Source: Mondoweiss.net
The Israeli army continues its gradual move into Gaza as part of its ground offensive, while Hezbollah gradually escalates cross-border attacks and the humanitarian disaster in Gaza reaches “breaking point.”
Casualties
Gaza: 8,306 Killed
Occupied West Bank: 119 Killed
Key Developments
- Israel began the second phase of its war on Gaza Monday afternoon, which includes a widening of the ground invasion.
- Hamas released a video of three unidentified hostages, one of whom called on Netanyahu to release Palestinian political prisoners to secure their release; it is unclear whether or not she was coerced to make the statement.
- Hamas reports that Israeli tanks were forced to evacuate Gaza City.
- According to the International Criminal Court, impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to the millions of people inside the Gaza Strip may be considered a crime.
- More children have been killed in Gaza in three weeks than the global annual total every year since 2019, says NGO Save the Children.
- Israeli authorities continue demanding the “immediate” evacuation of Al-Quds Hospital.
- 5,200 pregnant women and over 30,000 babies under 6 months old have had to resort to drinking contaminated and salty water, reported Haaretz.
- At least 6 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank over the last 24 hours.
- In Northern areas of the Gaza Strip, Israel has imposed a complete communication and internet blackout, according to Al Jazeera.
- According to a ballistic analysis by Reporters Without Borders, the killing of Reuters journalist Issam Abdullah in Lebanon on October 13th was a targeted strike from the direction of the Israeli border.
On Monday afternoon, Israel began the second phase of its war on Gaza, which continues to unfold after Israeli bombardment continued from Sunday night and into Monday morning, reportedly focusing on the north of the Gaza Strip, where Israeli forces have attempted to advance. The bombardment killed dozens of people. …