The armed conflict between the nation of Israel and the terrorist group Hamas reached its sixth day of hostilities in the Middle East on Thursday. Follow all the day’s developments surrounding this war in real time right here.
7:29 a.m. | Netanyahu: Hamas “will be crushed” like the Islamic State group
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday to crush Hamas, urging the world to treat Islamists from the Palestinian Hamas movement the same as those from the Islamic State (IS) group.
“Just as ISIS was crushed, Hamas will be crushed. And Hamas should be treated exactly the same as ISIS,” Netanyahu said at a news conference following a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. in Israel.
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7:18 a.m. | Israel prepares for ground exercise in Gaza but nothing has been decided, army says
The Israeli army is preparing for a ground exercise in the Gaza Strip but nothing has yet been decided, a military spokesperson said Thursday, on the sixth day of the war triggered by Hamas’ unprecedented attacks against Israel.
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6:55 a.m. | Release of hostages: the Red Cross in contact with Hamas
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in contact with Hamas and the Israeli authorities to work for the release of hostages taken in Israel by the Islamist movement this weekend
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6:04 a.m. | Death toll in Gaza rises to 1,354
The number of deaths in the Gaza Strip rose to 1,354, Hamas’ Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday, after an increase in Israeli bombings on this Palestinian territory controlled by the Islamist movement.
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5:47 a.m. | Hamas attack: X (ex-Twitter) says it deleted or reported “tens of thousands of messages”
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“Since the terrorist attack on Israel, we have acted to remove or report tens of thousands of posts,” X CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a letter addressed to European Commissioner Thierry Breton and posted on her account.
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5:33 a.m. | Gaza: the objective is the “liquidation” of the Hamas government
The objective of the Israeli army, on the sixth day of the war triggered by the bloody Hamas attack, is the “liquidation” of the government of the Palestinian Islamist movement controlling the Gaza Strip, according to a military spokesperson.
“Right now, we’re focusing on their senior leaders, not just the military leadership, but also their government officials up to (Yahya) Sinouar (the leader of Hamas in Gaza, editor’s note). They are directly involved in Saturday’s deadly attack which shocked Israel and far beyond with its brutality,” said Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht.
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5:30 a.m. | The humanitarian situation in Gaza will “very quickly become unmanageable”
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip will be “very quickly unmanageable,” said regional head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Fabrizio Carboni, on Thursday.
The Gaza Strip, where some 2.3 million people live, is the subject of a total blockade by Israel, which is also shelling the Palestinian territory in response to unprecedented attacks carried out by the Islamist movement Hamas in Israel this weekend. This war has already caused several thousand civilian deaths.
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5:18 a.m. | Israel called to respond in a “proportionate” manner
NATO member countries expressed their “solidarity” to the Israeli Defense Minister on Thursday after the assault launched by Hamas but also called on the country to react in a “proportionate” manner.
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5:18 a.m. | Many UN experts condemn Hamas’ ‘horrific crimes’
Several dozen independent UN experts condemned on Thursday the “horrible crimes” committed by Hamas in Israel but also the response of the Hebrew State denounced as “collective punishment” of Gaza.
“Nothing justifies violence that indiscriminately targets innocent civilians, whether by Hamas or Israeli forces. This is absolutely prohibited by international law and constitutes a war crime,” write these human rights specialists, who are mandated by the UN but do not speak on behalf of the organization.
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4:53 a.m. | Several countries are evacuating their nationals
Thousands of foreigners have been stranded in Israel and the Palestinian territories since the start of the war on Saturday, triggered by a bloody attack launched by Hamas, which left thousands dead and nearly 150 hostages.
Some countries have started repatriation operations, others are planning them soon. Here is an inventory, according to the latest official information.
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3:40 a.m. | Blinken arrives in Israel for solidarity visit after Hamas attacks
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday as a sign of solidarity with Israel a few days after the bloody attack launched by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, according to an AFP journalist.
Mr. Blinken is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose country is a close ally of the United States. Washington has already provided additional military aid to Israel since the start of the war against Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.
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3:59 a.m. | Three Chinese people died in Gaza
Three Chinese citizens were killed in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian armed Islamist movement Hamas, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.
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3:31 a.m. | No water or fuel in Gaza until hostages are freed
Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz said his country would not allow basic necessities or humanitarian aid into Gaza until the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas frees the abductees. Saturday in Israel.
“Humanitarian aid to Gaza? No electrical switch will be turned on, no water tap will be turned on and no fuel truck will enter until the kidnapped Israelis return home,” he said in a statement.
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2h51 | Rockets fired towards Tel Aviv after Israeli strikes on Gaza
Hamas said Thursday that it had fired rockets towards Tel Aviv after Israeli strikes targeting “civilians” in two refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave controlled by the Islamist movement.
“The Ezzedine al-Qassem Brigades (hamas’ armed wing, editor’s note) fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Israeli strikes targeting civilians in the Al-Shati and Jabalia camps,” Hamas said.
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