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The Israeli military on Sunday raised the tone of its warnings to Gazans, saying the recommendation to evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip is now "urgent." The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he is "deeply concerned" by the evacuation notice that, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, the Al Quds hospital, located in Gaza City (north of the Strip) and where there are 400 people in intensive care, has received because "it will be bombed". "It is impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives. Under international humanitarian law, health care must always be protected," Ghebreyesus wrote in a tweet. U.S. President Joe Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza immediately and has reiterated that he must comply with international law, which "prioritizes the protection of civilians." On Sunday, according to the United Nations, 33 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza.
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White House Condemns Dagestan Anti-Semitic Riots
The White House has condemned the anti-Semitic riots at Makhachkala airport in the Russian republic of Dagestan on Sunday. "The United States strongly condemns the anti-Semitic protests in Dagestan, Russia. The United States unequivocally stands with the entire Jewish community as we witness a global rise in anti-Semitism. There is never any excuse or justification for anti-Semitism," said Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council.
ACT.30 OCT 2023 - 05:27
AFP
More than 30 trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Gaza
A total of 33 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday. It is the largest convoy to enter the territory since the delivery of aid was reactivated on October 21, with enormous obstacles and limitations, the agency added. "While this increase is welcome, a much larger and more sustained volume of aid is needed to prevent further deterioration of the dire humanitarian situation," the U.N. office said in its daily report on the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
ACT.30 OCT 2023 - 05:30
EP
Blinken talks with his Turkish counterpart about how to prevent the spread of the conflict
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Sunday with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, about "efforts" to prevent a contagion of the war between Hamas and Israel to the rest of the region. "The two have discussed the need to work with regional leaders to prevent the spread of the conflict, secure the release of hostages, and mobilize humanitarian aid," a State Department statement said.
ACT.30 OCT 2023 - 03:10
El País
Israel Reports Attack on Syrian Military Targets
The Israeli military reported an attack on Syrian military targets early Monday morning. "In response to launches from Syria into Israel on Sunday, an Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked military infrastructure on Syrian territory," the brief statement said on social media. At the moment, the Syrian government has not commented, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes early this morning in a rural area of the city of Nawa, near the Golan Heights.
ACT.30 OCT 2023 - 02:23
Agencies
Twenty injured in anti-Semitic riots in Dagestan
Russian authorities report that at least twenty people have been injured in the invasion of Makhachkala airport in the Russian republic of Dagestan. According to Russian news agencies, two of the injured are in serious condition in hospital.
The demonstrators, whose number is unknown, but according to the images exceeded a hundred, stormed the airport facilities while waiting for a flight from Tel Aviv on which, it was rumored, passengers with Israeli nationality were flying.
After being ejected from the tarmac by police, protesters threw stones from outside the compound and attacked people leaving the airport terminal. Footage shared on social media showed terrified passengers waving their Russian passports to convince protesters they were not Jewish.
According to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the mufti (Muslim religious authority) of Dagestan has called for calm from Muslims.
According to Israeli media, about 15 Israeli and Jewish passengers were protected by police in a small room at the airport, where they are waiting to be evacuated to Moscow by the authorities on the next flight.
ACT.30 OCT 2023 - 02:21
Luis de Vega
West Bank Battles Impunity in Palestine's Other War
The body of 40-year-old Bilal Saleh was left lying in the middle of the olive grove with a shot that split his chest on Saturday morning. The only thing there was to remove it, cross-country and up the mountain, was one of the wooden ladders with which the olives are reached, as can be seen in the video recorded by one of those present. Earlier, four armed Jewish settlers had descended the hillside from a neighboring settlement while being watched by Israeli soldiers, according to several testimonies collected after the funeral service in the village of Sawiya in the occupied West Bank. Among the incredulous witnesses who witnessed the killing of Bilal Saleh by settlers were his sons Mohamed, 14, and Musa, eight, as well as other relatives and neighbors. In the town, located south of Nablus, between condolences and condolences, impotence reigns due to the impunity that, according to the neighbors, also extends in the West Bank, in the shadow of the war between Hamas and Israel.
Read Luis de Vega's full chronicle here.
ACT.30 OCT 2023 - 01:14
Iker SeisdedosWashington
Enlargement | Biden Urges Netanyahu to Allow Immediate Increase in Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
U.S. President Joe Biden stressed Sunday morning in the last of his regular telephone conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "the need to immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of civilians in Gaza." According to the Gazan Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas, an organization considered terrorist by the EU and the United States, the Israeli army's attacks have already caused more than 8,000 deaths in the Strip.
In the conversation, according to a summary distributed by the White House, the two leaders "discussed ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages" held in Gaza since its Oct. 7 attack, which killed some 1,400 Israelis.
Biden and Netanyahu dealt especially with U.S. citizens whose traces remain lost. According to the latest count offered on Sunday by the spokesman of the Israeli Armed Forces, Daniel Hagari, there are 239 hostages in the hands of the Islamist organization.
The call comes after Israel on Friday announced the beginning of a "second phase" of the war, with a ground invasion with the declared intention of expelling Hamas from the Strip that threatens to have a devastating impact on the Palestinian population.
As Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza, international pressure is mounting to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches civilians in the Strip quickly. Biden also reaffirmed to Netanyahu the U.S. position that "Israel has every right and responsibility to defend its citizens from terrorism," but stressed the need to do so in a way that is "consistent with international humanitarian law that prioritizes the protection of civilians."
Domestically, Biden is also feeling pressure from within the ranks of the Democratic Party and from potential voters in next year's elections to influence Israeli war plans and mitigate the looming humanitarian crisis. "The President and Prime Minister agreed to remain in regular consultations, both directly and through their respective national security teams," the White House statement concludes.
ACT.29 OCT 2023 - 22:40
EFE
The Israeli government defends the offensive to the relatives of the hostages: "If Hamas does not feel pressure, nothing will move forward"
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has responded to calls from relatives of those kidnapped by Hamas to seek a negotiated solution, saying that "if Hamas [the Islamist group] does not feel military pressure, nothing will move forward. They seek the collapse of Israeli society from within and are using hostages in a brutal way. The military operation aims, among other things, to increase the chances of our people returning."
In a meeting with relatives of the 239 kidnapped last day, Gallant reiterated that his two main objectives are "to recover them and win the war". At the meeting, Gallant told the families of the hostages that bringing them home and finding the Israelis who are still missing (40, according to the latest official Israeli count) "is a mission of utmost importance."
"We have brought together the best people from all branches of the defense system for this specific mission" of rescuing the hostages, he said. "You have all seen who Hamas is: there is nothing more important than returning the hostages and eradicating Hamas."
Since the 7th, Israel has intensively bombed the Gaza Strip, where more than 8,000 people have been killed and some 19,000 injured, according to data from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health.
ACT.30 OCT 2023 - 05:05
EFE
Biden Urges Netanyahu to Allow Immediate Increase in Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza immediately and reiterated that he must comply with international law, which "prioritizes the protection of civilians," the White House said in a statement.
Biden held a telephone conversation with Netanyahu on Sunday in which he reiterated that Israel has "every right" to defend its citizens from terrorism, but must take into account civilians in the Strip. And he stressed "the need to immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian assistance" to Gaza.
According to the statement, in the call, which took place this morning, the two leaders discussed the latest developments in Gaza, and agreed to maintain communication on a regular basis, either themselves or through their national security teams.
Biden y Netanyahu también han hablado de los esfuerzos en curso para localizar y asegurar la liberación de los rehenes, incluidos los ciudadanos estadounidenses que siguen desaparecidos y que podrían estar siendo retenidos por Hamás.
ACT.29 OCT 2023 - 20:52
AFP
A mob storms an airport in Russia in an anti-Israel protest
The airport in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, a Muslim-majority Russian republic, suspended all flights after dozens of anti-Israel protesters invaded the terminal and runway, Russia's aviation safety agency announced on Sunday.
According to Russian media, the assault was organized on social media in response to the landing of a plane from Tel Aviv. The attack occurred during the disembarkation of the flight, and the passengers had to return to the aircraft.
"After unknown assailants burst into the traffic zone, it was decided to temporarily close the airport to take-offs and landings," air traffic controller Rosaviatsia said, adding that security forces had been deployed at the scene.
Russia's Interior Ministry has vowed to "arrest and bring to justice" those responsible for the attack. Israel, for its part, has demanded that Russia protect Jews and Israelis on its territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the incident "is not an isolated case" but "part of the extensive Russian culture of hatred of other countries".
ACT.29 OCT 2023 - 20:42
Reuters
Israel raises the tone of its warnings to Gazans and warns that the evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip is "urgent"
The Israeli military raised the tone of its warnings to Gazans on Sunday, saying the recommendation to evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip is now "urgent."
"For the past two weeks we have been asking residents of the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City to temporarily move south. Today we stress that this is an urgent appeal," said armed forces spokesman Daniel Hagari. "The relocation to the south is for their personal safety."
ACT.29 OCT 2023 - 20:26
Marc EnglishCairo
ICC Chief Prosecutor Visits Gaza Border, Says Restricting Aid Access May Be a War Crime
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, said on Sunday afternoon that his office is investigating alleged crimes committed in Israel on October 7, in the context of the surprise attack launched by the Palestinian movement Hamas, as well as in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since then.
Speaking at a press conference in Cairo, Khan said Israel has "a clear moral and legal obligation" to comply with international law in its war against Hamas. In this regard, he said that the country will have to prove that any attack affecting innocent civilians or protected objects is carried out within the law, and recalled that the burden of proving that places such as homes, hospitals, schools, mosques and churches have lost their protected status falls on the attacking force. in a message he has extended to Hamas. He also said that Israel would need to prove the correct application of the principle of proportionality, and that his office would examine it.
ACT.29 OCT 2023 - 20:19
Reuters
Israel raises the number of hostages held by Hamas to 239
The spokesman for the Israeli armed forces, Daniel Hagari, on Sunday raised the number of hostages held by the Islamist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip to 239.
Asked about the steady upward trickle in the number, Hagari explained that many of the hostages are foreign workers and that contacting the families "takes time."
In addition, Hagari said that another 40 people are still missing.
ACT.29 OCT 2023 - 20:12
El País
Smoke from the shelling rises over the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli side of the border. / HANNIBAL HANSCHKE / EFE
What has happened in the last few hours?
These are the most relevant news of the conflict between Israel and Hamas until 20:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 30:
The Israeli army is increasing its deployment inside Gaza after attacking 450 Hamas positions in one day. The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, which does not yet have an official name, entered its second day on Sunday with a reinforcement of troops and tank units operating inside the Palestinian enclave, according to a spokesman for the Armed Forces. Israeli warplanes have struck more than 450 Hamas military targets in the past 24 hours, including operational command centers, observation posts and anti-tank missile launch pads, according to the same source, according to the Israeli military. The UN considers these air raids to be the "most intense" since the start of the war on the 7th.
More than 14,000 refugees and 400 people in intensive care are in the Gaza hospital that Israel has asked to evacuate. The Palestinian Red Crescent has claimed that in the Al Quds hospital in Gaza, which according to the NGO Israel has ordered evacuated because "it will be bombed", there are 14,000 Palestinian refugees and 400 people in intensive care. "14,000 displaced civilians, most of them children and women, are currently living in Al Quds hospital in Gaza. They are living in fear and anxiety due to threats from the occupation authorities that they will bomb the hospital in which they sought refuge from the shelling, believing it would be a safe place," the Palestine Red Crescent wrote in a tweet on X. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said this afternoon that he is "deeply concerned" by the evacuation notice.
The exchange of fire between Israel and the Lebanese militias continues. The Israeli army and militias in southern Lebanon staged the 22nd consecutive day of hostilities on the border on Sunday, with new exchanges of fire that included rocket fire from the Arab country and retaliatory fire from Israel. The Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah claimed on Sunday to have shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon with a surface-to-air missile. According to two specialized organizations, this is the first time that Hezbollah has admitted to being capable of similar operations. The Israeli Defense Ministry has not immediately commented.
The U.S. calls on Israel to "differentiate" between Hamas and Palestinian civilians in its military operation in Gaza. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that Israel must make a distinction during its military operation in the Gaza Strip between Hamas militants and Palestinian civilians. "What we think is that every hour, every day of this military operation, the government of Israel must take every possible measure in its power to differentiate between Hamas — terrorists who are legitimate military targets — and civilians, who are not," Sullivan told CNN.
Another 10 trucks enter Gaza with food and medical supplies but without fuel. A humanitarian aid convoy made up of ten trucks loaded with food, water and medical supplies, but without fuel, entered Gaza today after crossing through the Egyptian Rafah crossing, the only one not controlled by Israel, the Palestine Red Crescent has confirmed. The vehicles have entered the midst of the Israeli offensive on Gaza, as in addition to the incursion of ground troops into the enclave, Israel has intensified its bombardment of the Palestinian territory.
Some 35,000 people demonstrate in Madrid in support of the Palestinians. Some 35,000 people, according to data from the Government Delegation, demonstrated this Sunday in the centre of Madrid in support of the Palestinian people and against the Israeli offensive on Gaza, which has already caused more than 8,000 deaths in the Strip, according to the Gazan Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas, an organisation considered terrorist by the EU and the United States.
ACT.29 OCT 2023 - 20:00