India-bound ship hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in Red Sea, says IDF
An India-bound cargo ship from Turkey has been hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels within the Red Sea. The ship was carrying round 50 crew members from varied nations. It will not be recognized whether or not any Indians have been on board the “Galaxy Leader”.
Confirming the hijack, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) tweeted: “The hijacking of a cargo ship by the Houthis near Yemen in the southern Red Sea is a very grave incident of global consequence. The ship departed Turkey on its way to India, staffed by civilians of various nationalities, not including Israelis. It is not an Israeli ship.”
Meanwhile, Hamas militants battled Israeli forces attempting to push into Gaza’s largest refugee camp on Sunday and Israeli air strikes to the south killed dozens of Palestinians, witnesses mentioned, as a US media report of a nascent hostage launch deal
was denied.
The Washington Post mentioned on Sunday that US mediators have been near a deal between Israel and Hamas to free dozens of ladies and youngsters held hostage in Gaza in trade for a five-day pause of their conflict that might assist increase emergency support shipments to Gaza civilians, citing sources.
The Post had reported on Saturday {that a} tentative deal had been reached, and this was denied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US officers, with a White House spokesperson saying efforts have been persevering with to clinch a deal.
Hamas took about 240 hostages throughout its lethal cross-border rampage into Israeli communities on October 7, which prompted Israel to put siege to Gaza and invade the Palestinian territory to eradicate its ruling Islamist group.
Reuters reported on November 15 that Qatari mediators had been looking for a deal between Israel and Hamas to trade 50 hostages in return for a three-day ceasefire, citing an official. At the time, the official mentioned basic outlines had been agreed however Israel was nonetheless negotiating particulars.
On Sunday, Qatari Prime
Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani instructed a press convention in Doha that the principle sticking factors blocking a hostage launch deal have been now “very minor” – primarily sensible and logistical points.
The delicate hostage talks coincide with Israel getting ready to develop its offensive towards Hamas to densely populated Gaza’s southern half after air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians, together with civilians reportedly sheltering at two faculties.
An settlement for Hamas to launch hostages taken throughout its October 7 assault on Israel stands out as the closest but and would require a multiday pause the preventing in Gaza, US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer mentioned.
31 very sick infants evacuated; Türkiye welcomes most cancers sufferers
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned on social media that the “very sick” infants have been evacuated, together with six well being staff and 10 employees members of the family. He mentioned they have been taken to a hospital within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah the place they’re receiving pressing care. They have been taken in ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent. A WHO group that visited the hospital on Saturday mentioned 291 sufferers have been nonetheless there, together with the infants, trauma sufferers with severely contaminated wounds, and others with spinal accidents who’re unable to maneuver.
Besides, some 351 most cancers sufferers in Gaza will journey to Türkiye to renew remedy, the Hamas-run well being ministry in Gaza mentioned. The sufferers had been receiving remedy on the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, the one oncology hospital in Gaza, which was shut down shortly after the beginning of Israel’s floor assault. The ongoing unrelenting Israeli bombardment has rasied the demise toll in Gaza to 12,300, together with 5,000 youngsters, in line with Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Israel to show South in hunt for Hamas leaders
Israel mentioned it’s getting into the “next stage” of the conflict, as consideration turned from the rubble of Gaza City to Khan Younis within the south. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a information convention, wouldn’t say if he believed high Hamas leaders are hiding there. “We’ll get to them,” he mentioned. “All Hamas leaders are dead men walking.”
Hamas has misplaced contact with teams assigned to protect some hostages, a spokesperson mentioned. A senior US diplomat mentioned Hamas should free extra hostages in return for a major enhance in support to Gaza and a pause in preventing. President Joe Biden threatened US visa bans on “extremists” who assault Palestinians within the West Bank.