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Saturday, November 4, 2023
8:32 p.m
Evacuation of foreigners to Egypt suspended
The Hamas government has suspended the evacuation of foreigners and dual nationals to Egypt because Israel refused to allow injured Palestinians to leave for Egyptian hospitals, a Hamas government official told AFP on Saturday. Border crossings.
“No foreign passport holder will be able to leave the Gaza Strip until the wounded who need to be evacuated from hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip can be transported to the Rafah crossing,” a border crossing between the Palestinian territory and Egypt, the official said on condition of anonymity .
8:30 p.m
THE ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF IN GAZA
Israel’s chief of staff, General Herzi Halevi, traveled to the Gaza Strip on Saturday to visit troops, a first since the start of the war against Hamas, a spokesman confirmed to AFP. – Army spokesman after the broadcast of images on Israeli Public Television.
20:12
Palestinians are being treated in Egypt
An Egyptian government official told CNN that as of Saturday, 84 Palestinians in need of urgent medical treatment had returned to Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. According to this official, the wounded suffered injuries from airstrikes.
An Egyptian border official said more Palestinians were expected to arrive in Egypt by ambulance on Saturday, CNN reports. However, the border was closed for several hours after the Israeli airstrike that targeted an ambulance near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
19:54
“The quicker you find it, the quicker we will end the war.”
After claiming on Saturday that Israel would “find” and then “eliminate” Yahya Sinouar, the leader of the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made an appeal to the people of Gaza.
“I appeal to the people of Gaza: the sooner you find it yourself, the sooner we will end the war,” he said.
19:51
DEMONSTRATIONS IN FRANCE
Paris, Lyon, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Nice… This Saturday numerous rallies were organized in France in support of the Palestinian people. Our full article can be read below.
International
Published today at 7:16 p.m.
19:42
DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON
Thousands of people took part in a rally in central London for the fourth consecutive Saturday in support of Palestinians and called for an “immediate ceasefire”. Demonstrators streamed into Trafalgar Square throughout the afternoon, demanding an “end to the massacre” in Gaza.
According to London police, 30,000 demonstrators took part in this rally, British media reported. Dozens of other rallies were organized in Bristol, Liverpool and Oxford on Saturday.
Next Saturday, Armistice Day, another demonstration will take place in London, which British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described as “provocative and disrespectful” and expressed concern about damage to monuments. The organizers of these marches, which have brought together tens of thousands of people since the beginning of October, have defended their peaceful nature and assured that the route would avoid these places.
Protesters gather with placards and flags during the ‘London Rally for Palestine’ in Trafalgar Square, central London, on November 4, 2023. – JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP19:33
AFP calls for an investigation
Agence France-Presse called on Israel on Saturday for “a thorough and transparent investigation into the exact responsibilities of its army” after its office in Gaza City, which had been under fire for weeks, was badly damaged in an attack on Thursday.
AFP “notes recent statements by an Israeli army spokesman regarding ‘an IDF attack near (the AFP office) that may have resulted in rubble.'” However, “these statements alone allow for “At this time we cannot explain the extent of the damage caused to the AFP office,” which is located in the top floor of an 11-story building, the agency said.
“A strike against the office of an international news agency sends a worrying message to all journalists who work in difficult conditions like those in Gaza today,” AFP chief Fabrice Fries was quoted as saying in the press release.
6:37 p.m
ISRAEL WILL ‘ELIMINATE HAMAS LEADERS,’ MINISTER SAYS
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Saturday that Israel would “find” Palestinian Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar in the Gaza Strip and “eliminate” him.
6:35 p.m
DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS
According to the Paris police headquarters, 19,000 people took part in the demonstration in support of Palestine in the capital this Saturday.
Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration “in solidarity with the Palestinian people” in Paris, November 4, 2023. – GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP18:28
ISRAELI STRIKE ON AMBULANCE
The NGO Doctors Without Borders condemned this Saturday the Israeli attack on an ambulance next to the largest hospital in Gaza, Al-Shifa. On X, the NGO denounced a “deadly” and “horrific” attack. “This is an attack outside the most important and busiest hospital in Gaza, where our staff work daily to provide vital medical care,” she added.
Doctors Without Borders also deplored a “continuous flow of unacceptable violence” and stressed that “repeated attacks against hospitals, ambulances, densely populated areas and refugee camps are shameful.” Hamas’s health ministry reported a toll of 15 dead and 60 injured.
6:08 p.m
PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS
This Saturday a rally in support of the Palestinian people took place in Paris. At 2:30 p.m., the Paris procession at Place de la République was still relatively sparsely populated and grew to several thousand demonstrators as it made its way toward the nation.
The CGT polled by AFP called for 60,000 participants in the capital. The number from police headquarters was not known.
Protesters supporting Palestine marched through the streets of Paris this Saturday, November 4, 2023. – GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP18:02
HOW DO YOU FIND HOSTAGES?
Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 239 people have been held hostage in the Gaza Strip. To find them, the Hebrew state is calling cybersecurity experts. By analyzing videos on social networks, they are able to determine the likely locations where the hostages are being held. A method specified in this TF1 report.
International
Published today at 5:50 p.m.
5:50 p.m
Ambulances in the Gaza Strip targeted
The Israeli army admitted hitting an ambulance very close to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Images taken immediately after this attack were broadcast on our antenna this Saturday, seen in the video below. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, a second emergency vehicle was also damaged 1 km from the hospital.
The Israeli army defended itself by claiming that the targeted ambulance was used by a Hamas terrorist cell. IDF spokesman Colonel Olivier Rafowicz spoke about LCI. The Israeli army’s version was denied by Hamas, which denounced “new lies that add to Israel’s constant lies.” The Palestinian Islamist movement also asserted that the attacked vehicle was part of a convoy carrying injured people who should have been hospitalized in Egypt.
Israel-Hamas war: Ambulance damaged after Israeli attacks in GazaSource: TF1 Info
5:25 p.m
NEW PEOPLE IN GAZA
Hamas’ health ministry said on Saturday that 9,488 people, including 3,900 children, had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war with Israel began. The latest report released yesterday reported 9,227 deaths, including 2,405 women and 3,826 children.
5:07 p.m
HUMANITARIAN BREAKS
American diplomacy chief Antony Blinken reiterated on Saturday that the US supports “humanitarian pauses” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, but rejects calls for a “ceasefire” from Arab countries. Antony Blinken made it clear that the United States assumed that such a ceasefire would only “keep Hamas in place,” reflecting the different perceptions of the conflict between the United States and Israel on the one hand and the Arab countries on the other disclosed to the other side.
“The United States believes that all of these efforts will be facilitated by these humanitarian pauses,” Antony Blinken said at a news conference in Amman, Jordan, speaking of efforts to spare Palestinian civilians and speed up the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip. He spoke alongside his Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts following a ministerial meeting with five Arab countries in Amman.
5:04 p.m
Hezbollah is warned by Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who visited the reservists, reiterated this Saturday that his country has “no interest in a war” on its northern border, where Lebanon is located, but warned that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “is making a mistake would make and seal it.” The Fate of Lebanon.”
According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, Gallant also said of one of the Hamas leaders: “Yahya Sinwar made a mistake and sealed the fate of Hamas and the Gaza Strip.”
16:04
GUTERRES “DIRANGED” BY ATTACK ON AMBULANCE
In a message posted on him
“For almost a month today, civilians in Gaza, including children and women, have been besieged, cut off from aid, killed and bombed out of their homes,” he lamented, before concluding: “This must stop.”
3:42 p.m
DEMONSTRATIONS IN FRANCE
This Saturday several demonstrations in support of Palestine took place in France. In Paris, at least a thousand people left the Place de la République at 3 p.m. to head towards the nation, AFP reported. This demonstration, called by associations, unions and political parties, was not banned by the police headquarters, which reminded in advance that it would “not tolerate excesses”. This is the first mobilization in support of the Palestinian people that is not forbidden and not static.
Further demonstrations and meetings are planned, particularly in Bordeaux, Orléans, Toulouse, Rouen and Nice.
3:34 p.m
FLASHING IN Türkiye SUNDAY
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Turkey on Sunday and Monday as part of a tour of the Middle East amid the worsening conflict between Israel and Hamas, the State Department said on Saturday. Blinken is in Jordan on Saturday for talks with the US’s Arab partners after visiting Israel the day before.
He advocates for sparing Palestinian civilians trapped in the conflict between Israel and Hamas sparked by the October 7 attack, for accelerating the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and for longer-term prospects.
15:28
Israeli air strikes against Hezbollah
The Israeli army said on Saturday it had launched airstrikes on Hezbollah targets after attacks by the Lebanese movement led to an escalation of tensions on Israel’s northern border. “In response to fire from Lebanon (…), Israeli Army warplanes attacked Hezbollah terrorist targets,” the army said in a statement, also reporting tank and artillery attacks on Lebanese territory. The targets hit “include terrorist infrastructures, missile storage facilities and military complexes,” the text continues.
Hezbollah, for its part, said it attacked five Israeli positions along the border and that another attack hit an Israeli military position on the border not far from Kyriat Shmona.
15:21
Erdogan condemns Netanyahu
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he would cut off all contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We have given up on him,” said the head of state, according to Turkish media.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan nevertheless made it clear that Turkey would not break off diplomatic relations with Israel. “A complete break in relations is not possible, especially in international diplomacy,” he said.
2:08 p.m
Turkey recalls its ambassador to Israel
Turkey today announced the recall of its ambassador to Israel for consultations due to Israel’s refusal to accept a ceasefire in Gaza.
Ambassador Sakir Ozkan Torunlar was recalled amid “the ongoing humanitarian tragedy in Gaza caused by Israel’s continued attacks on civilians and Israel’s refusal to accept a ceasefire,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
1:15 p.m
STRIKE AGAINST A SCHOOL: A NEW EVALUATION
The Hamas government’s Health Ministry announced today that 15 people were killed in an Israeli bombing of a UN school housing displaced people in a refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
“In the massacre at al-Fakhoura School carried out by the Israeli occupiers this morning, 15 martyrs died and 70 were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidreh said at a press conference. The ministry initially published a report of 12 dead and 54 injured. These numbers could not be verified.
12:21
ISRAELI BEATS ON HIZBOLLAH
The Israeli army announced today that it had attacked “two terrorist cells” and a Hezbollah “observation post.” “In response to two terrorist cells attempting to fire into Israeli territory from Lebanon, the Israeli army attacked the cells and a Hezbollah observation post,” the army said in a statement. The army also said it responded to mortar fire from Lebanon at Israeli locations “in northern Israel” and said it caused no injuries.
Since the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas broke out on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has been the scene of frequent exchanges of fire between the Israeli army on the one hand and the powerful Lebanese movement Hezbollah and its allies, which supports Hamas, on the other.
11:27
Almost 40 French people leave GAZA
The Quai d’Orsay announced in a press release this morning “the departure of almost 40 French people and their families from Gaza” on Friday. “They are safe in Egypt, where they were cared for by the French Embassy and teams from the Crisis and Support Center of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs,” the ministry said.
On Friday, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna of Nigeria announced that 34 French nationals and their families were evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Egypt via the Rafah border crossing. “We will continue our efforts in the coming days so that all our compatriots, our agents and their families who wish to do so can leave Gaza. The Consulate General team in Jerusalem has been in constant contact with them since the beginning of the crisis and continues its actions in this direction,” said the Quai d’Orsay in its press release.
10:18
THIRTY-NINE FRENCH DEAD
France announced the deaths of four new French citizens this morning across the Quai d’Orsay. “France regrets the tragic deaths of new French nationals, which brings to 39 the number of French victims in the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel,” the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs said.
Nine compatriots were still missing, it was also said on the Quai d’Orsay. “It is now confirmed that some of them are Hamas hostages,” he added.
09:17
HONDURAS REMINDS ITS AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL
Honduras is the latest Latin American country to recall its ambassador to Israel. The Central American country’s foreign minister, Eduardo Enrique Reina, said on Friday evening on .
Several South American governments have already expressed their dissatisfaction with the way Israel responded to the October 7 attacks, as detailed by the American news agency AP. On Tuesday, the Bolivian government announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Israel, accusing the country of “crimes against humanity” in Gaza. Chile and Colombia also recalled their ambassadors from Israel.
08:55
Hostages: The Need for a “Break” in the Conflict
A senior White House official said Friday that the release of the Hamas hostages, at least 240 people according to the Israeli army, would require “a very significant pause in the conflict” with Israel. The latter, who wished to remain anonymous, spoke in a conference call with the press of “very serious discussions” currently underway and specified that there was “currently no agreement” for such a break.
The Biden administration has repeatedly stated that it does not support a general ceasefire, but has called for a “pause” of a humanitarian nature, and Joe Biden himself on Thursday evening defended the principle of a temporary cessation of hostilities to release the hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he rejected “a temporary ceasefire without the release of the hostages.”
07:57
A NEW REVIEW
Friday’s attack on the ambulance outside Al-Khifa Hospital left 15 people dead and 60 injured, according to a Hamas Health Ministry report that could not be verified. He claimed the vehicle was part of a convoy transporting “several injured people en route to hospital in Egypt.” The Israeli army claimed the targeted ambulance was “used by a Hamas terrorist cell.”
07:40
Bombing of a school
Twenty people were killed and dozens more injured. This is Hamas’ unverifiable assessment of an attack on a school in northern Gaza.
“Twenty martyrs and dozens of wounded arrived at al-Chifa hospital in Gaza City after a targeted attack on a school in the al-Saftaoui area of the northern Gaza Strip that was turned into a makeshift camp for displaced people,” the Health Ministry said Hamas in the Palestinian Territory said earlier today. “Several tank mortar shells fell on the school that was directly attacked,” he added in a statement.
07:29
AMBULANCE BOMBED IN Gaza: UN “horrified”
The UN chief said he was “horrified” by an Israeli army attack on an ambulance in Gaza on Friday. “I am appalled by the reported attack on an ambulance convoy outside Al-Chifa Hospital in Gaza. The images of bodies scattered on the street outside the hospital are heartbreaking,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a press release.
07:15
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