Today marks one month since the war on Gaza started on 7 October. Israel has killed over 10,000 Palestinians since then, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Israel opened Salah al-Din Road for evacuation to the south for three hours today, 7 November. Update 6: The main Gaza Strip highway, Salah al-Din Road, will be open to Palestinians for three hours starting at 10 am on 7 November, according to an announcement made by the Israeli military. This is part of Israel’s three-week evacuation plan for the residents of Gaza to move southward, away from focal points of conflict. Update 5: A top Hamas official, Moussa Abu Marzouk, has denied that his group targeted civilians in Israel, insisting that only conscripts were the targets of their attacks, in an interview with BBC published on Tuesday, 7 November. Hamas’ attacks were “exempt” from “women, children, and civilians,” Abu Marzouk told the BBC. In reference to the hostage situation, he retorted that Israel’s bombardment of Gaza prevented the hostages from being released. “We will release them. But we need to stop the fighting,” he said. Update 4: UN High Commissioner for Human…
Israel Opened Road to South Gaza for Three Hours, Hamas Official Denies Targeting Civilians
November 7, 2023
