2:39 p.m
Netanyahu: dangerous cooperation between Russia and Iran
In a 50-minute telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu “sharply criticized the dangerous cooperation between Russia and Iran.” We read this in a note from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office reporting on the phone call, the second between the two heads of state after the phone call of October 16, in which he also expressed his “disappointment” at the words spoken to him brought The UN Security Council was confirmed on Friday by the Russian representative.
1:19 p.m
Netanyahu: “The war will continue with greater intensity”
The war “will continue with greater intensity in the north and south of the Gaza Strip in order to achieve all objectives.” This was reiterated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who reported talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron during a government meeting , to which he said that “on the one hand, they cannot support the destruction of Hamas and, on the other hand, “otherwise we would put pressure on ourselves to end the war, which would prevent the elimination of Hamas.”
12:49 p.m
Netanyahu speaks with Putin for 50 minutes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a Cabinet meeting for a 50-minute telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Netanyahu's office announced this.
11:50 a.m
IDF: New surrender of dozens of Hamas fighters
There are dozens of Hamas militants who have been arrested by Israeli forces after losing all contact with the organization's leadership in the Gaza Strip, which “no longer exercises command and control functions.” This was announced by Tsahal Radio. Israeli forces have “detected changes in the behavior of Hamas leaders,” now holed up in Khan Yunis, a southern city besieged by the Israeli military, who have chosen to focus on their personal security rather than continuing to issue instructions To give. The Institute for War Research has said that seven Hamas battalions have already been stopped and another six are “on the verge of collapse.”
11:48
UN: “There is hell on earth in Gaza”
A ceasefire is crucial to putting an end to the “hell on earth” in Gaza: this is what the head of the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, reported at the Doha Forum (Qatar), the BBC. “The dehumanization of Palestinians has allowed the international community to tolerate continued Israeli attacks on Gaza,” Lazzarini said, stressing that the agency was on the verge of collapse. “It is certainly the worst situation I have ever seen,” he added: “People come to the United Nations to ask for protection, but even the blue flag is no longer protected.” The situation is catastrophic in nature assumed.”
10:20 a.m
UN: Half of Gaza's population is dying of hunger
Half of Gaza's population is starving as fighting continues between Hamas and Israel, said the deputy director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), Carl Skau, as reported by the BBC. Only a fraction of needed supplies have made it to Gaza and in some areas nine out of 10 families are unable to eat every day, the official added, stressing that conditions in Gaza have made humanitarian aid deliveries “almost impossible.” would have.