6:39 p.m
The Minister of the Armed Forces will visit the helicopter carrier Tonnerre this evening
According to our information, the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu will travel this evening aboard the helicopter carrier Tonnerre, whose deployment Emmanuel Macron announced in the Eastern Mediterranean “to support the hospitals” in Gaza.
6:37 p.m
Gaza: France will deploy a second helicopter carrier to support hospitals
A week after the departure of the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre from Gaza, France is preparing to send a second aircraft, the Dixmude, to support hospitals overwhelmed by the influx of wounded and to deliver medicines, such as BFMTV on Thursday, November 2nd.
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18:23
Lebanese Hezbollah claims to have attacked 19 Israeli positions simultaneously
The Lebanese movement Hezbollah claimed in a press release that it had simultaneously attacked “19 Israeli positions and military sites” earlier in the afternoon, on the eve of a speech by its leader that would decide whether its formation will directly involve Lebanon in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
6:17 p.m
Blinken calls on Israel to take “concrete measures” to spare Palestinian civilians
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said he would call on Israel to take “concrete steps” to minimize the danger to civilians in Gaza.
“We will talk about concrete steps that can and must be taken to minimize the harm to the men, women and children in Gaza,” Anthony Blinken told reporters before flying to Israel.
He also said the United States was “determined” to prevent the conflict from escalating.
6:07 p.m
Biden announces the evacuation of 74 US citizens from Gaza
Joe Biden announced that 74 dual nationals with American passports were evacuated from the Gaza Strip.
“Good news, today we brought out 74 Americans with dual nationality,” said the American president in the Oval Office, where he received the President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader.
6:01 p.m
Shots from Lebanon: Israel responds with a “major attack” on Hezbollah targets
The Israeli army says it has carried out a “major attack” against the powerful Lebanese movement Hezbollah in response to gunfire from Lebanon earlier in the day.
The air and artillery strike targeted “infrastructure and headquarters of militants, as well as infrastructure of the leadership of the Shiite terrorist movement,” according to an Israeli army press release.
17:51
The PS is calling for demonstrations “for an immediate ceasefire”.
The Socialist Party, the only left-wing party that has not yet called for the “march against war” planned for Saturday in Paris, finally calls in a press release to “join all the initiatives and marches that will take place on Saturday, December 20th.” November 4th, to be organized”. .
“The Socialist Party calls for a mobilization on November 4th for the release of the hostages, an immediate ceasefire and the search for a political solution,” the PS says.
The party calls for “the call to join all initiatives and marches that (…) are organized for all these reasons and based solely on these demands, given the seriousness of the situation and with respect”.
5:26 p.m
Gaza: Morocco regrets “the inaction of the international community”
Morocco deplored “the inaction of the international community” in the face of the “deteriorating humanitarian situation” in the Gaza Strip, which is being bombarded relentlessly by Israel.
The Kingdom “can only express its regret and disappointment at the inaction of the international community (…) and the inability of influential countries to put an end to this catastrophic situation.”
According to a State Department press release, “civilians continue to be targeted” after “more than three weeks” of hostilities.
5:19 p.m
Saudi Arabia launches fundraising campaign for Palestinians
Saudi Arabia today launched a campaign to raise funds for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The fundraising campaign “is part of the kingdom’s historic role of standing alongside the Palestinian people in the various crises and trials they have endured,” said Abdallah al-Rabeeah, head of the King Salman Humanitarian and Relief Center, as the official quoted Saudi Press Agency SPA.
5:13 p.m
Netanyahu said Israeli troops had crossed “the outskirts” of Gaza City
In one Post on (Ex-Twitter): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that the IDF has “expanded the outskirts of Gaza City.”
16:58
Sébastien Lecornu believes Lebanon “doesn’t need war” with Israel
The French military minister assessed during a visit to southern Lebanon that that country “does not need war” with its Israeli neighbor, which is in conflict with the Palestinian Hamas, and warned of the danger of an advance in the region.
“Lebanon, to say the least, does not need war,” Sébastien Lecornu said during a visit to the French contingent of UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping force.
“Not to mention that this war could have significant escalating impacts across the region,” he added.
16:48
According to UN experts, the Palestinian people are at “significant risk of genocide”.
UN experts, including the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, estimated in a joint statement released in Geneva that “there is a serious risk of genocide” for the Palestinian people.
“We remain convinced that the Palestinian people are at serious risk of genocide,” write these independent experts, commissioned by the Human Rights Council but not speaking on behalf of the United Nations, in the midst of the war between Israel and Hamas.
3:59 p.m
Hamas is trying to block the Israeli advance on Gaza City
As the Israeli army advances toward Gaza City, it faces strong resistance from Hamas, according to Portal.
In response to the advancing tanks and IDF troops, the Palestinian terrorist movement used mortar shells and launched tunnel attacks.
3:44 p.m
Israel invites influencers to film targeted kibbutzim
In the war for influence between Israel and Hamas, the Jewish state is now trying to reach beyond journalists to tell the story of the October 7 horror. Even if that means looking for influencers who are usually far away from the conflict.
You can find our entire article here.
3:16 p.m
Hamas announces 27 dead in Israeli attack near UN school in Gaza
The Hamas government’s health ministry in Gaza said at least 27 people were killed in an Israeli attack near a UN school in a refugee camp.
“The bodies of 27 martyrs have been recovered and there are also many injured,” said ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidreh.
This assessment cannot be verified immediately.
In images from AFPTV we see numerous blood-covered bodies lying on the ground in front of the school, where many displaced people from the ongoing war had sought refuge.
13:56
Hamas announces that three Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in the West Bank
Three Palestinians, aged 14, 19 and 24, and one Israeli were killed in violence in several areas of the occupied West Bank today, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and Israeli emergency services.
The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry said the Israeli army opened fire when clashes broke out during an arrest incursion.
An Israeli man was killed in the northern West Bank after his car came under Palestinian fire, according to the Israeli army.
12:47
A group of foreigners and dual nationals from Gaza have arrived in Egypt
A group of foreigners and dual nationals who left southern Gaza in two buses on Thursday arrived in Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, an Egyptian official told AFP.
10:43
New group of dual nationals leave Gaza for Egypt
A new group of dual nationals left the Gaza Strip for Egypt on Thursday through the Rafah border crossing, which has been open since Wednesday to allow foreign passport holders to leave Palestinian territories bombed by Israel.
Wael Abou Mohssen, spokesman for the administration of the Palestinian part of the terminal, said in a statement that on Thursday morning, two out of a total of “100 travelers of foreign nationality” crossed the border crossing towards Egypt, while 400 people and 60 war wounded reported during the day departure.
10:33
The Hamas government reports 195 deaths in Israeli attacks in Jabaliya on Tuesday and Wednesday
The Hamas government says 195 people were killed in two Israeli bombings on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Jabaliya refugee camp, the largest in the Gaza Strip.
“The number of victims of the first and second massacres in Jabaliya exceeds a thousand martyrs and wounded. We recorded 195 martyrs, 120 missing under the rubble and 777 wounded,” the Hamas government press service said in a statement. This assessment could not immediately be verified.
9:29
The Baghdad conference, co-organized by France, was postponed “due to events” in the Middle East
The third edition of the Baghdad conference on regional stability, co-organized by France and scheduled to take place at the end of November with Emmanuel Macron, has been postponed “indefinitely due to events in the Middle East,” an Iraqi official said Thursday.
This “Baghdad 2023 Conference on Economic Integration and Regional Stability” has been “postponed indefinitely due to regional events and in particular events in Palestine,” Farhad Alaaldin, an adviser to the prime minister, told AFP. Iraqi Minister Mohamed Chia al-Soudani confirms information from Le Figaro.
8:54
Doctors Without Borders estimates that more than 20,000 wounded people are still in the Gaza Strip
“More than 20,000 wounded remain in the Gaza Strip with limited access to medical care due to the siege and constant bombardment” by the Israeli army and despite the first evacuations of Palestinian patients and foreign or binationals to Egypt on Wednesday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF ) said in a press release on Wednesday.
The NGO, which said its 22 international staff were able to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, called for the evacuation of a larger number of residents of the Palestinian territory.
“People who wish to leave Gaza must be allowed to do so without further delay and without prejudice to their right to return to Gaza at a later date,” MSF said, calling for an “immediate ceasefire.”
8:50
Joe Biden calls for “a pause” to allow “prisoners” to be evacuated
Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was in favor of a “pause” in the war between Israel and Hamas to allow “prisoners” to leave the Gaza enclave. The US president, running for a second term, was speaking at a fundraiser when an audience member shouted: “As your rabbi, I ask you to call for a ceasefire immediately.”
“I think we need a break. A break means giving time to get the prisoners out,” he explained. When questioned about these comments, the White House subsequently clarified that by “prisoners” the president was referring to hostages held by the Islamist movement Hamas.
“I was the one who convinced Bibi (Editor’s note: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) to call for a ceasefire to get the prisoners out. I was the one who spoke to (Egyptian President) Sissi to convince him to “open the door.” He defended himself again at the Rafah border crossing in the south of the Gaza Strip.
8:43
Israeli attacks on refugee camps on Tuesday and Wednesday
According to Hamas, the Israeli army bombed the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip again on Wednesday, killing “dozens” of people.
The day before, according to AFP journalists on site, dozens of Palestinians had already been killed in attacks on this camp. The head of UN humanitarian operations, Martin Griffiths, denounced an “atrocity”.
According to Israel, Tuesday’s bombing enabled the “elimination” of a senior Hamas leader, Ibrahim Biari.
8:40
Egypt is helping evacuate “around 7,000 foreigners” via Rafah post
Egypt will help evacuate “around 7,000” foreigners and dual nationals from the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
In a meeting with foreign diplomats, Deputy Foreign Minister Ismail Khairat said Egypt was preparing to “facilitate the reception and evacuation of foreign citizens from Gaza through the Rafah crossing,” adding that there were “around 7,000” and “more than 60”. Nationalities.
Since October 7, the Gaza Strip has been under relentless Israeli shelling in response to an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
8:38
Israeli army claims to have killed “dozens” of “terrorists”.
The Israeli army says it killed “dozens” of “terrorists” overnight after “terror cells fired anti-tank missiles, detonated explosive devices and threw grenades” in the northern Gaza Strip.
“The soldiers attacked the terrorists with the help of artillery and tanks while conducting an air strike from a helicopter and a missile attack from a boat,” the army said in a statement.
8:36
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Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the 27th day of the war between Israel and Hamas.