“The total destruction of Hamas, what is that? Does anyone think that’s possible? If that’s it, the war will last ten years.” During a press conference at COP28 in Dubai, Saturday December 2, Emmanuel Macron warned Israel that the objective of its war against the Islamist movement must be “precise”. “The right fight against terrorism is not systematic and permanent bombing”also declared the French president, as the Israeli army again bombed the Gaza Strip the day after the expiration of a truce with Hamas. Follow our live stream.
The prospect of a resumption of the truce is fading. Israel recalled its envoys to Qatar on Saturday, who were continuing discussions with Hamas on a new truce in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said the dialogue was “at an impasse”. The seven-day pause in the fighting, which ended Friday morning, allowed the release of around a hundred hostages held by Hamas, in exchange for that of 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and facilitated access to the humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Israel has struck more than 400 targets in the Gaza Strip since the end of the truce. While its offensive had mainly targeted the north of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army declared on Saturday that it had “struck” with its “more than 50 targets in the region of Khan Younes”, a town in the south of the enclave. . Military operations, however, continue in the northern part of Gaza, notably “the Beit Lahia region”, where the Israeli army says it has struck “terrorist cells”, a “mosque used by Islamic Jihad as an operational command center” or another “weapons storage complex”.
Hamas announces 240 deaths since the truce expired. The government led by the Islamist movement said Saturday morning that 240 people have been killed and 650 others injured in the Gaza Strip since the resumption of Israeli strikes on Friday. A report that franceinfo cannot confirm, due to lack of independent verification on site.
“Peace” rallies in several cities in France. New rallies to demand an end to the conflict are planned across France on Saturday, notably in Paris, Orléans, Strasbourg and Rennes, at the call of several trade union organizations and political parties.