Operation threatened, after several countries announced suspending their aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). This is why the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called, on Sunday January 28, these countries (including the United States, Italy, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Finland and Germany) to “at least guarantee” the continuation of its operations, essential to two million people. The agency, at the heart of humanitarian aid in Gaza, announced on Friday that it had separated from several employees accused of being involved in the attack perpetrated on October 7 by Hamas, based on information from Israeli authorities. . Follow our live stream.
Violent fighting in Khan Younes. The largest city in southern Gaza is now at the heart of the war, with violent clashes still ongoing on Saturday, according to witnesses interviewed by AFP. The fighting is raging particularly around the city’s two main hospitals, Nasser and al-Amal, which are only operating slowly and which house sick people and thousands of displaced people.
International justice demands the entry of aid. Seized by South Africa, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court of the UN, on Friday called on Israel to prevent any possible act of “genocide” in Gaza. This accusation was judged “scandalous” by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel, which controls the entry of international aid into this besieged territory, must take “immediate measures” to allow access to aid in Gaza, declared the ICJ, which has no leverage to impose its decisions.