“There will be no more Palestinian workers from Gaza.” Israel announced, on the night of Thursday November 2 to Friday November 3, that it would send home all Gazan workers stranded in the Jewish state since the Hamas attack on October 7. Generally speaking, “Israel cuts all ties with Gaza”, said the Israeli security cabinet. Some 18,500 Gazans had work permits in Israel at the start of the war, according to authorities. Follow our live stream.
Gaza City surrounded. After a week of fierce fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers “completed the encirclement of Gaza City”where is the “center of the Hamas terrorist organization”the Israeli army said on Thursday. “We are at the heart of the campaign, our successes are impressive”welcomed the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Anthony Blinken has arrived in Israel. The US Secretary of State must meet Benjamin Netanyahu, Friday morning, in Tel Aviv. This is his second visit to Israel since the Hamas attack almost a month ago. “We will talk about concrete steps that can and must be taken to minimize the harm caused to the men, women and children of Gaza”, he declared before leaving Washington. According to Hamas, more than 9,000 people, including 3,760 children, were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. This figure could not be independently confirmed.
An expected speech from the leader of Hezbollah. Against a backdrop of fears of a regional conflagration, the powerful leader of Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, must speak on Friday (2 p.m. in Paris) and indicate whether his formation, allied with Palestinian Hamas and supported by Iran, will enter the dispute. Israel announced that it had conducted a “vast strike”Thursday, in southern Lebanon, in response to shots that targeted its territory.
Departures to Egypt continue. On Thursday, according to a new UN report, 60 injured Palestinians, as well as some 400 foreigners, were able to leave Gaza via Rafah, the only window on the world for the territory besieged by Israel. A first contingent of more than 400 people was evacuated on Wednesday. Egypt said it was preparing to welcome up to “7,000” foreigners.