2024-11-13 06:59:00
Find the latest developments in the escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
→ Israeli strike hits apartment south of Beirut
“Israeli fighter jets launched an attack at dawn against an apartment in a building in the Dawhet Aramoun district (south of the capital Beirut, editor’s note), causing injuries,” the National News Agency reported. Lebanese (Ani).
→ Russia asks Israel to refrain from strikes near its base in Syria
Russia is calling on Israel to refrain from carrying out airstrikes near its air base in Syria in its war against Lebanese Hezbollah, as it did in October, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday.
Official Syrian media reported in mid-October a Israeli airstrike on the port city of Latakia, one of the strongholds of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, support of the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah, and himself supported by Russia in the war in his country. The city is close to the Russian air base of Hmeimimvery close to Latakia airport.
→ US strikes in Syria targeted Iranian-backed militias
American forces on Tuesday conducted strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syriain response to the launch of a rocket against United States troops deployed in the country as part of the international anti-jihadist coalition, the Pentagon said.
The strikes targeted weapons storage sites and a dedicated logistics centerCentcom (the American command for the Middle East) clarified on social networks, the day after similar strikes on nine targets linked to groups supported by Iran in Syria.
→ Strike in southern suburbs of Beirut after Israeli evacuation order
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→ Israel makes a humanitarian gesture in the Gaza Strip, not enough for NGOs
Israel announced the opening on Tuesday of a new crossing point for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, just before a deadline set by the United States for increasing this aid, which NGOs still consider insufficient.
Washington claimed thatIsrael was not violating US law regarding humanitarian aid entering the territorybut called for further progress.
Statements denounced by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which accused the United States of being complicit in a “genocidal war”.
For their part, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and eight international NGOs estimated that aid entering Gaza was still insufficient.
→ New evening of violence in Amsterdam
Amsterdam experienced another restless night. Several hundred young people gathered Monday evening in a neighborhood in the west of the city. A tram was set on fire and one person was injured by a pyrotechnic device.
The demonstrators chanted pro-Palestinian slogans. Several fireworks were set off, including some in the direction of a tram which caught fire. Police officers were also stoned. Around 10 p.m., however, calm had returned to the neighborhood.
The Dutch police carried out the arrest of three people after this new outbreak of violence. She does not rule out that other arrests will take place.
Last week, the city experienced an outbreak of violence on the sidelines of the football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Images circulating on social media showed dozens of fans of the Israeli club chanting in Hebrew “Finish the Arabs! We will win!” or even “Let the IDF win to finish off the Arabs”. Maccabi supporters also removed a Palestinian flag from a facade, set fire to another in the city’s main square, and destroyed a taxi. They were then attacked in the center of the city, sparking outrage in the country and beyond.
→ Gaza: at least 14 dead in Israeli strikes
Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip announced this Tuesday morning thatat least 14 people died in several Israeli strikes on Palestinian territory.
For his part, the Israeli army announced the death of four soldierskilled in the north of the Gaza Strip, bringing to 376 the number of Israeli soldiers who have fallen in the Palestinian territory since the start of its ground operation on October 27, 2023.
→ American strikes in Syria against targets linked to Iran
The US military announced on Monday that it had carried out strikes against nine targets linked to Iranian groups in Syria.
In a statement, the US military said the strikes were aimed two sites in Syria and were a response to several attacks on U.S. personnel in Syria over the past 24 hours.
→ At least fourteen dead in Israeli strike in far north of Lebanon
At least 14 people were killed and 15 others injured during an Israeli airstrike on the town ofAïn Yaacoubin northern Lebanon, Monday. The strike hit a building where 30 people were staying, including Syrian refugees, Mayor Majed Drbes told Reuters, adding that some people were still trapped under the rubble.
This is the first time Israel has struck this far north of Lebanon since the start of hostilities in October 2023 following the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, which reignited tensions between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah. In total, the Israeli attacks caused 3,243 dead and 14,134 injured in Lebanon according to the official count carried out this Monday.
→ Israel considers the creation of a Palestinian state unrealistic
The new Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Saarexpressed Monday his skepticism about a relaunch of accords d’Abraham while their artisan, Donald Trumpwas re-elected to the White House. These agreements signed in 2020 marked a normalization of relations between Israel and several Arab countries, in exchange for a commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state with limited sovereignty.
Could this process, interrupted by the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli offensive against Gaza, resume? “In a word? No”replied Giden Saar during his first press conference. “A Palestinian state (…) will be a Hamas state. I don’t think this position is realistic today, and we have to be realistic,” he said.
→ Israeli Finance Minister says he is preparing for an Israeli takeover of the West Bank
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday he had ordered his ministry to prepare for a extension of Israeli sovereignty to the occupied West Bank in 2025. The minister, who heads the far-right Mafdala party, says he hopes that the future administration Trump in Washington would recognize an extension of Israeli sovereignty.
Bezalel Smotrich, who also plays a settler oversight role within the Defense Ministry as part of his coalition deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has for years called for Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank. These demands could find more resonance with the Prime Minister after the election of Donald Trump in the United States and the reorganization of the Israeli government caused by the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
→ Donald Trump appoints staunch supporter of Israel as ambassador to the United Nations
President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of the Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik at the post ofUnited States Ambassador to the United Nationsin statements to the American media late Sunday afternoon. “I am honored to nominate President Elise Stefanik to serve in my administration as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tenacious and intelligent fighter for America,” Donald Trump said in a press release to the New York Post.
Elected to the House of Representatives since 2014, Elise Stefanik, 40, is a loyal ally of Donald Trump – who considers her “a star of the Republican Party” – and a fervent support of the Israeli government. She has repeatedly accused the UN of anti-Semitism for its criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
In October, she called for a “complete reassessment of U.S. funding of the United Nations,” in response to the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to expel Israel from the United Nations. She also called for blocking the American contribution to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, and again criticized, this Monday, American financial support for the Palestinian Authority.
“In my conversation with President Trump, I expressed how deeply honored I was to accept his nomination and my eagerness to secure the support of my colleagues in the United States Senate,” she said.
→ Demonstration in front of the European Parliament in Brussels
Around sixty demonstrators gathered on Monday at 12 p.m. on the esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels to denounce the “complicity” of the European Union (EU) in “the genocide committed by Israel in Palestine”noted Belga on site.
The demonstrators also demanded an arms embargo against Israel and the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement on Armistice Day. They also demanded that the EU investigate human rights violations in the region and impose sanctions, among other things.
→ Israel notes “some progress” towards a ceasefire in Lebanon
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reported “some progress” towards a ceasefire in Lebanon, where the Israeli army launched a major military offensive in mid-September against the Islamist movement Hezbollah.
“There is some progress,” he said in response to a question about the prospects for such a truce. “We are working on the subject with the Americans,” he added during a press conference in Jerusalem.
→ Houthi attack on Israel
The Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, claimed responsibility this Monday for an attack on Israel, where army says it intercepted missile coming from Yemen causing a fire.
“The Yemeni armed forces carried out an operation targeting the Nahal Sorek military base, southeast of Jaffa. The shot was precise and started a fire near the targeted site,” said military spokesperson Yahya Saree.
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Various diplomatic efforts are reportedly underway to establish a ceasefire in the region, amidst ongoing tensions and military operations. Saar’s comments suggest that dialogues among international and regional players are ongoing, potentially paving the way for a reduction in hostilities.
