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LIVEBLOG: Death toll at over 1,300, IDF preparing for ground incursions as Gazans evacuate
According to the United Nations, more than 423,000 Gazans had already fled their homes, even before Israel’s Friday directive to evacuate
Israel continued its week of war after Hamas's surprise attack from the Gaza Strip. Amid continuing rocket fire from Gaza, Israel has continued airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza while preparing for continued ground incursions into the Strip.
Additionally, Israeli forces carried out local raids in the territory of the Gaza Strip to complete the effort to cleanse the area of terrorists and weapons. In these operations, an effort was also made to locate missing persons.
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IDF intercepted suspicious object that crossed from Lebanon into Israel
U.S. Secretary of State adds Saudi Arabia to itinerary
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the United Arab Emirates on Saturday where he met Emirati president Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi to discuss the Hamas terrorist attack and preventing the spread of conflict in the region. According to the Emirati Foreign Ministry statement, the president called for an immediate ceasefire and stressed the need for urgent humanitarian aid.
The meeting was also attended by the Saudi ambassador to the United States, and Blinken is traveling back to Saudi Arabia where he will reportedly meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
UN special envoy for the Middle East peace process met on Saturday with Iran's Foreign Minister while on travel to Beirut, Lebanon.
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Rocket alert sirens sound in northern Israel near border with Lebanon
Miscommunication between Likud and Yisrael Beitenu parties
After the ruling Likud party announced that Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Liberman would be joining the government, Liberman issued a clarifying statement saying he supported the war effort and was prepared to join the emergency government only if he was given a seat in the war cabinet, which currently consists of only five members, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and National Unity party leader Benny Gantz.
Massive barrage of rockets fired from Gaza on central and southern Israel
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Right-wing heavyweight Avigdor Liberman is joining Israel's emergency govt
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party announced that he had invited Yisrael Beitenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman to join the unity government. According to the statement, Liberman accepted invitation and will sit in the political-security cabinet.
IDF says Hamas obstructing the passage of Gazan civilians to the south of the territory
"Following the IDF's warning, residents of the Gaza Strip began to evacuate from their homes to south of the Wadi Gaza for their own protection," read the statement from the Israeli military. "Hamas obstructed and prevented the safe passage of residents in the Gaza Strip moving along central roads."
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ADL documents hike in antisemitic incidents after Hamas massacres in Israel
"In the days following Hamas’s atrocities across Israel, Hamas supporters and other antisemitic actors have threatened and targeted Jewish and Israeli individuals and institutions worldwide," The Anti-Defamation League writes in a report published on the organization's website.
Updated casualty toll from Israel's Health Ministry
The Israeli health ministry says 3,621 wounded since start of war, 358 still hospitalized, including 102 in serious condition
Escalation in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, i24NEWS correspondent reports
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Netanyahu visits the sites of Hamas massacre for first time
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More updates from Israel's volatile northern border from i24NEWS' reporter at the scene
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Two seriously wounded by rocket shrapnel in Nahariya
In the northernmost Israeli city of Nehariya, hospital staffers tell i24NEWS that two casualties were admitted in serious condition after a rocket impact. No alert sirens were activated, i24NEWS understands.
Thousands flock to an anti-Israel, pro-Hamas rally in London
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U.S. authorizes departure of non-emergency govt personnel from embassy in Jerusalem
The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that it has authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the U.S. Branch Office in Tel Aviv "due to the unpredictable security situation in Israel."
A chilling testimony from Millet Ben Haim, a survivor of the desert rave massacre
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Barrage of mortar shells launched on northern Israel from Lebanon
The IDF responds with strikes against terrorist targets.
In the Italian capital, Hamas supporters clash with police
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Israel behind rocket fire that hit journalists: Lebanon army
Israel was behind cross-border rocket fire that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera, the Lebanese army said on Saturday.
"The Israeli enemy fired a rocket shell that hit a civilian car belonging to a media team, leading to the death of Issam Abdallah," a Reuters journalist, and wounding several others on Friday, it said in a statement.