Tel Aviv refuses to anticipate. The Israeli government ruled, Wednesday, November 8, “very premature” to evoke “scenarios” for the future of the Gaza Strip which must be “demilitarized”, adding, however, that they are already discussing the subject with other States. “I would like the ‘day after’ Hamas to be next week, but it will probably take longer,” said Eylon Levy, spokesperson for the Israeli government.
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Thirteen NGOs call for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. They also ask to “guarantee the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and respect for international humanitarian law” And“call Emmanuel Macron and the heads of state and government and world leaders present in Paris on Thursday [dans le cadre d’une conférence sur Gaza] to do everything in their power to achieve an immediate ceasefire.” The humanitarian conference organized at the Elysée takes place on Thursday.
Hamas accuses the UN of “collusion” with Israel. The Palestinian Islamist movement said in a statement on Wednesday that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) was co-responsible for the “forced displacement” of the population from the north of the Gaza Strip to the South. According to him, UNRWA has left the Palestinian population “without shelter, without water, without food, or treatment”.
“No occupation” in sight in Gaza, according to Israeli diplomacy. Israel “will not reoccupy the Gaza Strip”assured Ron Dermer, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with the American channel MSNBC, broadcast Tuesday evening. “Once Hamas is no longer in power, and after its infrastructure is dismantled, Israel must have overall security responsibility for an indefinite period.”did he declare.
The G7 calls for “humanitarian breaks and corridors” in Gaza. The G7 foreign ministers pleaded in Tokyo on Wednesday for this solution in order to protect civilians. At the same time, they reaffirmed Israel’s right to “to defend oneself” against Hamas. The heads of G7 diplomacy also urged Iran not to support the Palestinian terrorist movement and Lebanese Hezbollah, and not to do anything that could “destabilize the Middle East”.