Egypt's military spokesman on Sunday said an unspecified number of border guards sustained "minor injuries" from "fragments of a shell accidentally fired from an Israeli tank". The Egyptian army said Israel had "immediately expressed its regret over the unintentional incident and an investigation is underway". The incident came after a second convoy of aid trucks entered from Egypt into the besieged Gaza Strip. The UN agency for Palestine refugees said 29 of its staff had been killed so far in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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The latest news in brief:
- Egypt's military spokesman on Sunday said an unspecified number of border guards sustained "minor injuries" from "fragments of a shell accidentally fired from an Israeli tank".
- The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that 29 of its staff have been killed in Gaza since October 7.
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Macron will visit Tel Aviv on Tuesday to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the French presidential office said on Sunday evening.
- Sunday saw the passage several aid trucks, a day after 20 trucks carried medical aid, food and water into the Gaza Strip.
- The Hamas government said Sunday that at least 55 people were killed in overnight raids on the Gaza Strip after Israel announced it was stepping up strikes.
- Two “terror operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad were killed in an Israeli air strike on a mosque in the West Bank’s Jenin, an Israeli military spokesperson said Sunday.
- The Pentagon said Saturday evening it will send additional defence systems to the Middle East, in response to recent attacks on US troops in the region.
- The death toll in Gaza rose to 4,651 according to the latest figures from the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry. The official number of people killed in Hamas's October 7 attack has not been revised since Saturday; it remains at 1,400.
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Key developments from Saturday, October 21:
Israel’s military spokesman said on Saturday evening that Israel plans to step up its attacks on the Gaza Strip as preparation for the next stage of its war on Hamas.
Several UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, the World Food Program and others, called for a ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout the besieged Palestinian territory, saying in a joint statement that more than 1.6 million people were in critical need of humanitarian aid.
A 20-truck humanitarian aid convoy entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing.
Arab leaders gathered at a Cairo peace summit condemned Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Europeans said civilians should be shielded, but with Israel and senior US officials absent there was no agreement on containing the violence.
About 100,000 people joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London, marching through the British capital to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
