Live Updates: Egypt receives Gaza's wounded, sick

11: 30 - WHO welcomes Egypt's acceptance of Gaza casualties

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday welcomed Egypt's decision to accept some injured and sick Gazans for treatment.

"We have been working with Egypt's Health Ministry on planning for medical evacuations, and will continue to support," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.

The attention "must not be diverted" from the greater needs of thousands of patients in Gaza, many of whom are extremely fragile and unable to be relocated, Tedros urged.

11:24 GMT - Ambulances carrying injured Palestinians leave Gaza

Ambulances are carrying injured Palestinians in Gaza cross Rafah terminal on Wednesday.

This comes as the Israeli army announced the deployment of warships in the Red Sea region as part of what it called "strengthening defense efforts in the area."

“Based on the situation assessment and as part of strengthening defense efforts in the region, naval vessels belonging to the Israeli Navy arrived in the Red Sea on Tuesday,” Anadolu news agency reports, quoting an Israeli army statement.

09:27 GMT: 7 hostages killed, says Hamas

Hamas says 7 hostages, 3 of them foreigners, killed in Gaza camp bombing.

Eleven Israeli soldiers were killed in ground fighting inside Gaza on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, bringing the total number of troops killed since October 7 to 326.

09:23 - Egyptian ambulances start entering Gaza via Rafah crossing

Egyptian ambulances started entering the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning via the Rafah border crossing in preparation to transport critically injured Palestinian patients for treatment in Egyptian hospitals.

Private broadcaster Al Qahera News reported Wednesday that 40 ambulances have passed through the crossing from Egypt.

The channel said Egyptian hospitals were re-equipped and upgraded in preparation to receive about 80 critically injured Palestinians. It also reported that cars and trucks have started moving towards Gaza, along with preparations in Egypt to provide further humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave.

4:55 GMT - 'Nine soldiers killed in anti-missile attack'

Israeli army says 9 soldiers killed in anti-tank missile attack in Gaza on Tuesday: Local media

4:30 GMT -Hezbollah details Israeli losses near powder keg border with Lebanon

Lebanon's Hezbollah has claimed to have shot 120 Israeli soldiers, destroyed nine tanks and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle in operations on the southern border of the country since October 8.

The Al-Manar TV in Lebanon, close to Hezbollah, published an infographic containing information about the 23-day clashes with the Israeli army.

Accordingly, Hezbollah carried out 105 attacks against Israel in which intelligence, communication, signal jamming systems and 33 radars were targeted.

3:50 GMT - Communications, internet services completely cut off in Gaza

Palestine Telecommunication Company, or Paltel, has said in a post on messaging platform X that communications and internet services have been completely cut off in Gaza due to international access being disconnected again.

Paltel is Gaza's largest telecommunications provider.

"To our good people in the beloved country, we are sorry to announce that communications and internet services have been completely cut off in Gaza," Paltel said on X.

3:15 GMT — Colombia recalls envoy to Israel

Colombia has recalled its ambassador to Israel over its war in Gaza, President Gustavo Petro said in a message on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"I have decided to recall our ambassador to Israel. If Israel does not stop the massacre of the Palestinian people we cannot stay there," he said.

2:55 GMT - Chile recalls Israel ambassador for talks after Gaza attacks

Chile's government has recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations after what it described as Israel's violations of international humanitarian law stemming from its aggression in Gaza.

"Chile strongly condemns and observes with great concern... these military operations," the South American nation's foreign ministry said in a statement.

Chile said Israel's invasion amounted to "collective punishment" of Gaza's Palestinian civilian population, the ministry said.

2:30 GMT - Blinken to visit Israel on Friday

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will begin a new trip to the Middle East on Friday, a spokesperson said, as Israel's war on besieged Gaza intensifies.

"Secretary Blinken will travel to Israel on Friday for meetings with members of the Israeli government, and then will make other stops in the region," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.

Earlier this month, Blinken visited Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

2:50 GMT - Scottish leader apologises for world's inaction over Jabalia massacre

Scottish leader Humza Yousaf has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, expressing deep regret for the innocent lives lost due to the ongoing conflict in the region.

"I am sorry to those innocent men, women and children in Jabalia Refugee Camp that the world could not protect you. This blatant disregard for human life must be condemned unequivocally. Do not let any more children die. We need an immediate cease-fire, nothing less," he said on X.

A series of Israeli air strikes on the refugee camp killed hundreds of residents, according to the Interior Ministry in the besieged enclave.

2:30 GMT - Protesters pack out London station demanding Gaza ceasefire

More than a hundred pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered at London's Liverpool Street station, hanging banners from balconies and occupying the main concourse while demanding a ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza.

Videos posted online by the "Sisters Uncut" protest group showed a large group of demonstrators inside the station during rush hour, chanting and waving pro-Palestinian banners and flags.

British Transport Police (BTP) said they attended Liverpool Street station shortly after 1700 GMT following reports of a protest on the station concourse.

2:25 GMT - Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel

Bolivia's government has severed diplomatic relations with Israel, accusing the country of carrying out "crimes against humanity" and calling for an end to the Israeli military's war against Gaza.

"Bolivia decided to break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive taking place in the Gaza Strip," Freddy Mamani, Bolivia's deputy foreign minister, said at a news conference.

Maria Nela Prada, the minister of the presidency who is acting foreign minister, accused Israel of "committing crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip against the Palestinian people."

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