The sentence “intensive” fighting in southern Gaza “will end soon” declared, Monday January 15, the Israeli Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant. 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. The Palestinian organization also reported on Monday the death of two Israeli hostages, broadcasting a video where we see a young woman announcing the deaths. No indication of the filming date is given in the video. Follow our live stream.
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.