On the third day of the Israeli army’s operation in the north of the occupied West Bank, France expressed “its deep concern at the deterioration of the situation in the Palestinian Territories”. “In Gaza, the intensity of Israeli attacks targeting schools and shelters for displaced persons is leading to an unacceptable number of civilian casualties”deplores the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release. “In the West Bank, large-scale Israeli military operations in several governorates are aggravating a climate of unprecedented instability and violence,” adds the Quai d’Orsay, estimating that “Colonization must stop immediately”. Follow our live.
Three Palestinian fighters killed. The Israeli army announced on Friday that it had killed three Palestinian fighters who claimed they belonged to Hamas, which has been at war with Israel in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian Islamist movement’s deadly attack on October 7. Witnesses also reported to AFP an Israeli strike on a car in Zababdeh, near Jenin.
UN calls for halt to Israeli operation in occupied West Bank. The organization called for a cessation on Thursday “immediate” of the murderous operation carried out by Israel in the occupied West Bank and judged that the suffering of the inhabitants of Gaza would “beyond what any human being should bear.”
The United States will continue to support Israel if Kamala Harris is elected. Interviewed on CNN on the night of Thursday to Friday, the Democratic candidate for the American presidency reiterated her support for Israel’s rights “to defend oneself” and answered “No” to the question of whether she would suspend American arms deliveries if she won the presidential election.
Localized “humanitarian pauses” to vaccinate against polio. According to Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization’s representative in Gaza, said Israeli authorities on Thursday agreed to a series of “humanitarian breaks” three days each in the centre, south and north of the Palestinian enclave, to launch a campaign to vaccinate children against polio.