Cover photo: Rescuers gather around an ambulance hit by an Israeli missile in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, November 3, 2023. MOMEN AL-HALABI / AFP
- Israel rejects any “temporary ceasefire” in Gaza without “the release of the hostages.” Shortly before this statement, American diplomatic chief Antony Blinken claimed to have discussed with Benjamin Netanyahu the possibility of “humanitarian pauses” to protect Palestinian civilians during a visit to Israel on Friday.
- A statement posted on Twitter said: Israeli attacks on an ambulance convoy left 15 people dead and 60 others injured, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Friday afternoon in Gaza. For their part, the Israeli Defense Forces claim that “a Hamas terrorist cell used an ambulance.” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply shocked.”
- The Jewish state has announced that it will send back to Gaza all Gaza workers stranded on its soil since the October 7 Hamas attack. In general: “Israel is cutting all ties with Gaza, there will be no more Palestinian workers from Gaza,” said a statement from the Israeli Security Cabinet. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is “deeply concerned.”
- The powerful leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, did not announce on Friday that his Hamas-allied formation was involved in the war. However, he said the fighting on the Israel-Lebanese border would “not be limited to the previous levels” and that Hezbollah’s operations would become more intense “day by day.”
- According to the Quai d’Orsay, 34 French nationals and their families left Gaza on Friday. “If I count the French, our agents from the cultural institute and their families, which is around 170 people, only a part could pass,” explained Catherine Colonna.
- The Palestinian Red Crescent announced on Thursday that it had received 102 trucks carrying humanitarian aid at the Rafah border crossing. “A total of 374 trucks have been received so far, but there is still no approval for fuel transport,” the organization said.
- Emmanuel Macron announces a “humanitarian conference” in Paris on November 9th. The head of state considered that “the fight against terrorism does not justify the sacrifice of civilians” and called for a “humanitarian ceasefire.”
- An Israeli attack hit the French institute in Gaza, sparking “astonishment” and “incomprehension” in France.said its Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Friday.
- Nine Israeli families file a lawsuit against Hamas at the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide. The ICC, founded in 2002 to condemn the worst atrocities around the world, launched an investigation in 2021 into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories, including alleged crimes by Israeli forces, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups.
- The Israeli army announced on Thursday evening that it had “completed the encirclement of Gaza City.”a week after beginning its ground operation in the Palestinian territory.
- The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced this on Friday 9,227 people, including 3,826 children, were killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war.
- IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said this on Thursday morning “242 people” were held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 341 Israeli army soldiers died in battle since October 7th. Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians.
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