NATO international locations on Thursday advised Israel’s defence minister they stood by his nation after the assault by Hamas, however urged his forces to reply with “proportionality”, the alliance stated. Their assertion got here as Hamas militants on Thursday fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Israeli air strikes that focused “civilians” in two Gaza refugee camps, the Palestinian group stated. Follow our reside weblog for all the newest developments. All occasions are Paris time (GMT+2).
10:44am: Israel’s El Al to fly on Jewish Sabbath to deliver again military reservists
Israel’s El Al Airlines stated it will function flights this Saturday from the United States and Asia to deliver again reservists to serve within the battle with Hamas, breaking a 40-year coverage of not flying on the Jewish Sabbath.
El Al has not flown on the Sabbath since 1982 nevertheless it obtained permission from rabbis who stated that preservation of life overrides different spiritual legal guidelines.
The airline stated it’s going to function two flights on Boeing 787 plane from New York and Bangkok to gather reservists who obtained navy call-up orders.
The flights might be freed from cost for troopers and paid for by El Al and by massive monetary establishments within the United States, El Al stated.
Israel has referred to as up some 360,000 reservists to affix its battle towards the Palestinian militant group Hamas, after Israel was caught off-guard on Saturday by a large-scale shock assault by Palestinian gunmen who crossed into Israel and rampaged by means of communities. Israel’s navy has responded with huge air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
10:43am: Israel’s strikes on Gaza quantity to ‘collective punishment’, UN specialists say
A gaggle of unbiased United Nations specialists on Thursday condemned violence towards civilians in Israel and deplored that reprisal strikes towards Gaza amounted to “collective punishment.”
While condemning the “horrific crimes committed by Hamas”, the group stated that Israel had resorted to “indiscriminate military attacks against the already exhausted Palestinian people of Gaza.”
“They have lived under unlawful blockade for 16 years, and already gone through five major brutal wars, which remain unaccounted for,” the group, which incorporates a number of UN particular rapporteurs, stated in an announcement.
“This amounts to collective punishment. There is no justification for violence that indiscriminately targets innocent civilians, whether by Hamas or Israeli forces. This is absolutely prohibited under international law and amounts to a war crime.”
10:41am: Hamas holding at the very least 97 folks hostage, Israeli navy spokesperson says
Israel’s navy spokesperson stated on Thursday that Israel was capable of verify the identities of 97 folks taken hostage into Gaza throughout an assault by Hamas on Saturday.
The offensive Israel launched on the blockaded Palestinian enclave since was meant to get rid of the power of the Islamist militant motion to manipulate, Daniel Hagari stated in a televised press briefing.
“The military is preparing for the next stage of the war,” he stated, including that 222 troopers had been killed since Saturday.
10:36am: NATO urges Israel to reply with ‘proportionality’ in Gaza
NATO international locations on Thursday advised Israel’s defence minister they stood by his nation after the assault by Hamas, however urged his forces to reply with “proportionality”, the alliance stated.
“Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO condemned the terrorist attacks in the strongest possible terms, adding: ‘Israel does not stand alone’,” NATO stated in an announcement.
“Allies expressed solidarity with Israel, making clear that it has the right to defend itself with proportionality against these unjustifiable acts of terror.”
NATO international locations “called for Hamas to immediately release all hostages, and for the fullest possible protection of civilians. Allies also made clear that no nation or organisation should seek to take advantage of the situation or to escalate it.”
10:31am: Iran calls on Islamic, Arab international locations to confront Israel
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has referred to as on Islamic and Arab international locations to cooperate in confronting Israel because it wages a lethal battle triggered by a shock assault by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
“Today, all the Islamic and Arab countries and all the free people of the world must reach a serious convergence and cooperation in the path of stopping the crimes of the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian nation,” Raisi advised his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a cellphone name late Wednesday.
Raisi acknowledged that so as to cease the “genocide of the Palestinians by the Zionists”, Iran will coordinate with Islamic international locations “as soon as possible”, the Iranian presidency web site stated on Thursday.
Iran, which backs Hamas, on Saturday celebrated the assault in Israel, although it insisted it was not concerned in it.
10:17am: Netherlands to proceed Israel repatriation flights so long as obligatory
The Netherlands will proceed repatriation flights to get residents out of Israel so long as obligatory, Dutch news company ANP reported on Thursday, citing the federal government.
A primary Dutch navy airplane from Israel landed within the Netherlands on Wednesday night and a second one flies to Israel on Thursday, after Dutch airline KLM retracted a suggestion to function a repatriation flight as a consequence of security considerations.
9:55am: Blinken to fulfill Palestinian, Jordan leaders in Amman Friday
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will maintain talks with the Palestinian and Jordanian leaders in Amman, a US official stated as Blinken was on a solidarity go to to Israel Thursday.
“Tomorrow (Friday) in Amman, Secretary Blinken will have meetings with Palestinian president (Mahmud) Abbas and Jordanian King Abdullah II,” the official advised an AFP correspondent travelling with Blinken, whose go to adopted Hamas’s shock weekend onslaught in Israel.
9:40am: Berlin to ban Hamas actions in Germany, Chancellor Scholz says
Berlin will ban Hamas actions and organisations linked to the phobia group in Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated Thursday following the shock assaults on Israel.
“The federal interior ministry will ban Hamas from operating in Germany. An association like Samidoun, whose members celebrate the most brutal acts of terror on the open street, will be banned in Germany,” Scholz stated in a speech to parliament.
9:18am: Germany halting help to Palestinians pending assessment
Germany will droop all improvement help to the Palestinian Territories pending the completion of a assessment to make sure it greatest serves regional peace and Israel’s safety, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz advised legislators.
“Our yardstick will be whether and how these projects best serve peace in the region and the security of Israel,” he stated.
“Until that review is complete we will not make available any new development cooperation resources.”
He added: “Sadly, we can foresee the suffering of the civilian population in the Gaza strip likely growing further – but that too is the fault of Hamas and its attack on Israel.”
9:14am: Three Chinese nationals killed in Israel-Hamas battle, international ministry says
Three Chinese nationals have been killed within the battle between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, Beijing’s international ministry stated Thursday.
“To my understanding it has currently been confirmed that three Chinese nationals were unfortunately killed in the conflict,” international ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin advised an everyday briefing.
9:12am: Blinken arrives in Israel in solidarity go to after Hamas assaults
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday as a part of a wider Middle East tour to show Washington’s solidarity with Israel after the assault by Palestinian Hamas militants and to hunt to quell the battle.
The high US diplomat may even attempt to assist safe the discharge of hostages kidnapped by Hamas – a few of whom are Americans – and secure passage of Gaza civilians out of the densely-populated enclave forward of a attainable Israeli floor invasion.
9:08am: Israel won’t provide water, gasoline to Gaza till hostages freed, power minister says
Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz vowed Thursday his nation wouldn’t permit fundamental sources or humanitarian help into Gaza till Hamas launched the folks it kidnapped throughout its shock weekend onslaught.
“Humanitarian aid to Gaza? No electric switch will be turned on, no water tap will be opened and no fuel truck will enter until the Israeli abductees are returned home,” he stated in an announcement.
9:05am: Erdogan would not have ‘sufficient affect with both Israel or Hamas’ to barter hostage launch
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a negotiation course of with Hamas for the discharge of Israeli hostages who have been kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group on Saturday.
However, FRANCE 24’s Jasper Mortimer believes that Erdogan would not have “enough influence with either Israel or Hamas” to efficiently negotiate for the hostages’ launch.
Citing Turkish journalist Barcin Yinanc, Mortimer stated Turkey might however assist arrange a humanitarian hall into Gaza, permitting the passage of meals, medical help and civilians.
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8:45am: Rockets fired at Tel Aviv after Israeli strikes on Gaza
Hamas militants on Thursday fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Israeli air strikes that focused “civilians” in two Gaza refugee camps, the Palestinian group stated.
“Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to (Israeli strikes) targeting civilians in Al-Shati and Jabalia camps,” Hamas stated, referring to its armed wing, in a textual content message despatched to journalists.
AFP correspondents witnessed dozens of air strikes over half-hour on Thursday morning within the course of Al-Shati camp and within the blockaded strip’s north.
“The occupation (Israeli forces) committed massacres this morning in Al-Shati camp and Jabalia camp, leaving dozens of martyrs and injured,” Iyad al-Buzum, spokesman for the Hamas inside ministry, advised AFP.
8:42am: Israeli air strike kills 15 Palestinians in a Gaza refugee camp, Hamas media says
An Israeli air strike killed 15 Palestinians in a Gaza refugee camp, Hamas media stated on Thursday.
Palestinians stated the air strike was the third prior to now few hours on residential buildings throughout Gaza, including that residents didn’t obtain any warning from Israeli safety earlier than their properties have been bombed.
8:38am: Jordan says sending first help to Gaza since begin of newest battle, state media says
Jordan on Thursday despatched the primary help supply destined for Gaza because the begin of the newest battle, state tv stated on social media platform X.
A Jordanian navy supply stated a navy airplane would fly the help to Rafah border crossing with Egypt, from which it will be transferred to authorities in Gaza if permissions have been secured.
8:06am: Israel declines to publish variety of Gaza rocket interceptions, in contrast to in earlier wars
Israel’s navy indicated on Thursday that it will not publish the variety of interceptions of Palestinian rockets that it has carried out within the Gaza battle, citing concern that such info would assist Hamas.
“I’m not going to tell the enemy the number of our intercepts,” spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hecht advised reporters, outlining what gave the impression to be a departure from previous wartime coverage.
Israeli officers have beforehand stated they have been planning for attainable strains on their provides of anti-rocket interception missiles within the occasion of particularly heavy preventing.
8:05am: Israel-Lebanon cross-border strikes spark worry that battle might escalate
Recent cross-border strikes between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are sparking fears that the battle might escalate and unfold to neighbouring Lebanon.
“Every day we see some sort of artillery, air strikes, rocket fired towards Israel,” stated FRANCE 24’s Rawad Taha, reporting from Beirut.
Hezbollah on Wednesday fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli navy place and claimed to have killed and wounded troops. Israel later retaliated by launching strikes on southern Lebanon.
“The situation is really tense … this is worrying the Lebanese people,” stated Taha.
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7:58am: Germany to help Israel in its defence efforts with two drones
Berlin will permit Israel to make use of two Heron drones the German air pressure has in use within the nation, defence minister Boris Pistorius stated on Thursday forward of a NATO assembly in Brussels.
7:53am: Israeli military prepares for floor operation in Gaza
Israeli navy says it’s making ready for a floor operation in Gaza however the political management has not determined but.
7:35am: No gasoline or electrical energy in Gaza as Israeli strikes devastate enclave
A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Gaza as residents run out of gasoline and electrical energy amid Israeli air strikes.
Some 1,200 folks have been killed based on the Palestinian well being ministry. The toll may doubtlessly be a lot greater as many are buried underneath the rubble of levelled buildings with little technique of retrieval, FRANCE 24’s Jerusalem correspondent Irris Makler stated.
Israel has lower off provides of water, meals and electrical energy to the Gaza strip following Saturday’s huge assault by Hamas fighters on southern Israel.
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7:23am: Red Cross says involved with Hamas, Israel over hostages
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is involved with Hamas and Israel to attempt to negotiate the discharge of hostages taken into Gaza, the group stated Thursday.
At least 150 Israelis and foreigners – together with troopers, civilians, youngsters and ladies – have been held hostage within the Gaza Strip since Hamas’s shock Saturday assault on Israel.
“As a neutral intermediary we stand ready to conduct humanitarian visits; facilitate communication between hostages and family members; and to facilitate any eventual release,” Fabrizio Carboni, the ICRC’s regional director for the Near and Middle East, stated in an announcement.
Hostage-taking is forbidden underneath worldwide humanitarian regulation, and anybody detained should be launched instantly, Carboni added.
The ICRC urged “both sides to reduce the suffering of civilians”.
7:15am: Israeli envoy says Japan needs to be ‘vigilant’ with its help to Palestine
Israel’s ambassador to Japan stated on Thursday that his host nation needs to be “vigilant” and take a look at what Hamas was doing with the help it extends to Palestinians.
Hamas militants breached the border fence enclosing the Gaza enclave on the weekend, rampaging by means of cities and villages and killing 1,200 folks whereas taking scores of hostages, the Israeli navy has stated.
Israeli jets have pounded Gazan targets for days in retribution, and the loss of life toll there has risen to 1,200, Palestinian media reported, citing Gaza’s well being ministry.
“Japan should be vigilant and look at what Hamas is doing with the aid,” Gilan Cohen stated at a press convention. He counseled Japan for acknowledging the Hamas assaults as “terrorism” and for saying Israel had a proper to defend itself.
6:53am: Brazil calls UN Security Council assembly on Israel-Hamas battle
Brazil, which at the moment holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, referred to as a Friday assembly of the physique to debate the continuing battle between Israel and Hamas, its international affairs ministry stated Wednesday.
Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira has interrupted an Asia journey to journey “to New York to participate in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called by Brazil … to address the situation in the Gaza Strip”, the ministry stated in an announcement.
Brazil beforehand referred to as an emergency assembly of the Security Council on Sunday, the day after Hamas launched a shock assault on Israel.
5:56am: Thai loss of life toll in Israel-Hamas battle rises to 21, PM says
Twenty-one Thai nationals have been killed within the battle between Israel and militant group Hamas, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated Thursday, up from the earlier toll of 20.
“The update from last night is bad news that one more Thai died, the number rises to 21,” he stated.
The battle was triggered by a bloody assault by Hamas and has left 1000’s lifeless with round 150 hostages taken.
There are roughly 30,000 Thais in Israel, largely working within the agriculture sector, based on Thailand’s labour ministry.
05:50am: Trump says Israel’s Netanyahu was not ready for Hamas assault
Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what he described as an absence of preparation for a weekend assault by Palestinian Hamas militants that killed at the very least 1,200 folks in Israel.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, stated Netanyahu “has been hurt very badly” because of the assault.
“He was not prepared. He was not prepared and Israel was not prepared. And under Trump, they wouldn’t have had to be prepared,” he stated.
Trump’s feedback got here as Israel was nonetheless accumulating its lifeless and reeling from one of the vital devastating assaults in its historical past. It has retaliated with air strikes on Gaza which have killed at the very least 1,200 Palestinians.
One of Trump’s opponents within the Republican contest, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, criticized the previous president over the feedback.
“(It) is absurd that anyone, much less someone running for President, would choose now to attack our friend and ally, Israel,” DeSantis wrote on social media.
4:48am: Death toll in Gaza hits 1,200 folks, Palestinian well being ministry says
The loss of life toll within the Gaza Strip has risen to 1,200 folks, the Palestinian Ministry of Health stated on Thursday, following a rise in Israeli bombardments on the sixth day since Hamas’s shock assault.
“The number of martyrs has risen to around 1,200, and the number of wounded to around 5,600,” a spokesperson for the well being ministry in Gaza stated.
4:02am: More than 338,000 folks displaced in Gaza, UN says
More than 338,000 folks have been compelled to flee their properties within the Gaza Strip, the United Nations stated, as heavy Israeli bombardments proceed to hit the Palestinian enclave.
“Mass displacement across the Gaza Strip continues,” the UN humanitarian company OCHA stated in an announcement despatched on Thursday.
By late Wednesday, the variety of displaced folks in Gaza had risen by a further 75,000 folks from the determine given 24 hours earlier, reaching 338,934, it stated.
The announcement got here as Israel pounded Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip – a densely populated enclave of two.3 million folks – in response to the militants’ shock Saturday assault.
03:30am: Israel declares ‘massive scale strike’ on Gaza
At round 4:30 am on Thursday, Israel’s navy stated it was conducting a “large-scale strike” on targets belonging to Hamas in Gaza. It didn’t present particulars.
01:35am: Biden warns Iran to not become involved in battle
US President Joe Biden warned Iran towards getting concerned in Israel’s battle with Hamas amid fears of a wider regional battle, whereas Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip drove a whole bunch of 1000’s from their properties.
Israeli jets have pounded Gazan targets for days in retribution for a weekend assault by Hamas militants who breached the border fence enclosing the enclave and rampaged by means of cities and villages, killing 1,200 folks, injuring over 2,700, and taking scores of hostages, the Israeli navy stated.
12:15am: UN Mideast envoy in Cairo to rally help for Gaza
The UN Mideast envoy is in Cairo working with different key regional and worldwide companions and the Egyptian authorities on ending the Hamas-Israel battle, stopping its growth, and opening a humanitarian hall to ship gasoline, meals and water to entry to Gaza which Israel has lower off, the United Nations stated Wednesday.
Tor Wennesland is following up on Egypt’s supply to facilitate humanitarian entry by means of the Rafah crossing and to make the El Arish airport obtainable for essential help, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric stated.
Meanwhile, the UN humanitarian workplace reviews that 263,000 folks have been displaced in Gaza, a 40% improve since Tuesday, Dujarric stated. More than 1,000 housing models in Gaza have been destroyed and about 560 severely broken and rendered uninhabitable prior to now day, the UN stated.
Read yesterday’s liveblog to see how the day’s occasions unfolded.
Key developments from Wednesday, October 11:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to wipe Hamas “off the face of the earth” in a late-night speech Wednesday asserting an emergency unity authorities.
In Gaza, the one energy plant within the besieged enclave shut down after it ran out of gasoline. Israel has lower off provides of meals, gasoline, electrical energy and medication into Gaza since Saturday’s assault.
The loss of life toll on each side mounted on the fifth day of the battle, with 1,100 Palestinians killed in Gaza and 1,200 Israelis killed within the Hamas assault. Eleven French nationals have been killed and 18 are lacking in Israel, based on French authorities, together with “several children”.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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