The head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken continues his tour of the Middle East this Tuesday, February 6 to try to impose a truce in the war between Israel and Hamas which is about to enter its fifth month. On the sidelines of these diplomatic negotiations, deadly raids continue in Gaza.
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What you must remember :
■ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Monday the creation of a committee responsible for assessing the “neutrality” of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) after accusations against several of its employees. Spain announced sending additional aid of 3.5 million euros to UNRWA
■ As the war enters its fifth month on Wednesday February 7, Israel see you again bombed Khan Younes, in the south of the territory, where according to her, leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement are hiding. According to the Israeli army, the leader of Hamas Gaza is actually ” on the run » and goes underground « from hiding to hiding “.
■ airstrikes also targeted Rafah, further south, affecting a kindergarten, according to Hamas. More than a million displaced Palestinians, threatened by shortages and epidemics, are now crowded into shelters and makeshift camps.
■ Anthony Blinken began a new tour of the region aimed at encourage a truce.
■ According to the latest report from the Hamas Ministry of Health, Monday February 5, 27,478 people were killed in Gaza since the start of the war on October 7. The majority of the dead are women, adolescents and children. There are 66,835 injured.
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5:30 a.m.: British ship lightly damaged by drone attack in Red Sea
A British ship traveling in the Red Sea off Yemen was lightly damaged by a drone attack overnight according to a security company and US forces said they had struck Yemeni rebels. THE ” port side ” of a British-owned cargo ship flying the flag of Barbados suffered ” minor damage » during a drone attack, indicated the security company specializing in maritime transport Ambrey. According to the British Maritime Safety Agency (UKTMO), a window of the cargo ship was “ slightly » damaged by a drone shot above the ship which was then located 57 nautical miles, or approximately 105 kilometers, west of Hodeida, a large port on the west coast of Yemen and under the control of the Houthi rebels. During the night, the United States also carried out a new strike against the Houthis in Yemen, targeting two naval surface drones loaded with explosives, announced US Middle East Command (Centcom).
5:10 a.m.: The latest information on the fighting with Institute for the Study of War
NEW: The Israel Defense Force 162nd Division launched a new, division-size clearing operation in central and northern Gaza City in the past week. CTP-ISW assessed on February 3 that Palestinian fighters infiltrated southwestern Gaza City.
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5:00 a.m.: Water contaminated by sewage in the streets of Gaza
The United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, described it as “ deeply disturbing » reports that residents of Gaza “ come into direct contact with sewage-contaminated floodwaters in the streets “. OCHA said in its latest update that a pumping station in Gaza “ is currently flooded, which risks causing a hygienic crisis near the station “.
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