Day: October 20, 2023
Categories
European Stocks – 19-10-23
Categories
US stocks down – 19-10-23
The Foreign Affairs Council of the EU will discuss the developments concerning Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The meeting will be held in Luxembourg on October 23 and will be chaired by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.
The Council will also discuss the war in Ukraine, and the situation in Israel and in the region.
Live Coverage Feed
The area at St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City where an explosion occurred. (Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images)
A blast went off at a building on the premises of the St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza City on Thursday night while dozens of Palestinian families were sheltering there. Rescuers were pulling people out of the rubble, several of whom were injured, according to people at the site.
Majdy Jildah, who had been seeking refuge at the church, said about 500 people had been sheltering on the church campus, including about 80 in the church council building where the explosion occurred. He said he believed a child was killed. Dozens were inside the assembly hall of the church, which was also damaged. The church is one of the oldest in the world. The Israeli military said it is looking into the incident.
Correction: Majdy Jildah is a man. An earlier version of this post referred to him as she.
Fighting is ongoing after Hamas launched an attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
Thousands of people have died and thousands more were injured after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war.
At least 1,400 people have died and 4,562 others have been injured in Israel, according to Israeli authorities. Another 3,785 people have died and 12,493 have been wounded in Hamas-ruled Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Israel-Hamas Conflict: By The Numbers
Aid workers and officials fear that Israel’s call for an evacuation of the northern part of Gaza is precipitating a humanitarian disaster as electricity and others supplies have been cut off in preparation for what appears to be an imminent ground offensive.
Humanitarian groups have urged Israel to call off the evacuation and agree to a cease-fire, even as the country has asserted a right to defend itself — a right the United States endorses.
Click here for previous updates.