He continues his tour in the Middle East. The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, meets the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Wednesday January 10. “The Palestinian Authority has the responsibility to reform itself, to improve its governance”, he warned upstream. The two men must also address the thorny question of the fate of the Gaza Strip after the war led by Israel, one of the announced objectives of which is the destruction of Hamas, the group which governs the enclave. Tuesday, the American Secretary of State had called on Israel to spare Palestinian civilians, during a meeting with several officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Follow our live stream.
Tel Aviv accepted a UN mission to Gaza. The Israeli government has accepted the principle of “evaluation mission” of the UN on the situation in northern Gaza, with a view to a return of the displaced, Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, without giving further details. The military operation and Israeli bombings initially focused on the north of the enclave, but are now targeting the south more.
The WHO sees its resources in Gaza being “reduced”. International organizations continue to warn of the health disaster in the Palestinian territory, oWhere 85% of the population has been displaced and where humanitarian aid is arriving in dribs and drabs. The World Health Organization said Tuesday that its capacity to help residents is growing. “reduce”speaking of “humanitarian disaster”.
An MSF shelter bombed. Médecins Sans Frontières condemned “with the greatest firmness”on Wednesday, a strike against one of its shelters in Khan Younes, which led to the death of the daughter of one of its employees. “A shell passed through [lundi] the wall of the building, where more than 100 MSF staff members and their families had taken refuge, specifies the NGO. Although MSF is unable to confirm the origin of the shell, it appears similar to those used by Israeli tanks.”