Live Updates: What’s Happening on Day 11 of the Israel-Hamas War

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Palestinians Described Intense Bombardments Early Tuesday Near Two Towns in Southern Gaza, Where Israel Had Ordered Civilians to Seek Refuge. Hamas’ Military Wing Said a Separate Attack on a Refugee Camp in Central Gaza Killed a Top Hamas Commander.

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Palestinians Described Intense Bombardments Early Tuesday Near Two Towns in Southern Gaza, Where Israel Had Ordered Civilians to Seek Refuge. Hamas’ Military Wing Said a Separate Attack on a Refugee Camp in Central Gaza Killed a Top Hamas Commander.

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U. S. President Joe Biden Said He Is “Outraged and Deeply Saddened by the Explosion at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, and the Terrible Loss of Life That Resulted. ”

Biden ‘Outraged and Deeply Saddened’ by Gaza City Hospital Blast

U. S. President Joe Biden Said He Is “Outraged and Deeply Saddened by the Explosion at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, and the Terrible Loss of Life That Resulted. ”

Islamic Jihad Group Denies Responsibility for Hospital Blast

Jerusalem — the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Group Denied Israel’s Claim That It Was Behind the Deadly Blast at Al-Ahli Hospital. It Accused Israel of “Trying Hard to Evade Responsibility for the Brutal Massacre It Committed. ”

4-Way Summit in Jordan of Biden and Other Leaders Canceled

Amman, Jordan — Jordan Has Called off a Four-Way Summit Scheduled for Wednesday with U. S. President Joe Biden and Other Leaders, the Country’s Foreign Minister Told State-Run Television.

Grief, Condemnation After Hundreds Killed at Gaza Hospital

Jerusalem — Expressions of Condemnation and Grief Are Pouring in After Hundreds of People Were Killed in an Explosion at a Gaza City Hospital That Hamas Attributed to an Israeli Airstrike but the Israeli Military Said Was Caused by a Misfired Militant Rocket.

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Jerusalem — the Israeli Military Says It Had No Involvement in an Explosion That Killed Hundreds of People at a Gaza City Hospital and That the Blast Was Caused by a Misfired Palestinian Rocket.

Israel Denies Involvement in Bombing of Gaza City Hospital

Jerusalem — the Israeli Military Says It Had No Involvement in an Explosion That Killed Hundreds of People at a Gaza City Hospital and That the Blast Was Caused by a Misfired Palestinian Rocket.

Videos and Photos Capture Scene at Gaza City Hospitals

Gaza City, Gaza Strip — a Chaotic Scene Unfolded at Al Shifa Hospital Tuesday Night as Palestinians Injured in an Attack on Another Hospital in Gaza City Arrived for Treatment.

Palestinian Official Drops out of Biden Meeting Citing Hospital Airstrike

Ramallah, West Bank — a Senior Palestinian Official Says President Mahmoud Abbas Has Canceled His Participation in a Meeting Scheduled Wednesday with President Joe Biden and Other Mideast Leaders.

Un Chief to Discuss Palestinian Aid During Egypt Visit

United Nations — U. N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Will Arrive in Cairo on Thursday, Focused on Reopening the Gaza Border to Allow in Desperately Needed Aid for Millions of Palestinians.

Residents Line up to Collect Scant Water Supplies in Gaza

Nusairat, Gaza Strip — Palestinians Desperate for Water Lined up to Fill Bottles and Large Jugs Tuesday at a Desalination Plant in Gaza.

Hamas Says 100S Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza City Hospital

Gaza City, Gaza Strip — the Hamas-Run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip Says at Least 500 People Have Been Killed in an Explosion That It Says Was Caused by an Israeli Airstrike on a Gaza City Hospital.

Unrwa Says at Least Six Killed in Attack on School in Gaza

Amman — the U. N. Agency for Palestinians Says at Least Six People Were Killed When One of Its Schools in Central Gaza Strip Was Hit Tuesday.

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Jerusalem — the Unprecedented Oct. 7 Hamas Attack That Killed over 1,300 Israelis and Stunned the Country Was the Result of a Failure by Israel’s Intelligence Community and Military, the Nation’s Military Intelligence Chief Said.

Israeli Intelligence Chief Admits Failure in Hamas Attack

Jerusalem — the Unprecedented Oct. 7 Hamas Attack That Killed over 1,300 Israelis and Stunned the Country Was the Result of a Failure by Israel’s Intelligence Community and Military, the Nation’s Military Intelligence Chief Said.

Israel Warns Hezbollah Against Escalating Border Tensions

Jerusalem — Israel’s Military Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi Is Threatening Aggressive Retaliation If the Lebanese Group Hezbollah Escalates Tensions on Their Shared Border.

Italy Confirms Death of Citizen in Hamas Attack on Kibbutz

Rome — the Italian Government Says One of Three Italian-Israeli Citizens Believed Kidnapped by Hamas Was Killed in Israel During the Militant Attack on the Be’eri Kibbutz in Southern Israel.

Germany Urges Israel to Provide Access for Aid to Gaza

Tel Aviv — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Says He Discussed Ways to Quickly Get Humanitarian Help to Civilians in Gaza During a Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Wfp Sends Food Aid to Egypt for Delivery to Gaza

Rome — the World Food Program Says It Has Tons of Aid Arriving in Egypt from Warehouses Around the Region, Ready to Enter Gaza.

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Amman — the U. N. Agency for Palestinians Says at Least Six People Were Killed When One of Its Schools in Central Gaza Strip Was Hit Tuesday.

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Cairo — Egypt Is Still Negotiating with Israel on the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance and Fuel to Gaza from Its Crossing Points, Rafah and Kerem Shalom, a Senior Egyptian Official Said as Trucks Loaded with Aid Waited for Permission to Cross into the Besieged Territory.

Egypt Still Negotiating with Israel on Allowing Aid into Gaza

Cairo — Egypt Is Still Negotiating with Israel on the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance and Fuel to Gaza from Its Crossing Points, Rafah and Kerem Shalom, a Senior Egyptian Official Said as Trucks Loaded with Aid Waited for Permission to Cross into the Besieged Territory.

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Paris — France’s Foreign Ministry Has Confirmed the Death of 21 French Citizens Killed in the Hamas Militants Attacks on Israel. the Ministry Says 11 French Citizens Are Missing.

France Says 21 Citizens Killed, 11 Missing in Attacks on Israel

Paris — France’s Foreign Ministry Has Confirmed the Death of 21 French Citizens Killed in the Hamas Militants Attacks on Israel. the Ministry Says 11 French Citizens Are Missing.

Hamas’ Military Wing Says Top Commander Killed by Israeli Airstrike

Jerusalem — Hamas’ Military Wing, the Qassam Brigades, Said Tuesday That an Israeli Airstrike on the Bureij Refugee Camp in Central Gaza Killed Top Militant Commander, Ayman Nofal.

At Least 16 Journalists Killed in Gaza and Israel Since the War Began

Jerusalem — the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-Based Watchdog, Says at Least 13 Palestinian Journalists in Gaza and Three Journalists in Israel Have Been Killed Since the War Erupted. Several Palestinian Journalists Were Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Tuesday, Said the Group.

Southern Gaza Hospital Says It Has Received Evacuation Order

Rafah, Gaza Strip — a Hospital in the Southern Gaza City of Rafah Says It Has Received Two Israeli Warnings to Evacuate Even Though It Is in the Area Where Israel Told Civilians to Take Refuge.

U. S. Responds to Hostage Video by Urging Immediate Release of All Held

Washington — the United States Has Responded to Hamas’ Release of a Hostage Video by Calling on the Group to Immediately Release All Hostages.

Foreign Passport-Holders Wait for Rafah Crossing to Open

Rafah, Gaza Strip — Dual Palestinian Nationals’ Hopes to Leave the Gaza Strip Were Dashed for a Third Straight Day as the Border Remained Closed.

Energy Agency Says War Is Bad News for Markets

Frankfurt, Germany — the Israel-Hamas War Is Affecting Oil Markets Already Stretched by Cutbacks in Oil Production from Saudi Arabia and Russia and Expected Stronger Demand from China, the Head of the International Energy Agency Said Tuesday.

Wfp Warns Food Is Running out in Gaza

Cairo — in Addition to Dire Water Shortages, Only a Few Days’ Worth of Food Remains in Gazan Stores, the World Food Program Says.

U. N. Human Rights Office Condemns Reported Killing of Fleeing Civilians

Geneva — the U. N. Human Rights Office Is Decrying “Appalling Reports” That Civilians Trying to Flee to Southern Gaza Were Hit and Killed by a Military Strike.

A Cruise Ship Carrying Foreign Nationals from Israel Docks in Cyprus

A Cruise Ship Carrying Some 160 U. S. Citizens and Other Foreign Nationals Who Opted to Leave Israel Has Arrived in Cyprus’ Main Port of Limassol.

Iranian Leader Calls Israel’s Assault on Gaza ‘Genocide’

Tehran, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Tuesday Has Insisted That His Country Will Not Stop Hamas, and Repeated a Call for Israeli Leaders to Be Tried for War Crimes.

Families Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza

Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in Gaza Are Taking Stock of the Latest Deadly Airstrikes from Israel.

Anti-Tank Missile Fired from Lebanon into Israel, Which Responds with Shelling

Beirut — an Anti-Tank Missile Fired from Lebanon Landed in the Town of Metula in Northern Israel Tuesday Morning. Three People Were Injured in the Attack, According to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed, Which Was Expecting to Receive Them.

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