The military cordon tightens around the Gauze as the Israel has already entered the new phase of its business. Israeli infantry forces have entered Palestinian territory from three points with tanks even seen on a main road. The strategic objective is to encircle the city of Gaza and gradually the Israeli troops to converge towards its center as he reported on central news bulletin of SKAI, The SKAI envoy to Israel, Stavros Ioannidis.

According to a report by SKAI, the Israelis invaded to the northeast, in Beit Hanyoun. Hamas reacted and sent strong forces there where heavy fighting is still taking place at the site. The Israelis at the same time moved from another direction along the coast. They entered with strong armored forces and took ground there. It is the shortest and least “built” road to reach the Al Shifa hospital where the Israelis have declared that the Hamas headquarters is located below it. At the same time, today the third movement took place, they entered from the center of Gaza and reached a main road that connects north and south.

It is estimated that there are 100-200 thousand civilians in the area. The Israelis try to bypass the dense urban fabric and go to the “center of gravity” of their opponent’s defense.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire

After the cabinet in his statements, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu today ruled out any possibility of a cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, rejecting the calls of the international community.

No one would have asked the US for such a thing after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, he commented. “Calls for a ceasefire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas. This is not going to happen,” Netanyahu said at a press conference in Tel Aviv, urging the international community to stand by Israel, demanding the “immediate and unconditional” release of the prisoners held hostage in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli prime minister also drew a distinction between the deliberate slaughter of innocents by Hamas and the collateral casualties that exist in any war, referring to the Palestinian civilians who have been killed during Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.

Israeli army frees female military hostage from Gaza – We’re making progress in war, Netanyahu says

A female Israeli soldier has been freed from Hamas captivity following IDF ground operations inside Gaza, according to a statement from the country’s military.

“Tonight, female soldier Colonel Uri Magidish was released, during a ground operation, after her abduction by the terrorist organization Hamas on October 7,” it said, noting that “the soldier was medically examined, her condition is good and she met with her family.”

The night was released החיילת טור׳ אורי מגידיש, during a ground operation, after it was shot down by the terrorist organization חמאס ב-7/10.

The woman was treated medically, her condition is good and she met with her family.

צה״ל ושב״כ ימשיכו מעצים כל של שעם כל של שעם לכל החפופים pic.twitter.com/0XYlgFNITk

— Israel Defense Forces (@idfonline) October 30, 2023

The IDF and Shin Bet will continue to make every effort to free the abductees, their statement added.

Netanyahu: Our commitment to bring all hostages home

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “welcomed” home soldier Uri Magidish after she was rescued last night during an IDF ground operation in Gaza, The times of Israel reported.

Netanyahu congratulated the IDF and Shin Bet “for this important and moving achievement. “It shows our commitment to bring all the hostages home,” he noted.

The prime minister called Hamas terrorists “monsters,” saying Israel would continue to pursue them.

Israel is making “systematic progress” in campaign against Hamas, Netanyahu says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was making “systematic progress” in its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.

At the start of a war cabinet meetingNetanyahu reported that the IDF “extended its territorial entry into the Gaza Strip. He does it in measured, very strong steps, making systematic progress one step at a time.”

Earlier, with a propaganda video, Hamas presented Israeli hostages, blaming Netanyahu for their situation and demanding their immediate release. At the same time, however, the revelation that Hamas gunmen beheaded 22-year-old Sunny Luk, the girl they had taken hostage at the music festival, caused global shock.