7:59 p.m
The Israeli army confirms it attacked an ambulance it says was “used” by Hamas
The Israeli army confirmed on Friday that it had attacked an ambulance at the entrance to Gaza City’s largest hospital to ensure it was “used by a Hamas terrorist cell” it has been fighting since October 7 in the small Palestinian hospital Territory is at war.
6:48 p.m
34 French nationals were evacuated from Gaza this Friday
According to the Quai d’Orsay, quoted by BFMTV, 34 French nationals were evacuated from the Gaza Strip this Friday, November 3rd.
2:58 p.m
The French institute in Gaza is the target of an Israeli attack, France demands explanations
“No agent of the institute or a French national was in the enclosure,” it says on the Quai d’Orsay. The Foreign Ministry calls on the Israeli authorities to “immediately communicate, by appropriate means, the tangible elements that motivated this decision.”
2:55 p.m
Hezbollah, a major player in the Middle East
1:25 p.m
“Israel has the right but also the duty to defend itself,” says Anthony Blinken
The American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who visited Israel this Friday, estimated that the Jewish state “has not only the right but also the duty to defend itself and to do everything in its power to ensure that October 7th never happened again.” L
10:24 am
French Catholic bishops call for Hamas hostages to be released
The Catholic bishops opened their fall assembly on Friday in Lourdes with a call for the release of the Hamas hostages, the start of six days of work focused primarily on the future of the church. “We feel the deep concern of our Jewish brothers and sisters, (…) so often and so easily objects of hatred around the world. Together with them, we demand the release of the hostages,” affirmed the President of the Conference of Bishops of France (CEF), Éric de Moulins-Beaufort. F
10:21 am
Anti-Semitic markings were observed in Strasbourg this morning
10:18 a.m
New strikes in Gaza overnight and this morning
The Israeli army said it carried out new attacks in Gaza on Thursday night and fought “a number of terrorist units” there that used “anti-tank missiles” and homemade explosive devices.
10:16 a.m
Israel sends “thousands” of Palestinian workers back to Gaza
Thousands of workers stranded in Israel since Oct. 7, the day of Hamas’ attack on Israeli soil that sparked the war, have been “repatriated” to Gaza, said Hicham Adwan, a Palestinian official in charge of border crossings , told AFP in the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli authorities, around 18,500 Gazans had permits to work in Israel at the start of the war.
10:15 am
Paris “condemns attacks on United Nations sites”
France “condemns the attacks on United Nations facilities and humanitarian personnel,” government spokesman Olivier Véran said on Friday, after several Israeli attacks on the Jabaliya refugee camp, the largest in the Gaza Strip.
10:12 a.m
According to the United Nations, 50 of its buildings were destroyed by bombings in Gaza
UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) says nearly 50 UN buildings have been hit by Israeli bombing since October 7. “This also includes schools and UN buildings that are used as emergency shelters,” says the organization, which says it currently houses around 700,000 people.
09:58.
Because of French concerns, 600 people are leaving Gaza this Friday
“As we speak, 600 foreigners, binationalists, are evacuating the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border post in Egypt,” said government spokesman Olivier Véran at the RMC/BFMTV microphone. Among them are French citizens, dual citizens and their relatives. That’s about fifty people.