We are on the fifth day of the armed conflict pitting the Israeli nation against the Palestinian organization Hamas.
Follow the latest developments in real time here.
4:51 p.m. | In a statement, Hamas claimed to have freed a hostage and her two children
4:04 p.m. | Benjamin Netanyahu declares: “Every member of Hamas is a dead man”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday evening that his country had “gone on the offensive” and warned that “every member of Hamas is a dead man.”
“Hamas (Palestinian Islamist movement, editor’s note) is Daesh (the Islamic State group, editor’s note) and we will destroy and destroy them, just as the world destroyed Daesh,” he added during a first joint ceremonial address with the members of his war cabinet, which was formed earlier in the day.
3:57 p.m. | “Now is not the time to raise the flags”
The Montreal City Police Service (SPVM) is closely monitoring demonstrations related to the war between Hamas and Israel to prevent escalation in the Quebec metropolis.
Retired SPVM inspector André Durocher points out that whenever major armed conflicts occur around the world, the various police services must work to ensure that the conflict does not escalate among citizens.
3:52 p.m. | Erdogan is negotiating with Hamas to release the hostages
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has initiated a negotiation process with Hamas to secure the release of hostages kidnapped by the Islamist group, an official source told AFP on Wednesday evening.
“They are negotiating the release of the hostages on the orders of (President) Erdogan,” this source said, confirming information from the private television channel Habertürk.
3:33 p.m. | Hamas: EU-funded tunnels to store rockets?
The humanitarian aid sent to the Palestinians, which can de facto pass through the hands of Hamas leaders, could have been used to build military infrastructure. This was represented by Alla Peodie, analyst for the French news channel LCI.
3:31 p.m. | What we know about Hamas killings in Israel
Israel was caught by surprise when hundreds of Hamas militants crossed the Gaza border on Saturday, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping about 150 others.
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Fighting in some communities continued for several days, with Israeli officials only confirming on Tuesday that they had “more or less” regained control.
3:30 p.m. | West Bank: 4 Palestinians killed in attack by Israeli settlers
At least four Palestinians were killed on Wednesday when a group of armed Israeli settlers attacked a town south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
3:01 p.m. | Blinken travels to Israel on a solidarity visit after the Hamas attack
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is flying to Israel on Wednesday to show solidarity after a bloody and unprecedented Hamas attack. Washington is showing unwavering support for its ally as the Jewish state in the Gaza Strip retaliates.
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The American diplomatic chief is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday for a lightning visit during which he is likely to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has promised implacable retribution for the “cruelty” of the Palestinian Islamist movement.
2:54 p.m. | Canadian, mother of two small children, killed by Hamas
Adi Vital-Kaploun, a 33-year-old Canadian from Ottawa and mother of two young children, is the third Canadian citizen confirmed dead following the Hamas attack on Israel.
2:25 p.m. | The mother of a Canadian woman stuck in Israel managed to get her out of the country thanks to the commitment of airline staff
After several attempts to find a flight abroad, her daughter was still stuck there on Tuesday.
2:20 p.m. | Doug Ford is calling for the resignation of an NDP MP who claimed on social media that Israel was forcing apartheid on Palestinians.
“His views do not represent those of Ontario. They have no place in the Assembly and in this province,” Mr. Ford argued.
2:15 p.m. | In public opinion, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government now faces a single task: dismantling the Islamist infrastructure in Gaza.
“The response must be proportionate to the horrors perpetrated by Hamas. But Netanyahu cannot afford to take on his own hands the deaths of 1,000 other soldiers or the hostages,” explains one analyst.
2:14 p.m. | Dozens of Israelis and foreigners are reportedly being held hostage by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
“I spoke to him for 50 seconds and haven’t heard anything since,” worries a father.
1:40 p.m. | The mother of a 27-year-old Israeli-American soldier got the visit no parent wants.
The 27-year-old decided to stay in the Bundeswehr after his compulsory service.
1:07 p.m. | Putin calls for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians
1:00 p.m. | Eleven UN staff have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, a spokesman says
12:28 p.m. | “Suspected air infiltration” from Lebanon to Israel
The Israeli army announced on Wednesday evening that it suspected “an air infiltration” from Lebanon into northern Israel, where rocket warning sirens sounded in several cities and towns.
11:52 am | British Airways suspends flights to Israel
British airline British Airways announced on Wednesday that it would suspend flights to and from Tel Aviv for security reasons on the fifth day of the war between Hamas and the Jewish state.
This announcement comes as a British airline flight was diverted to London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday for safety reasons as it prepared to land in Tel Aviv.
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11:47 am | Hamas cryptocurrency accounts frozen
Israeli police say they have frozen cryptocurrency accounts belonging to the Hamas terrorist group to raise funds.
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11:35am | Israel must “eradicate” Hamas to deter violent Islamism
Israel’s war must “eradicate” the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas to deter violent Islamism around the world, Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel said in an exclusive interview with AFP.
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11:13 am | Switzerland wants to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization
The Swiss federal government “is of the opinion that Hamas should be qualified as a terrorist organization” and is examining the legal options available to it, the Federal Council said in a media release on Wednesday.
At the same time, “Switzerland is ready to support all efforts in the region that work towards de-escalation,” he added.
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10:38 am | Hamas and Islamic Jihad announce rocket attacks on Israel
The armed wings of the Palestinian Islamist movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced “heavy rocket fire” on southern and central Israel on Wednesday, while warning sirens sounded in areas around the Gaza Strip.
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10:28 am | Israel: Agreement on an “emergency government” for the duration of the war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opposition rival Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that they had agreed to form an emergency government for the duration of the war, four days after the start of a major offensive by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
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9:46 am | Israel: Hospital in Ashkelon hit by Hamas rocket fire (speaker)
A hospital in Ashkelon, southern Israel, was hit on Wednesday by a rocket fired from Gaza, a Palestinian enclave controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, according to a statement from the establishment.
“A missile directly hit the Child Development Center,” a building at Barzilaï Hospital, the statement said. A spokeswoman told AFP the center was damaged but there were no injuries.
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9:21 am | EU leaders remember the victims in Israel in front of Parliament
The heads of the three main EU institutions gathered outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the Hamas attack in Israel and to call for the immediate release of the hostages.
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9:06 am | Three Canadians died in Israel
Three Canadians have died in Israel and three Canadians are still missing, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said.
In addition, Canada will send planes to Tel Aviv in the coming days to evacuate Canadian nationals stuck in Israel since the Hamas attack.
8:30am | “We are heartbroken”: A French-Israeli woman living in Tel Aviv talks about her experience
Noémie Bécache Fetaya reports on the “attack of unprecedented barbarism” experienced by the Israeli people.
8:23 am | Gaza’s only power plant has been shut down due to a lack of fuel, a Palestinian official says
The only power plant in the Gaza Strip was shut down on Wednesday due to a lack of fuel, the head of the Palestinian enclave’s energy authority said, two days after Israel announced it would cut off electricity supplies.
“The only power plant in the Gaza Strip was shut down at 2 p.m. (11 a.m. GMT) due to a lack of fuel,” Jalal Ismaïl said in a statement. He had previously indicated that the power plant was running out of fuel.
8:04 am | Five Red Cross and Red Crescent members killed in Gaza and Israel
Four Palestinian Red Crescent aid workers were killed by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to the humanitarian organization.
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8am | Israeli attacks on Gaza, war leaves more than 2,200 dead
In response to the attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas, which traumatized Israel and triggered a war in which the death toll was already in the thousands, there were new Israeli raids in Gaza on Wednesday, in which entire buildings were destroyed.
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7:06 am | Ukrainians still face violence
Ukrainian families who fled their country to seek refuge in Israel after the Russian invasion no longer know where to turn as they face violence again, this time in their host country.
6:23 am | Israel-Hamas: France wants to “avoid an escalation situation”
The French government called on Wednesday to avoid “an escalation situation” in the conflict that has pitted Israel against the Islamist organization Hamas since Saturday, assuring that it wants “a political solution to the conflict” for “the search for lasting peace.” . explained government spokesman Olivier Véran.
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6:08 am | Israel does not behave like a “state,” says Erdogan
According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel is not behaving “like a state” in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army launched new raids on Wednesday in response to the bloody Hamas attack.
“Israel must not forget that in the end it will be treated as such if it acts as an organization and not as a state,” said the Turkish head of state, denouncing the “shameful methods” of the Israeli army.
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6:02 am | Israel-Hamas war: Death toll in Gaza rises to 1,055
The death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 1,055 on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, following an increase in Israeli bombings in the Palestinian enclave controlled by the Islamist movement Hamas.
“We have at least 1,055 martyrs and 5,184 people suffering from various injuries,” the ministry said in a new, upwardly revised figure, four days after Hamas’ major offensive against Israel.
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5:01 am | At least 169 Israeli soldiers killed in war against Hamas
At least 169 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the fight against Hamas, four days after the Palestinian Islamist movement’s massive attack against Israel, the army said on Wednesday.
“We have informed the families of 169 fallen Israeli soldiers,” army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters, adding that the families of 60 people kidnapped and taken to Gaza had also been contacted.
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4:33 am | Lebanon: Hezbollah calls for new shots against Israel
The Lebanese movement Hezbollah claimed responsibility on Wednesday for fresh fire from southern Lebanon against Israel, claiming it was responding to the deaths of three of its militants killed by Israeli bombing on Monday.
In a statement, the powerful pro-Iranian formation said it had “attacked an Israeli position with guided missiles” opposite the Lebanese border village of Dhayra, “in response to the Zionist attacks on Monday” that caused the deaths of three of its activists.
4:12 am | Pope calls for “immediate” release of hostages
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for the “immediate” release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and said he was “very concerned” about the siege on the Gaza Strip.
“I demand the immediate release of the hostages… Those attacked have the right to defend themselves, but I am very concerned about the total siege in which the Palestinians live in Gaza, where there are also many innocent victims. “, he explained after his weekly general audience in the Vatican.
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3:32 am | At NATO, Zelensky calls on Westerners to show Israelis that they are not “alone.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Westerners on Wednesday to show Israelis that they are not “alone” as he arrived at NATO headquarters in Brussels for his first visit since Russia’s invasion of his country.
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2h39 | Israeli bomb attack on a Hamas-affiliated campus in Gaza
Israeli warplanes bombed an Islamic university in the Gaza Strip linked to the Palestinian movement Hamas on Wednesday, a campus official and an AFP correspondent said.
“The fierce airstrikes have completely destroyed some buildings at the Islamic University,” university official Ahmed Orabi told AFP.
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1h24 | Israeli night attacks on Gaza: at least 30 dead
At least 30 people were killed and hundreds injured in hundreds of Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night, a Hamas government official said on Wednesday.
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