Fighting continues this December 12 in the Gaza Strip after a night of violent clashes in the center of the territory reported by Hamas. For its part, the Israeli army continues to put pressure on it and assures that Hamas is “ at its breaking point “.
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■ The Israeli army increases its pressure on Tuesday in the face of a Hamas to “ its breaking point “, according to the Israeli Defense Minister. During the night from Monday to Tuesday, the Islamist movement Hamas reported violent clashes in the central Gaza Stripand witnesses of deadly strikes in the south of this small besieged Palestinian territory.
■ Hamas warned on Sunday that none of the hostages in the Gaza Strip would come out “ alive ” without ” an exchange and a negotiationand without meeting the requirements of resistance “, declared Abou Obeida, the spokesperson for the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the movement.
■ About 18,205 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, according to the Hamas government. 49,645 people were also injured. The majority are women and young people under 18 years old. More than 1 200 Israelis were killed.
■ During the truce, 110 hostages – 86 Israelis and 24 foreigners – were freed by Hamas, according to Israel’s count. For his part, Israel frees 240 Palestinian prisoners; 137 hostages remain held in Gaza, according to Israel.
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5:19 a.m.: Houthi missile hits Norwegian ship off Yemen
A missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen hit a Norwegian chemical tanker in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa, on Monday. No casualties have been reported at the moment, the American Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X (formerly Twitter). The Strinda (the name of the ship) No American ships were nearby at the time of the attack, but the USS Mason responded to Strinda’s distress call and is currently providing assistance. », Explains the CENTCOM press release.
CENTCOM Statement on missile attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb
At around 4 pm EST on December 11, the Motor Tanker STRINDA was attacked by what is assessed to have been an Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM) launched from a Houthi controlled area of Yemen while passing through the… pic.twitter.com/OJDoubAU2D— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 12, 2023
The Shiite Houthi movement, aligned with Iran, which has indicated it will continue its attacks until Israel stops its offensive in the Gaza Strip, announced on Saturday that it would target all ships heading towards Israel, regardless of their origin, and warned international delivery companies not to use Israeli ports. According to data from the specialist firm Kpler, the STRINDA tanker was on its way to Venice in Italy after loading vegetable oil and biofuels in Malaysia. It was not immediately clear whether the ship had any connection to Israel.
5:00 a.m.: Fighting rages in central Gaza, the Israeli army assures that Hamas is on the verge of giving in
The Israeli army is increasing its pressure this Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, where clashes are pushing the civilian population into exodus in desperate humanitarian conditions. “ Hamas is at its breaking point, the Israeli army retakes its last bastions “, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday evening in a televised address. “ The fact that people surrender […] comes to accelerate our success and that’s what we want: to move forward quickly “, declared in Khan Younes the chief of staff of the army, Herzi Halevi, specifying that the army ” intensified » its operations in the south while consolidating its presence in the north. During the night, the Islamist movement Hamas reported violent clashes in the center of the Gaza Strip, and witnesses of deadly strikes in the south of this small besieged Palestinian territory.
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