Determined to lead until the end » its war against Hamas, Israel is increasing air raids this Thursday, December 14 in the Gaza Strip where the population survives in increasingly disastrous conditions. The United States sends its national security adviser to Jerusalem.
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What you must remember :
■ Despite the UN General Assembly’s call for a “ humanitarian ceasefire » in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu hammered on Wednesday: “ Nothing will stop us » on the path of ” victory » in the war against Hamas.
■ Jack SullivanWhite House security adviser is expected this Thursday and Friday in Jerusalem for talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu.
■ The Gaza Strip is hit by terrible floods, while 80% of the population was displaced.
■ About 18,608 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, according to the Hamas government. More than 50,500 people were also injured. The majority are women and young people under 18 years old. More than 1 200 Israelis were killed.
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5:10 a.m.: Hamas political leader rising in the polls
According to a poll published Wednesday evening by the Palestinian Policy and Polling Research Center (PCPSR), an independent institute in Ramallah, Ismaïl Haniyeh received 78% of voting intentions, compared to 58% before the war, in the Palestinian Territories. And nearly two-thirds of respondents (64%) believe that Hamas will retain control of Gaza after the fighting ends.
5:00 a.m.: A night of raids on Gaza
Early on Thursday, the Hamas administration’s Health Ministry announced the deaths of a total of 19 other Palestinians in Israeli strikes in Gaza City (north), Nuseirat (center) and Rafah (south) after a day of air raids and intense street fighting. An Israeli raid left two people dead and others injured in Jenin, a stronghold of armed factions in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry said.
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