In a December 2022 video, Hamas fighters can be seen flooding a training area, shooting rockets and capturing pretend prisoners as they surround mock Israeli buildings.
The camp had just been constructed, and was very close to #ErezCrossing, the passageway between #Gaza and #Israel that was breached last weekend by #Hamas in a bloody attack.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society has decided to not evacuate to the south despite the Israeli army’s threats to shell it.
“The decision has been made… we will not leave. Our medics will carry on their humanitarian duties. We won’t leave people to face death alone,” the statement said. #Gaza#Israel
A recap of main events today (while i was working on a completely different story so details to come later):
-emergency government and war cabinet formed in #Israel
#Gaza 's only power station stopped working, leaving the territory without main electricity
17 Brits, including children are dead or missing after #hamas attack in Israel
The #ICRC has condemned the #hostage taking during the attacks on #Israel by #Hamas , saying "our hearts go out" to those who have lost family members or are worried about loved ones.
"We reiterate our call for their immediate release and stand ready to conduct humanitarian visits," the #RedCross said.
Their quote regarding the evacuation orders:
"The instructions issued by the Israeli authorities for the population of #Gaza City are not compatible with international humanitarian law"
#Israeli PM #BenjaminNetanyahu & #BennyGantz, leader of the opposition #NationalUnity party, reached an agreement Wed to form a unity govt. The 2 ldrs said the new govt would pursue only bills or decisions concerning the #conflict, which has prompted Israel to mass troops near the Gaza Strip & call up #reservists ahead of an offensive against #Hamas militants.
The #WorldHealthOrganization#WHO said Tues evening that it had documented 22 attacks by Israeli forces on #MedicalCenters & ambulances that killed 6 people. It wasn’t clear whether any of the #UN workers were included in that figure. On Wednesday, the #Palestine#RedCrescentSociety#PRCS, part of the International Federation of #RedCross & RedCrescent Societies, said its #ambulances have been targeted by Israeli strikes. 1 strike killed 3 #medics, it said, & another strike killed another medic.
I am a humanitarian. I am a leader of a team at the national HQ level for the American #RedCross.
As such, in order to maintain my credibility as a neutral and impartial disaster responder, I will maintain neutrality and impartiality and will not comment on the actions of either of the warring parties, no matter my personal reaction.
Palestinians in #Gaza expressed disbelief at the infiltration into #Israel. "It is like a dream. I still can't believe it," said one Gaza shopkeeper.
The attack came a day after Israel marked the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war that brought the country to the verge of catastrophic defeat in a surprise attack by #Syria and #Egypt. #YomKippurWar
The International Committee of the #RedCross (#ICRC) has called on all parties involved in the conflict to “respect their legal obligations under international humanitarian law” and to ensure that #civilians and #HealthcareWorkers are protected. #Gaza#Israel
Orest Hrytsyuk, a sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, spent 9 months in Russian captivity as a POW. He says Russian International Committee of the Red Cross representatives laughed at Ukrainian POWs and called them names, while they were forced to march and sing russian song
Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Meanwhile, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric visited the border region between Chad and western Darfur to see the humanitarian consequences of the conflict there....
Relief workers warned Wednesday that Libya's catastrophic floods may bring unexploded bombs and mines from past conflicts to the surface, posing fresh threats to a nation that has already lost more than 11,000 people in the disaster....
10,000 people are missing after devastating floods in #Libya, a #RedCross and #RedCrescent official says. He said the death toll was “huge” and expected to reach into the thousands in the coming days as assessments of the damage are carried out.
Chad/Sudan: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict; ICRC president visits eastern Chad (african.business)
Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Meanwhile, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric visited the border region between Chad and western Darfur to see the humanitarian consequences of the conflict there....
New Libya Fear: Floodwaters Dredging up Bombs and Land Mines from Past Wars (themessenger.com)
Relief workers warned Wednesday that Libya's catastrophic floods may bring unexploded bombs and mines from past conflicts to the surface, posing fresh threats to a nation that has already lost more than 11,000 people in the disaster....
Kyrgyzstan brings back 95 ISIL wives, children from Syrian internment camps (www.aljazeera.com)
The government of Kyrgyzstan has said 95 wives and children of ISIL (ISIS) fighters have been repatriated from internment camps in Syria....