2023-10-08 10:35:00
By Le Parisien
October 8, 2023 at 7:30 a.m., modified October 8, 2023 at 1:07 p.m.
12:57
Many airlines cancel flights to Tel Aviv
Air France-KLM announced that it would suspend its service to Tel Aviv “until further notice”. This is also the case for its “low cost” subsidiary Transavia, which announced that it would cancel all its flights to Tel Aviv until Monday. Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, Iberia, ITA Airways, LOT, Aegean and Swiss have also announced that they are suspending their flights to or from Tel Aviv given the situation in Israel.
12:44
VIDEO. Hezbollah fires on Israel in solidarity with ‘Palestinian resistance’
12:40
“Please stop the attacks and weapons!” », says the Pope
Pope Francis calls for “attacks to stop” in Israel, saying “terrorism and war lead to no solution.”
“I follow with apprehension and pain what is happening in Israel (…) I express my solidarity with the families of the victims,” he declared following his traditional Angelus prayer in Saint Peter’s Square. “Please stop the attacks and weapons!” » he said to the crowd of faithful.
12:32
Morocco calls for “emergency meeting” of the Arab League
The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls, in a statement published on The Arab League has 22 member states in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
12:21
Elisabeth Borne condemns certain LFI positions
Evoking certain positions of rebellious France regarding Hamas attacks, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne believes that the “anti-Zionism” of certain rebellious elected officials is “sometimes also a way of masking a form of anti-Semitism”. “We cannot put Hamas, recognized as a terrorist organization by the EU, back to back with a democratic state like Israel. These comments are shocking and inappropriate,” she said.
12:13
No information regarding the fate of a Franco-Israeli
“It is too early to confirm” the information according to which a Franco-Israeli was kidnapped by Hamas in the attacks, judge Elisabeth Borne. “We will remain vigilant, we will wait for the information to come back,” continues the head of government. “Our embassy is monitoring the situation very closely. We ensure that the safety of our nationals is ensured,” she added.
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12:09
“We are all seized with horror,” says Elisabeth Borne
“We are all struck with horror when we see these images, when we see victims in the street,” declared Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, present in Bordeaux for the Renaissance party’s back-to-school campus. “We can imagine the anguish of the populations who see these rockets arriving. I want to reiterate my full solidarity with the Israeli people in the face of these terrorist attacks. Israel has the right to security,” she continues.
12:01
NPA accused of glorifying terrorism following pro-Palestinian statement
The New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA) announced in a press release of his support for the Palestinians in the resistance to Israel. He specifically declares to provide “his support for the Palestinians and the means of struggle that they have chosen to resist”. Words that don’t get through. The Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) has announced its intention to file a complaint for advocating terrorism. “Supporting the abuses of a terrorist group is not only irresponsible, but also illegal,” writes the organization on.
11:54
A “security meeting” chaired by Gérald Darmanin
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, present in Bordeaux for the Renaissance party’s back-to-school campus, announced that he was going to chair “a security meeting” upon his return to Paris to find out the “difficulties that we might have on national soil”.
11:46
Borne attacks part of the left
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne denounces the “revolting ambiguities” of part of the left. “On the far left, verbal violence is assumed, the search for chaos claimed,” declared the Prime Minister to activists of the French presidential Renaissance party.
11:42
In Egypt, two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian killed
Two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian were killed by a police officer in Alexandria, on the northern coast of Egypt, according to local media close to the security apparatus, in the midst of the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas. “A police officer in Alexandria fired his personal weapon indiscriminately at a group of Israeli tourists (…). Two tourists were killed, as well as an Egyptian and the police officer was apprehended,” says Extra news television, citing “a security source.”
11:39
Air France suspends flights to Tel Aviv until further notice
In coordination with the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the Israeli authorities, Air France is suspending its service to Tel Aviv until further notice, the company indicates to Le Parisien. As a result, flights scheduled to and from Tel Aviv on Sunday October 8 and Monday October 9 are canceled. Commercial measures are in place, allowing customers to postpone or cancel their trip free of charge. Air France reiterates that the safety of its customers and crews is its absolute priority.
11:27
Two Thais and a Cambodian killed in clashes
Foreigners are among the victims of violence in Israel. Two Thais and a Cambodian were killed in clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas, say the heads of government of the two Asian countries. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on having received information from the Thai ambassador in Tel Aviv that “two Thais were killed in the violence”. Earlier, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet confirmed the death of a Cambodian student who was in Israel.
11:11
Hezbollah continues its fire from Lebanon
The pro-Iranian formation announces having fired “artillery shells and guided missiles” at Israeli positions in a disputed sector on the border between Lebanon and Israel, in solidarity with Hamas. Two more shots were fired from Lebanon mid-morning, followed by new Israeli bombardments, according to the National Information Agency, an autonomous administrative authority. “We recommend that Hezbollah not intervene. If he does, we are ready,” warns Israeli army spokesperson Richard Hecht.
10:55
A rain of rockets on the town of Sderot
Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by the Israeli “Iron Dome” anti-missile system above the town of Sderot, southern Israel.
10:51
Battle will be “long” and “difficult,” warns Netanyahu
Israeli forces are still tracking hundreds of Palestinian fighters who have infiltrated their territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, speaks of a “long and difficult” war once morest Hamas. “The first phase is coming to an end […] by the elimination of the vast majority of enemy forces which have infiltrated our territory”, affirms the head of the Israeli government, warning the Israelis that they were “embarked in a long and difficult war”.
10:41
London police step up patrols
After “a number of incidents in relation to the conflict” between Israel and Gaza, London police have increased their patrols in areas of the British capital. “We are aware of a number of incidents, including those shared on social media, in relation to the ongoing conflict in Israel and on the Gaza border,” the Metropolitan Police wrote in a press releasewithout giving details of these incidents.
10:34
Dozens of international flights canceled to Tel Aviv
Air France-KLM, Iberia, Austrian Airlines… Multiple airlines are announcing cancellations of flights to and from Tel Aviv this weekend, in the wake of Hamas’ military offensive on Israel. The German group, Lufthansa, Europe’s leading carrier, has canceled its flights to and from Tel Aviv until Monday inclusive.
10:22
Crif calls for a rally on Monday
The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif) is calling for a rally Monday evening in Paris. “The Crif, Jewish institutions and all friends of Israel call for a rally in solidarity with Israel and the Israelis hit by Hamas terrorism,” he wrote on Israel (17th district).
10:14
Fear surrounding the fate of a Franco-Israeli
A 26-year-old Franco-Israeli might have been kidnapped by Hamas on Saturday morning in the south of Israel, announced MP Meyer Habib, elected in the constituency of French people living abroad including Israel. “A 26-year-old Frenchman, Avidan T, originally from Bordeaux, was undoubtedly kidnapped in the south of Israel by Hamas while he was participating in the music festival”, a rave party in the desert targeted by the attackers, specifies the deputy on the X platform.
10:01
The army gives itself 24 hours to evacuate all residents around the Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers have the mission to evacuate within 24 hours all the inhabitants of Israeli areas around the Gaza Strip, where “heroic battles are underway to free hostages,” the spokesperson for the Gaza Strip said on Sunday. Israeli army.
09:40
The toll rises on the Palestinian side
Local authorities report 313 deaths in the Gaza Strip since Saturday.
09:31
The African Union calls for “implementing the principle of two states living side by side”
The President of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat calls on both parties “to return, without preconditions, to the negotiating table to implement the principle of two States living side by side”, in a press release published Saturday evening by the block of 55 members on X (formerly Twitter). “The president further calls on the international community, and the major world powers in particular, to assume their responsibilities to impose peace and guarantee the rights of the two peoples,” the statement said.
09:21
“At least 150 Israeli hostages”
Questioned on Franceinfo, the ambassador in charge of affairs for Israel in France, Raphaël Morav, mentioned “at least 150 Israeli hostages”. “We have no details on the identity of the hostages. But we know that there are some who have been transferred to the territory of Gaza”
09:10
A number of hostages “much greater than Netanyahu imagines”
How many Israeli hostages is Hamas holding? In a televised statement, Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for the Palestinian Islamist group, assured that the number of hostages would be “much higher than what Benjamin Netanyahu”, the Israeli Prime Minister, imagines, without giving a precise figure. The latter would be detained in several places in the coastal strip, he specifies, according to The Times of Israel. In passing, he promises that Hamas will continue its ongoing operations on all fronts.
Palestinians ride in the back of an Israeli military vehicle in Gaza on October 7. Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/Icon SportRead more live
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