A verdict closely followed around the world. The highest court of the UN ordered, Friday January 26, Israel to authorize humanitarian access to Gaza but also to “prevent and punish” the incentive to “genocide”. Israel must take “immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of basic services and humanitarian assistance that Palestinians urgently need to address the adverse living conditions faced by Palestinians“, ruled the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Follow our live stream.
Khan Younes at the heart of the conflict. According to an AFP journalist, the bombings were incessant on Thursday on Khan Younes, where the Israeli army believes that Hamas leaders are hiding. Located in the south of the Gaza Strip, the city is “circled” by the IDF. The international community has expressed its serious concerns in recent hours.
More and more refugees in Rafah. Thousands of people have fled Khan Younes to try to find refuge in Rafah, a city bordering Egypt where the majority of the 1.7 million displaced Palestinians are already concentrated. The Commissioner General of Unrwa, Philippe Lazzarini, spoke “an endless search for security” for the civilian population.
France condemns Israeli shooting at a shelter. “United Nations sites and humanitarian personnel, whose work is essential to the civilian populations of Gaza, must absolutely be protected”affirms the Quai d’Orsay, calling on Israel to “comply with international humanitarian law”. These strikes left 13 dead, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).