The Israeli army intensified its deadly strikes against the south of the Gaza Strip, in the fourth month of its war against Hamas, before the entry into the territory, Wednesday January 17 evening, of medicine intended for Israeli hostages and aid to Palestinian civilians. Israeli strikes killed 93 people last night, particularly in the southern Gaza Strip where Israel has intensified its operations, Hamas said. Follow our live stream.
The horror in Gaza hospitals. A World Health Organization emergency aid coordinator described patients on Wednesday “waiting for death” in Gaza hospitals rendered inoperable by the war. In a statement at UN headquarters in New York, he described seeing hospital patients every day “suffering from severe burns or open fractures waiting for hours or days” to be cared for.
Jordan points the finger at Israel. The Jordanian army accuses Israel of damaging one of its military field hospitals in the Gaza Strip and injuring two people during bombings in the besieged Palestinian territory, where the health system is collapsing further by the day.
One dead in the West Bank. The Israeli army continues its raids in the West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, in particular in Tulkarem (north-east), where a 27-year-old man was killed by a bullet in the chest, according to local authorities.
War against the Houthis. While the war raises fears of a conflagration in the region, the Yemeni Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a new attack against a “American ship” off the coast of Yemen. In response, the American army targeted the Houthis on their territory in Yemen during the night for the fourth time, with ground strikes on 14 missiles from the pro-Iran rebels.