Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 49

admin November 24, 2023

With a ceasefire underway and pro-Palestine protests making headlines, here are the key updates.

Here’s what you should know about Friday’s situation: November 24th2023:

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The break in fighting under the act The conflict between Israel and Hamas began at 7 a.m. local time (05:00 GMT) on Friday. More intense Israeli followed Airstrikes in areas of the Gaza Strip, including the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
At 16:00 (14:00 GMT), 13 women and children are being held captive in Gaza Approvedwhile 39 Palestinian prisoners will also be released from Israeli prisons on the same day.
Aid trucks from Egypt are also expected to enter the Gaza Strip. A Hamas official said 200 trucks carrying aid and fuel were arriving every day.

An investigation by Al Jazeera’s Sanad News Verification Agency on Thursday revealed the presence of American mercenaries fighting in the ranks of the Israeli military during operations in Gaza.
The Israeli news agency Haaretz is threatened by the government because of its critical reporting on the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi on Thursday proposed penalties including banning Haaretz from publishing government communications and banning advertising from all government agencies.
On Thursday, Israeli Emergency services arrested Muhammad Abu Salmiya, head of Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa.
The BBC was accused of this censorship following calls for ceasefire from public figures during the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony. cut out the final show.
Pro-Palestine protesters temporarily stopped the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in New York City on Thursday.

A night attack by Israeli tanks on the Indonesian hospital according to Dr. Sarbini Abdul Murad, head of the Indonesian charity Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C), destroyed the entire ground floor.
An infant in an incubator at Kamal Adwan Hospital died on Wednesday due to a lack of electricity, according to the latest situation update from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
After accepting 150 people, mostly cancer patients, from Gaza for medical treatment, Turkey today expects to evacuate around 50 more people from the enclave. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the group would consist mainly of children and young people.
Palestinian photojournalist Mohammad Ayyash was killed by one Israeli bombing on Thursday, while another journalist, Amal Zuhd, and her family were killed in air strikes on their home early Friday morning.
A U.S. military official told Reuters that two bases in Syria and two bases in Iraq housing American personnel were attacked in quick succession with missiles and armed drones.

Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Friday pledged 30 million pounds ($37.38 million) in additional humanitarian aid for Gaza. Cameron, who is visiting the region, met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and is now traveling to the occupied West Bank for meetings with Palestinian leaders.
Doctors Without Borders official Joseph Belliveau said Thursday that the organization is “taking the unusual stance of calling for a ceasefire” because the “brutal destruction of the health system of an entire population” is more than just humanitarian aid can address. In an address to Canada’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Belliveau said the country should also push for a ceasefire.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian with Hezbollah boss Hassan Nasrallah discussed efforts to end Israel’s war on Gaza on Thursday. On Wednesday, Amirabdollahian warned that the war between Israel and Gaza could spill over into the region if the ceasefire was not maintained.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel led a march of thousands of protesters in solidarity with Palestine in Havana on Thursday, according to Reuters.