Israel at war: What happened on days 28-29?

Israeli forces will reach Hamas terror leader Yahya Sinwar and will kill him, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed on Saturday evening briefing on developments in Operation Swords of Iron.

Further, Gallant said that "by the end of the war, there will be no Hamas in Gaza. There will be no threat to Israeli civilians from the Strip."

Israel intensified its ground operation in Gaza over the weekend, successfully targeting and dismantling vital Hamas elements, including their critical infrastructure and personnel.

Palestinian terrorists targeted Israeli forces with anti-tank missile fire in the southern Gaza Strip near the border early Sunday morning.

The IDF fired back at the source of the attack.

Saudi air defenses intercepted a missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militia from Yemen on Saturday night, according to initial reports on Saudi social media.

🚨 عاجل 🚨 قبل قليل...#تبوك

🚨 شهود عيان: الدفاعات الجوية السعودية تسقط صاروخ بالستي في علقان في منطقة تبوك. pic.twitter.com/8Xb0x2EeYB

— رؤى لدراسات الحرب (@Roaastudies) November 4, 2023

Footage reportedly from the village of Alqan in the Tabuk region of northwestern Saudi Arabia showed an explosion in the sky in the distance. No official source has confirmed the report as of yet.

This is a developing story.

The IDF will open a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to evacuate from northern to southern Gaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, the head of the Arab media division of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Avichay Adraee, posted on X on Saturday night.

#عاجل يا سكان غزة،
🔴قامت حماس اليوم باطلاق قذائف هاون وأخرى مضادة للدروع نحو قواتنا التي حرصت على فتح الطريق من شمال قطاع غزة نحو جنوبه لتتمكنوا من حماية أنفسكم. عناصر حماس نفذوا ذلك لانهم أرادوا ان تبقوا دروعًا بشرية لهم ولقادتهم.
🔴أود أن أخبركم أنه بالرغم من ذلك فان جيش… pic.twitter.com/Z2LIs4J2FR

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 4, 2023

"Today, Hamas fired mortar and anti-tank shells towards our forces, who were trying to open the road from the north of the Gaza Strip to its south so that you could protect yourselves. Hamas members carried this out because they wanted to keep human shields for themselves and their leaders."

"Despite this, the IDF will allow traffic on Salah al-Din Road tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. For your safety, take advantage of this time to move south beyond Wadi Gaza," added Adraee. "If you care about yourself and your loved ones, head south according to our instructions. Rest assured that Hamas leaders are already taking care to protect themselves."

President Joe Biden on Saturday said "yes" when asked by reporters whether any progress has been made on the prospect of a humanitarian pause in the conflict in Gaza.

Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of US Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking part in a public fundraising campaign for Gaza, an expose published by the New York Post on Saturday found.

The daughter of Harris’s husband Doug, Ella Emhoff, who is Jewish, attached the appeal to her Instagram page, with its 315,000 followers. 

She neglected to mention the Hamas attack that took place on October 7 and the Israeli children killed in it, instead merely writing that the campaign was “supporting urgent relief for Gaza’s children.”

Whilst it is unclear whether she herself has made a donation to the campaign being run by the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, the campaign has so far brought in $7.8 million.

The Palestinian charity is based in Kent, Ohio, and successfully raised $21 million for their causes in 2021, the report states.

Rocket sirens sounded across central Israel on Saturday evening amid a heavy rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip.

Several explosions, presumed to be Iron Dome interceptions, were heard above the skies of Rishon Lezion, Holon, Bat Yam, Ramle, Nes Ziona, Beit Dagan, Be'er Yaakov, and Lod.

The UK Metropolitan Police made 11 arrests in London in relation to the pro-Palestine demonstration as of Saturday evening, the police announced on X. 

So far today we have made a total of 11 arrests.

The demonstration is beginning to leave Trafalgar Square and officers remain with a smaller group of protestors who have gathered in Pall Mall.

We will update you later on with details of those arrests. pic.twitter.com/650sKjExIM

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 4, 2023 

Footage circulating on social media has shown fights breaking out and fireworks being launched at police.

Fights now taking place in Trafalgar Square #israel #palestine pic.twitter.com/TXwatagZAb

— Inc.Monocle (@IncMonocle) November 4, 2023

BREAKING:

Anti-Israel protesters are now using fireworks to attack the British police at Trafalgar Square in London.

🇬🇧🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/IieAHUXlaE

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 4, 2023

 
In an attempt to calm the quickly evolving situation, the police have installed a Section 35 Dispersal Order to remove the crowds from Trafalgar Square.

A Section 35 Dispersal Order has been authorised by Superintendent May- Robinson at 1843 hours in order to disperse a group on Trafalgar Square who have been firing fireworks into crowds & towards police officers.
The Dispersal Order will remain in place until 0100 hours 5/11/23. pic.twitter.com/jwhLf3FaX2

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 4, 2023

Following the latest round of rockets, a direct hit was discovered in a residence in Sderot, according to a Sderot municipality spokesperson.

There are no reports of injuries but there was damage and the municipal teams have arrived at the location. 

This is a developing story.

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has accused UN Secretary-General António Guterres of being a liar and not caring about the truth after Gutteres condemned Israel for hitting an ambulance Israel said was transporting Hamas terrorists.

"Once again, you rush to condemn Israel without even bothering to ask what happened," Erdan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). "You blatantly lie regarding the lack of aid entering Gaza, and you completely ignore the fact that Hamas intentionally exploits ambulances for terror. 

"You didn't ask for the truth bc [because] you don't care about the truth," the ambassador continued. "Instead, you prefer to falsely condemn Israel while making our hostages a literal footnote. It's absolutely disgraceful. Where was your 'horror' when Hamas deliberately targeted Israeli ambulances with RPGs and executed paramedics in cold blood?"