After ten hours of fighting, Israel took control of the Hamas stronghold in the northern strip. The army made the announcement, stressing that the position at Jabalya camp – known as Outpost 17 – was captured after defeating Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants on the ground and in the tunnels. The head of Gaza’s anti-tank missile unit was killed in an airstrike. According to the United Nations, both Hamas and Israel have committed war crimes since the conflict began. The road south to Gaza is open for 6 hours today
Rome, swastika appears in the Jewish quarter
12:01 p.m
US defense confirms a US airstrike on an Iranian weapons depot in Syria
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said U.S. fighter jets fired on a weapons depot in Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, adding that the “self-defense attack” was in retaliation for attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria.
11:40 a.m
Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on Jenin
Five Palestinians were killed and at least six others injured in an Israeli army attack in the northern West Bank town of Jenin today, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. This was reported by the Palestinian agency Wafa, according to which an Israeli army bulldozer stormed the Jenin refugee camp, destroying roads and infrastructure, while snipers occupied the roofs. Clashes broke out between soldiers and residents and Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Palestinians, killing five people and wounding six others, including a medic. The Palestinian Red Crescent said Israeli soldiers attacked an ambulance and wounded one of the rescuers with a bullet in the back, preventing medical teams from entering the camp to reach the wounded.
10:53
Macron calls for a humanitarian pause in Gaza and a ceasefire
In the war between Israel and Hamas, “we must work for a ceasefire,” said French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of the humanitarian conference on Gaza in Paris. “In the immediate future,” he said, “we must work to protect civilians. That is why we need a very rapid humanitarian pause and must work towards a ceasefire.”