News of the day
For Eitan Yahalomi, 12, as well as Erez and Sahar Kalderon, 12 and 16, the nightmare is over. The three Franco-Israeli minors detained by Hamas since October 7 have been released.
The Kalderon family’s lawyers told AFP of their “immense joy”, even if it “is incomplete” because Ofer (53 years old), father of Erez and Sahar, “at this time remains in the hands of Hamas and that there are still hostages,” declared Mr. Patrick Klugman.
Emmanuel Macron welcomed the release of the three young hostages on Monday, while specifying that France remains “fully” mobilized to obtain the release of all the hostages. So far, the Israeli hostages released are only women and children, while the Palestinian detainees released are women and young people under 19 years old.
The number of the day
10. Like the number of hostages part of a new group released this Tuesday. The Israeli army announced the information. Under the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States, the humanitarian truce was extended and will expire Thursday morning.
Sentence of the day
It is highly likely that the population of Gaza, particularly women and children, are at high risk of starvation if WFP is unable to provide continued access to food.”
These are the words of Corinne Fleischer, the director of the World Food Program for the Middle East. According to her, the threat of famine continues to loom over Gaza. A six-day truce is “not enough to have a significant impact”, she insisted, calling for the “uninterrupted and regular supply” of food.
Today’s trend
Antony Blinken is expected again this week in the Middle East. The head of American diplomacy will visit Israel for the third time since the start of the conflict. He will also honor appointments in Dubai and the West Bank.
“He will also again plead for the creation of an independent Palestinian state as the only long-term solution and will discuss efforts to contain the conflict,” indicated a senior official of the American department.