Four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army operation launched on the night of Wednesday 20 to Thursday 21 in a refugee camp in the “Nour Shams camp, adjoining Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, according to a new report provided by the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Israeli army announced shortly after midnight that it was carrying out an operation in this refugee camp located in the northwest of the Palestinian territory. “During the operation, an aircraft struck two terrorists who posed a threat to our forces”, she said in a short press release. Follow our live stream.
Washington submits resolution to UN. The US Secretary of State announced that the United States has presented a draft resolution to members of the UN Security Council calling for a “immediate ceasefire linked to the release of the hostages” in the Gaza Strip. “We very much hope that countries will support it”said Anthony Blinken in an interview with Saudi media, on the sidelines of a visit to the kingdom devoted to the war between Israel and Hamas. On several occasions in recent months, Washington had vetoed resolutions calling for immediate ceasefires between the two sides.
Antony Blinken expected in Israel on Friday. After Saudi Arabia, the head of American diplomacy goes to Egypt on Thursday and then to Israel on Friday. He should discuss with his interlocutors the efforts made to achieve a pause in the fighting and “intensifying international efforts to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza and post-conflict coordination”according to the spokesperson for the US State Department.
Israel says it killed “more than 140 terrorists” in al-Chifa hospital. In a statement, the Israeli army said Thursday it had killed “more than 140 terrorists in the hospital area” al-Chifa, in Gaza City, on which it launched an operation on Monday.