The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, is expected in Israel, Monday January 8 in the evening, for difficult talks on the war in the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, the diplomat described “tragedy” the deaths of thousands of civilians, and warned that the conflict could “easily metastasize” as tensions rise a notch between Israel and Lebanon. The American secretary of state must pass through the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia before landing in Tel Aviv. He will meet with Israeli leaders on Tuesday. Follow our live stream.
Two Al Jazeera journalists killed in the Gaza Strip. The Qatari channel reported that two of its reporters were killed in a strike on their vehicle on Sunday in Rafah. Moustafa Thuraya – a videographer also working with AFP – and Hamza Waël Dahdouh were returning from a report on the site of a home hit by airstrikes. The second is the son of the head of the Al Jazeera bureau in the Palestinian territory, Waël Dahdouh, who had already lost his wife and two of his children at the end of October in an Israeli strike.
Netanyahu promises to prevent further attacks. Israeli Prime Minister recommitted, on Sunday, that “What happened on October 7 will not happen again.” “This is why our soldiers on the ground give their lives. We must continue until total victory”added Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli army says it has discovered a “weapons production site”. The IDF said on Sunday it had killed “terrorists” in the center of the Gaza Strip, notably using drones targeting the Bureij refugee camp. The Israeli army also claimed to have discovered a “arms production site” underground, operated by Hamas, in the north of the Palestinian enclave.