Hamas No. 2 Saleh al-Arouri was near Beirut on Tuesday in an attack attributed to the Israeli army. The Lebanese movement Hezbollah, pro-Iran and an ally of Hamas, is threatening retaliation. Follow the latest news on the conflict.
7:07 p.m
HOUTHI ATTACKS
The United States and 11 allied countries on Wednesday called on Yemen's Houthi rebels to “immediately cease their illegal attacks” on ships in the Red Sea or else they would “face the consequences.” “The Houthis will bear responsibility for the consequences if they continue to threaten lives, the global economy and the free flow of trade in the region’s vital waterways,” the coalition of countries said in a statement.
7:00 p.m
CAUTION
Hezbollah's leader warned on Wednesday that his formation would fight “without borders” if Israel declared war on Lebanon, a day after eliminating Palestinian number two Hamas near Beirut. “If the enemy thinks of starting a war against Lebanon, we will fight without borders, without restrictions, without borders (…),” warned Hassan Nasrallah.
18:58
GERMAN CITIZENS IN LEBANON
The German Foreign Ministry warned on Wednesday of the increased risk of an escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas following the death of the Islamist movement's number two and called on its nationals to quickly leave Lebanon.
“A further aggravation of the situation and an expansion of the conflict cannot be ruled out, especially after the assassination of Hamas Politburo Vice President Saleh al-Arouri in the Beirut region on January 2, 2024. This is particularly the case for the southern parts of Lebanon up to the urban areas in southern Beirut,” the ministry writes on its website. “The security situation in the region is very unstable,” he emphasizes, and calls on German nationals to leave the country “as quickly as possible.”
18:34
THE “TRUE PURPOSE” OF ISRAEL
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accuses Israel of pursuing the “real goal” of driving all Palestinians out of the area with its attacks on Gaza. “The goal is completely clear,” he said in a speech he is currently giving in Beirut. The leader spoke in particular of “people who are forced to leave their homes in Gaza and partly in the West Bank and southern Lebanon.” “We saw the great dangers… but at the same time we saw the resistance and defiance… the refusal to surrender” from Gaza, he still asserts.
6:31 p.m
SPEAKS THE HEZBOLLAH LEADER
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel on October 7 had “revitalized the Palestinian cause.” “The Israelis now know that they are dealing with a people who will not forget their land, their history, their present, nor their sacred values,” he believes.
In addition, the Hebrew state has “completely fallen humanly, morally and legally,” assures the leader of the Lebanese Shiite party.
6:01 p.m
AN “EXTERNAL SOLUTION”
“What we learn today from the tragedy in Gaza is that the solution must be imposed from outside. Because the opposing parties will never be able to reach an agreement,” said Josep Borrell, head of EU diplomacy.
Gaza: The EU advocates a solution from “outside” Source: TF1 Info
5:35 p.m
Hamas No. 2 killed: What reaction from Hezbollah? Update from our correspondent in Lebanon, Arthur SarradinSource: TF1 Info
5:34 p.m
A fighter plane attack
A senior Lebanese security official told AFP on Wednesday that Palestinian Hamas's number two group had been attacked by “guided missiles” fired from an Israeli warplane into Beirut's southern suburbs. Briefed on the preliminary investigation, he explained that Saleh al-Arouri and six other officials and leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement were neutralized “not by a drone, but by guided missiles fired from an Israeli warplane.” On the one hand, he mentions the high “precision” of the attack and, on the other hand, the considerable weight of the rockets, which weighed around “100 kilograms” each.
Of the six rockets fired, four exploded, according to the official, including two that destroyed two floors before directly hitting the Hamas officials' meeting room.
5:18 p.m
Mossad will “settle its scores with Hamas” Source: TF1 Info
16:46
Dehumanization
The head of the UN mission to assist Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, condemned on Wednesday “three long months of a brutal war” with “massive displacements, human losses and destruction”. “This unbearable suffering” is “made worse by the constant dehumanization and promotion of hate speech that is uncontrolled,” he added.
16:17
ARRESTS OF PALESTINIANS
A report published by prisoner affairs institutions and transmitted by the Wafa agency shows that 11,000 Palestinian citizens (not counting those in the Gaza Strip) were arrested in 2023. More than half of them were arrested after the deadly Hamas attacks on October 7. In addition, “300 Palestinian women and 1,085 children were arrested,” the text continued.
15:57
DEMONSTRATION IN RAMALLAH
Shortly after the announcement of the death of Saleh al-Arouri, a key Hamas leader, many Palestinians gathered in the streets of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
A demonstration in Ramallah following the assassination of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Aruri in Lebanon. – JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP15:05
Mossad will “settle its scores with Hamas.”
The head of Mossad, Israel's secret service, said Wednesday that his agency would “get even” with anyone involved in the bloody Oct. 7 Hamas attack. “Today we are in the middle of a war. And the Mossad today, as it did 50 years ago, is eager to settle scores with the murderers who arrived on the edge of Gaza on October 7, with the planners and their sponsors,” David Barnea said at the funeral of a former Mossad chief , Zvi Zamir.
“It will take time, just like it did after the Munich massacre, but we will get our hands on them wherever they are. Every Arab mother should know that if her son was directly or indirectly involved in the October 7 carnage, her blood will be on his head,” he added, quoting a Bible verse.
3:03 p.m
HOUTHIS say they have targeted a CMA-CGM ship in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Wednesday they had carried out an “operation” in the Red Sea against a ship belonging to the French airline CMA CGM in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. “The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces conducted an operation against the ship CMA CGM TAGE, which was en route to the ports of occupied Palestine,” said a statement on X. The US military had previously stated that two missiles were fired were carried out by the Houthis on Tuesday evening in an area where merchant ships were located, near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, “without causing any damage”.
3:00 p.m
The solution to the conflict must be “imposed from outside”.
A possible solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians must be “imposed from the outside” by the international community because “the two parties will never be able to reach an agreement,” European diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “What we have learned over the last 30 years and what we are learning now from the tragedy in Gaza is that the solution must be imposed from outside,” he told a diplomatic conference in Lisbon.
14:41
“EMIGRANTATION” OF PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA: PARIS CONDEMNS THE STATEMENTS
The French Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned “provocative” statements by Israeli ministers who called for the “emigration” of the Gaza Strip population and the re-establishment of settlements in this Palestinian territory. “France condemns the statements made by the Israeli Finance Minister, Mr. Bezalel Smotrich, and the Minister of National Security, Mr. Itamar Ben Gvir,” and calls on Israel to “refrain from such provocative statements, which are irresponsible and incite tension,” the ministry said in a press release. Itamar Ben Gvir called on Monday for the return of Jewish settlers to Gaza and “encouraged” the Palestinian population to emigrate, the day after a similar call.
12:19
Hamas targeted in Lebanon, Hezbollah pushed into war? Source: TF1 Info
11:15
Israel: And now Hezbollah at war? Source: TF1 Info
09:01
ISRAELI MINISTER advocates mass withdrawal of Palestinians
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday reiterated his support for a mass Palestinian withdrawal from Gaza, rejecting American criticism by calling his previous comments on the scenario “irresponsible.” “The United States is our good friend, but above all we will do what is good for the State of Israel: the emigration of hundreds of thousands of people from Gaza will allow the (Israeli) residents to return home (on the edge of the Gaza Strip) . Gaza) and live in safety while protecting our soldiers,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in response to American criticism.
07:07
Hezbollah leader will speak on Wednesday evening
The powerful and pro-Iranian Hezbollah reiterated on Tuesday evening that Israel's “assassination” of Palestinian Hamas's number two in its stronghold in Beirut's southern suburbs “would not go unpunished.” “The crime of killing Saleh al-Arouri in the heart of the southern suburbs of Beirut is a serious aggression against Lebanon (…) and a serious development in the war between the enemy and the Axis of Resistance,” Hezbollah warned in an explanation. “This crime will not go unanswered,” added the Lebanese party, whose general secretary, Hassan Nasrallah, will give a highly anticipated speech on Wednesday evening.
07:04
Houthi shots at merchant ships in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebels fired two missiles at merchant ships traveling in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday evening, the US military confirmed, according to Britain's Maritime Security Agency (UKMTO). This is the 24th incident of this kind since mid-November, Centcom said on the eve of a UN Security Council peacekeeping meeting on Wednesday, which French diplomacy said would address the issue in the Red Sea.
06:58
WHO deplores “unbearable” attacks on the Red Crescent
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday evening “deplored” the “unacceptable” attacks that the Palestinian Red Crescent said it had suffered at its compound in Khan Younes in the Gaza Strip. “I regret today’s attacks on the Red Crescent’s Al-Amal Hospital,” he wrote in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter). “Today’s bombings are unacceptable. “Gaza’s health system is already devastated and health workers and humanitarian workers are continually hampered in their efforts to save lives due to hostilities.”
06:55
Emmanuel Macron calls to “avoid any escalatory attitude”
Emmanuel Macron called on Israel on Tuesday to “avoid any escalatory stance, especially in Lebanon” after the attack that killed Hamas No. 2 in Beirut. The French President, who spoke by telephone with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, member of the War Cabinet, stressed that “it is important to avoid any escalatory attitude, especially in Lebanon, and that France continues to convey these messages to all actors directly or indirectly involved “indirectly in the area,” said the Élysée.
06:20
ISRAEL is preparing for “any scenario.”
The Israeli army is preparing for “any scenario” after an attack in the Beirut suburbs fatally struck the No. 2 branch of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas the day after, renewing fears of an expansion of the current conflict in the Gaza Strip. “The Israel Defense Forces are in a very high state of readiness in all areas, both defense and offense. We are well prepared for every scenario. The most important thing we can say tonight is that we are focused on fighting Hamas and the army and will continue to do so,” spokesman Daniel Hagari said late Tuesday.
06:19
WELCOME
Hello everyone. Welcome to TF1info to follow the latest news surrounding the war between Israel and Hamas, which began after the bloody attack on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023.
Emmanuel Macron called on Israel to “avoid any escalatory stance, especially in Lebanon,” after the attack that killed Hamas No. 2 in Beirut, the Élysée said on Tuesday evening. The French President, who spoke by telephone with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, member of the War Cabinet, stressed that “it is important to avoid any escalatory attitude, especially in Lebanon, and that France continues to convey these messages to all actors directly or indirectly involved “indirectly in the area,” said the Élysée.
Hamas' number two, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed on Tuesday evening in an attack attributed to Israel in the suburbs of Beirut, the Palestinian movement and official Lebanese sources said. This is the first time the outskirts of the Lebanese capital have been attacked since the Gaza war began almost three months ago.
“This crime will not go unanswered or unpunished,” said Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati accused Israel of “wanting to drag Lebanon into a new phase of confrontation.”
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During his interview with Benny Gantz, Emmanuel Macron reiterated his call to “work towards a lasting ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas with the help of all regional and international partners, Elysium said. He reiterated “his deepest concern at the very high number of civilian deaths and the absolute humanitarian emergency in Gaza” and reaffirmed “once again France's commitment to Israel's security.”
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