What happened in the last few hours?
This is the latest news on the war in Gaza, this Thursday, December 14, at 9:00 p.m.:
Israel warns that the war in Gaza to defeat Hamas will last several months. Netanyahu is trying to resolve differences with the United States, which he thanks for providing weapons for the war and vetoing the ceasefire request at the United Nations. Intense fighting and shelling continue across the Palestinian Mediterranean enclave, as the humanitarian crisis worsens for hundreds of thousands of Gazans.
The United States wants Israel's war in Gaza to end “as soon as possible.”. John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, confirmed this at a conference with journalists in Washington. Kirby also made it clear that it is not the intention of the United States to impose the timing of its military strategy on Israel, although the New York Times attributed the information requested by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to four anonymous official sources in a meeting during his visit to Israel He said his army would reduce the ground war in Gaza before the end of the year.
Israel warns Hamas leaders that they are “not safe” in their Gaza tunnel network. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari warned this Thursday members of the Islamist group Hamas that “they are not safe in the network of tunnels they have built under large parts of the inhabited areas of the Gaza Strip.” Hagari referred to several videos released recently by the army showing Hamas militants hiding in a tunnel dying from explosives fired by Israeli soldiers. “Our troops planted explosives and identified the terrorists with cameras,” he said.
Israel is offering $400,000 for information on the whereabouts of Yahya Sinwar, believed to be the mastermind of the October 7 attack. The Israeli army has distributed leaflets in Gaza City and Khan Yunis offering financial rewards for information about Sinwar and other Hamas commanders, Efe Agency confirmed to residents of both cities.
Suspected Hamas members with specific plans to attack Jewish targets arrested in Germany. The public prosecutor's office orders the arrest of three men in Berlin and a fourth in Rotterdam, Netherlands, who maintained a weapons depot on European soil. The operation coincides with the arrest of three other suspects in Denmark, although Danish intelligence services see no “direct connection”.
Doctors Without Borders accuses Israel of killing a Palestinian teenager in a West Bank hospital. According to the NGO, the young man was unarmed. He was treated by hospital teams who were unable to save his life. “This morning, Israeli forces stopped ambulances taking discharged patients to their homes outside the hospital,” Doctors Without Borders said in a statement.
According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, at least 18,787 people have died in Gaza since October 7. At least 18,787 Palestinians have died in Gaza due to Israeli attacks since October 7, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qidra said in a statement. In addition, another 50,897 people were injured.
Almost half of the bombs used by Israel are unguided munitions. According to a US intelligence report published by CNN, 40 to 45 percent of the 29,000 munitions used by Israel to attack Gaza since October 7 were unguided bombs.
The Israeli army reports operations against Hamas in the northern and southern Gaza Strip. Israel continues its attacks and operations against Hamas both in the south of Gaza, in Khan Younis, and in the north, with actions in the Jabalia refugee camp and the Shujaiyah district of Gaza City, the largest in the enclave.