09:51.
The Israeli army is increasing its troop numbers in Gaza
The Israeli army has increased the number of its troops entering the Gaza Strip, where it is at war with the Palestinian Hamas, its spokesman announced this Sunday. “During the night (Saturday to Sunday) we increased the number of forces entering the Gaza Strip and they joined those already fighting there,” said General Daniel Hagari. “We are gradually increasing ground operations and the strength of our forces in the Gaza Strip,” he said.
08:22.
Anti-Semitic acts and threats in France: several prison sentences
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Israel-Hamas war: 406 arrests for anti-Semitic acts in France, several prison sentences
07:00.
The Israeli army is calling on Palestinians to move to the southern Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid will be “increased”.
The Israeli army, in a message published on X (ex-Twitter), called on the Palestinians to go to the south of the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid from Egypt and the United States will increase this Sunday. “Civilians from the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City should temporarily move south of Wadi Gaza to a safer area where they can receive water, food and medicine. “Tomorrow (Sunday, editor’s note),” humanitarian efforts in Gaza, led by Egypt and the United States, will increase,” said the army, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since the bloody Hamas attack on its territory on October 7 bombed relentlessly.
“Hamas terrorists operate inside and under civilian buildings precisely because they know that the IDF distinguishes between terrorists and civilians.” – RAdm. Daniel Hagari pic.twitter.com/DWaa4R27No
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 29, 2023
06:25.
406 arrests for anti-Semitic acts in France
According to statements by Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti to La Tribune Dimanche, more than 400 people have been arrested in France for “anti-Semitic acts” since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. “Of the more than 800 anti-Semitic acts recorded in 21 days, there were 406 arrests and of the approximately 5,300 reports received by the Pharos platform, 300 led to prosecution,” said Eric Dupond-Moretti. The Minister of Justice did not provide further details about the nature of these acts.
06:20.
The Red Cross denounces “unbearable suffering”.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric said she was “shocked by the unbearable level of human suffering.” “It is unacceptable that civilians in Gaza have no safe place to go in the midst of massive bombardment and, given the military siege, no adequate humanitarian response is currently possible,” she added, denouncing “a catastrophic failure.” the world must not “tolerate”.
I am shocked by the unbearable level of human suffering and call on the parties to the conflict to de-escalate now.
The tragic loss of so many civilian lives in this conflict is regrettable.
This is a failing disaster that the world cannot tolerate.https://t.co/ekCHAMN212
— Mirjana Spoljaric (@ICRCPresident) October 28, 2023
06:15.
The Internet returns to the Gaza Strip
Network monitoring organization Netblocks and Palestinian telephone company Paltel announced that the Internet network in the Gaza Strip will be restored this Sunday after being disrupted on Friday during intense Israeli bombardment. This communications blackout prevented millions of residents from communicating with their loved ones outside or inside the besieged Gaza Strip.
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data shows internet connection is being restored #Gaza stripes; Service was disrupted on Friday due to heavy bombing by Israel, leaving most residents cut off from the outside world at a critical moment? pic.twitter.com/I7hBa9L9I9
– NetBlocks (@netblocks) October 29, 2023
06:10.
Hamas reports more than 8,000 dead
Hamas’ health ministry said more than 8,000 people had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war with Israel began. The terrorist group claims that half of them are children. A number that cannot be independently confirmed. The latest report sent early Saturday morning showed 7,703 deaths.
06:05.
Hamas leader in Gaza says he is ready for prisoner swap with Israel “immediately.”
Hamas’s military wing said it was ready to release the hostages it kidnapped during its attack on Israeli soil in return for the release of all Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. “The price we must pay for the large number of enemy hostages in our hands is to empty the prisons of all Palestinian prisoners,” Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida said in a video broadcast by Hamas television channel Al-Aqsa .
06:04.
230 hostages according to new count
According to a new Israeli count, Hamas is holding 230 hostages. So far only four female hostages have been released. Hamas, which had threatened to execute hostages, estimated the number of those killed in the bombings at “nearly 50.” The families of the hostages were received by Benjamin Netanyanu on Saturday. He told the families he would explore “all options” to release them.
Prime Minister Netanyahu promised families that he would do everything to secure the release of all prisoners, saying this was one of the goals of the war. His wife Sara hugged the families and expressed her support during this unbearable time pic.twitter.com/Ld0FmeI7dY
– Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) October 28, 2023
06:02.
Israeli army calls on northern Gaza residents to ‘leave immediately’
The Israeli army on Saturday reiterated its call for residents of the Gaza Strip (north) to “immediately flee south,” saying it now considers that city and its region a “battlefield.”
06:01.
The war will be “long and difficult,” warns Benjamin Netanyahu
The war against Hamas entered a new phase on Saturday and will be “long and difficult,” warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We are ready for this. His army “will destroy the enemy on land and underground,” he warned during a news conference in Tel Aviv. A reference to the gigantic network of hundreds of kilometers of underground tunnels where the military says Hamas conducts its operations. His goal: “to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and leadership; Bring the hostages home.
6:00 am.
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