15:32
French president calls for “humanitarian truce”
French President Emmanuel Macron also called for a “humanitarian truce” in the war between Israel and Hamas to “organize the protection” of civilian populations in the Gaza Strip. “We fully recognize the right and legitimate desire to fight terrorism. We are ready to help. But we consider that the complete blockade, the indiscriminate bombardment and even more the prospect of a massive land operation are not likely to properly protect the civilian populations (…) A humanitarian truce is today useful for to be able to protect those who are on the ground, who have suffered bombings” declared the Head of State during a press conference.
It goes beyond the joint declaration of the leaders of the twenty-seven countries of the European Union, who after bitter semantic negotiations had requested “pauses” to facilitate humanitarian aid. According to the French president, the Israeli response must “better target useful action against terrorists”. “It is essential that the distinction is made from the start, very clearly, with civilian populations. Otherwise, the risk is that of conflagration, of confusion of minds. And paradoxically, I think it is also very counterproductive for Israel’s security,” he argued.
15:04
Israeli Security Ministry distributes weapons to volunteers
Automatic assault rifles are distributed to volunteer members of a security squad in the city of Ashkelon, Israel. Israeli authorities have approved the distribution of more than 10,000 firearms by the Ministry of National Security to volunteers who join security squads, their task being to serve as support for police forces.
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14:51
Emmanuel Macron wants to evacuate French nationals from the Gaza Strip
France wants to evacuate “as soon as possible” its nationals located in the Gaza Strip, besieged and bombed by Israel, announced French President Emmanuel Macron after a European summit in Brussels. “This is what we are organizing with both the Palestinian authorities and Egypt. And this is what several other European countries wish to do in coordination with us,” he said, adding that France has around 170 French nationals on Palestinian territory.
14:33
“Since the far right came to power in Israel, Christians are no longer welcome”
Interview with Protestant Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar leads the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Of Palestinian origin and established in Jerusalem for around thirty years, he knows both sides of the front line, his Church being present both in Israel (Jerusalem) and in the Palestinian territory (Ramallah, Beit Sahour or Beit Jala ).
Read here: “Christians identify with the rest of the population, they feel like Israelis or Gazans” 1:35 p.m.
Strikes on Gaza left 7,326 dead, Hamas says
The Hamas Ministry of Health announces that 7,326 people, including more than 3,000 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war with Israel. According to this report published daily by the Ministry of Health, nearly 19,000 people have been injured since the launch of Israeli strikes on October 7, in retaliation for the unprecedented attacks by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on its territory.
12:09
UN concerned about “war crimes” committed
The UN expressed concern on Friday that “war crimes” have been committed and are still being committed in the conflict between Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas. “We are concerned about the collective punishment inflicted on Gazans in response to the atrocious attacks by Hamas, which also constitute war crimes,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, during the regular UN briefing in Geneva.
12:06
ICRC sends war surgery team and medical supplies to Gaza
A war surgery team and a weapons contamination specialist are among ten experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who arrived in Gaza on Friday, along with six ICRC trucks carrying medical equipment and urgently needed water purification products, the humanitarian organization said in a press release on Friday. The shipment includes war surgery kits that can be used to treat between 1,000 and 5,000 people, depending on the severity of their injuries.
“This crucial humanitarian assistance is a small relief, but it is not enough. Our surgical team and medical supplies will help alleviate the extreme pressure on Gaza’s doctors and nurses. But safe and sustainable humanitarian access is urgently needed. This humanitarian catastrophe is getting worse by the hour,” underlines Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC regional director for the Near and Middle East.
11:47
Drone injures six in Egyptian border town
Six people were injured when a drone struck the Egyptian town of Taba, which borders Israel, early Friday, the Egyptian army reported. The Sinai desert peninsula is bordered at its northwest tip by the Gaza Strip and shares its eastern border with Israel.
Egypt, historic mediator between Palestinians and Israelis and which holds the only opening to the world of Gaza which is not in the hands of Israel, has found itself on the front line since October 7. On Sunday, the Israeli army announced that it had “mistakenly” fired one of its tanks on an Egyptian position on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip. Egypt reported the incident as well as the Israeli army’s apologies, reporting “light injuries” in its ranks.
10:25
57 UN workers dead in Gaza
Fifty-seven employees of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. UNRWA boss Philippe Lazzarini confirmed this figure during a press briefing in Jerusalem.
The head of UNRWA also warned of the consequences of the water, food and fuel cuts imposed by Israel in Gaza. “Basic services are collapsing, medicines are running out, food and water are running out. As we speak, people in Gaza are dying, they are not just dying from bombs and strikes, many more will soon die from the consequences of the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.
07:55
Israeli army ground incursion into Gaza Strip
The Israeli army announced Friday morning that its infantry had once again carried out a “targeted raid in the central sector of the Gaza Strip”, supported by “hunters and drones”, targeting Hamas objectives.
The soldiers then left the Palestinian territory without reporting any injuries, the army said in a statement. In addition to this incursion, the army said it had bombed Hamas sites “across the Gaza Strip.” It specifies having destroyed rocket launch pads, Hamas command centers, and neutralized men from the Palestinian Islamist movement.
07:49
Europeans seek to unite in the Middle East
In Brussels, the question of the conditions for the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip was at the heart of the debates of the leaders of the European Union, meeting on Thursday. “Humanitarian truce”? “Breaks”? “Windows”? The EU heads of state and government, who all strongly condemned the Hamas attack on October 7, had to debate for several hours before reaching a consensus. “Pauses” ended up winning. A less restrictive plural because it is more vague.
Read the full article: Europeans seek to unite on the Middle East by stumbling over words Read also: Israel-Hamas war: the EU’s lost credibility 04:40
US military strikes two Iranian Revolutionary Guard facilities in Syria
The United States carried out strikes against two facilities used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and “affiliated groups” in eastern Syria, announced American Defense Minister Lloyd Austin. “These self-defense and precision strikes are a response to a series of ongoing, and mostly failed, attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militias” since October 17 , indicates Lloyd Austin in a press release.
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03:17
Rocket injures 6 in Egyptian border town
Six people were injured overnight in Taba, an Egyptian town bordering Israel, due to a rocket attack, media and witnesses reported. “As part of the current escalation in Gaza, a rocket crashed in Taba, causing six minor injuries and causing damage to a residential building,” reports AlQahera News television, close to Egyptian intelligence. Witnesses confirmed to AFP that the bombing hit an annex to a hospital in this Red Sea town, located at the northeastern tip of Sinai and where there is a border crossing to Israel.
Images broadcast on local media or social networks show a damaged building and several vehicles blown up in the surrounding area.
03:16
Thursday’s day
Find our follow-up of the events of October 26, 2023.
2023-10-27 13:04:03
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