A country in mourning. Israel mourns the death of three hostages killed “by mistake” by its own soldiers in the Gaza Strip, Friday December 15. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately regretted “an unbearable tragedy” who dives “the entire State of Israel in mourning”. Shortly after the announcement, families of hostages and supporters marched with photos of captives in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv to demand an immediate agreement for their release. Follow our live stream.
Three young men “mistakenly identified” as a “threat” by the IDF. The victims are Yotam Haïm, a 28-year-old drummer in a heavy metal band, Samer al-Talalqa, a 25-year-old Bedouin, and Alon Lulu Shamriz, 26, the Israeli army announced, specifying that the bodies had been repatriated in Israel.
Al Jazeera journalist killed. If Israel is in mourning on Saturday, Qatar and Gaza are also in mourning after the death of Samer Abou Daqa, an Al Jazeera cameraman killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younes, the main city in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to the Qatari channel . More than 60 journalists and media workers have died since the start of the war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
A new entry point for humanitarian aid in Gaza. After more than two months of war and a total siege imposed by Israel since October 9, living conditions in Gaza are nightmarish for Palestinian civilians forced into ever-smaller areas, estimates the UN. Israel authorized the opening on Friday “temporary” of a new entry point for humanitarian aid into Gaza, while continuing intense airstrikes despite U.S. pressure for more restraint.