2023-12-13 14:32:20
Israel: We will move forward with or without international support
“Israel will continue the war against Hamas with or without international support”: Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said this, according to Israeli media reports. “A ceasefire at this stage is a gift to the terrorist organization Hamas and will allow it to return and threaten the residents of Israel,” he added, the day after the UN General Assembly's overwhelming vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.
2023-12-13 13:23:03
US security adviser in Israel after Biden's criticism of Netanyahu
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will arrive in Israel tomorrow where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli War Cabinet. Sullivan's arrival – although already planned – comes a day after President Joe Biden criticized the government in Jerusalem for saying that the war in Gaza against Hamas, with the deaths of civilians, was alienating world sympathies for the Jewish state. According to some media reports, Israel fears that Sullivan will give Israel a deadline of several weeks to end the war.
Dec 13, 2023 11:23:57 am
Gaza, 8 Israeli soldiers dead: number of victims rises to 112
Eight Israeli soldiers were killed yesterday in the north of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said today. This brings the total number of soldiers killed since ground operations began in the Gaza Strip to 112. Seven of the latest victims died in a single accident, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, without providing further details about the incident. A battalion commander is also among the dead.
Gaza, live updates. The UN General Assembly loudly calls for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”: 153 votes in favour, 10 against and 23 abstentions, including Italy. Israel and the USA defend themselves with their “no”, but their isolation in the international community continues to increase.
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Meanwhile, Biden accuses Netanyahu of not wanting a two-state solution and calls for “change.” Hamas calls for respecting the United Nations' call and to “apply pressure” to stop what it calls a “genocidal war” against the Palestinians.
The Israeli army, meanwhile, has begun pumping seawater into Hamas' vast tunnel complex in Gaza, part of an intensive attempt to destroy the underground infrastructure that has supported the group's operations: Wall Street writes exclusively in the Journal, citing US sources. Officials briefed on Israeli Army operations.
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