The latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war.
Shifa hospital evacuated - except 120 patients and premature babies
Gaza health officials say many patients, medical staff and the displaced have left the region's largest hospital, which was taken over by Israeli forces earlier in the week.
Palestinian officials and the Israeli military offered conflicting versions about what prompted the mass exodus from Shifa Hospital.
Health officials say they received an evacuation order from the military on Saturday morning, while the military said it had offered safe passage to those hoping to leave. Before the departure, several thousand people, including medical patients in serious condition, were trapped in Shifa in dire conditions.
Some 120 patients and premature babies remain at the hospital, according to Gaza health officials.
Several doctors are remaining in Shifa to care for these patients, officials at the establishment told AFP.
For days, hospitals in the Gaza Strip have said they no longer have enough fuel. After strikes and shootings on ambulances, particularly at the gates of al-Chifa, their drivers say they can no longer operate the vehicles.
In recent days, during their raid on the hospital, Israeli soldiers destroyed several departments with explosives, including the ground floor of the surgery department.
The Israeli army said it has found weapons and military equipment hidden around the hospital and in a vehicle outside, as well as the laptop it says belonged to a Hamas militant. It also released videos of what it says is a tunnel, which is still being studied. The military’s claims could not be independently verified.
But Israel has yet to present proof of a Hamas command and control centre it previously said is underneath the hospital.
Limited internet and phone access returns to Gaza
The Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel has announced that phone and internet services were partially working again across Gaza after fuel was delivered to restart generators that power the networks.
NetBlocks, a group tracking internet outages, confirmed that “internet connectivity is being partially restored” in the Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, Paltel announced that all communication services, including landline connection, mobile network and Internet connection, dropped due to a lack of fuel.
The next day, Israel agreed to allow two tanker trucks of fuel, equaling 60,000 litres, into Gaza each day.
A US State Department official said 10,000 litres of the daily intake will be used to power the enclave’s communications network.
Before this week, Israel had completely prohibited fuel from entering Gaza, fearing it could be commandeered by Hamas and used against them.
International criminal court is gathering info on alleged crimes
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan says that his office has received “a significant volume of information and evidence” about alleged crimes committed during the Israel-Hamas war.
Khan did not elaborate on the nature of the information his office has received.
He commented in a written statement on Friday confirming that South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, and Djibouti had made official state referrals to the court about the “Situation in the State of Palestine,” which his office has been investigating since March 2021. South Africa announced the referral on Thursday.
The ICC investigation dates back to the last major Israel-Hamas war in 2014 but also includes the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Khan says his prosecution office “will continue its engagement with all relevant actors, whether national authorities, civil society, survivor groups or international partners, to advance this investigation.”
He also says he will “continue my efforts to visit the State of Palestine and Israel to meet with survivors, hear from civil society organisations and engage with relevant national counterparts.”
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2023-11-18 11:01:06Z
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