Europe is raising its voice. The head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell accused, Friday January 19, Israel of having “created” And “finance” the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, in power in Gaza and behind the unprecedented attack of October 7 on Israeli soil. A statement which comes as the Israeli Prime Minister reaffirmed his opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state. “We believe that a two-state solution must be imposed from the outside to bring peace. Even if, and I insist, Israel reaffirms its refusal and, to prevent it, it has gone so far as to create itself even Hamas”, said Josep Borrell. Follow our live stream.
New Israeli strikes. During the night from Friday to Saturday, January 20, Israeli forces bombarded the north and south of Gaza, notably the Khan Younes sector (south), the new epicenter of ground fighting and air raids after a first phase of the war. concentrated in the north of the territory. Early Saturday the Hamas health ministry reported at least 90 deaths overnight.
Tensions between the United States and Israel. Israel’s main ally and key supporter in its war against Hamas, the United States has in recent weeks called on the Israeli army to reduce the number of civilian casualties in its operations and reiterated its support for the creation of a Palestinian state. , a subject at the center of disagreements with the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A growing conflict. The Houthis Yemeni claimed responsibility for new shots against an American oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, provoking new American strikes against them on Friday.