A French national was killed in the “context of the terrorist attacks” in Israel, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday October 8 in a press release. Since Saturday, the Jewish state has been facing an offensive by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched from the Gaza Strip. The Quai d’Orsay specifies that it is “in close contact with family” of the victim and reminds the implementation “from a crisis unit” For “assist the French community and French people passing through”.
The press release specifies that “several nationals” “could not be located”. For its part, the German Foreign Ministry confirmed that several German nationals, also having Israeli nationality, are among those kidnapped by Hamas.Follow the evolution of the situation in our live stream.
“The enemy is still on the ground,” says the Israeli army. “NOT“We are strengthening our forces, especially near Gaza, and cleaning up the area.” the Israeli army spokesperson said on Sunday evening. LGeneral Daniel Hagari, announcing that the army’s strikes had “hit 800 enemy targets in (the) Gaza Strip.” “More than 100 prisoners” are in the hands of Hamas, the government had also announced earlier in the day.
The toll continues to rise. Israeli authorities have identified “more than 600 dead” on its territory. Nearly 2,048 injured people were evacuated to hospitals, according to a report from the Ministry of Health. In the Gaza Strip, “370 citizens were killed and 2,200 others were injured”announced the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Territory. The Israeli army, cited by the daily Haaretzalso claims to have killed more than 400 “Palestinian activists”.
Benyamin Netanyahu swears to avenge “a black day”. Characterizing Gaza as “City of Evil”Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to use “all the power” of the army to avenge “a dark day”. “What happened today is unprecedented in Israel”he admitted during a televised speech. “All these places where Hamas hides (…) we are going to turn them into ruins”, he promised. On Sunday, he warned Israelis that they were “embarked in a long and difficult war”.
An outbreak of violence almost unanimously condemned. This outbreak of violence has been condemned by many governments around the world. US President Joe Biden on Saturday assured Israel of his “unwavering support”. The UN announced that it had convened an emergency meeting of the Security Council on the Middle East on Sunday evening. Iran, for its part, applauded the offensive. “We support this proud operation”announced Revolutionary Guards General Yahya Rahim-Safavi, quoted by the Isna agency.