The 36th day of the fighting: Multiple incidents in the north, including sirens in the Upper Galilee, an air force attack in southern Lebanon, a direct hit on a building in Kiryat Shmona, a fall in Margaliot and the infiltration of two UAVs. The IDF attacked Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure in Lebanese territory, at the same time as the attacks with artillery fire. According to reports in Gaza, exchanges of fire took place near Shifaa Hospital. The IDF and Shin Bet killed terrorist Ahmed Siyam. The summit in Riyadh began and Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman said: "We demand a ceasefire." Nasrallah spoke again.
Escalation in the north: sirens, direct hit in Kiryat Shmona and IDF attacks in Lebanon
The morning began with an alarm in the Upper Galilee and reports of air strikes in southern Lebanon. This was followed by a direct hit on a building in Kiryat Shmona, a fall in Margaliot and the infiltration of 2 UAVs. An IDF aircraft attacked a launcher from which launches were carried out at the Margaliot area. Several mortar shells were fired from Lebanese territory at IDF outposts and forces in the border area.
IDF attacks rocket launcher in southern Lebanon // IDF Spokesperson
The encirclement of Shifaa Hospital in Gaza and the assassination of terrorist Ahmad Siyam
The Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry claimed: "The Israeli army is surrounding the Shifaa Medical Center compound from all directions." A doctor at the hospital claims: "All the buildings around the hospital were bombed." A medical staff member said, "Despite the move to the south, there are still people in the north, and it has not been completely emptied of residents."
It was also reported that the IDF and Shin Bet eliminated terrorist Ahmed Siyam, commander of the Nasser-Radwan Regional Company in the Hamas terrorist organization, who held about 1,000 Gaza Strip residents hostage at Rantisi Hospital during the fighting and prevented them from evacuating to the southern Gaza Strip.
Hamas Commander Hamad Siyam, photo: IDF Spokesperson
Reports on progress on a prisoner swap
On Saturday, various sources in Egypt and Qatar reported progress toward a prisoner deal. The reports were not accompanied by official confirmation.
French President Macron in BBC interview: "Israel needs to stop killing women and children"
In an interview with the BBC, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that "there is no justification for bombings in Gaza in which women are killed and Israel, a ceasefire will benefit Israel," adding that while acknowledging Israel's right to defend itself, "they should be urged to stop."
French President Emmanuel Macron Photo: AFP
However, he said France condemned Hamas' terrorist acts and France did recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization. Prime Minister Netanyahu responded by saying, "The responsibility for harming civilians belongs to Hamas-ISIS and not to Israel."
Nasrallah's speech: "The field will speak. The word will be of the territory."
In another speech, Nasrallah claimed that "the one who can stop the aggression is the one who conducts the aggression, and this is America. There is a group of fools who think about their personal fate like Netanyahu, Galant and others. The one who decides on the campaign [in Gaza] is the American administration, and all the anger and pressure must be directed at them [the Americans], it is America that decides."
Nasrallah, today, photo: Reuters
He also praised the Houthis in Yemen: "The Yemeni leadership and people took a brave stand and launched missiles and drones against the entity. What our brothers in Yemen have done has a great impact. Yemen is not only a resistance organization but a state, and it is taking welcome steps despite the threats directed at it, it is one of the fronts of support [for Gaza]."
Clashes at the pro-Palestinian "million-man demonstration" in London
A huge pro-Palestinian demonstration, the "million-man demonstration" as the organizers called it, kicked off on Saturday in central London. Hundreds of thousands of people participate. So far, 82 people have been arrested in far-right demonstrations who also came to the demonstration after being angry that it was being held on British Remembrance Day.
Arrest of far-right protesters in London // Reuters
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