Fierce Fighting in the Gaza Strip – Netanyahu Against Ceasefire

Status: 31.10.2023, 04:54 a.m.

By: Christian Stör, Robert Wagner, Bona Hyun

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Israel is expanding its fight against Hamas. Fighting continues in the north and south of the Gaza Strip. The news ticker on the war in Israel.

• Israel on track: Military intensifies ground operations in Gaza
• Hamas Attack: Missing German Woman Shani Louk Dead
• Advance in Gaza: Israel kills dozens of Hamas terrorists
• This news ticker on the war in Israel will be updated continuously. The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the parties to the conflict. For better classification and transparency, we cite all sources. However, some of the information on the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip cannot be independently verified. Even in these cases, we remain transparent.

Update from October 31, 4:30 a.m.: According to the Hamas terrorist organization, its fighters are shelling Israeli forces in the north and south of the Gaza Strip. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, said militants were using machine guns and anti-tank missiles to engage in skirmishes with Israeli forces that had "penetrated the southern Gaza axis." The militants also fired rockets at two Israeli tanks and bulldozers in the northwest of the Gaza Strip, according to the Reuters news agency.

Reuters has not yet been able to independently verify the claims. The Israeli military did not comment at first. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority in the Gaza Strip, 8306,<> people have been killed in Israeli air and ground strikes so far.

Israeli forces continue their ground operations in the Gaza Strip. © IMAGO/IDF

Update from October 30, 22:28 p.m.: According to the UN, acute fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip are already affecting the water supply of the population. "Only one desalination plant is operating at a capacity of only five percent, while all six water treatment plants in the Gaza Strip are currently out of service due to a lack of fuel or electricity," the director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday.

She implored the Security Council to immediately adopt a resolution reminding the parties of their obligations under international law, Russell continued. This includes a ceasefire and unhindered access for humanitarian aid.

"That won't happen" – Netanyahu against ceasefire in Israel war

Update from October 30, 19:33 p.m.: Benjamin Netanyahu again spoke out against a ceasefire in the war against Hamas on Monday evening. "Calls for a ceasefire are a call to Israel to surrender to Hamas, to surrender to terror, to surrender to barbarism," the Israeli leader said. "That's not going to happen."

Referring to the fighting in the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu continued: "Israel did not start this war. Israel did not want this war. But Israel will win this war," Netanyahu said. Israel is fighting against the "enemies of civilization."

Israel frees hostage from Hamas captivity – Netanyahu announces hunt for kidnappers

Update from October 30, 18:52 p.m.: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Hamas kidnappers in no uncertain terms on Monday evening. "You are monsters. We will continue to hunt you down. We will fight you until you are at our feet," the head of government said.

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With regard to the soldier Uri Magidish, who was abducted by Hamas and has since been freed, Netanyahu thanked the army and the secret service. "We are continuing our efforts to free the hostages, including during the ground operation, and this will even create opportunities for liberation, and we will not miss them."

Update from October 30, 17:42 p.m.: An Israeli soldier has been freed from Hamas captivity following an IDF ground operation in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement from the Israeli military. "Tonight, soldier Colonel Uri Magidish was released during a ground operation after being kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas on October 7," it said. The soldier had been medically examined. Her condition is good and she is reunited with her family.

Israel's Ground Forces Push Deeper Into the Gaza Strip

Update from October 30, 16:45 p.m.: The Israeli army apparently advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip with ground troops on Monday. The radical Islamist Hamas reported fighting between Israeli troops and fighters of the paramilitary Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades in the Seitun district, southeast of Gaza. Fighting also continued in the northwest of the Gaza Strip. The information cannot be independently verified at this time.

In a video circulated on the Internet, a tank on the main road from the north to the south of the coastal strip could be seen firing a shot near a white car, after which an explosion can be seen. According to a dpa employee on site, this was about three kilometers west of the border fence with Israel.

Israel Reports Renewed Attacks from Lebanon

Update from October 30, 15:50 p.m.: Fighters of the radical Islamist Hezbollah again shelled the border region between Lebanon and Israel with mortar shells on Monday. This was reported by the Israeli military leadership. The Israeli troops, in turn, responded to the attacks with artillery fire, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Platform X.

Update from October 30, 14:32 p.m.: Israeli troops have killed four Hamas officials in the "last few hours." This was announced by a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The militants also destroyed "terrorist infrastructure," including anti-tank positions, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. Earlier, he announced on X that Israeli troops have continued ground operations in the Gaza Strip.

War in Israel: Ground troops intensify operations in the Gaza Strip

Update from October 30, 13:45 p.m.: At the beginning of the week, the Israeli military significantly expanded the deployment of ground troops against Hamas in Gaza. The troops killed dozens of terrorists who had entrenched themselves in buildings and tunnels, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said. The military spokesman wrote on X that the ground forces attacked and "eliminated" the terrorist cells with the help of attack helicopters and drones of the Air Force. The military also released images of tanks on the west coast of the Palestinian territory, suggesting that the country's capital, Gaza City, could be encircled.

War in Israel: Reports of rising casualties

Update from October 30, 12:35 p.m.: The number of casualties in the war between Israel and Hamas continues to rise. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 7,8000 people have been killed and around 20,000 injured in Gaza since October 1400. Israel claims to have suffered 5000,29 dead and more than <>,<> injured. Here is an overview of the figures compiled by the UN on the basis of the respective data (as of <> October):

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Israel continues to step up ground operations in the Gaza Strip

Update from October 30, 11:25 a.m.: According to its own statements, Israel is progressing as planned in its mission in Gaza. "We are conducting an expanded ground operation in the Gaza Strip," military spokesman Daniel Hagari said at a press conference. Dozens of Hamas terrorists were killed overnight. The fighting was still ongoing. He also expressed himself accordingly on X. Hagari did not want to comment on the exact location of the ground forces. Pictures on social media showed Israeli tanks advancing on a main road in the Gaza Strip. Hagari also said that several Palestinian militants had been killed in an airstrike in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

Update from October 30, 10:25 a.m.: More children have been killed in Gaza in the past three weeks than in any year since 2019 in conflicts around the world, according to the aid organization Save the Children. New figures show that at least 3324,1000 children have been killed in Gaza so far. Another 40,8000 children are reported missing in Gaza and may still be buried under the rubble. Children make up more than 1400 percent of the more than 7,<> people who have been proven to have been killed in Gaza so far. In Israel, at least <>,<> Israelis and foreigners were killed, most of them in Hamas' October <> terror attack.

After Hamas attack, German Shani Louk missing dead

Update from October 30, 09:15 a.m.: Shani Louk, kidnapped during the Israeli war, is dead. This was confirmed by her mother. Louk is from Germany and has been missing since the Hamas attack.

Update from October 30, 09:10 a.m.: At the request of the United Arab Emirates, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting this afternoon on the Israeli ground operation in Gaza and the humanitarian plight of the Palestinians there. This is reported by the AP news agency.

Update from October 30, 08:40 a.m.: According to the Russian Interior Ministry, police have arrested 60 people in the anti-Israel riots at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Caucasus republic of Dagestan. The officers also took full control of the airport in the city of Makhachkala.

Israel kills dozens of Hamas terrorists in Gaza

Update from October 30, 08:00 a.m.: Israeli ground forces say they have killed dozens of terrorists in their advance into Gaza. As the Israeli military announced on Telegram on Monday morning, the enemy had barricaded himself in buildings and tunnels and tried to attack the Israeli soldiers. A warplane led by the ground forces bombed a building of the Islamist Hamas, where more than 20 of the terrorists were staying. As the US television channel CNN reported on the basis of its own aerial photographs, the Israeli military has now advanced about three kilometers into the sealed off Gaza Strip.

Israel Attacks More Than 600 Hamas Targets in War

Update from October 30, 07:10 a.m.: Israel's army has released photos of its ground operation in Gaza, purportedly showing a significant number of tanks, infantry and artillery in Palestinian territory. The military claimed to have hit more than "600 terrorist targets, including command centers, observation posts and anti-tank launch posts." Hamas, meanwhile, spoke of "fierce clashes" with the Israeli army in Gaza.

Update from 30 October, 06.30 a.m.: Three Palestinians have been killed in Israeli army raids in the West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. About a hundred military vehicles and bulldozers entered the city, it said. According to The Times of Israel, Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades said they were fighting Israeli forces in the city with IEDs, among other things. The Israeli army has not yet provided any information on this.

Israel intensifies its advance against Hamas in the war

Update from October 30, 05:30 a.m.: While Israel's military in the Gaza Strip is increasingly advancing against the Gaza Strip with tank formations and warplanes, the humanitarian situation for the people there is becoming increasingly dire. Although Israel has urged the civilians remaining in the north of the Gaza Strip, including patients in hospitals, to seek safety in the south, thousands of people remain at Shifa Hospital, according to TV reports. According to Israel, the hospital also serves as a Hamas command center.

Update from October 30, 05:00 a.m.: Israel's ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, appeals to the German government to do more to support Israel in international organizations. "For years, for example, Germany's voting behavior in the UN has not reflected the special relationship between our two states," Prosor told the Rheinische Post. He would like to see more support in international bodies. "Germany can also help us more in the EU." For Israel, this is "incredibly important. Because Israel is demonized and delegitimized. And this has been the case for years." Israel is a democratic state, but it is often treated as if it were not.

Anti-Jewish attacks in Dagestan

Update, October 29, 21:22 p.m.: In the city of Makhachkala in the Russian republic of Dagestan, a pro-Palestinian mob, mostly made up of young men, stormed the airport terminal after rumors circulated that Jewish refugees from Israel were on a plane from Tel Aviv. Some of the mobs also stormed the airfield, which was temporarily closed. Arriving planes were diverted to other airports, the Russian news agency Tass reported.

The plane landed at an alternate airport, but according to media reports, there was also unrest there. Passengers were instructed to stay on the plane and riot police were called to the scene of the accident to protect them. Makhachkala is among the cities in the North Caucasus where evacuation flights for Russian citizens from Israel land. The majority of the population in this area of Russia is Muslim.

According to the army, 239 Israeli hostages are now in the hands of Hamas

Update, October 29, 20:17 p.m.: The number of hostages taken by Hamas to the Gaza Strip has risen to 239, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). According to the Times of Israel, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said the military had informed the families of 239 hostages of their fate. This figure does not include the four hostages released so far. Hagari noted that this figure is not definitive, as new information is constantly being processed. "That's an unbelievable number. There are foreign workers among the hostages, we need time to reach all the families." There are currently 40 people whose fate is currently unknown.

Criticism of Israel: France condemns "unacceptable" attacks by Jewish settlers

Update from October 29, 19:49 p.m.: After the United States, France has also voiced sharp criticism of the riots by radical Jewish settlers. A statement by the French Foreign Ministry speaks of "unacceptable" attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank. "France strongly condemns the settler attacks that have led to the deaths of several Palestinian civilians in Qusra and Sawiya in recent days, as well as the forced displacement of several communities," the statement said.

Criticism of Israel: Norway accuses the Israeli government of disproportionate response

Update from October 29, 18:53 p.m.: Criticism of Israel's actions against Hamas is also coming from Norway. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre told Norwegian radio station NRK that Israel's response to Hamas' wave of terror was disproportionate. "International law dictates that [the response] must be proportionate. The civilian population must be taken into account, and humanitarian law is very clear in this regard. I think that this limit has been largely exceeded," says Gahr Støre.

He emphasized Israel's right to self-defense, but pointed out that nearly half of the people killed so far are children. Meanwhile, the aid organization "Save the Children" states that nearly 3200,<> children have died in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the war.

After Hamas terror wave: Israel wants to expand anti-terror law

Update October 29, 17:56 p.m.: Israel's emergency government has proposed an amendment to Israel's anti-terrorism law that would allow the state to designate individuals — and not just organizations — as terrorists. The aim of the amendment is to "thwart the financing of individuals working in various organizations, especially in the terrorist organization Hamas," according to a joint statement from the offices of Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

"This amendment will improve the administrative measures that can be used against individual terrorists and terrorist organizations. It will also address the issues of recruitment, financing and transfer of funds for terrorist purposes," the statement said, quoted by the Times of Israel.

Criticism of Israel: US government speaks of "completely unacceptable violence" by radical settlers

Update, October 29, 17:27 p.m.: The Biden administration directed sharp words of criticism at the Israeli leadership. It has a responsibility to rein in Jewish settlers in the face of "completely unacceptable violence," says White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. US President Joe Biden's top adviser told CNN of a "completely unacceptable" increase in settler violence since the outbreak of the Gaza war.

"This is a constant challenge. We expect the Israeli government to take action on this issue over time. We expect extremist settlers who engage in this type of violence to be held accountable," Sullivan said. Just last night, a prominent representative of the radical settler movement was arrested and taken into preventive detention.

War in Israel: Ground offensive in the Gaza Strip apparently already underway

First reported on October 29: Tel Aviv – Has the announced ground offensive in the Gaza Strip already begun? According to recent reports, the war in Israel is on the verge of a new expansion. On Sunday night (29 October), the Israeli army intensified ground operations in Gaza. According to the army, Israeli ground troops had advanced to the north of the cordoned-off coastal strip. Unlike limited operations of this kind on previous nights, however, the tank units did not initially retreat again.

The latest operation in the Gaza Strip in preparation for the ground offensive involved infantry, armored troops, engineering corps and artillery, according to Israeli sources. ZDF correspondent Michael Bewerunge is convinced that there can be talk of a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. It makes no sense to beat around the bush. "That's the ground offensive," Bewerunge sums up.

On the evening of the expansion of ground operations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of a "second phase" of the fighting against the terrorist organization Hamas. The goal is to destroy the military capabilities as well as the rule of the Islamist organization and bring the hostages back home, he told journalists in Tel Aviv. The emergency government had taken the decision to expand ground operations unanimously. (with agency material)