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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his country will take “overall security responsibility” of the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
Issued on: 07/11/2023 – 01:53
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023. © Abir Sultan, AFP
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the protection of civilians “must be paramount” in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas, warning that the Gaza Strip was becoming “a graveyard for children”. “The unfolding catastrophe makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with every passing hour,” he told reporters at the UN headquarters, asserting that violations of international humanitarian law were being committed.
The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for expected ground battles with Hamas militants in Gaza’s largest city.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a gruelling Middle East diplomatic tour in Turkey on Monday after only limited success in efforts to forge a regional consensus on how best to ease civilian suffering in Gaza. Blinken’s visit to Turkey followed a frantic weekend of travel from Israel to Jordan, the occupied West Bank, Cyprus and Iraq to build support for the Biden administration’s proposal for “humanitarian pauses” in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
The death toll in Gaza has risen to at least 10,022 people, including at least 4,104 children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory.
03:00am: UN Security Council fails to agree on Israel-Hamas war
The UN Security Council met behind closed-doors on Monday. The 15-member body is still trying to agree a resolution after failing four times in two weeks to take action.
The key obstacle is whether to call for a ceasefire or humanitarian pauses to allow aid access in Gaza.
When asked if there were any talks at the United Nations yet about what might happen in Gaza once the fighting stops, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood told reporters on Monday: “Obviously there is concern about what happens the day after, but we’re not at that point.
01:52am: Israel open to ‘little pauses’ in Gaza fighting, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would consider “tactical little pauses” in Gaza fighting to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid or allow the exit of hostages held by Hamas militants.
01:40am: Netanyahu says no ‘general ceasefire’ in Gaza without release of hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that there would be no ceasefire in Gaza until hostages were released by Hamas.
“There will be no ceasefire — general ceasefire — in Gaza, without the release of our hostages,” he said in a television interview with ABC News.
01:30am: Netanyahu says Israel will take ‘overall security responsibility’ of Gaza after war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his country will take “overall security responsibility” of the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas.
“Israel will, for an indefinite period, will have the overall security responsibility,” he said in a television interview with ABC News. “When we don’t have that security responsibility, what we have is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we couldn’t imagine.”
Key developments from Monday, November 6:
In a televised address on Monday, UN chief Antonio Guterres said a ceasefire becomes “more urgent with every passing hour” as Israeli forces pounded the Hamas-held Gaza Strip after encircling the enclave’s main city on Sunday.
Hamas militants fired 16 rockets from Lebanon towards northern Israel, the Palestinian group’s armed wing announced, saying they targeted areas south of the coastal city of Haifa.
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The number of French nationals killed in the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel has risen to 40, French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has said.
Jordan said on Monday it was leaving “all options” open in its response to what it called Israel’s failure to discriminate between military and civilian targets in its intensifying bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Monday Oslo was exploring ways to revive a diplomatic channel between Israel and the Palestinians to find a political solution to their decades-long conflict.
Read our blog to see how yesterday’s events unfolded.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
