DIRECT. Gaza: Israel Condemns "the Impasse In The Negotiations" To A New Ceasefire

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The Turkish president rejects US calls to cut ties with Hamas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is rejecting calls from the American government to pressure Turkey to cut its ties with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

“First of all, Hamas is a reality in Palestine, it is a political party there that presented itself as a political party in the elections and won them,” explained the Turkish president, while Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization in the United States.

“We develop and shape our foreign policy in Ankara solely based on Turkey’s interests and the expectations of our people,” he continued.

The United States had expressed “deep” concern about Ankara’s relations with Hamas, while Turkey has helped Hamas access funding in the past.

14:12

Macron warns Israel that the “total destruction of Hamas” would lead to “ten years” of war

President Emmanuel Macron is warning Israel that the goal of “total destruction of Hamas,” the Palestinian Islamist movement in Gaza, must be “specified” because it risks a “decade-long” war.

“The total destruction of Hamas, what is that? Does anyone think this is possible? If so, the war will last ten years and I don’t think anyone knows how to seriously define this goal. So this goal must be clarified,” demanded Emmanuel Macron.

2:01 p.m

The Minister of the Armed Forces announces the arrival of a new shipment of aid from France to Gaza

The Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, announces on X (formerly Twitter) that a new shipment of aid from France has arrived in Gaza.

“The humanitarian aid to the civilian population in Gaza continues: a pediatric medical aid station and 3 tons of medicine have just been transported to Egypt on the Diksmuide by an A400M from the Army Air for the Army Health Service,” he congratulates himself.

13:41

Emmanuel Macron calls for “a permanent ceasefire”

President Emmanuel Macron has called for “redoubled efforts to achieve a lasting ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, which came under renewed Israeli fire on Friday after a ceasefire with the Islamist movement expired.

“The resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip (…) is a worrying issue that has been the subject of much discussion” during COP28, attended by Emmanuel Macron in Dubai.

13:32

Israel denounces “the impasse in negotiations” for a new humanitarian ceasefire and sends its envoys back to Qatar

Israeli negotiators continuing talks in Qatar over a new ceasefire with the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip returned to Israel because the dialogue was “at an impasse,” the Israeli prime minister’s office said today.

Israeli bombing and Palestinian rocket fire resumed on Friday morning after a week of ceasefire and exchange of hostages and prisoners.

1:00 pm.

Doctors Without Borders deplore a “catastrophic situation” in Gaza

On BFMTV, Claire Magone, director of Doctors Without Borders, explains that hospitals in Gaza are “overflowing with dead and injured.”

“The few days of the ceasefire were hardly enough to estimate the human and material damage,” she complains. “A lot of injured and dead people are arriving in the south,” she adds, referring to “many burned children.”

12:50

Doctors Without Borders condemns a “deliberate attack” on one of its convoys and demands explanations from the Israeli authorities

Doctors Without Borders condemned in a press release a “deliberate attack” on several clearly marked NGO vehicles in Gaza on November 18.

“Two weeks later, after collecting the statements of the MSF staff present in the convoy that day, MSF believes that all elements point to the responsibility of the Israeli army for this attack,” writes the NGO.

Two MSF family members were killed in this attack. “Snipers fired at a properly identified vehicle whose passage had been reported to the Israeli authorities, who had accepted the vehicle’s movement,” recalls Rony Brauman, former president of MSF, on BFMTV.

The affected vehicles, which “could have been used as evidence,” were destroyed by the IDF. The organization “condemns” the attack “in the strongest possible terms,” “demands from the Israeli authorities a formal explanation of this attack and calls for an independent investigation to establish the facts and responsibilities,” it wrote in its press release.

“We feel like we are playing Russian roulette with the lives of our humanitarian workers,” Claire Magone, director of Doctors Without Borders, responded to BFMTV.

11:37

The Palestinian Red Crescent announces that it has “received aid trucks” through the Rafah border post

The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Saturday it had received “relief trucks” through the Egyptian Rafah border post in Rafah. This is the first delivery of humanitarian aid since the end of the ceasefire in the small besieged area.

The organization announced overnight that Israel had “informed all NGOs and agencies” that “the entry of aid trucks has been suspended until further notice.”

11:30 a.m

“Their reconstruction will be difficult,” said a relative of two children released by Hamas

As a guest on BFMTV, Olivier, co-founder of the association October 7th – Broken Lives in Israel, reported on his cousins Erez and Sahar, two Hamas hostages aged 12 and 16, who were released at the beginning of the week.

“The news is good because they are now safe with their mother in Israel… it’s a relief,” he said.

But the two teenagers “experienced extremely difficult situations.”

“My cousin’s children no longer look like children: they thought their mother was dead, they saw their father injured, then they didn’t see him anymore, (…) they found out that their grandmother was murdered on October 7th “Their cousin died. They were also burned,” he continued, adding: “Their reconstruction will be difficult.”

The father of the two teenagers is still missing.

11:01

Emmanuel Macron will make a stopover in Qatar to discuss the fate of the hostages with the Emir

After the end of the ceasefire, Emmanuel Macron has to make a stopover in Qatar this Saturday evening. He will dine with Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al-Thani, the emir of this country, which is at the center of negotiations for the ceasefire and the release of hostages.