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He is considered the architect of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. The European Union officially classified Yahya Sinouar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, as a terrorist on Tuesday January 16. Following this decision, Yahya Sinouar will be subject to a sanctions regime involving a freezing of funds and financial assets that he holds in the EU, and a ban on any European operator from financing them.
The end of the “intensive” phase of fighting is approaching in the south of the Gaza Strip. The sentence “intensive” fighting in southern Gaza “will end soon”, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday. During the night from Monday to Tuesday, Israeli aircraft bombed the Khan Younes sector (south), the epicenter of ground fighting and air raids in recent weeks, where, according to the army, the local leadership is hiding. of Hamas.
Call for a ceasefire. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, necessary according to him to ensure humanitarian aid, but also “facilitate the release of hostages”.
A heavy toll. The Hamas administration puts the death toll from the war at 24,000, or 1% of the local population.
New clashes in the West Bank. Three Palestinians were killed Monday in the occupied West Bank during clashes with the Israeli army in two different locations, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced.
Clashes on the Egyptian border. The Israeli army announced that it had opened fire towards around twenty “suspects”suspected drug traffickers, who were heading to southern Israel from neighboring Egypt.