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SvennoJ 3 hours ago

Pro-Palestinian supporters stage protest at French football federation

A protest at the French football federation demanded the cancellation of a Nations League game between France and Israel this month.

Video footage posted on social media showed protesters inside the federation’s headquarters in Paris lying on the floor or holding placards with political slogans and Palestinian flags.

Some demonstrators also chanted: “No, no, no to the France-Israel game at the Stade de France.”

Carrefour closes Jordan branches; boycott Israel movement celebrates

The Carrefour retail chain announced via its Facebook account that it will close all its branches in Jordan starting today.

This comes at a time when the global movement to boycott Israel, BDS, attributed this decision to the boycott against Carrefour, which started with the war on Gaza because of its alleged support for Israel.

In a statement, Carrefour Jordan said: “As of November 4, 2024, Carrefour will cease all its operations in Jordan and will not continue to operate within the kingdom. We thank our customers for their support and apologise for any inconvenience this decision may cause.”

The boycott movement in Jordan said on its Instagram account that Carrefour’s decision was a “victory for the Jordanian people”.



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SvennoJ 3 hours ago

Hamas holds Gaza war discussions with Fatah in Egypt

Hamas says it held talks with rival Palestinian faction Fatah in Cairo to discuss the Israeli war on Gaza and potential moves towards a national consensus.

“A meeting was held with the brothers in the Fatah movement at a generous Egyptian invitation. They discussed various national issues, especially the war on Gaza and pathways for national action,” senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said in a video message.

The two major Palestinian factions remain divided. Fatah controls most of the occupied West Bank via the Palestinian Authority (PA) – an entity born out of the 1993 Oslo Accords, in which Fatah was promised Palestinian statehood in exchange for renouncing violence and recognising Israel.

In contrast, Hamas has remained committed to an armed struggle and has controlled Gaza since expelling Fatah in a brief civil war in 2007.



Gallant approves 7,000 call-up orders for ultra-Orthodox

Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant approved the Israeli army’s “recommendation to issue an additional 7,000 orders for screening and evaluation processes for ultra-Orthodox draft-eligible individuals”.

The order comes after a first round of 3,000 draft orders were sent out in July, sparking protests from the ultra-Orthodox community.

“The defence minister concluded that the war and the challenges we face underscore the [Israeli army’s] need for additional soldiers. This is a tangible operational need that requires broad national mobilisation from all parts of society,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

Under a rule adopted at Israel’s creation in 1948, when it applied to only 400 people, the ultra-Orthodox have historically been exempt from military service if they dedicate themselves to the study of sacred Jewish texts.

The orders come at a time when Israel struggles to bolster troop numbers as it fights a multi-front war, with ground forces deployed to fight Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.



SvennoJ 3 hours ago

UN still waiting to see Israel’s evidence against UNRWA

Earlier, we reported that Israel officially notified the United Nations it’s cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the UN relief organisation for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) since 1967.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz ordered his ministry to notify the UN of the cancellation. Katz said the UN “was presented with countless pieces of evidence that Hamas operatives are employed by UNRWA and about the use of UNRWA facilities for terrorist purposes – yet nothing was done about this”.

In response, UNRWA director of communications Juliette Touma said in addition to a UN oversight office’s investigation, UNRWA received one formal accusation directly from Israeli authorities, alleging 100 of its staff were members of Palestinian armed groups.

When UNRWA asked to see the evidence and sought more information and cooperation from Israel about the allegations, it received no response, she said.

WHO chief says UNRWA ban ‘will not make Israel safer’

The chief of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has denounced Israel’s decision to cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.

“Let me be clear: There is simply no alternative to UNRWA,” Tedros said.

“This ban will not make Israel safer. It will only deepen the suffering of the people of Gaza and increase the risk of disease outbreaks.”

Tedros’s comments came after Israel said it formally notified the UN of its decision to sever ties with UNRWA after Israeli lawmakers backed the move last week.


UN lawyers ‘taking a closer look’ at Israel’s move to block UNRWA

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has responded to Israel’s announcement that it is terminating the agreement facilitating the work of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees – the main aid provider in Gaza.

Guterres stressed that UNRWA was essential and there was no alternative, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Israel sent a letter notifying the UN General Assembly it was ending its agreement for UNRWA to operate in the occupied Palestinian territory, which has been in effect since the end of the 1967 Middle East war.

If it’s impossible for UNRWA to operate, Israel will be responsible for providing Palestinians in occupied territory with humanitarian goods and services, as well as education and healthcare, Dujarric said.

“Obviously, our lawyers and UNRWA’s lawyers are also taking a closer look at the letter.”



SvennoJ 3 hours ago

Israeli drone attack on school kills 2 in Gaza City

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report two people were killed in an Israeli drone attack on Aaidiya Street in northern Gaza City. A number of people were also injured when bombs dropped by an Israeli drone at the Arafat School for the Gifted detonated.


At least 20 killed in Israeli attack on northern Gaza

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack that hit a house in Beit Lahiya.


Bodies being pulled from debris after Israeli air strike in north Gaza

Earlier, we reported that at least 20 people were killed in an attack on homes in besieged northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya – the scene of repeated mass-casualty attacks in recent weeks.

A video shows residents recovering the bodies of those killed, including a child, from under the rubble of the targeted house. Medics said the same town was hit earlier in the day, killing at least seven people after an attack on two houses.

Israel deployed tanks into Jabalia, Beit Hanoon and Beit Lahiya on October 5 and ordered hundreds of thousands of Palestinian residents to flee to the south of the Strip.

Palestinians say the new Israeli offensive and orders for people to leave are aimed at emptying northern Gaza to create buffer zones.


‘Appalling that hospitals in Gaza continue to be attacked’: WHO

An Israeli attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital resulted in six children being injured, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

“Shortly after the WHO-led mission to Kamal Adwan Hospital yesterday, the facility’s third floor was reportedly hit again, injuring six children who are patients there,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

“It is appalling that hospitals in Gaza continue to be attacked, patients continue to be harmed, and health workers and humanitarians continue to work under life-threatening conditions.”



SvennoJ 3 hours ago

Main points on November 4th

  • The Israeli army’s assault and forced evacuation of Palestinians from north Gaza continues, with at least 20 people killed in attacks on homes in Beit Lahiya on Monday.
  • Israeli soldiers also “continue to bomb and destroy” north Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, Gaza’s Health Ministry says, suggesting that Israel’s plan is to “execute” medical workers who refuse to leave.
  • Israel has notified the UN General Assembly that it’s ending its agreement – in effect since the end of the 1967 war – for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) to operate in the occupied Palestinian territory.
  • UNRWA has said that Israel’s ban on its operations will lead to the “collapse” of aid in Gaza. UN chief Antonio Guterres says UN lawyers are reviewing the move.
  • The US State Department says Israel is failing to turn around Gaza’s humanitarian situation, calling the results “not good enough”, as a US-set deadline to get more aid in approaches.
  • Israel’s attacks in Lebanon have killed at least 16 people and wounded 90 more over the past 24 hours, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. At least 3,002 people have died there since October 2023.