Israel’s war against the terrorist organization Hamas entered its 18th day of devastation on Tuesday. Freed hostages, humanitarian aid convoys and political mobilization are currently shaping this armed conflict in the Middle East.
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7:42 am | Israel’s support will not affect aid to Ukraine, assures Olaf Scholz
Support for Israel after Hamas’s bloody attack will not negate aid to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured on Tuesday.
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7:11 am | Since October 7, 5,791 people have been killed in Gaza, including 2,360 children
Hamas’ health ministry said on Tuesday that 5,791 people have been killed since October 7, when Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip. Of these, 2,360 are children.
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6:14 am | Macron suggests coalition against Islamic State ‘can also fight Hamas’
French President Emmanuel Macron suggested in Jerusalem on Tuesday that the international coalition currently deployed in Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State “can also fight against Hamas” after its unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7. .
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5:59 am | A hostage released by Hamas says he was “beaten” during the kidnapping and then “treated well” in captivity
An Israeli hostage released by the Palestinian Hamas said on Tuesday that she was “beaten” during her abduction but was “treated well” during her more than two weeks of captivity in the Gaza Strip.
3:40am | Freeing the hostages is “the first goal”
French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Israel on Tuesday to express solidarity, called for the conflict between the Israeli army and Hamas not to “expand” and said the release of the hostages was a priority.
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3:07 am | The war between Israel and Hamas could have “serious” economic consequences, says the head of the World Bank
The war between Israel and Hamas risks “serious” economic consequences, the president of the World Bank warned on Tuesday during an investor conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“I think that what is happening in Israel and Gaza will have a serious impact on economic development,” Ajay Banga said, adding: “I think we are in a very dangerous moment.”
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1h37 | Gaza: Six UN workers killed in 24 hours
Six employees of the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were killed in Gaza within 24 hours, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday evening.
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1h25 | Hamas says 140 people were killed in Israeli attacks overnight
The Hamas government said in a statement Tuesday morning that at least 140 people had been killed in another night of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Islamist movement in power in the Palestinian territory also reported “hundreds of injured” and “dozens of houses destroyed.”
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00h28 | Macron came to Israel to show his support for France
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv to express France’s “total solidarity” with Israel following the attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas that killed more than 1,400 people on October 7.
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