2023-10-14 15:57:59
France is worried about “regional escalation” violence. The Lebanese and the Hezbollah group must “stay away from conflict” between Israel and Hamas and “avoid opening a second front in the region”, declared the Elysée, Saturday October 14, during an exchange with the press. The French presidency judges “very worrying” the tense situation on the border between Lebanon and Israel. Paris also called on Iran, a supporter of Hezbollah, to “refrain from adding to tensions”. Follow our live stream.
New hostages killed in Israeli raids, according to Hamas. At least five Israelis and four foreigners taken hostage by Hamas were killed by Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement said at midday on Saturday. . These new deaths bring to 22 the number of hostages killed in Israeli raids since the start of the response a week ago, according to Hamas.
Israel urges residents to evacuate northern Gaza. The Israeli army on Saturday recommended that the population of Gaza City “don’t delay” to evacuate their homes and move towards the south of this Palestinian strip before the launch of a major land military offensive. “We know this is going to take time, but we recommend people not to wait”said the IDF, while the roads were already congested.
Josep Borrell considers the order to evacuate Gaza “totally impossible”. For the head of European diplomacy, “i“To imagine that one million people could be displaced in 24 hours in a situation like that of Gaza can only result in a humanitarian crisis.” “We certainly defend Israel’s right to defend itself”he added. “But like any law, it has a limit. And that limit is international law.”
Israeli strikes on Gaza have already killed 2,215 people, including 724 children. This is the latest report, communicated on Saturday morning, from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. In total, more than 1,300 buildings were destroyed in this 362 km2 territory, the UN announced. In Israel, more than 1,300 people were killed in the October 7 attacks, including many civilians and at least 258 soldiers, according to authorities.
Israel claims to have killed two Hamas officials. On the seventh day of the war, Israel announced the death of two Hamas military leaders: Mourad Abou Mourad, “responsible for a large part of the deadly offensive” of October 7, and Ali Qadi, “who directed the inhumane and barbaric massacre of civilians in Israel”according to the Israeli army.
Several “terrorists” killed during an infiltration attempt from southern Lebanon. This was announced by an Israeli army spokesperson on Saturday morning. The border region has been the scene of regular clashes for almost a week, but operations have so far remained limited, as have Israeli bombings on the outskirts of Lebanese border villages.
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