The German Chancellor Olaf ScholzIn a “government statement” made to the Bundestag this morning, the Berlin parliament declared that “our history, our responsibility, grows from this from the Holocaustimposes on us the eternal duty Defending the existence and security of the State of Israel“. “At this moment there is only one place for Germany: the one that stands firmly on Israel’s side,” whose “security” is “Germany’s raison d’être,” the Chancellor explained according to the wording of his speech and reiterated these statements made days ago.
The Chancellor later confirmed this Germany will stop all development aid for the Palestinian territories in retaliation for Hamas’ attack against Israel. “Unfortunately, the civilian population in the Gaza Strip will continue to suffer,” Scholz admitted, adding: “This is Hamas’ fault and his attack on Israel”
LIVE UPDATES October 12th – 5:53 p.m
Israeli army: attacks against 3,600 targets
The Israeli army reported that it carried out strikes against about 3,600 targets in the Gaza Strip, using more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition weighing over 4,000 tons. Among the targets hit were senior operational leaders, command centers, military infrastructure and several Hamas members.
From the editorial team October 12th – 4:49 p.m
Hamas: We have been preparing the attack for two years
A Hamas leader, Ali Baraka, said the plan to attack Israel had been secretly prepared for two years. According to Baraka, few people knew the exact time when the operation began and it was only communicated to the Allied countries later. The Hamas member reported this to Russia Today.
From the editorial team October 12th – 4:15 p.m
The death toll in the Gaza Strip is rising
The new figure brings 1,417 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. This was announced by the Ministry of Health of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave. However, 6,268 people were injured
From the editorial team October 12th – 3:30 p.m
Israeli chief of staff: “The army did not do its duty”
“The Israeli army failed last Saturday in its responsibilities to the State of Israel and its citizens.” Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said this, emphasizing that the army “is responsible for this security.” “We will learn, we will investigate, but now is the time for war.”
From the editorial team October 12th – 2 p.m
Israel, father speaks about the loss of his 8-year-old daughter: “I heard that she had died and smiled. It was a relief compared to imprisonment.”
Israel, a devastated father speaks about the loss of his 8-year-old daughter: “I heard that she had died and smiled. It was a relief compared to incarceration.” The events date back to 7 a.m. Saturday when the little girl was at a neighbor’s house after going to sleep with a friend the night before. Then the Palestinian attack and the hours of terror
From the editorial team October 12th – 1:53 p.m
Netanyahu and Blinken: “Hamas likes ISIS”
“Hamas as ISIS.” It is the shared cry of Israel and the United States. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to dismantle Hamas: “Just as ISIS was crushed, Hamas will also be crushed. And Hamas should be treated the same way ISIS was treated,” Netanyahu said at a press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinking in Tel Aviv. The latter confirmed: “The brutal inhumanity of Hamas is reminiscent of the worst of ISIS.” “I stand before you as a husband and father of young children,” he said, “it is impossible to look at the photos of the families killed and not think of their children to think.”
From the editorial team October 12th – 1:50 p.m
Egypt: “Ready to open Rafah border crossing if Israel accepts ceasefire”
Egypt is working on humanitarian corridors. The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is expected to open for six hours this evening or tomorrow morning to allow Egyptian humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip, provided Israel agrees to a ceasefire. North Sinai Governorate spokesman Mohamed Selim told ANSA. The spokesman added that aid, currently suspended in the cities of al-Arish and Sheikh Zowaid in Sinai, was ready to leave for the Gaza Strip.
From the editorial team October 12th – 1:45 p.m
Syria, Israeli army attacks in Damascus and Aleppo
The Israeli army is targeting Damascus and Aleppo airports in Syria. This is reported by the newspaper Al-Watan. According to preliminary data from Syrian media, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired on the runways and both airports were taken out of service.
From the editorial team October 12th – 12:50 p.m
1,385 deaths in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry announced that the total number of deaths “due to Israeli aggression” in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is 1,385 (31 in the territories) and 6,229 injured. The same ministry, quoted by Haaretz, said it had asked the international community to set up field hospitals and provide medicine and medical assistance to Gaza
From the editorial team October 12th – 11:59 a.m
Iran, President Raisi: “The Islamic world unites against Israel”
“Today, all Islamic and Arab countries and people who want freedom in the world must reach agreement and cooperation to stop the crimes of the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian nation,” the president said The Iranian Ebrahim Raisi during a phone call with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assadas reported More. “Consequently, the Islamic Republic of Iran will try to achieve this convergence as quickly as possible by reaching out to Islamic countries,” Raisi added.
From the editorial team October 12th – 11:02 a.m
The Israeli army is preparing a “ground maneuver”.
The Israeli army is preparing for a “ground exercise” in the Gaza Strip but “nothing has been decided yet,” a military spokesman said today, on the sixth day of the war between Israel and the Palestinian extremists Hamas. “We are preparing for the next phases of the war,” Lt. Col. Richard Hecht said during an online press conference reported by Le Figaro. “It could be done by air, it could be done by sea and by air together. We are waiting to see what our local political leaders will decide, but it is not decided yet.”
From the editorial team October 12th – 10:38 a.m
Germany will deliver two combat drones
Germany has given Israel the green light to deploy two Heron TP combat drones (out of five in service with the German Air Force) to organize its counterattack against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, the German Defense Ministry announced.
From the editorial team October 12th – 10:00 a.m
Israel: “No electricity, water, gasoline until the hostages are released”
“No electricity, no water, no tankers will enter (Gaza) until the Israeli hostages return home”: Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz said this. “Humanity for humanity. And no one – he added – can teach us about morality.”
From the editorial team October 12th – 9:00 a.m
Middle East: 1,300 deaths in Israel and over 1,200 in Gaza
Goes until 1,300 deathspredominantly civilians, e.g 3,300 injured the number of victims of the attack in Israel carried out on Saturday, October 7, by several commandos of the Palestinian armed group Hamas. Israeli media reported on this. For its part, the Gaza Ministry of Health has announced that airstrikes are taking place in the Palestinian enclave due to the bombardment by Israeli aircraft 1,203 and 5,763 injured. According to the Israeli military, most of the dead include: Gaza belongs to Hamas.
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