The Gaza Strip was divided into two parts. After cutting off internet and communications in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army announced “significant” attacks that would “continue” on Sunday evening, claiming to have split the Palestinian enclave in two. Benjamin Netanyahu once again rejected a ceasefire without the return of the hostages.
9,770 dead on the Palestinian side. According to Hamas, 9,770 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip since October 7, including 4,800 children and 2,550 women. On the Israeli side there are more than 1,400 dead.
Abbas speaks of “genocide”. After meeting with Anthony Blinken in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian president condemned “the genocide committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.” The American Secretary of State warned of “the forced expulsion” of Palestinians from the Palestinian enclave and called for the delivery of humanitarian aid.
France calls for “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”. “An immediate, permanent and sustainable humanitarian ceasefire is absolutely necessary and must be capable of leading to a ceasefire,” French diplomatic chief Catherine Colonna said after meeting her Qatari counterpart in Doha on Sunday.
More than 1,000 anti-Semitic acts since October 7th. Gérald Darmanin said on Sunday evening that 1,040 anti-Semitic acts had been recorded in the area since October 7th. They led to 486 arrests.