2023-11-05 13:15:25
11:56
Hostage negotiations require ‘period of calm’ and leaks about them ‘damaging’, says Qatari PM
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said there had been “false” reports about negotiations to free Israeli hostages held in Gaza, without elaborating. The Qatari Prime Minister also affirmed that there were difficulties on the ground due to “Israeli military practices” in Gaza.
11:50
In the West Bank, Blinken wants an “effective and revitalized Palestinian Authority” to manage the Gaza Strip
During his meeting with the President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank Mahmoud Abbas, Antony Blinken, the head of American diplomacy estimated that an “effective and revitalized Palestinian Authority” would be the most logical solution to manage the Gaza Strip in the future. However, he said countries and international agencies would likely play a role in security and governance in the meantime. The American official also called for an end to “extremist violence” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, where the international community fears an extension of the conflict.
Finally, he said he was opposed to the “forced displacement of Palestinians” in the Gaza Strip.
For his part, President Abbas Abbas called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and that humanitarian aid should be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip, according to his spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
11:14
“Too many civilians killed in Gaza”, according to Catherine Colonna
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in Doha, Qatar during a joint press conference with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani that too many civilians had died in Israeli strikes on Gaza . She called for an immediate “humanitarian truce”. “An immediate, lasting and sustained humanitarian truce is absolutely necessary and must be able to lead to a ceasefire,” she said. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that an international humanitarian conference will take place in France on November 9. This conference will focus on respect for international law, basic needs such as health, water, energy and food, and call for concrete actions for civilians in Gaza.
11:10
102 attacks on health care in Gaza Strip, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Palestine has issued an updated bulletin in which it says it has documented 102 attacks on health facilities in the Gaza Strip since October 7. These attacks left 504 dead, 459 injured, damaged 39 facilities and affected 31 ambulances. WHO calls for active protection of civilians and health care.
10:50
Antony Blinken visits the West Bank this Sunday
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday in Ramallah, West Bank, according to Palestinian officials at the US news agency Bloomberg.
According to the BBC, the American Secretary of State will travel to the West Bank before going to Turkey, where he is to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of a tour of the Middle East.
10:37
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid calls on Benjamin Netanyahu to fire heritage minister
On social networks, former Prime Minister Yair Lapid asked Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss the Minister of Heritage who did not rule out a nuclear bomb on Gaza. “A shocking and crazy statement from an irresponsible minister. It has damaged the families of the abductees, Israeli society and our international reputation,” he wrote on X, adding: “The presence of extremists in the government endangers us and the achievement of war objectives “.
Amid the outcry over his remarks, Amihai Eliyahu posted a message on X saying that his “statement regarding atomic weapons is metaphorical.”
10:11
The Israeli army reportedly struck “more than 2,500 terrorist targets” in ten days
The Israeli army announced that it had struck “more than 2,500 terrorist targets” in the Gaza Strip since the start of the ground offensive on Friday October 27.
10:07
War between Israel and Hamas could cost $51 billion
According to the financial newspaper Calcalist, citing preliminary figures from the Israeli Ministry of Finance in a scenario of a war lasting 8 to 12 months and limited to the Gaza Strip, the cost of this conflict would be of the order of 51 billion dollars, or 10% of gross domestic product. According to the newspaper, half of the cost would be devoted to defense spending.
09:49
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in two towns in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, two Palestinians, aged 22 and 20, were killed “in the attack by Israeli occupying forces on Abu Dis”, a Palestinian town only separated from Jerusalem by the Israeli wall which surrounds the West Bank.
One of them was reportedly fatally injured by “a bullet in the chest” and “six others were injured, three of them seriously”. Further south, another young Palestinian in Nouba.
09:46
Hamas says death toll in Maghazi refugee center rises to 45
The health ministry in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip announced that, according to a new report, forty-five people were killed and around a hundred others injured after a bombing against the Maghazi refugee center located in the center of the Gaza Strip. Initially, the figure of 30 people had been killed.
09:37
Benjamin Netanyahu distances himself from comments by one of his ministers who considered dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza
In a radio interview, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu of the Otzma Yehudit party said that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip “is one of the possibilities” and that humanitarian aid to the population should be restricted . On “Israel and the IDF operate in accordance with the highest standards of international law to avoid harm to innocent people. We will continue to do so until we win,” he said. Benjamin Netanyahu suspended Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu “from Cabinet meetings until further notice.”
08:58
Edouard Philippe criticizes certain political “leaders” for “decapsulating” anti-Semitism in France
Former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe criticized on Radio J “the attitude of a certain number of current leaders” who “was able to decapsulate” anti-Semitism in France, targeting, without naming them, officials of La France insoumise in particular. “There have always been forms of anti-Semitism in France,” noted the head of the Horizons party, adding: “But the attitude of a certain number of current leaders could have decapitated a certain number of people. Was finally able to give the feeling that we had the right to express our anti-Semitism. That it was something acceptable, something understandable.” “France has experienced these temptations. And we know where these temptations lead: they lead to the abject. This is not what we want to be, what France wants to be,” he insisted again.
08:46
IDF says leaves four-hour window for evacuation of civilians to southern Gaza Strip
“If you care about yourself and your loved ones, go south following our instructions,” Israeli army spokesperson for Arab media Avichay Adraee wrote on X on Saturday evening. He announced that “the IDF will authorize traffic on the Salah al-Din road”, the only major axis which connects the north to the south of the enclave, on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
08:08
UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ situation for children in Gaza
As Israeli bombs hit a school used as a shelter and landed outside a hospital, the UN warned of a “catastrophic” situation for Gaza’s children. More than 40% of deaths in Gaza after nearly four weeks of war were children, the UN said, with 3,900 child victims reported and another 1,250 missing and presumed buried under bombed buildings.
08:04
Israeli ground forces advanced along Gaza’s northwest coast
According to the American Institute of Warfare (ISW), Israeli ground forces advanced along the northwest coast of Gaza after images surfaced of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) clearing roads along the coast.
08:00
Catherine Colonna in Qatar
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is traveling to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates today to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas and the situation in the region. This trip aims in particular to “achieve a humanitarian truce” and to work “to prevent the conflict from spreading”, indicates the Quai d’Orsay. The minister had already visited Israel in mid-October.
07:54
New pro-Palestine demonstrations
New demonstrations in support of the Palestinians are to take place today in France, particularly in Marseille, and in Europe, after rallies on Saturday. 19,000 people marched yesterday in Paris, according to the prefecture, and 60,000 according to the CGT.
A demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in Paris, November 4. LP / Ph de Poulpiquet
07:49
The United States opposed to a ceasefire
While the head of American diplomacy is expected this Sunday in Ankara, Turkey, Antony Blinken reiterated the United States’ firm opposition to a ceasefire, which “will only keep Hamas in place”. He repeated that his country favored “humanitarian pauses” to deliver aid to the 2.4 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip.
07:49
Israeli bombing of refugee camp
More than 30 people were killed and around 100 others injured in an Israeli bombardment on Saturday evening against the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, the Hamas health ministry announced. “The majority of victims “are children and women,” added the ministry, saying that houses had been directly targeted.
07:48
Welcome to this live
It will allow you to follow events throughout the day on the conflict that broke out almost a month ago in the Middle East.
#DIRECT #IsraelHamas #war #France #calls #humanitarian #truce