what to remember from Thursday, January 18

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his opposition to a Palestinian state on Thursday following the war between Hamas and Israel.

Several dozen Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, January 18, according to the Hamas government. In the Palestinian enclave, “93 people died in Israeli attacks, including 16 in a strike on a house in Rafah”, in the extreme south of the territory, said the same source. On Thursday, the IDF announced an advance of its soldiers in the southern city of Khan Younes, and violent fighting against Hamas. Here’s what to remember from the day.

Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state at the end of the conflict

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his opposition to a Palestinian state on Thursday following the war between Hamas and Israel. “In any future arrangement, Israel requires security control of all territories west of the Jordan River. This conflicts with the idea of ​​sovereignty.”, declared the head of the Israeli government during a press conference. Benyamin Netanyahu specified that he had informed Washington of this opposition to the formation of a sovereign Palestinian state. “A Prime Minister must be able to say ‘no’ when necessary, even to our best friends,” he pointed out.

Palestinian killed in occupied West Bank

A Palestinian was killed Thursday in the occupied West Bank, on the second day of an Israeli military operation in Tulkarem, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and a local official. According to the latter, it was a civilian. On Wednesday, five Palestinians were killed in a strike at the start of the Israeli operation, according to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry.

For its part, the Israeli army declared having killed “at least eight terrorists”stopped “fifteen people wanted” And “destroys explosive devices” since the start of this operation.

Israel broke international law, says UN expert

Since the start of the conflict in Gaza, in retaliation for the terrorist attacks of October 7, “Israel has done a number of things that are completely illegal, completely illicit”assured Francesca Albanese, Italian jurist and United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, on Thursday.

If Israel has the right to defend itself, international humanitarian law must be respected “to protect people who are not actively involved in combat: civilians, prisoners of war, the sick and wounded”she recalled. “Instead, we saw more than 100 days of incessant bombing, the first two weeks with 6,000 bombs per week.”underlined the lawyer.

Washington continues its strikes against the Houthi rebels

The White House announced new strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, targeting “missiles ready to be launched into the Red Sea” Thursday morning, after bombings carried out during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. US President Joe Biden said strikes against them would continue. These rebels, who say they are in solidarity with the Palestinians, have claimed responsibility for a new attack against a “American ship” in the Gulf of Aden.

New strikes on the border between Israel and Lebanon

On the Israeli-Lebanese border, the Israeli army said it had struck “terrorist infrastructure and Hezbollah launch points” in southern Lebanon, in response to shelling from the Lebanese movement towards northern Israel.