The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 56th day on Friday, was sparked by the Palestinian Islamist movement's bloody attack on October 7 on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip, where it seized power in 2007.
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According to Israel, 1200,240 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, in which about 24 people were abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip. In retaliation, Israel, which has vowed to "annihilate" Hamas, relentlessly bombarded the Gaza Strip, where its army has entered, before the start of a truce on November <>, which expired on Friday morning.
More than 15,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip, including 6150,18 under the age of 7000, according to the Hamas government. The Gaza Civil Defense estimates that more than <>,<> people are missing. Le Figaro takes stock of the latest developments.
End of the truce
The truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement expired on Friday morning, and hostilities have resumed between the warring parties, according to AFP journalists on the ground.
Hamas and Israel blame each other for the failure to extend the truce, including acknowledging that they did not agree on the hostage list. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also accused Hamas of "violating the agreement" and "firing rockets" into Israel.
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More than 100 dead in Gaza
The resumption of Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip has killed "more than 100 people," the health ministry of the territory controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement said in a statement, which also reported "dozens of wounded" in "aerial bombardments of civilians."
As soon as the first explosions broke on Friday morning, thousands of residents of the small Palestinian territory returned to hospitals and schools that had become makeshift camps for the displaced, AFP journalists across Gaza said, adding that residents were rushing to donate blood.
Concerns of the international community
Qatar, the main mediator between Israel and Hamas, has urged the international community to act quickly to end the violence in the Gaza Strip. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, described the resumption of hostilities as "catastrophic", urging "all parties and states with influence" over the warring parties "to redouble their efforts, immediately, to ensure a ceasefire".
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Inaction is, in essence, a green light for the killing of children," UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva via video link from Gaza. France on Friday deemed it "essential" to re-establish a truce, considering "regrettable" and "bad news" the resumption of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
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Negotiations on the truce in Gaza with mediators from Qatar and Egypt are continuing," a source briefed on the talks told AFP on condition of anonymity, after a night of intense negotiations.
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Israeli hostages still in Gaza
The seven-day truce resulted in the release of 80 Israeli hostages, women and children, and 240 Palestinian prisoners, including women and minors. About <> foreigners or dual nationals, mostly Thais working in Israel, were also released outside the framework of the deal. Four Frenchmen are still considered hostages or missing.