1:19 p.m
Media: Israel attacks areas where it has evacuated civilians
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 Gaza – divided into 623 numbered blocks – indicating the areas the military would attack next and the areas where civilians were expected to flee. The IDF described the card as “a sure way to ensure your safety.” Using online video, satellite images and local news, CNN confirmed three Israeli strikes in areas where citizens had been told to move.
12:17 p.m
Israel proposes two-week ceasefire in Gaza for new hostage exchange
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.
07:41
Prosperity Guardian, 20 countries in the anti-Houthi coalition
Over 20 countries have joined the US-led Red Sea Maritime Security Coalition against Houthi attacks. The Pentagon announced this through spokesman Pat Ryder, explaining that the ships involved “will patrol the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to respond to and, if necessary, assist commercial vessels transiting this vital maritime area.” Among the 20 countries that have joined Operation Prosperity Guardian is Italy, which has provided a frigate.
07:41
The USA: We were ready to vote on the UN resolution
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that after working “hard and diligently” with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on the Gaza resolution over the past week, Washington was ready “to follow the Gaza resolution.” to support the draft in its version”. The New York Times reports on it. It is not clear at this point what could have prevented the vote in the United Nations Security Council for the umpteenth time.
07:40
UN vote postponed
Again postponement of the Security Council vote on the Gaza resolution to the UN, the fourth. At the closed-door meeting yesterday, some countries expressed dissatisfaction with the text, which was too watered down on the issue of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and ambassadors called for more time for consultations with their respective governments. The draft, the result of intensive negotiations between the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, calls on Israel to immediately enable safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip and create the conditions for a sustainable end to the violence. While there is no longer any talk of an immediate end to the violence. Following the redrafting, the United States announced its support for the text. “I'm not going to tell you how I'm going to vote, but there will be a resolution if the resolution put forward is something we can support,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield.