Israel’s defense minister: “Hamas has lost control of Gaza”

7:24 p.m.: According to the Israeli Defense Minister, Hamas has lost control of the Gaza Strip. “There is no Hamas force capable of stopping the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces). The IDF advances to every point. The Hamas organization has lost control of Gaza. The terrorists flee south. The civilian population loots the Hamas bases. They have no trust in the government,” Yoav Gallant said in a video broadcast by Israeli television channels after assessing the fighting on Monday evening. According to Gallant, Israeli forces would “advance in a planned manner and complete the tasks with precision and lethality.” In recent days, the military has “intensified” its activities against the Hamas tunnels.

Renewed rocket fire on southern Israel

10:05 a.m.: After a 12-hour standoff, extremist Palestinians from the Gaza Strip fired rockets again into southern Israel. The army announced on Telegram on Monday that missile alarms had been triggered several times. According to the Israeli emergency service, there were initially no reports of injuries.

The military had already announced last week that 9,500 rockets and mortar shells had been fired towards Israel since the start of the Gaza war on October 7th, and dozens of drones had also been used. Since the ground operations in the Gaza Strip, the number of shootings has decreased significantly, it was said. The army did not explicitly say whether bullets from Lebanon, Yemen and Syria were also counted.

According to Israeli media, a total of 4,000 rockets were fired towards Israel during the 50-day Gaza war in 2014.

WHO: More than 2,000 people still in Shifa hospital

Monday, November 13th, 3:26 a.m.: The World Health Organization has once again complained about “appalling conditions” in the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip. There are more than 2,000 people in the Shifa clinic, including probably more than 600 patients and around 1,500 displaced people, the WHO wrote on Monday on the X platform (formerly Twitter), citing the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Accordingly, patients could no longer receive dialysis, among other things. Premature babies were also transferred to operating rooms without incubators.

Scholz rejects ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

11:25 p.m.: Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken out against an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Humanitarian breaks could make sense, for example to get the wounded out of the Gaza Strip, said the SPD politician on Sunday evening at a “Heilbronner Stimme” event in Heilbronn. “But I am happy to admit that I do not find the call that some are making for an immediate ceasefire or a long pause – which is basically the same thing – right.” Ultimately, this means “that Israel should let Hamas recover and should have new rockets purchased again. So that they can shoot again. “We won’t be able to accept that.”

In view of the suffering of the civilian population during the Israeli military operation against the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas, French President Emmanuel Macron had previously called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. At a rare special summit, almost 60 Arab and other Islamic states also called for an end to Israel’s “barbaric” attacks and suggested an early peace conference.

Hamas representative: Five premature babies died in Al-Shifa clinic in the Gaza Strip

11:24 p.m.: According to a representative of the Hamas government, five premature babies and seven seriously ill patients have now died in the Al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip. “We fear that the number of victims will continue to rise until morning,” Deputy Health Minister Yussef Abu Rish said on Sunday.

Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza is the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip. The clinic complex has been under repeated attack for days; according to Abu Risch, the cardiology department was “completely” destroyed in an Israeli attack. The aid organization Doctors Without Borders described the situation in the clinic as “catastrophic”.

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Al-Shifa Hospital “no longer functions as a hospital.” “It has been three days without electricity, without water and with very poor internet, which has severely affected our ability to provide the necessary supplies,” wrote Tedros on the online service X, formerly Twitter. The number of deaths among patients has increased sharply. The WHO said it had previously reestablished contact with its contacts at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Netanyahu: Release of more hostages possible

5:06 p.m.: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cautiously expressed hope that more hostages could be released from the hands of the Islamist Hamas. Asked whether such an agreement could come, Netanyahu told US television network NBC on Sunday: “It could be, but I think the less I say about it, the more likely it is to happen.”

If this succeeds, it would be solely the result of military pressure, emphasized Netanyahu. “That is the only thing that could lead to an agreement.” It was only with the ground offensive by the Israeli military in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip that there was movement in the negotiations. “We will talk about it when the time comes and announce it when it comes to fruition.”

NBC and other US media reported, citing government sources, that there was discussion that Hamas could release about 80 women and children in return for Palestinian women and teenagers held in Israel. There was no official confirmation of this. Netanyahu also did not go into any details of a potential deal.

Israel’s army: Several injured by anti-tank missile from Lebanon

2:44 p.m.: According to the Israeli military, several civilians were injured in the border region in an attack from Lebanon. The armed forces responded with artillery fire at the location where the attack came from, the army announced on Sunday. According to Israeli media reports, the injured were a team of electricians who were supposed to repair infrastructure in the town of Dovev.

Hezbollah said its fighters had attacked Israeli “logistical forces” in the border region. They wanted to install transmission masts as well as listening and spying devices there. There were deaths and injuries in the attack. The militia also released a video purporting to show an attack on an Israeli military post.

According to media reports, several vehicles were hit by an anti-tank missile in the incident in Israel. Videos circulating on social networks showed cars in flames. How many people were injured and which group in Lebanon was responsible for the attack initially remained unclear.

IDF attacks Hamas in Gaza refugee camps and destroys its tunnels

Sunday, November 12th, 9:34 a.m.: Israeli forces from the army’s Givati ​​Brigade have been operating in the Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in recent days. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced this on Sunday.

The troops attacked numerous Hamas members and killed many of them. In addition, the Hamas tunnels in the Shati compound were destroyed, the spokesman said. During the operation, the armed forces also located civilians who were holed up in a building. They facilitated their safe evacuation while taking action against Hamas terrorists.

In another operation, IDF troops identified a terrorist cell that had barricaded itself in a house in the area and posed a threat to the troops. The Israeli soldiers piloted a plane and fired at the terrorists, who were killed. After identifying an anti-tank missile fired from a weapons depot in a building, a fighter jet fired at the source of the fire.

Hamas loses control of northern Gaza Strip

10 p.m.: According to Israel, Hamas has lost control of the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday evening that Hamas fighters “no longer have a safe place to hide.” The military had also previously announced that Hamas no longer controlled the north of the coastal strip.

Netanyahu said everyone from Hamas leader Jihia al-Sinwar “to the last terrorist” was doomed to die. The army has already killed thousands of terrorists, including “commanders who led the terrible massacre on October 7th”.

There will be no ceasefire without the hostages being returned, Netanyahu reiterated. Regarding diplomatic efforts to secure a release, he said the families would be informed as soon as there was something concrete. Until then it is better to remain silent.

Netanyahu reiterated that Israel wanted to retain security control in the Gaza Strip after defeating Hamas. The coastal strip must be demilitarized so that it can no longer pose a threat to Israel. The army will control Gaza as long as it is necessary, said Netanyahu.

Israel announces “tactical” break – two escape routes in the Gaza Strip

10:52 a.m.: On Saturday, Israel’s army once again promised residents in the north of the fiercely contested Gaza Strip two safe escape corridors to the south. A “tactical” break in fighting was also announced for the refugee district of Jabalia. “Military activities” will be suspended in the district in the north of the coastal strip between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CET) for “humanitarian purposes,” the military announced on Platform X on Saturday. According to the information, residents should also use the time window to go to the south of the coastal area.