On the 31st day of the conflict, Hamas claimed that the threshold of 10,000 deaths had been crossed in the Gaza Strip and Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of “tactical pauses” by the army.
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 31st day, Monday November 6. As the Israeli army continues to bombard the Gaza Strip, the Hamas Ministry of Health presented a new death toll on the Gaza Strip side, which could not be confirmed by independent sources. Here’s what to remember from the day.
Hamas says threshold of 10,000 deaths crossed in Gaza Strip
According to the latest report from the Hamas Ministry of Health, 10,022 people, mostly civilians, including more than 4,000 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7 in devastating Israeli bombings. This assessment could not be confirmed by independent sources.
Since October 7, according to Israeli authorities, at least 1,400 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed on the same day of the attack of unprecedented scale in Israel, perpetrated by Hamas. The Islamist movement has also kidnapped more than 240 people, according to Israel. At least 30 soldiers have been killed since the ground operation began, according to the army.
Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu discuss “tactical pauses” by the army
US President Joe Biden discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the “possibility of tactical breaks” of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip to allow the Palestinian civilian population to flee the fighting, according to a White House press release.
They should make it possible to “Provide opportunities for civilians to safely leave combat zones, ensure aid reaches civilians in need, and enable the potential release of hostages”according to this same press release.
UN chief calls for ceasefire
There “disaster” caused by the war between Israel and Hamas “makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with each passing hour,” defended the UN Secretary General, describing Gaza as “a cemetery for children”.
“The parties to the conflict, and the international community, face an immediate and fundamental responsibility: to end this inhumane collective suffering and radically increase humanitarian aid to Gaza.”Antonio Guterres told the press.
Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi arrested
Young Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi arrested for Instagram post “inciting terrorism” according to the Israeli army.
The images of this Palestinian woman, now 22 years old, have gone around the world: at 11 years old, we see her in these photos brandishing her fist under the noses of Israeli soldiers; at 14, among other women, she tried to get a soldier to let go, pinning a child with his arm in plaster against a rock; then, at 16, she appeared in detainee clothing surrounded by Israeli police officers.
Six Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank, Palestinian Authority says
Four Palestinians, aged 20 to 25, were killed and a fifth injured by Israeli army fire in Tulkarem, in the northwest of the West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, the Ministry of Defense said. the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas.
Another 18-year-old Palestinian was “killed by a bullet in the head by the Israeli army” in Beit Fajar, in the southern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported. Earlier in the day, one Palestinian was killed and three others injured “by Israeli bullets” in Halhoul, near Hebron in the south of the West Bank, according to the same source.
Israeli police officer killed in stabbing attack
An Israeli policewoman died after a stabbing attack in front of a police station in East Jerusalem, the Palestinian part of the Holy City annexed by Israel, where her 16-year-old assailant was killed, Israeli police announced. The victim, aged 20, who also has American nationality, had arrived in Israel two years earlier, police said.
The attacks of October 7 left 40 French dead
The count of French victims of Hamas attacks in Israel has risen again, rising to 40 dead and eight missing, including hostages, confirmed Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. On Sunday, the family of a 17-year-old Franco-Israeli girl, previously counted among the missing, announced that her body had been found. “Our priority is of course the release of the hostages,” assured the head of government on France Inter.
The European Union releases an additional 25 million euros for the Gaza Strip
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced in Brussels additional aid of 25 million euros for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total of European humanitarian aid to 100 million.
Ursula von der Leyen also mentioned in a speech to European ambassadors the establishment of a maritime corridor from Cyprus to transport humanitarian aid on a regular basis to the Gaza Strip.