On October 14, in Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, people rescued buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Yasir Kudi)
According to information released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, as of 12:00 local time on the 14th, the death toll in the Gaza Strip was 2,215 and 8,714 were injured. The death toll in the West Bank was 54 and more than 1,100 were injured. Please follow Xinhua News Agency’s frontline reporters for a quick three-minute overview of the new situation in the Palestinian-Israeli war last night and this morning →
Gaza continues to face air strikes
The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the morning of the 14th, saying that the Israeli army continued to launch air strikes overnight in the Gaza Strip, and a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was killed.
In a telephone interview with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency on the 14th, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Kayla said that the Palestinian Ministry of Health has coordinated with the International Red Cross to strive to deliver a batch of medical aid materials to the Gaza Strip on the 15th. Currently, the International Red Cross has reached an agreement with Israel to provide medical assistance and supplies to hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
On October 14, in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, people looked at the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Khalid Omar)
Witnesses told Xinhua News Agency reporters on the 14th that hundreds of foreign citizens went to the Rafah port on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt that day, preparing to evacuate the Gaza Strip. According to sources on the 14th, Egypt will not allow foreigners to pass through the Rafah port unless all parties reach an agreement on the entry of aid supplies into the Gaza Strip. Currently, foreign citizens have returned to the southern Gaza Strip to await further instructions.
Lebanese-Israeli border conflict kills 2 Lebanese civilians
According to Lebanese media reports on the 14th, the Israeli army shelled southern Lebanon that day, killing two Lebanese civilians.
Reports said that in the afternoon, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued to exchange fire in the Lebanese-Israeli border area. Lebanese Hezbollah fired artillery shells and rockets at the Israeli-occupied Saba’a farm. Israeli artillery shells hit a village on the southern border of Lebanon, killing an elderly Lebanese couple.
This photo taken from the southern Lebanese border town of Shyam on October 13 shows Israeli soldiers setting up defense facilities in Metura, northern Israel. Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Ali Hashisao)
According to a statement issued by Lebanese Hezbollah that day, a member of the organization was killed in an attack by the Israeli army.
This is the second time within a week that Lebanese Hezbollah has launched an operation against Saba’a Farms. Lebanese Hezbollah issued a statement on the 8th saying that its military organization fired artillery shells and rockets at Saba’a Farm in solidarity with Hamas and the Palestinian people.
The Saba’a farm is located in the border area between Lebanon, Israel and Syria, and all three countries claim sovereignty over the farm. Israel withdrew its troops from southern Lebanon in 2000 and still controls the Saba’a farms.
IMF warns Israeli-Palestinian conflict could increase global economic uncertainty
International Monetary Fund (IMF) President Georgieva warned at the 2023 annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank on the 14th that a new round of conflict between Palestine and Israel may increase global economic uncertainty.
Georgieva warned that a new round of conflict between Palestine and Israel could become “another source of uncertainty.” She said the attack on innocent civilians was a “tragedy” and hoped peace could return as soon as possible.
On October 14, in Marrakech, Morocco, International Monetary Fund President Georgieva attended a press conference.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huo Jing
Georgieva believes that it is “too early” to assess the impact of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the global economy.
Several senior IMF officials attending this annual meeting also held the same view. IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Goulincha said on the 10th that it is too early to make an assessment at present, but the Palestinian-Israeli conflict may have an adverse impact on regional oil production and transportation.
The 2023 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank opened on the 9th in Marrakech, a city in southern Morocco. The annual conference will be held from October 9th to 15th, with 14,000 representatives from 189 countries and regions around the world attending the conference. This is the first time in 50 years that the annual conference has been held in Africa since it was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1973.
Saudi Arabia suspends normalization talks with Israel, sources say
Sources disclosed on the 14th that in view of the current situation between Palestine and Israel, Saudi Arabia has suspended negotiations to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel promoted by the United States.
A source familiar with the negotiation process told AFP: “Saudi Arabia has decided to suspend discussions on a possible normalization of relations (between Saudi Arabia and Israel) and has informed US officials.”
The German Press Agency also reported the same news, citing multiple Saudi diplomatic sources.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the 14th.
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