2023-12-14 21:51:36
To better understand the latest events in the conflict between the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Israel, 20 Minutes takes stock every evening. Between the strong declarations, the diplomatic advances or the dramatic results of the fighting, here are the main points of the day.
The fact of the day
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Thursday that the war against Hamas in Gaza would last “more than a few months”, upon the arrival of an American envoy who came to express his country’s concerns over heavy civilian losses in the besieged Palestinian territory.
But the United States wants the war to “end as soon as possible,” assured a White House spokesperson, John Kirby. He added that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed Thursday during his visit to Israel a shift “in the near future” of the Israeli offensive toward “low-intensity operations.”
The number of the day
18.787. The Hamas Health Ministry announced Thursday that the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip had left 18,787 dead since Israeli airstrikes began on October 7.
The Hamas government, which has controlled Gaza since 2007, estimates that 50,897 people were also injured, according to a ministry statement.
Sentence of the day
“Look at the special military operation (in Ukraine) and look at what’s happening in Gaza and see the difference. There is nothing like this in Ukraine »
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described as “catastrophic” the situation in the Gaza Strip, shelled by the Israeli army as part of its offensive against Hamas, saying that it could not be compared to that in Ukraine. “What is happening is a catastrophe,” declared Vladimir Putin, whose country launched a major assault against Ukraine in February 2022, during his major televised press conference.
Today’s trend
Paris is maintaining its efforts to get AFP journalists out of Gaza. This Thursday, France expressed its “concerns about the heavy price” paid by journalists in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. “We are maintaining our efforts with regard to AFP employees,” Christophe Lemoine, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, declared at a press conference, recalling that it was “an operation complex “. Around forty journalists collaborating with the AFP and their beneficiaries hope to leave the Gaza Strip.
He also paid tribute to journalists killed in the exercise of their profession. “Civilians must be protected and this is particularly the case for journalists. They must be able to exercise their profession freely and safely,” he said, stressing that this was an international obligation and a “moral imperative”. At least 63 journalists and media workers – 56 Palestinians, 4 Israelis and three Lebanese – have died since October 7, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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