13:54
Air raid sirens wail in Tel Aviv
As usual, sirens wailed in Tel Aviv, urging residents to seek shelter from the threat of rocket fire.
13:39
The World Food Program warns of the consequences of the fuel shortage in Gaza
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said in a statement that currently only two of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip have enough fuel to produce bread.
“There could be none tomorrow,” says WFP representative in Palestine, Samer Abdeljaber.
According to the WFP, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is at risk of worsening due to fuel shortages “that threaten to cripple food and humanitarian operations.”
1:30 p.m
Hamas’ health ministry reports a death toll of 7,326
Hamas’ health ministry says 7,326 people, including more than 3,000 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war with Israel began.
According to this daily report published by the Ministry of Health, nearly 19,000 people have been injured since Israeli attacks began on October 7.
1:09 p.m
How TikTok and influencers make money by exploiting conflict
A conflict that is exploited on social networks? Tiktok users are accessing it The Hamas-Israel War to generate money through “live matches”, those live matches where two users can interact.
So the initiators of these events make money by playing with the emotions of their audience, which also benefits the Tiktok network itself.
>> Read this in our dedicated article
12:08
According to the poll, almost half of Israelis are against an “immediate” ground offensive
Almost half of Israelis say they oppose an “immediate” military ground operation in Gaza, according to a poll published today by the daily Maariv.
When asked “Should the army conduct a ground operation in Gaza immediately or should it wait?”, 49% of respondents said it was necessary to wait, compared to 29% of respondents who said it was necessary. Start this process immediately.
11:47
UN says it is ‘concerned that war crimes are being committed’
The United Nations says it is “concerned that war crimes have been and continue to be committed in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.”
“We are concerned that war crimes are being committed. “We are concerned about the collective punishment imposed on Gazans in response to Hamas’ atrocious attacks, which also constitute war crimes,” said Ravina Shamdasani. Words from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, during the regular UN briefing in Geneva.
11:26
An application for interim legal protection has been filed against the ban on a demonstration planned in Paris “in solidarity” with the population of Gaza
As BFMTV learned today, two lawyers have filed a request for an injunction with the Paris Administrative Court to challenge the ban on the demonstration planned for Saturday in the capital “in solidarity” with the population of Gaza.
“This situation of ban, purely ideological, is unique in Europe. In France we must be able to express our support for the Palestinian people,” explains one of the two lawyers, Elsa Marcel, to BFMTV.
A hearing is scheduled for today at 4 p.m. The court is expected to receive an immediate response either to lift the ban or confirm the prefecture’s order.
More information here.
10:58
Egypt says ‘drone’ injured six people in one of its border towns with Israel
Six people were injured when a drone crashed into the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel, a Gaza Strip country at war with the Palestinian Hamas, early this morning, the Egyptian army reports.
“An unidentified drone crashed near a building next to Taba Hospital (this Friday), causing six minor injuries,” its spokesperson said on Facebook.
The AlQahera News television station, which is close to the Egyptian secret service, had previously reported a “rocket launch” by an unknown party “as part of the current escalation in Gaza”.
10:39
An IDF spokesman says the army has “eliminated several dozen terrorists.”
The IDF spokesman for the French press, Olivier Rafowicz, confirms on BFMTV that “several dozen terrorists were eliminated” in the Israeli army’s raid last night.
“Tank forces, infantry, drones” were used by the army and “destroyed” Hamas’ “infrastructure.” He asserts that this is the IDF’s second raid in Gaza in three days and that it remains “limited in time and space.”
“If necessary, we will carry out further local operations of this kind,” he assures.
10:28
The UN says “many will soon die” because of Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip
The United Nations assures that “many will soon die” due to the siege imposed by Israel, although two international aid convoys have crossed the region.
“As we speak, people are dying in Gaza, they are not just dying from bombs and attacks, many more will soon die as a result of the siege of Gaza,” he told a conference. Press Office in Jerusalem Philippe Lazzarini.
“Basic services are collapsing, medicines are running out, food and water are running out,” he said.
10:19
Four Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids
Four Palestinians were killed in Israeli army incursions into the northern occupied West Bank at dawn today, the official Palestinian Wafa agency reported.
The agency said three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire during an entry by “a large force” of the Israeli army into Jenin.
There were “violent clashes” between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian activists, and twelve Palestinians were injured in this attack.
9:59
At least 57 UN agency staff for Palestinian refugees killed in Gaza
At least 57 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the conflict between Hamas and Israel, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said today.
9:58
The UN agency says Gaza urgently needs “significant and ongoing” humanitarian assistance
The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA) reiterates in a press conference that the Gaza Strip and its residents urgently need “significant” humanitarian assistance and continue to do so, as Israel continues to lead after Hamas- Attack on October 7th carried out attacks in the region.
9:56
Hamas hostage’s son says Israeli ‘ground invasion’ will ‘reduce our chances of seeing the prisoners alive again’
A call that signals concern. Lior Peri, son of Chaïm Peri, son of a Hamas hostage in Gaza, told BFMTV that he was not reassured by the idea of a possible Israeli army ground invasion of Gaza promised by Jerusalem.
“I think the ground invasion will reduce our chances of seeing the hostages again,” he said.
“The moment the Israeli army begins the ground invasion, that will be proof to me that it is more important for Israel to engage in revenge and destruction than to try to solve the problem that “they.” “We created it ourselves,” he believes.
9:44
“The goal is survival”: Doctors Without Borders bears witness to the violence of the fighting in Gaza
Louis Baudouin-Laarman, Médecins Sans Frontières’ communications manager for the Palestinian territories, who lives in a UN camp in southern Gaza, tells BFMTV about the fighting he has witnessed for almost three weeks.
“The goal is the immediate survival” of the Gaza population, he says.
“We have bomb attacks every day,” “the problem is that there is no really safe place in Gaza,” he complains.
>> Our full article
8:53
Dominique de Villepin says that “the biggest task” is “to help Israel move beyond this military response.”
“I believe that the biggest task today is for European countries and the United States to help Israel go beyond this military response,” Dominique de Villepin said on BFMTV-RMC.
8:47
Dominique de Villepin calls for “not to confuse the Palestinians with Hamas”
“We must not confuse the Palestinians with Hamas,” says Dominique de Villepin on BFMTV-RMC. Jacques Chirac’s former prime minister calls for a “measured” and “targeted” response to Gaza.
8:38
Dominique de Villepin believes that “Hamas has set a trap for us”
“Hamas has set a trap for us,” Dominique de Villepin said on BFMTV-RMC. “This trap is one of greatest horror”, “it is the danger of a spiral of militarism (…), as if we could solve a problem as serious as the Palestinian question with armies”.
8:36
Dominique de Villepin conjures up “an emotional abyss” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas
“We are facing an emotional abyss,” said former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on BFMTV-RMC.
“In view of the horror of October 7th, today there is a feeling of an existential threat to every Israeli (…) and the bombings we are seeing in Gaza leave little hope for most civilians in Gaza,” said the man who is also foreign minister was.
8:23
224 light projectors in Jerusalem in honor of the hostages
In Jerusalem, Israel, 224 light projectors were fired into the sky last night to commemorate the 224 people believed to have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7th. Portraits of missing people accompany every spotlight.
7:59
Catherine Colonna states that the ship “Tonnerre” “may be in the area by the end of the week”
The arrival of the French ship Tonnerre in Gaza is “a matter of a few days,” said Catherine Colonna on RTL this Friday. “I think he will be in the area perhaps at the end of the week,” said the European and Foreign Affairs Minister.
The Tonnerre, which left Toulon on Wednesday, must take part in relief operations for the civilian population of the Palestinian territory.
“The operational modalities will be determined with our colleagues from the Bundeswehr,” said Catherine Colonna.
7:55
Catherine Colonna speaks about 170 French people in Gaza whose government wants to “provide protection.”
On RTL, Catherine Colonna points out that “any military operation” by Israel “can have consequences” for the French hostages, but also “for the French who are in Gaza.”
“If we count our compatriots, their families, but also French agents – we have a French cultural institute in Gaza – that is around 170 people whose protection we want to ensure,” says the European and Foreign Minister.
7:51
Missing French woman: Catherine Colonna announces “proof of life”.
“We have 9 compatriots who have disappeared, of whom we have no precise news, except that we know of some of them that they have been taken hostage,” explained Catherine Colonna this Friday on RTL.
“There was evidence of life and there is information that we are exchanging between the authorities,” specifies the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
More information here.
7:48
Hostages: Catherine Colonna “urgently” calls for the “release of our people”
“It is a priority for France to achieve the release of our people,” affirmed Catherine Colonna on RTL this Friday.
“This is normal, but we urgently demand it,” explains the European and Foreign Minister.
7:45
Catherine Colonna judges that Israel has the “right to defend itself” but “with respect for international law”
“Israel, like any state, has the right to defend itself,” but it must do so “in accordance with international law,” said Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on RTL this Friday.
“Targeted operations are not the same as massive, indiscriminate operations that would have serious impacts on the population,” she emphasizes.
7:43
The Israeli army attacks “dozens of Hamas targets” in the central Gaza Strip
The Israeli army said on social media that it had attacked “dozens of Hamas targets” in the center of the Gaza Strip, in the Sajaia district.
The IDF specifically targeted “anti-tank missile launch positions and operational headquarters” with infantry forces, armored vehicles and attack helicopters, and the Israeli army suffered “no casualties.”
>> You can read our full article here.
7:28
Hamas’ impressive arsenal was recovered by the IDF
BFMTV was able to access an Israeli army disarmament unit in the Ashkelon region. Since the October 7 attacks, the IDF has recaptured an impressive arsenal from Hamas, including RPGs, mines, rockets and mortars.
The majority of these weapons are manufactured in Gaza by Hamas.
More information here.
7:14
“I’m afraid”: a cry for help from a Frenchman stuck in the Gaza Strip
Oday, a Frenchman stranded in Gaza, asked for help to return. It was not hit by a bomb attack on Wednesday.
“There is no place where there is safety. It’s scary, I’m afraid, it’s the first time I’m returning to Gaza and it will be the last time,” he said.
Like Oday, around fifty of them are requesting extradition to France. At the moment the French cannot find a way out.
>> You can read our full article here.
6:25
“Hamas is playing with our nerves”: The families of the hostages are losing patience
Relatives of the hostages held by Hamas are calling on governments to act. Like Keren Schem, mother of Mia, a French-Israeli hostage: “Hamas is playing with our nerves, but we don’t have time to play.”
“I don’t know anything about my daughter’s health (…) maybe she’s dead, maybe not,” she added, while Hamas released a video of her girl.
Last night in Tel Aviv, the families of the hostages gathered to ask the Israeli government to repatriate their loved one. In Madrid, families are calling for the Red Cross to be sent to the Gaza Strip to treat their relatives.
>> You can read our full article here.
6:08
US military attacks two Iranian Revolutionary Guard facilities in Syria
The United States carried out strikes on Thursday against two facilities used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and “related groups” in eastern Syria, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced.
“These self-defense and precision strikes are in response to a series of sustained and largely failed attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militias” since October 17, he said in a news release.
>> You can read our full article here.
5:50
Six people are injured by a rocket in an Egyptian border town
Six people were injured when a rocket hit Taba, an Egyptian town on the border with Israel that has been at war with the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October 7, on the night of Thursday to Friday, media and witnesses report.
Witnesses told AFP that rocket hit a hospital outbuilding in this Red Sea city, which lies on the northeastern tip of Sinai and is home to a border post with Israel.
Images shared on local media and social networks show a damaged building and several blown-up vehicles in the area. The desert Sinai Peninsula borders the Gaza Strip at its northwestern tip and shares its northern border with Israel.
5:37
54 tons of humanitarian aid for Gaza will be transported away on Saturday
A special flight will take off for Egypt on Saturday to deliver 54 tonnes of emergency humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, the French Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
This shipment, which will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent, includes emergency medical equipment, medicines, hospital equipment, emergency ventilators, solar lamps, generators and tents. In addition, almost 30 tons of nutritional supplements and drinking water tablets will be delivered.
While several hospitals in Gaza are without power due to the “total siege” imposed by Israel, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the deployment of a military ship for “conservation” during a trip to Cairo on Wednesday. The Tonnerre, which left Toulon on Wednesday, must take part in relief operations for the civilian population of the Palestinian territory.
5:07
The Europeans are calling for “humanitarian corridors” and Israel is preparing its ground offensive
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to Middle East news, twenty days after the Hamas attacks in Israel.
Europeans met in Brussels yesterday and launched a joint call for “humanitarian corridors” and “pauses” in fighting.
Israel said on Thursday that it had entered the Gaza Strip with tanks on the 20th day of its war against Hamas to “prepare the battlefield for a ground offensive” that has left more than 7,000 people dead in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian movement came.