12:00
Iran, Iraq, Jordan… Thousands of people demonstrate against Israel and in support of the Palestinians
Thousands of people demonstrate against Israel and in support of Palestinians in Jordan, Iran and Iraq.
“No to the crew! No to America!” shouted demonstrators in Tahrir Square, the heart of the Iraqi capital. They gathered at the call of Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr and waved Palestinian and Iraqi flags. A huge Israeli flag was placed on the ground for protesters to trample.
In Tehran, demonstrators waved Iranian, Palestinian and Hezbollah flags, chanted slogans and held banners that read “Down with America” and “Down with Israel.”
11:49
The Israeli army drops leaflets urging Gazans to flee south
The Israeli army dropped leaflets over Gaza on Friday urging residents to flee south “immediately,” AFP correspondents in the Palestinian territory noted.
“Evacuate your houses immediately and go to the south of Wadi Gaza,” read leaflets in Arabic dropped by drones and seen by AFP. A map on the leaflets shows an arrow pointing south and crossing a line in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
11:42
In France, around ten Jewish school groups were closed
According to BFMTV, about ten Jewish school groups are closed in France today, “generally out of concern for their location,” explains Ariel Goldmann, director of the Unified Jewish Social Fund.
There are 112 Jewish school groups in the country, each comprising several institutions.
11:37
“A total massacre”: A rave party survivor confesses to BFMTV
“My only prayer was to die quickly and not to be kidnapped.” Laura, survivor of the rave party, talks about the horror on BFMTV.
During the Hamas attack, she fled into a caravan with six other people. “We hear the terrorists outside killing all our friends, we hear people screaming,” says the young woman.
“My only prayer was to die quickly and not get kidnapped,” she says.
Six hours later they get out of the vehicle. “It was a total massacre (…), I ran over the bodies of my friends.”
11:00
At least 258 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the Hamas attack
At least 258 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the bloody attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas against Israel on October 7, the Israeli army said on Friday.
“The bereaved families of 258 soldiers have been officially informed,” army spokesman Daniel Hagari said at a press conference. An earlier report said 169 soldiers were killed.
10:57
The Jordanian king warns against the forced relocation of Palestinians to neighboring countries
Abdullah II, King of Jordan, warns against the forced relocation of Palestinians to neighboring countries.
10:45
Palestinian Health Ministry says evacuating vulnerable patients from northern Gaza Strip ‘impossible’
The Palestinian Health Ministry says it is “impossible” to evacuate vulnerable patients from hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, as requested by the Israeli army.
“With ongoing (Israeli) airstrikes, civilians no longer have a safe place to go. The Palestinian Ministry of Health has informed the WHO that it is impossible to evacuate vulnerable patients from hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip,” said Tarik Jasarevic, WHO spokesman. he said at a UN press conference in Geneva.
10:44
An employee of the Israeli embassy was attacked in Beijing
An employee of the Israeli embassy in Beijing was attacked in the Chinese capital on Friday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.
“An Israeli employee at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was attacked today,” the ministry said in a statement, saying he was currently being treated in hospital and was in a stable condition.
10:43
Hundreds of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel
According to AFP journalists, hundreds of rockets are being fired from Gaza into Israel.
10:39
Iran asks US to “control” Israel to avoid “war” in the region
The United States “must control Israel” if it wants to avoid a regional war, Iranian diplomacy chief Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Friday during a visit to Beirut, also reiterating that Iran wants to protect Lebanon’s security.
“If the Americans want to prevent the development of war in the region, they must control Israel,” he said, adding: “Security and peace in Lebanon are important to us.”
9:53
Evacuation of northern Gaza Strip “technically and logistically impossible,” says Red Cross
Fréderic Joli, spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in France, was a guest on BFMTV this Friday and estimates that the evacuation of 1.1 million residents of the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours is “technically and logistically impossible.” The “unmanageable ultimatum” issued by Israel will have “catastrophic humanitarian consequences,” he says.
“These are people who have been weakened by what happened this week and now suddenly have to move with a civilian population, women, children, the elderly and the sick,” he lists.
9:50
Gaza: The first evacuations began this morning
Gaza: Following Israeli orders, the first evacuations for residents of the northern Gaza Strip began this morning.
9:38
According to Hamas, 13 hostages “including foreigners” were killed in Israeli attacks
According to Hamas, 13 hostages “including foreigners” were killed in Israeli attacks.
Neither BFMTV nor other media outlets were able to verify this information.
More information here.
9:30
Hamas rejects the evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip ordered by the Israeli army
Hamas rejects the evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip ordered by the Israeli army, it said in a statement.
9:26
According to Human Rights Watch, Israel has used white phosphorus munitions in Gaza
“Israel has used white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, putting civilians at risk of serious and long-term injury,” said the NGO Human Rights Watch.
White phosphorus “causes painful burns and can set houses on fire.” Its use in populated areas is illegal, the organization reminds.
9:22
11.7 million viewers watched Emmanuel Macron’s speech
According to Médiamétrie, 11.7 million viewers watched Emmanuel Macron’s speech outside of news channels.
Here we summarize for you what the head of state said this Thursday evening about the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip.
9:02
The Israeli army admits it saw “special characters” the day before the Hamas attack
“The night before” the Hamas attack, there were “special signs, but not enough to alarm,” Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in comments reported by i24News.
Army officials were not convinced that these were preparations for action against Israel. “We had no understanding of such an incident,” said the spokesman.
8:52
The safety of the hostages is “not a priority” for Israel, said Judge Georges Malbrunot, the Middle East specialist
The safety of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas “doesn’t seem to me to be a priority” for the Israeli army, says Le Figaro senior reporter Georges Malbrunot on BFMTV.
8:52
US Secretary of Defense arrives in Israel
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on a solidarity visit following the Hamas attack.
During this visit, which comes the day after that of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, he will notably meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
8:49
Troop movements observed towards Gaza Strip
On the night of Thursday to Friday, several dozen soldiers stationed in Ashdod set off for the Gaza Strip, a BFMTV journalist reported.
8:47
For senior reporter Georges Malbrunot: “Egypt does not want to welcome Palestinian refugees”
“Egypt does not want to accept Palestinian refugees,” explains Georges Malbrunot, senior reporter at Le Figaro specializing in the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, on BFMTV this morning.
Israel has called on hundreds of thousands of Gazans to leave the territory’s north. But such a population shift in such a short time and in such a small area seems impossible.
The UN has already expressed “its concerns,” while the possibility of a welcome from Egypt appears unlikely.
Here we summarize the situation in the Gaza Strip.
8:32
“It’s time for war,” declares the IDF
Israeli army chief General Herzi Halevi said lessons would be learned in due course from the security failures that enabled the attack from Gaza.
“We will learn, we will investigate, but now it is time for war,” he said.
8:24
UN relocates refugee operations center to southern Gaza Strip
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announces the relocation of the center of its refugee operations to the southern Gaza Strip.
8:21
Israel’s UN ambassador calls UN response to Gaza evacuation order ‘shameful’
“The United Nations’ response to Israel’s previous warning to the residents of Gaza is shameful,” Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan responded in a message sent to AFP, accusing the United Nations of “turning a blind eye to Hamas , which armed itself and used the Gaza Strip to hide its weapons.
After Israel ordered the evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip, the United Nations deemed it “impossible for such a population displacement to take place without having devastating humanitarian consequences.”
“The United Nations urges that this order, if confirmed, be repealed to prevent an already tragic situation from becoming a catastrophic situation,” the organization’s secretary-general spokesman said.
8:16
BFMTV returns to the Be’eri kibbutz, scene of a Hamas massacre
Almost a week after Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, BFMTV was able to visit the Be’eri kibbutz, where an estimated one in ten residents died.
“There was a real massacre here. When I visited it was full of life, children everywhere. Now it’s a ghost town. I think in every house at least one family member was killed,” said Gili Roman. a family member of a missing woman, our camera assures us.
Read the entire article on BFMTV.com
7:58
Éric Ciotti fears “the danger of importing the conflict into France”.
The day after Emmanuel Macron’s speech, the Republican leader said on RTL that he feared “a risk of importing the conflict” between Israel and Hamas into France.
7:04
Why Israel’s Gaza evacuation order seems difficult to follow
In a statement released Friday morning, the Israeli army ordered the evacuation of the population from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south, a sign of the IDF’s impending response to the Hamas attacks.
However, this evacuation appears difficult to carry out due to the high population density in the area.
The United Nations, for its part, said in a statement that “it is impossible for such a move to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences” and called on Israel to lift its ultimatum.
Read this article in full at BFMTV.com
6:08
What might an IDF ground response in Gaza look like?
As Israeli bombings of the Gaza Strip continue, the question now arises of an Israeli land invasion, the last of which occurred in 2014.
This Thursday, a military spokesman stated that “nothing has been decided yet,” but that Israel is nevertheless preparing for such an eventuality.
300,000 reservists were mobilized and tens of thousands of soldiers were stationed across the Gaza Strip. even if it means a weakening in the north, where the Lebanese Hezbollah threatens. Military equipment, tanks and armored vehicles were brought to the border.
Read this article in full at BFMTV.com
5:27
Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million residents of the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours
The United Nations was informed of the “relocation order” by the Israeli military of around 1.1 million residents from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south within 24 hours, The spokesman for the organization’s secretary general called for this order to be lifted on Thursday.
“Shortly before midnight local time today (October 12), UN officials in Gaza were “informed by their Israeli military liaison officers that the entire population north of Wadi Gaza should be relocated to the south within 24 hours,” i.e. around 1 .1 million people, said Stéphane Dujarric, specifying that an evacuation of this magnitude “is impossible without having devastating humanitarian consequences”.
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5:00
UN appeals for $294 million in donations for Gaza and the West Bank
The United Nations launched an urgent appeal for $294 million on Thursday to meet the “urgent needs” of vulnerable residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where more than 400,000 Palestinians have fled their homes in recent days .
The appeal aims to provide assistance to more than 1.2 million residents of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, stressing that humanitarian organizations did not have the necessary resources to “adequately respond to the crisis.” to respond to the needs of the weak.” Palestinians.”
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4:45
Macron promises to do “everything” to save the hostages and calls for unity
Emmanuel Macron vowed in a solemn speech on Thursday to “do everything possible” to rescue the French hostages whose families “begged” him to intervene, citing the nation’s unity in the face of political tensions and risky conflicts.
This was announced by the head of state the death of a thirteenth French citizen in Hamas attacks in Israel. 17 other nationals are still missing, the Quai d’Orsay announced during an investigation on Thursday afternoon.
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4:30 p.m
Brazil calls for the evacuation of civilians from Gaza
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president and head of the U.N. Security Council, said on Thursday he had asked his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to open a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from Gaza.
“I recently spoke with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog (…) I conveyed my request for a humanitarian corridor so that people who want to leave the Gaza Strip via Egypt are safe,” Lula explained on the X network (formerly Twitter). ).
The head of state reiterated “Brazil’s condemnation of the terrorist attacks” and “solidarity with the victims.”
4:00
Hello everyone
Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to current events in Israel the Hamas attack this Saturday, October 7th.