• It is the 101st day of the war: According to Hamas, over 23,800 Palestinians have been killed, including around 10,000 children. In Israel, 1,200 people died in the attack on October 7th.
• Hezbollah: “We are not afraid of war against Israel”
• Egypt and China call for ceasefire in Gaza
• Netanyahu in the press conference on the occasion of the 100th day of the war: “Neither The Hague nor the axis of evil will stop us, we are on the way to victory”
• On the night of Thursday 11th to Saturday 12th January, the USA and Great Britain attacked the Houthi bases in Yemen. An announced action, explains Guido Olimpio.
7:38 a.m. – The Iranian president criticizes the US attacks on the Houthis
During a phone call with a senior Houthi official, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi criticized recent U.S. strikes in Yemen, saying they revealed the country's “aggressive nature.” The United States carried out strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen last week in response to the Iran-backed group's attacks against ships in the Red Sea, which the group said were retaliatory measures against Israel for its war in the Gaza Strip. “Undoubtedly, such actions against the people who have resisted foreign aggression for years and are now playing an effective role in the defense of the Palestinian people will be rejected and condemned by the freedom-yearning nations of the world,” Raisi told Chief Mahdi al-Mashat , head of the Houthis' Supreme Political Council, state news agency IRNA reported.
6:27 a.m. – West Bank: Media, 25 students arrested in raid in Israel
Israeli forces stormed the campus of An Najah National University in Nablus in the West Bank, arresting at least 25 students who were staging a sit-in, according to Al Jazeera. The university's rector was quoted by the Arabic broadcaster as saying that all communications in and around the campus had been interrupted and that all students present had received a text message from the Israeli forces asking them to “surrender immediately.”
4:46 a.m. – Houthis fire missile at US warship, which is shot down
According to US Central Command (Centcom), an anti-ship cruise missile was fired from the militant Houthi areas of Yemen at the destroyer USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea yesterday afternoon. In a post on its
01:31 – Gaza: Israel, the army will not withdraw from Khan Yunis
The Israeli army has no intention of withdrawing “from Khan Yunis or any other place” in the Gaza Strip, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said last night, citing local media. “The operation takes time: we are working to eliminate the Hamas leadership; Every day we evaluate our actions and strive to exceed even more,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman added.
1:12 a.m. – Türkiye, Israeli football player arrested over anti-Gaza message
Several Turkish media outlets reported on Sunday that an Israeli soccer player who displayed a message referencing the war between Israel and Hamas during a premier league match in Turkey was arrested. The country's justice minister had previously announced an investigation into Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel on suspicion of “hate speech”. His club Antalyaspor has already released him because of the incident. Jehezkel, 28, celebrated his team Antalyaspor's goal against Trabsonspor by posting a message that read, “100 days. 07/10” on a bandage on his left wrist. The message referred to the war between Israel and Hamas, which reached the grim milestone of 100 days on Sunday. “The Antalya Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a judicial investigation against Israeli football player Sagiv Jehezkel for public incitement to hatred over his hateful celebration in favor of the massacre committed by Israel in Gaza,” Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on “X”. “We will continue to support the oppressed Palestinians,” he added, denouncing what he described as ongoing “genocide” in Gaza. Antalyaspor announced it had fired the Israeli player, accusing him of “acting against the values of our country.”
12:55 a.m. – Egypt: “Israel has hindered the sending of aid to Gaza”
“The Israeli army bombed the roads leading to the border crossing on the Palestinian side at least four times, preventing any passage into the Gaza Strip, and Egypt immediately repaired them.” The biggest obstacle to the flow of aid and its rapid arrival in sufficient quantities “The most difficult thing for the Palestinians in these 100 days was the stubbornness and intention of the Israeli occupation authorities to delay the inspection of the relief supplies.” This was stated by the head of the Egyptian state press, Diaa Rashwan, responding once again to the allegations made in Cairo before the Hague court Israel. Rashwan added that the entry of aid supplies through the Rafah border crossing from the Egyptian side “faced a first obstacle from the beginning, namely that the border crossing was structurally not prepared for the entry of goods, but only of people, which Egypt is concerned with “I have overcome urgent technical means.” Interventions to enable the passage of trucks.”
00:12 – Biden: We will not stop working to free the hostages
“I will never forget the pain and suffering I felt during my meetings with the families of the American hostages.” US President Joe Biden said this in a statement 100 days after October 7 (the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack ), quoted by the Times of Israel. America is still working to bring home “more than 100 innocent people, including at least six Americans, who are still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza,” the US president continued. “I reaffirm my promise to all hostages and their families: We are with you. We will never stop working to bring Americans home,” Biden said.