The Palestinian Red Crescent announced on Saturday, December 2, that it had “received aid trucks” through Egypt’s Rafah Terminal, a border post with Gaza. These are the first since the end of the ceasefire on Friday morning. The organization announced overnight that Israel had “informed all NGOs and agencies” that “the entry of aid trucks has been suspended until further notice.” Follow our live stream.
Emmanuel Macron warns of Hamas’s “goal” of destruction. During a press conference at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday, Emmanuel Macron warned Israel that the aim of its war against the Islamist movement needed to be “specified.” “The total destruction of Hamas, what is that? Does anyone think this is possible? If so, the war will last ten years,” he said.
The prospect of a resumption of the ceasefire is fading. Israel on Saturday recalled its envoys from Qatar who were continuing talks with Hamas over a new ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli prime minister’s office said the dialogue was “at an impasse.” The seven-day lull in fighting, which ended Friday morning, allowed for the release of around a hundred hostages held by Hamas in exchange for the release of 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israel and eased access to humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Since the end of the ceasefire, Israel has attacked more than 400 targets in the Gaza Strip. While its offensive mainly targeted the north of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said on Saturday it had “attacked” its “more than 50 targets in the region of Khan Younes,” a town in the south of the enclave. However, military operations continue in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, particularly in the “Beit Lahia region,” where the Israeli army says it has attacked “terror cells,” a “mosque used by Islamic Jihad as an operational command center,” or something else . Arms storage complex”.
Hamas reports 240 deaths since the ceasefire expired. The government led by the Islamist movement said on Saturday morning that 240 people had been killed and 650 others injured in the Gaza Strip since Israeli attacks resumed on Friday. A report that Franceinfo cannot confirm due to the lack of independent verification on site.
“Peace rallies” in several cities in France. Following a call from several trade union organizations and political parties, new rallies are planned across France on Saturday to demand an end to the conflict, particularly in Paris, Orléans, Strasbourg and Rennes.