Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a call on Tuesday for Palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”.

In a televised statement, Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire before Hamas released Israeli hostages.

“I’m calling on the citizens of Gaza: please go south. I know you’re already doing that. Complete the move to the south because Israel will not stop. There’s no entry of workers and there will be no ceasefire without our hostages being back home,” Netanyahu said.

Meanwhile, the IDF are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”, according to the head of the military’s southern command.

Major General Yaron Finkelman said the IDF was fighting in the “heart of terror” for the “first time in decades” and the operation was “complex and difficult”.

Troops are expected to begin marching through the streets of the capital this week, where they are expected to face Hamas operatives, according to local media.

It comes as the United Nations warned “no place” was safe in Gaza and said hundreds have been killed sheltering in UN buildings.

Key Points

• Israel hints at extending ‘indefinite control’ over security in Gaza

• Israel open to ‘little pauses’ between strikes on Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu says

• Hamas leader refuses to acknowledge targeting of civilians in 7 October attack

• UN chief says Gaza becoming a 'graveyard for children'

• Palestinian death toll surpasses 10,000 - Gaza health ministry

• Netanyahu warns ‘we will not stop’

22:14 , Athena Stavrou

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a call on Tuesday for Palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”.

“I’m calling on the citizens of Gaza: please go south. I know you’re already doing that. Complete the move to the south because Israel will not stop. There’s no entry of workers and there will be no ceasefire without our hostages being back home,” Netanyahu said.

In a televised statement, Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire or fuel delivery to Gaza before Hamas released Israeli hostages.

He added that Israel‘s military was encircling Gaza City and operating inside it as it pressed on with a month-long offensive against Hamas.

Red Cross says humanitarian convoy came under fire in Gaza City

22:10 , Athena Stavrou

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said a humanitarian convoy came under fire in Gaza City on Tuesday but was able to deliver medical supplies to Al Shifa hospital.

Two trucks were damaged and a driver was lightly wounded, the organisation said.

It said the convoy included five trucks and two ICRC vehicles and was carrying “lifesaving medical supplies to health facilities including to Al Quds hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, when it was hit by fire.”

The group did not identify the source of the fire.

Mother reveals last thing she heard from her 12-year-old son before he was stolen by Hamas

21:45 , Athena Stavrou

An Israeli mother has revealed the last thing she heard from her 12-year-old son just before he was taken hostage by Hamas.

You can read about her story and her plea for her son to to return home safely here:

 

Biden tells Netanyahu 3-day fighting pause could help secure release of hostages

21:10 , Athena Stavrou

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call on Monday that a three-day fighting pause could help secure the release of some hostages, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing two US and Israeli officials.

Citing the US official, Axios reported that under a proposal being discussed between the US, Israel and Qatar, Hamas would release 10-15 hostages and use the pause to verify the identities of all the hostages and deliver a list of names of the people it is holding.

In a statement on Monday, the White House said Biden and Netanyahu discussed “the possibility of tactical pauses to provide civilians with opportunities to safely depart from areas of ongoing fighting, to ensure assistance is reaching civilians in need, and to enable potential hostage releases.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Axios report.

20:51 , Athena Stavrou

A pro-Palestinian demonstration is set to go ahead on Armistice Day after the head of the Metropolitan Police said there is “no absolute power” to ban the protest.

Sir Mark Rowley resisted pressure heaped on the force by politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to try to block the gathering in London on Saturday.

In a statement on Tuesday, Sir Mark said intelligence surrounding the potential for serious disorder this weekend does not meet the threshold to apply to prohibit the march.

“The laws created by Parliament are clear. There is no absolute power to ban protest, therefore there will be a protest this weekend,” Sir Mark said.

“The law provides no mechanism to ban a static gathering of people. It contains legislation which allows us to impose conditions to reduce disruption and the risk of violence, and in the most extreme cases when no other tactics can work, for marches or moving protests to be banned.”

IDF troops fighting in the ‘heart of Gaza City'

20:30 , Athena Stavrou

The Israel Defence Forces are fighting “in the heart of Gaza City”, according to the head of the military’s southern command.

Major General Yaron Finkelman said the IDF was fighting in the “heart of terror” for the “first time in decades” and the operation was “complex and difficult”.

“Our actions are harming the heart of Hamas activities. We eliminated dozens of commanders, unveiled many tunnels, and we are striking the enemy hard,” he added.

Sunak says ceasefire would allow Hamas to 'entrench its position'

20:00 , Athena Stavrou

US says it does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza

19:30 , Athena Stavrou

The United States does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians outside of Gaza, U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a daily news briefing, Patel also said Washington was opposed to any re-occupation of Gaza by Israel.

He was responding to a question about comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telling ABC television Israel will “for an indefinite period” have the overall security responsibility for the Palestinian enclave.

Netanyahu warns ‘we will not stop’

19:00 , Athena Stavrou

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a call on Tuesday for Palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety.

“I’m calling on the citizens of Gaza: please go south. I know you’re already doing that. Complete the move to the south because Israel will not stop. There’s no entry of workers and there will be no ceasefire without our hostages being back home,” Netanyahu said.

In a televised statement, Netanyahu said there would be no ceasefire or fuel delivery to Gaza before Hamas released Israeli hostages.

He added that Israel‘s military was encircling Gaza City and operating inside it as it pressed on with a month-long offensive against Hamas.

Netanyahu refuses ceasefire until hostages returned

18:31 , Athena Stavrou

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel will not agree to a ceasefire until hostages have been returned home.

Speaking from the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said: “I am reiterating and I’m telling both my friends and my enemies: we will not have a ceasefire without the hostages back home.”

The Israeli military says that 242 people are being held hostage by Hamas. Four hostages have been released and another was freed by Israeli forces.

Defence minister says neither Israel nor Hamas will govern Gaza

18:01 , Athena Stavrou

Neither Israel nor Hamas would govern the Palestinian enclave once the ongoing war was over, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday.

In a televised news conference, Gallant said Israeli soldiers are operating in the heart of Gaza City - the stronghold of the Palestinian group Hamas.

Previously, a reformed Palestinian Authority or a multinational force have been suggested as solutions, but both proposals have met resistance.

Hamas 'broke ceasefire when it murdered 1,400 people', Israeli official says

17:30 , Alexander Butler

Hamas “broke the ceasefire” when it “murdered 1,400 people and retreated back to the Gaza Strip”, a government spokesperson has said.

“There will be no ceasefire that leaves our hostages in Gaza and Hamas in power. Forget about it,” Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy said.

“We will fight to wipe out the perpetrators of the October 7 Massacre and to bring our hostages home.”

Pictured: Gaza

16:30 , Alexander Butler

16:00 , Alexander Butler

A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said.Paul Kessler, 69, died at a hospital on Monday, a day after he was struck during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations at an intersection in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles, authorities said.

Witnesses said Kessler was involved in a “physical altercation” with one or more counter-protesters, fell backward and struck his head on the ground, according to a statement from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

An autopsy Monday said Kessler died from a blunt force head injury and it was homicide, according to the Sheriff’s Department, which said investigators hadn’t ruled out the possibility that the act was a hate crime.

On X, leader of the Knesset opposition Yair Lapid claimed Mr Kessler died “because he was a Jew”.

Zelensky cancels Israel visit over leaked plans

15:30 , Alexander Butler

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled a planned visit to Israel today after news of his apparent trip was leaked to Israeli media over the weekend, according to reports.

Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel cited diplomatic sources as saying the Ukrainian president was still due to visit the country, but no date had been set.

“If President Zelensky comes, he will be welcomed with open arms,” an Israeli official was reported as saying. A Ukrainian diplomat previously told The Times that Mr Zelenskyy was “very disappointed” by the leak.

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