Israel continues bombings on the town of Khan Younes, in the south of the Gaza Strip, already “surrounded” the day before by its armed forces, while the WHO reports a “catastrophic” situation in hospitals there. Discussions described as “very serious” by the United States are continuing to achieve a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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⇒ “Serious” discussions around a new ceasefire
⇒ Fighting intensifies in the town of Khan Younès
⇒ Two new strikes were carried out on the Houthis in Yemen
A “catastrophic” situation in Khan Younes hospitals
The World Health Organization (WHO) deplored on Wednesday a “catastrophic and indescribable” situation in hospitals in the town of Khan Younes, in the south of the Gaza Strip. The day before, the Hamas health ministry accused Israel of carrying out fire aimed at a hospital in the city.
Surrounded since the day before by the Israeli army, this locality where currently live “88,000 residents and around 425,000 displaced people” according to the UN continues to be bombed on Wednesday: the organization reported an “intensification” of violence on site and a new evacuation order relayed by the Israeli army.
UN considers Israel’s rejection of two-state solution ‘unacceptable’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, speaking Tuesday evening before the Security Council, condemned Israel’s rejection of a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, following the refusal expressed last week by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“This refusal, and the denial of the right of the Palestinian people to have a state, could indefinitely prolong a conflict which has become a major threat to international peace and security,” said Antonio Guterres. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, reaffirmed France’s desire to “see the birth of a Palestinian state”.
“Serious” discussions around a new ceasefire
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss a new ceasefire proposal with Egyptian intelligence, according to a source close to the talks. President Joe Biden’s Middle East adviser is also in the Egyptian capital “to discuss a ‘pause’ in hostilities and the release of the hostages, according to Washington.
“I can’t tell you if and when we can get there, but the conversations are very sober and serious,” said John Kirby, a White House spokesman.
New US strikes against Yemen’s Houthis
The American armed forces announced on Wednesday that they had carried out two new strikes on the Houthis in Yemen overnight: this new salvo “hit two Houthi anti-ship missiles which were aimed towards the south of the Red Sea and were ready to be fired ” wrote the US Middle East Command on X.
American strikes against Yemeni rebels in the Red Sea have continued for almost two weeks, in response to attacks carried out against ships of countries “allied” to Israel.
Iraq: American strikes “do not help appeasement”
The American strikes carried out early Wednesday in two sectors in Iraq “do not help appeasement”, reacted the Iraqi national security adviser, Qassem al-Aaraji, deploring “an aggression and a flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty” .
“The American side should put pressure to stop the aggression in Gaza rather than targeting and bombing the premises of an Iraqi national institution,” he added, referring to Hashd al-Shaabi, the former pro-paramilitaries. Iran who are officially integrated into the Iraqi forces.