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   Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:01 JST Kriszta Satori

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   #Palestinian president Mahmoud #Abbas will meet US state sec Antony #Blinken on Friday, according to Hussein Al-Sheikh, the sec gen of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization #PLO

   The Palestinian political leadership is deeply divided between Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party in the West Bank and its #Islamist militant #Hamas opponents who control the #Gaza Strip.

   A background piece comparing the two:
   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67073970?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65277fb2364b3f1612ec4731%26The%20difference%20between%20the%20Palestinian%20president%27s%20Fatah%20party%20and%20Hamas%262023-10-12T05%3A14%3A55.786Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:298aca22-4c43-44f2-bf5b-2923fad7b9ca&pinned_post_asset_id=65277fb2364b3f1612ec4731&pinned_post_type=share

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     Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:02 JST Kriszta Satori

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     #Israel 's military #IDF says its latest air strikes in #Gaza are aiming to destroy a network of #tunnels that has for decades served as an operations centre for #Hamas , built over the years since Hamas took power in Gaza in 2007

     "The Israeli Air Force has been striking a lot of neighbourhoods in Gaza. What we are doing is prioritising striking commanders, senior leaders of Hamas in all echelons," an IDF spox said.

     "Whatever it is, if it belongs to Hamas, we are striking it."

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     Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:03 JST Kriszta Satori

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     #Israel Defense Forces #IDF said that 1,200 #Israelis "had been massacred by #Hamas" gunmen over the weekend with the death toll expected to rise.

     The #Palestinian health ministry says 1,200 people have died since Israel started airstrikes in #Gaza
     #hamas

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     Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:04 JST Kriszta Satori

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     With Gaza now under a complete #Israeli blockade and after five days of bombardment, the #humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly desperate.

     Pressure is mounting for the establishment of safe corridors to allow aid and medicine into the #Gaza strip, as well as allow #Palestinians to leave

     UN has said that more than 338,000 people have been displaced in Gaza
     #Israel #hamas

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     Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:05 JST Kriszta Satori

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     It has passed 9 AM in #Israel and #Gaza - a quick recap:
     #US is in talks with #Israel , the #UN and #Egypt on allowing aid into #Gaza , and providing safe passage out of the territory for some residents. #Blinken is due to land in Israel 

     Israel has massed troops near the Gaza border, which includes about 300,000 #reservist forces. It is still unclear if and when it plans to launch a ground offensive inside Gaza
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     Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:06 JST Kriszta Satori

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     • Anthony Zurcher

     GRAPHIC CONTENT
     V @zurch #BBC North America correspondent:
     'Murdered #children are a heartbreaking tragedy no matter how they were killed. But Mr #Biden ’s remarks complicate matters for the US as it seeks to aid and support #Israel

     As the fog of war continues to swirl around this new conflict, any walking back or confusion risks aiding those who are trying to sow #misinformation and cast doubt on events and atrocities that are verifiably true.'

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     Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:07 JST Kriszta Satori

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     #Iranian President Ebrahim 'Raisi and #Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman #mbs held a phone call on Wednesday to discuss the #Israel - #Gaza conflict, state media in #Tehran reported.

     It marked the first known call between the leaders since China negotiated a deal between the two after seven years of hostility.

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     EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT
     The #BBC reached out to the White House to get clarification on #Biden 's comments on beheaded children

     A WH official has since told the BBC that Biden did not see such images, rowing back from the president's comments.

     "He was referring to the reports from #Israel, " the official said.

     It thrust the president into the middle of the debate over the veracity of the claim and distracted somewhat from the focus of Mr Biden’s message – that he condemned the attack

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     Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2023 15:45:08 JST Kriszta Satori

     V HRW:
     With #Gaza Sealed Off, #Palestinians Face Aid Freezes Too

     https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/11/gaza-sealed-palestinians-face-aid-freezes-too
     #hamas #Israel