Israel Hamas conflict: Blinken to push Netanyahu for ‘concrete steps’ to guard Gaza civilians as IDF warns ‘time is up’

At the least 9,227 Palestinians have been killed, together with 3,826 kids, in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, the well being ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza stated on Friday.

The loss of life toll is up from 9,061 yesterday, which means 166 folks have been reportedly killed within the final 24 hours.

The Unbiased has not been capable of confirm these figures.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Friday to press for extra humanitarian assist to be allowed into besieged Gaza, whereas Israeli troops tightened their encirclement of Gaza Metropolis, the main focus of Israel’s marketing campaign to crush the enclave’s ruling Hamas group.

The United Nations rights workplace described the state of affairs within the West Financial institution as “alarming”, saying Israeli forces have been more and more utilizing army ways and weapons in regulation enforcement operations there.

“Whereas a lot consideration has been on the assaults inside Israel and the escalation of hostilities in Gaza for the reason that seventh of October, the state of affairs within the occupied West Financial institution, together with East Jerusalem, is alarming and pressing,” stated Liz Throssell, spokesperson for the Workplace of the UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

She added that not less than 132 Palestinians, together with 41 kids, have been killed within the West Financial institution, 124 of these by Israeli forces and a few eight by settlers. Two Israeli troopers have been additionally killed.

Humza Yousaf’s spouse’s mother and father are on an inventory of Brits trying to make use of the Rafah crossing to journey to Egypt, a supply near Scotland’s first minister informed Sky.

Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla are on an accepted listing that includes 92 Britons who’ve been given the go-ahead to depart the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Humza Yousaf has stated his in-laws have been trapped with “dwindling provides” and have been diminished to ingesting seawater.

The couple, from Dundee, travelled to Gaza to go to household earlier than the battle erupted.

Tens of 1000’s of demonstrators calling for an instantaneous ceasefire in Israel’s assaults on Gaza are planning to take to the streets of London on Armistice Day.

Tom Tugendhat has stated the thought of an indication on 12 November wouldn’t be “acceptable” and was “a matter of nice concern to me”.

Dr Abdel Hammad launched a video after turning into one of many first Britons to cross at Rafah into Egypt.

The Liverpool surgeon informed Sky Information, it was “large reduction” to be out of Gaza as he was met with members of British Embassy hoping to be taken to Cairo.

“It has been 4 weeks of a horrible state of affairs. I’m very happy to be out,” he stated.

Round 100 folks together with 92 Brits are anticipated to cross within the coming hours, in accordance with sources on the Sinai facet.

Israel is on “very, very excessive alert” alongside its northern border with Lebanon, a army spokesman has stated.

It comes as Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will make his first public feedback for the reason that Palestinian group Hamas and Israel went to conflict, a speech that can be scrutinised for clues on how the group’s function within the battle may evolve.

The militant group claimed to have launched 19 consecutive strikes on Israel yesterday.

A formidable army pressure backed by Iran, Hezbollah has been participating Israeli forces alongside the border, the place 55 of its fighters have been killed within the deadliest escalation because it fought a conflict with Israel in 2006.

Round 100 folks have arrived on the Egyptian facet of the Rafah crossing in two buses, in accordance with sources on the Sinai facet.

Nobody has crossed but however in accordance with the listing 92 Brits alongside 32 Palestinians, two Irish and a Moroccan depending on the UK are anticipated to depart Gaza.

It got here as Israeli forces have surrounded Gaza Metropolis from a number of instructions, after weeks of airstrikes adopted by a floor invasion.

Two Labour council leaders have known as on Keir Starmer to stop as get together chief over his refusal to again a ceasefire in Gaza.