Israel-Hamas war – live: Netanyahu tells people in Gaza to move south as troops reach heart of city

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a call on Tuesday for Palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”.

In a televised statement, Mr Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire before Hamas released Israeli hostages.

“I’m calling on the citizens of Gaza: please go south. I know you’re already doing that. Complete the move to the south because Israel will not stop. There’s no entry of workers and there will be no ceasefire without our hostages being back home,” he said.

Meanwhile, the IDF are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”, according to the head of the military’s southern command.

Major General Yaron Finkelman said the IDF was fighting in the “heart of terror” for the “first time in decades” and the operation was “complex and difficult”.

Troops are expected to begin marching through the streets of the capital this week, where they are expected to face Hamas operatives, according to local media.

It comes as the United Nations warned “no place” was safe in Gaza and said hundreds have been killed sheltering in UN buildings.

Key Points

• Israel hints at extending ‘indefinite control’ over security in Gaza

• Israel open to ‘little pauses’ between strikes on Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu says

• Hamas leader refuses to acknowledge targeting of civilians in 7 October attack

• UN chief says Gaza becoming a 'graveyard for children'

• Palestinian death toll surpasses 10,000 - Gaza health ministry

• Netanyahu warns ‘we will not stop’

Brit trapped in Gaza describes ‘desperate’ scenes at Rafah crossing

07:00 , Athena Stavrou

A British citizen in Gaza has described the desperate scenes at the Egyptian border that has opened for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Mohamed Ghalayni, a British-Palestinian scientist based in Manchester who was in Gaza visiting family when the war started, told The Independent he used precious fuel supplies to travel to the border to see if he or any of his family were on a list of permitted evacuees.

Brit trapped in Gaza describes ‘desperate’ scenes at Rafah crossing

Over 200 Germans and 40 Filipinos flee Gaza through Rafah crossing

06:45 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

More than 200 Germans and dozens of Filipinos fled from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip into Egypt through the Rafah crossing.

Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed in a social media post that more than 200 German nationals and their family members have left the Gaza Strip.

Ms Baerbock thanked Egypt for its assistance in helping the Germans leave the besieged coastal enclave where more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military.

The 40 Filipinos were traveling to the Egyptian capital of Cairo, where they planned to take flights back to the Philippines, president Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in a video message on Wednesday.

Two Filipino doctors managed to leave the Gaza Strip into Egypt last week.“I hope the rest of our countrymen who also wanted to return home can also exit properly with their spouses and loved ones,” Mr Marcos added.

Canadian poet Rupi Kaur snubs White House over Israel support

06:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Rupi Kaur, a renowned Canadian poet of Indian descent, has publicly declined an invitation to attend a Diwali event to be hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Wednesday.

In a statement posted to X (formerly known as Twitter), Ms Kaur wrote that she’d received her invitation “a few days ago” and remarked that she was “surprised this administration finds it acceptable to celebrate Diwali, when their support of the current atrocities against Palestinians represent the exact opposite of what this holiday means to many of us”.

Andrew Feinberg has more.

Canadian poet Rupi Kaur snubs White House over Israel support

Israeli ambassador says Ireland is not ‘politically neutral’ in Gaza conflict

06:00 , Athena Stavrou

The Israeli Ambassador in Dublin has said she does not believe Ireland is politically neutral in respect of the Israel-Hamas conflict, as she warned of a rising “wave of antisemitism” internationally.

Dana Erlich, who took up the Dublin role less than three months ago, said she was familiar with pro-Palestinian sentiment throughout Ireland and political parties.

However, she said she was “surprised” by the public reaction to October 7 and the ongoing conflict.

She said she did not hear protesters condemn Hamas or call for the release of hostages.

Asked if the perception of Ireland being pro-Palestinian meant it could play a role as an interlocutor in resolving the conflict, Ms Erlich said she did not know if Ireland “wants to play that part”.

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Israeli ambassador says Ireland is not ‘politically neutral’ in Gaza conflict

Israel targets Hamas tunnels in Gaza City

05:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Israel’s ground forces in the Gaza Strip aimed on Wednesday to locate and disable Hamas’s tunnel network beneath the enclave.

Israeli forces said on Tuesday that they have encircled the Gaza City – the territory’s largest town and Hamas’s main stronghold.

Chief Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Israel’s combat engineering corps was using explosive devices to destroy a tunnel network built by Hamas that stretches for hundreds of kilometres beneath Gaza.

Defence minister Yoav Gallant said Israel had “one target - Hamas terrorists in Gaza, their infrastructure, their commanders, bunkers, communications rooms”.

Aid trucks damaged in bombardment of Gaza

05:15 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

The International Committee of the Red Cross said two of its trucks were damaged when a convoy of its vehicles in Gaza came under fire.

The ICRC vehicles were hit as they were transporting vital medical supplies to hospitals and health facilities in the besieged enclave, the aid group said. A driver was lightly wounded.

“These are not the conditions under which humanitarian personnel can work,” said William Schomburg, the head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza. Officials did not provide further details on the location of the trucks inside Gaza.

Met Police say Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban

05:00 , Athena Stavrou

A pro-Palestinian demonstration is set to go ahead on Armistice Day after the head of the Metropolitan Police said there is “no absolute power” to ban protest.

Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to try to block the gathering in London on Saturday.

In a statement on Tuesday, Sir Mark said intelligence surrounding the potential for serious disorder this weekend does not meet the threshold to apply to prohibit the march.

“The laws created by Parliament are clear. There is no absolute power to ban protest, therefore there will be a protest this weekend,” Sir Mark said.

“The law provides no mechanism to ban a static gathering of people. It contains legislation which allows us to impose conditions to reduce disruption and the risk of violence, and in the most extreme cases when no other tactics can work, for marches or moving protests to be banned.”

Police say Armistice Day demo to go ahead as ‘law gives no absolute power’ for ban

Democrats join GOP in censuring Rashida Tlaib over Israel-Palestine comments

04:45 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep Rashida Tlaib for her remarks about Israel and Palestine on Tuesday evening, with some Democrats joining with Republicans.

The censure resolution formally criticised Ms Tlaib for her comments after the 7 October attack on Israel wherein Hamas militants killed 1,400 people in Israel and took at least 230 hostages.

Ms Tlaib, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress in 2019 and the House’s sole Palestinian-American member of Congress, has come under fire for saying that Israel was behind the bombing of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital when US and Israeli intelligence said that a misfired Hamas rocket caused the destruction of the hospital.

Eric Garcia reports.

Democrats join GOP in censuring Rashida Tlaib over Israel-Palestine comments

Rep. Rashida Tlaib chokes up condemning House resolution to censure her

04:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

US Representative Rashida Tlaib choked up as she condemned a resolution to censure her.

House Republicans have introduced two separate measures to censure the Democrat amid cross-party criticism of her comments on the Israel-Hamas war.

Ms Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, posted a video accusing Joe Biden of supporting genocide in Gaza.

“I will not be silenced and I will not let you distort my words,” Ms Tlaib said on Tuesday.

More here.

Rashida Tlaib chokes up condemning House resolution to censure her

Pictures: Commemoration in Jerusalem one month after Hamas attacks

04:00 , Athena Stavrou

Israel to control 'overall security of Gaza' after war

03:45 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that Israel will "for an indefinite period" have "overall security responsibility" for the Gaza Strip after the war ends with Hamas.

"When we don’t have that security responsibility, what we have is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we couldn’t imagine," the prime minister said in an interview with ABC News.

UK Labour MP resigns over party stance on Gaza

03:14 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

A Labour frontbencher has resigned over Sir Keir Starmer’s position on the crisis in the Middle East, adding to pressure on the Labour leader over his stance on conflict.

Imran Hussain, MP for Bradford East, said he was quitting his role as shadow minister for the new deal for working people to be able to “strongly advocate” for a ceasefire.

In a letter to Sir Keir, he said he was “deeply troubled” by the Labour leader’s interview on LBC in which he appeared to suggest that the Israeli government had a right to withhold water and power from citizens in Gaza.

More here.

Labour frontbencher resigns over party stance on Gaza

Brits returning from Gaza describe chaos and crisis at Rafah crossing

03:00 , Athena Stavrou

A British doctor who found himself stranded in Gaza for weeks has finally returned to the UK to be with his family.

Dr Abdelqader Hammad, a consultant transplant surgeon with the Liverpool University Hospital, traveled to Gaza to carry out the only kidney transplants offered in the region when war broke out.

After crossing the Rafah border on Thursday he was one of the first foreign nationals allowed through to Egypt.

Maira Butt reports:

Brits returning from Gaza on chaos at Rafah crossing: ‘They saw us as protection’

Hamas denies Israel is making major military gains in Gaza

02:52 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Hamas has denied that Israeli forces were making any significant military gains or that they had advanced deep into Gaza City.

The Israeli military on Tuesday said they were fighting the militants “in the heart of Gaza City”, following a month of prolonged bombardment that has killed 10,300 civilians in besieged Gaza.

“They never give the people the truth,” Hamas spokesperson Ghazi Hamad.

He added that numerous Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday and “many tanks were destroyed”.

“The Palestinians fight and fight and fight against Israel, until we end the occupation,” said Mr Hamad, who left Gaza days before the attack.

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza is 'surrounded'

02:00 , Athena Stavrou

Halifax bank sorry for letter describing Israeli city as occupied Palestine

01:00 , Athena Stavrou

Halifax bank has apologised after it sent a letter to a British-Israeli man in Tel-Aviv telling him he lived in occupied Palestinian territory.

David Bender said he was “shocked” when he received the letter with his new credit card, describing the Israeli city as “Palestine Territory, Occupied” in the address line.

Mr Bender, 75, originally from Manchester, said he feared it was a “conscious and cold” act of antisemitism by someone who had access to his personal data.

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Halifax sorry for letter describing Israeli city as occupied Palestine

Children in Gaza hold own press conference

00:01 , Athena Stavrou

Children in Gaza have held their own press conference to ask for “peace” and “food”.

Israel troops battling Hamas ‘in the heart’ of Gaza City

Tuesday 7 November 2023 23:00 , Athena Stavrou

Israel’s defence minister has said troops are fighting in the “heart of Gaza City“ as part of its war on Hamas.

In a televised address, Yoav Gallant, said that forces were “tightening the chokehold” around the city, having surrounded it in recent days.

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Israel troops battling Hamas ‘in the heart’ of Gaza City

Tuesday 7 November 2023 22:14 , Athena Stavrou

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a call on Tuesday for Palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”.

“I’m calling on the citizens of Gaza: please go south. I know you’re already doing that. Complete the move to the south because Israel will not stop. There’s no entry of workers and there will be no ceasefire without our hostages being back home,” Netanyahu said.

In a televised statement, Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire or fuel delivery to Gaza before Hamas released Israeli hostages.

He added that Israel‘s military was encircling Gaza City and operating inside it as it pressed on with a month-long offensive against Hamas.

Red Cross says humanitarian convoy came under fire in Gaza City

Tuesday 7 November 2023 22:10 , Athena Stavrou

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said a humanitarian convoy came under fire in Gaza City on Tuesday but was able to deliver medical supplies to Al Shifa hospital.

Two trucks were damaged and a driver was lightly wounded, the organisation said.

It said the convoy included five trucks and two ICRC vehicles and was carrying “lifesaving medical supplies to health facilities including to Al Quds hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, when it was hit by fire.”

The group did not identify the source of the fire.

Mother reveals last thing she heard from her 12-year-old son before he was stolen by Hamas

Tuesday 7 November 2023 21:45 , Athena Stavrou

An Israeli mother has revealed the last thing she heard from her 12-year-old son just before he was taken hostage by Hamas.

You can read about her story and her plea for her son to to return home safely here:

Mother reveals last thing she heard from 12-year-old son before Hamas stole him

Biden tells Netanyahu 3-day fighting pause could help secure release of hostages

Tuesday 7 November 2023 21:10 , Athena Stavrou

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call on Monday that a three-day fighting pause could help secure the release of some hostages, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing two US and Israeli officials.

Citing the US official, Axios reported that under a proposal being discussed between the US, Israel and Qatar, Hamas would release 10-15 hostages and use the pause to verify the identities of all the hostages and deliver a list of names of the people it is holding.

In a statement on Monday, the White House said Biden and Netanyahu discussed “the possibility of tactical pauses to provide civilians with opportunities to safely depart from areas of ongoing fighting, to ensure assistance is reaching civilians in need, and to enable potential hostage releases.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Axios report.

Tuesday 7 November 2023 20:51 , Athena Stavrou

A pro-Palestinian demonstration is set to go ahead on Armistice Day after the head of the Metropolitan Police said there is “no absolute power” to ban the protest.

Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to try to block the gathering in London on Saturday.

In a statement on Tuesday, Sir Mark said intelligence surrounding the potential for serious disorder this weekend does not meet the threshold to apply to prohibit the march.

“The laws created by Parliament are clear. There is no absolute power to ban protest, therefore there will be a protest this weekend,” Sir Mark said.

“The law provides no mechanism to ban a static gathering of people. It contains legislation which allows us to impose conditions to reduce disruption and the risk of violence, and in the most extreme cases when no other tactics can work, for marches or moving protests to be banned.”

IDF troops fighting in the ‘heart of Gaza City'

Tuesday 7 November 2023 20:30 , Athena Stavrou

The Israel Defence Forces are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”, according to the head of the military’s southern command.

Major General Yaron Finkelman said the IDF was fighting in the “heart of terror” for the “first time in decades” and the operation was “complex and difficult”.

“Our actions are harming the heart of Hamas activities. We eliminated dozens of commanders, unveiled many tunnels, and we are striking the enemy hard,” he added.

Sunak says ceasefire would allow Hamas to 'entrench its position'

Tuesday 7 November 2023 20:00 , Athena Stavrou

US says it does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza

Tuesday 7 November 2023 19:30 , Athena Stavrou

The United States does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians outside of Gaza, U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a daily news briefing, Patel also said Washington was opposed to any re-occupation of Gaza by Israel.

He was responding to a question about comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telling ABC television Israel will “for an indefinite period” have the overall security responsibility for the Palestinian enclave.

Netanyahu warns ‘we will not stop’

Tuesday 7 November 2023 19:00 , Athena Stavrou

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a call on Tuesday for Palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety.

“I’m calling on the citizens of Gaza: please go south. I know you’re already doing that. Complete the move to the south because Israel will not stop. There’s no entry of workers and there will be no ceasefire without our hostages being back home,” Netanyahu said.

In a televised statement, Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire or fuel delivery to Gaza before Hamas released Israeli hostages.

He added that Israel‘s military was encircling Gaza City and operating inside it as it pressed on with a month-long offensive against Hamas.

Netanyahu refuses ceasefire until hostages returned

Tuesday 7 November 2023 18:31 , Athena Stavrou

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel will not agree to a ceasefire until hostages have been returned home.

Speaking from the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said: “I am reiterating and I’m telling both my friends and my enemies: we will not have a ceasefire without the hostages back home.”

The Israeli military says that 242 people are being held hostage by Hamas. Four hostages have been released and another was freed by Israeli forces.

Defence minister says neither Israel nor Hamas will govern Gaza

Tuesday 7 November 2023 18:01 , Athena Stavrou

Neither Israel nor Hamas would govern the Palestinian enclave once the ongoing war was over, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday.

In a televised news conference, Gallant said Israeli soldiers are operating in the heart of Gaza City - the stronghold of the Palestinian group Hamas.

Previously, a reformed Palestinian Authority or a multinational force have been suggested as solutions, but both proposals have met resistance.

Hamas 'broke ceasefire when it murdered 1,400 people', Israeli official says

Tuesday 7 November 2023 17:30 , Alexander Butler

Hamas “broke the ceasefire” when it “murdered 1,400 people and retreated back to the Gaza Strip”, a government spokesperson has said.

“There will be no ceasefire that leaves our hostages in Gaza and Hamas in power. Forget about it,” Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy said.

“We will fight to wipe out the perpetrators of the October 7 Massacre and to bring our hostages home.”

Pictured: Gaza

Tuesday 7 November 2023 16:30 , Alexander Butler

Tuesday 7 November 2023 16:00 , Alexander Butler

A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said.Paul Kessler, 69, died at a hospital on Monday, a day after he was struck during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations at an intersection in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles, authorities said.

Witnesses said Kessler was involved in a “physical altercation” with one or more counter-protesters, fell backward and struck his head on the ground, according to a statement from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

An autopsy Monday said Kessler died from a blunt force head injury and it was homicide, according to the Sheriff’s Department, which said investigators hadn’t ruled out the possibility that the act was a hate crime.

On X, leader of the Knesset opposition Yair Lapid claimed Mr Kessler died “because he was a Jew”.

Zelensky cancels Israel visit over leaked plans

Tuesday 7 November 2023 15:30 , Alexander Butler

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled a planned visit to Israel today after news of his apparent trip was leaked to Israeli media over the weekend, according to reports.

Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel cited diplomatic sources as saying the Ukrainian president was still due to visit the country, but no date had been set.

“If President Zelensky comes, he will be welcomed with open arms,” an Israeli official was reported as saying. A Ukrainian diplomat previously told The Times that Mr Zelenskyy was “very disappointed” by the leak.

Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Tuesday 7 November 2023 15:00 , Alexander Butler

Turkey’s parliament has removed Coca-Cola and Nestle products from its restaurants over the companies’ alleged support for Israel amid the conflict in Gaza, according to an official statement.

“The products of companies that support Israel will not be sold in restaurants, cafeterias and tea houses in the parliament campus,” Turkey’s Grand National Assembly said.

Speaker Numan Kurtulmus made the decision, it added, in order to “support public sensitivity regarding boycotting products of companies who have openly declared their support for Israel’s war crimes and killing of innocent people in Gaza”.

Palestinian prime minister sobs at cabinet meeting telling story of mother killed in Gaza

Tuesday 7 November 2023 14:45 , Alexander Butler

Government will consider any application to stop pro-Palestine march

Tuesday 7 November 2023 14:24 , Alexander Butler

Rishi Sunak believes a pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day would be “provocative and disrespectful”.

The PM’s official spokesman said operational decisions on whether to ban the planned march in London were for the Metropolitan Police. But the spokesman said the Government would “carefully consider” any application to prevent the march.“

The prime minister himself does not think it’s right for these sorts of protests to be scheduled on Armistice Day,” the spokesman said. “He believes that is provocative and disrespectful.”

Germany releases 71mn euros in aid for Palestinians

Tuesday 7 November 2023 13:30 , Alexander Butler

Germany has decided to release 71 million euros in aid as part of an ongoing review of its support for Palestinians, and has pledged an additional 20 million euros in new funding, the development ministry said.

Germany responded to Hamas militants’ bloody attack on Israel on 7 October by temporarily suspending its development aid to the Palestinian Territories pending review.

“Due to the fragile situation in the region, the review has not yet been fully completed,” a statement from the ministry said.

IDF intercepts ‘suspicious aerial target’ near Lebanon, military claims

Tuesday 7 November 2023 13:00 , Alexander Butler

The Israel Defence Forces have claimed they intercepted “a suspicious aerial target” near the blue-line which marks the UN-drawn boundary between Israel and Lebanon.

“A short while ago, the IDF aerial defence array intercepted a suspicious aerial target that was identified in the area of the border with Lebanon before it crossed into Israeli territory.

“Furthermore, a short while ago, terrorists fired at an IDF post in the area of Aramshe in northern Israel. No injuries were reported. IDF soldiers responded with artillery fire toward the origins of the shooting in Lebanon,” it wrote on Telegram.

Jerusalem: Israelis mark one-month anniversary since Hamas’s attacks

Tuesday 7 November 2023 12:30 , Alexander Butler

‘No place is safe in Gaza’, UN warns

Tuesday 7 November 2023 12:00 , Alexander Butler

The United Nations has warned that “no place is safe” in Gaza.

No place is safe in Gaza. Sixty-six people have been killed & 540 injured sheltering in 50 UNRWA installations this past month.

“People sheltering under the UN flag- seeking safety in UNRWA schools- were killed in places that should be protected under International Humanitarian Law,” it said on X, formerly Twitter.

UAE to set up 150-bed field hospital in Gaza

Tuesday 7 November 2023 11:30 , Alexander Butler

The United Arab Emirates is to set up a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, it has been reported.

Five aircraft flew out of Abu Dhabi for Arish in northern Egypt carrying equipment and supplies for the 150-bed facility, WAM news agency said late on Monday.

An official contacted by AFP said there was no immediate information on how the equipment will be transferred to Gaza, where there is only one operational border point, the Rafah crossing near Arish.

Israel says 'thousands' using evacuation corridor

Tuesday 7 November 2023 11:00 , Alexander Butler

Thousands of Gazans are using the evacuation corridor the country has opened along the Salah al Din Road, Israel’s defence ministry agency the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said.

“Happening now. Thousands pass through the evacuation corridor the IDF opened for civilians in northern Gaza to move southwards,” it said on X, formerly Twitter.

The road allows those in the north to travel to the south, where IDF forces are not yet operating on the ground - although airstrikes are still occurring across the strip.

IDF tank attacks Lebanese territory, military says

Tuesday 7 November 2023 10:30 , Alexander Butler

An Israeli Defence Forces tank attacked Lebanese territory after it was attack by a “terrorist squad”, a military spokesperson said.

“A short time ago, an IDF tank attacked a terrorist squad in Lebanese territory that tried to launch an anti-tank missile towards Israeli territory near the Shatula area.

“Also, earlier today IDF forces attacked a position of the terrorist organisation Hezbollah, in order to remove a threat,” IDF spokesperon Daniel Hagari said.

Israel hints at extending ‘indefinite control’ over security in Gaza

Tuesday 7 November 2023 10:05 , Alexander Butler

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted at extending “indefinite control” over security in Gaza as Israel ramps up its ground invasion into the region.

“I think Israel will for an indefinite period have security responsibility. We have seen what happens when Israel does not have the security responsibility,” he told ABC news, referencing the 7 October attack.

“When we do not have this security responsibility what we have is an eruption of Hamas terror on a scale we could not imagine.”

IDF secures 'Hamas military stronghold' inside Gaza

Tuesday 7 November 2023 09:15 , Alexander Butler

The Israel Defence Forces says it has secured a “Hamas military stronghold” inside the Gaza Strip.

It said in a statement the stronghold belonged to “the Hamas terrorist organisation in the northern Gaza Strip”.

“Furthermore, IDF troops located a number of Hamas terrorists who barricaded themselves in a building adjacent to the al Quds Hospital, and planned to carry out an attack on the forces from there.”

Anti-tank missiles, launchers, other weapons and “various intelligence materials” were reportedly found inside.