Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he did not want “succumb to the sirens of defeatism”assuring that the war in the Gaza Strip would end when all objectives were “reached”. The Israeli leader responded to anonymous statements reported in the American newspaper. New York Timesindicating that his country would be prepared to end the war without having achieved its objectives. Follow our live stream.
The Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip continues. The Israeli army has resumed operations in areas it had said it controlled, including in northern Gaza. In the south, new evacuation orders were issued Monday in areas east of Khan Younis and Rafah.
Emmanuel Macron calls on Benjamin Netanyahu not to initiate a “new operation” in Khan Younès and Rafah. During a telephone interview, the head of state “marked its opposition to any new Israeli operation (…), which would only worsen the human toll and the humanitarian situation, which is already catastrophic”specifies the Elysée.
Four dead in Israeli strike on refugee camp, Palestinian Health Ministry says “An aircraft (…) struck a terrorist cell in the Nour Shams region while they were preparing an explosive device”the Israeli army said on Telegram. According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, four men, aged 20 to 25, were killed by an Israeli drone strike on the same camp.