Unicef, the World Food Program, the World Health Organization… The directors of 18 UN agencies published a rare joint statement on Sunday, November 5 in the evening to express their indignation at the results of civilian casualties in Gaza. “For almost a month, the world has observed the situation unfolding in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory with shock and horror at the number [grandissant] of lives lost and ravaged”affirm these leaders, demanding a “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” and the release of the hostages. “This must stop now,” they wrote, expressing alarm that in Gaza, “an entire population is besieged and attacked, prohibited from accessing [éléments] essential for survival. (…) This is unacceptable”, they added.
According to the Hamas government, in power in the Palestinian enclave, 9,770 people have been killed, half of them children, in Israeli bombings on the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on October 7. That day, terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Islamist movement left more than 1,400 Israelis dead, mostly civilians, and 240 hostages. Follow our live stream.
The King of Jordan announces the airdrop of humanitarian aid. According to Abdallah II, this aid was dropped on Gaza during the night. It is intended for a Jordanian field hospital, and includes food and medical equipment. “It is our duty to help our brothers and sisters injured in the war against Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brothers”, writes the sovereign on Twitter. This operation was carried out “in coordination” with the Israeli army, says a spokesperson for it.
Israeli soldier injured in east Jerusalem, attacker killed. An Israeli soldier was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in front of a police station in east Jerusalem, near the Damascus Gate, on Monday, November 6, the authorities of the Jewish state announced. “Border police forces neutralized the terrorist by shooting,” added the police in a press release.
The head of American diplomacy traveling in the region. Before going to Türkiye on Monday, Antony Blinken made an impromptu visit to Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on Sunday. He repeated “the United States’ commitment to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance” in Gaza, calling for an end to “extremist violence” against the Palestinians in the West Bank, where the international community fears an extension of the conflict. More than 150 Palestinians have been killed there by fire from Israeli soldiers or settlers since October 7, according to the Palestinian Authority.
Antony Blinken visits Türkiye. Denouncing “the immoral massacre” in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided not to meet the American Secretary of State, expected in Ankara on Monday. The day before, he cut all contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and recalled the Turkish ambassador to Israel. The United States remains opposed to a ceasefire which, according to Washington, would favor Hamas.