Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital, people trapped inside say they cannot flee

10:04 (IST)

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Attacks by Lebanon's Hezbollah group wound 7 Israeli troops along border with Israel

Israel's military and rescue services said that seven Israeli troops and ten other individuals were injured in attacks carried out by Lebanon's Hezbollah group on Sunday.

The battles occurred as fighting between the Israeli military and the group backed by Iran rages along the border between Lebanon and Israel, raising the possibility of escalating into a new front in the latest conflict in the Middle East.

Since an Israeli bombing in south Lebanon on November 5 killed a lady and three children, the assault was the most deadly event involving civilians along the border between Lebanon and Israel.

09:46 (IST)

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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital, people trapped inside say they cannot flee

Rejecting Israel's assertions that it was assisting newborns and others in evacuating on Sunday, health officials and those trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital said combat was still going on close outside the building, where incubators were left idle, supplies were running low and electricity was not available.

Urgent pleas for a cease-fire have been rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unless they also involve the return of all of the almost 240 captives that Hamas took during the October 7 attack that started the conflict.

09:31 (IST)

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Palestinians in Lebanon disappointed over Hezbollah

Many Palestinians living in Lebanon were disappointed by Hezbollah leader Hassan Narsallah's last address because they expected the militant organisation backed by Iran to declare full-scale war against Israel.

Al Jazeera reports that Palestinians in the nation want Hezbollah to put more pressure on Israel and pretend to be Hamas' leader.

09:25 (IST)

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GOP hopeful Chris Christie visits Israel, says the US must show solidarity in war against Hamas

While in Israel on Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie stated that the United States and Israel must fight the terrorist organisation Hamas "shoulder to shoulder."

Christie spent his one-day visit visiting with Israeli leaders, injured troops, and families of Israeli prisoners while touring a kibbutz that had been devastated by Hamas militants during their October 7 rampage, which started the war. The first Republican contender for the 2024 nomination to visit Israel is the former governor of New Jersey.

09:03 (IST)

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Israel, Hamas spar over fuel shortage at Gaza's largest hospital

Three premature newborns and four other patients lost their lives when the sole generator in Gaza's largest hospital ran out of fuel on Saturday, the Health Ministry said. It said that 36 more babies could not survive.

The Israeli military said that it arranged for hospital personnel to oversee the transfer of 300 litres of fuel, which it left overnight close to Shifa for an emergency generator that powers preterm infants' incubators. However, the military claimed that Hamas stopped the fuel from getting to the hospital.

A Health Ministry spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qidra, disputed the account and also told Al Jazeera the fuel would not be enough to operate the generator an hour. “This is a mockery towards the patients and children,” Al-Qidra said.

“We are unable to do anything for our patients. They are dying in front of our eyes.”

Youssef Abu al-Reesh, Gaza Deputy Health Minister tells Al Jazeera of the horrors staff and patients are experiencing at al-Shifa hospital ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/SjkudWT4HA— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 12, 2023

08:54 (IST)

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Over 1.8 lakh people across France protest against anti-semitism

Over 1.8 lakh people participated in nonviolent protests against the Israel-Hamas war and anti-Semitism on Sunday throughout France. Attending the march in Paris were key figures, including members of President Emmanuel Macron's party, as well as French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

08:42 (IST)

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Largest Gaza hospital 'not functioning' amid Israeli assault

The president of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared on Sunday that while the fierce Israeli assault on the Hamas-controlled strip continues, the major hospital in Gaza has shut down and patient deaths are on the rise.

Medical personnel report that three newborns have died at Shifa and that others are at risk of dying from power shortages due to the intensive fighting nearby. Hospitals in the northern part of the Palestinian enclave, such as the al-Shifa complex, are besieged by Israeli forces and are hardly able to provide for the needs of those inside.

Targeting Palestinian Hamas militants who carried out lethal strikes in southern Israel on October 7, Israel claims the organisation has command centres beneath and close to the hospitals.

08:28 (IST)

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Netanyahu says Hamas refused Israeli fuel offer for Gaza's Shifa hospital

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that although Israel had supplied fuel to the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza, which had to halt operations due to fuel shortage, the terrorists had declined to accept it.

When NBC News questioned Netanyahu, they wanted to know if the claims made by Israel that Hamas maintained a command centre beneath Gaza's major hospital warranted endangering the lives of infants and sick patients.

"On the contrary, we offered actually, last night, to give them enough fuel to operate the hospital, operate the incubators and so on, because we (have) no battle with patients or civilians at all," Netanyahu stated.

08:26 (IST)

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IDF says it has delivered 300 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital for medical purposes

Early on November 13, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported that their soldiers had successfully transported 300 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in order to meet immediate medical needs. They further mentioned that the hospital was allegedly not allowed to accept the fuel by Hamas.

"Our troops risked their lives to hand-deliver 300 liters of fuel to the Shifa hospital for urgent medical purposes. Hamas forbade the hospital from taking it. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has been warning for weeks that its hospitals are running out of fuel. If so, why would they prevent the hospital from receiving it?" said the IDF in a post on X.

Our troops risked their lives to hand-deliver 300 liters of fuel to the Shifa hospital for urgent medical purposes.

Hamas forbade the hospital from taking it.

Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has been warning for weeks that its hospitals are running out of fuel. If so, why… pic.twitter.com/u6XaLvdr8x— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 12, 2023

08:19 (IST)

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Communication lost with Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, says WHO

As reported by ANI, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Sunday, November 12, that it has broken off communication with Al-Shifa Hospital located in Gaza City.

Following stories of people leaving Al-Shifa facility allegedly being shot, injured, or dead, the facility has drawn attention from all around the world. According to the most recent reports, the facility is reportedly surrounded by tanks after suffering many attacks.

08:06 (IST)

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Saudi Arabia, UAE, 7 others block proposal to snap all ties with Israel at Islamic nations' summit: Reports

According to sources, a proposal to cut all ties with Israel at the Islamic-Arab summit was thwarted by Saudi Arabia, which is seen as the de facto leader of the Muslim world, and its neighbour, the United Arab Emirates.

The proposal was to sever all diplomatic and economic relations with Tel Aviv, deny Arab airspace to Israeli flights and that the oil-producing Muslim countries should “threaten to use oil as a means of leverage" to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported Ehud Ya’ari, the Arab affairs analyst of Israeli news platform Channel 12, as saying.

08:02 (IST)

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US carries out fresh strikes in eastern Syria

According to CNN, which cited US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, the US launched more strikes in eastern Syria on targets connected to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

"The President has no higher priority than the safety of US personnel, and he directed today's action to make clear that the United States will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests," he said.

08:00 (IST)

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Hamas' real plan for 7 October was to go deep into Israel's territory, says report

The Washington Post, citing intelligence officials, said that new data indicated Hamas terrorists were ready to infiltrate far into Israeli territory, potentially reaching the border in the far east and the West Bank.