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Letters from around the North County
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Talks accelerated on Tuesday (November 21st) for the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a truce in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian Islamist movement accused Israel of a deadly strike on a besieged hospital. More than 100 wounded were evacuated from the Indonesian hospital to the Nasser compound in Khan Younis, Hamas said Monday night. The first field hospital from Jordan has entered Gaza. 40 trucks containing the equipment and 17 Jordanian medical workers and technicians entered from Egypt through the Rafah crossing.
Israeli army continues operation in Gaza's main hospital, which it said was a strategic Hamas military site. Thousands of civilians are crammed into the place, causing great concern and criticism. UN Security Council on Wednesday called for "humanitarian pauses and corridors" in the Gaza Strip. Violent pro-Palestinian protest in front of Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, forcing the closure of nearby U.S. congressional offices. More than 1,200 Israelis have been killed, after the death toll was revised downwards on Friday.