2024-01-19 20:25:53
US President Joe Biden “always believes in perspective and possibility” of a Palestinian state, but “recognizes that it will take a lot of work to get there”, said White House spokesperson John Kirby on Friday, January 19. According to the latter, Joe Biden discussed his position with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a conversation “30 to 40 minutes” Friday.
On Thursday, the head of the Israeli government rejected a recurring request from Joe Biden, namely the coexistence, in the future, of the State of Israel with a Palestinian state. “Israel must have security control over the entire territory west of the Jordan River. This is a necessary condition, which contradicts the idea of sovereignty (Palestinian)“, he declared, specifying that he had said it directly to the Americans. Follow our live stream.
Moscow calls on Hamas to release all hostages. Russian diplomacy on Friday called on the Palestinian Islamist movement to release all hostages captured in Israel, during talks organized in Moscow. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov also said that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was of a “catastrophic magnitude”according to a report transmitted by Moscow, after this interview with Moussa Abou Marzouk, member of the political bureau of the Palestinian group.
New strikes in Khan Younès. The Israeli army intensely bombarded the southern Gaza Strip on Friday. Witnesses reported shootings and airstrikes in Khan Younes, where, according to Israel, many members of the local leadership of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas are hiding. According to the Health Ministry of Hamas, which took power in Gaza in 2007, 77 Palestinians have died in Israeli strikes in recent hours in several areas of the besieged Palestinian territory.
The UN speaks of “thousands” of arrests in Gaza. Since the start of the war against Hamas, “thousands” men were arrested by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, the UN said. Detainees are often subjected to ill-treatment that could amount to torture, according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Critical humanitarian situation. In Gaza, where around 80% of the population has been displaced by raids or fighting, the situation remains very difficult. The World Health Organization announced overnight that it had identified 24 cases of hepatitis A, a viral liver infection, and “thousands” cases of jaundice “probably” linked to the spread of this hepatitis.
Conflict between the Houthis and Washington. Yemeni rebels claimed responsibility for shooting at an American tanker, the Chem Rangercirculating in the Gulf of Aden, new attack by this group supported by Iran against merchant ships in “solidarity” with Gaza. The American military command confirmed an attack on the tanker, but without reaching it, as the rebels claim.
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