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Tuesday October 17, 2023
09:35
A 20TH FRENCH VICTIM TO BE DEPLORED ACCORDING TO THE CRIF
The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France announced the death of a Franco-Israeli woman, Céline Ben David-Nagar, missing since the Hamas attack on Israel 10 days ago, bringing the death toll of French nationals to 20 nowadays. “Céline Ben David-Nagar, a Franco-Israeli citizen, was murdered in cold blood by Hamas terrorists. We learned this today (Monday: editor’s note) following the identification of the bodies. She had an infant aged six months and a husband who has been looking for her everywhere for ten days. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones,” Crif wrote on X (formerly Twitter) Monday evening.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not communicated regarding it on Tuesday morning. The toll of French nationals victims of the attacks stood on Sunday at 19 dead and 13 missing, said the head of French diplomacy Catherine Colonna, following a visit to Israel.
09:19
E. MACRON REACTS TO A VIDEO OF A FRENCH-ISRAELIAN HOSTAGE
French President Emmanuel Macron said he had seen a video released by the armed wing of Hamas, showing a 21-year-old Franco-Israeli hostage, Mia Shem. He denounces “the ignominy represented by the hostage-taking of innocent people and their odious staging”, indicates those around him. The head of state calls for “his immediate and unconditional release”.
“France is fully mobilized and is working with its partners to free the French hostages held by Hamas,” the Élysée also specifies. Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna spoke last Sunday “with the families whose loved ones were murdered or kidnapped, including that of Mia Shem”, he added.
08:31
GAZA: 49 PEOPLE KILLED OVERNIGHT
At least 49 people were killed in Israeli strikes on the towns of Khan Yunis and Rafah in southern Gaza overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Interior Ministry, cited by the newspaper. Haaretz.
08:28
GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ IN ISRAEL
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to visit Israel this Tuesday, according to the newspaper Haaretz. “It is important for me to express my solidarity with Israel in a very concrete way through my visit,” the leader said on Monday during a visit to Tirana, the Albanian capital.
He added that he wanted to discuss the situation in the war zone and ways to avoid further escalation in the region, according to the Israeli newspaper. “This presupposes good discussions, also with many other states in the region. It is simply a matter of constantly discussing with everyone and developing a perspective that allows us to avoid such an escalation,” he said. he insisted. The discussions should also focus on the release of some 200 hostages held by Hamas, including several Germans. Olaf Scholz should also offer military assistance to Israel and humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza. He should be the first head of state to visit the site, before US President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
08:11
FOUR ASSAILERS KILLED ON LEBANON BORDER
The Israeli army said on Tuesday that it had killed four attackers during an infiltration attempt on the border with Lebanon (north), once morest a backdrop of violence which broke out there in recent days in the wake of the war between Israel and the Hamas. In a short statement, she said that her soldiers had “spotted a terrorist squad attempting to infiltrate through the security barrier from Lebanon and plant an explosive device”, specifying that four people had been killed.
08:10
REPORTAGE
In the north of Israel, on the border with Lebanon, exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah are increasing. The entire area near the border was therefore evacuated. TF1 special correspondents are on site.
International08:09
JOE BIDEN’S VISIT: WHAT DOES THE ISRAELI ARMY EXPECT?
On the eve of President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel, a spokesperson for the Israeli army, Jonathan Conricus, praised on the X network (formerly Twitter) his country’s “very close cooperation” with Washington. “The goal here is to prevent regional conflict and send a clear message to Iran and its proxies that it would be bad for them to attack Israel,” he wrote.
In an interview with CNN, however, he stressed that this visit should neither delay nor complicate the imminent ground operation that the IDF is preparing once morest the Gaza Strip. “I think the president also said that Hamas must be destroyed, and that is exactly our military objective,” he said, as quoted by The Times of Israël.
We are enjoying very close cooperation with the US, the aim here is to prevent regional conflict, and to send a clear message to Iran and its proxies that it would be bad for them to attack Israel. On @cnni with @ErinBurnett pic.twitter.com/CEU3LweUIK — Jonathan Conricus (@jconricus) October 17, 2023
07:56
JOE BIDEN EXPECTED IN ISRAEL ON WEDNESDAY
After the cancellation of a trip to Colorado, speculation was rife regarding a visit by US President Joe Biden to Israel. They were confirmed overnight: the leader accepted the invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and will go there on Wednesday. This trip aims both to reaffirm its strong support for Israel, as it has done since the start of the conflict, materialized in particular by the sending of aircraft carriers to the Mediterranean, but also to act as intermediary for peace, time when the region risks conflagration. He hopes that his presence alone can deter new belligerents, starting with Lebanese Hezbollah or Iran, but also send a firm message directly to the Israeli leader regarding the siege of Gaza. On Sunday evening, he had already affirmed that the occupation of the enclave would be a “serious error” and that on the contrary it was necessary to work towards the constitution of a Palestinian state. All the details from our correspondent on site in this video.
Biden’s visit to Israel seen from the United StatesSource: TF1 Info
07:23
“LIFE IS EXHAUSTING IN GAZA”
The European Union will open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza. The first two planes will leave for Egypt to transport food and medicine. According to the UN, the situation on the ground is urgent. “No supplies have arrived in Gaza since October 7, nothing,” lamented Juliette Touma, communications director for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), on LCI. “No fuel, no food, no water, no other type of assistance. There is still no water for the vast majority of the population of Gaza. We are talking regarding two million people. L “water is running out, and water is life. Life is running out in Gaza,” she insisted.
Israel-Hamas war: “Life is running out in Gaza” warns the UNSource: TF1 Info
07:14
HUMANITARIAN AID
Humanitarian aid convoys stationed in Al-Arich, capital of Egyptian North Sinai, took the road on Tuesday morning towards Rafah, a border post towards Gaza bombed by Israel, while an agreement on the entry of the Aid has been stalling for days, humanitarians report. “We have arrived at the terminal and we are now waiting for the next step,” reports Heba Rashed, who runs an Egyptian NGO, Mersal, as hundreds of other trucks crowd the forty-kilometer road between Al-Arich and Rafah, according to other humanitarians.
07:14
ON-SITE UPDATE
Near the border with Lebanon, in Haifa, the LCI team has noted a series of attacks since Saturday, carried out by Hezbollah as well as terrorist organizations affiliated with Iran. These include anti-tank missile fire on localities and the Israeli army, as well as attempts to infiltrate the territory of the Jewish state. Each time, the IDF responded on Hezbollah targets and set up a security cordon along the border, asking residents to evacuate. The objective of these attacks is both to show support for Hamas and to attempt to establish Israeli forces in the north, to divert attention and attempt to dissuade Israel from intervening in the Gaza Strip. Tensions nevertheless remain limited, it is still time for diplomacy. Details from our special correspondent on site Hélène Bonnet in this video.
Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in LebanonSource: TF1 Info
07:14
L’IRAN MENACE
“The possibility of preventive action by the axis of resistance is expected in the coming hours,” warned Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday evening, using an informal name for enemy states and organizations. Israel and Westerners. A few hours earlier, he had affirmed that the “axis of resistance” would not allow the Jewish state “to do what it wants in Gaza”.
Iran threatens Israel with “preventive action”Source: TF1 Info
07:02
HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN GAZA
After his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also announced that the United States had obtained guarantees from Israel regarding the delivery of foreign humanitarian aid to the Strip. from Gaza. “At our request, the United States and Israel agreed to develop a plan that will allow humanitarian aid from donor countries and multilateral organizations to reach civilians in Gaza,” he explained.
On Monday evening, the UN Security Council rejected a resolution proposed by Russia for a “humanitarian ceasefire”. Approved by five Council member states – including Russia and China – it was rejected by four others (United States, United Kingdom, France and Japan) and six abstained, including Brazil. The 15 member states of the Council are expected to vote on a second resolution presented by Brazil on Tuesday at midnight Paris time.
07:00
THE LAND OFFENSIVE ON PENDING?
Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus said he did not know whether US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel, scheduled for Wednesday, might call into question the timing of the imminent ground offensive the IDF is preparing once morest the Hamas, which has ruled the enclave since 2007. “I don’t think this visit is aimed at preventing it,” but rather “to ensure that Israel has everything it needs to defend itself,” he said. -he adds.
According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, the US military has selected approximately 2,000 personnel for possible deployment in support of Israel, for advisory and medical assistance missions.
06:58
L’IRAN MENACE
“The possibility of preventive action by the axis of resistance is expected in the coming hours,” warned Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday evening, using an informal name for enemy states and organizations. Israel and Westerners. A few hours earlier, he had affirmed that the “axis of resistance” would not allow the Jewish state “to do what it wants in Gaza”.
06:37
BOMBINGS
On Twitter, the Israeli army announced that it had struck a Hamas military headquarters overnight and neutralized a military official of the terrorist movement. Furthermore, the Jewish state targeted a bank suspected of being used to finance the activities of the Islamist movement.
Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck: ❌ A Hamas military headquarters and neutralized a Hamas military operative. ❌ A bank utilized to fund Hamas terrorist activity in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/fBC76MZa4P — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 17, 2023
06:07
HEZBOLLAH
The Israeli army announced that it had struck Hezbollah “terrorist” targets in Lebanon in the night from Monday to Tuesday, in a press release. “The Israeli army is striking military targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah on Lebanese territory,” the Israeli armed forces said.
Since the start of the war triggered by the unprecedented attack by Hamas in Israel on October 7, the clashes on the Israel-Lebanon border have left around ten people dead on the Lebanese side, mostly combatants, but also a Archyde.com journalist and two civilians. On the Israeli side, at least two people were killed.
The international community fears a spillover of the conflict between the pro-Iranian Lebanese Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, and the Israeli army. Israel began evacuating thousands of residents in 28 locations in the north of the country following these border clashes.
06:03
HELP PLAN
The United States and Israel will work on a plan to allow international humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday. “At our request, the United States and Israel have agreed to develop a plan that will allow humanitarian aid from donor countries and multilateral organizations to reach civilians in Gaza,” Antony Blinken said following the meeting. nearly eight hours of interviews with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
06:02
ENCOUNTER
Joe Biden, who will visit Israel tomorrow, will also go to Amman, Jordan, where he will meet King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, a door said Monday – White House spokesperson.
There will be discussions on the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and President Biden “will reiterate our belief that Hamas does not represent the vast majority of the Palestinian people, who are also victims,” said John Kirby, spokesman for US National Security Council.
06:01
500,000 DISPLACED
Nearly 500,000 Israelis have been internally displaced since the deadly Hamas attacks on October 7, an Israeli army spokesperson said at a press briefing on Tuesday. “About half a million Israelis are displaced” within Israel’s borders. “We evacuated the entire south of Israel, all the localities near the Gaza Strip, following the government’s directives (…) We did the same in the north where 20 localities near the border were evacuated” , said Jonathan Conricus.
“Most of these people left on their own initiative and now there is an evacuation of the southern town of Sderot.” “We do not want civilians near combat zones. Above all, we want to protect our citizens once morest the devastating effects of war,” he said. “The displaced people found refuge with relatives in the center of the country, areas which are safer.” “This is a significant population displacement in Israel and one that is very little talked regarding. The situation in Gaza is worse,” he also admitted.
06:00
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