The Israeli army shelled the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where the human toll exceeded 25,000 deaths according to Hamas on the 107th day of the war for control of the small Palestinian territory.
The leader of Hamas and the head of Turkish diplomacy spoke on Saturday, while Iran threatened Israel
with
reprisals after the death of five Iranian “
military advisors
” in Damascus, Syria.
The head of the Spanish government Pedro Sanchez said he was “
with all of them”
regarding a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Le Figaro
takes stock of the conflict in the Middle East.
To discover
Follow the latest information on the Israel-Hamas war on the Le Figaro application
Netanyahu rejects Hamas conditions to release hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video on Sunday that he "
categorically
" rejected Palestinian Hamas' conditions for freeing the hostages, after the latter published a report on the October 7 attack.
“
I categorically reject the conditions of capitulation of the Hamas monsters
” which demand “
the end of the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza
” and “
the release of all murderers and rapists
,” he declared.
A tunnel discovered in Khan Younes
The IDF said on Saturday that it had discovered a tunnel in Khan Younes, the large southern city that had become the epicenter of the fighting, where “
around twenty hostages
” were locked up “
without daylight
”, with “
little oxygen and terrible humidity”.
".
The soldiers found drawings there made by a five-year-old captive child.
Hamas reported numerous airstrikes and artillery attacks on the city which reportedly left 178 people dead in the past 24 hours.
The Israeli army announced that it had “
eliminated terrorists
” in Khan Younes.
Also read: “For the Hamas hostages, a hundred days of solitude”
Houses destroyed in the West Bank by the Israeli army
The West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, is experiencing a resurgence of violence, at a level not seen in nearly 20 years.
The Israeli army has carried out deadly operations there in recent days and destroyed two family homes in Hebron belonging to Palestinian fighters.
According to the Palestinian Authority, since October 7 at least 364 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the West Bank, separated from Gaza by Israeli territory.
Also read: From the “Jewish national home” to recent wars, the long history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in maps
25,105 people killed in Gaza by Israel, according to Hamas
The air and ground offensive carried out by Israel to “
annihilate
” Hamas in Gaza killed 25,105 people, the vast majority civilians, and injured 62,681, the Palestinian movement's Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
At least 1.7 of the approximately 2.4 million inhabitants of the small besieged territory have had to leave their homes, according to the UN, and the population lacks everything, exposed to the risk of famine and epidemics, warns the UN
Exchanges between the leader of Hamas and the head of Turkish diplomacy
Hamas leader Ismaïl Haniyeh, based in Qatar, discussed Saturday in Turkey with the head of Turkish diplomacy, Hakan Fidan, the "
establishment of a ceasefire in Gaza as quickly as possible, the increased humanitarian aid, release of hostages and a two-state solution for permanent peace
,” according to diplomatic sources on Sunday.
The Netanyahu government remains deaf to international calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, vowing to prolong the war "
until total victory
" against Hamas, classified as terrorist by the United States and the European Union.
Also read: Hamas-Israel war: the EU will adopt a “sanctions regime” against Hamas
French Minister of the Armed Forces in Israel for the second time in two months
The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, meets families of Hamas hostages in Israel on Monday, before meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The discussions will focus “
on the situation in Gaza, on efforts to obtain the release of French hostages and missing persons, on the protection of civilian populations and the humanitarian support provided by France
” but also on efforts to avoid a “
regional escalation, notably in Lebanon and the Red Sea
", where Yemeni Houthi rebels are carrying out attacks against ships, the French minister's office said on Sunday.
Iran threatens Israel with retaliation
Iran has threatened Israel with reprisals after accusing it of killing five Iranian “
military advisers
” in a strike in Damascus on Saturday.
The war is exacerbating tensions between Israel and Hamas's allies within the "
axis of resistance
" which also includes Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah and the Yemeni Houthi rebels.
The same day, in western Iraq, a new attack targeted a base housing American troops, claimed by the “
Islamic Resistance in Iraq
”, a nebula of pro-Iran fighters.
Read alsoIsrael-Hamas War: Josep Borrell accuses the Hebrew State of having “created” and “financed” the Islamist movement
London considers Netanyahu's comments on Palestinian sovereignty “disappointing”
British Defense Minister Grant Shapps said it was “
disappointing
” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had affirmed his opposition to “
Palestinian sovereignty
” in Gaza.
He added that "
there is no other option
" in the eyes of the UK than a two-state solution to resolve the conflict in the region.
Israel must “
ensure that Gaza will no longer constitute a threat
”, which “
contradicts the demand for Palestinian sovereignty
”, reiterated Benjamin Netanyahu for his part in a new rejection of American, European and UN calls for the creation of a Palestinian state.
Also read: Joe Biden fears paying a high price for his support for Israel
In Spain, Pedro Sanchez supports pro-Palestinian demonstrators
The head of the Spanish government Pedro Sanchez on Sunday gave his support to the tens of thousands of people who participated the day before in pro-Palestinian demonstrations in several cities in Spain.
“
We too are with them all
,” declared the socialist during a convention of the Socialist Party in Galicia (northwest), referring to the demonstrations “
in many streets and many villages in Spain (...) for the recognition of the Palestinian state and the end of the war in the Middle East
.”
Read alsoIsrael-Hamas war: accused of genocide in Gaza, the Jewish state defends itself before the International Court of Justice