The Israeli-Palestinian war entered its 19th day. Israeli forces continue to attack on several fronts and await orders for a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The UN chief is “deeply concerned about the clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in Gaza,” and the community of democracies called for a ceasefire, but Israel rejected the call, vowing again to destroy Hamas.

SUMMARY OF THE DAY

• Israel rejects international calls for a ceasefire, vowing again to destroy Hamas.

• Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, called on António Guterres to resign. The move came after the UN secretary-general called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, accusing both sides of killing and injuring civilians in violation of international humanitarian law.

• The most secret Israeli special forces entered Gaza

• Hamas fighters were found “exiting a tunnel” and “trying to enter Israel” in the sea, the IDF said.

• Eight trucks with water, food and medicine entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced. This is the fourth emergency aid convoy that has arrived in the enclave since the start of the war with Israel.

• Former Israeli minister: What should we do? Should we send them flowers? The country has “no other alternative” to defeat Hamas.

• Germany: Police arrest man suspected of planning attack on pro-Israel protests

• The UN chief says he is “deeply concerned about the clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in Gaza.” Antonio Guterres condemned both the use of civilians as “human shields” and the bombing of southern Gaza after the evacuation order.

• Israel continues its heavy bombing of Gaza – according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, almost 5,800 people have been killed since October 7. More than 1,400 Israelis have also been killed in attacks by Hamas, which has attacked communities near the border, targeting civilians.

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06:38 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told the UN Security Council that he will work with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to ensure that the war between Israel and Gaza does not spill over into the region.

06:13More than a third of hospitals (12 out of 35) are closed in Gaza, and nearly two-thirds of primary care clinics (46 out of 72) are closed due to damage from military action or fuel shortages, according to the UN humanitarian aid department. . UN officials have warned that unless fuel is delivered to Gaza immediately, all hospital operations will be suspended from Wednesday evening.

The UN listed the amount of aid authorized in recent days: on Sunday, trucks brought 44,000 bottles of water, enough for only 22,000 people in one day, and on Monday, trucks brought enough water for only 13,000 people.

It said the Israeli army hit 400 targets, a new record since the start of hostilities, and said the targets included residential buildings and a busy market.

05:57According to the information agency of the Palestinian Authority Wafa, as a result of the Israeli airstrike on Jenin, at least three people were killed and several others were injured. The target of the strike was armed Palestinians who were shooting at Israeli soldiers and throwing grenades

05:50Reuters writes that US officials have “high confidence” that last week’s explosion at a hospital in Gaza was caused by a Palestinian rocket and not by Israel.

Gaza’s Health Ministry, which is led by Hamas, reported that 471 people were killed in an explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital on October 17. Hamas said Israeli warplanes hit the hospital, while Israel said the blast was caused by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denies responsibility.

04:00The Israeli army said on Wednesday it had struck military infrastructure in Syria in response to Tuesday’s shelling in the direction of Israel, AFP reported. “Israeli army warplanes struck military infrastructure and mortars belonging to the Syrian army in response to fire on Israel yesterday (Tuesday),” the Israeli army said in a statement. A spokesman told AFP that the attacks took place in Syria.

Israel is regularly shelling positions in Syria, and fears of the conflict spreading to Lebanon are growing.

01:40The most secret Israeli special forces entered Gaza

After the Hamas attack on Israel more than two weeks ago, the Israeli state is promising a ground offensive in Gaza. Nothing yet. The Israeli army initially focused on freeing hundreds of hostages, in addition to the constant aerial bombardment of Gaza.

However, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced on Monday that elite soldiers had entered Gaza in search of Israeli hostages.

01:02Hamas fighters were found “exiting a tunnel” and “trying to enter Israel” in the sea, the IDF said.

In Telegram, the Israel Defense Forces said the “terrorist cell” was located near Zikim, a district in the south of the country.

“The Israeli Navy, IAF and ground forces struck the terrorists and foiled their infiltration attempt,” she wrote.

00:37Israel rejects international calls for a ceasefire

Israel on Tuesday rejected calls from the international community for a ceasefire, again pledging to destroy Hamas, Sky News reported.

The United Nations, the Palestinians and many other countries made the request at a high-level UN meeting on Tuesday, but Israel’s foreign minister said it was “the country’s right to destroy Hamas.”

Eli Cohen also rejected calls for “proportionality” in the country’s response to Hamas’ surprise attacks on Israel on October 7.