December 22, 2023 6:14 p.m
UN Security Council passes resolution calling for more aid to Gaza
The UN Security Council approves the resolution in favor of the United Arab Emirates, which provides for more aid to Gaza. The resolution was adopted with 13 votes in favor, zero against and two abstentions: the United States and Russia.
December 22, 2023 5:52 p.m
Israel: “Yahya Sinwar will soon hit the barrels of our guns”
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will soon “encounter the barrels of Israeli guns.” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that “the activities of the army and the defense complex continue.” “In the north of the Gaza Strip,” he said, citing the media, at a meeting with the leaders of the IDF, Mossad and Shin Bet, “the operation is gradually achieving the objectives set: the dissolution of the Hamas battalions and the… “Eliminating his subterranean abilities”. “We are also operating in Khan Yunis and the south of the Gaza Strip and – he added – we will do so in other areas in the future.”
12/22/2023 3:14 p.m
Hamas: “No agreement possible without a permanent ceasefire”
Hamas insists. “The exchange agreement can be reached, but not without a permanent ceasefire and an end to this war against the Palestinian people,” Husam Badran of the group's political office told al-Jazeera satellite television, referring to those held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip Hostages patrol Israel since the October 7 attack and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. Then, he continued, “all issues will be subject to negotiations and brought to the table.”
12/22/2023 1:18 p.m
Media: “Israel attacks areas where it was evacuated”
Israel has attacked at least three locations in Gaza where it had ordered the evacuation of civilians. This was the result of an analysis by CNN and NYT. On December 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a map of the Gaza Strip – divided into 623 numbered blocks – indicating the areas the military would attack next and the areas from which civilians were forced to flee. The IDF described the card as “a safe way to maintain your security.” Using online video, satellite images and local news, CNN confirmed three Israeli strikes in areas where citizens had been told to move.
12/22/2023 1:16 p.m
Oxfam: “90% of the population is at risk of dying from hunger”
In response to the report on the Integrated Classification of Stages of Food Security (IPC), which raises the alarm about the risk of famine as the conflict continues and the blockage of the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip, said Paolo Pezzati, spokesman for Oxfam Italia Humanitarian Crises stated: “Leaving the population of Gaza without water and food is a deliberate act and constitutes a war crime by the Israeli government.” The ongoing humanitarian catastrophe is irrefutable evidence that Israel's attacks are contributing to the collapse of the already fragile food system According to Pezzati, “90% of the population could starve to death despite being saved from attacks.” The Oxfam spokesman claims: “Without an immediate ceasefire and a massive influx of aid, Gaza will only be hit by famine.” It is unimaginable that hunger will be used as a weapon of war against women, children, newborns, the elderly and the sick in 2023. The horror felt by every mother who is unable to feed her child is the horror that all of Gaza is experiencing today.”
12/22/2023 1:14 p.m
Media: “Israel has proposed a two-week ceasefire in exchange for hostages”
Israeli officials are discussing other proposals to persuade Hamas to negotiate negotiations leading to a new hostage exchange, although the Islamic faction has called for an end to “aggression” in Gaza as an essential condition for this. Kan TV reported this, citing sources familiar with the dossier. One of the options currently being explored – and which Hamas is reportedly considering – is a roughly two-week ceasefire in exchange for dozens of hostages. The Islamic faction previously rejected a proposal for a week-long ceasefire in exchange for 40 kidnapped people.
12/22/2023 1:12 p.m
Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon
Israeli artillery resumed bombardment of locations in southern Lebanon near the demarcation line between the two countries this morning. This was reported by Lebanese television LBC, according to which the towns of Naqura, Aita Shaab and Rabb Thalathin in the western, central and eastern parts of the demarcation line were attacked. A woman was killed and her husband injured in yesterday's Israeli raids in southern Lebanon.
12/22/2023 1:11 p.m
Israel expands ground operations: “Evacuates Bureij refugee camp”
New evacuation order in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – which, as the Times of Israel writes, is expanding its ground operations in the Palestinian enclave – is calling on residents of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza to make their way to “shelters” in Deir al -Balah. Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, Arabic spokesman for the IDF, released maps showing the areas to be cleared and confirmed that it remains a “combat zone” in the areas northeast of Khan Yunis, the main road connecting north to south Gaza , Salah ad Din Street. According to the announcements, the IDF will facilitate the movement of civilians through an alternative route along the coast. In addition, “tactical pauses in military activities” for “humanitarian reasons” were announced in the western area of Rafah (south of the Gaza Strip) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time.
December 22, 2023 1:07 p.m
UN: “Half a million people are at risk of dying of hunger in Gaza”
According to a report by various UN organizations and NGOs, more than half a million people in Gaza – a quarter of the population – are at risk of starvation. According to the report's data, the population's difficulty obtaining food is greater than in Afghanistan and Yemen in recent years. The report, cited by the Guardian, warns that the risk of famine is “increasing with each passing day” and blames the famine on inadequate aid to Gaza. The report, published by 23 UN and non-governmental organizations, concluded that Gaza's entire population is in a food crisis and 576,600 people are suffering from “catastrophic” hunger. Arif Husain, chief economist at the United Nations World Food Program, said: “I have never seen anything on the scale of what is happening in Gaza. “We have been warning for weeks that, given this deprivation and destruction, each day will only bring more hunger, disease and despair to the people of Gaza,” commented Martin Griffiths, UN Assistant Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs , on X
December 22, 2023 1:06 p.m
Red Crescent: “Members of our staff beaten and tortured”
“The Israeli occupation authorities have released some members of our teams who were held at the Jabalia rescue center in the northern Gaza Strip. Some were beaten and tortured, eight remain in custody.” This is what the Palestinian Red Crescent said on social media. “According to the released team members,” he adds, “locals were asked to move closer to the rescue station as an evacuation point.” The Israeli army then ordered the men to be taken out for questioning, which was followed by a similar call to the women, who were taken to an unknown location.”