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š“ Live: Israeli army conducted overnight ātargeted raidā with tanks in Gaza
The Israeli army said Thursday its forces conducted a ātargeted raidā using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip āas part of preparations for the next stages of combatā. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is readying a ground war in Gaza, pressing ahead with plans that have troubled allies and threaten to worsen an already severe humanitarian crisis.Ā Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
Issued on: 26/10/2023 – 05:45Modified: 26/10/2023 – 11:05
- Speaking at the White House, US President Joe Biden denied reports he had asked Israel to delay aĀ ground invasion of Gaza. He also urged Israel to protect innocent civilians in Gaza and offered a rare rebuke of “extremist settlers” targeting Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank.
- Nearly 600,000 internally displaced Gazans are sheltering in 150 UN facilities in the enclave, according to the UNās Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. Israeli operations have impacted at least 40 UNRWA installations, said the UN.Ā
- The death toll in Gaza rose to 6,546, including 2,704 children, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said Wednesday. The Israeli military updatedĀ the number of people confirmed taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 toĀ 224. The official number of people killed in the Hamas attack has not been revised since Saturday; it remains at 1,400.
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Key developments of Wednesday, October 25:
A “massive” Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip would be “a mistake”, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Cairo, warning it would harm civilians without ensuring Israel’s long-term security.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was “shocked” at fierce Israeli criticism ofĀ a statement he made on Tuesday about the war between Israel and Hamas.Ā Ā After condemning Hamasās deadly October 7 attack, Guterres said Tuesday it ādid not happen in a vacuumā, and that āthe Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupationā.
The UN warned that it is on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail relief efforts in the blockaded territory.
Turkish PresidentĀ Recep Tayyip ErdoganĀ saidĀ Palestinian militant group Hamas is not a terrorist organisation but a liberation group waging a battle to protect its land. In a speech to his party’s lawmakers in parliament, Erdogan said Israel had taken advantage of Turkey’s good intentions and that he would not go to Israel as previously planned.
The UN Security CouncilĀ again failed to address the Israel-Hamas war, rejecting rival resolutions by the United States and Russia.
Read our blog to see how the day’s events unfolded.Ā
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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