Amid the escalating war situation between Israel and Palestine, the administration of Joe Biden expressed concern that Jordanian medics were wounded in shelling near their hospital in Gaza. On Thursday, November 16, 2023. i.e. yesterday, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel to take urgent action and stop violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Reports have claimed that the US Secretary of State urged Benny Gantz to connect him with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime cabinet. Seemingly, the US administration has been frustrated with Israel’s continuous humiliation of Palestinians in the West Bank. Therefore, the US administration “stressed the urgent need for affirmative steps to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank, including by confronting rising levels of settler extremist violence”. Stick with this page and go through this article till the end for more details. Scroll down the page.
Israel-Hamas War
For the unversed, the West Bank where innumerable Palestinians are facing violence, is largely under the control of Israel with limited autonomy by the Palestinian Authority. On the other hand, the Gaza Strip is totally under the control of Hamas, a Palestinian organization. Reportedly, Palestinians in the West Bank said they have faced increased harassment from Israeli settlers since the war between Hamas and Israel started. Shift to the next section and read more details.
Initially, it was announced that around 240 people were taken hostage when Hamas attacked Israel, which killed nearly 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Thereafter, the Hamas government officials said Israel’s bombardment and ground offensive had killed over 11,500 people, mostly civilians and including thousands of children. In Gaza, the Israeli soldiers are searching each and every building including Gaza’s main hospital amid the communications blackout in the territory on Friday, November 17, 2023, which catered to fear among Palestinian civilians stuck inside the hospital.
Amidst the war between Israel and Hamas, Al-Shifa Hospital has become the topic of the town and a focal point for Israeli operations since soldiers invaded the hospital while hunting for a command center from where the Hamas group operates. As a result, internet and mobile services tumbled in Gaza. The main Palestinian provider for lack of fuel said, bringing a potentially long-term blackout of communications as Israel signaled its offensive against Hamas could next target the south, where most of the Palestinian civilians have taken refuge. Stay tuned to this website for more details and further updates.