For the first time since its response on Saturday, the Israeli army says it has carried out “localized raids” in the Gaza Strip over the “last 24 hours”.
Nearly a week after the start of its response, theIsraeli army ordered “the evacuation of all civilians in Gaza City from their homes to the south, for their own safety and protection.” The human toll has increased further: more than 3,200 people have died in seven days. Here is what to remember from the situation of Friday October 13.
More than 3,200 dead in Israel and the Gaza Strip
The human toll has continued to rise since Saturday. More than 1,300 dead and 3,200 injured in Israel, according to latest army count; at least 1,900 dead in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Among these victims are 614 children. The ministry also reports 7,696 injured.
Fifteen French nationals dead
A balance sheet revised upwards again. At least 15 French nationals were killed after the Hamas attack, the Minister of Foreign Affairs announced Friday evening. “We also have missing people (…) and perhaps hostages”declared Catherine Colonna in the program “C à vous” on France 5. The previous report showed 13 deaths.
Thousands of Palestinians flee to southern Gaza Strip
The Israeli army ordered the evacuation of the 1.1 million inhabitants of the north of the enclave.to the south”, for their own safety and protection”. The Hamas Refugee Authority responded by calling on those affected to “resolutely stay at home”.
To warn residents to flee “immediately” Towards the south of the enclave, the Israeli army dropped leaflets into the Palestinian territory using drones. “Immediately evacuate your homes and go south to Wadi Gaza”, can we read on the latter, in Arabic, seen by our colleagues from AFP. A map on the leaflets shows an arrow pointing south crossing a line in the center of the Gaza Strip. THE “forced transfer” of the population of Gaza “is a crime”denounced the Arab League.
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UN ‘horrified’ by order given to Gazan civilians
A mass evacuation from the northern Gaza Strip would be “catastrophic for patients, health personnel and other civilians left behind or caught up in the mass movement,” judges the World Health Organization (WHO).
Above all, the four Ministry of Health hospitals in the south of the enclave have already reached or exceeded their capacity. They do not have the intensive care capacity and supplies needed to treat additional patients, warns the WHO.
For her part, the UN expert on the issue of displaced populations says she “horrified” by the evacuation order. “We are horrified that a million Palestinians will join the 423,000 people who have already been driven from their homes by last week’s violence.”said Paula Gaviria Betancur, the United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced people.
LEU calls on YouTube to be vigilant about disinformation
In a context of an increase in the number of illegal content and disinformation online linked in particular to the war between Israel and Hamas, the European Commission reminded Alphabet, the parent company of Google, of its obligations in terms of moderation on its YouTube platform, in a context of an increase in the number of illegal content and online disinformation linked in particular to the war between Israel and Hamas.
The European executive has in recent days warned Meta and TikTok about an increase in false information on these platforms. He even opened an investigation targeting the social network X (formerly Twitter), within the framework of the new European legislation on digital services.
A second flight repatriating French people from Israel landed Friday evening in Paris
They are tired but relieved. A second plane repatriating French nationals from Tel Aviv landed shortly after 11 p.m. on the tarmac of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport. On board, 300 passengers (compared to 380 during the first flight on Thursday). Other flights are planned for Saturday and Sunday.