“Meet up, now.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Hamas terrorists on Sunday, December 10 to lay down their arms without delay. “The war continues but this is the beginning of the end of Hamas”he declared, reporting surrenders in the ranks of the Palestinian group. Follow our live stream.
Hamas wants a resumption of prisoner exchanges. The Islamist movement has warned, Sunday, December 10, that none of the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip would leave “alive” without negotiation and without “follow the requirements” of the terrorist group. Earlier, Qatar said “pursue” its mediation efforts with a view to a new truce, while affirming that “the continuation of the bombings” Israelis reduced the possibilities of an agreement.
Israel unhappy with Russian vote at the UN. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin of his “dissatisfaction” after Russia’s vote at the UN Security Council in favor of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. According to his services, he also criticized “dangerous cooperation between Russia and Iran”a key supporter of Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah.
The UN deplores its own powerlessness. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regretted the “paralysis” of the United Nations in the face of the war between Israel and Hamas, after the Security Council saw a vote in favor of a ceasefire blocked by a veto from the United States. “The authority and credibility of the Security Council have been seriously compromised” by its late response to the conflict, he judged.
The IDF continues its bombings. The Israeli army and Hamas are engaged in heavy fighting in the southern Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are desperately trying to protect themselves. According to the Palestinian movement, the Israeli air force carried out “very violent air raids” near Khan Younes.
A French frigate shoots down two Yemen drones. “The interception and destruction of these two identified threats” took place 110 km from the Yemeni coast, where Houthi rebels threaten to disrupt the conflict. They vowed on Saturday to attack any ship in the Red Sea heading towards Israel if the people of the Gaza Strip did not receive emergency aid.