Friday, November 10, 2023
19:42
MEDIA
Like other news outlets, AFP has been accused of condoning Hamas attacks by letting its journalists follow the terrorists. The AFP defends itself and guarantees the professionalism of its Gaza-based photographers, who would never have crossed the border.
International
Published today at 6:31 p.m.
19:23
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and the kingdom’s de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman on Friday condemned Israeli forces’ offensive against Hamas in Gaza on the eve of the Arab and Muslim summit planned in Riyadh.
“We condemn the military aggression observed in the Gaza Strip, the attacks on civilians and the continued violations of international humanitarian law by the Israeli occupation forces,” Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in his first public statement on the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist Movement.
He was speaking at the opening of a summit with African leaders in Riyadh, which preceded emergency meetings of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) scheduled for Saturday, and focused on the situation in the Gaza Strip.
18:22
March against anti-Semitism
“The National Assembly has no place” in the march against anti-Semitism organized on Sunday in Paris, declared Olivier Véran this Wednesday after the Council of Ministers. He believes that Jordan Bardella’s party “has not made the decision to break with its history.” [ses] anti-Semitic roots.
politics
Published November 8, 2023 at 12:16 p.m
18:21
THE IDF’S WARNING
Israeli soldiers will “kill” Hamas militants “shooting from hospitals in Gaza,” an army spokesman said Friday, after deadly attacks and shootings at several hospitals, according to Palestinian officials.
“If we see Hamas terrorists shooting from hospitals, we will do what we have to do (…), we will kill them,” Richard Hecht told reporters, while acknowledging the “sensitive nature” of such operations.
6:18 p.m
IMAGES OF THE MASSACRE IN PARLIAMENT
Images of the massacres carried out by Hamas commandos on Israeli territory on October 7 will be shown to a small group of lawmakers in the French National Assembly on Tuesday, a lawmaker said on Friday.
The broadcast, which will take place in a projection room in the assembly, will only be offered to the 120 deputies who are members of the France-Israel friendship group, its president Mathieu Lefèvre told AFP at the beginning of the broadcast. Initiative.
This is the highly acclaimed approximately three-quarter-hour film that was produced by the Israeli authorities using clips from the cameras and phones of killed or captured Hamas fighters as well as images of victims and first responders. It shows images of killings and tortured corpses of adults and children.
5:10 p.m
HEALTH SYSTEM
The destruction of hospitals in Gaza must stop, the ICRC demanded on Friday, stressing that the health system has now reached a “point of no return” where the lives of thousands of people are at risk.
“The destruction of hospitals in Gaza is becoming unbearable and must stop. The lives of thousands of civilians, patients and medical personnel are in danger,” said William Schomburg, head of the International Committee sub-delegation, in a statement issued by the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza. The ICRC calls for urgent respect and protection for medical facilities, patients and health workers in Gaza.
“The health system in Gaza is overwhelmed, short of supplies and has become increasingly dangerous. It has reached the point of no return, endangering the lives of thousands of injured, sick and displaced people,” the organization said in its statement, emphasizing that hospitals and ambulances are seriously affected.
3:42 p.m
EGYPT
According to the Egyptian presidency, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met in Cairo on Friday to take stock of “efforts” to reach a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas to reach.
Egypt and Qatar have been key mediators since the start of the war, which was sparked by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israeli territory on October 7.
3:38 p.m
BALANCE SHEET
The director of Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest in the Gaza Strip, said he received “around fifty bodies after the bombing of a school on Friday morning” in Gaza City, where many displaced people are seeking refuge.
“Numerous (Israeli) tanks are stationed 200 meters from the al-Bouraq school on al-Nasr Street and surround four hospitals in the area,” the Hamas government press office reported.
3:34 p.m
GAZA CITY
The Palestinian Red Crescent said shooting by elite Israeli soldiers on Friday left at least one dead and 20 injured at Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City, as heavy fighting rages between the Israeli army and Hamas in the area.
“Violent clashes are currently taking place and snipers from the (Israeli) occupation are firing at Al-Quds Hospital, causing casualties among the displaced,” the medical organization said in a statement. The Israeli army told AFP it could not “discuss potential locations related to our operations” in order to “not endanger the troops.”
3:32 p.m
MONTPELLIER
A man who described Hamas’s attack on Israel at the end of a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Montpellier on October 4 as an “act of resistance” turned himself in to police and will go on trial on February 8 on charges of “apologizing for terrorism.” . the public prosecutor’s office announced on Friday.
In a video distributed last weekend by the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism (Licra), we can hear an activist describing the October 7 attack by the armed Islamist movement as an “act of resistance” in front of a few dozen people at the microphone. “Heroic deed” and “butterfly wing flap”.
The prefect of Hérault, François-Xavier Lauch, denounced “extremely serious statements” and announced that he had contacted the prosecutor of Montpellier, Fabrice Belargent. The latter had initiated an investigation into “excusing terrorism”.
15:29
BALANCE SHEET
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that more than 100 of its staff had died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.
“Wilted. Confirmation that more than 100 UNRWA colleagues have been killed in a month. Parents, teachers, nurses, doctors, support staff. @UNRWA mourns, Palestinians mourn, Israelis mourn. Mourning. To put an end to this tragedy we need now a humanitarian ceasefire,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on the X network (formerly Twitter).
14:12
ANOTHER GAZA HOSPITAL HIT BY STRIKES SAYS
In addition to Al-Shifa Hospital, another attack would also have hit a second hospital in Gaza, confirmed Margaret Harris, spokeswoman for the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the Portal agency, this UN agency official said there would also be “significant bombings” at the Rantissi hospital in the north of the territory.
13:47
Macron wants help for “at risk” countries
“Vulnerable” countries in the Middle East must benefit from international financial aid to avoid being drawn into the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Emmanuel Macron stressed on Friday during the Paris Peace Forum.
“Everything is connected,” said the French president, who moderated the forum’s first round table. “Today we have very vulnerable countries that, unless we help them through international solidarity, will be drawn into the ongoing conflict in the Middle East,” he said.
“That is why the actions of the International Monetary Fund, particularly in Jordan and Egypt, are absolutely crucial in the context of the conflict,” he added.
12:48
Hezbollah said seven of its fighters were killed in an Israeli attack
Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, said on Friday that seven of its fighters had been killed by Israeli strikes, without specifying where or when, as tensions on the border have escalated since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinians Hamas tightened its grip on October 7th.
The Lebanese Islamist movement rejected the identities of the seven fighters in a statement, saying they were “martyrs on the way to Jerusalem,” a term Hezbollah used to mourn the deaths of its slain members, 68 in total since the start of the clashes at the Israeli-Lebanese border more than a month ago.
12:36
IRAN CONSIDERS EXPANSION OF ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT “INEVITABLE”
“Due to the increasing intensity of the war against the civilian population of Gaza, the expansion of the scale of the war has now become inevitable,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a phone call with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdelrahmane Al-Thani, according to the ministry’s website. The regional expansion of the conflict between Israel and Hamas is feared by many actors in the international community.
Iran, a close ally of Hamas and arch-enemy of Israel, had already welcomed the “success” of the October 7 attack but denied its involvement in its preparation and execution. Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi said the Islamic Republic had a “duty to support resistance groups,” referring to the armed groups fighting against Israel but emphasizing that these groups operated independently.
11:56
WHO CONFIRMS A BOMB ON THE AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL IN GAZA
Margaret Harris, spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO), confirmed on Friday morning that the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza was indeed bombed today. The manager explains that she currently has no “details” about these strikes, but speaks of “intense violence” in the industry. For its part, Hamas announces that this bombing killed 13 Palestinians and injured dozens more.
11:44
UN agency calls to stop ‘carnage’ in Palestine
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UNRWA, the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, called this Friday to stop the “carnage” in the Gaza Strip. “The destruction of entire neighborhoods is not a response to Hamas’ heinous crimes,” the official wrote. “On the contrary, it is creating a new generation of damaged Palestinians who are likely to continue the cycle of violence.”
11:06
RUSSIA SEND 25 TONS OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA STRIP
Russia announced on Friday the delivery of 25 tons of humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip. The convoy is being transported from Egypt, near this enclave, which was bombed by the Israeli army after the bloody attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on October 7.
“A special aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry delivered 25 tons of humanitarian aid to the Arab Republic of Egypt,” the Russian ministry said in a statement on Telegram. The humanitarian cargo has already been handed over to representatives of the Egyptian branch of the Red Army Crescent, he added. Further Russian aid will be sent to the residents of the Gaza Strip.”
10:50
What do we know about the journalists accused of following Hamas on October 7?
Several journalists are accused by the Jerusalem-based American NGO HonestReporting of accompanying Hamas in its bloody October 7 terrorist attack that left more than 1,400 people dead in Israel. What do we know about these allegations? Are they credible? The Verifiers department has tried to answer these questions in this article.
International
Published today at 7:30am.
10:45
IMAGES OF THE ESCAPE OF CIVILIANS IN GAZA
Of Gaza’s 2.4 million residents, at least 1.5 million people have already moved to escape the bombing. Hundreds of thousands of them fled to the south of the country.
MAHMUD HAMS / AFP10:40“THERE’S STILL TO BE DONE” IN GAZA, ESTIMATES ANTONY BLINKEN
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday welcomed pauses in Israel’s offensive in northern Gaza, saying there was “still much to be done” to protect civilians.
“I think progress has been made,” Antony Blinken said during a whirlwind visit to New Delhi. “But it was also clear to me that there is still much to be done in terms of protecting civilians and providing humanitarian assistance,” he added.
10:35
“100% OF THE POPULATION IS IN A SITUATION OF FOOD IN SECURITY IN GAZA”
“Before October 7, 33% of the population [de Gaza] was in a situation of food insecurity, specifies Kyung-nan Park, director of the World Food Program, a UN agency. We can say with certainty that 100% of the population is currently experiencing food insecurity.” The United Nations estimates that more than $300 million in aid would be needed to ensure food security for the population of Gaza by December 31.
10:27
PICTURES OF TODAY’S STRIKES
Watch the video of former military intelligence chief François Gomart’s remarks on the stunning attacks on the Gaza Strip last night.
Offensive against Gaza: Images of the night attacks Source: TF1 Info
10:17
Hamas says there will be attacks on hospitals in Gaza this Friday
According to the AP agency, Hamas says several Israeli attacks early Friday damaged hospitals in the Gaza Strip. They specifically targeted Al-Chifa Hospital, and two other health facilities were also affected.
08:14
IN DUPLEX IN SDEROT
Charline Hurel, special correspondent for TF1/LCI in Sderot, on the Israel-Gaza border, looks back on the night still marked by bombings in the Gaza Strip.
Charline Hurel in the duplex in SderotSource: TF1 Info
08:06
ISRAEL deployed its ARROW 3 missile defense system for the first time
The Israeli army announced Thursday that it had used its Arrow 3 missile defense system for the first time to intercept a projectile fired “from the Red Sea region.” For their part, the Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have fired ballistic missiles against Israel. A drone of unknown origin also crashed into a school in the Red Sea resort of Eilat in southern Israel on Thursday, causing no casualties, the army said.
“Soldiers from Israel’s air defense networks successfully launched an Arrow 3 interceptor for the first time this evening,” said a statement from Israel’s Military and Defense Ministry.
07:58
Deadly Israeli raid in Jenin
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported 14 deaths in a day of fighting in Jenin in the West Bank following an Israeli raid on Thursday. It is the deadliest attack in recent memory, at least since 2005, when the UN began tracking deaths from Israeli incursions in the West Bank.
The city and its overcrowded refugee camp have long been the backbone of the “resistance” against Israeli occupation in the West Bank. On Thursday, dozens of explosions and a cloud of black and white smoke rang out in the streets.
07:50
Talks about a humanitarian ceasefire
Israeli Mossad chief David Barnea and U.S. CIA chief Bill Burns discussed a “possible humanitarian ceasefire” in the area with Qatari officials in Doha, according to an official familiar with the talks. The discussions also include “the release of hostages and more aid deliveries to Gaza,” said the same source on condition of anonymity, specifying that they had “made good progress towards an agreement.”
07:02
“We are not trying to rule Gaza,” Netanyahu said
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that his intention is neither to rule nor to occupy Gaza, where he said the army is making “extraordinarily good progress” in its offensive against Hamas.
“I think the Israeli army is behaving exceptionally well,” he said on Fox News on Thursday evening. Before adding: “We don’t want to rule Gaza. We don’t want to occupy it, but we want to give it and ourselves a better future.”
06:59
ISRAEL ATTACKS SYRIA AGAIN
Israel attacked Syria at dawn on Friday in response to a drone attack on a school in Eilat, a city in the southern part of the Jewish state, on Thursday, the Israeli army said. “In response to a drone from Syria that hit a school in Eilat, the Israel Defense Forces attacked the organization that carried out the attack,” the army said in a statement and on X (ex Twitter), without that organization’s name to call .
Israel “holds the Syrian regime responsible for any terrorist attack originating from its territory,” she added.
06:57
ISRAEL agrees to daily humanitarian ceasefires
The Israeli army has agreed to pause for a few hours a day in northern Gaza to allow Palestinian civilians to leave the area, where fighting with Hamas rages with no hope of ending. Fire.
These four-hour pauses “in certain areas in the north of the Gaza Strip will be announced three hours in advance,” said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, according to whom Washington has received assurances “For the duration of the pause there would be in these areas there will be no military operations.”
06:54
WELCOME
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the latest news on the situation in the Middle East, on the 35th day of the war between Israel and Hamas.