2023-10-12 02:16:06
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Death toll in Gaza rises to 1,200
The number of deaths recorded in the Gaza Strip is around 1,200, indicates the Palestinian Ministry of Health, while Israeli bombardments continue on the Palestinian enclave in the hands of Hamas. The number of injured reached “around 5,600 people,” a ministry spokesperson added in a speech.
04:53
A conversation between Riyadh and Tehran on the conflict
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed the war between Israel and Hamas by telephone, according to Saudi state media. It was the first call since a surprise rapprochement in March between Riyadh and Tehran. The de facto leader of Saudi Arabia received a call from the Iranian leader during which they discussed “the current military situation in Gaza and its surroundings”, specifies the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The Saudi crown prince told the Iranian president that Riyadh is “communicating with all international and regional parties to end the ongoing escalation,” according to the SPA. He also underlined “the kingdom’s firm stance in favor of the Palestinian cause.”
Iran’s official IRNA news agency also reported the call, saying the two men discussed the “need to end war crimes against Palestine.”
04:16
Too early to discuss exchanging Israeli hostages, Hamas says
We will only discuss this issue when the Israeli aggression against our people has ended
said on CNN and from Doha, Qatar, Izzat al-Risheq, a senior Hamas official.
He also denied the intervention of any other actor in the preparation of Saturday’s surprise attack: “I say very clearly that this operation was carried out 100% by Hamas, without the help of any regional party. »
03:57
Turkey reportedly in talks to secure release of hostages
Turkey is holding negotiations to obtain the release of civilians detained by Hamas “on the orders of President” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says a senior Turkish official on condition of anonymity to the Archyde.com agency. According to this official, the Turkish president launched a diplomatic campaign to try to mediate in the conflict last weekend, by calling several regional powers.
03:24
In the Gaza Strip, the number of displaced people exceeds 338,000
More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip due to bombardments by the Israeli army, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The territory, very densely populated, has around 2.3 million inhabitants, almost 15% of them are now displaced.
According to OCHA, nearly 220,000 people, or two thirds of the displaced, have found refuge in schools run by the United Nations agency for aid to Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Another 15,000 people took refuge in schools run by the Palestinian Authority, and more than 100,000 people were sheltered by relatives, neighbors, churches, or other structures.
03:18
Several hospitals hit by bombings in Gaza
Injured people treated on the ground, in al-Shefa hospital, in Gaza, October 11, 2023. — © HAITHAM IMAD / keystone-sda.ch
Quoted by the Associated Press agency, the regional director of the World Health Organization, is concerned about the situation “as serious as possible” of hospitals in the Gaza Strip: “Even in normal times, they are poorly supplied. Today there is a shortage of everything from bandages to intravenous fluids, beds to essential medicines.” According to the UN organization, an airstrike hit one of the region’s largest hospitals, in the north of Beit Hanoun, rendering it unusable. Shrapnel also hit seven other hospitals and ten UN emergency shelters, the WHO said.
03:17
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