A new call for a truce. The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday December 8 for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, wherehe health system is on its knees. “The situation is becoming more and more terrible by the day… Literally beyond imaginable”, declared WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier to the press in Geneva (Switzerland). According to the United Nations, only 14 of the 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip were still operating on Friday, but with great difficulty. Follow our live stream.
The UN must decide on a call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, invoked Article 99 of the United Nations Charter on Wednesday to warn of the risk of “a total breakdown of public order” in Gaza, and call for a pause in the fighting. The United Arab Emirates has prepared a draft resolution, which will be submitted to the Council for a vote on Friday.
Dozens dead in Israeli strikes, according to Hamas. The Hamas health ministry reported 40 deaths early Friday in strikes near Gaza City, and “tens” others in Jabaliya, in the north of the enclave, and in Khan Younès, further south. A report that franceinfo cannot confirm, due to lack of independent verification on site. The overall death toll in Gaza since October 7 increased further on Thursday, reaching 17,177 deaths, 70% of whom were women and under 18 years old, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.
Controversy over video of Palestinians arrested. Israeli television channels broadcast footage showing Israeli soldiers guarding dozens of blindfolded, underwear-clad Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. A treatment which caused heated controversy on social networks. The Israeli army said “investigate” For “check who is linked to Hamas and who is not”.