Israel-Hamas war

Ceasefire resolutions voted down in the Security Council 

Two resolutions on temporary ceasefires in Gaza have been voted down in the UN Security Council on Wednesday evening, writes Sky News.  

 

The first resolution came from the US but both China and Russia vetoed the proposal. When Russia presented its plan, it was instead the United States and Great Britain that vetoed it. 

  

The American resolution would lead to a shorter "humanitarian pause" in Gaza and the Russian one would enable a longer ceasefire. A spokesman for the British prime minister said the Russian plan would only benefit Hamas.

 

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Netanyahu admits some responsibility in intelligence leak  

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for the first time admitted some form of responsibility for the lack of intelligence work that meant that Hamas could unnoticed prepare the attack against the country on October 7, several media write. 

 

- It will be investigated and everyone must take responsibility for the mistake, including me. But all this will happen later, he says in a televised speech.  

 

In the speech, he says that Israel is still planning a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. He does not want to give out any further details about the operation. 

 

He also calls on all Israeli citizens to arm themselves.  

 

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Task: Israel agrees to postpone ground invasion  

Israel has agreed to the US request to delay the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, according to Wall Street Journal data.  

 

According to the information, the US wants to strengthen its defense in the Middle East and is working on deploying dozens of air defense systems that will protect the country's forces in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.  

 

Israel also wants to get the approximately 200 civilian hostages out through diplomatic channels before the offensive begins. 

 

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Journalist's family dead - notified after broadcast  

Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Al-Dahdouh, lost his wife and the couple's two common children in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday, the television channel reports.  

 

Pictures show Al-Dahdouh being led out crying from the morgue where he has seen his dead family members. 

 

- What is happening is clear. These are attacks targeting children, women and civilians, he says. He adds that he had just been on the air reporting another attack when he received the death notice.  

Israel says it is doing what it can to minimize civilian deaths in Gaza. 

 

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WHO: At least 171 attacks on health facilities in Gaza

Since October 7, at least 171 attacks against various healthcare facilities have taken place in Gaza, writes the World Health Organization (WHO) on X. 

 

"493 people have been killed in the attacks, including 16 healthcare workers on duty." 

 

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which is controlled by the terrorist organization Hamas, a total of 6,540 Palestinians have been killed since October 7. 2,704 of these were children, reports Sky News, which has not been able to confirm the figure. 

 

Israel has reported just over 1,400 deaths. Most of these occurred during Hamas attacks on civilians on 7 October. In addition, Israel states that around 220 people are being held hostage by Hamas.

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