature babies who were to be treated in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

Last week, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that Turkey, Egypt and Israel had formed a coordination group to evacuate the wounded from Gaza.

10:01 18.11.2023

IDF Says Shifa Hospital Staff Will Remain to Care for Patients Who Cannot Be Evacuated

The Israeli military said that the medical staff of the Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip would remain at the facility "to support patients who are unable to evacuate," according to the statement.

At the same time, the IDF rejected that it had ordered any evacuation of the Shifa hospital, the statement read.

"At no point, did the IDF order the evacuation of patients or medical teams and in fact proposed that any request for medical evacuation will be facilitated by the IDF," the statement added.

10:00 18.11.2023

IDF Says Will Allow Evacuation of Some People From Shifa Hospital by Safe Route

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it had allowed a number of people to evacuate from the Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip via a safe route, and that medical personnel will remain at the facility to assist patients who are unable to evacuate.

"This morning, the IDF acceded to the request of the director of the Shifa Hospital to enable additional Gazans who were in the hospital, and would like to evacuate, to do so via the secure route," the IDF said in a statement on Telegram.

08:26 18.11.2023

Three Trucks With Over 33,000 Gallons of Fuel to Enter Gaza Strip on Saturday - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Three tanker trucks with over 125,000 liters of fuel (33,021 gallons) will enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing on Saturday morning, media reported.

The trucks carrying 129,000 liters of fuel will cross into the Gaza Strip at 9:00 a.m. local time (07:00 GMT), Egyptian broadcaster Al-Qahera News reported.

On Friday, the World Health Organization's representative for the West Bank and Gaza, Richard Peeperkorn, said that a mechanism to supply fuel to the Gaza Strip had been found, with more details to be made public later. Earlier the same day, 150,000 liters of diesel fuel had been reportedly transported from Egypt to hospitals in Gaza via the Rafah crossing.

08:25 18.11.2023

Israel, Hamas in Talks With Support From US in Qatar, Reached Tentative Deal - Hersh

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Israeli and Hamas officials are in the middle of negotiations in Qatar with support from the United States, US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said citing sources.

"Talks between the Hamas leadership and Israel, with support from the United States, are now going on in Qatar," Hersh said in his column published on Substack on Friday. "The American team includes CIA Director William Burns, President [Joe] Biden’s most experienced foreign policy aide."

According to Hersh, a tentative agreement was reached days ago between Israel and Hamas.

Under the tentative agreement, Hamas agreed to release 50 women and elderly hostages in return for the release of hundreds of women and teenage girls of Hamas families who are now in Israeli jails, Hersh added.

The United States insists that family members be released together from captivity, Hersh said, adding that as a result of this demand Washington is calling for the release of 71 hostages held by Hamas.

Hamas reportedly agreed to the US demand.

However, Hamas insisted on a five-day halt to the war, which was immediately rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hersh reported.

08:24 18.11.2023

Israel Defense Forces Says Aerial Defense Array Intercepted Missile Fired From Lebanon

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its Aerial Defense Array intercepted a missile fired from Lebanon on an IDF drone.

"Following the initial report regarding sirens sounding in northern Israel, the IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a surface-to-air missile launched from Lebanon toward an IDF UAV," the IDF said on Telegram.