Latest news on the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas and current information on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to Hamas, there are more than 18,000 dead in Gaza.
After the US vetoed the ceasefire, an extraordinary session of the General Assembly will take place on Tuesday. There is also an alarm from the UN: “Catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip”. Army: “Over 100 Israeli soldiers have died since operations began.” Qatar reiterates that it has not given up its mediation efforts, but negotiations are becoming increasingly difficult. The foreign ministers of Italy, Germany and France to the EU: “For sanctions against Hamas”.
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The number of Israeli soldiers wounded since the ground attack on the Gaza Strip began
The Israeli army has updated the number of soldiers wounded since the ground attack on the Gaza Strip began in late October. 582 soldiers were wounded and 104 killed. The injured soldiers included 133 seriously injured, 218 moderately injured and 231 slightly injured. According to the IDF, 34 soldiers are currently hospitalized in serious condition, 210 in moderate condition and 149 in good condition. Since October 7, 433 soldiers have been killed and 1,645 injured, 261 seriously, 456 moderately and 928 lightly.
Tajani: “Settlers are not the same as Hamas”
“I condemn the violence and other riots, but those of the settlers are not terrorist actions. It is a decision I do not agree with to use violence or attack the Palestinian population living there, but we cannot equate Hamas with the Jewish settlers living there. They are very different things.” This was explained by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister. Antonio Tajani, in a press statement on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on the proposal to ban the entry of extremist settlers into the Schengen area.
Moscow demands that Hamas immediately release the hostages
Russia's special envoy for the Middle East, Mikhail Bogdanov, held talks with several Palestinian groups, including Hamas, and stressed the need for a cessation of hostilities and the immediate release of the hostages.
Al-Qassam Brigades report rocket fire on Tel Aviv
The brigades Izzeddin al-Qassamthe armed wing of HamasThey claimed to have received rocket fire Tel Aviv. In a short statement published on Telegram, we read that “the Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades fired rocket fire at Tel Aviv.” To justify the attack, the militia members claim that “the rocket launch was in response to the massacres of the civilian population (Palestinians, editor's note) by the Zionists.”
Belgium: “Ban violent Israeli settlers from Schengen”
“We are concerned about the situation West Bank. According to the United Nations, the situation is extremely worrying. Previously there were around three acts of violence per day. We are now at seven acts of violence per day committed by extremist and violent settlers. “Belgium has decided to take measures to ban violent settlers from its territory, but for this measure to be effective, this afternoon I will support the need to denounce and ban violent settlers throughout the Schengen area.” This stated the Belgian Foreign Minister , Hadja Lahbibon the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council.
Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem reduced to a minimum: “They are suffering in Gaza, we can’t celebrate”
Christmas discreet a Bethlehem where celebrations at the place where Jesus was born are “minimised” because I Palestinian Christians They feel like they can't celebrate while a Gaza There is so much suffering. “We cannot celebrate when our brothers and sisters die,” he told the British newspaper The Times. Issa Thaljieh, the Greek Orthodox priest of the Church of the Nativity, the 4th-century Byzantine basilica whose crypt contains the site where, according to tradition, Christ was born.
Bethlehem, which has the majority Muslimbut remains Christian at 20 percent; during the Christmas season it records peaks of up to 150 thousand tourists per year. This December, however, the city is deserted and there is no usual queue to enter one of Christianity's holiest places. Thaljieh is a Palestinian of the Christian religion.
Crosetto: “Break necessary for humanitarian reasons, democracies are different from terrorists”
“Is Borrell The Guterres they have spoken out over the last few days and also this morning. “I think it is necessary for the entire international community to ask for a pause at this moment because there are humanitarian reasons that dictate the urgency and because, as I always say, democracies must behave differently than terrorists.” This said the defense minister Guido Crosetto, spoke on the Adnkronos forum.
Israel: “Three more soldiers killed in Gaza, now total 104”
The Israeli army announced the deaths of more reservist soldiers killed in fighting in the southern strip in the area khan Yunis. According to official information, the total number of soldiers who died rises to 104.
Media: “Team Netanyahu examines post-war plan for Gaza”
A small team to develop a plan for Gaza as soon as the war was over. According to Canale 13 TV, the Prime Minister initiated this Benjamin Netanyahu including prominent political representatives and defense officials. According to TV, the team is led by National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi – a close ally of the prime minister – and includes Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer as well as representatives from the army, Shin Bet and Mossad.
The television mentioned the presence in the team of Ambassador to the US Mike Herzog, who has already taken part in four meetings of the team, which is expected to meet again this week. According to the same source, the USA had been informed about the existence of the team.
Rockets from Gaza, sirens in Tel Aviv and central Israel
The rocket warning sirens from Gaza have sounded again Tel Aviv and in central Israel, by sending people to emergency shelters. Alarm sirens also sounded in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip.
Brazil is repatriating another 48 Gaza citizens stranded since October 7
It landed before dawn today Brazil A Brazilian Air Force flight used by the government to repatriate another 48 stranded people, including Brazilian citizens and their families Gaza Strip since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began on October 7th. The group, consisting of 27 children and teenagers, 17 women and four adults, left Gaza via the Rafah border crossing and reached Egypt. The evacuation of Brazilians from Gaza is the final phase of Operation Return to Peace, launched by Lula government for the repatriation of all Brazilian citizens who were in Israel and Palestine at the beginning of the conflict.
In total, the government repatriated 1,525 people thanks to the airlift guaranteed by the Air Force (Fab). The aircraft also carried humanitarian aid to areas involved in the conflict. These include 40 portable water purifiers and medicine packages sent by the Brazilian government in response to the emergency situation in Gaza. The purification plants can produce drinking water and serve up to 13,500 people per day, while each medication kit contains 48 items including antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and first aid items.
“Solidarity for Gaza”: Offices, schools and banks closed in Lebanon
Government offices and institutional headquarters were closed in Lebanon as a sign of solidarity with the population Gaza Strip. Banks, public and private schools and universities are closed, Lebanese media report. For the outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati It is a response to the “global” call for a ceasefire in Gaza and a sign of solidarity with Lebanese border towns where tensions are high due to hostilities between Israeli forces and Lebanese Hezbollah.
Borrell: “There is no longer a place of refuge for the people of Gaza”
“I presented a position paper on what to do when the attacks are over, what to do with the people of Gaza. They continue to say that they must not be driven out of their country,” but “people continue to flee bombs and.” “Seek refuge,” because “there is no refuge in Gaza anymore, there are no safe places in Gaza. That’s what the United Nations says.”
This was stated by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, to the press this morning in Brussels upon his arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council. “The European members of the Security Council – said Borrell – voted in favor of the Secretary General’s proposal”, and “it was a good idea, many of them co-supported the UAE proposal. Unfortunately, the United States vetoed this.” Proposal; therefore there is no call for a ceasefire from the Security Council. Everyone now expects this point to be presented to the United Nations General Assembly. But in the meantime the bombing continues with extraordinary intensity.”
UN: “Return to the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Rights”
The United Nations today called on world leaders to revive the spirit that led to this Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago to counteract today's oppression and polarization. The text, adopted after World War II and the Holocaust, was the first agreement between countries to protect fundamental rights and freedoms at a universal level. “In the ashes of global war, he brought hope. To end the cycle of bloodshed, he promised justice,” said Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
“It has shown the way to peace,” he added at a gathering organized at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the document, adopted in Paris on December 10, 1948. Turk emphasized that his thoughts were “to the millions of people who are suffering unbearably in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in Gaza and in Israel, Sudan, Ukraine, Burma and many other places.” This 75th anniversary should be seen as “a call for hope and … action,” the senior official said. “At a time of so little solidarity and so many divisive and short-sighted visions, I see it as a call to overcome polarization,” he concluded: “An invitation to return to the spirit that led each Member State to adopt the Universal Declaration. “and to base local, national and global decisions in all areas of politics on the intrinsic and equal value of every human life.”
Israel: “No plan to move population out of Gaza”
Israel has no plans to expel Gaza's Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip. The Prime Minister's spokesman confirmed this Benjamin Netanyahu, Eylon Levy called the information “scandalous and false accusations.” Levy said he was referring to Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi's claims in his speech in Doha when he denounced “Israel's systematic efforts to rid Gaza of its people.” Levy was quoted by the media as saying that Israel had only encouraged the people of Gaza to leave the main fighting areas, but not the Gaza Strip itself.
Hezbollah claims attacks against Israel
The Hezbollah claimed responsibility for eight attacks on Israeli military positions a yearUpper Galilee Near the dividing line between Lebanon and Israel. This was reported by the Party of God's Lebanese television channel al Manar itself. According to reports, Hezbollah's attacks against Israel were directed against Israeli army barracks and positions in the areas in front of the Lebanese cities of Naqura, Alma Shaab, Hunin, Hula, Dhahira and in Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shuba Hills.
Intense Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon continues
This morning, intensive Israeli bombing resumed in southern Lebanon near the front line with Hezbollah, the allies of Iran and Hamas. According to local sources and Lebanese media, Israeli artillery hit several locations along the demarcation line between the two countries after heavy bombing of Aitarun, a Lebanese town that was partially leveled by Israeli attacks. In the last few hours, the towns of Naqura, Jebbin, Shahin, Aita Shaab, Yarun, Khiam, Marwahin, Hula, Mais al Jabal, Blida, Mhaibib, Hamames and several others were also hit.
Israel confirms the opening of the Kerm Shalom border crossing between Egypt and Gaza
The Israel Defense Ministry's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) confirmed the opening of the checkpoint today Kerem Shalom on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. NBC reported last week, citing a senior US official, that Israel had agreed to open the Kerem Shalom checkpoint for inspection and verification of humanitarian aid. “We have expanded our capacity to carry out inspections of aid delivered to Gaza. Kerem Shalom opens, so the number of inspections will double. But help continues to wait at the entrance to Rafah. The UN must do better – the help is there and the people need it,” Cogat wrote on X.
Israel: “Weapons and explosives in UNRWA bags in Gaza”
The Israeli army found yesterday in the refugee camp of Jabaliah (Gaza) further confirmation of the systematic use of civilian structures and humanitarian organizations by the military wing of Hamas. According to the military spokesman, explosive charges and rifles Kalashnikov and an RPG rocket launcher were found in trash bagsUnrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. A truck with long-range missiles was also parked in the immediate vicinity of a school. Yesterday, the military spokesman also condemned the firing of Hamas rockets from humanitarian areas for displaced people in the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, military spokesman Daniel Hagari reported yesterday that the army had taken control of Gaza's central Falastin Square, “under which lies a vast network of military tunnels.” “Hamas – he specified – has invested enormous resources to create an 'underground Gaza Strip' over which the 'open-air Gaza Strip' serves as an extended human shield.”
Hürriyet: “Erdogan and Biden will soon negotiate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden plan to hold a telephone conversation in the coming days to discuss the possibility of a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the status of the Palestinian enclave after hostilities end. This was reported today by the Hürriyet newspaper, citing sources close to the Ankara government. The two presidents are also expected to discuss relations between Turkey and the United States, including the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara. The telephone conversation, as the newspaper explained, could also concern Sweden's NATO candidacy.
Italy, Germany and France on the EU: “Sanctions for Hamas”
The foreign ministers of Italy, France And Germany We support the proposal of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrellto “a Sanctions regime against the leaders of Hamas in solidarity with Israel and to counter the group’s terrorist operations.” In a joint letter Antonio Tajani, Catherine Colonna And Annalena Baerbock express their “full support for the proposal, which should allow the EU to target Hamas members, affiliated groups and supporters of its destabilizing activities.”
Hamas: “The death toll in Gaza is over 18,000”
TO Gaza, The death toll from the Israeli offensive exceeds 18,000 units. This was announced by the Ministry of Health of the Hamas-ruled enclave. According to the Islamist movement, 70% of the dead were women and children. The number of injured, the note adds, stands at 49,200.
Iran criticizes the US for its UN veto on the ceasefire
The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi he criticized her United States for vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “As the world calls for an end to Zionist war crimes in Palestine, the US veto of the Security Council ceasefire resolution proves that (the United States) is at the root of this war and these crimes,” Raisi wrote on X. The Washington Government “ is the main sponsor of the massacre of innocent women and children in Gaza,” he added.
Iran: “EU must act to stop Israel’s raids on Gaza”
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, sent a letter to the High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union (EU), Joseph BorrellThey demanded that Brussels “take effective measures to ensure that the Zionist regime puts an end to the attacks against the Gaza Strip.” As the Irna news agency reports, in the letter Amirabdollahian refers to recent EU calls for “a permanent ceasefire” and praises Borrell's criticism of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and against violent actions by settlers.
Egypt took in another 27 wounded Palestinians
Egypt picked up 27 more wounded Palestinians at the border crossing Rafahon the border to Gaza Strip. This was reported by the Egyptian broadcaster Al Qahera News. The injured Palestinians were picked up by Egyptian ambulances upon their arrival on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing and later taken to hospitals in North Sinai. In terms of humanitarian aid, 100 trucks have entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing in the last 24 hours. Egypt, in cooperation with Egyptian embassies and consulates, also facilitated the evacuation of an additional 500 dual nationals from the Gaza Strip.
Borrell: “EU agrees to call for humanitarian breaks”
“We have said that Israel must not use the same tactics as the North in the South, but we see that it is the same or even worse. The number of civilian casualties, innocent civilian casualties, continues to rise.” This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrellupon his arrival in Foreign Council in Brussels. “The EU must agree with its member states on a series of breaks to make the humanitarian situation less terrible, as it was not possible to ask the UN Security Council for a ceasefire,” he added.
Israel: “At least 8 rockets fired from Lebanon”
At least 8 rockets were fired Lebanon against the northern Israeli city Ma'alot-Tarshiha. The Israeli army reported this, adding that the launch caused no injuries and that six missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, while two others fell in open areas.
The IDF has announced that it will respond with artillery strikes on the areas where the attacks originated in southern Lebanon.
Israel, 4 more dead soldiers: “Total number now at 101”
The Israeli army announced the deaths of four more soldiers: three of them in fighting in the southern Gaza Strip and the fourth in a car accident. According to official figures, the total number of soldiers who have died since the start of the Gaza operation now stands at 101.
Gallant: “Hamas underestimated Israel’s retaliation.”
Hamas “underestimated Israel’s retaliation” after the October 7 attacks. The Israeli Defense Minister told the Chron Yoav GallantHe added: “It is difficult to get democracies to fight wars, but once we are in conflict we are much stronger because we fight to defend our values.”
Furthermore, Gallant said, aid funds raised by pro-Palestinian activists are being used by global terrorism. “Hamas propaganda influences universities and protests, and money is poured into it that activates terrorist networks around the world,” he added.
Israel: “Hamas Battalion Commander Shejaiya Eliminated”
The Israel Defense Forces announce on X that they have been eliminated Emad Krikae, Commander of Hamas' Shejaiya Battalion. Krikae had assumed his current position after his predecessor was killed. Previously, he was deputy commander of the same battalion and responsible for anti-tank missile training in the Gaza City Brigade.