NetBlocks.org<\/a><\/span> confirmed that communications had been curtailed throughout the besieged enclave. <\/p>\nAlp Toker, the group\u2019s govt director, stated that the blackout was prone to be skilled by most residents as a complete or near-total lack of connectivity.<\/p>\n
Juliette Touma, spokesperson for the Palestinian refugee company UNRWA, informed The Related Press that the company has misplaced communication with most of its staff.<\/p>\n
STATE-RUN NEWS IN IRAN SAYS SUPREME LEADER HAS MET WITH HAMAS LEADER<\/h2>\n
TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA information company says the nation\u2019s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh.<\/p>\n
The date of the assembly was not disclosed within the report on Sunday.<\/p>\n
In line with IRNA, Khamenei praised the endurance and endurance of the folks of Gaza and emphasised Iran\u2019s coverage in supporting the Palestinians within the battle between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n
Khamenei urged Islamic nations and worldwide organizations to take critical actions in assist of Gaza\u2019s folks.<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s navy final week accused Haniyeh, who lives in exile, of flying to Iran on a \u201cpersonal jet\u201d because the folks of Gaza undergo in a devastating Israeli offensive in opposition to Hamas.<\/p>\n
Israel accuses Iran of destabilizing the area by supporting proxies like Hamas and the Hezbollah group in Lebanon.<\/p>\n
NEW US AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL SAYS RELEASE OF HOSTAGES IS A TOP PRIORITY<\/h2>\n
JERUSALEM \u2014 Israel\u2019s president acquired the diplomatic credentials of the newly minted U.S. ambassador to Israel on Sunday, with each males expressing the robust bond between the 2 nations throughout wartime. <\/p>\n
Ambassador Jacob Lew stated he had met with the households of these held hostage in Gaza throughout his go to, and that the discharge of the hostages was a prime precedence for the U.S. He reiterated U.S. assist for Israel within the battle effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs President Biden has stated so passionately, Israel has a proper and certainly a accountability to defend this nation and its folks in a fashion that displays the values that we share,\u201d Lew stated.<\/p>\n
President Isaac Herzog thanked Lew and stated he was \u201ctalking for all Israelis once I say: by no means has American friendship been extra evident or extra valued than it’s proper now.\u201d <\/p>\n
ISRAELI TROOPS FIND WEAPONS CACHE IN GAZA<\/h2>\n
JERUSALEM \u2014 The Israeli navy stated Sunday that it found an in depth stash of weapons in a house in Beit Hanoun within the northern Gaza Strip because it searched the world. It discovered rifles, grenades, explosives, suicide drones and missiles within the residence, bringing among the weapons again to Israel to examine them. The navy stated that forces had additionally destroyed a close-by explosives lab. <\/p>\n
US FORCES SHOOT DOWN ATTACK DRONE NEAR BASE IN SYRIA<\/h2>\n
WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. forces shot down one other one-way assault drone Sunday that was focusing on American and coalition troops close to their base in Tel Baider, Syria, a U.S. official stated on the situation of anonymity as a result of the official was not approved to debate the strike. <\/p>\n
There was no data instantly obtainable on the origin of the assault drone, however it marked no less than the thirty second assault on U.S. and coalition navy amenities in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17. Thus far there have been no less than 17 assaults in Iraq and 15 in Syria. A minimum of 21 servicemembers have been injured by the assaults however all have returned to responsibility, the Pentagon stated.<\/p>\n
RELATIVES OF SCOTLAND\u2019S FIRST MINISTER RETURN HOME FROM GAZA<\/h2>\n
LONDON \u2014 Scotland\u2019s first minister Humza Yousaf says his in-laws have returned house after being allowed to depart the Gaza Strip. The dad and mom of his spouse, Nadia El-Nakla, had been visiting family members when the battle erupted on Oct. 7, trapping them in Gaza. <\/p>\n
Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla had been amongst about 100 British nationals permitted to go by way of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Friday. However they needed to go away behind Maged El-Nakla\u2019s mom, son and grandchildren.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re, after all, elated. However my father-in-law stated, \u2018My coronary heart is damaged in two,\u2019\u201d Yousaf stated on X. \u201cHe then broke down telling me how onerous it was saying goodbye to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yousaf has frequently shared updates on his in-laws\u2019 plight together with that they needed to drink sea water. He stated his brother-in-law is a health care provider treating the wounded in Gaza.<\/p>\n
The previous 4 weeks had been \u201ca residing nightmare for our household,\u201d Yousaf stated on Friday. He stated he and his spouse will proceed to name for a direct ceasefire within the battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThough we really feel a way of deep private aid, we’re heartbroken on the continued struggling of the folks of Gaza,\u201d the couple stated in a press release on Friday.<\/p>\n
PROTESTERS IN TURKEY MARCH TO THE US EMBASSY<\/h2>\n
ISTANBUL \u2013 Supporters of an Islamist group marched to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara on Sunday, hours forward of Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s anticipated arrival within the Turkish capital.<\/p>\n
A number of hundred protesters chanted \u201cGod is nice\u201d and held their index fingers skywards as they approached the compound within the metropolis\u2019s Cukurambar neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Riot police lined up in entrance of the U.S. advanced as the group, many carrying black and white flags with Arabic script, known as for Turkish troopers to be despatched to Gaza.<\/p>\n
The demonstration was organized by Radical Change, which says it promotes the \u201cresiding of genuine Islamic concepts\u201d and \u201cthe mental and political facets of Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n
The demonstration was the newest in Turkey to focus on the deaths of Palestinian civilians in Israel\u2019s operations in Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe, as Muslims, gathered to state that we’ll communicate out in opposition to this genocide and that we’ll not settle for it, that our armies and our nation are in opposition to Israel and on the facet of the folks of Gaza,\u201d protester Ebru Petek informed The Related Press.<\/p>\n
NETANYAHU REITERATES NO CEASE-FIRE UNTIL HOSTAGES ARE FREED <\/h2>\n
RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, Israel \u2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Ramon Air Drive base in southern Israel on Sunday and reiterated his opposition to a cease-fire in Gaza. <\/p>\n
Addressing pilots, Netanyahu stated, \u201cThere can be no cease-fire with out the return of our hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are saying this to each our enemies and our mates. We are going to proceed till we beat them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
ISRAELI JETS HIT A HOUSE NEAR A SCHOOL, KILLING AT LEAST 13<\/h2>\n
BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip \u2014 Israeli jets struck a home close to a college on the crowded Bureij refugee camp within the central Gaza Strip on Sunday. A minimum of 13 folks had been killed, hospital staff stated. <\/p>\n
Dozens of residents scrambled to take away the wounded and lifeless trapped below the rubble. Younger males rushed carrying the wounded to ambulances close to the varsity, which took them to Al-Aqsa Hospital. Hospital staff informed The Related Press that no less than 13 folks died. <\/p>\n
The Bureij refugee camp is house to an estimated 46,000 folks. Many Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza have stayed in refugee camps and colleges as non permanent shelters.<\/p>\n
SOME PALESTINIANS HEED ISRAEL\u2019S ORDERS AND HEAD SOUTH ON FOOT <\/h2>\n
BUREIJ, Gaza Strip \u2014 Some Palestinians seem to have heeded Israeli orders to move to the southern a part of the Gaza Strip throughout a four-hour window Sunday as intense bombardment rages on within the northern a part of the territory.<\/p>\n
Crowds of individuals, together with girls and kids, had been seen strolling down Gaza\u2019s major north-south freeway with solely what they may carry of their arms. Others had been seen main donkey carts on the highway.<\/p>\n
One man stated they needed to stroll 500 meters (547 yards) with their fingers raised whereas passing Israeli troops and tanks on the highway. One other described seeing lifeless our bodies in broken vehicles alongside the highway linking northern Gaza to the southern half.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe noticed tanks, we noticed our bodies mendacity round … the youngsters noticed tanks for the primary time. Oh world, have mercy on us, have mercy on us,\u201d stated one Palestinian, who declined to offer his identify.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Israeli planes as soon as once more dropped leaflets urging folks to move south as its forces advance within the outskirts of Gaza Metropolis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n