The Israeli military said it carried out a ground raid inside the Gaza Strip’s borders and said it was for a variety of purposes, Al Jazeera reported.
Sirens sound again in Tel Aviv
Air raid sirens are reportedly sounding again in Tel Aviv, the Guardian reports.
An IDF report on X said that “hundreds of thousands of Israelis are fleeing Shabbat dinners into bomb shelters.”
Another post by journalist Robert Sherman included video of what he said was missiles being intercepted over the city.
Hamas launched a barrage of rocket attacks on Friday evening (October 13), about two hours after an Israeli ultimatum to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip expired.
Shortly before 10 p.m., sirens sounded in the Israeli city, residents ran for shelter, and then dozens of explosions were heard.
The Iron Dome system was immediately activated and, as seen in the following videos, intercepted many of the rockets launched by Hamas.
Massive Rocket Attack now on the City of Tel Aviv in Central Israel. pic.twitter.com/ygGFoiqSS6
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1712912394358304910
Reports of Israeli military strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip
A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces said that the Israeli army is attacking Hamas military installations throughout the Gaza Strip, Haaretz reports.
Sky News describes the attacks as “widespread”.
“Forget about food, fuel, electricity – just live”
Some Gazans are fleeing their homes to escape a relentless attack after Israel ordered more than a million people to leave the northern half of the Gaza Strip within 24 hours.
“Forget about food, forget about electricity, forget about fuel. The only thing that worries me now is whether you can cope with this, whether you will survive.”said Nebal Farshah, a representative of the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza City, breaking down in tears.
Hamas says 70 people died as they fled Gaza City
The Hamas press office said 70 people, mostly women and children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on vehicles leaving Gaza City.
Occupied Palestine: Ministry of Health in Gaza: 15 members of the medical staff were martyred and 23 ambulances were destroyed and out of service. In the video, the moment an ambulance was targeted by the Israeli terrorist army#Gazagenocide #IsraelPalestineConflict #Israel pic.twitter.com/Xq34JYLD5c
— أمة إسلامية واحدة . (@Billionair49495) October 13, 2023
Ministry of Health in Gaza: 15 medical personnel killed, 23 ambulances destroyed and rendered inoperable. The video shows the moment the Israeli terrorist army fired at an ambulance.
Gaza residents are shocked
“If we are going to die, let’s die in our homes,” a Gaza resident told Al Jazeera as Israel’s ultimatum to evacuate expired.
https://twitter.com/MuhammadSmiry/status/1712899077162070028
This has never happened in Gaza, families on the streets are running for shelter after the Gaza massacre!
He also said that many do not consider it safe to travel south and prefer to hide.
ISRAELIS CHANTING GAZA, GAZA, GAZA IS A CEMETRY#Gazagenocide pic.twitter.com/r2PRsy6beC
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) October 13, 2023
ISRAELITES CHANGING “GAZA, GAZA, GAZA – CEMETERY”
Israel’s ultimatum expired at 20:00.
Kirby: Israel did not consult with US before issuing ultimatum to Palestinians to leave northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours
Israel did not consult with the United States before issuing an ultimatum to the Palestinians to leave the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a news conference Friday.
“We want to make sure that those who want to leave can leave. We are working very actively with the Israelis and Egyptians to try to find safe passage out of the southern Gaza Strip, and we also want to maintain the ability to deliver humanitarian aid.” help,” he said.
“Do we share the international community’s concerns about the humanitarian, desperate humanitarian needs inside Gaza? The short answer to this question is: of course we do,” Kirby added.
Kirby also noted that the United States does not have specific information indicating a threat within the United States from attacks Hamas, but it helps protect the Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as Israeli diplomatic facilities in Washington, D.C., as well as in the eight American cities where Israeli consulates are located: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco.
https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1712881019743764898
Horrific casualties in the Gaza Strip: nearly 600 children killed and another 1,900 wounded
Another update on casualties caused by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Of the 1,799 deaths, 583 were children and 351 were women, according to Gaza’s health ministry. According to the department, 7,388 people were injured, including 1,901 children and 1,185 women.
https://twitter.com/IslamMaali1985/status/1712925656831402314
Egypt protests against Israel’s ultimatum
The Israeli ultimatum, according to which 1.1 million Palestinians must leave the Gaza Strip, is also causing a sharp reaction from Egypt, which has so far remained aloof from the conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry warned today of the danger Palestinians would face if they moved into the southern Gaza Strip as ordered by the Israeli army, with Cairo rejecting an Israeli ultimatum.
For its part, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees described Israel’s statement on the UN ultimatum as “horrible” and said the enclave was fast becoming a “hell”.
“The call by the Israeli military to resettle more than a million civilians living in the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours is appalling.”said Philippe Lazzarini, UN High Commissioner for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East, in a statement to UNRWA.
Turkey’s reaction is known; it has taken a clear position against Israel and in favor of the Palestinians in the conflict.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “forcing 2.5 million Gazan citizens, who have been bombed for days and deprived of electricity, water and food, to migrate to a highly restricted area is a clear violation of international law and has no place in humanity.” .
Ankara calls on Israel to “immediately correct this serious mistake” and urgently stop “its merciless actions against civilians in the Gaza Strip.”
Israeli artillery strikes a group of Reuters journalists in Lebanon – one killed and five wounded
On Friday (13/10) afternoon, Israeli artillery struck southern Lebanon, killing Reuters cameraman Issam Abdullah and wounding five other journalists.
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1712861657154666826
The video footage published on the X website shows that a journalist was wounded as a result of an Israeli artillery strike, and a few meters away from him a man was lying on the ground, not moving. Five journalists were reportedly injured.
As Ali Hashem reports: “Our group was divided. They went to a place with a view of the area. These were colleagues from Al Jazeera, from Reuters, from AFP. It looked like a tank shell hit them directly. It was terrible. The group was clean, everyone in helmets and protective vests with the inscription “Press”. They were in an open area. It was on a hill, everything was visible. Two of our colleagues are in the hospital. Another of our colleagues, a very good friend, died.”
Footage showing the moment a number of Reuters Journalists in Southern Lebanon who were Live Streaming the current Exchanges of Fire on the Border were Struck by what is claimed to be an Israeli Artillery Shell. pic.twitter.com/x2X3nWQVdg
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 13, 2023
Footage showing the moment several Reuters journalists in southern Lebanon, who were reporting live on the border exchange of fire, were allegedly struck by an Israeli artillery shell.
The group had PRESS badges clearly visible and were wearing helmets and body armor. The journalists were on a hill in an open area visible from afar. Al Jazeera journalist Carmen Juhadar and cameraman Elie Bracchia were among the wounded.
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