2024-01-02 22:17:46
23:17
WHO chief deplores ‘unacceptable’ strikes on Red Crescent in Gaza
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) “deplored” this evening the “unacceptable” strikes that the Palestinian Red Crescent says it suffered on its premises in Khan Younes, in the Gaza Strip.
“I deplore today’s strikes on the Al-Amal hospital” of the Red Crescent, wrote Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X, adding: “today’s bombings are unacceptable.
“Gaza’s health system is already on its knees, and health workers and humanitarians alike are continually blocked in their efforts to save lives because of the hostilities.”
21:29
Hezbollah affirms that the “assassination” of Hamas number 2 in Lebanon “will not go unpunished”
The powerful pro-Iranian Hezbollah in Lebanon affirmed this evening that the “assassination” by Israel, in its stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut, of the number two of Palestinian Hamas “would not go unpunished”.
“The crime of the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri in the heart of the southern suburbs of Beirut is a serious aggression against Lebanon (…) and will not go unanswered or unpunished,” Hezbollah said in a statement. .
20:57
Hamas leader says organization ‘will never be defeated’
Hamas leader Ismaïl Haniyeh affirmed that his movement “will never be defeated”, after the death of its number two Saleh al-Arouri in a strike in Beirut blamed on Israel.
“It is the story of the resistance and the movement which, after the assassination of its leaders, becomes even stronger and more determined,” he added in a televised address.
20:54
Israeli army says it is ready for “any scenario” after the assassination of Hamas number two
The Israeli army is ready “for any scenario”, its spokesperson Daniel Hagari declared this evening, shortly after the announcement of the assassination of the number two of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Beirut.
Without directly mentioning the strike that killed Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon, blamed by Hamas on Israel, he affirmed during his daily press briefing that the army is “at a high level of preparation for any scenario “.
20:28
Hamas ‘open’ to establishing a single government for the West Bank and Gaza
Hamas said today it was “open” to the establishment, at the end of the war, of a “national government” in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip which it has controlled since 2007.
“We have received many initiatives regarding the internal (Palestinian) situation and we are open to the idea of a national government for the West Bank and Gaza,” declared its leader Ismaïl Haniyeh.
19:45
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister condemns assassination of Hamas number 2
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh condemned the “assassination” of Hamas number two in a strike attributed to Israel near Beirut, warning of the consequences of “this crime”.
He called the strike “a crime perpetrated by known criminals” and warned “against the risks and consequences that could ensue,” according to a statement from his office.
19:19
The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that its premises in Khan Younes had been targeted by Israeli strikes
The Palestinian Red Crescent announced on the social network X (formerly Twitter) that its premises in Khan Younes, south of the Gaza Strip, had been targeted by Israeli strikes.
According to the Hamas Ministry of Health, they left four dead, including an infant.
19:08
34 people suspected of spying for Israel arrested in Turkey
Thirty-four people suspected of spying for Israel have been arrested in Turkey, accused in particular of preparing kidnappings, Turkish authorities announced today.
The suspects, arrested in several provinces of the country, are suspected of having spied on foreign nationals residing in Turkey on behalf of the Israeli secret services, said the official Anadolu news agency.
18:54
Who was Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas number 2 killed by Israel in Lebanon?
Saleh Arouri, accused by Israel of being the mastermind of numerous attacks, was elected in 2017 as deputy to the head of the Hamas political bureau Ismaïl Haniyeh, thus officially becoming the number two in the Islamist movement.
After spending almost twenty years in total in Israeli prisons, he was released in 2010 on the condition that he go into exile and has lived in Lebanon ever since.
Find our entire article about it here.
18:41
The official Lebanese agency announces that the death toll from the Israeli strike near Beirut rises to 6 dead
Six people, including Hamas number two, Saleh al-Arouri, were killed in the strike blamed on Israel, which targeted the Palestinian movement’s office in the suburbs of Beirut, announced the official Lebanese agency ANI.
According to the National News Agency (Ani), “a meeting of Palestinian groups was being held” in this building in the southern suburbs, stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah allied with Hamas, at the time of the strike.
18:24
Strike in Beirut: first time since October 7 that Israel hits the Lebanese capital
The southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, where the Hamas office targeted by an Israeli strike is located, is a stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
Clashes between the Israeli army and Lebanese Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, were until now limited to border areas in southern Lebanon. This is the first time since the start of the war in Gaza that Israel has struck Beirut.
Lebanese Hezbollah has increased its rocket attacks in recent weeks. The threat of armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is therefore intensifying. Find our article on this subject here.
18:14
Strike in Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister denounces an “Israeli crime”
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati denounced as “a crime” the Israeli strike on the suburbs of Beirut which led to the death of the number two of Palestinian Hamas.
In a statement, he said that “this new Israeli crime aims to drag Lebanon into a new phase of confrontation” with Israel.
Clashes between the Israeli army and Lebanese Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, were until now limited to border areas in southern Lebanon.
This is the first time since the start of the war in Gaza that Israel has struck the Lebanese capital.
18:13
Hamas says the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, its number 2, will not “bring down the resistance”
A senior Hamas official said that the assassination of its number two in a strike in Beirut blamed on Israel would not bring the “resistance” to its knees.
“The cowardly assassinations carried out by the Zionist occupier against the leaders and symbols of our Palestinian people inside and outside Palestine will not succeed in breaking the will and resilience of our people, nor in hindering the continuation of its valiant resistance,” Ezzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, said in a statement.
18:10
The Israeli army announced that it had killed “dozens of terrorists” in recent days in Gaza
The Israeli army announced today that it had killed “dozens of terrorists” in recent days in Gaza, where it said it had discovered and destroyed “tunnel entrances.”
On the ground, witnesses reported missile fire this night towards the town of Rafah (south) and bombings around the Jabaliya refugee camp (north).
Fighting was also reported in the areas of al-Maghazi and Bureij, as well as in Khan Younes, a large city in the south of the territory, which has become the epicenter of Israeli army operations.
18:01
Hamas television confirms Israel’s “assassination” of its number 2
Hamas confirmed that its number two Saleh al-Arouri was “assassinated” in an Israeli strike in Beirut, in an announcement relayed by the movement’s media.
“Martyrdom of the vice-president of the Hamas political bureau, Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri, in a Zionist strike in Beirut,” the movement said in an announcement broadcast by its official channel, al-Aqsa TV and its other media.
17:54
Hamas number two killed in Israeli strike on Beirut suburbs
According to one of these officials, Arouri was killed along with his bodyguards in an Israeli strike which targeted the Hamas office in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
17:53
Israeli strike on Hamas office in Lebanon leaves at least four dead
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the war between Israel and Hamas.
As fighting continues in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli strike today hit a Hamas office in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanese state media reports four dead and several injured.
According to a Hezbollah official, it was a “targeted assassination” and a “rocket attack”.
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