2023-11-06 07:10:40
Violent fighting is raging in the north of the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli army has claimed to have cut in two, with the aim of destroying the command center of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, refusing to give in to calls for more increasingly pressing for a humanitarian truce.
“We are striking Hamas, and we are advancing bastion by bastion, following our plan, in a systematic effort to dismantle Hamas’ military capabilities,” Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told CNN on Sunday evening. .
“Significant strikes are now underway […] and they will continue tonight and in the days to come,” said army spokesman Daniel Hagari, asserting that Israeli forces operating in the territory had cut it in two: “Gaza south and Gaza north” .
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Very powerful explosions heard from Rafah
These ground battles are accompanied by “significant strikes”, according to the Israeli army – 2,500 since October 27 – to dislodge Hamas fighters holed up in a network of tunnels.
Shortly after the blackout was put in place, the Israeli army launched very intense bombardments in Gaza City and other areas in the northern Gaza Strip. The explosions were so powerful that they could be heard from Rafah in the far south of the Palestinian territory, according to an AFP journalist on site.
These bombings hit civilians hard, including in the south of the 362 km2 territory where 2.4 million Palestinians are crowded together, also subject to a siege which has deprived them of water, food and electricity since October 9. – after already a blockade of more than 16 years, since the coming to power in 2007 of Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel.
Internet and telephone connections cut again in Gaza
Telephone and internet connections were cut on Sunday evening in the Gaza Strip by Israel for the third time since the start of the war on October 7, announced the Palestinian operator Paltel.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO, said he was “concerned by reports of a new connection outage in Gaza” as violent bombardments appear to have raged last night.
The Hamas government, for its part, reported “intense bombings” around several hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip. Bombings notably took place near the al-Shifa hospital, the largest in the Gaza Strip, according to the same source.
Jordanian king announces airdrop of emergency medical aid to Gaza
Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced the airdrop early Monday morning of emergency medical aid to Gaza, intended for a Jordanian field hospital.
“The intrepid members of the Air Force dropped urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza at midnight,” the king said on X (formerly Twitter), adding: “It is our duty to help our brothers and sisters injured in the war against Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brothers.”
Heads of major UN agencies call for ceasefire in Gaza
The heads of major UN agencies issued a rare joint statement on Sunday to express outrage at the toll of civilian casualties in Gaza and call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Hamas.
“For almost a month, the world has watched the situation unfolding in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory with shock and horror at the (growing) number of lives lost and devastated,” wrote the heads of UN agencies.
The leaders of 18 organizations including UNICEF, the World Food Program and the World Health Organization deplored the death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas sparked on October 7 by an attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on the ground Israeli.
Pope Francis reiterates his call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Pope Francis on Sunday reiterated his calls to stop fighting between Israel and Palestinians, release hostages and provide humanitarian aid to Gaza where the situation is “very serious”relays BFMTV.
“I beg you in the name of God to stop, cease fire. I hope that all possibilities are explored so that a widening of the conflict is absolutely avoided, that the wounded can be rescued, that aid can arrive in Gaza where the humanitarian situation is very serious and that the hostages are immediately released.” , he continued.
Turkish president does not want to meet Blinken
On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that his country was “working behind the scenes” with its regional allies to try to guarantee an uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Denouncing “the immoral massacre” in Gaza, he cut all contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and recalled Ankara’s ambassador to Israel. He also decided not to meet Mr. Blinken, expected in Ankara on Monday.
TotalEnergies raises the level of security vigilance for its operations in the Middle East
TotalEnergies said on Sunday that it had raised the level of security vigilance for its operations in Iraq and throughout the Middle East, citing the current situation, when the conflict between Israel and Hamas raises fears of a regional conflagration.
The French group’s teams in Iraq are maintaining their presence and continuing their activities, he said in response to a request for comment from Reuters, while a source had echoed a directive given to non-personnel personnel. -essential for TotalEnergies to leave Iraq due to the situation in Gaza.
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