GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israeli ‘War of Starvation’ in Gaza | 40,000 Residential Buildings Fully Destroyed | Rate of Massacres Accelerates – DAY 33

November 8, 2023 Blog, News, Videos
Gaza reel under new massacres carried out by the Israeli army. (Photo: via Social Media)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Palestinian and international organizations are warning that mass starvation is becoming a real possibility in Gaza, as the death toll resulting from Israeli massacres continues to rise.

Though the Biden administration has reportedly called on Netanyahu to briefly pause the war for humanitarian reasons, such pauses are yet to take place.

Meanwhile, the resistance said it had destroyed 15 Israeli military vehicles on the outskirts of the Shati refugee camp.

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LATEST UPDATES:

Thursday, November 9, 05:00 am (GMT+3)

WHO: The World Health Organization warned Wednesday of a growing risk of disease spreading in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli aerial bombardment, which has disrupted the health system, made clean water harder to find and forced people to crowd into shelters.

PENTAGON:

We expect Iran to take action to get its allies to stop attacks on our forces; we seek to prevent escalation and widen the conflict.

US forces launched a strike on a facility in eastern Syria belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

US SENATOR: Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy said that the civilian death toll in Gaza is very high and that the Israeli military must be more precise in targeting Hamas militants in the enclave.

Al-JAZEERA:

A Palestinian was killed by the Israeli occupation forces in the town of Dura in Hebron, in the southern West Bank.

The Israeli military is now bombing several sites in the Gaza Strip; causalities reported in Khan Younis in the southern Strip.

Israeli forces storm the city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

Thursday, November 9, 1:00 am (GMT+3)

WHO: World Health warns of “worrying trends” in the spread of diseases in Gaza.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Two Israelis were injured in a shooting attack near the northern West Bank city of  Nablus.

US ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE: The conflict has fueled anger against Israel and America in the region.

Thursday, November 9, 12:00 am (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli bombing renewed on sites in the northern Gaza Strip, coinciding with the firing of flares in the sky of the Beach camp.

REUTERS: A drone targeted the Al-Harir Air Base, which houses American forces in northern Iraq.

AL-JAZEERA: Clashes renewed a short while ago between resistance members and the Israeli occupation forces northwest of Gaza City

CHAIRMAN OF US SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE: Israel is losing global public opinion, and protests everywhere show this.

SYRIAN OFFICIAL MEDIA: Israel launched an air strike on Wednesday evening on military sites in southern Syria.

Wednesday, November 8, 11:00 pm (GMT+3)

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: 70% of the Strip’s population has become displaced.

AL-JAZEERA: US official confirmed that the Houthis shot down a US forces drone international waters off the coast of Yemen.

AL-JAZEERA: 30 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday evening in an Israeli bombing that targeted two homes in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: CIA Director William Burns will arrive in Qatar on Thursday, for negotiations on a deal to release a number of prisoners currently held in Gaza.

Wednesday, November 8, 10:00 pm (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army bombed two homes in the northern Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI ARMY: The West Bank is on the verge of a major escalation.

AL-JAZEERA: Several Palestinians were killed and wounded in an Israeli bombing on the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

JORDANIAN FM: Hamas is an endless idea, and whoever wants a different situation must fulfill the rights of the Palestinian people.

ABBAS: There is no security or military solution in the Gaza Strip.

ICC PROSECUTOR: International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan said that humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza under the Geneva Conventions.

Wednesday, November 8, 8:50 pm (GMT+3)

ISRAELI ARMY SPOKESMAN: The number of Israeli soldiers killed since October 7 is 351. The number of “hostages” is 239. There is no ceasefire in Gaza.

CNN: Anger has escalated within the Biden administration due to the continuation of the war on Gaza.

WHITE HOUSE: The Israeli army remaining in Gaza is not the solution.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there will be no ceasefire in Gaza without the release of the “hostages.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS: An opinion poll published by AP showed that 40% of the respondents said that Israel exceeded the limits in its response to Hamas.

KAN (ISRAEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION): Israel requires the release of dozens of prisoners without preconditions during ceasefire negotiations.

US STATE DEPARTMENT: Our priority is a humanitarian truce to allow aid and the release of prisoners.

BLINKEN: After the war, the Palestinian Authority must govern the West Bank and Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: 4 missiles were fired from southern Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee in Israel.

Wednesday, November 8, 6:30 pm (GMT+3)

WASHINGTON: There is no information confirming the Houthis’ announcement of shooting down an American drone.

GAZA INTERIOR MINISTRY: The Ministry of Interior in Gaza announced the death of 19 Palestinians in an Israeli bombing that targeted an inhabited house in the middle of the Jabalia refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip.

US SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: The Chairman of the US Senate Budget Committee considered that the House of Representatives’ condemnation of Representative Rashida Tlaib instead of approving aid to Gaza is shameful.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army admitted the killing of another soldier in the Gaza Strip battles, bringing the total number of deaths to 34 since the beginning of the ground operation.

NYT: 24 Democratic representatives in the Senate called on President Joe Biden to explain how he will ensure that Israel reduces civilian casualties.

YEMENI ARMED FORCES: The Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in a statement that the group’s air defenses shot down an American MQ9 plane while it was conducting hostile, monitoring, and spying operations in the airspace of Yemeni territorial waters.

BABU OBEIDA: We destroyed 136 Israeli military vehicles.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: An Israeli infantry force was ambushed in the Sheikh Ajlin area in the Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: US police arrested a number of students protesting inside the Congress building against US support for Israel in its war on Gaza.

TRUDEAU: We demand a large humanitarian truce in Gaza.

Wednesday, November 8, 5:45 pm (GMT+3)

ISRAELI ARMY HOME FRONT: Sirens sounded in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL GUTERRES: The number of civilians killed in the Gaza Strip shows that there is a clear error in Israeli military operations.

PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT: The Palestinian Red Crescent announced 61 injuries in clashes with occupation forces in Bethlehem in the West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: The bodies of 35 Palestinians were recovered from under the rubble of homes that were bombed in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip a few days ago.

BELGIAN DEPUTY PM: Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter said that it is time to impose sanctions on Israel due to its ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip.

HAMAS TOP OFFICIAL BASEM NAIM: 2% of Gaza’s population were either killed, wounded, or are missing.

HAMAS TOP OFFICIAL OSAMA HAMDAN: The Palestinian Resistance killed an Israeli colonel from the Shaldag unit today.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We destroyed two Israeli tanks with a Yassin 105 shell, one north of Beit Hanoun and another in the Al-Tawam area.

Wednesday, November 8, 4:00 pm (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: The number of Palestinians killed in an Israeli bombing of two homes in Beit Bahia, in northern Gaza, has risen to 19.

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli raid targeted the Khaled bin Al-Walid Mosque in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, south of the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday afternoon.

ISRAELI ARMY SPOKESMAN: Two Israeli soldiers were injured when an anti-tank missile was fired at the Doviv area near the border with Lebanon.

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS: Qatar is mediating for the release of prisoners in exchange for a ceasefire in Gaza.

RED CROSS TO AL-JAZEERA: a convoy that was scheduled to arrive in Gaza yesterday, Tuesday, changed its route after being shot at.

Wednesday, November 8, 3:00 pm (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: an Israeli raid targeted the vicinity of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Intense Israeli artillery shelling targeted the vicinity of the town of Yaroun in southern Lebanon.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: The Al-Quds Brigades announced the bombing of the Olumim settlement and Kibbutz Kfar Azza with a missile salvo.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT: Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi called for an urgent halt to “the Zionist raids on Gaza, an end to the human genocide, and the delivery of aid.”

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:

A tank and a troop carrier were destroyed north of the Al-Shati camp with two Al-Yassin 105 shells.

Two tanks were destroyed near the Tawam roundabout with two Al-Yassin 105 shells.

Targeting Israeli soldiers near a gathering of incursive vehicles south of Gaza City, with a Concourse guided missile.

Wednesday, November 8, 2:00 pm (GMT+3)

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: Our first and most important demand is a ceasefire in Gaza.

HEZBOLLAH: The Lebanese Resistance movement Hezbollah announced that it had targeted an Israeli infantry force in the vicinity of the Shomera base, and confirmed that the attack had caused casualties among Israeli forces.

KAN (ISRAELI BROADCASTING COMPANY): Israel has asked the United States to purchase 200 “Switch Blade 600” suicide drones.

Wednesday, November 8, 1:15 pm (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: 17 Palestinians were killed as a result of the Israeli occupation aircraft bombing a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Most of the victims were children.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: Israel committed 27 massacres during the past hours, killing 241 Palestinians. The death toll of Israel’s aggression on Gaza has risen to 10,569 killed, including 4,324 children and 2,823 women. 26,475 Palestinians were wounded.

Wednesday, November 8, 12:35 pm (GMT+3)

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced the killing of a soldier in the Gaza Strip, bringing the army’s death toll to 350 since October 7.

BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY JAMES CLEVERLY: “Our vision is to move as quickly as possible towards a peace-loving Palestinian leadership as the best desired outcome.”

AL-AQSA MARTYRS BRIGADES: We bombed the military crowds at the Kissufim site.

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were killed when Israeli aircraft bombed a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

PPC: 65 Palestinians, including two women, a girl, and two journalists, were arrested in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:We destroyed another Israeli tank in the Al-Tawam area with a Yassin 105 shell.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades said a sniper shot an Israeli soldier in the Tawam area, northwest of Gaza City, and directly wounded him.

US SECRETARY OF STATE: Israel will not be able to manage Gaza, and Israeli leaders have informed us that they have no intention of doing so.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We destroyed two additional Israeli tanks north of Al-Tawam Roundabout with two Al-Yassin 105 shells.

Wednesday, November 8, 10:45 am (GMT+3)

G7 STATEMENT: We affirm Israel’s right to defend itself and its people in accordance with international law.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed Gush Dan, Sderot, and Maflasim with missile launches in response to the occupation massacres.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Al-Qassam Brigades announced the destruction of an Israeli tank northwest of Beit Lahia with an Al-Yassin shell 105.

DIRECTOR OF SHUHADA AL-AQSA HOSPITAL IN GAZA: Half of the hospitals in the Strip and about 60% of health facilities are out of service.

ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN: Israel admitted that it possesses nuclear weapons and the threat to use them violates international principles.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Al-Qassam Brigades announced the destruction of two Israeli tanks southwest of Gaza City with two Al-Yassin 105 shells.

JAPANESE FM: Members of the G7 agreed to support a temporary truce and a humanitarian corridor for Gaza.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: An Israeli vehicle was destroyed and a number of occupation soldiers were injured in the western Gaza axis.

CHINESE FM: The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it called on the UN Security Council to take responsible measures to protect civilians in Gaza as soon as possible.

AL-JAZEERA: Several Palestinians were killed as a result of an Israeli bombing on the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We destroyed a tank and a troop carrier belonging to the Israeli occupation forces north of the Tawam Roundabout with two Al-Yassin 105 shells.

Wednesday, November 8, 9:30 am (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: an Israeli raid was launched on a school housing displaced people near the Ansar Junction in Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army storms Qalqilya and several towns in the West Bank.

Wednesday, November 8, 8:30 am (GMT+3)

KAN (ISRAELI BROADCASTING CORPORATION): Families of those currently held by Hamas began issuing foreign passports to them to ensure the intervention of other countries to release them.

AL-JAZEERA: The death toll resulting from the Israeli bombing of homes in the center of the Jabalia camp has risen to 9.

Wednesday, November 8, 7:30 am (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation forces stormed several areas in the occupied West Bank.

Wednesday, November 8, 6:30 am (GMT+3)

ISRAELI ARMY: An Israeli soldier was killed and three were seriously injured during clashes in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sound in the Kissufim settlement

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli bombing destroyed a house in the middle of the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, leaving 4 Palestinians killed and a number of wounded.

AL-JAZEERA: More casualties as a result of an Israeli bombing that targeted the vicinity of Al-Quds Open University, west of Gaza.

Wednesday, November 8, 5:30 am (GMT+3)

AL-JAZEERA: G7 foreign ministers discussed how to revitalize peace efforts in the Middle East and the “day after” in the Gaza Strip once the war there subsides, as they met for a two-day summit
in Tokyo.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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