Former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe criticized on Radio J on Sunday November 5 “the attitude of a certain number of current leaders” Who “was able to uncap” anti-Semitism in France. The head of the Horizosn party was questioned in particular about the position of officials of France Insoumise on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, refusing to qualify the Palestinian movement as “terrorist”. “I cannot generalize, I know very well that at LFI, there are people who are not anti-Semitic and undoubtedly some who are”, he qualified. Follow our live stream.
The Israeli army is advancing in the Gaza Strip. A new strike left dozens dead in a refugee camp on Saturday evening, according to Hamas, which indicates that the majority of victims are women and children. The bombing has not been confirmed by the IDF.
Nearly 19,000 pro-Palestine demonstrators marched in Paris on Saturday according to the prefecture, 60,000 according to the CGT. No damage was reported to the authorities. Demonstrations also took place throughout the day in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Grenoble. Elsewhere in Europe, rallies were organized in London and Berlin in particular.
Evacuations continue from Gaza. “Nearly forty French people and their families” were able to leave the enclave through the Rafah border post (Egypt) on Saturday November 4, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release. “They were supported by the French embassy and the teams from the Crisis and Support Center”, specifies a press release. On Friday, 34 people and their spouses were evacuated.