2023-12-24 19:37:00
Here is the key information from the last 24 hours:
More than 200 dead in Gaza in 24 hours. 201 Palestinians have been killed since Saturday in relentless Israeli bombings and ground operations in the Gaza Strip, Hamas said, following a UN resolution on humanitarian aid stopped short of calling for a ceasefire. Nearly three months following the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement, the latter announced the discovery of the bodies of dozens of killed Palestinians, some of whom he said were “executed” during an Israeli ground operation in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Four attack drones shot down in the Red Sea. A US destroyer patrolling the Red Sea on Saturday shot down four attack drones from Yemen that were targeting it, the US Central Military Command (Centcom) announced.
Threats of famine. The Gaza Strip continues to sink into a humanitarian catastrophe on Sunday, following more than two months of war. Most hospitals there are out of service and 1.9 million people have had to flee their homes, or 85% of the population, according to the UN. In the next six weeks, all 2.4 million inhabitants of this small territory of 362 km2 risk experiencing a high level of food insecurity, which might go as far as famine, according to the United Nations.
Interview between Biden and Netanyahu. The American president on Saturday called on the Israeli Prime Minister to “protect” civilians in the Gaza Strip, the White House said in a statement. The conversation took place a day following the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution that “requires all parties to authorize and facilitate the immediate, safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance.” on a large scale” in the Gaza Strip, without however calling for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
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