2023-12-15 16:19:41
A second entry point for humanitarian aid. Israel announced on Friday, December 15, that it had approved “temporarily” the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip through one of its crossing points, located at Kerem Shalom, in order to decongest that of Rafah, located between the Palestinian territory and Egypt. “Only humanitarian aid from Egypt will be delivered to Gaza this way”, said the Prime Minister’s office. The World Health Organization welcomed “A very good news” and requested that the whole of Gaza be able to benefit from this aid. Follow our live stream.
Mahmoud Abbas defends the indivisibility of the Palestinian state. The president of the Palestinian Authority said that any attempt to “to separate” and D’“isolate” part of the Palestinian state was “unacceptable”. “Gaza is an integral part of the State of Palestine”he underlined, according to his team, during a meeting with Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, in Ramallah. “It would not be right for Israel to occupy Gaza”Jake Sullivan said earlier in the day.
Washington calls on Israel to “be careful”. Jake Sullivan arrived in Israel on Thursday, where he met the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant. According to the White House, he discussed the possibility of a shift in the offensive towards “lower intensity operations” in a “near future”. Joe Biden called on Israelis to concentrate “on the preservation of the lives of civilians” and “be more careful”.
The Israeli army anticipates more difficult battles. Strikes increased once more in the Gaza Strip during the night from Thursday to Friday. “There will be more tough battles in the coming days”warned Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari.
A Franco-Israeli hostage found dead. The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, announced on X (ex-Twitter) why “sadness” following the announcement of the death of Franco-Israeli hostage Elya Toledano. “I share the shock and grief of his family. He was 28 years old. France continues to work tirelessly to free all the hostages.”, he added. The Israeli army said on Friday that it had recovered and returned to Israel the bodies of eight people during an operation in the Gaza Strip. Among them are two Israeli soldiers kidnapped on October 7, Nik Beizer and Ron Sherman, both aged 19, as well as the Franco-Israeli Elya Toledano.
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