Traveling to Charleston (United States), Joe Biden, briefly interrupted during a speech by demonstrators demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, assured, Monday January 8, that he “worked discreetly” so that Israel “significantly reduced” its presence in the Palestinian territory. For his part, Antony Blinken, head of American diplomacy, is expected in Israel this evening for difficult talks on this war. The diplomat described yesterday as “tragedy” the deaths of thousands of civilians, and warned that the conflict could “easily metastasize” as tensions rise a notch between Israel and Lebanon. Follow our live stream.
UN says ‘very concerned’ by ‘high toll’ of journalists killed in Gaza. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said “very concerned” Monday by “high balance sheet” of Palestinian journalists killed in the Gaza Strip, after the death of two reporters on Sunday. At least 79 journalists and media workers, the vast majority Palestinian, have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. These “murders (…) must be the subject of a thorough and independent investigation.underlines the agency on the social network
Top Hezbollah military leader killed in Israeli strike. The terrorist organization announced Monday: Commander Wissam Hassan Tawil died in southern Lebanon. This is the highest-ranking Hezbollah military official killed since clashes between the movement, an ally of Hamas, and Israel resumed.
The town of Khan Younes targeted by new airstrikes. The Israeli army said on Monday that it had killed “ten terrorists preparing to fire rockets at Israel”, in this besieged city and new epicenter of the fighting, in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas Ministry of Health, for its part, reported a new toll, affirming that 23,084 people had been killed in the Palestinian enclave since the start of military operations initiated by Israel.
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.