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Hamas reported at least 55 dead in Israeli bombings last night
The Hamas government said that at least 55 people were killed in the Gaza Strip on the night from Saturday to Sunday following the announcement that Israel would intensify its bombing.
7:06
Israeli army accuses Hezbollah of “dragging Lebanon to war”
The Israeli army accuses Lebanon’s Hezbollah of seeking military escalation in the border area at the risk of dragging Lebanon into war after fresh exchanges of fire between Israel and the Shiite group.
6:52
Casualties in new exchanges of fire on the border between Israel and Lebanon
New exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters have resulted in casualties in the border area.
Hezbollah said four of its fighters were killed in the clashes. Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian armed group, announced the death of one of its fighters.
Israeli soldiers on a Merkava tank while occupying a position on the border with Lebanon, October 21, 2023. © Jalaa MAREY / AFPThe Israeli army reported a number of incidents in northern Israel, including the firing of an anti-tank missile that injured three Israeli soldiers.
It also said it hit a position from which Hezbollah planned to fire anti-tank missiles at a border town.
6:47
Israel claims it killed “terrorists” in an airstrike on a West Bank mosque
The Israeli army claimed on Sunday to have killed “terrorists” in an airstrike who were taking refuge in an underground passage at the Al-Ansar mosque in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
“The army carried out an airstrike on a terrorist compound belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, who were responsible for several terrorist attacks in recent months and were planning another imminent terrorist attack,” the Israeli army said in a press release.
Jenin Red Crescent director Mahmoud Al-Saadi was quoted by the official Palestinian news agency Wafa as saying one person was killed and three others were injured in the attack.
6:14
Qatar is considering a possible release of hostages “very soon” thanks to ongoing talks.
While Hamas, which according to the Israeli army is holding 210 hostages, released two Americans this Friday, Qatar believes that a release of the hostages is possible “very soon” due to the ongoing talks, said the spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Defense. in an interview on Saturday with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
For its part, the United Nations reiterated its call for the “immediate and unconditional release” of all those abducted by Hamas.
6:13
The situation in the Gaza Strip is “catastrophic”
In the Gaza Strip, where the United Nations says a million Palestinians have fled bombings in the north to masses in the south near the border with Egypt, the situation is “catastrophic,” five UN agencies said on Saturday.
“Time is running out before mortality rates skyrocket due to disease outbreaks and a lack of healthcare capacity,” these authorities warned.
“A massive aid delivery is necessary,” said Antonio Guterres, calling for a “humanitarian ceasefire” to “end the nightmare” of the population.
6:09
Twenty trucks carrying humanitarian aid were able to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt
The Rafah crossing, the only exit from the Gaza Strip not controlled by Israel, was closed after the passage of this convoy of 20 trucks, according to the United Nations, which needs at least 100 trucks per day to meet demand. The region’s 2.4 million inhabitants are largely inadequate.
More than 44,000 bottles of drinking water, “just enough for 22,000 people for one day,” were sent to Gaza, the United Nations said.
The United Nations particularly emphasized the need to supply fuel, which is vital to the Palestinian territory.
6:07
Egypt denounces an international scene that is unable to “find a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question.”
World leaders gathered in Cairo “for peace” called for a “ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas on Saturday, pleading for “massive” aid to Gaza and a final “solution” to the 75-year-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict Conflict.
The negotiations failed on two points: On the one hand, “Western countries wanted a clear condemnation of Hamas,” whose attack on Israel on October 7 triggered a war that claimed 1,400 lives in this country.
On the other hand, they called for “a call for the release of the hostages,” about 200 people kidnapped during the Hamas attack.
The Arab countries refused to take up these points and the summit ended with a press release from the Egyptian presidency denouncing “an international scene that has shown in recent decades its inability to find a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question “.
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The Israeli army will increase its attacks on the Gaza Strip
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The Israeli army, preparing for a ground offensive, has announced it will intensify its two-week attacks on this Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas attack, just hours after the arrival of an initial convoy carrying humanitarian aid. comes from Egypt.
Israeli bombings of Gaza continued on Saturday, while rocket fire from Palestinian groups continued to target Israel.