Israel - Hamas War -- News Updates November 2, 2023

 

Daily Mail: Israel 'breaks through Hamas front lines': IDF claims vital breakthrough of invasion with satellite images showing tanks deep inside Gaza - as enclave officials claim IDF strikes on refugee camp killed 195 

* An Israeli commander said the soldiers are now 'at the gates' of Gaza City 

* Satellite images suggest Israeli forces are working to surround the city 

Israel's ground troops have broken through Hamas's front lines of defence, the IDF has said, as the country's forces continue their advance towards Gaza City. 

An Israeli commander said the soldiers are now 'at the gates' of the city that before the war was home to around 1.1 million, many of whom have fled south. 

A statement from the Israeli air force said the country's forces had engaged in 'prolonged battles with the terrorists', and attacked from the land, sea and air.  

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Live Updates 

Live updates | Israel’s troops advance as diplomatic efforts aim to at least pause Gaza fighting -- AP

Live: 100 foreign passport-holders enter Egypt from Gaza, hundreds more expected -- France 24

Israel-Hamas war: More foreign citizens leave Gaza -- DW  

Live: Hamas-run health ministry says 9,000 killed in Gaza since 7 October -- BBC

Israel-Hamas war live: Palestinian death toll climbs to 9,061, including 3,760 children, says Gaza health ministry -- The Guardian  

Israel-Hamas war LIVE: Israel says it has broken through Hamas's front lines of defence - as the terror group claims IDF strike in congested district killed 195 people -- Daily Mail 

Live Updates: Crisis in Gaza as Israel warns of long war with Hamas -- CNN 

Israel-Hamas war live: Bombing intensifies as Gaza death toll crosses 9,000 -- Al Jazeera 

Israel-Gaza war live updates: Australian government confirms 20 Australians have fled Gaza to Egypt through the Rafah border crossing -- ABC News Australia  

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 27 -- Al Jazeera 

Israel - Hamas War -- News Updates November 2, 2023  

Diplomacy to pause fighting and ease siege intensifies as Israeli ground troops advance on Gaza City -- AP  

Israel strikes Gaza, ground troops advance on Gaza City -- France 24  

Israeli Ground Troops Push Toward Gaza City -- VOA

Israel’s army meets fierce resistance ‘at the gates of Gaza City’ -- Al Jazeera  

Israeli airstrikes crush apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants -- AP  

Israeli Forces Encircle Gaza City as Americans Prepare to Leave Strip -- WSJ  

Blinken heads to Israel, Jordan as Gaza war and criticism of it intensifies -- AP  

Egypt says it will help evacuate about 7,000 foreign passport holders from Gaza -- The Guardian  

Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opens for limited evacuation -- The Guardian  

After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave -- AP  

US says first citizens leave Gaza as Blinken set to return to region -- France 24  

More civilians permitted to cross into Egypt from Gaza, including 400 Americans -- The Hill  

‘We heard the missile come’: tensions rise on Israel’s northern border -- The Guardian  

Cratered ground and destroyed lives: piecing together the Jabalia camp airstrike -- The Guardian  

A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists -- AP  

As Israel's war in Gaza rages on, doctors at Al-Shifa Hospital are faced with impossible choices -- ABC News Australia  

Hamas hostages: Who are the people taken from Israel? -- BBC