what to remember from Sunday October 6

Emmanuel Macron estimated, alongside Benyamin Netanyahu, that the time for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon had “come”, while Israel pays tribute to the victims of October 7.

On the eve of the first anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks, Israel claimed that Hamas’ military wing was “defeated” after a year of war, which left several tens of thousands dead on the Palestinian side. On the diplomatic level, after a skirmish with Benjamin Netanyahu, Emmanuel Macron declared that “ceasefire time” was “came”. Here is what to remember from this new day of conflict.

Israeli army chief says Hamas military wing is ‘defeated’

“Over the past year, we have defeated Hamas’s military wing and we continue to fight the organization’s terrorist capabilities.” The head of the Israeli army said in a letter to Israeli soldiers on Sunday that the military wing of Hamas was “defeated” but that we had to continue to “combat” the terrorist organization.

With Benyamin Netanyahu, Emmanuel Macron affirms that “the time for a ceasefire has come”

After a skirmish over the embargo on arms deliveries to Israel on Saturday, Emmanuel Macron and Benyamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Sunday. The Head of State reaffirmed “unwavering commitment” of France for the security of Israel, while insisting on “his conviction that the time for a ceasefire has now come”announced the Elysée. His Israeli interlocutor asked him his “support” And “no restrictions”according to his office.

Multiple commemorations around the world, one year after October 7

Thousands of people gathered around the world on Sunday in a tribute to the victims of October 7, on the eve of the first anniversary of this unprecedented attack. At the same time, in London, Paris, Caracas, Washington, Rabat and Cape Town, tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday and Sunday their support for the Palestinians in Gaza but also in Lebanon. Another gathering is planned for Monday in Paris organized by the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif).

Many tributes were obviously paid in Israel, where the attack on October 7 led to the death of 1 205 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on official Israeli figures, including hostages who died or were killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip. Of the 251 people kidnapped that day, 97 remain hostages in Gaza, 33 of whom are considered dead. The Israeli offensive launched in retaliation on Gaza, where Hamas took power in 2007, caused the deaths of 41,870 people, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health of the Hamas government, whose data is considered reliable by the ‘UN.

One dead, ten people injured in attack in Beersheba, southern Israel

An Israeli police sergeant was killed and several people were injured Sunday in an attack in this southern Israeli town. “Rescuers pronounced the death of a 25-year-old woman and evacuated ten injured people to Soroka hospital”announced Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, in a press release. Some injured people were shot and others were stabbed at the bus station in this Israeli town, located not far from the Gaza Strip.

Israel threatens Iran with strikes similar to those targeting Beirut and the Gaza Strip

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant threatened Iran with strikes similar to those targeting Gaza and Lebanon, after some 200 missile launches by the Islamic Republic on Tuesday. “The Iranians did not reach the capabilities of the air force – no planes were damaged, no squadrons were put out of service”he said from the Nevatim air base, targeted by the recent Iranian missile attack.

Israeli strike reported in Syria

An Israeli air raid targeted humanitarian aid trucks coming from Iraq in Homs, central Syria, on Sunday, injuring three people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) reported. Three aid trucks parked near a factory producing Iranian cars in the city’s industrial zone were destroyed, said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the OSDH. This aid, coming from Iraq, was intended for displaced people from Lebanon who had entered Syria in recent weeks, he added.

More than 40 dead in Israeli strikes in Gaza

On Sunday, Israel announced “circle” the Jabaliya area in the northern Gaza Strip, claiming that Hamas there “replenished his strength”and carried out airstrikes against “dozens of targets”including weapons storage sites. According to Gaza Civil Defense, 17 people including nine children died there. In the center of the territory, in Deir al-Balah, at least 26 people were killed in strikes on a mosque and a school welcoming displaced people, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.

Israeli army announces rocket “fire” from Gaza Strip

The Israeli army announced on Sunday “shots” rockets from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel, on the eve of the commemorations of the October 7 attacks. “One projectile was intercepted, the others fell in open areas”said an IDF spokesperson. The al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, another Palestinian armed group active in the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Israeli bombings continue in Lebanon

In Lebanon, intense Israeli aerial bombardments on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, have once again terrorized the capital’s residents. After a campaign of massive aerial bombardments against Hezbollah, Israel launched ground operations against the Islamist movement in the south of the country on September 30, while continuing its strikes, particularly on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

The Lebanese news agency ANI reported more than “30 strikes” Israeli attacks during the night from Saturday to Sunday on the southern suburbs and an AFP correspondent reported strikes in the east of the country. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the world to “put pressure on Israel” for a ceasefire. The Israeli army said it had “carried out in the Beirut region a series of targeted strikes on several weapons storage facilities and sites” of Hezbollah.

In Lebanon, the start of the school year postponed to the beginning of November

The Lebanese government announced on Sunday that the start of the school year for 1.25 million students, from kindergarten to high school, would be postponed until November 4, “in the face of threatening danger” students and teachers.