The main headlines of the 112th day of the war:
ongoing updates
02:11 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: “I renew my call for quick, safe, and lasting humanitarian access to Gaza”
Our @AND colleagues in Gaza are working heroically every day to reach people in need – distributing food, medicine, water & other essential items. But in quantities that are far from enough.
I renew my call for rapid, safe, unhindered & sustained humanitarian access throughout… pic.twitter.com/xs8MYTN0Tq
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) January 25, 2024
00:05 – “In the event of a security escalation”: The Financial Times reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the foreign embassies and asked them to make sure they had backup devices
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted foreign embassies and missions in Israel this week and asked them to make sure they have backup generators and satellite telephones. The message sent states that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is “collecting the information in preparation for a security escalation scenario that will lead to widespread power outages”
23:30 – US officials: We created a communication channel with Israel to clarify cases where Gazan citizens were harmed
The US has established a channel with Israel focused on gathering information about incidents in Gaza in which civilians not involved in the fighting in the Strip have been killed or injured, senior American officials told Reuters.
The media channel was established after the US Secretary of State’s meeting in Lincoln with the War Cabinet earlier this month, in which he expressed concern over the deaths of civilians and added that the US needed answers.
22:30 – Report in the Wall Street Journal: India will deploy a naval force in the Red Sea due to the threats to shipping lanes by the Houthis
Photo: Reuters
22:00 – The police after protesters blocked Ayalon for a short time: two suspects, not from the families of the abductees, were arrested
The police informed us that two people were arrested at the demonstration of the families of the abductees in the Ayalon streets earlier this evening, but they were not representatives of the families themselves. The blockade lasted for a short time, and the protesters were evacuated from the place by the police.
21:40 – Report: American pressure on China regarding the Houthi attacks
A report in the Wall Street Journal: Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser of the USA, is on his way to Thailand – where he will meet with Wang Yi, the foreign minister of China, in an attempt to pressure him to influence the Houthis to stop attacks in the Red Sea
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