what to remember from Friday January 12

Israel has defended itself against accusations of genocide against the Palestinians before the International Court of Justice, while bombings continue in the Gaza Strip.

Israel continues its bombings in the Gaza Strip, while the country was responding to accusations of genocide against the Palestinians before the International Court of Justice on Friday January 12. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have also responded to strikes carried out by the United States and the United Kingdom. Here is what to remember from the 98th day of the conflict.

Israel defends itself before ICJ against accusations of “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza

Israel denounced an accusation “totally distorted” And “malicious” brought against him before the International Court of Justice, the highest court of the UN. The Jewish state’s lawyer stressed that Israel’s response was an act of self-defense and did not target civilians, saying that“Israel is engaged in a war of defense against Hamas, not against the Palestinian people”.

South Africa last month urgently seized the Court, which sits in The Hague, arguing that Israel was violating the United Nations Convention on Genocide, signed in 1948 following the Holocaust. As this is an emergency procedure, the ICJ could rule within a few weeks. Its decisions are final and legally binding, but it has no power to enforce them.

Israeli army ‘neutralizes’ three attackers after attack on Jewish settlement in West Bank

The Israeli army said it had “neutralized” three attackers after an attack on the Jewish colony of Adora, in the occupied West Bank, Friday January 12. Attackers opened fire on soldiers patrolling the area near Hebron. A man was also shot in the leg and was hospitalized, according to the Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service, which did not provide further details.

In addition, a 19-year-old Palestinian died of his wounds after being beaten by the Israeli army in Tulkarem, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Since the start of the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank has experienced a level of violence unprecedented in 20 years, with some 340 Palestinians killed since October 7, according to an AFP count from Palestinian and Israeli assessments.

Hostages held in Gaza to receive medicine ‘in coming days’, Israel says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said negotiations had resulted in “the entry of medicines for hostages held by the terrorist organization Hamas is authorized”, under an agreement negotiated through Qatar. For his part, a source close to Hamas confirmed to AFP the holding of talks on the entry of medicines but not their conclusion.

Of the 250 hostages kidnapped in southern Israel during the Hamas attack on October 7, 132 are missing, including 25 who died without their bodies having been returned, according to Israeli authorities. At least a third of the hostages suffer from chronic illnesses and require treatment, according to a report published Tuesday by a collective of hostage families, “Bring them home now”. “Many others were injured” during their kidnapping, and others suffer from pathologies linked to the conditions of captivity, according to the collective.

Communications cut again in the Gaza Strip

“We regret to announce the total shutdown of communications and internet services in Gaza after the Israeli side disconnected the servers”affirmed the Palestinian operator Paltel in a press release, while such cuts have already taken place in the Palestinian territory since the start of hostilities. “Gaza is cut off from the world again”regretted on the operator.

Hamas Health Ministry announces new death toll of 23,708

The Islamist organization in power in the Gaza Strip also reports 60,005 injured since the start of the war with the Jewish state, following the attacks it carried out in Israel on October 7. No independent source can verify this assessment.

Houthi rebels fire anti-ship missile ‘in response’ to US, UK strikes in Yemen

The missile did not hit any ships, according to a US general. Washington and London carried out more than 150 strikes on Houthi rebel positions in Yemen during the night from Thursday to Friday, killing five and wounding six rebels according to the Houthi military spokesperson. A senior body of the Iran-backed movement warned Friday that “all American-British interests [étaient] become legitimate targets. for the rebels.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on “all parties” to avoid “climbing”. For several weeks, the Houthis have increased attacks on ships in the Red Sea, disrupting global maritime trade. In power in a large part of Yemen, rebels close to Iran say they are targeting ships linked to Israel in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.