Vital
- The war between Israel and Hamas continues this Friday. This started 84 days ago.
- The people of Gaza are in “great danger,” the WHO insists, and humanitarian aid reaching the Palestinian territory is insufficient, despite a resolution adopted Friday at the UN Security Council.
- The UN calls on Israel to end “unlawful killings” in the occupied West Bank.
- A Hamas delegation will be in Egypt today to discuss the terms of the ceasefire.
- Tensions are high on the border with Lebanon, where the Jewish General Staff has warned of a possible “expansion of hostilities.”
- France welcomes the first wounded Palestinian children to its hospitals.
- An Israeli-American woman was declared dead on her kibbutz.
US warship shoots down drone and anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile in the southern Red Sea fired by the Houthis. None of the 18 ships in the area were damaged or wounded. Centcom added that this is the 22nd attempt by the Houthis to attack international shipping since mid-October. The attacks threaten the sea route that carries up to 12 percent of global trade, prompting the United States to create a multinational naval force earlier this month to protect shipping in the area.
Strikes in the south
Israeli forces intensified attacks on the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday into Friday, especially in Rafah in the south, where Palestinians ran into piles of rubble to search for survivors.
Oldest hostage declared dead
Jewish-American Judith Weinstein Haggei, 70, described as the oldest woman held hostage in the Gaza Strip, was pronounced dead Thursday at her kibbutz Nir Oz, located on the outskirts of the territory.
This mother of four, grandmother of seven grandchildren and English teacher for children with special educational needs, according to her kibbutz, grew up in Toronto and also had Canadian citizenship.
Earlier this week, her kibbutz announced the death of her husband Gadi Haggai, 73, who was also a hostage in the Gaza Strip, where remains are believed to still be located.
Two wounded Palestinian children received assistance in France
France welcomed on Thursday two wounded Palestinian children who were being treated at a pediatric hospital, according to a press release from the French Foreign Ministry. Paris is planning “a new operation to receive wounded or seriously ill Palestinian children from next week”, reports Quai d’Orsay, “in accordance with the commitments of the President of the Republic” Emmanuel Macron.
Discussions in Cairo
A Hamas delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo this Friday to discuss Egypt’s three-phase plan, which calls for a renewable truce, a phased release of Palestinian hostages and prisoners and, ultimately, a ceasefire ending the fighting.
The Hamas delegation will convey to the Egyptians “the response of the Palestinian factions, which includes several comments on their plan,” a spokesman for the Islamist movement, who wished to remain anonymous, told AFP.
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Source: Le Parisien
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