11:58
David Cameron visits a kibbutz attacked by Hamas during his visit to Israel
British Foreign Secretary and former Prime Minister David Cameron traveled to Israel this Thursday, where he visited a kibbutz attacked by Hamas on October 7, accompanied by Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen
According to the British press, he is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later in the day.
11:34
“I don’t see any problem on the Israeli side,” assures the Israeli ambassador to France about keeping the agreement with Hamas
After the postponement of the Israel-Hamas agreement, which included a ceasefire in fighting and the release of hostages, “we all hope that the hostages can return home very soon,” assured Israeli Ambassador to France Alona Fisher Kamm, on BFMTV.
“I don’t see any problem on the Israeli side,” she assured, of complying with the agreement. Israel has suspended implementation of the deal because Hamas allegedly failed to provide the list of hostages to be released under the deal
“We haven’t had a list since the war began [fournie par le Hamas]. The list we created is based on videos of people who were kidnapped or who we had not found anywhere,” she emphasized.
11:13
“I have good hope,” assures an aunt of child hostages on BFMTV
More than six weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel, Dafna and Elle, two children aged 15 and 8, are still being held hostage by Hamas. After the announcement of the postponement of the hostage agreement concluded between Hamas and Israel, their aunt Tagit explains on BFMTV that she remains optimistic.
“I have great hope of seeing her again and I am very happy [de l’accord]. We never know what the Hamas people will do, unfortunately they have many surprises in store for us,” she explains, explaining that the family “expected” such a postponement.
10:35
Addressing Arab leaders, Macon assures that France “does not apply double standards” between Israel and Gaza.
Emmanuel Macron received this Wednesday at the Élysée Palace the foreign ministers of several Arab and Muslim countries to discuss the situation in the Middle East and in particular the hostages and the humanitarian situation, more than six weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel.
“This is the first time that there is a glimmer of hope (…) thanks to the ceasefire of a few hours and the possible release of the hostages,” the President welcomed these dignitaries in a video broadcast on the social network X (formerly Twitter) on this Thursday morning.
“France does not practice double standards,” he also emphasized, pointing to “Israel’s right to defend itself” while respecting “the laws of war and international law.”
10:23
Marine Le Pen believes the “price” to be paid for the release of the hostages is “high” for Israel
Marine Le Pen judged on Thursday that the release of the hostages had come at a “heavy price” for Israel from a “military” perspective, and regretted that the humanitarian ceasefire negotiated in exchange with Hamas had enabled it to “new itself.” to organize”.
“The release of the hostages is of course everyone’s wish. But the price that must be paid for the release of these hostages is a high price,” said the leader of the RN group in the National Assembly at the France Inter microphone. on the agreement negotiated under the aegis of Qatar between Israel and the Islamist organization, which provides in particular for a four-day ceasefire.
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9:26
Crif believes the families of French hostages are suffering “torture” following the postponement of the Israel-Hamas deal
The families of French hostages in Gaza are suffering “torture,” Crif President Yonathan Arfi said on Thursday after announcing the postponement of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which provided for the release of 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners .
“It is torture for the families because they do not know which hostages will be released and, above all, when,” said the president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif), which is linked to the families of French hostages, on RMC.
8:58
Fighting and bombing overnight in Gaza
The night was particularly harsh in the south of the Gaza Strip, where attacks on Khan Younes continued. AFP journalists in Rafah reported that these attacks, although several kilometers away, shook houses in the town on the border with Egypt.
Islamic Jihad, in turn, reported fighting in the heart of Gaza City in the north, where Israeli troops are also operating.
8:02
According to a Palestinian official, the ceasefire was postponed due to details on the list of hostages to be released
A Palestinian official told AFP on Thursday that the Gaza ceasefire had been postponed due to “last-minute” discussions about the “names of the Israeli hostages and the terms of their handover” to third parties.
“Qatar, in coordination with the Egyptians and the Americans, should announce the start of the ceasefire in the coming hours today,” he said.
7:51
Al-Chifa Hospital doctor announces that the director was arrested by the Israeli army
Khaled Abou Samra, head of department at Al-Chifa Hospital in Gaza City, announced early Thursday the arrest of the director of the Hamas facility currently under the control of the Israeli army, which says it is searching for military facilities there.
“Doctor Mohammed Abou Salmiya was arrested along with several other healthcare executives,” said Doctor Abou Samra.
Doctor Abou Salmiya told AFP that he received an evacuation order on November 18 after saying he had rejected a previous one, while the Israeli army claimed it was evacuating hundreds of patients and displaced people from Al-Chifa upon “request.” have. the same doctor.
7:35
Germany: Several searches are underway among Hamas supporters
As the Interior Ministry announced in a press release, several operations are currently taking place in Germany with members and sympathizers of the Palestinian organizations Hamas and Samidoun, which are banned in the country.
“We are continuing our consistent action against radical Islamists. By banning Hamas and Samidoun in Germany, we have sent a clear signal that we will not tolerate any apology or support for Hamas’s barbaric terror against Israel,” Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in the document.
This morning at 6 a.m., police units attacked in the federal states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, but also in around ten apartments in Berlin.
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6:57
The US presidency assures that the implementation of the hostage agreement is “on the right track”.
White House spokeswoman Adrienne Watson told reporters that the final logistical details to release the Hamas hostages were being worked out. “It is on track and we hope that the implementation (of the agreement, editor’s note) will begin on Friday morning,” she said.
Israeli public radio Kan, citing an unnamed Israeli official, said the 24-hour delay was because neither Hamas nor Qatar, which led the mediation effort, had signed the deal. The official said he was optimistic that the agreement would be implemented once signed.
“No one except the media said there would be a release tomorrow… We had to make it clear that due to the uncertainty faced by the hostages’ families, no release was planned before Friday,” Kan reported, citing a source in The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
5:00
The United States would “under no circumstances” accept a siege of Gaza and “the redrawing of the borders” of the enclave
In a press releaseThe White House points out that American President Joe Biden told his Egyptian counterpart on Wednesday that the United States would “under no circumstances” accept a siege of the Gaza Strip and “the redrawing of the borders” of the Palestinian enclave.
Joe Biden “reaffirmed his commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state,” it also reads.
4:40
No ceasefire, no release of the hostages before Friday
There will be no ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and no hostages will be released before Friday, Israeli authorities said.
There will be “no lull” in the fighting on Thursday, an Israeli official said on condition of anonymity.
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4:20
Son of Hezbollah lawmaker killed in Israeli bombing in Lebanon
The son of Mohamed Raad, the Hezbollah group’s leader in the Lebanese parliament, and four other fighters were killed in an Israeli bombing raid in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, the Shiite movement allied with the Palestinian Hamas said.
Abbas Raad “fell as a martyr on the way to Jerusalem,” Hezbollah wrote in a statement, using the terms it has used to announce the death of one of its fighters since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7.
The Israeli army, for its part, announced on Wednesday evening that it had struck several Hezbollah targets and firing points from Lebanon, including a Hezbollah “terror cell” and infrastructure.
4:00
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Welcome to this live broadcast monitoring the war between Israel and Hamas, more than a month after the October 7 attacks.