An Al Jazeera journalist was killed and another injured by an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip.
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The war between Israel and Hamas began on Friday the 15th December, in its 70th day. The Israeli army announced that it had recovered and brought back to Israel the bodies of eight people, including that of Franco-Israeli Elia Toledano. The 28-year-old was attending a music festival with his friend Mia Shem when he was kidnapped on October 7. Here is what to remember from this new day in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Three Israeli hostages killed “by mistake” by Israeli soldiers
Israeli army soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip killed three Israeli hostages “misidentified” like a “threat”. “As a result, the soldiers opened fire in their direction and they were killed”announced army spokesperson Daniel Hagari on television. “The Israeli army expresses its deep remorse over this tragic incident and extends its deepest condolences to the families. Our national mission is to find the missing and return all hostages home.”concludes the army.
Death of Franco-Israeli hostage Elia Toledano
The Israeli army announced on Friday that it had recovered and brought back to Israel the bodies of eight people during an operation in the Gaza Strip. Among them are two Israeli soldiers kidnapped on October 7, Nik Beizer and Ron Sherman, both aged 19, as well as the Franco-Israeli Elia Toledano. Emmanuel Macron, announced on X (ex-Twitter) his “sadness” after the announcement of the death of Franco-Israeli hostage Elia Toledano. “I share the shock and grief of his family. He was 28 years old. France continues to work tirelessly to free all the hostages.”he added.
A second entry point for humanitarian aid in Gaza
Israel announced that it had approved “temporarily” the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through a second entry point, located at Kerem Shalom, in order to decongest that of Rafah, which was until then the only crossing point for humanitarian aid.. “Only humanitarian aid from Egypt will be delivered to Gaza this way”, said the Prime Minister’s office. The World Health Organization welcomed “A very good news” and requested that the whole of Gaza be able to benefit from this aid.
Al Jazeera journalist killed, another injured
An Al Jazeera journalist, Samer Abou Daqa, was killed and another, Wael Dahdouh, was injured by an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip, the Qatari channel reported. Hamas accuses Israel of having targeted “deliberately journalists”. More than 60 journalists and media workers have died since the start of the war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Mahmoud Abbas defends the indivisibility of the Palestinian state
The president of the Palestinian Authority said that any attempt to “to separate” and D’“isolate” part of the Palestinian state was “unacceptable”. “Gaza is an integral part of the State of Palestine”he underlined, according to his team, during a meeting with Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, in Ramallah. “It would not be right for Israel to occupy Gaza”Jake Sullivan said earlier in the day.
Several rockets intercepted above Jerusalem
Several rockets were intercepted above Jerusalem, shortly after the warning sirens were triggered, according to AFP journalists on site. The armed wing of Hamas also announced in a press release that it had fired rockets towards Jerusalem “in response to the Zionist massacres of civilians”. Six missiles were fired towards Jerusalem, three of which were intercepted, according to the Israeli army. Emergency services have not reported any casualties.