“This is a population that is pushed to the brink.” The population in Gaza “starving”, alerted a World Health Organization official during a press conference on Wednesday January 31. UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, is notably facing a drop in international funding promised by member countries, after Israel accused some of its employees of having been involved in the deadly attacks on October 7. Follow our live stream.
Israel says it has struck military infrastructure in Syria. “Last night, a number of attacks from Syria towards the southern Golan Heights were identified. In response, defense force aircraft struck military infrastructure belonging to the Syrian regime in the Daraa region.”announced the army on Wednesday, without giving any indication of possible victims or damage.
The fighting continues in Khan Younes. An AFP reporter traveling with Israeli forces witnessed a destroyed city center, gutted buildings on muddy ground and soldiers sinking into tunnels. Teams from al-Amal hospital reported a shortage of food in the main city in the south of the Gaza Strip.
“Multiple” retaliations promised by Joe Biden after the death of American soldiers in Jordan. Asked about Iran, the American president claimed to hold them “responsible insofar as they supply the weapons to the people who did this.” In this case, these are the fighters who carried out this deadly attack on Sunday in Jordan, very close to the Syrian border.
The UN is alarmed by the suspension of UNRWA funding. “Withdrawal of funds from UNRWA is perilous and would lead to the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, which would have far-reaching consequences”, warned several heads of several United Nations agencies. The statement comes as 12 countries have suspended funding to the agency, several employees of which are accused by Israel of being involved in Hamas attacks.