Since the European Council in Brussels (Belgium), Emmanuel Macron affirmed, Friday October 27, that a “Humanitarian truce is useful today to be able to protect populations on the ground”. According to the head of state, “the complete blockade, indiscriminate bombardment and the prospect of a land operation are not likely to sufficiently protect civilians”. France also hopes “evacuate as soon as possible” its nationals present in the Gaza Strip, he declared. Follow our live stream.
Rocket fire towards Israel. Salvos of rockets were fired from Gaza towards central Israel and Tel Aviv. A 20-year-old man was injured and hospitalized, Israeli emergency services said.
New ground incursion by the Israeli army into the Gaza Strip. “Tonight there was a new raid” of the IDF against Hamas, Olivier Rafowicz, spokesperson for the Israeli army, said on franceinfo on Friday. This raid “earthly” was “punctual, limited in time and space”, he clarified. IDF has “eliminated Hamas terrorist elements, including cells that use the edge of the border with Israel to fire anti-tank missiles at our forces.” In addition to this incursion, the army claimed to have bombed Hamas sites “throughout the Gaza Strip”.
Half of Israelis against immediate ground offensive. According to an investigation published Friday by the Israeli daily Maariv49% of those questioned believe that it is worth “better wait” before launching a ground operation in the Gaza Strip. This study was carried out by the Panel4All institute among 522 people, with a margin of error of 4.3%, specifies the newspaper.
A call for delivery “significant and continuous” humanitarian aid. The aid convoys that have entered the Palestinian territory since October 21 are largely insufficient to meet the needs of the population, according to the UN director. He clarified from Jerusalem that “many more will soon die“because of the siege imposed by Israel.
New assessment of the losses of employees of theUN Agency for Palestinian Refugees. At least 57 employees of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, according to AFP.