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
The Palestinian Red Crescent announced Wednesday the death of six people, including four of its rescuers, in a strike on an ambulance in the center of the Gaza Strip which it attributed to the Israeli army. A previous report reported four deaths. “Two other people who were in the ambulance at the time of the strike were injured and later died,” the Red Crescent added.
The ambulance was located on Salaheddine Street at the entrance to Deir el-Balah, the main artery that crosses the Gaza Strip from north to south, according to the Red Crescent. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army did not comment.
The number of the day
21. This is the number of drones and missiles intercepted by the British and American armies in the Red Sea this Wednesday. With the launch of 18 drones and 3 missiles, this is the largest “Houthi attack” to date according to the British government. Yemeni rebels are increasing attacks in the Red Sea in order to slow down international maritime traffic, claiming to act in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
Sentence of the day
To evacuate forces that were caught under heavy fire [le véhicule] unintentionally rolled over the body of a terrorist »
The Israeli army admitted this Wednesday that one of its vehicles had “rolled over the body of a terrorist”. This act allegedly occurred “unintentionally” during clashes with Palestinian fighters during a security operation in the north of the occupied West Bank, during the night from Monday to Tuesday.
A video of the incident, widely distributed on social networks, sparked strong condemnation from the Palestinian Authority, which denounced a “brutal crime”. The footage shows a military vehicle stopping in front of a lifeless body before restarting and driving over it.
Today’s trend
Antony Blinken continues his tour of the Middle East. The head of American diplomacy was in the West Bank occupied by Israel this Wednesday. He reiterated his support for the creation of a Palestinian state, after urging Israel to spare civilians in the Gaza Strip, where there is no respite from bombings.
He reaffirmed that his country supported “tangible measures” for the creation of a Palestinian state, during a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas. After calling on Israel on Tuesday to “stop taking measures that undermine the ability of Palestinians to govern themselves,” he insisted on Wednesday that “all Palestinian taxes collected by Israel [devaient] be systematically transferred to the Palestinian Authority.
Mahmoud Abbas was also due to meet this Wednesday in Jordan with King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi to discuss an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and the uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid. , according to Amman.