Smoke rises in Gaza City on November 6 amid Hamas-Israel conflict
CNN on October 6 quoted information from health officials in the Gaza Strip saying that 10,022 people have been killed, including 4,104 children, since Israel responded to the Hamas attack on October 7.
Gaza health official Ashraf Al Qudra said 25,408 people were injured.
Major UN humanitarian agencies and international charities are calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, describing the situation there as "horrific" and "unacceptable".
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said earlier that Hamas attacks on Israel could not “justify the collective punishment” of Palestinians. Hamas’s attack on October 7 left more than 1,400 Israelis dead and at least 240 taken hostage.
Reuters quoted Israeli military spokesman Richard Hecht as saying that the Israeli forces were expected to attack Hamas members in tunnels and bunkers in the Gaza Strip, after soldiers and tanks tightened the siege to isolate the area. "Now we are starting to advance above ground as well as underground," he said.
Al Jazeera and Al Aqsa reported that Israeli forces attacked and damaged the roof of a building with solar panels at the al-Shifa hospital complex in Gaza City. Israel had previously explained that the raid on the hospital in the Gaza Strip was aimed at Hamas forces hiding in the tunnel system below.
Regarding the situation at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, AFP on November 6 quoted an announcement from the Hamas government saying that the crossing had reopened to allow foreigners, dual nationals and injured Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip.
The crossing was open from November 1 to 3, allowing more than 1,100 people to leave the Gaza Strip. However, it was closed for two days after that amid a dispute over allowing ambulances to pass through.
Hamas government sources said the crossing had reopened following an Egyptian-brokered deal with Israel, allowing 30 wounded people to be evacuated. A border official said six ambulances had arrived at the Egyptian side of the crossing to transport the wounded Palestinians to hospitals.
In another development, CNN reported on November 6 that South Africa and Chad said they would recall diplomats in Israel to "consult" on the Hamas-Israel conflict.
South Africa's foreign ministry reiterated its call for an "immediate ceasefire", while a Chadian government spokesman condemned the loss of innocent lives and called for a ceasefire that would lead to a lasting solution to the Palestinian issue.
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