Israel-Palestine conflict: 9 key updates

October 14, 2023 at 10:20 AM

  • Reports say Israel’s military recovered a number of bodies of missing Israelis in a ground raid on Gaza on Friday
  • A week has passed since Hamas’ attacks on Israel, and it is still unclear whether Israel has plans to launch a ground assault into Gaza, CNN reported
  • Israeli shelling hit a group of reporters in southern Lebanon, killing one Reuters journalist and injuring several others, including two from Al Jazeera.
  • Israel has warned 1.1m Palestinians living in north Gaza to evacuate south, and thousands have been fleeing by vehicle or on foot
  • Hamas officials say at least 70 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing Gaza City. No immediate response was available from Israel.
  • Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of using white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon, putting civilians at serious risk
  • UN chief António Guterres said the call for a mass evacuation was extremely hazardous and he urged humanitarian access
  • More than 1,300 people were killed in Israel last weekend when Hamas fighters crossed the border to attack civilians and soldiers
  • Nearly 2,000 people have been killed in Israel’s bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip launched in the aftermath, Palestinian authorities say