The European Parliament called, Thursday January 18, “to a permanent ceasefire” in Gaza, “provided that all hostages are immediately released without conditions and that the Hamas terrorist organization is dismantled”. Tabled by the left and the center, the draft resolution initially did not mention any conditions, but the majority of MEPs rallied to the clauses added in the form of an amendment by the main political group in the hemicycle, the European People’s Party (right ). Follow our live stream.
Dozens of additional victims in Gaza last night. Israeli strikes killed 93 people overnight from Wednesday to Thursday in the Gaza Strip, said the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which controls the territory. In the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian was killed on Thursday on the second day of an Israeli raid in Tulkarem, according to local authorities. Five other Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in the same area during this long operation.
Jordan points the finger at Israel. The Jordanian army has accused Israel of damaging one of its military field hospitals in the Gaza Strip. The Jewish state is said to have injured two people during bombings on the besieged Palestinian territory, where the health system is collapsing more every day.
The Houthis struck again. While the war raises fears of a conflagration in the region, the Yemeni Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a new attack against a “American ship” off the coast of Yemen. In response, the American army targeted the Houthis on their territory in Yemen during the night for the fourth time, with ground strikes on 14 missiles from the pro-Iran rebels.