1200 dead on the Israeli side, 30 dead in night strikes on Gaza, several countries evacuate their nationals... Le Figaro takes stock of the situation in Israel.
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Hamas made a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday morning on land, sea and air. In power in the Gaza Strip since 2007, the Islamist organization has made Israel its sworn enemy. The offensive was launched in the middle of Shabbat, the Jewish weekly rest, and 50 years and one day after the start of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Since Saturday, the war has killed more than 3000,<> civilians, Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters.
LIVE - Hamas-Israel war: several countries begin repatriating their nationals living in the Jewish state
1200 dead on the Israeli side
Israel announced on Tuesday (October 10th) that it had regained some control of its border with the Gaza Strip, which is under siege, pounded by Israeli raids. In the north, the Israeli army struck Syria and southern Lebanon in response to rocket fire. The army announced the deployment of tens of thousands of troops in the south of the country who fought against the infiltrated fighters.
The death toll from Hamas' offensive against Israel has risen to 1200,1000 on the Israeli side, the IDF spokesman said Wednesday morning, up from more than <>,<> previously reported.
The attack left "more than 2700,<> people injured" on the Israeli side, Jonathan Conricus added in a video posted on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
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Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza: at least 30 dead, according to Hamas
At least 30 people were killed and hundreds wounded by hundreds of Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night, an official in the Hamas government said.
The shelling hit dozens of residential buildings, factories, mosques and shops, Salama Marouf, head of the Palestinian Islamist movement's government media office, told AFP.
The Israeli military said several Hamas targets were hit overnight. The fighter jets destroyed Hamas "advanced detection systems" that were used to spot military aircraft. Eighty Hamas targets were hit in the Beit Hanoun area of the Gaza Strip, including two bank branches used by the Islamist movement to "finance terrorism" in the Palestinian enclave, according to the army.
The shelling also hit an Islamic Jihad group's weapons warehouse and operational command center, the army said, four days after Hamas launched a surprise attack from Gaza.
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More than 260,000 displaced in Gaza Strip, UN says
More than 260,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, which is under siege and shelled by Israeli raids, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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More than 263,934 people in Gaza are believed to have fled their homes," OCHA said in a statement on Tuesday, saying it expected the number to "continue to rise." The organization notes that about 3,000 people have been displaced "due to previous escalations" before Saturday.
The Hamas attack was condemned by many Western countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, while acknowledging Israel's "legitimate concerns for its security," said he was "deeply upset" by the Israeli authorities' announcement of a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, where Israel has suspended the enclave's water, electricity and food supplies.
Several countries are evacuating their nationals
Thousands of foreigners have been stranded in Israel and the Palestinian territories since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel on Saturday, which has already left thousands dead. Some countries have begun repatriation operations, while others are planning to do so in the coming days. Here is an overview of the situation, according to the latest official information.
In France, the government plans to organize special flights from Tel Aviv in the coming days with the help of the Canadian military. Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced Tuesday "the setting up of a special flight by Air France this Thursday as part of an operation coordinated by the crisis center" of the Quai d'Orsay to repatriate French people who could not return.
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Nigeria, Switzerland, Spain
Nigeria has repatriated 310 of its nationals who were in Jordan after leaving Israel on a Christian pilgrimage, the Lagos state government said on Tuesday. These pilgrims were on their way from Bethlehem to Nazareth when they learned that an attack was underway in southern Israel.
The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that the Swiss airline will organize a special flight from Tel Aviv to Zurich on Tuesday to repatriate Swiss nationals. Currently, "around 28,000 Swiss nationals and their families are officially registered in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, where they live and reside," the Swiss Foreign Ministry said.
Spain took off a plane from Tel Aviv with 200 people on board on Tuesday night, according to the Spanish Foreign Ministry.
Argentina and Brazil
Argentina, home to a large Jewish community, began operations Tuesday to repatriate more than 1200,14 of its citizens from Israel with the dispatch of its first military plane to Tel Aviv. The Brazilian government plans to mobilize at least six planes to repatriate those of its nationals wishing to leave Israel and the Palestinian territories. According to the government, 000,6000 Brazilians reside in Israel and <>,<> live in the Palestinian territories. A number of them have already left the region via commercial flights.
Canada and South Korea
From Tel Aviv, 192 South Koreans were repatriated aboard a Korean Air plane that landed early Wednesday at Incheon International Airport, according to the South Korean Foreign Ministry. In Canada, the government plans to organize special flights from Tel Aviv in the coming days with the help of the Canadian military.