Posted on 10/09/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
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Qatar is brokering negotiations between Hamas and Israel regarding a prisoner swap between, Reuters reported, quoting sources.
Monday: 3:06 p.m. A massive rocket barrage was lunched at numerous communities in southern Israel.
Monday, 2:48 p.m.: A diplomatic source has denied the Reuters report claiming that talks regarding a possible prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas "are moving in a positive direction."
"There are no negotiations," the source said.
Monday, 2:31 p.m.: Qatar is brokering negotiations between Hamas and Israel regarding a prisoner swap between, Reuters reported, quoting sources. The swap would include the release of women and children kidnapped by Hamas on Saturday, in exchange for the release of 36 Palestinian Arab women and children held in Israeli prisons.
Monday, 2:20 p.m.: Israel's Health Ministry has reported that 2,506 injured Israelis have been evacuated to hospitals since the start of the fighting. Currently, 578 victims are hospitalized, among them 157 who are severely injured, 259 who are moderately injured, and 161 who are lightly injured.
Monday, 1:57 p.m.: Energy Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) has instructed the Mekorot company to immediately disconnect the water supply to the Palestinian Authority in Gaza.
Katz acted to receive the necessary permits to disconnect the supply of water from Israel to Gaza, and upon receipt of the approval, ordered the disconnection to immediately take place. Electricity and fuel supplies were cut off on Saturday. Katz has emphasized that his decision will remain unchanged until the war has ended, saying, "What was, will no longer be."
Monday 1:50 p.m.: Additional sirens sound in Rishon Lezion and Holon
Monday 1:20 p.m.: Al Jazeera is reporting that at least 50 people were killed in an Israeli strike on the Jabalya "refugee" camp.
Monday, 12:44 p.m.: Direct hits have been reported in Ashdod and Ashkelon. In Ashdod, at least one woman suffered serious injuries from a rocket. A direct hit has been reported on a home in Sderot, though no one was reported injured.
There are also reports that homes near the Gaza border have been booby-trapped with explosives.
Monday, 12:32 p.m.: Sirens sound in Rishon Lezion, Holon, Yavne, Sderot, Bnei Darom, Ashdod, Palmahim, and other areas in central and southern Israel.
Monday, 12:25 p.m.: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is holding a situational assessment at the Southern Command, alongside its commander, Major-General Yaron Finkelman.
"I have ordered an immediate closure of the Gaza Strip," Gallant said. "There will be no electricity, no food, no gas - everything is closed. We are fighting animal-like people, and we will act accordingly."
Monday: 12:00 p.m.: Heavy missile bombardment on locations in central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
MDA responded: "In response to the recent alarms sounded throughout Israel, Magen David Adom teams have been dispatched to reported impacted sites. As of now, there are no known casualties. Further updates will be provided as necessary."
Monday 11:56 a.m.: IDF forces have thwarted a terrorist who is in the Kfar Aza area. Shootouts between terrorists and Israeli forces are ongoing.
Monday, 11:48 a.m.: There is a suspicion that aerial vehicles have infiltrated the Gaza border area. Parallel to this, a gunfight with terrorists is taking place in Kfar Aza.
Monday, 11:24 a.m.: An IDF spokesman told journalists: "We are in complete control in the towns. It could be that there are still terrorists in the area." He added: "We have moved to offense; hundreds of Hamas terrorists have been killed in the border region."
Monday 10:10 a.m.: A terrorist was stopped by IDF soldiers attempting to infiltrate the Zikim military base near the Gaza border. No Israelis were hurt.
Monday 9:24 a.m.: The Paratroopers Brigade is working to cleanse Sderot of terrorists.
Monday, 9:09 a.m.: There is a concern of a potential hostage situation in Sderot. There are also clashes with terrorists at a junction near Sderot; residents of the city are requested to remain in their homes.
Monday, 8:16 a.m.: The Health Ministry has reported that 2,382 people have been injured since the start of the war, and 22 of them are currently in critical condition.
Monday, 7:00 a.m.: According to the IDF, there are currently six active points of engagement between IDF soldiers and terrorists in the Gaza periphery.
Monday, 6:32 a.m.: Additional sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nir Oz. The IDF is investigating.
Monday, 6:20 a.m.: Sirens sounded in the Gaza envelope region as rocket fire resumed.
Monday, 5:58 a.m.: Bursts of gunfire were heard in Sderot as a result of a battle between three terrorists and security forces at the Gevim intersection.
Monday, 5:00 a.m.: Gunfire was heard near Sderot, and security forces were dispatched to the area.
Monday,3:38 a.m.: The IDF targeted a structure that housed Hamas terrorists and other Hamas structures.
Sunday, 11:52 p.m.: The Ministry of Health has updated that 2315 injured Israelis were taken to the hospital, among them: 23 were in critical condition, 340 were in serious condition, 449 were moderately hurt, 1233 were light, 56 were in a state of panic, and 202 had yet to be evaluated.
Sunday 11:45 p.m.: In the past hour, an Israeli missile ship struck three missile launch sites in the Gaza Strip.
Sunday 11:39 p.m.: Missile sirens sound in central Israel towns of Rishon Lezion and Nes Tsiona.
Sunday 11:30 p.m.: Approximately an hour ago, an Israeli military aircraft stopped a terrorist who attempted to cross the border fence from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.