what to remember from Tuesday, December 5

The Israeli army was battling Hamas in the town of Khan Yunis, forcing thousands of people to flee the area.

The war has reached its 60th day. The Israeli army extended its offensive against Hamas in the south of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, December 5, where it carried out deadly strikes. In retaliation for the October 7 attack, Israel vowed to“annihilate” The Islamist organization and its army are carrying out intense and devastating bombardments on the besieged Palestinian territory, alongside a vast ground operation launched on October 27. Here’s what to remember from this day.

Israeli army bombs southern Gaza Strip

The Israeli army said it was battling Hamas in Khan Yunis. The infantry notably entered the large city and led intense ground battles. We are in the heart of Jabaliya, in the heart of Choujaiya [deux localités du nord de Gaza] and now also in the heart of Khan Younès”affirmed Israeli General Yaron Finkelman, believing that it is the “the most intense day since the start of the ground offensive” Israeli. According to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, the Nasser hospital in Khan Younes, overwhelmed by the influx of wounded and short of staff and supplies, is home to more than 1,000 patients and 17,000 displaced people.

The WHO emptied two warehouses in Khan Younes.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had almost entirely moved its medical equipment located in two warehouses in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, assuring that Israel had advised it to do so. The Israeli army denied making this request. “When an army asks you, or recommends something to you (…) it is obvious that you comply”however, declared Richard Peeperkorn, local WHO official, insisting on the fact that“there was no other choice”.

Israel announces 82 soldiers killed in Gaza

Eighty-two Israeli soldiers have died since the start of the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army’s communications office announced. The Hamas Ministry of Health, for its part, claimed that 16,248 people had died, more than 70% of them women and children and adolescents, in Israeli bombings in Gaza.

First Lebanese soldier killed

A Lebanese soldier was killed and three others injured in an Israeli bombardment against a military post in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army said in a statement. This is the first death in its ranks since the start of clashes on the border between Israel and the powerful Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah. A Syrian farmer was killed in a strike, according to the ANI news agency.

US sanctions Israeli settlers accused of violence against Palestinians

The United States has announced the imposition of sanctions against Jewish settlers accused of attacks against Palestinians, in an attempt to stem the violence in the occupied West Bank. In a communicatedSecretary of State Antony Blinken judged this violence “unacceptable”. It was not specified how many people would be affected by these visa restrictions, which will also apply to relatives of the people targeted.

The UN fears “a hellish scenario”

“An even more hellish scenario is about to come true, to which humanitarian operations may not be able to respond”, warned the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian Territories, Lynn Hastings. The situation in Gaza is “close to humanity’s darkest hour”warned the WHO for its part. Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told him that “the annihilation of Gaza is now among the worst attacks of our time against civilian populations”.

Relatives of Israeli hostages demonstrate

To the cries of “60 days is too much!”families of hostages again demanded on Tuesday an international mobilization to obtain their release, and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who repeated his work “for everyone’s return”. A week of truce between November 24 and December 1 allowed the release of 105 people, including 80 Israelis exchanged for 240 Palestinian prisoners incarcerated by Israel. There are still 138 hostages held in Gaza, according to the Israeli government.

France decrees a six-month freeze on the Hamas leader’s assets in Gaza.

Considered the architect of the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, Yahya Sinouar is one of the main leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement wanted by Israel. The Ministry of the Economy has not yet specified the amount of these assets, frozen by a decree published in the Official Journal.