Israel-Hamas war live: Hamas releases video of captives calling for swap

30- Oct-2023- Aljazeera

• Hamas releases video of captives demanding prisoner swap and criticising government for failing to protect people during Hamas’s October 7 attack.
• Palestinians in Gaza City report receiving threats by the Israeli army over the phone telling them to evacuate as bombing continues and there are no safe routes.
• Hamas says Israeli tanks and bulldozer leave outskirts of Gaza City after heavy clashes were reported.
• At least 8,306 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in Israeli attacks since October 7. More than 1,400 people killed in Israel

More updates from Palestinian Health Ministry

We now have more details about the healthcare situation in Gaza:

• 93 people have been killed in Khan Younis today.
• At least 8,306 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The figure includes 3,457 children, 2,136 women and 480 elderly people.
• At least 21,048 people have been injured.
• 1,950 people remain missing, including 1,050 children.
• Al-Quds Hospital continues to receive constant warnings from the Israeli army to evacuate.
• Water scarcity has led to widespread outbreaks of waterborne diseases and skin ailments.
  Relatives of the Palestinians who lost their lives mourn as the bodies are readied for burial at the En-Neccar Hospital morgue in Rafah [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu

More than 120 medical staff killed in Gaza

The Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesperson in Gaza says at least 124 medical personnel have been killed and 25 ambulances are out of service due to Israeli attacks and a lack of fuel in the besieged enclave.

Ashraf al-Qudra added that 32 medical medical centres were also out of service.

• Israeli bombardment of Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood[Ali Jadallah/Anadolu][Ali Jadallah/Anadolu][Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]Click here to share on social media
• 5h ago (10:16 GMT)Kremlin blames ‘external interference’ for anti-Israel riot in DagestanThe Russian government blames “external interference” for an anti-Israel riot at Dagestan’s Makhachkala airport.In a statement, the Kremlin said ill-wishers used information and the awful images of Gaza to provoke and stir up people.Sixty people were detained after hundreds of anti-Israel protesters stormed an airport in Russia’s predominantly Muslim Dagestan region.The protesters stormed the airport on Sunday when a plane from Israel just arrived, forcing security forces to close the airport and remove the demonstrators.The protesters were reportedly looking for Israelis and Jews in the airport.

Flights from Tel Aviv to Makhachkala being redirected

Russia’s aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, says flights from Tel Aviv to Makhachkala and Mineralnye Vody, both in Russia’s Muslim-majority North Caucasus, will be temporarily redirected to other cities.

The interior ministry said earlier that 60 people were arrested after an anti-Israeli mob stormed Makhachkala airport in the Dagestan region on Sunday as a plane arrived from Israel.

More on the Israeli tank attack near Gaza City

Yousef al-Seifi, who was at the scene of a car coming under attack by an Israeli tank fire near Gaza City, has this on what he saw:

• The tank was at Netzarim [as Israeli settlement north of Gaza City]. We were trying to warn people but nobody listened.
• The tank was attacking anybody who approached.
• The tank attacked a car and a bus. There was also a bulldozer near the tank.

Palestinian medical sources are reporting that three people were killed in the attack.

Evacuation warning to AJ correspondent ‘very worrying’: Media watchdog

We reported earlier that the husband of Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Gaza City, Youmna ElSayed, received a threatening phone call from the Israeli army telling the family to leave their home immediately, as explosions were going off all around their neighbourhood.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Khadija Patel, chairperson of the International Press Institute, described the call as a “very worrying” development.

“This is an indication of deliberate targeting of journalists, something that we are concerned about as part of a trend that we are seeing within this conflict,” she added.

“We want to … urge the Israeli forces to protect the lives and work of journalists in this war.”

Clashes between Palestinian fighters, Israeli forces on Gaza City outskirts

Clashes between Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces are continuing.

Israeli tanks have taken positions on the southern outskirts of Gaza City. They are in an area with trees and vegetation, and they are clearing them. We can hear the sounds of explosions and heavy gunfire in the distance.

At the moment, the Israeli tanks are not advancing towards the western part of Gaza City, where the second major road linking Gaza City to the rest of the Strip is located.

Many people have received calls from the Israelis, telling them to leave. At the moment, not many are doing that because when they did earlier, they were fired upon by Israeli forces.

Germany calls on Israel to protect Palestinians in West Bank

Israel must ensure the safety of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank against violence by犀利士 Jewish settlers, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said after the recent killing and displacement of several Palestinians in the territory.

“It must be ensured that Palestinian families can remain where they have resided for decades and are not forced to leave their ancestral homes out of fear for life and limb,” added the spokesperson