Of the “intense discussions” Who “advance” to obtain their release. From Tirana (Albania), where he is traveling, Tuesday October 17, Emmanuel Macron spoke about the fate of the hostages in the hands of Hamas. The head of state also returned on the video showing the Franco-Israeli Mia Schem, who is one of those kidnapped: “We are doing everything in our power to secure his release.” The President of the Republic also confirmed that he wanted to visit Israel soon, but without specifying a date. Follow our live stream.
Joe Biden in the region on Wednesday. After Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it ishe American president who will visit Israel on Wednesday. A relocation “to express [s]“Solidarity in the face of the brutal Hamas terrorist attack”. The tenant of the White House will meet in particular with Benjamin Netanyahu. He will also meet King Abdullah II of Jordan, the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.
The Israeli army announces that it has killed four attackers in an attempt to infiltrate Lebanon. In a short press release broadcast on Telegram, the IDF specifies that its soldiers have “spotted a terrorist squad attempting to infiltrate through the security fence from Lebanon and plant an explosive device”.
The Israeli army says it has bombed Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Since the attack on October 7, clashes on the Israel-Lebanon border have left around ten dead on the Lebanese side, mostly combatants, but also a Reuters journalist and two civilians. On the Israeli side, at least two people were killed. Israel has also begun to evacuate thousands of residents in 28 localities in the north of the country after these clashes at the border.
Hamas broadcasts video of “one of the prisoners in Gaza”. The caption states that she was kidnapped “on the first day” of the attack. The Palestinian Islamist movement broadcast, on its official Telegram account, the video where a young woman, awake and lying down, injured in the arm, speaks Hebrew. She says she is being held in Gaza and calls for her release, saying she is being treated well. In a second sequence, she appears on camera and says she is from central Israel.
A humanitarian air corridor to Gaza opened by the EU. “Palestinians in Gaza need humanitarian aid”that is why “We are launching a humanitarian corridor via Egypt. The first two flights will leave this week, and they will bring humanitarian materials to Gaza”, said the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, from Tirana (Albania). The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, announced a little earlier that “Efforts are underway to open a humanitarian corridor through Rafah”.