A warning. France calls on Israel to stop “without delay” its military operation in Rafah which threatens to create a “catastrophic situation” for the population of the Gaza Strip, indicated its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release published on X, on the night of Friday May 10 to Saturday May 11. “The path of negotiations” is here “the only possible way to lead to the immediate release of the hostages and obtain a lasting ceasefire”, added the Quai d’Orsay. Follow our live stream.
An ongoing Israeli intervention in Rafah. In order to “to overcome” Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deemed an operation necessary in Rafah, a town in the south of the Gaza Strip where, according to him, the last battalions of the Islamist movement are entrenched but where 1.4 million Palestinians are also crowded. Defying international warnings, the Israeli army has been carrying out incursions into the east of the city since Tuesday.
Washington criticizes the use of American weapons in Gaza. The United States criticized Israel’s use of American weapons in the Gaza Strip on Friday. But they did not suspend their shipment, unable to conclude that the Israeli army violated international humanitarian law, according to a highly anticipated report from the State Department released Friday. Despite American criticism, Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip continued Saturday morning.
The UN “worries” about mass graves discovered in Gaza. The UN Security Council on Friday called for an investigation “independent” And “immediate” after the discovery around hospitals in Gaza of mass graves where were buried “hundreds” of people. He emphasizes the need to “accountable”.