The armed conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to claim victims in the Gaza Strip, as the 28th day of war begins on Friday.
9:49 p.m. | Evacuation of Canadians stuck in Gaza as of Sunday?
Hundreds of Canadians stuck in the Gaza Strip could leave the territory as early as Sunday.
8:27 p.m. | Twenty dead in bombing of school in northern Gaza
Twenty people were killed and dozens of others injured in an attack “targeting” a school in the northern Gaza Strip, the Hamas Ministry of Health in the Palestinian territory announced early Saturday.
5:44 p.m. | Israeli government sends influencers to film village attacked by Hamas
The Israeli government invited influencers to film their visit to a village that was targeted by a Hamas attack in October.
4:18 p.m. | Humanitarian pause: Will Blinken change Israel’s mind?
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1:05 p.m. | 28th day of conflict between Israel and Hamas: explanations 12 p.m.
11:52 a.m. | Hezbollah must not “seek to profit” from Israel-Hamas war, warns Washington
“Neither Hezbollah nor any other actor, state or non-state, should seek to profit from the conflict between Israel and Hamas,” warned a spokesperson for the National Security Council at the White House on Friday, in reaction to the speech of the head of the Pro-Iranian Organization, Hassan Nasrallah.
“We will not get into a war of words. The United States seeks neither the escalation nor the widening of the conflict that Hamas has unleashed against Israel,” added this spokesperson.
11:13 a.m. | Unarmed US drones fly over Gaza to help find hostages
The United States is conducting unarmed drone flights over the Gaza Strip to assist in efforts to locate and free Hamas hostages kidnapped during the bloody October 7 attack in Israel, said Friday the Pentagon.
“In support of hostage release efforts, the United States is conducting unarmed drone flights over Gaza, and providing advice and assistance to our Israeli partner,” Pentagon spokesperson said. General Pat Ryder, in a statement.
11:02 a.m. | Gaza: the Israeli army confirms having targeted an ambulance, “used” according to it by Hamas
The Palestinian Red Crescent on Saturday condemned the strike against an ambulance which killed fifteen people in Gaza, a strike confirmed by the Israeli army which declared having targeted “a Hamas terrorist cell” using the vehicle.
“The convoy consisted of five ambulances,” including one from the Hamas Ministry of Health and one from the Red Crescent, the humanitarian organization said in a statement, according to which the bombing occurred at a distance of two meters from the entrance to al-Chifa hospital, the largest in Gaza.
10:54 a.m. | Possibility of “total war” is “realistic,” warns Hezbollah leader
The leader of pro-Iranian Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, warned Friday that the possibility of “all-out war” was “realistic,” stressing that “all options” were on the table regarding the Lebanese front with Israel.
10:36 a.m. | Israel refuses any “temporary truce” in Gaza without “the release of hostages,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Shortly before, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had discussed with Mr Netanyahu the possibility of “humanitarian pauses” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in order to protect Palestinian civilians and increase the distribution of aid. help.
According to the Israeli army, at least 240 hostages are still in the hands of the Palestinian movement.
10:26 a.m. | Hezbollah leader in the United States: “we are ready to face your fleet”
10:23 a.m. | Blinken: ‘the only way to ensure’ Israel’s security is the creation of a Palestinian state
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday in Tel Aviv that “the only way to ensure” Israel’s security was to create a Palestinian state.
“The best path, perhaps even the only one, is that of two states for two peoples,” declared the head of American diplomacy during a press conference. “This is the only way to ensure lasting security” for Israel and “the only way to ensure that the Palestinians realize their legitimate aspirations for a state of their own,” he added, as the war between Israel and Hamas is in its 28th day.
10:21 a.m. | For Hezbollah leader, the prospect of “total war is realistic”
10:20 a.m. | French Institute in Gaza targeted by strike, Paris demands explanations from Israel
France demanded explanations from Israel on Friday after a strike that hit the French Institute in Gaza, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
“We were informed by the Israeli authorities that the French Institute in Gaza had been targeted by an Israeli strike. We asked the Israeli authorities to communicate to us without delay, by appropriate means, the tangible elements which motivated this decision,” indicates the Quai d’Orsay, specifying that no French agent or national was in the enclosure of the Institute.
10:02 a.m. | “The battle of Gaza is decisive,” says Lebanese Hezbollah leader
10:00 a.m. | Israel recommends that its nationals not travel abroad “due to the rise in anti-Semitism”
9:50 a.m. | The United States is “entirely responsible” for the war in Gaza according to the leader of Lebanese Hezbollah
The leader of pro-Iranian Lebanese Hezbollah said Friday that the United States was “entirely responsible” for the war in Gaza, in his first speech since the war began on October 7 between Israel and Palestinian Hamas.
“America is entirely responsible for the ongoing war in Gaza and Israel is only an instrument,” Hassan Nasrallah said. “It prevents the ceasefire and the cessation of aggression.”
9:46 a.m. | Blinken says he discussed ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza with Netanyahu
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he had discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the possibility of “humanitarian pauses” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in order to protect Palestinian civilians and increase aid distribution .
“We believe that all of these efforts would be facilitated by humanitarian pauses with arrangements on the ground that increase security for civilians and allow for more effective and sustained distribution of humanitarian aid,” he said during a press conference in Tel Aviv emphasizing that Israel would “never be alone”.
9:35 a.m. | Gaza: 14 dead in Israeli strike on displaced people fleeing south according to Hamas Health Ministry
The Hamas Health Ministry announced Friday that at least 14 Palestinians had been killed in an Israeli bombardment as they fled the northern Gaza Strip towards the south of the territory.
9:10 a.m. | Israel begins sending ‘thousands’ of Palestinian workers back to Gaza
Israel began on Friday to send “thousands” of Palestinian workers back to the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli army has been bombing relentlessly for several weeks, according to AFP journalists on site and a Palestinian official.
8:26 a.m. | Israel-Hamas conflict: Lebanon holds its breath before a speech by the leader of Hezbollah
The leader of Hezbollah delivers his first speech on Friday since the start of the war between Palestinian Hamas and Israel, which should determine whether his powerful formation will engage Lebanon head-on in the conflict.
This speech was preceded by an outbreak of violence Thursday evening on the border between Lebanon and Israel, where exchanges of fire have been daily since the start of the war in Gaza between Hezbollah, close to Iran, and the Israeli army.
7:54 a.m. | Blinken in Tel Aviv: Israel has “the right” and “the obligation” to “defend itself”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Friday, during a new visit to Tel Aviv, that Israel had the “right” and “obligation” to “defend” itself to ensure that the attack of October 7 can “never happen again”.
“We remain convinced that Israel has not only the right, but also the obligation to defend itself and to do everything in its power to ensure that October 7 never happens again,” he said. referring to the unprecedented attack by Palestinian Hamas on Israeli soil, after a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
7:09 a.m. | Irish Prime Minister considers Israeli response “close to revenge”
7:03 a.m. | Situation in West Bank ‘alarming and urgent’, UN says
The situation in the occupied West Bank is “alarming and urgent” according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, emphasizing in particular the violence by Israeli settlers against the Palestinian population.
The situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is “alarming and urgent among the increasing violations (of human rights, Editor’s note) and of different natures which continue,” declared Elizabeth Throssell, spokesperson for the High Commission during the a regular UN briefing in Geneva.
6:55 a.m. | Hamas Health Ministry announces death toll in Gaza at 9,227
The Palestinian Hamas Health Ministry announced Friday that 9,227 people, including 3,826 children, had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war with Israel.
According to the ministry, 2,405 women are also among these deaths recorded since October 7.
5:30 a.m. | Israel begins sending “thousands” of Palestinian workers back to the Gaza Strip
Israel is starting to send back “thousands” of Palestinian workers to the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli army has been bombarding relentlessly for several weeks, according to AFP journalists on site and a Palestinian official.
5:25 a.m. | Six Palestinians killed in Israeli raids in West Bank
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5:25 a.m. | New US ambassador to Israel takes office
The new United States ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, arrived Friday to take office in this post that has remained vacant for several months, at a time when the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas rages in the Gaza Strip.
5:00 a.m. | UN estimates needs for Gaza and West Bank at $1.2 billion
The UN estimates the aid needs for the population of Gaza and the West Bank at $1.65 billion (CA) until the end of 2023, the agency responsible for humanitarian coordination (OCHA) said in a press release.
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