Notices by Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host), page 19

"There are also Ukrainians among the dead. My condolences go out to everyone who has lost a loved one.

It is critically important—for everyone around the world including those who do not yet comprehend—that terrorists must always be held accountable for all the evil they have caused."

From #Ukraine president #Zelensky 's latest stmt:
"We can clearly see that our enemy, #Russia, is interested in the worst-case scenario in the Middle East.

I am grateful to everyone who works to keep the Middle East from further exploding, but also to hold terrorists accountable for everything they have done against Israel—against children and women, against ordinary people.

We also remember about the citizens of other countries who have been detained or killed by terrorists." (Cont)

' #Israel had intel on #Hamas activity but didn't put #Gaza border on high alert'
By Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/12/hamas-attack-israel-intelligence-failure-high-alert-shen-bet
'several high-level consultations took place on Friday night to try to understand what the new intelligence meant. #IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet director Ronen Bar and Aharon Haliva, head of military intelligence, participated in some of these consultations.'

On the #hostages v i24news:
' #IDF has notified the families of 120 hostages being held by #Hamas in the #Gaza Strip'

Would it refer to #Israeli soldiers being kept as hostages?

Previously there was talk of about 150 people altogether taken from #Israel

Kan TV corr reports #Jordanian security forces are firing tear gas at people trying to approach the fence on the #Israel - #Jordan border
#hamas #Gaza

Blinken says he had asked #Israel to take "every possible precaution" to avoid #Gaza civilian deaths, and recognised that many families in Gaza are suffering "through no fault of their own" and confirmed that the US was involved in discussions with Israel and "leading international organisations" to establish "safe areas" in Gaza

#IDF entered #Gaza to search for hostages - #Israeli Airforce

The Israeli Airforce acct posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that over the last 24 hours the Israeli Army carried out "local raids" in the territory of the Gaza Strip. The post says:
"Infantry and armored forces searched and gathered in the area for findings that may help in the effort to locate the missing and thwarted terrorist infrastructure and terrorist cells found in the area."

#Putin is ready to take advantage of #Israel - #Gaza war, says #BBC 's #Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67099574

#Hamas #hostages : Who are the people taken from #Israel to #Gaza?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67053011

V 972 magazine:
'While the world focuses on the #Hamas massacre and #Israel’ s massive bombing of the #Gaza Strip, settlers in the occupied West Bank are taking advantage of the chaos to attack and expel #Palestinians from a number of small villages.'
https://www.972mag.com/settler-attacks-west-bank-gaza-war/

It has passed 9 AM in #Israel and #Gaza - a quick recap:
#US is in talks with #Israel , the #UN and #Egypt on allowing aid into #Gaza , and providing safe passage out of the territory for some residents. #Blinken is due to land in Israel 

Israel has massed troops near the Gaza border, which includes about 300,000 #reservist forces. It is still unclear if and when it plans to launch a ground offensive inside Gaza
( cont.)

#Israel Defense Forces #IDF said that 1,200 #Israelis "had been massacred by #Hamas" gunmen over the weekend with the death toll expected to rise.

The #Palestinian health ministry says 1,200 people have died since Israel started airstrikes in #Gaza
#hamas

With Gaza now under a complete #Israeli blockade and after five days of bombardment, the #humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly desperate.

Pressure is mounting for the establishment of safe corridors to allow aid and medicine into the #Gaza strip, as well as allow #Palestinians to leave

UN has said that more than 338,000 people have been displaced in Gaza
#Israel #hamas

#Palestinian president Mahmoud #Abbas will meet US state sec Antony #Blinken on Friday, according to Hussein Al-Sheikh, the sec gen of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization #PLO

The Palestinian political leadership is deeply divided between Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party in the West Bank and its #Islamist militant #Hamas opponents who control the #Gaza Strip.

A background piece comparing the two:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67073970?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65277fb2364b3f1612ec4731%26The%20difference%20between%20the%20Palestinian%20president%27s%20Fatah%20party%20and%20Hamas%262023-10-12T05%3A14%3A55.786Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:298aca22-4c43-44f2-bf5b-2923fad7b9ca&pinned_post_asset_id=65277fb2364b3f1612ec4731&pinned_post_type=share

#Israel 's military #IDF says its latest air strikes in #Gaza are aiming to destroy a network of #tunnels that has for decades served as an operations centre for #Hamas , built over the years since Hamas took power in Gaza in 2007

"The Israeli Air Force has been striking a lot of neighbourhoods in Gaza. What we are doing is prioritising striking commanders, senior leaders of Hamas in all echelons," an IDF spox said.

"Whatever it is, if it belongs to Hamas, we are striking it."

The #UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs #OCHA has issued an emergency appeal asking countries to provide $294m in emergency funding for the most urgent needs of #Palestinians

The funds will be used to help some 1.2m people, the agency said.

Acc to OCHA, more than 84,000 people in #Gaza became homeless on Thursday, the agency said, adding that there are now more than 423,000 people without shelter there
#Israel #hamas

The #UN "strongly appeals for any such ( #evacuation ) order to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation".

The order also includes all UN staff and those sheltered in UN facilities which includes schools, health centres, and clinics.

The UN Security Council #UNSC is due to hold an emergency meeting today in a closed consultation format.

The #Israeli military has told the #UN that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern #Gaza in the next 24 hours, acc to a UN spox

The UN says this amounts to approx 1.1 million people - about half the population of the entire Gaza Strip. The affected area includes densely populated Gaza City.

The alert was given just before midnight local time
#Israel #hamas

"You will be able to return to Gaza City only when another announcement permitting it is made," Israeli officials said in the statement to Gaza residents.

The #evacuation order is part of #Israel 's "humanitarian measures" in the #Gaza Strip, says #IDF spox Jonathan Conricus:"Civilians are not our enemy."

He said the military wants to minimise civilian casualties as it strikes targets in the Gaza Strip, and that it remains fully committed to the laws of international armed conflict.

The Wadi Gaza is a river valley located around the centre of the #Gaza Strip, snaking across its entire width and ending in the Mediterranean Sea. It is known for its coastal wetlands and biodiversity.
#Israel #hamas #WadiGaza