The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 29th day on Saturday, was triggered by the bloody attack of the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7 on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip which it controls.
In retaliation, Israel declared a war to “annihilate” Hamas, relentlessly shelling the Gaza Strip, a completely besieged territory where 2.4 million Palestinians are crowded together. The Israeli army is also conducting increasingly deep ground operations there.
Here are the latest developments:
9:34 p.m. | More than 30 dead in Israeli bombing of Gaza refugee camp, says Hamas
More than 30 people were killed and around 100 others injured in an Israeli bombardment on Saturday evening against the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, the Hamas health ministry announced.
6:45 p.m. | Two Canadian citizens reportedly able to leave Gaza for Egypt
“Global Affairs Canada is aware of reports that two Canadian citizens crossed the Rafah border thanks to a third party. For confidentiality reasons, Global Affairs Canada is unable to share further information,” it said in a press release.
6:32 p.m. | [EN IMAGES] Pro-Palestine demonstrations: thousands in Quebec and Montreal demanding an immediate ceasefire
Credit: Nicolas St-Pierre
Demonstrations in support of Palestine are gaining momentum in Quebec, as nearly 1,000 people took to the streets again on Saturday, demanding an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip.
5:30 p.m. | Biden says he is making progress in securing a humanitarian pause
Asked if there was progress on this subject, Joe Biden replied “yes”, as he left a church in Delaware, giving a thumbs up, before getting into his vehicle, even as Israeli aerial bombardments against the territory Palestinian controlled by Hamas continue.
3:28 p.m. | Gaza: evacuation of foreigners and dual nationals to Egypt suspended
The Hamas government has suspended the evacuation of foreigners and dual nationals to Egypt due to Israel’s refusal to allow injured Palestinians to leave for Egyptian hospitals, a Hamas administration official told AFP on Saturday. crossing points.
2:25 p.m. | Agence France-Presse demanded on Saturday from Israel “a thorough and transparent investigation into the exact responsibility of its army”, after the strike which seriously damaged its office in Gaza City on Thursday.
1:35 p.m. | Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Saturday thatIsrael will find and eliminate the leader of Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
11:15 a.m. | Blinken reaffirms US support for “humanitarian pauses.”
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6:42 a.m. | According to the latest Hamas report, 9,488 people, including 3,900 children, were killed in the Gaza Strip
According to the latest report from Hamas, 9,488 people, including 3,900 children, mainly civilians, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, in retaliatory bombings by Israel, which said it wanted to “annihilate” the Islamist movement. Palestinian.
On the Israeli side, more than 1,400 people have been killed since October 7, the majority of them civilians on the day of the Hamas attack, according to the authorities.
According to the army, 341 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the start of the war.
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0:38 a.m. | The UN condemns the bombing of an ambulance which killed fifteen people on Friday in Gaza
A strike confirmed by the Israeli army which declared having targeted members of Hamas using the vehicle, which the Palestinian Islamist organization denied.
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Meeting of Arab countries in Amman with Blinken
Amman announced a meeting on Saturday in the Jordanian capital of the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, with the participation of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a representative of the Palestinian Authority.
Mr. Blinken, who arrived in Amman on Friday evening from Tel Aviv, is also due to meet King Abdullah II on Saturday.