Live Israel Hamas war Israeli defense minister says his troops

Live. Israel Hamas war: Israeli defense minister says his troops are “in the heart of Gaza City”

More than 10,000 dead on the Palestinian side. According to Hamas, 10,022 people, including 4,800 children and 2,550 women, have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 7. On the Israeli side there are more than 1,400 dead. According to the army, at least 30 soldiers have been killed since the ground operation began in Gaza.

40 Frenchmen killed in Israel. The number of French victims killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7 has risen again, with 40 dead and eight missing, including hostages, Élisabeth Borne announced.

New evacuations. Wounded people and people with dual nationality were able to leave Gaza to reach Egypt, while evacuations have been suspended since Saturday. Six ambulances carrying injured people arrived in Egypt.

Possible “tactical pauses” by the army. According to a White House press release, Joe Biden discussed with Benjamin Netanyahu the “possibility of tactical pauses” by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip to allow Palestinian civilians to escape the fighting.

A ceasefire is becoming “more urgent with every hour”. The “catastrophe” caused by the war “makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with every hour,” argued UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, describing Gaza as “a graveyard for children.”