On Wednesday January 17, Israel increased air raids in the south of the Gaza Strip. Witnesses reported Israeli strikes near the Nasser hospital in Khan Younes, the main town in southern Gaza where, according to Israel, local leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas are hiding. Follow the situation in our live stream.
Risk of famine, according to the UN. Diving into a judged humanitarian situation “catastrophic”Gaza faces a “risk of starvation” and a health crisis, at the height of the winter cold, warn the United Nations.
Telecommunications cut in the Gaza Strip. The territory undergoes “the longest telecommunications disruption recorded since the start of the conflict, with most residents unable to contact the outside world since January 12”according to NetBloks, a web monitoring organization.
Medications expected. “Medicines and aid will be sent tomorrow [mercredi] to the city of Al-Arich” in Egypt “on board two Qatari armed forces planes, with a view to their transfer to the Gaza Strip”declared the head of Qatari diplomacy.
A tribute to the French victims of the October 7 attacks will be paid on February 7. This is what Emmanuel Macron declared during a press conference. It will take place at “monument for the victims of terrorism” located on the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris.