what to remember from Wednesday, December 27

The Israeli army is “increasingly targeting the area around the Nasser hospital” in Khan Younes, according to Hamas. The WHO and Emmanuel Macron have once again called for a ceasefire in the face of the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli strikes“extend” in the center of the Gaza Strip, Wednesday December 27, and could still last for “many months”, announced the Israeli army. Emmanuel Macron renewed his request for a “lasting ceasefire”and the WHO alerted of “great danger” faced by the civilian population in the besieged territory after the attacks by Palestinian Hamas on October 7. Here is what to remember from the 82nd day of war between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli strikes near hospitals and refugee camps

According to the Hamas Ministry of Health, 195 people were killed in 24 hours in Gaza by Israeli forces. An assessment that Franceinfo cannot confirm, lack of independent verification on site. On the Israeli side, the offensive land launched on October 27 cost the lives of 164 soldiers, according to the army.

The Hamas Ministry of Health claimed that Israel had notably targeted a house neighboring the Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younes, leaving 22 dead and 34 injured. The army “increasingly targeting the surroundings of the Nasser hospital” of Khan Younès, the most important in the south of the territory, declared the spokesperson for the ministry, saying “fear that the same scenario as at al-Chifa hospital will repeat itself”.

Witnesses reported intense bombardment on the al-Maghazi and al-Boureij refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli army ordered the Gazan population to evacuate the al-Bureij camp. In the north, violent clashes took place at dawn in Gaza and Jabaliya.

Six dead in raid in occupied West Bank

An Israeli operation left six dead and many injured, the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. According to the Wafa agency, these six people were killed by Israeli airstrikes on the Nour Shams camp located near the town of Tulkarem. Questioned by AFP, the Israeli army did not immediately comment on this information.

Hezbollah fighter, two civilians killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon

The Israeli army raid hit a home in a town in Lebanon, about 2 km from the border with Israel, on Wednesday. “Enemy planes carried out a raid (…) on a house (…) in the center of Bint Jbeil”, reported the National Information Agency. Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have been almost daily since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7.

The population of Gaza is in “great danger”, warns the World Health Organization

The organization’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on the international community “urgent measures to mitigate the grave danger weighing on the population of Gaza”. The organization explains that it was able to deliver equipment to two hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, but that 21 of the 36 hospitals in the territory no longer work at all. The WHO also highlights the “terrible injuries”, there “acute hunger” and the “serious risk of disease” from which the population of the Gaza Strip suffers.

Emmanuel Macron reiterates his demand for a “lasting ceasefire”

The President of the Republic informed Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone of “his greatest concern” faced with the number of civilian victims of the Israeli military operation and the“absolute humanitarian emergency” observed in the Gaza Strip, the Elysée announced in a press release on Wednesday. “France will work in the coming days, in conjunction with Jordan, to carry out humanitarian operations in Gaza”adds the Elysée.

Shipowners are once again passing their ships through the Red Sea

The French shipowner CMA-CGM passed “certain ships” by the Red Sea, after having paused its passages following attacks on commercial ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Maersk, for its part, is preparing to “resume navigation in the Red Sea towards the east as well as towards the west”and the first cargo ships will use the canal “as soon as possible”.