- Three days after the start of Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” launched by Hamas on Israeli territory, the Jewish state announced the implementation of a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip . “No electricity, no food, no gasinsisted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant. We fight animals and we act accordingly”. The immediate cut-off of water from Israel, i.e. 10% of Gaza’s annual consumption, was then implemented. Restrictions on food were also put in place by the military.
- The Israeli army said late Monday morning that it had ” Total control “ localities attacked in the Southalthough an IDF spokesperson acknowledged that it “could still be terrorists in the area”from where thousands of Israelis were evacuated.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahusaid that the military campaign has only just begun and will contribute to “change the Middle East”. A few minutes after this statement, a member of the Hamas political bureau, Hossam Badrane, said that there was currently ” no negotiation possible on the question of prisoners or anything else.”
- The latest toll from Israeli authorities shows at least 700 people killed and more than 2,616 others injured. More than 260 people have been murdered at the site of a rave party in southern Israel. Among them, two French nationalsas well as American, British, Thai and Nepalese nationals.
- The latest report from the Palestinian authorities shows at least 560 people killed and more than 2,900 others injured in the Gaza Strip. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, 16 people were also killed in the West Bank.
- Hundreds of bombings have taken place in the Gaza Strip since Sunday, according to the Israeli army, which says it struck “more than 500 targets” Hamas and Islamic Jihad with planes and artillery. The Israeli army says it bombed and attacked in particular the Al-Forqan area, considered a “safe haven” for Hamas. The Palestinian health minister accused Israel of deliberately targeting hospitals and medical teams.
- More than a hundred hostages still held by Islamist groups. Hamas and Islamic Jihad announce having captured 100 and 30 people respectively – civilians and soldiers – and having taken them to Gaza. This figure cannot be verified.
- Israeli bombings in southern Lebanon after Islamic Jihad infiltration. The Israeli army carried out attacks after “several people had infiltrated Israeli territory”. The armed wing of Islamic Jihad, another Islamist group present in the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for the attack.
- EU suspends development aid to Palestinian territoriesand has decided to reassess all of its current programs, which represent 691 million euros, announced European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, for whom “the scale of terror and brutality against Israel and its people constitutes a turning point”.
- In France, gatherings and illuminated Eiffel Tower “in solidarity” with Israel. The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) called “all friends of Israel” to one “solidarity march” Monday at 6:30 p.m. from Place Victor-Hugo (16e arrondissement) towards Trocadéro. Gatherings are also planned in Nice, Strasbourg, Nancy, Tours, Lille, Montpellier, Marseille and Bordeaux. Lyon will follow on Tuesday, and Toulouse on Wednesday.
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