{"id":609647,"date":"2023-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/11\/08\/fighting-in-gaza-city-as-israel-widens-ground-offensive-cia-head-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:00:00","slug":"fighting-in-gaza-city-as-israel-widens-ground-offensive-cia-head-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/11\/08\/fighting-in-gaza-city-as-israel-widens-ground-offensive-cia-head-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting in Gaza City as Israel widens ground offensive; CIA head in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> In a new phase of the war, Israeli ground forces <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-says-it-is-open-gaza-fighting-pauses-aid-hostages-2023-11-07\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">entered Gaza City<\/a><\/strong><strong> last night<\/strong> in what the Israeli Defense Forces are portraying as a \u2018targeted operation\u2019 aimed at destroying Hamas\u2019 tunnels, eliminating ammo dumps, and killing its senior commanders. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There are signs the fighting is intense: <\/strong>Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claimed that Israeli troops had advanced into \u201cthe heart\u201d of the city where they believe Hamas\u2019 leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, is still located. The spokesperson for Hamas\u2019 military wing, Abu Ubaida, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ninanews.com\/Website\/News\/Details?Key=1088542\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that its forces had destroyed 15 Israeli military vehicles on the outskirts of the city, including at the Shati Camp where <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yckswtyf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">intense fighting<\/a> has been taking place. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF had killed \u201cthousands of terrorists.\u201d Neither of the sides\u2019 claims have been verified and neither has disclosed casualty figures. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>YESTERDAY IN NUMBERS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10,328:<\/strong> The number of Gazans who have been killed since 7 October. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2023\/11\/07\/Ministry-At-least-10-328-including-4-237-children-killed-in-Israel-strikes-on-Gaza\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Arabiya<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li><strong>4,237:<\/strong> The number of children who have died in Gaza over the past 32 days. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2023\/11\/07\/Ministry-At-least-10-328-including-4-237-children-killed-in-Israel-strikes-on-Gaza\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Arabiya<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li><strong>93:<\/strong> The number of trucks carrying aid crossed the border from Egypt into Gaza yesterday. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/palestinercs\/status\/1721810883242787235\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian Red Crescent<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>569: <\/strong>The number of trucks that have entered Gaza since 7 October. Gaza received 500 trucks <strong>every day<\/strong> prior to the war. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/palestinercs\/status\/1721810883242787235\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian Red Crescent<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>19:<\/strong> The number of Palestinians who entered Egypt yesterday to receive medical treatment. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/gaza-evacuees-continue-move-through-rafah-crossing-after-re-opening-2023-11-07\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>500+:<\/strong> The number of foreign nationals and dual citizens that were evacuated from Gaza yesterday into Egypt, including the first Canadians to cross. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/gaza-evacuees-continue-move-through-rafah-crossing-after-re-opening-2023-11-07\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/politics\/article-israel-canadians-evacuate-gaza\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Globe and Mail<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>500k+:<\/strong> The number of Palestinians in north Gaza that are \u201con the brink of starvation\u201d due to Israel\u2019s siege. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionaid.org\/news\/2023\/northern-gaza-residents-struggle-brink-starvation-and-disease-food-and-water-supplies\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ActionAid<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE AID EFFORT- <\/strong>The <strong>UAE<\/strong> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/a\/api6oco\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">setting up a field hospital<\/a> in Gaza | <strong>France<\/strong> is in talks with Egyptian authorities to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/france-says-its-talks-with-egypt-setting-up-field-hospital-gaza-wounded-2023-11-06\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">set up a military medical facility<\/a> | <strong>Jordan&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/06\/world\/middleeast\/israel-jordan-aid.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">airdropped medical aid<\/a> to Gaza&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">|<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Turkey <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">has permission to sail <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/turkiye\/turkish-ships-loaded-with-field-hospitals-for-gaza-granted-entry-into-egypt-ports-15698325\" rel=\"noopener\">two ships loaded with field hospitals and medical supplies<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> into port in Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DIPLO-<\/strong><strong>Washington is still pushing for a breakthrough on Israeli hostages:<\/strong> CIA Director William Burns has been in Israel and Egypt this week as part of a tour of regional capitals <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/11\/05\/cia-burns-israel-qatar-egypt-visit-gaza-war\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly to<\/a> secure the release of more of Hamas\u2019 240+ hostages. <strong>Burns was in Cairo yesterday for talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi<\/strong>, a day after a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/05\/us\/politics\/william-burns-israel-middle-east-trip.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">visit to Tel Aviv<\/a>. A readout from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cernp22u\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ittihadiya<\/a> gave little away, noting only that the two sides discussed the need for a humanitarian ceasefire. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>El Sisi&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/38n76nwj\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">held a phone conversation<\/a> with French President <strong>Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> | Foreign Minister <strong>Sameh Shoukry&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4drdshs3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">talked with<\/a> his <strong>Irish<\/strong>, <strong>Norwegian<\/strong> and <strong>Cypriot<\/strong> counterparts | <strong>Shoukry&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y4u3bsum\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">met<\/a> the UN human rights commissioner <strong>Volker Turk<\/strong> | <strong>G7 diplomats&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-us-g7-blinken-gaza-russia-834aa74998f4c1fa92f2d3326831345a\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">are meeting in Japan<\/a> to discuss the conflict | <strong>Russia:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/far-right-minister-nuking-gaza-is-an-option-population-should-go-to-ireland-or-deserts\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel nuke comment<\/a> raises \u201c <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/russia-says-israeli-remark-nuclear-weapons-raises-many-questions-2023-11-07\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">huge number of questions<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>FRICTION IN THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP?<\/strong> Differences between the US and Israel about the prosecution of the war have been aired in public this week, with the two sides evidently not on the same page about the need for a pause in the fighting and Netanyahu\u2019s proposal to reoccupy Gaza after the conflict. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three-day pause vs one-hour pause:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/11\/07\/biden-netanayhu-gaza-hamas-ceasefire-pause-hostages\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported yesterday that Biden had pressed Netanyahu to agree to a three-day pause to allow the release of hostages, a proposal that was publicly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1721649384679506259\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">shot down by the Israeli PM<\/a> in a televised interview just hours later. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Reoccupying Gaza:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Biden administration has also gone public with its opposition to Netanyahu\u2019s assertion that Israel will \u201cindefinitely\u201d control Gaza\u2019s security post-war. \u201cThe president still believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good. It\u2019s not good for Israel, not good for the Israeli people,\u201d White House spokesperson John Kirby <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/07\/politics\/white-house-israel-gaza\/index.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">told CNN<\/a> yesterday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US: *shrugs shoulders*.<\/strong> The reaction to the disagreements from Biden administration officials and the US press has been to cast Washington as a powerless actor unable to influence Israeli decision-making. A number of articles, including in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/06\/us\/politics\/biden-israel-gaza-ukraine.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/11\/05\/white-house-resigned-israel-onslaught-gaza\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-struggles-curb-israels-gaza-bombardment-despite-pressure-home-abroad-2023-11-06\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, have discussed the \u201climits of US leverage\u201d and the \u201cfew options\u201d available to effect the war. \u201cThey\u2019re watching a train wreck, and they can\u2019t do anything about it, and the trains are speeding up,\u201d one source told the Post. \u201cThe train wreck is in Gaza, but the explosion is in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Limited leverage?<\/strong> The US curbing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/06\/politics\/us-israel-weapons-sale-transfer\/index.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">huge arms transfers<\/a> to Israel, withholding some of its USD 3.8 bn in annual military aid, and refusing to exercise its UN Security Council veto might focus some minds in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 10.3k Gazans, 40% of them children, have now been killed since the start of the war, more than four weeks ago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":609648,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7264],"tags":[96,168,8680,6552,898,72,89,166,6984,7089],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-609647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-war-watch","tag-abdel-fattah-el-sisi","tag-diplomacy","tag-egypt-france-relations","tag-egypt-us-relations","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-enterpriseam","tag-israel","tag-israel-palestine-conflict","tag-middle-east-politics","tag-palestine","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"61c30152-2558-4586-aab6-9c8a0dca5975","order":"0","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/11\/385.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Fighting in Gaza City as Israel widens ground offensive; 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