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- Israel’s operation into Gaza expected to ‘expand and intensify’
- Israeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas as troops push into Gaza
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Antisemitic mob storms Dagestan airport, Israel warns citizens to leave northern Caucasus
Israel has warned its citizens to leave the northern Caucasus after a mob stormed an airport in Russia’s Dagestan region when a flight from Israel landed there.
Hundreds of men, some carrying banners with antisemitic slogans, rushed onto the tarmac of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, on Sunday night (local time), looking for Israeli passengers on the flight from Tel Aviv, according to Russian news reports.
People in the crowd walk shouting antisemitic slogans at an airfield of the airport in Makhachkala, Russia.Credit: AP
The attack seemed to be partly fuelled by anger at Israel’s actions in Gaza, where it has been at war with Hamas following a deadly incursion by the militant group earlier this month. Several people in the mob were waving Palestinian flags.
One group was seen trying to overturn a police patrol truck, while another video showed rioters on the tarmac surrounding a Red Wings aircraft which had arrived from Tel Aviv.
One placard brandished by rioters in an unverified social media post said: “There is no place for child killers in Dagestan.”
Another said: “We are against Jewish refugees.”
More than 20 people were wounded, with two in critical condition, and police made 60 arrests. Police also said they had identified 150 of the most active participants.
Israel raised its travel warning level to 4, the highest level, calling on citizens to avoid all travel to Dagestan and neighbouring regions, and for those who are there to leave as soon as possible.
AP, Reuters
Israel’s operation into Gaza expected to ‘expand and intensify’
The Israeli military operation inside Gaza is expected to continue to “expand and intensify” as video circulates showing an Israeli tank and bulldozer blocking Gaza’s main highway.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesman, declined to comment on where Israeli forces are deployed. However, he said additional infantry, armoured, engineering and artillery units had entered Gaza and the operations would continue to “expand and intensify”.
Palestinians leave their homes following Israeli bombardment on Gaza City on Monday.Credit: AP
The military said troops have killed dozens of militants who attacked from inside buildings and tunnels. It said that in the last few days, it had struck more than 600 militant targets, including weapons depots and antitank missile launching positions. Palestinian militants have continued firing rockets into Israel, including toward its commercial hub, Tel Aviv.
Hamas said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops who entered the north-west. It was not possible to independently confirm battlefield claims made by either side.
Meanwhile, a video circulating on social media showed an Israeli tank and bulldozer in central Gaza blocking the territory’s main highway, which the Israeli military in recent weeks has suggested Palestinians used to evacuate to the south.
The video, taken by a local journalist, shows a car approaching an earth barrier across the road. The car stops and turns around. As it heads away, a tank appears to open fire, and an explosion engulfs the car. The journalist, in another car, races away in terror, screaming, “Go back! Go back!” at an approaching ambulance and other vehicles.
The Gaza Health Ministry later said three people were killed in the car that was hit.
AP
Israeli and Palestinian death tolls continue to rise
The death toll of both Israelis and Palestinians has continued to rise since the conflict began on October 7 when Hamas launched a wide-ranging attack inside Israel.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, says nearly 672,000 Palestinians are sheltering in its schools and other facilities across Gaza, which have reached four times their capacity.
The death toll among Palestinians passed 8300, mostly women and children, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Monday. The figure is without precedent in decades of Israeli-Palestinian violence. More than 1.4 million people in Gaza have fled their homes.
Over 1400 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during Hamas’ initial attack, also an unprecedented figure.
AP
UN medical staff warn airstrikes have hit closer to hospitals
Crowded hospitals in northern Gaza are coming under growing threat as footage appears to show an explosion near a cancer ward.
Gaza’s Health Ministry shared video footage of what appeared to show an explosion and a column of smoke near the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital for cancer patients.
Smoke rises from the Israeli bombardment of Gaza City on Monday.Credit: AP
The hospital director, Dr Sobhi Skaik, said it had sustained damage in a strike that endangered patients.
All 10 hospitals operating in northern Gaza have received evacuation orders, the UN’s office for the co-ordination of humanitarian affairs said. Staff have refused to leave, saying evacuation would mean death for patients on ventilators.
Strikes hit within 50 metres of Al Quds Hospital after it received two calls from Israeli authorities on Sunday ordering it to evacuate, the Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said.
Some windows were blown out, and rooms were covered in debris. It said 14,000 people are sheltering there.
Israel says it targets Hamas fighters and infrastructure and that the militants operate among civilians, putting them in danger.
AP
Israeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas as troops push into Gaza
Good morning, my name is Olivia Ireland and I will be taking you through this morning’s events.
Here’s an overview of what you need to know:
- Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants and advancing on two sides of the territory’s main city.
- The Israeli military said a female soldier captured during Hamas’ wide-ranging October 7 attack inside Israel had been released during its ground operation – the first such rescue since the weeks-long war began. The statement says Private Ori Megidish “is doing well” and has met with her family.
- Hamas, which has released four hostages, has said it would let the others go in return for thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, including many implicated in deadly attacks on Israelis. Israel has dismissed the offer.
- Hamas released a short video on Monday purporting to show three other female captives. One of the women delivers a brief statement – likely under duress – criticising Israel’s response to the hostage crisis.
Israeli soldier Private Ori Megidish, centre, is shown with relatives in this undated photo. The army said on Monday that Megidish was freed from Hamas captivity during Israel’s ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.Credit: AP
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