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Monday, October 23, 2023
15:24
More than 19,000 displaced people in Lebanon
More than 19,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon after clashes between the Israeli army and Lebanon’s Hezbollah intensified on the border between the two countries, according to figures released on Monday by a specialized United Nations agency. “An increase in cross-border incidents” has led to the displacement of 19,646 people in Lebanon “both in the south and elsewhere in the country,” the International Organization for Migration (IOM) report said.
15:23
Israel claims to have destroyed two Gaza drones
The Israeli army said it had “neutralized” two drones from the Gaza Strip in the south of its territory. The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas simultaneously announced via Telegram that it had fired “two suicide drones” at two military bases in southern Israel.
15:22
A DELAYED LAND OFFENSIVE?
The Israeli army, which has been relentlessly bombarding the Gaza Strip since October 7 in response to Hamas’ bloody attack on its soil, is vowing to “destroy” the Palestinian Islamist movement and has stepped up its bombings since Sunday as a prelude to its ground intervention. But at the moment this has not yet seen the light of day.
This project has led to very strong disagreements between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The first called for not to move too quickly on the advice of the American ally, while the second at the same time wanted to start the offensive earlier than attacks against the Lebanese Hezbollah on the northern front. For its part, the United States fears above all that this attack will trigger a real conflagration in the region, where the conflict is already expressing numerous tensions. Explanations from our correspondent on site, in Ashkelon, near the border with Gaza.
Israel-Hamas War: Has the ground assault on the Palestinian enclave slowed? Source: TF1 Info
2:02 p.m
CONTROVERSY
The left’s controversy over the conflict between Israel and Hamas has escalated following new statements from Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The leader of La France insoumise is unanimously accused of adopting the principles of anti-Semitism.
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“LICENCE TO KILL”
The Palestinian prime minister on Monday condemned the positions taken that “give Israel a license to kill” after Washington and European countries refrained from calling on the country to end its attacks in Gaza, citing their “right to self-defense.”
“What we hear from the leaders of the occupation (Israel, editor’s note) about preparations for a ground invasion means more crimes, atrocities and forced displacement,” Mohammed Shtayyeh said at the opening of the Palestinian government meeting in Ramallah. in the occupied West Bank.
“We condemn positions that constitute a license to kill and provide (Israel) political cover to commit massacres and sow destruction in Gaza,” added Mr. Shtayyeh, whose government does not exercise power in the Hamas Islamist-controlled Gaza Strip.
13:08
BALANCE SHEET
At least 5,087 people, including 2,055 children, have died since Israel began bombing the Gaza Strip, according to a report released Monday by the health ministry of Hamas, which is in power in the Palestinian territory.
At least 15,273 people have been injured since October 7, the Hamas government added on the 17th day of the war sparked by the bloody attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas.
11:50
SOLIDARITY
Volunteers showed the faces of hostages kidnapped by Hamas on the streets of Paris.
“The aim is to raise awareness among the general public,” explained a member of the collective behind the initiative.
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Published today at 11:12 am.
11:14
HUMANITARIAN AID
A third aid convoy entered the Gaza Strip on Monday, being shot at and besieged by Israel, AFP correspondents on the Egyptian and Palestinian sides of the Rafah border crossing reported.
Already on Saturday and Sunday, “34 trucks had crossed Rafah,” an Egyptian Red Crescent official told AFP on condition of anonymity. These were the first convoys since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, which began on October 7 after an attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil. The United Nations is calling for at least 100 trucks a day for the 2.4 million people in the Gaza Strip who are deprived of everything.
11:09
IDF “incursions” into Gaza
Daniel Hagari, an IDF spokesman, announced that the army carried out “limited” incursions into Gaza last night with “tank and infantry soldiers.” The aim is to “eliminate terrorists from Hamas” and search for hostages, he explained.
10:46
MELENCHON CONSISTS AND CHARACTERS
Jean-Luc Mélenchon denounced on Monday the “absurd surveillance of words” by the President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet, who had accused the leader of La France insoumise of using the term “camper” against him, a reference to the concentration camps.
“She attributes the word “camp” to anti-Semitic content. This absurd choice of words is a pathetic distraction to distract from their serious political mistake,” responded to X (formerly Twitter) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who criticized Ms. Braun-Pivet for his “unconditional support for Israel” during a weekend visit to Tel Aviv.
09:53
A truce examined by the 27th
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called on Monday for “more aid, faster” to the Gaza Strip besieged by the Israeli army, stressing that the issue of a humanitarian ceasefire was being debated by the Twenty-Seven.
“What is important? “More help, faster,” he stressed, emphasizing that the few dozen trucks that reached Gaza from Egypt were “not enough.”
“I personally think a humanitarian pause is necessary to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid,” he said upon his arrival in Luxembourg for a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
09:30
CONTROVERSY
The President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, accuses Jean-Luc Mélenchon of having “put a new target on his back”. The rebel leader had criticized the officials’ trip to Israel and accused them of “camping in Tel Aviv.”
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Posted today at 9:04 am.
09:17
“MORE HELP, FASTER”
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called on Monday for “more aid, faster” for the Israeli army-besieged Gaza Strip and personally said he was in favor of the humanitarian ceasefire called for by UN chief Antonio Guterres.
“I personally think that a humanitarian pause is necessary to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid,” he explained, stressing that this issue will be discussed by foreign ministers at the 27th meeting in Luxembourg.
08:57
REVIEW OF THE NIGHT
At least 60 Palestinians were killed in nighttime air strikes by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas government said on Monday.
“More than 60 martyrs died in the raids,” the Hamas media office said, adding that one of the attacks killed 17 people in a house in Jabaliya, in the territory’s north.
08:36
BRAUN-PIVET’S ANSWER TO MELENCHON
The President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet, who has been the victim of numerous anti-Semitic threats for years and for which she has filed several complaints, accused Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Monday of having “put a new target on his back” by criticizing her support visiting Israel this weekend and said she was “very shocked.”
Ms. Braun-Pivet assessed on France Inter that the leader of France Insoumise did not choose his words “at random,” especially the term “camper,” a reference, in her opinion, to concentration camps. Jean-Luc Mélenchon had accused Ms Braun-Pivet on Sunday of “camping in Tel Aviv to promote the massacre in Gaza”. “Not in the name of the French people!” he protested on X (formerly Twitter).
08:16
320 DESTINATIONS TO ISRAEL ACHIEVED IN 24 HOURS
The IDF describes its recent attacks. “Over the past day, the IDF attacked more than 320 military targets in the Gaza Strip,” said an Israel Defense Forces report published on Telegram on Monday morning. This number includes Hamas tunnels, dozens of operational command centers housing Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters, military bases and observation posts.
06:36
CONTROVERSY
Jean-Luc Mélenchon caused controversy again after an excursion on the President of the National Assembly’s trip to Israel. He accused Yaël Braun-Pivet of “camping in Tel Aviv to promote the massacre in Gaza.” This attack was followed by outraged reactions from some members of the government.
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“THE LAST WAR IN GAZA”
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that Israel’s war in Gaza should be “the last” in that Palestinian territory because afterward “there will be no more Hamas.”
“This must be the last war in Gaza. For the simple reason that there will be no more Hamas,” Gallant told soldiers at an air base, according to a statement from his ministry.
“It will take a month, two months, three months, and in the end there will be no more Hamas. Before Hamas meets our tanks and infantry, it will experience the air force’s bombs. And in my opinion, you know how to do this in a lethal, precise and high-quality manner as you have proven so far,” he added.
06:29
EMMANUEL MACRON TUESDAY IN ISRAEL
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Tel Aviv on Tuesday to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Elysee Palace said on Sunday. The French leader’s visit comes more than two weeks after Palestinian Hamas’ deadly attacks on Israeli territory that killed more than 1,400 people, including 30 French nationals.
In addition, seven French people are still missing: a young woman has hostage status and “the other six are suspected of being taken hostage, but without certainty,” explained Mr. Macron.
06:27
REPORTING
The Israeli Army General Staff indicated that the IDF would invade the Gaza Strip. As they wait for the green light to deploy, Israeli soldiers are preparing for all eventualities. In particular: the important network of underground tunnels used by Hamas.
International06:26
HUMANITARIAN AID
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on Sunday that the besieged Gaza Strip will now benefit from a “continuous flow” of humanitarian aid, the White House said.
While a second convoy of trucks entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Sunday, MM said. According to a press release from the American presidency, during a telephone conversation, Biden and Netanyahu “confirmed that from now on there will be a continuous flow of this crucial assistance to Gaza for the Palestinian population becomes”.
06:26
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