{"id":100092,"date":"2023-11-19T18:47:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=100092"},"modified":"2023-11-19T18:47:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:47:59","slug":"israel-hamas-war-live-us-says-significant-progress-in-hostage-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/world-news\/israel-hamas-war-live-us-says-significant-progress-in-hostage-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel-Hamas war LIVE: US says 'significant progress' in hostage deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gaza’s Hamas government said Sunday the death toll from fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants in the Palestinian territory had reached 13,000 since war began on October 7.<\/p>\n
The Hamas government said more than 5,500 children were among the dead, alongside 3,500 women, with 30,000 more people wounded. <\/p>\n
Its health ministry has previously said it can no longer give exact tolls as intense fighting has prevented bodies from being recovered.<\/p>\n
The IDF has released footage of what is claims shows a Hamas tunnel below al Shifa hospital in Gaza.<\/p>\n
It said the tunnel was 10 metres underneath the hospital complex and was 55 metres long. <\/p>\n
In an update published on X, the military said: ‘IDF and ISA forces revealed a significant 55-meter-long terrorist tunnel, 10 meters underneath the Shifa Hospital complex during an intelligence-based operation.<\/p>\n
‘The tunnel entrance contains various defense mechanisms, such as a blast-proof door and a firing hole, in an attempt by Hamas to block Israeli forces from entering.’<\/p>\n
The statement did not say what was beyond the door. The tunnel had been accessed through a shaft discovered in a shed within the Shifa compound that contained munitions, it said. <\/p>\n
Hamas has acknowledged that it has a network of hundreds of kilometres of secret tunnels, bunkers and access shafts throughout Gaza but has consistently denied that any exist underneath civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals.<\/p>\n
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The agency’s chief, Phillipe Lazzarini, said in a statement:<\/p>\n
Pictured: File image shows a UN-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah, southern Gaza.<\/i><\/p>\n
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a statement regarding the cargo ship hijacked by Houthi rebels:<\/p>\n
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The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus, has confirmed the evacuation of sick children from a Gaza hospital. He confirmed:<\/p>\n
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Worried soldiers who raised concerns about suspicious activity in the days leading to Hamas terror raids on Israel were threatened with court martial, it has emerged.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet have faced stiff criticism from Israelis who have accused them of being caught out by the raids which left more than 1,200 dead.<\/p>\n
A further 239 people were taken hostage and although a handful have been released there are dozens of worried families still waiting for news on loved ones.<\/p>\n
Now Israel’s leading Channel 12 news programme has broadcast claims from female soldiers they were threatened with court martial for raising concerns before the October 7 attack.<\/p>\n
One said: ‘We were told that if we continue to harass on this issue, you will stand trial.’<\/p>\n
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Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, has addressed a new video message to Jewish communities around the world amid the war on Hamas.<\/p>\n
Here are some key messages in the video:<\/p>\n
Reports have been swirling that Israel and Hamas are nearing an agreement on the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip. <\/p>\n
The deal is being brokered by Qatar, with officials there suggesting it could be nearing completion pending ‘minor details’. Israel and its backer the US however have denied any such deal.<\/p>\n
Here is what has been said so far:<\/p>\n
Qatar<\/b>: Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said today: ‘The challenges that remain in the negotiations are very minor compared to the bigger challenges, they are more logistical, they are more practical.’ He added that he was ‘more confident that we are close enough to reach a deal.’<\/p>\n
US<\/b>: White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said on X: ‘We have not reached a deal yet, but we continue to work hard to get to a deal.’<\/p>\n
Israel<\/b>: Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied what he called ‘incorrect reports’ that an agreement was imminent. ‘As of now there is no deal,’ he said.<\/p>\nCricket World Cup final hit by pro-Palestine protester as pitch invader approaches India superstar Virat Kohli before being whisked away by security<\/h2>\n
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The Palestinian Red Crescent said in a statement on X (translated):<\/p>\n
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In a statement, the IDF said: <\/p>\n
Pictured: Houthi fighters conducting military exercises in Sana'a, Yemen, last month.<\/i><\/p>\n
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The IDF shared footage of overnight air assaults, as well as ground operations here:<\/p>\n
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Israel-Hamas war LIVE: US says deal to release Israeli hostages has reached a ‘very sensitive stage’ – with ‘significant progress in recent hours’ Death toll rises to 13,000 in Gaza, according to Hamas-run government Gaza’s Hamas government said Sunday the death toll from fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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