Dozens were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on outpatient clinics of Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza, Palestine Authority radio reported. The Israeli military has said that Hamas’s main military headquarters is located underground near Al-Shifa and has told the hospital to evacuate patients.
Israel is providing “quick humanitarian windows” to allow people to flee northern Gaza while the military fights Hamas militants, IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus said.
The IDF estimates between 50,000 and 100,000 people have exited northern Gaza in the last few days and a total of 850,000-900,000 have fled the area, Conricus said. More than a million people lived in northern Gaza at the outbreak of the war.
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WHO Says Children With Cancer Evacuated From Gaza (2:50 p.m.)
The World Health Organization said about a dozen children with cancer or other blood disorders were evacuated from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan to continue treatment. The move was coordinated with officials from Israel and the US, and the WHO aims to evacuate more children under the initiative.
The WHO said that safe medical evacuations for critically injured and sick patients into and via Egypt through the Rafah border crossing are essential. It added that cancer services are “severely limited, meaning it is critically urgent to transfer patients outside Gaza.”
Hezbollah Fires Missiles At Israel; IDF Shells Back (12:56 p.m.)
Iran-backed Hezbollah said it launched missiles at Israeli soldiers, the militant group’s Al-Manar TV reported. Israel Defense Forces said that a group launched a number of anti-tank missiles from Lebanon toward an army post in northern Israel. The Israeli army said it responded and struck the source of fire.
Israel Says It Seized Hamas Weapons, Intel Cache, Killed 30 Militants (12:50 p.m.)
The Israeli army said it seized Hamas missiles, mortars, attack drones, and other assets during ground raids in the Gaza Strip, during which 30 militants were killed. In addition, it collected multiple intelligence documents, maps and communication devices, including from the office of the brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Israeli forces also found “operation and calibration systems for anti-aircraft missiles” and rocket launchers.
Swiss Banks Receive Police Tips on How to Spot Hamas Financing (10:29 a.m.)
Swiss police sent a tip-sheet to several banks and asset managers on how to spot suspicious payments directed to Hamas.
Such payments are “often carried out under the guise of fundraising campaigns for humanitarian aid,” the police says in a letter cited by public broadcaster SRF. The request to send funds via cryptocurrencies or social media should also be a cause for suspicion, according to SRF.
For more, read: Switzerland Says It’s Confident Hamas Not Using Nation’s Banks
Dozens Killed, Injured from Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital, Palestine Radio Reports (9:33 a.m.)
Dozens were killed and wounded from an Israeli strike on outpatient clinics of Al-Shifa Medical complex in Gaza City, Palestine Authority radio reports. The casualties include children and women, according to a video published by the radio. The video and report couldn’t be verified by Bloomberg News.
The Israeli military has said that Hamas’s main military headquarters is located underground near Al-Shifa and has told the hospital to evacuate patients. Hospital staff have said they cannot move all the patients.
Germany Urges Israel to Work With Arab States (9:30 a.m.)
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged Israel not to “lose sight of the bigger picture” and said the “historic opportunity” for peace with its Arab neighbors “must not be destroyed.”
“Because that is precisely the goal of the terrorists,” Baerbock said in an emailed statement ahead of her trip to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel starting Friday. “In our efforts to secure the release of the hostages, humanitarian access to Gaza or the prevention of a regional spillover of violence, we only have a chance of success if we pull together with the Arab Gulf states.”
Erdogan: Hamas Can Free Civilians if Israel Lets Go Palestinians (8:58 a.m.)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel must free detained Palestinians to secure the release of civilian hostages held by Hamas, according to Turkish media.
“Hamas has no interest in keeping civilians hostage. On the contrary, what should happen is the release of Palestinians from Israeli hands,” Turkish media cited Erdogan as saying on his way home from Uzbekistan late Thursday. “If Turkey is going to intervene here, what Israel needs to do is to quickly release the Palestinians as Hamas immediately releases the Israelis in its hands.”
Turkey does not consider Hamas a terrorist group and maintains contact with its political leaders.
For more, read: Turkey Is Key to Solving the Gaza Crisis: Bobby Ghosh
Israel Says it Killed Hamas Militants Involved in Oct 7. Massacre (8:38am)
Israeli soldiers in the past day killed several Hamas militants that were involved in the deadly Oct. 7 invasion into southern Israel, according to the military. It identified them as Ahmed Musa, a company commander; Omar Al-Hindi, a platoon commander; and Mohammed Kahlout, who headed a sniper unit in northern Gaza. The military says it also targeted another 19 Hamas militants that were planning to attack Israeli soldiers and confiscated 20 rocket launchers.
Bloomberg News was unable to verify the claims.
Only 65 Aid Trucks Entered Gaza From Egypt Nov. 9, UN Agency Says (7:40 a.m.)
Only 65 trucks carrying aid for Gaza entered from Egypt on Nov. 9, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
“The modest number of trucks we have so far managed to get in via the Rafah border crossing is wholly inadequate,” Martin Griffiths, the UN’s head of humanitarian affairs and emergency relief, said. The UN official said that hundreds of trucks are needed daily, including fuel, and that more than one entry point into Gaza should be operated.
Israel Providing ‘Quick Humanitarian Windows’ While Fighting Hamas (7:15 am)
Israel is providing “quick humanitarian windows” to allow people to flee northern Gaza while the military fights Hamas militants, according to IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus.
Israel estimates that between 50,000 and 100,000 people have exited northern Gaza in the last few days and a total of between 850,000 and 900,000 had already fled the area, Conricus said in a live briefing posted on social media website X.
Soldiers are preparing additional attacks against Hamas’ infrastructure and troops have been deployed “near the heart of Gaza city,” he said.
He also said there was an area in southern Gaza that the IDF was not striking and would continue to do so to allow humanitarian aid inside the Mediterranean enclave.
