House passes Republican Israel-only aid, Democrats say dead on arrival in Senate
The Republican-led House on Thursday passed a bill that would provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel as it wages war against Hamas, but Democrats say it's dead on arrival in the Senate and President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the measure.
The Republican proposal would also rescind funds for the IRS in the same amount, from funding approved in last year's climate, health and tax law.
Democrats said the IRS cuts amounted to a a poison pill, as the money was intended to amp up enforcement and catch tax cheats. A new Congressional Budget Office report says that the overall measure would add nearly $27 billion to the deficit.
President Biden and Senate Democrats are backing a broader approach, pushing for $106 billion for both Israel and Ukraine aid, humanitarian aid for Gaza, as well as funding for U.S. border operations in one package.
— NBC News
Israeli military says it has surrounded Gaza City
People check buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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Israeli troops fought with Hamas militants and encircled Gaza City on Thursday, the military said, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. U.S. and Arab leaders raised pressure on Israel to ease its siege of Gaza and at least briefly halt its attacks in order to aid civilians.
The Israeli military's chief of staff, Herzi Halevy, said his forces were encircling Gaza City from several directions and "fighting in a built-up, dense, complex area."
Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces were in "face to face" battles with militants, calling in airstrikes and shelling when needed. He said they were inflicting heavy losses on Hamas fighters and destroying their infrastructure with engineering equipment.
Nearly four weeks after Hamas' deadly rampage in Israel sparked the war, U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading to the region for talks Friday in Israel and Jordan following President Joe Biden's suggestion for a humanitarian "pause" in the fighting. The aim would be to let in aid for Palestinians and let out more foreign nationals and wounded. Around 800 people left over the past two days.
Israel did not immediately respond to Biden's suggestion. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has previously ruled out a cease-fire, said Thursday: "We are advancing … Nothing will stop us." He vowed to destroy Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip.
— Associated Press
U.S. lawmakers speak out on Israel-Gaza war casualities
A view of the area as civilians try to reach survivors, dead bodies amid destruction caused by Israeli strikes on Bureij refugee camp located in central Gaza Strip on November 02, 2023.
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Representatives on Capitol Hill have taken to social media in support of humanitarian aid for Gazan civilians and pauses in fighting to evacuate hostages.
Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., called for the U.S. to work with allies to facilitate humanitarian pauses for delivery of crucial supplies to civilians.
"As the United States supports Israel's right to defend itself, we must show leadership to reduce harm, including civilian casualties, to Palestinians and facilitate the immediate delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid," Porter said in a statement.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., urged Israel to reconsider its approach to fighting Hamas as civilian casualties continue to rise.
In a statement posted to X, Murphy said Israel has not yet achieved the "right balance between military necessity and proportionality" in the wake of the airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp.
He urged Israel to "immediately reconsider its approach and shift to a more deliberate and proportionate counterterrorism campaign" while prioritizing civilian safety.
— Chelsey Cox
Secretary Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs meet with Speaker Johnson as funding request looms
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) listens as he waits for his turn to speak during a news briefing at the U.S. Capitol on November 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Republican held a Conference meeting to discuss party agenda.
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The Pentagon said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Brown met with U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.).
The meeting on Capitol Hill comes as the Biden administration seeks more than $105 billion from Congress to support a variety of global security needs, including Ukraine and Israel. The new funding request calls for more than $61 billion for Ukraine and an additional $14.3 billion for Israel.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Johnson earlier in the week.
— Amanda Macias
UNRWA shelters in northern and central Gaza are at capacity, United Nations says
Workers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) agency in the playground of an UNRWA-run school that has been converted into a shelter for displaced Palestinian people.
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, said its shelters in northern Gaza and in central Gaza are at capacity.
UNRWA said that there are approximately 690,000 internally displaced people sheltering in nearly 150 installations across the Gaza Strip.
United Nations Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric added that UNRWA staff working in Gaza and the West Bank have not received payment for the last two months.
"UNRWA, which as you know, is the largest provider of assistance for the United Nations in Gaza, still needs $100 million for its operations this year, including to pay its staff salaries in Gaza," Dujarric told reporters at the United Nations.
"Even as it does its work in dangerous conditions in Gaza, UNRWA lacks almost 2 months' worth of salaries for about 28,000 staff, both in Gaza and in the West Bank," he added.
— Amanda Macias
American voters support aid to Israel but worry about U.S. involvement in the Middle East
Wounded Palestinians enter the Rafah crossing to travel to receive treatment in Egypt on November 2, 2023 in Rafah, Gaza.
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American voters support military aid to Israel, even as they are concerned that U.S. troops will be drawn into the conflict in the Middle East, according to a new poll.
A vast majority of voters, 84%, are worried about potential U.S. involvement in the Gaza region, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. But the poll also showed a slight majority, 51%, support sending more military aid to Israel.
Republicans polled (65%) indicated the most support for more aid, compared to 49% of Democrats and 46% of Independents.
A majority of voters, 75%, also think prejudice against Jewish people in the U.S. today is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem. This is the highest percentage since 2017 when the question was added to the Quinnipiac poll.
Nearly 7 in 10 voters, or 68%, think similarly about prejudice against Muslim people in the U.S.
—Chelsey Cox
Secretary of Education meets with Jewish students to discuss antisemitism on college campuses
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks during the National Action Network's National Convention in New York on April 12, 2023.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona met with approximately 20 Jewish students from Towson University, Goucher College, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore to discuss antisemitism on college campuses.
"We're here to listen and to get feedback from you on what you would like to see and what's working," Cardona told the students.
"I want to tell you that the Department of Education is going to do everything we can to make sure you're safe on campus and that you get to celebrate the beauty of your culture without any fear because that's what makes this country great," he added.
— Amanda Macias
Will the Israeli-Hamas conflict spark a wider regional war, pulling in the U.S.?
People check buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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Western officials are increasingly concerned that the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas will trigger a wider war in the Middle East.
"Growing outrage in Middle Eastern capitals and much of the world over the plight of Palestinian civilians in Gaza is adding more fuel to an already volatile mixture that has seen violence spread to the West Bank, Israel's northern border, the Red Sea and to Iraq and Syria, where U.S. forces have come under repeated drone and rocket fire from Iran's proxies," reports Dan DeLuce of NBC News.
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— Amanda Macias
TikTok denies pushing pro-Palestine content
Short-form video app TikTok said on Thursday that a hashtag expressing support for Israel in its war against Hamas has received more views than a pro-Palestine hashtag, refuting accusations the platform has pushed content in support of Palestine.
In a blog post, TikTok said U.S. views of the hashtag "standwithisrael" garnered 46 million views between Oct. 7 and Oct. 31, compared with 29 million views of the hashtag "standwithpalestine" over the same period.
"Over the last few days, there has been unsound analysis of TikTok hashtag data around the conflict, causing some commentators to falsely insinuate TikTok is pushing pro-Palestine content over pro-Israel content to U.S. users," the company said in the blog post.
Hamas gunmen killed 1,400 people in Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel's ensuing bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 9,000, according to Gaza authorities. TikTok said it had removed more than 925,000 videos in the region since Oct. 7 for violating policies about violence and misinformation.
The app, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, also said it took down 24 million fake accounts.
False claims about the conflict have spread on social platforms including X, Facebook and TikTok, Reuters previously reported.
—Reuters
Kirby: White House is committed to securing 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2023.
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President Joe Biden is committed to securing multiple humanitarian pauses for the release of hostages and more aid for Gazan civilians while stopping short of a call for a ceasefire, according to White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
"When we're talking about humanitarian pause, what we're talking about is temporary, localized pauses in the fighting to meet specific goals," Kirby said.
The White House does not formally support a ceasefire, Kirby added, because they believe it would allow Hamas time to plan further attacks against Israel.
Kirby also said that he believes the "vast majority" of Americans in Gaza have made it to the Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border.
"We aren't aware of American families that are trying to get down there but can't," he added.
—Chelsey Cox
Blinken heads to the Middle East to discuss humanitarian aid and the release of hostages
Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters prior to boarding his aircraft at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on his way to the Middle East and Asia on November 2, 2023. Blinken is on his second crisis trip to the Middle East as he renews support for Israel but also seeks subtly to encourage the US ally to limit civilian deaths that have outraged much of the world. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed for Israel and Jordan to discuss ways to mitigate civilian deaths amid the ongoing Israel and Hamas conflict.
Blinken told reporters at Joint Base Andrews ahead of his flight that he would also raise U.S. concerns about the pace of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
"We've been able to establish over the last couple of weeks efforts to get trucks moving. We've had about 50 to 60 trucks a day of assistance going in. We want that to increase and I expect you'll see that in the coming days," Blinken said.
Biden's top diplomat said that he will also further efforts for the release of hostages held by Hamas and the safe passage of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals via the Rafah border crossing.
"We're intensely focused every single day on the hostages and taking every possible step that we can in concert with others to secure their release," Blinken added.
— Amanda Macias
More than 220 trucks of humanitarian aid have entered Gaza so far, White House says
Trucks carrying aid enter through the Rafah crossing on November 2, 2023 in Rafah, Gaza.
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said approximately 55 trucks carrying humanitarian assistance like food, water and medicine arrived in Gaza via the Rafah border crossing.
"We're hoping that the number of trucks crossing into Gaza will continue to increase," Kirby told reporters at the White House.
He added that since Oct. 21, more than 220 trucks have entered Gaza with humanitarian aid.
— Amanda Macias
At least 74 Americans have arrived in Egypt from Gaza
Palestinians with foreign passports at Rafah Border Gate continue to cross into Egypt as the Israeli airstrikes continue on 27th day in Rafah, Gaza on November 02, 2023.
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The White House said that at least 74 Americans and their family members arrived on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing.
"I want to stress that these numbers are changing in real-time," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said during a daily press briefing.
A day prior, five U.S. citizens were able to make their way through the crossing from Gaza.
— Amanda Macias
Bureij refugee camp airstrike kills at least 15, Gaza's Civil Defense says
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / People run to safety following an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
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An airstrike Thursday smashed a residential building to rubble in the Bureij refugee camp several miles south of Gaza City. One boy, his face covered in blood, cried as workers dug him out of the dirt and wreckage. Others rushed wounded men and women, covered in dust, away on stretchers or wrapped in blankets. At a nearby hospital, doctors tried to stanch the flow of blood from the head of a child laid out on the floor.
At least 15 people were killed, Gaza's Civil Defense spokesperson said, and residents said dozens more were believed buried. The strike took place in the southern zone to which Israel has told residents of the north to flee.
Hours later, more than five minutes of heavy explosions raised clouds of smoke over Gaza City. Al-Jazeera television, which continues to broadcast from the city, said Israeli airstrikes were hitting an area of apartment towers in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood.
The barrage hit around 100 meters (yards) from Al-Quds Hospital, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in post on X. It said there were deaths and injuries but gave no more details.
There was no immediate comment by the Israel military on the strikes. Israel says it targets Hamas fighters and infrastructure and that the group endangers civilians by operating among them and in tunnels under civilian areas.
People check buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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A man is seen sitting among debris as civilians try to reach survivors, dead bodies amid destruction caused by Israeli strikes on Bureij refugee camp located in central Gaza Strip on November 02, 2023.
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— Associated Press
Sens. Warren, Markey praise release of U.S. hostages
Family members of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, hold a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 30, 2023.
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Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey praised the release of U.S. hostages from Hamas custody "after weeks of public and private advocacy."
"We repeatedly urged the White House, U.S. State Department, and the Egyptian and Israeli governments to do everything possible to help American citizens reach safety," the Senators said after Wafaa Abuzayda, Abood Okal and their one-year-old son Yousef of Medway, Massachusetts were released.
"Their story was seen and heard by thousands of people praying for their safety, and President Biden made clear that securing safe passage for American citizens is a top priority," they added.
Warren and Markey vowed to continue pushing for humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza and support for U.S. citizens, "including our Massachusetts constituents, who seek to leave Israel and Gaza to immediately return home."
— Chelsey Cox
Vice president Harris meets with UN Secretary General to discuss ways to accelerate aid to Gaza
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for the second day of the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on November 2, 2023 in Bletchley, England.
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A White House official confirmed to NBC News that Vice President Kamala Harris met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the AL Safety Summit hosted in the United Kingdom.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Harris and Guterres' meeting "mostly focused on Gaza humanitarian access." The official added that the meeting was a priority for Harris.
The two discussed ways to accelerate aid into Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.
— Amanda Macias
Israeli forces in 'very significant' areas of Gaza City: IDF chief of staff
Armoured vehicles of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are seen during their ground operations at a location given as Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in this handout image released on November 1, 2023.
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Israeli forces are deep in Gaza City, considered a Hamas stronghold in northern Gaza and also one of the besieged enclave's most populated areas.
"Our soldiers have been operating in Gaza City for the past few days, surrounding it from several directions, deepening the operation," Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the IDF's chief of staff, said in a televised briefing. "Our forces are in very significant areas of Gaza City."
Halevi added that Israel has not delivered fuel to Gaza but that it would do so for hospitals once fuel runs out. "We check the situation every day. When fuel runs out, fuel will be delivered under supervision to the hospitals," he said.
Palestinian health authorities say that nearly half of all of Gaza's hospitals are out of service because they've been bombed or have run out of fuel.
— Natasha Turak
Images show the impact of an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip
Images show destroyed buildings after an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023
People check the rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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People sift through the smouldering rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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People sift through the smouldering rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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People sift through the smouldering rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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People sift through the smouldering rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
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Russian and Egyptian foreign ministers call for Israeli ceasefire
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with Russia at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta on July 13, 2023.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described as unacceptably violent a series of Israeli airstrikes on civilian areas within the Gaza Strip during a phone call Thursday with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry.
"The unacceptability of any violent actions against civilians, strikes on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure was noted," Reuters reported the Russian ministry as saying.
The pair also called for an immediate ceasefire and greater humanitarian access to Gaza, including to aid the evacuation of Russian citizens.
"The Russian side stressed the urgent need to organize as soon as possible the evacuation of Russian citizens from that Palestinian enclave with the assistance of Egyptian partners."
Lavrov's comments come as Russia continues its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which several thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed, according to the U.N.
— Karen Gilchrist
Israeli air force has deployed 'less than half' its capacity
The Israeli air force is currently deploying "less than half" of its capacity in its assault on Gaza, Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi said Thursday, according to Reuters.
Israeli fighter jets fly over the Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group continue.
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The televised comments appeared to indicate that Israel was ready to ramp up its attacks on Hamas and other opponents if necessary.
Israel has launched an increasing number of airstrikes into Gaza in recent days, including two in as many days on the Jabalia refugee camp, which it said killed two Hamas commanders.
Hamas has said that at least 195 people were killed following the Israeli airstrikes at the refugee camp, with a further 120 people missing, and 777 wounded. CNBC could not independently verify these figures.
— Karen Gilchrist
Situation in Gaza Strip is 'desperate,' UN relief agency says, as its shelters are oversubscribed
Palestinian families take shelter in United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) refugee camp located in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 01, 2023.
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Around 690,000 internally displaced people are taking refuge in 149 shelters run by the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, the relief organization said Thursday, describing the situation in the Gaza Strip as "desperate."
"Our shelters are almost 4x their intended capacity and overcrowded conditions continue to create severe health and protection concerns," UNRWA said on social media.
Children of Palestinian families take shelter in United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) refugee camp located in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 01, 2023.
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The agency has previously noted that its shelters are oversubscribed and reported shortages of water, food, fuel and electricity in the Gaza enclosure.
The Israeli military has told Palestinian civilians in the northern part of the Gaza Strip to evacuate southward, while heavy ongoing bombardment has eradicated other residences.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Death toll in Gaza Strip surpasses 9,000 people, Palestinian health ministry says
At least 9,061 Palestinian people have been killed and 32,000 wounded since Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack, which prompted Israel to launch a siege and heavy bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
The figures were released on Thursday by the Palestinian ministry of health in a Google-translated statement. They were not independently verified by CNBC.
The health ministry of the Gaza Strip is under the control of Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Israeli and the U.S. have previously questioned the accuracy and transparency of numbers supplied by it and Gaza officials. Last week, the Palestinian health ministry published a report of more than 6,000 deaths it says have been documented.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Saudi Arabia launches fundraising campaign for Palestinian people
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz speaks during the United Nations General Assembly, seen on a laptop computer, on Sept. 23. 2020.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman donated a combined 50 million Saudi riyal ( $13.3 million ) to a fundraising campaign in aid of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday.
The campaign was launched on Thursday and is run on the Sahem financial platform by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
Saudi Arabia has been a historical supporter of the Palestinian people and has condemned civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
— Ruxandra Iordache
At least 195 dead in Israeli strikes at Jabalia refugee camp, Hamas says
At least 195 people were killed following Israeli airstrikes at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Hamas said in a Google-translated Telegram post.
The militant group added that another 120 people were missing under debris, with 777 wounded.
CNBC could not independently verify these figures.
Israel has previously said that its airstrikes at the Jabalia site targeted senior Hamas commanders as part of its broader operation against the Palestinian militant group in the strip. The Israeli military has in the past questioned the accuracy of casualty numbers released by Hamas, but has yet to supply its own estimates.
— Ruxandra Iordache
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib posts voice note of trapped U.S. citizen in Gaza
Palestinian descent US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib takes part in a demonstration organized with the attendance of multiple Jewish groups outside the Capitol Building in Washington DC, United States on October 18, 2023 to advocate for a halt in hostilities in Gaza.
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U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan posted a voice memo and text message to her Instagram from a Palestinian-American stuck inside Gaza. The U.S. citizen, Zakaria Alarayshi, lives in Dearborn, Minnesota, but was visiting family in Gaza with his wife when the conflict began.
"This is a message is for President Biden. This war must stop. Women and children are dying every minute. Entire families are being wiped out in their homes. We have no food, no water and no medicine and nowhere to go. We are dying slowly," Alarayshi said in the voice recording, which CNBC could not verify.
"We ask you, and we ask our president for an immediate ceasefire and for help to get us out of here. Nowhere is safe in Gaza. They asked us to go south, we did. And now they are bombing our streets, our homes and our shops," he said. "We need immediate help. Is there any humanity left in the world?"
Alarayshi said he and his wife have gone to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, where foreign passport holders have started being able to enter into Egypt in small numbers — but he told Rep. Tlaib that he and his wife were rejected fix times.
"The voices of those who on the ground in Gaza need to be heard now more than ever," Tlaib wrote in her post.
— Natasha Turak
Number of hostages held by Hamas now at 242
The Israeli military says the number of hostages takes by Palestinian militant group Hamas currently stands at 242, according to a transcript of comments from an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, reported by NBC News.
Family members of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, hold a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 30, 2023.
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"So far, the families of 242 abductees have been notified. We are committed to the national mission of returning everyone home," Daniel Hagari said.
The IDF previously said the number of hostages is revised as families are able to be alerted. Hamas took the hundreds of captives during its terror attack against Israel on Oct. 7. Only four people have been released to date, with the IDF rescuing a fifth.
The remaining hostages could give Hamas a firm bargaining chip in the event of an Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip, analysts have said in the past.
— Ruxandra Iordache
UNICEF decries 'scenes of carnage' from Jabalia refugee camp
Palestinians check the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip, on November 1, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.
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UNICEF on Thursday decried the impact on civilians caused by an Israeli airstrike against the Jabalia refugee camp earlier this week.
"The scenes of carnage coming out of Jabaliya camp in the Gaza Strip following attacks yesterday and again today are horrific and appalling. Many children are reportedly among the casualties," UNICEF said on social media. The organization previously called for a cease-fire.
People carry the body of a Palestinian near the site of Israeli strikes on houses, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, November 1, 2023.
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Israel earlier this week said it struck the Jabalia refugee camp as part of an operation that killed a senior Hamas commander, Ibrahim Biari. A local hospital said the offensive killed dozens and wounded hundreds.
CNBC could not independently verify the figures.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Egypt said 7,000 people to cross from the Gaza Strip
Civilians leaving Gaza display their documents as dual national Palestinians and foreigners prepare to cross the Rafah border point with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 2, 2023.
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Egypt is working to evacuate around 7,000 people from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Crossing, the country's Foreign Ministry said Thursday, according to NBC News.
The ministry statement said civilians from more than 60 countries would be allowed to pass.
Evacuations of foreign nationals from the Gaza Strip began on Wednesday for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, after a deal between Israel, Hamas and Egypt that was mediated by Qatar in coordination with the U.S.
Civilians in the heavily bombarded Gaza Strip have been facing extensive shortages of fuel, food, water, electricity and medical equipment.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Israeli military says it tried to evacuate foreign nationals out of Gaza Strip but was prevented by Hamas
Citizens with foreign passports wait to travel through the Rafah crossing on November 2, 2023 in Rafah, Gaza.
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Israel's military says it made two attempts to evacuate international civilians from the Gaza Strip since the start of its conflict with Hamas, but was prevented by the Palestinian militant group from proceeding with the operation.
"We've made two attempts in the past during the war, early stages and then after a week, to get international citizens, specifically Americans out of the Gaza Strip. Both attempts were stopped by Hamas," Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus said in a TV interview with NEWSMAX, adding that Hamas was "in a way holding [these civilians] hostage."
CNBC could not verify the claim.
Citizens with foreign passports wait to travel through the Rafah crossing on November 2, 2023 in Rafah, Gaza.
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The Rafah Crossing linking the Gaza enclosure to Egypt is the only passageway not controlled by Israel.
Foreign nationals were on Wednesday able to exit the Gaza Strip and enter Egypt for the first time since the start of the war, as part of a deal between Israel, Egypt and Hamas, brokered by Qatar in coordination with the United States.
Civilians leaving Gaza wait to board a bus as dual national Palestinians and foreigners prepare to cross the Rafah border point with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 2, 2023.
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"We understand that Egypt will be a vital part in the day after Hamas, when we will all have to find a solution for the civilians who are left in Gaza," Conricus said.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Main power generator at Indonesian Hospital has stopped working
The Ministry of Health in Gaza told NBC News that the main power generator at the Indonesian Hospital in the territory has stopped working, putting hundreds of lives at risk.
The opening of an Indonesian Hospital in Gaza City on June 15, 2015. (Photo by Momen Faiz/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The report comes after a Palestinian Health Ministry official had on Wednesday warned that the Al-Shifa Medical Complex and Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza were poised to run out of generator fuel in hours.
— Christine Wang
Jabalia refugee camp is a 'Hamas stronghold,' IDF spokesperson says
A man reacts as Palestinians search for casualties a day after Israeli strikes on houses in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, November 1, 2023.
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The Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, which was attacked by Israel earlier this week, "is a Hamas stronghold," a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said in an MSNBC TV interview.
"Think about, really, hotbeds of terrorist activity, where terrorists have really had a long time to embed themselves within the area and under the civilians, that is Jabalia," IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus said.
Israel admitted to launching an airstrike at the Jabalia refugee site, in an offensive that a local hospital said killed dozens and wounded hundreds. The Israeli military has questioned the figures, stating that they are released by Hamas-run facilities but not supplying a death toll of its own assessment.
Israeli Army spokesperson for international media, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus.
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Israel says the operation at the Jabalia refugee camp was necessary to target a senior Hamas commander, Ibrahim Biari, whom the IDF says it killed in the strike.
CNBC could not independently verify the figures and developments on ground.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Israel, Lebanon exchange fire overnight
Israeli military engaged Lebanese missiles overnight, the Israel Defense Forces said overnight on Telegram.
The IDF said that Lebanon launched a surface-to-air missile toward an Israeli drone, and that the IDF retaliated against the "terrorist cell" that fired the projectile.
An Israeli army soldier advances during a drill at a position in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 28, 2023 amid increasing cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel as fighting continues in the south with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
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Further Lebanese launches were identified in the Har Dov and Mount Hermon areas, falling in open areas, the IDF said.
Israel has been exchanging fire with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah since the start of the conflict with Palestinian militants Hamas. Hezbollah has repeatedly cited solidarity with Palestinian people.
Israeli soldier clean at dawn, the gun turret of a tank positioned in the western Galilee area, near Israel's northern border with Lebanon on October 30, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
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Israel accuses Tehran of orchestrating a spate of attacks against its territory through proxies, including Hezbollah, Hamas and Yemeni Houthi. Iran has repeatedly denied involvement in the Hamas terror attacks of Oct. 7.
CNBC could not independently verify the report.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Reporters Without Borders files war crimes complaint over journalist deaths in Gaza
Funeral ceremony held for Palestinian journalists Saeed Al-Taweel and Mohammad Sobh, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 10, 2023.
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Reporters Without Borders filed a war crimes complaint to the International Criminal Court over journalists killed in the Israel-Hamas war. The organization said its complaint concerns eight Palestinian journalists and one Israeli journalist.
RSF said the Palestinian journalists in Gaza were killed in an "indiscriminate attack."
"Even if these journalists were the victims of attacks aimed at legitimate military targets, as the Israeli authorities claim, the attacks nevertheless caused manifestly excessive and disproportionate harm to civilians, and still amount to a war crime under this article," the organization said.
RSF noted that the Israeli journalist was killed on Oct. 7 while covering an attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on his kibbutz. It said his death "constituted the willful killing of a person protected by the Geneva Conventions, which is a war crime."
The organization also urged the ICC to investigate the deaths of all journalists who have been killed since the war began, flagging this is its third complaint about war crimes against Palestinian journalists in Gaza since 2018.
— Christine Wang
Twenty thousand people in Gaza Strip remain injured, Medecins sans frontieres says
Over 20,000 people in the Gaza Strip remain injured with limited access to health care because of the ongoing bombardment and siege on the enclosure, Médecins sans frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said Wednesday.
KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - November 1: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) Palestinians injured in Israeli air raids are treated at Nasser Medical Hospital on November 1 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Entering the third week of the conflict, the Israeli army has expanded its military assault. The Gaza strip, a besieged Palestinian territory, is under heavy bombing from Israel in response to the large-scale attack carried out on October 7 by Hamas in Israel. The international community is stepping up pressure for a humanitarian truce.(Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)
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Urging a cease-fire, MSF said that a new team of its international members is ready to enter the strip as soon as possible to support the local medical response, and that its Palestinian staff continue work within the Gaza territories.
"Around two million Palestinians are still trapped in the Gaza Strip under shelling, including 300 Palestinian MSF staff and their families," it said.
In a separate video address on Wednesday, MSF International President Dr. Christos Christou said, "What medical staff can do is just a drop in the ocean compared to the immense needs .... Our teams still working in Gaza are exhausted and terrified."
He urged, "As a doctor, a surgeon, I implore — give Gaza the cease-fire they need now, so that medicines can be delivered, and they get healthcare."
The Gaza health-care system has been greatly crippled by a deficit of fuel and electricity supplies since the early-October start of the siege, along with a shortage of medical resources.
— Ruxandra Iordache
Multiple countries announce evacuations of their citizens from Gaza
Multiple countries have announced the evacuation of the first group of their citizens from Gaza into Egypt through the Rafah crossing.
Palestinians with foreign passports at Rafah Border Gate continue to cross into Egypt as the Israeli airstrikes continue on 27th day in Rafah, Gaza on November 02, 2023.
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Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said 20 Australians, along with three people who were either permanent residents or immediate family members of a citizen, had been evacuated Wednesday through the crossing. But Australian Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts said 65 citizens, residents and close relatives have yet to be evacuated.
"We are continuing to push for them to be able to make that passage across the Rafah crossing as soon as possible," Watts said.
Bulgaria's government also announced 36 Bulgarian citizens and their family members had successfully left Gaza.
Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel said the evacuation through the Rafah crossing was implemented "in a complex and extremely dynamic situation" and all Bulgarian nationals in the first possible group allowed to leave the Gaza Strip "were in good condition."
Earlier Wednesday, France, the U.K. and the U.S. announced the first of their citizens were able to evacuate Gaza through the Rafah crossing.
— Associated Press
Blinken to travel to Tel Aviv and Amman
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Tel Aviv, Israel and Amman, Jordan in the coming days.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves farewell before departure from the airport in Amman on October 13, 2023 on his way to Qatar. Blinken began on October 12 a tour of Arab capitals as he seeks to build pressure on Hamas while Israel readies a likely massive offensive on the Gaza Strip following the militants' attacks. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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The department said the secretary will reiterate U.S. support for Israel and discuss efforts to safeguard U.S. citizens, secure the release of hostages, increase aid entering Gaza and preventing the conflict from spreading.
Blinken is also expected to discuss in Jordan resuming essential services and "ensuring that Palestinians are not forcibly displaced outside of Gaza." The department said he will also talk about efforts to "reduce regional tensions, and reaffirm the U.S. commitment to working with partners to set the conditions necessary for a durable and sustainable peace in the Middle East, to include the establishment of a Palestinian state."
— Christine Wang
Biden says there should be a humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas war
U.S. President Joe Biden holds an event about American retirement economics in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, October 31, 2023.
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U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday he thinks there should be a humanitarian "pause" in the Israel-Hamas war in order to get "prisoners" out.
Biden was speaking at a fundraiser for his 2024 reelection campaign when a protester interrupted him, calling for a ceasefire.
"I think we need a pause," Biden said in response. "A pause means give time to get the prisoners out."
Israeli ground troops have advanced to Gaza City in heavy fighting with militants following Hamas' killing of roughly 1,400 Israelis on Oct. 7.
—Associated Press
The most senior official to visit Gaza from the U.N. calls for a humanitarian pause and fuel
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visits UNRWA building in Rafah, Gaza, makes statements to the press members on November 01, 2023.
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Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, visited with civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza.
"Philippe is the most senior official to be allowed into Gaza since the war began," United Nations Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said during a daily press briefing.
"He said the staff told him that fuel is very much needed for Gaza and that, more than ever, a humanitarian pause is also needed," Dujarric said.
Dujarric added that UNRWA has lost 70 colleagues since the hostilities began on Oct. 7.
— Amanda Macias
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