2023-10-12 20:02:36
Hundreds of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel on Saturday October 7, 2023. This spectacular offensive by Palestinian Hamas ended a truce generally respected since the end of a five-day war last May. According to the head of the armed wing of Hamas, this is the triggering of operation “Al-Aqsa Flood”. Surprised by the attack, the Israeli army will still launch its response, Operation “Iron Swords”. As for Benjamin Netanyahu, he immediately warned the Israelis that they were “embarked in a long and difficult war”. Who did what? Who said what? And who supports whom and why? You will know everything about the progress of this new war in the Middle East, every evening on 20minutes.fr.
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News of the day
The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, went to Tel Aviv this Thursday to meet Benjamin Netanyahuwhose country is a close ally of the UNITED STATES. Washington has already provided additional military aid to Israel since the start of the war against Hamas which controls the Strip. Gaza. Antony Blinken claimed to have discussed with Israel the “humanitarian needs” of the Gaza Strip, shelled and besieged by the Israeli army, while defending the right to respond to the deadly attack on Hamas. A meeting between the American representative and Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah II is also planned for this Friday in Jordan.
The number of the day
4.000. This is the quantity, in tonnes, of explosives that have been used by Israel to strike Gaza since Saturday. “Approximately 6,000 bombs have been dropped on the Gaza Strip for a total weight of 4,000 tonnes of explosives”, since the start of the Israeli response to the attack launched on Saturday by Hamas, which killed “hundreds of terrorists” , added the Israeli army press release.
Sentence of the day
I reject the practices of killing or mistreating civilians on both sides.”
This is the first public statement by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel. He demanded this Thursday “an immediate end to the aggression” against the people Palestinian.
Today’s trend
Nothing has yet been decided, assures the Israeli army. However, the latter is preparing for a possible ground maneuver on the Gaza Strip. “It could be by air, it could be jointly from the sea and the air. We are waiting to see what our political leaders eventually decide on the ground [mais] that hasn’t been decided yet,” said Lt. Col. Richard Hecht.
“Just as ISIS was crushed, Hamas will be crushed. And Hamas should be treated in exactly the same way as ISIS,” promised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference this Thursday. The army has deployed tens of thousands of troops to the border with the Palestinian enclave, while continuing bombings targeting Hamas infrastructure, commanders and operations centers, according to the army.
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