2023-10-21 19:19:20
The Israeli army announced on the evening of Saturday October 21 that it planned “increase” its bombings on Gaza, in preparation for the next phase of its offensive on the Palestinian territory controlled by Hamas. “From today, we will increase the strikes (…)”, declared General Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for the Israeli army. Israeli bombing continued on Gaza on Saturday while rocket fire from Palestinian groups continued to target Israel. Follow our live stream.
A first humanitarian aid convoy enters Gaza. Twenty humanitarian aid trucks crossed the Rafah border crossing, according to the UN, between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave. Some 2.4 million residents lack medicine, water, food and fuel since the start of the complete siege of the Gaza Strip.
“Gazans need much more,” according to the UN. The Secretary General of the United Nations spoke from Cairo (Egypt) where he is participating in a “summit for peace”. “Gazans need much more, a massive delivery of aid is necessary,” said Antonio Guterres. According to the UN, the number of trucks authorized to deliver medical and food aid to the Gaza Strip must be increased to 100 per day.
Israel calls on its nationals to leave Egypt and Jordan. Israel on Saturday called on its citizens in Egypt and Jordan to leave them “as quickly as possible” because of a “Demonstrations against Israel worsen”. A similar alert, level 4, the highest, had already been issued for Turkey and the recommendations were raised to level 3 for Morocco, advising Israelis not to go there.
“Peace” rallies in several French cities. Around a hundred people gathered Saturday morning in the Old Port of Marseille for a rally for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Similar demonstrations were organized in the afternoon in Rouen and Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), reports France Bleu Normandie.
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