The Bottom Line
- Day 22 of the war: 1,400 Israelis are still killed in the Hamas offensive on October 7. On the Palestinian side, more than 7,300 Gazans are believed to have lost their lives in the retaliatory bombings, including more than 3000,<> children, according to Hamas.
- A new toll shows that 35 French people were killed. Nine are being held hostage or are missing.
- 229 Israelis, dual nationals or foreigners are being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, according to the latest Israeli army figures.
- On Friday night, the IDF announced that it was expanding its ground operations in Gaza. By the evening, the intensity of the bombardment of the northern part of the enclave had increased tenfold.
- The Gaza Strip has been plunged into darkness and cut off from the world: communications and the Internet have been cut off.
- While the UN has warned of increasingly critical conditions on the Palestinian territory, Emmanuel Macron has called for a "humanitarian truce".
07:06
UN General Assembly calls for 'immediate humanitarian truce'
The non-binding resolution, which was criticized by Israel and the United States for denouncing the lack of mention of Hamas, received 120 votes in favor, 14 against, and 45 abstentions, out of the 193 members of the United Nations.
07:00
Gaza cut off from the world, fighting on the ground continues
Ground fighting is raging in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Communications and internet have been cut off in the Palestinian enclave. The shutdown, coupled with intensified shelling, "augurs new killings that the occupier intends to commit out of sight of the media and the world," Hamas said in a statement Friday.
06:55
IDF announces 'expansion' of ground operations in Gaza
On Friday, the Israeli army intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, while ground operations are expected. Hamas said it was "ready" to defend itself in the event of an incursion. More information here.
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