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The United States launches airstrikes on facilities associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in eastern Syria in response to rocket attacks on its military bases. [https:--edition.cnn.com-2023-11-12-politics-syria-strikes-lloyd-austin-joe-biden-iran-iraq-index.html (CNN)] [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-us-carries-out-two-air-strikes-against-iran-aligned-groups-syria-official-2023-11-12- (Reuters)]South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor urges the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on the prosecutor to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity, and genocide. [https:--www.news24.com-news24-politics-parliament-pandor-calls-for-international-criminal-court-to-issue-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu-20231107 (News 24)] [https:--www.timeslive.co.za-sunday-times-opinion-and-analysis-opinion-2023-11-12-arrest-netanyahu-and-halt-the-gaza-genocide- (Sunday Times (South Africa))]The UN Development Programme office in Gaza is shelled, with reports of a significant number of deaths and injuries. Office chief Achim Steiner says that "civilians, civilian infrastructure and the inviolability of UN facilities must be always protected". [https:--www.dawn.com-news-1788681-un-office-in-gaza-shelled-reports-of-casualties-and-injuries-undp-chief (Dawn)]The United Nations says that several hospitals in Gaza have been directly hit, and that "hospitals are explicitly entitled to specific protection under international humanitarian law", as Israel intensifies its shelling and ground attacks around hospitals in Gaza City and northern Gaza. [https:--reliefweb.int-report-occupied-palestinian-territory-hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-36-enarhe (OCHA)] [https:--www.tbsnews.net-hamas-israel-war-no-way-evacuate-babies-safer-hospital-gaza-health-ministry-737998 ("Business Standard")]The cardiac ward of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, is destroyed by Israel's ground offensive and the hospital's intensive care unit is severely damaged by Israeli army bombing. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there are reports that people who fled the hospital "have been shot at, wounded and even killed" and calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, saying that they are concerned about the safety of workers and patients who remain inside the hospital. The WHO also says that it has lost communication with its contacts inside the hospital. [https:--www.thejournal.ie-netanyahu-israel-gaza-hospital-6220799-Nov2023- (The Journal)] [https:--www.emro.who.int-media-news-who-loses-communication-with-contacts-in-al-shifa-hospital-in-gaza-amid-reports-of-attacks.html (WHO)] [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-liveblog-2023-11-12-israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-army-surrounding-al-quds-hospital (Al Jazeera)] [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-liveblog-2023-11-12-israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-army-surrounding-al-quds-hospital (Al Jazeera 2)]Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong calls on Israel to stop its attacks on hospitals, expressing concern about the number of civilian deaths from Israel's assault on Gaza, saying that "international humanitarian law does require the protection of hospitals, of patients and of medical staff". [https:--www.smh.com.au-politics-federal-foreign-minister-penny-wong-calls-on-israel-to-cease-attacks-on-hospitals-20231112-p5ejbs.html ("Sydney Morning Herald")]Palestinian Minister of Health An Israel Electric Corporation employee killed and with six of the fatality's colleagues, seven IDF members and 8 Israelis injured by Hezbollah anti-tank missile and mortar attacks.[https:--jpost.com-breaking-news-article-772861 (JPost)]IDF launches a drone strike at a Hezbollah crew attempting to launch antitank missiles at Metula. [https:--jpost.com-breaking-news-article-772861 (JPost)]2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria2023-11-12
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