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Sunday, October 15, 2023
2:43 p.m
ISRAEL IS JUST WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT
The Israeli army said it was waiting for a “political decision” to begin its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. In two separate press conferences, Israeli army spokesman Richard Hecht and Daniel Hagari suggested that any invasion would have to be preceded by a “political decision.” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed the evacuation of civilians from the Gaza Strip and “humanitarian issues” during talks with U.S. senators on Sunday, his office reported. He emphasized Israel’s “military might” and “determination” to “destroy the enemy.”
Israeli military spokesmen told reporters that an invasion of Gaza would aim to wipe out the Hamas network to prevent it from carrying out further attacks.
2:42 p.m
FOUR THINGS TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING
The tension increases day by day. Fuels fears of a second front in Israel. Since the beginning of the war between the Jewish state and Hamas, southern Lebanon has been the scene of gunfights between the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Israeli army. But what do we know about Hezbollah? What are his military capabilities and allies? TF1info answers you. ↓
International
Published today at 2:23 p.m.
2:40 p.m
BEIJING ON THE IRAN SIDE
China has assured Iran that Beijing supports “the just cause” of the Palestinian nation, the Foreign Ministry said.
2:39 p.m
126 HOSTAGES IN THE HANDS OF HAMAS
The Israeli army says it has identified 126 hostages held by Hamas. Israeli authorities initially estimated that around 150 Israelis and foreigners had been captured. Officials said the figure had been revised downward following the discovery of bodies in southern Israel following the attack and could still change.
2:36 p.m
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY
Antony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday for his second visit in less than a week after visiting six Arab countries, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
2:35 p.m
POPULATION IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL evacuated
Residents of the Israeli town of Sderot, which was hit hard by the Hamas attack on October 7, were urged to evacuate on Sunday. Three buses, each with about fifty people gathered in front of a school in the center of Sderot, were ready to leave under constant warning of rocket fire from the neighboring Gaza Strip. Destination: Hotels in Eilat, on the edge of the Red Sea, in the far south of the country, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Sderot City Hall noted that the evacuation was not mandatory but was strongly recommended given the impending ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli media, more than half of the city’s residents have already left the city in the days following October 7th.
2:31 p.m
A MILLION CURSED PEOPLE
According to an estimate by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), around one million people were displaced in the Gaza Strip in the first seven days of the war.
13:19
DECRYPTION
On LCI, former air force general Patrick Dutartre explains the Israeli army’s strategy for its offensive against Gaza.↓
Attack on Gaza: Insights from Air Force General Patrick DutartreSource: TF1 Info
13:12
WARNINGS FROM TEHRAN
Iran’s foreign minister warned that “no one can guarantee control of the situation” if Israel invades Gaza.
“If the Zionist regime’s attacks against the defenseless population of Gaza continue, no one can guarantee control of the situation and the prospect of an expansion of the conflict,” Hossein Amir-Habdollahian said during his meeting with the Qatari leader, according to an Iranian Foreign Ministry statement . As a reminder, the Islamic Republic supports Hamas financially and militarily. The minister specified that the parties that “want to prevent the spread of the crisis must prevent the barbaric attacks of the Zionist regime.”
12:57
GILLES KEPEL ABOUT LCI
Is it possible to evacuate civilians in the Gaza Strip? “Egypt does not want to win back the Palestinians’ ‘hot potato’,” emphasizes Gilles Kepel, who calls himself rather pessimistic.
12:53
GILLES KEPEL ABOUT LCI
“The Western public is largely horrified by what happened, which gives Israel a free hand to defend itself,” the political scientist said.
12:49
GILLES KEPEL ABOUT LCI
Given current events, can Qatar or others facilitate the return of a peace process? “In any case, I am convinced that the Americans have that in mind,” explains the political scientist.
12:37
GILLES KEPEL ABOUT LCI
“[Benyamin] Netanyahu is trying to restore a military image, the political scientist continues, when asked about the presence of the Israeli prime minister alongside the troops. It is a terrible failure for Israel’s image of invincibility. That’s why I compared it to 9/11. It’s the same psychological effect. This poses a very big problem for Israel in the region. Why did Arab governments enter into alliances with Israel, sometimes getting into trouble with public opinion? [Parce que] The Israeli weapons supplied at that time enable these countries to better insure themselves.”
12:32
Pope calls for humanitarian corridors
After the Angelus prayer, the pope expressed his pain at the events “in Israel and Palestine” and remembered the “children and the elderly” who were victims of the conflict. In front of St. Peter’s Square, he renewed his call for the release of the hostages and then demanded that “we respect the humanitarian rights” for the victims of the conflict, especially in Gaza, “where it is urgent and necessary to ensure humanitarian corridors and help them. ” Population.
12:28
GILLES KEPEL ABOUT LCI
Gilles Kepel is Marie Chantrait’s guest at the “LCI Sunday event”. For the political scientist and specialist on the Arab world, it is not Israel that decides anything today. It is the United States,” particularly in “negotiations with Iran.”
11:27
On the way to overthrowing Netanyahu?
According to several observers, it is the “beginning of the downfall” of Benjamin Netanyahu, as the worst attack was carried out on his country’s soil. “He has failed to fulfill the essence of his function: to ensure the protection of his population. Because of him, the state and the army were absent on the edge of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, October 7th,” emphasizes AFP expert Daniel Bensimon Israeli politician and former Labor MP. “He will pay dearly for this.”
The ax could fall on the Likud leader, who holds the record for longevity in the prime minister’s office in Israel, if a government investigative commission finds he is responsible for the killing.
10:56
PICTURES ON SITE
Our special correspondent in Haifa, Israel, explains the situation there after the Hezbollah shooting ↓
South Lebanon: Israel responds to shots Source: TF1 Info
10:53
ISRAEL CLOSES BORDER WITH LEBANON
The Israeli armed forces decided to close the border area with Lebanon and “isolate” the area over a radius of about four kilometers. “It is strictly forbidden to enter the area,” the army said on its social networks. In addition, residents of towns up to two kilometers from the Lebanese border have been ordered to stay near air raid shelters until further notice.
10:35
VICTIMS OF SHOOTING FROM LEBANON
The Israeli army confirms that one person was killed and others injured in northern Israel by gunfire from Lebanon. “One civilian was killed and several people were injured in the attack. The army responded by opening fire, destroying Hezbollah positions and the source of the fire,” Daniel Hagari, an army spokesman, told reporters.
10:20
WARNING FROM BERLIN
The federal government is warning its citizens who want to travel to Israel, the Palestinian territories or Lebanon about an “escalation of violence”. This is the highest warning level issued by the federal government. The Foreign Office also stated this in its statement “doing everything possible” to help German citizens leave Israel or the Palestinian territories.
10:20
AMERICAN evacuations by sea
The US Embassy in Israel announced that it would evacuate its nationals and their families by boat from the port of Haifa to Cyprus on Monday. On its website, the embassy stated that boarding would begin at 8 a.m. local time this Monday. “US citizens must arrive at the Haifa Port passenger terminal no later than 9 a.m.,” the document posted online said. The crossing to the port of Limassol in Cyprus is expected to take between ten and twelve hours. “Boarding will take place in the order of arrival and within the limits of available space,” warn the authorities.
09:57
“THE PATH TO SAFETY”
The Israeli army assures residents of the northern Gaza Strip that forces will “not conduct any operations” along Salah ad-Din Street, the main avenue in the Gaza Strip, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. “During this period, please take advantage of the opportunity to travel south from the northern Gaza Strip,” the forces wrote.
09:53
Hezbollah claims to have fired on Israel
Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar television confirms that rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Israeli village of Shtula. According to Israeli doctors, the shooting left one person dead and three injured.
09:17
DEATH OF THREE HAMAS INFILTRATOR FIGHTERS
Hamas claimed two infiltrations into Israeli territory from Lebanon and announced the deaths of three of its fighters. A group of fighters from the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, “succeeded in blowing up the border fence,” “invading occupied Palestine” and clashing with “the enemy,” it said Palestinian movement in a statement with a press release. “Enemy aircraft” targeted those fighters, killing three on Saturday, he added.
Israeli forces said on Saturday they had killed several “terrorists” trying to enter Lebanon.
09:12
Strikes against Lebanon in retaliation
The Israeli army reported fire from Lebanon towards the border town of Shtula and a military position. “In response, the army is attacking Lebanese soil” in the south of the country, she said.
According to Israeli doctors, the shooting left one person dead and three injured. The rescue workers who arrived on site “determined the death of a forty-year-old man at the scene” and treated three other men of the same age.
08:40
HIGHER HAMAS OFFICIAL SHOT
The Israeli army claims to have killed another senior member of Hamas forces, commander Billal al Kedra. He was killed in an airstrike in the Khan Yunis area, south of the Gaza Strip.
At the head of one of the battalions of the “Nukhba” unit, which means “elite” in Arabic, he is said to have led the attacks on Israel’s Kibbutz Nirim, adjacent to the Gaza Strip, last week. At least five people were killed in Nirim, where residents endured a nine-hour siege before Israeli forces intervened, according to Israeli media.
08:12
DIPLOMACY
The American secretary of state meets in Riyadh the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, who has suspended talks on possible normalization with Israel amid the war with the Palestinian Hamas. Antony Blinken began a meeting with Mohammed bin Salman shortly after 7:30 a.m., an American official told AFP.
08:08
ON-SITE REPORT
Since October 7, Israeli society has united around its army and organized a gigantic solidarity network. TF1 special correspondents followed volunteers who are organizing to help soldiers called to the flag.
International
Published today at 8:00 am.
08:05
The fear of escalation
The Jerusalem Post reveals that Iran sent a private message to Israel through the UN indicating that its army could intervene if the IDF continues its military campaign in Gaza. According to the Iranian press and the Jerusalem Post, Tehran warned of “significant consequences” if the bombings did not stop. A warning that comes as Israel prepares to send its troops into the interior and at a time when diplomats around the world are working to prevent the conflict from escalating.
07:50
THE ISRAELI ARMY “IS READY”
“The Israeli Armed Forces are ready,” assures Colonel Olivier Rafowicz and “are preparing for all eventualities.” Among them “the most important is a ground operation,” the Israeli army spokesman specified to LCI, without providing any further details. “I won’t tell you when or how she will intervene. We will act if the IDF deems it necessary.”
“At the same time,” intensive attacks on Gaza continue. “Yesterday we eliminated one of the Hamas leaders. We are looking for them one by one and we will eliminate them one by one.”
“The Israel Defense Forces are ready and preparing”: Colonel Olivier Rafowicz, spokesman for the Israeli army on LCISource: TF1 Info
07:42
IRAN MEETS HAMAS LEADERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reportedly met with the Hamas leader in Doha, Qatar last night, according to images published by the Iranian press.
07:34
NEW ASSESSMENT IN GAZA
According to the latest report from Hamas’ Palestinian Health Ministry, 2,329 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, including 300 in the last 24 hours. According to this source, more than 9,000 people were also injured.
07:30
When does the Israeli invasion begin?
Israel will launch “significant” military operations in Gaza once the army determines that civilians have left the area, an IDF spokesman told CNN. At the microphone of the American broadcaster, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus explained that Israel had been very generous by giving “a comprehensive warning of more than 25 hours” so that the more than one million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip living in the northern part of the territory could move south . Now “it is time for the people of Gaza to leave the Gaza Strip,” he added. “Pack your things, go south. Preserve your life and do not fall into the trap that Hamas sets for you.”
The spokesman recalled that the armed forces are “increasing their operational preparation for the next phases of the war” and stressed that the Gaza Strip is surrounded by “hundreds of thousands of Israeli reserve units.”
07:24
EXTRA TIME
Israel continues to prepare for an offensive in the northern Gaza Strip after giving residents additional time to evacuate the area on Saturday. Speaking to AFP, a spokesman said the army had not set a deadline and that Israel intended to give the population more time to reach the south of the territory.
“We continue to give civilians time to leave locations that we believe are being used by Hamas for its terrorist infrastructure,” he commented.
07:22
ON-SITE UPDATE
LCI’s special envoy for Tse’elim testifies to the morale of Israeli troops and especially those reservists who say they are ready to wage war ↓
Gaza: The Israeli army is preparing the offensive. Source: TF1 Info
07:19
Beijing accuses Israel of acting “beyond the scope of self-defense.”
Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas attack “go beyond the realm of self-defense” and the Israeli government must stop “collectively punishing” Gazans, Chinese Affairs Minister Wang Yi said. “The parties must not take any measures that would lead to an escalation of the situation,” the head of Chinese diplomacy emphasized to his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan and called for the start of “negotiations.”
Earlier on Sunday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced that China’s Middle East envoy Zhai Jun would visit the region next week to promote a ceasefire and peace talks. Peace.
07:17
WASHINGTON WORK “TO PROTECT CIVILIANS”
In two phone calls, the US president told the Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president that the United States supports “all efforts to protect civilians,” a White House statement said.
“President Biden discussed with Benjamin Netanyahu how the United States is coordinating with the United Nations, Egypt, Jordan, Israel and other countries in the region to ensure innocent civilians have access to water, food and medical care,” the White House said in a statement statement reporting the telephone dialogue between the two leaders without mentioning the Gaza Strip.
In another statement, the White House said Joe Biden also spoke with Mahmoud Abbas and “condemned Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel.” “Hamas does not defend the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination,” he told him.
07:13
What fate befell the hostages?
The Israeli army announced last night that it had found “bodies” of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas commandos in the Gaza Strip. However, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an Israeli army spokesman, did not provide further details about their numbers, their identities or their nationalities.
07:11
THE RISKS OF EVACUATION
The evacuation of thousands of patients from the northern Gaza Strip to overwhelmed facilities in the south could amount to “a death sentence”, the World Health Organization warned last night. “The WHO strongly condemns the repeated Israeli orders to evacuate 22 hospitals where more than 2,000 patients are being treated,” the UN agency said in a statement released at its headquarters in Geneva.
The transfer of 2,000 patients to the south of the Gaza Strip, “where health structures have already reached their maximum capacity and are unable to cope with a significant increase in the number of patients, could amount to a death sentence,” she estimates.
07:09
“NO TO TRAVEL,” SAYS HAMAS LEADER
The Hamas leader last night called on Palestinians to reject their “relocation” within the Gaza Strip or towards Egypt. During a televised address in Doha, where he is based, Ismaïl Haniyeh described the Oct. 7 attack on Israel as a “strategic strike” that would contribute to “our liberation.”
“Our decision is to stay on our land,” he emphasized. “We want the occupation to leave our land,” the Hamas leader said, “so that we can have a state with Jerusalem as its capital” and “so that our Palestinian people return.”
07:07
ISRAELI TANKS POSITIONED
At Ashkeleton the armored vehicles are in position for a possible offensive. Soldiers and tanks are ready to attack the Gaza Strip. Everything is prepared so that the Israeli army can move out when the order to intervene in the interior area is given. Our pictures on site ↓
Offensive: Israeli tanks positionedSource: TF1 Info
07:04
An evacuation amid strikes
Palestinians trying to flee into southern Gaza through an area the Israeli army had portrayed as safe have been killed in Israeli strikes, witnesses and Hamas officials say.
Dozens of civilians trying to flee to the southern Gaza Strip were killed in at least three locations on Friday afternoon, according to Hamas’ health ministry and media office. On Saturday, a witness told AFP that a “truck carrying dozens of families was hit” near Wadi Gaza. The Israeli army did not comment when contacted by AFP.
07:01
Call to “the most elementary humanity”
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on Israel to “show the highest degree of humanity” in its military operations in the Gaza Strip, saying the situation was “as absurd as it is unbearable.” “We are extremely concerned about the fate of the people who were unable to travel, such as the wounded, the sick, caregivers, and whose extermination is feared given the statements of the Israeli military authorities,” the president explained the French branch of the NGO, Isabelle Defourny, in a press release.
The president of Doctors Without Borders France also demanded that residents be allowed to leave the besieged and blockaded Palestinian enclave to seek refuge in neighboring Egypt.
06:56
WELCOME
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.