The Israeli army continues its fighting in Gaza this Tuesday, December 26, after announcing on Monday the intensification of its offensive to destroy Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says peace can only be achieved if the enclave is “demilitarized” and “deradicalized.”
What you need to consider:
■ The almost the entire population of Gaza Is Situation of acute food insecurity. Within a few weeks, almost half a million people could face famine.
■ After a visit to Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an intensification of fighting and estimated that the Peace will only be achieved if Gaza is “demilitarized” and “deradicalized.”
■ The Palestinian Hamas Ministry of Health announced on Monday, December 25, that Israeli military operations are taking place in the Gaza Strip had caused 20,674 deaths since the beginning of the war, October 7th, and more than 54,536 injured. 70% of the victims are women and minors. 1 140 people were killed in the Hamas attack on October 7, according to the Israeli government. The Israeli army said Thursday it had killed more than 2 000 Palestinian fighters since the end of the ceasefire at the beginning of December.
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8:20 a.m.: In the Gaza Strip, amid water and food shortages, certain foods are selling for ten times more than before the Oct. 7 attack
“It’s super hard to find food. There is a lack of water, food and health care. Products that are rare on the market are very expensive. “A 25-kilo bag of flour cost the equivalent of 11 euros before October 7th, but now it is ten times as much,” says Jehad Abu Hassan, field coordinator in the Gaza Strip for the NGO Première Emergency.
He explains that in some places people are literally running out of food and the wait at UNRWA aid distribution centers can take several hours. In addition, there is great promiscuity for those who no longer have shelter, who live on the streets and are exposed to wind and rain.
Read alsoGaza famine: “There are certain places where people really don’t have anything to eat”
07:19: New bombings by the Israeli army during the night
According to the Palestinian agency WAFA, the Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank was the target of Israeli air strikes on the night of Monday to Tuesday, in which a house was blown up.
The agency also mentions bombings in the city of Khan Younes. A house was bombed and several people are missing.
🚨Palestinian Red Crescent rescue teams evacuated several injured and martyrs 🚑after a house was bombed in Al-Amal neighborhood last night #KhanYounis.
📷Videography by: PRCS volunteer Talat El-Agha#Gaza pic.twitter.com/8medqZzk0q— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) December 26, 2023
07:10: On December 25, humanitarian aid was delivered to Gaza
Details of the aid were published on X by Cogat, the organization that coordinates government activities in the occupied territories.
5:30 a.m.: The threat of famine is becoming increasingly clear in Gaza
The enclave is on the verge of collapse, says the World Food Program. A risk confirmed by the WHO, which has just sent a new team to al-Chifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, now closed.
WHO today visited Al-Aqsa Hospital, where scores of injured people were admitted following strikes at the center overnight #Gazaalso near the Maghazi refugee camp.
Palestinian health authorities reported that 70 people were killed while staff at Al-Aqsa Hospital… pic.twitter.com/B5503C82CT
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 25, 2023
50,000 people have found refuge in this facility since the fighting began, but food is hard to find there.
Almost the entire population of Gaza is in a situation of acute food insecurity, which is phase 3 of a five-level hunger scale. About 1 million people are already in Phase 4 and 378,000 are already in Phase 5, which is equivalent to famine. In a few weeks it could be half a million.
“Hunger and desperation in Gaza are reaching catastrophic proportions.
Food and water available on December 23rd. delivered to two hospitals in northern Gaza were forcibly taken away by people desperate to eat.”
-Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean pic.twitter.com/JJ8TlvncPD
— WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (@WHOEMRO) December 25, 2023
Read alsoGaza: WHO is increasingly concerned about the number of hungry patients in hospitals
05:10: Benyamin Netanyahu estimates that peace can only be achieved if Gaza is “demilitarized” and “de-radicalized.”
After announcing an intensification of fighting against Hamas in the Palestinian territory, Benjamin Netanyahu assumed that peace could only be achieved if it also came to Gaza “ demilitarized” and “deradicalized”. Despite international calls to silence the guns, there is no respite in sight after more than two months of war against the Palestinian Islamist movement, which launched an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil on October 7.
“ We are not stopping, (…) we are intensifying the fighting in the coming days. It will be a long war »said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after a visit to the Gaza Strip. In the columns of Wall Street Journalhe also posed three “ requirements » to achieve peace. “ Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized and Palestinian society must be de-radicalized »he explained in his column.
Benjamin Netanyahu also reiterated that “the United States, Britain, France, Germany and many other countries support Israel's intention to destroy this terrorist organization militarily and politically.” Netanyahu, meanwhile, says Israel respects international law and is striving to reduce the number of victims among the civilian population.
Prevent weapons smuggling “ will require the establishment of a temporary security zone on the edge of the Gaza Strip »said Benjamin Netanyahu, who rules out entrusting the future administration of this territory to the Palestinian Authority, which he accuses “ Financing and glorifying terrorism » in the West Bank. “ In the near future, Israel must retain primary responsibility for security in Gaza »from which he unilaterally withdrew in 2005 after 38 years of occupation, he repeated.
According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, Benjamin Netanyahu also agreed to encourage the voluntary emigration of Palestinians from Gaza. “ Our problem is not whether a withdrawal should be approved, but whether there will be countries willing to accept a withdrawal », he told elected representatives from his Likud party, according to Haaretz. Hamas responded by a “ absurd project ». The Palestinians “ refuse to be deported and displaced. There can be no exile and there is no choice but to remain on our land »he fumed in a press release.
On the other hand, the Israeli Prime Minister did not mention the hostages held in Gaza in this forum, our correspondent in Jerusalem recalls. Michael Paul.
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