Israel-Palestine conflict: Latest updates

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) – Almost three weeks into the Israel-Palestine conflict, Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes including the latest attack on a Greek Orthodox Church.

- The fighting

GAZA CITY

• Eight people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli attack on the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza, says WAFA.

• Israeli planes bomb Al-Omari Mosque in the northern Gaza Strip, completely destroying it.

• Israeli planes bombs six residences in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, killing and injuring dozens.

• Israeli army uses artillery to attack Bureij camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip.

WEST BANK

• Israeli forces storm Ramallah and Al-Bireh from several fronts, according to WAFA news agency.
• Israeli army carries out several attacks in the West Bank, including Nour al-Shams refugee camp.
• At least 12 people were killed by Israeli forces during attacks on the camp.

- Israel-Lebanon clashes

• Israel claims to have targeted an Hezbollah cell in southern Lebanon.
• Israeli military helicopters target 'a cell with three gunmen preparing to launch missiles towards Israel.'
• Six journalists rescued out of nine people stranded on Lebanese side of the border with Israel because of Israel’s continuous firing, says media.

- Humanitarian situation

• Around 600,000 people in Gaza are without clean water after Israel cut off supplies on Oct. 11, according to Human Rights Watch.
• Gaza Health Ministry calls for retired health care workers to restart their duties as soon as possible.
• WHO urges Israel to list fuel as life-saving supply.

- Conflict in numbers

• The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza has risen to 3,785.

• More than 12,000 injured in the ongoing Israeli bombings on the Gaza Strip.

• The number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank has risen to 74.

• Israel official death stands at 1,400.

- Diplomatic and political front

YEMEN

• Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed urges action to support the Palestinians.

CAIRO

• A “humanitarian cease-fire” is essential to guarantee “safe” delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres says during a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukr.

WASHINGTON

• US President Joe Biden to send Congress “an urgent budget to support “critical partners,” including Israel and Ukraine.
• A US Navy warship intercepted cruise missiles and drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels "potentially" targeting Israel.

JERUSALEM

• Israel evacuates several embassies in Middle East, including those in Bahrain, Jordan, and Morocco, according to media reports.

RIYADH

• Attacks on Gaza are 'heinous,' Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tells British Premier Rishi Sunak during a meeting in Riyadh.

• He called attacks on civilians "heinous" and warned of "dangerous repercussions" if the conflict escalated, Saudi state media reported.

BRUSSELS

• Arab ambassadors to the EU demanded that the bloc stop Israel's aggression in Gaza and violations of international humanitarian law.

- International reaction

LONDON

• Hundreds of British Jews hold rally to call for 'end to genocide in Gaza.'

GENEVA

• A demonstration of about 5,000 people was organized Thursday in support of Palestine in Switzerland.