2024-01-01 09:14:18
A “moral” war, according to Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the war waged by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip was “of unparalleled morality”, reacting to accusations of “acts of genocide” brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He added that
the Israeli army was acting “in the most moral manner possible” in the Gaza Strip.
Israel and Gaza begin new year under bombs and rockets
Israel and the Gaza Strip entered the year 2024 without a break in fighting, with the Israeli army continuing its intensive shelling of Palestinian territory, killing at least 24 people overnight, and Hamas firing rockets at Tel Aviv and southern Israel at the exact time of the New Year.
Air warning sirens sounded in several parts of Israel, and AFP journalists in Tel Aviv witnessed the rockets being intercepted by Israeli missile defense systems at precisely midnight. People celebrating the New Year on a festive street ran for cover, while others continued to party.
“I was terrified, it was the first time I saw missiles, it’s terrifying, this is the life we live, it’s crazy,” Gabriel Zemelman, 26, told AFP in front of a bar in Tel Aviv where he had gathered with his friends for New Year’s Eve.
According to Hamas, 21,822 Palestinians have died since the start of October 7
The latest (unverifiable) toll communicated by the Hamas Ministry of Health announced on Sunday morning showed 21,822 Palestinians dead since the start of the war. According to Hamas, 56,451 people have been injured since October 7.
“We do not forget them,” says Macron
Emmanuel Macron sent this Sunday evening during his wishes to the French his thoughts to the families of the hostages still held by Hamas, ensuring not to forget them. “41 French people were murdered, and I think this evening of their families as I think of the families of our compatriots still held hostage,” added the President. Three French people are “detained, missing or hostages in the Gaza Strip,” Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in mid-December.
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