Israeli forces surround Gaza City, global leaders press to minimize civilian losses

이스라엘군 “가자시티 포위 완료 전초기지•포대 공격“ Turning to the war in the Middle East. Israel says its forces have surrounded the Gaza Strip’s biggest city, but mounting civilian losses have led to calls for action, to minimize civilian deaths. Our Moon Hye-ryeon has the details. Gaza City has reportedly been surrounded by Israeli forces, and, as the conflict continues, countries are pressing to minimize civilian losses. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that they are “advancing“ at the “height of the battle,“ and have made “impressive successes.“ Thousands of strikes on the Gaza Strip since the Hamas attacks on October 7th have led to the deaths of over nine thousand Palestinians. According to officials in the besieged enclave, the strikes in the biggest refugee camp in Jabalia on Thursday have resulted in 195 killed and 120 missing. With the mounting death toll, there are calls to protect civilian lives. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed for Israel for the second time in a month to meet with Netanyahu. “We will be talking about concrete steps that can and should be taken to minimize harm to men, women and children in Gaza, and this is something that the United States is committed to.“ U.S. President Joe Biden also called for a “pause“ in fighting during a campaign speech in Minneapolis. Chile’s President met with Biden to say that Israel is “violating international law.“ and the United Arab Emirates said that it was working “relentlessly“ to reach a full humanitarian ceasefire. Meanwhile, on Wednesday and Thursday, non-hostages living in the Gaza Strip with foreign nationalities or dual citizenship began to cross the Rafah crossing into Egypt. There were 15 nationalities on the list of people approved to leave and among the 344 who crossed the border on Thursday was a family of five South Korean nationals. Officials expect some seven thousand more foreign passport holders to leave Gaza over the coming weeks. A Japanese aircraft departed from Tel Aviv for Tokyo on Thursday bringing 15 South Koreans and one foreign national family member, following the offering of 20 seats last month. With this, there are 420 South Korean citizens remaining in Israel. Moon Hye-ryeon, Arirang News. #Israel #Gaza_Strip #Surround #이스라엘 #하마스 #가자_지구 #포위 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-11-03, 18:00 (KST)