“More than 400 targets” were struck in two days. The Israeli army continues to bomb the Gaza Strip on Sunday, December 3, after the end of the humanitarian truce Friday morning which allowed the release of around a hundred hostages held by Hamas, in exchange for that of 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and facilitated access of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Follow our live stream.
Hundreds of people demonstrate in Tel Aviv to demand the release of 137 Hamas hostages. Four ex-hostages spoke to the crowd via video broadcast to recount their conditions of captivity. “Our daughters saw things that children of this age, or any age, should not see”said Danielle Aloni, 45, released on November 24 with her five-year-old daughter.
An Israeli strike kills at least seven people in Rafah, according to Hamas. A dawn strike this morning left at least seven dead in the Rafah area, at the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, near the border with Egypt, the Hamas government said. A report that franceinfo cannot confirm, due to lack of independent verification on site.
“Rocket barrages” fired on Israel. The armed wing of Hamas and its affiliated Islamic Jihad announced that they had fired on Saturday “rocket barrages” targeting several cities in Israel, including Tel Aviv. For its part, the Israeli army reported “more than 250 rockets” fired and two soldiers killed on Saturday, the first since the resumption of fighting.
“Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed”says the American vice-president. “The extent of the suffering and the images and videos coming to us from Gaza are devastating”, declared American Vice-President Kamala Harris since COP28 in Dubai. And to add: “Israel must do more to protect innocent civilians”. “I think we are at a moment where the Israeli authorities will have to define more precisely their objective and the desired end state”French President Emmanuel Macron also said on site yesterday, estimating that the “security” of Israel cannot be guaranteed if it “comes at the cost of Palestinian lives”.