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5,087 victims in the Gaza Strip, according to Hamas
Hamas has announced the deaths of at least 5,087 people, including 2,055 children, since the start of Israeli bombardments on the Gaza Strip, according to the report released Monday by its Hamas Health Ministry.
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The art world calls on Joe Biden for a ceasefire
Many personalities from the seventh art, music and even humor have written an open letter to the American president to request a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and Israel. The list of signatories includes Andrew Garfield, Cate Blanchett, Channing Tatum, Diplo and Dua Lipa.
We ask you, as President of the United States, to call for de-escalation
“We come together as artists […], but above all as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of life and horrors taking place in Israel and Palestine. We call on you, as President of the United States, to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost,” they wrote.
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Bombings continue on the Gaza Strip
A plume of smoke rises over the Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike. — © Ariel Schalit / keystone-sda.ch
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“More aid, faster” for the Gaza Strip, insists Josep Borrell
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called on Monday for “more aid, more quickly” for the Gaza Strip, besieged by the Israeli army, stressing that the question of a humanitarian ceasefire would be debated by the Twenty-Seven and emphasizing that the few dozen trucks which had passed from Egypt to Gaza were “insufficient”.
I think a humanitarian pause is needed to allow aid to be distributed
“Personally, I think a humanitarian pause is necessary to allow aid to be distributed,” he said upon arriving in Luxembourg for a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
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In Gaza, more than 70 dead in Israeli night raids
At least 70 Palestinians were killed in nighttime air raids carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas government said on Monday. “More than 60 martyrs fell in the raids,” the Hamas media office said, adding that one of the strikes left 17 dead in a house in Jabaliya, in the north of the territory.
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Besieged Gaza awaits ‘continuous flow’ of aid promised by US, Israel
The Gaza Strip, besieged by the Israeli army, will be able to benefit from a “continuous flow” of aid, the United States announces. On the ground, the Israeli army, which has been preparing since the start of the conflict to launch a ground offensive to “annihilate” Hamas, intensified its strikes once morest the enclave on Sunday. According to a spokesperson, “dozens” of Hamas fighters were killed. Hamas’ health ministry said the deadliest raids took place in Deir al-Balah, where 80 people, including women and children, died and several buildings were destroyed. Raids also targeted Khan Younes and Rafah (south).
While a second convoy of trucks entered Hamas-led territory from Egypt on Sunday, US President Joe Biden and the Israeli Prime Minister “affirmed that there would henceforth be a continuous flow into Gaza of this assistance crucial”, during a telephone conversation, according to a press release from the American presidency. American Defense Minister Lloyd Austin also warned on Sunday any “organization” or “country” that would be tempted to “expand” the conflict in the Middle East, affirming that the United States would “not hesitate to act” if its interests were targeted.
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Joe Biden and his Western allies reiterate their support for Israel
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of major Western powers, with whom he spoke, reiterated their support for Israel. However, they called for respect for international humanitarian law, according to the White House. Joe Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the White House said in a statement.
The text said the leaders discussed the plight of their own citizens trapped in the war, “especially those who wish to leave the Gaza Strip.” Western leaders also pledge to coordinate “to ensure sustainable and safe access to food, water, medical care and other assistance necessary to meet the humanitarian needs” of Gaza residents. They promise close coordination “to prevent the conflict from spreading.”
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