Israel-Hamas war live: Another Gaza school hit amid heavy Israeli bombing

4- November-2023- Aljazeera

• Israel’s heavy bombardment of Gaza intensifies, targeting schools, shelters, hospital areas and ambulances. At least 15 killed in strike on school in Jabalia refugee camp, health ministry says.
• Turkey says it is recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations over due to the humanitarian crisis and attacks in Gaza.

Every 10 minutes, one child is killed’: Gaza media office

Head of Gaza’s media office Salama Maarouf is speaking to reporters and providing figures about the number of deaths, injuries, and more.

Maarouf says at least 9,500 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, including 3,900 children.

“These numbers mean … every 10 minutes, one child is killed,” he said.

He reported some 24,158 injuries and said Israeli air strikes were “not restricted to a particular group” and also targeted paramedics and journalists. At least 46 journalists have been killed, according to the Gaza media office.

Maarouf said the health sector in particular “suffered several blows” with Israeli strikes putting 16 hospitals out of service as well as 32 other medical care facilities.

He reported some 24,158 injuries and said Israeli air strikes were “not restricted to a particular group” and also targeted paramedics and journalists. At least 46 journalists have been killed, according to the Gaza media office.

Maarouf said the health sector in particular “suffered several blows” with Israeli strikes putting 16 hospitals out of service as well as 32 other medical care facilities.

Here are other key takeaways:

• 27 ambulances have been destroyed.
• 105 medical facilities suffered damage as a result the air strikes or shelling.
• Israeli forces also targeted and destroyed three Palestinian university premises.
• More than 8,500 residential buildings have been flattened.
• Some 220,000 residential units have been completely destroyed.
• Another 40,000 residential units are partially destroyed and are uninhabitable.
• 220 school buildings have been attacked, 60 are out of service as a result of “direct assault”.
• 88 government buildings have been completely destroyed.
• 55 mosques and three churches have been completely destroyed.
  Wounded Palestinians after Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip [Haitham Imad/EPA-EFE]

Pro-Palestinian protesters demand ceasefire in Europe rallies

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through London, Berlin and Paris to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

In London, television footage showed large crowds holding sit-down protests blocking Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus before marching to and gathering in Trafalgar Square.

Protesters held “Freedom for Palestine” placards and chanted “ceasefire now” and “in our thousands, in our millions, we are all Palestinians”.

Thousands of demonstrators marched in central Paris to call for a ceasefire with placards reading “Stop the cycle of violence” and “To do nothing, to say nothing is to be complicit.”

In Berlin, demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and demanded a ceasefire in Gaza.

Blinken having ‘very difficult meetings’ with Arab leaders

Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor James Bays says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has had some “very difficult meetings” with leaders of five Arab countries.

“They do not agree with the US position. They are all calling for an immediate ceasefire,” Bays said.

While the US supports the idea of humanitarian pauses to get “sustained supplies of aid” into Gaza and foreign nationals out, it still has not managed to convince Israel to agree to this, he said.

“I think there is real difficulty here for the secretary of state. How is he going to balance his words … I think you’re going to see differences in open view,” Bays said, referring to an upcoming news conference scheduled for after the meetings.