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Main events on November 9th

  • Hamas returned the body of an Israeli soldier, Hadar Goldin, killed in Gaza in 2014.
  • Former Israeli military prosecutor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned after leaking a video appearing to show the abuse of a Palestinian detainee, attempted suicide this morning, Police Commissioner Chief Superintendent Danny Levi said.
  • A senior figure in Hamas, Ismail Radwan, said that the Palestinian group is committed to making sure the ceasefire agreement succeeds and that it is eager to move to the next phase.
  • US presidential adviser Jared Kushner arrived in Israel, where he is expected to meet with Israeli leaders and resolve issues around the now five-week-old ceasefire, the Reuters news agency reported.
  • Israeli settlers have begun establishing a new outpost on Palestinian land in the town of Anata, east of occupied East Jerusalem, the Bedouin rights group Al-Baidar said.
  • The World Bank has endorsed a US-drafted UN resolution to create a two-year transitional administration in Gaza, Reuters reports.
  • One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.

Turkiye seeks safe passage for 200 civilians trapped in Gaza tunnels: Report

Turkiye is working to ensure the safe passage of some 200 civilians trapped in tunnels in Gaza, after having facilitated the return of a deceased Israeli soldier killed there more than a decade ago, an unnamed senior Turkish official has told Reuters.

Hamas earlier said that fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area will not surrender to Israel, and it urged mediators to find a solution to the crisis that threatens the month-old ceasefire.

Turkiye, the senior official said, “successfully facilitated the return of Hadar Goldin’s remains to Israel after 11 years” after “intensive efforts [reflecting] Hamas’ clear commitment to the ceasefire”.

“At the same time, we are working to ensure the safe passage of some 200 Gazan civilians currently trapped in the tunnels,” the official told Reuters.