2023-10-11 02:15:46
The toll from the attack carried out on Saturday by Hamas continues to rise with, on the Israeli side, more than 1,200 dead and 2,700 injured as well as dozens of people officially listed as “hostages or missing”. On the Palestinian side, 900 people died and more than 4,500 were injured in retaliatory strikes carried out by the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip. Follow the situation in the Middle East hour by hour.
9:44 a.m.: Israel says army post attacked by fire from Lebanon
The Israeli military said one of its positions in the north was attacked by anti-tank fire from Lebanon but did not immediately provide details of possible casualties.
The attack took place near the Israeli town of Arab al-Aramshe, opposite the Lebanese village of Dhayra.
Lebanese Hezbollah, Israel’s nemesis, claimed Monday to have bombed two Israeli barracks, in response to the death of three of its members by Israeli bombings on a border area in southern Lebanon, against a backdrop of fears of escalation on another front.
9:39 a.m.: anti-Semitic acts committed in France gave rise to around twenty arrests
The police made around twenty arrests on French territory, declared Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on the sidelines of a visit to a Jewish school in Sarcelles (Val-d’Oise), adding that around fifty anti-Semitic acts had been perpetrated since Saturday.
Three foreign people have also been expelled from French territory since Saturday, added Gérald Darmanin.
“I gave firm instructions to the prefects (…) that in the case of a person who is not of French nationality and, whatever their status, we will proceed to the most immediate withdrawal of their title of residence and the immediate expulsion of these people, this is the case of three people on the national territory since Saturday.”
Following the Hamas attack in Israel, the French authorities stepped up surveillance of Jewish places of worship on French territory.
9:33 a.m.: Volodymyr Zelensky urges Westerners to show Israelis they are not “alone”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Westerners to show Israelis that they were not “alone” upon his arrival at NATO headquarters in Brussels for his first visit since the Russian invasion of his country.
“My recommendation to the leaders is to go to Israel, I think, to support the people there, just the people, I’m not talking about any institution, just support the people who have suffered terrorist attacks,” he said. -he declared to the press.
9:15 a.m.: “My mother and my daughter were taken hostage,” a Franco-Israeli woman testifies on France 24
Eight French citizens were killed in the massacres committed by Hamas, according to the latest report communicated Tuesday evening by the Quai d’Orsay, which has still not heard of around twenty others. France 24 contacted Galit Dan-Jaoui. Her mother and daughter, Noya, 12, were taken hostage by Hamas, her nephew, Erez Kalderon, 12, her niece Gaya, 16, and their father as well. In this poignant testimony, she calls on France for help.
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9:10 a.m.: Israel bombs Gaza border crossing into Egypt three times in 24 hours
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Israel has announced that it is imposing a “total siege” on the Gaza Strip and has been carrying out strikes there since Saturday in response to an offensive of unprecedented scale by the Islamist group Hamas against the Jewish state.
The crossing point on the Palestinian side was targeted at midday on Tuesday and again in the afternoon, interrupting the passage of families to and from the Palestinian enclave now under “total siege” by Israel, reports said. witnesses.
8:45 a.m.: Hamas-linked university campus bombed in Gaza
8:17 a.m.: Former Hamas leader calls for protests across Arab world
Former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called for protests across the Arab world on Friday in support of the Palestinians, in a recorded statement seen by Archyde.com.
“(We must) go to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday,” said Khaled Mechaal, now head of Hamas’s diaspora office.
7:40 a.m.: at least 20 French people missing after Hamas attack on Israel
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, announced that eight French nationals had been killed since Saturday in Israel during Hamas attacks; 20 others are still missing.
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7:35 a.m.: Israeli strikes on Gaza left at least 30 dead last night, according to Hamas
At least 30 people were killed and hundreds injured by hundreds of Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, a Hamas government official said.
7 a.m.: Israel carries out new strikes on Gaza
Dozens of Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday against more than 200 targets near Gaza City, Israel announced.
An Israeli Airstrike in the Alkarma Neighborhood of Western Gaza has reportedly caused the Death and Injury of Dozens of Palestinians with Search and Rescue Operations still ongoing. pic.twitter.com/mcj2AC06Td
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 10, 2023
Hamas, which has controlled the enclave populated by 2.3 million inhabitants since 2007, is threatening to execute hostages kidnapped in Israel, including young people captured during a music festival.
On another front, the Israeli army said it fired shells on Tuesday evening into neighboring Syria from the Golan Heights in response to “firing” of projectiles on this territory occupied by Israel since 1967.
6:50 a.m.: Fourteen Thai nationals were taken hostage by Hamas
Thailand said three more of its nationals had been taken hostage, bringing the number of Thais kidnapped by Hamas to 14.
Thailand said 20 of its nationals were killed and 13 injured in the conflict.
6:17 a.m.: The death toll from the Hamas attack rises to 1,200 on the Israeli side
The death toll from the Hamas offensive against Israel has risen to 1,200 deaths on the Israeli side, the Israeli army spokesperson said Wednesday morning, compared to more than 1,000 announced so far. The attack left “more than 2,700 injured” on the Israeli side, added Jonathan Conricus in a video published on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Listen in as an IDF Spokesperson LTC (res.) Jonathan Conricus provides a situational update on all fronts, as the war against Hamas continues. https://t.co/uuen9lQa0F
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 11, 2023
Israel announced on Tuesday that it had partially regained control of its border with the Gaza Strip, under siege and shelled by Israeli raids. And in the North, the Israeli army struck Syria and southern Lebanon in response to rocket fire.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the massive offensive launched by Hamas against Israel on Saturday as “savagery not seen since the Holocaust”, promising that his country would “win with force, enormous force”.
The offensive has sparked widespread international condemnation, as well as concerns over the possibility of a ground assault on Gaza.
6 a.m.: more than 260,000 displaced in the Gaza Strip, according to the UN
More than 260,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, under siege and shelled by Israeli raids, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).
“More than 263,934 people in Gaza have reportedly fled their homes,” OCHA said in a statement released Tuesday, saying it expected this number to “continue to increase.” The organization notes that around 3,000 people were displaced “due to previous escalations” before Saturday.
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Since Saturday’s offensive led in Israel by Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, the war has left more than 3,000 dead in total, civilians, Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters.
2:28 a.m.: the death toll from attacks in Israel rises to “more than 1,000 dead”
The death toll from attacks in Israel rose to “more than 1,000” deaths, the Israeli army announced Tuesday evening, compared to 900 recorded so far. More than 2,800 people have been injured and 50 people are officially listed as “hostages or missing” in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli authorities.
On the Palestinian side, 900 people died and more than 4,500 were injured, according to local authorities. Hamas announced that two of its senior officials had been killed by Israeli strikes. The Israeli army also announced on Tuesday that it had recovered the bodies of 1,500 Hamas fighters in areas neighboring Gaza.
1:43 a.m.: gathering of several thousand people near the UN in New York
“New York alongside Israel”: the megacity with the largest number of Jews in the world outside the Jewish state hosted a gathering of thousands of people on Tuesday, with the New York authorities promising them protection and solidarity.
Since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7, New York – where nearly two million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Muslims live – has been the scene of tense demonstrations: on one side, support for the cause Palestinian, on the other, rallies to defend Jews and Israel.
Thanks to the municipal police (NYPD) and that of the State of New York, “we are together to protect each of you, we will continue to protect you”, launched to the crowd Kathy Hochul, governor of State of New York which has 20 million inhabitants, including nine in New York City alone.
In Los Angeles, hundreds of people also rallied in support of Israel. Our correspondent Wassim Cornet was on site.
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12:58 a.m.: US talks with Israel about opening safe crossing point for Gaza civilians
The United States is talking with Israeli officials about opening a safe crossing point for civilians from the Gaza Strip, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday.
“We are focused on this issue, consultations are underway,” Jake Sullivan said during a White House press briefing.
12:45 a.m.: Argentina repatriates more than 1,200 of its nationals from Israel
Argentina, where a large Jewish community lives, began operations on Tuesday to repatriate more than 1,200 of its nationals from Israel with the sending of a first military plane to Tel Aviv, official sources reported.
“We are going to have three flights per day to evacuate the Argentines who appear on a list” of 1,246 applicants received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, explained the Minister of Defense, Jorge Taiana.
On the fourth day of the offensive launched by Hamas against Israel, new rocket attacks targeted Israel from Gaza and southern Lebanon, while strikes continued on Gaza. Eight French people were killed and 20 missing, according to the Quai d’Orsay. Joe Biden called Hamas attacks “pure evil.”
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