2023-11-07 21:10:09
To better understand the latest events in the conflict between the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Israel, 20 Minutes takes stock every evening. Between the strong declarations, the diplomatic advances or the dramatic results of the fighting, here are the main points of the day.
News of the day
The Israeli army invests Gaza. The troops are “in the heart of Gaza City,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday evening. “We will destroy Hamas (…) Our forces are ready on all fronts,” he said during a press conference in Tel Aviv, adding that “Gaza is the largest terrorist base ever built” and that there will be “no humanitarian truce without the return of the hostages”.
With the Israeli Prime Minister, the line is essentially the same. Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that there would be no ceasefire or resupply of fuel to Gaza without the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The number of the day
One hundred. Like the number of “French nationals, agents and beneficiaries” who were able to leave the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. “Two groups of French nationals, agents and rights holders were able to leave” Monday and Tuesday the territory subject to incessant Israeli bombings and “are safe in Egypt,” said the Quai d’Orsay in a statement. communicated.
Sentence of the day
Israel will assume, for an indefinite period, overall responsibility for security in Gaza.
These are the words of Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli Prime Minister believes that failing to ensure security in Gaza amounts to leaving the field open to Hamas. Tuesday evening, in a new statement, the head of government was inflexible and again ruled out the possibility of a ceasefire. Washington, Israel’s faithful ally, affirmed on Tuesday that it was opposed to a long-term occupation of Gaza by the Jewish state.
Today’s trend
A month later, the country froze. Israel reflected in silence and tears, a month after the deadly Hamas attack on its territory. On the esplanade of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, more than a thousand people, mainly students and teachers, prayed together and sang the national anthem.
More than 1,400 people have died since October 7, the majority civilians killed on the day of the bloody attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement in southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli authorities.
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