Deadly fighting between Hamas and the Israeli army which began to flood the tunnels of the Palestinian Islamist movement.
IDF strikes on military infrastructure in Syria...
Le Figaro
explains the situation in Gaza linked to the conflict.
The Israeli army began flooding Hamas tunnels
Khan Younes, in southern Gaza, was the scene of deadly fighting on Wednesday between Hamas and the Israeli army, which admitted to having begun to flood the tunnels of the Palestinian Islamist movement, one of the major tactical objectives of the war.
During the night, according to an AFP correspondent, heavy strikes and tank fire targeted Khan Younes, a largely destroyed town that had become the epicenter of the war.
The Hamas health ministry announced that 150 people had been killed in 24 hours across the territory.
Israeli aircraft
“carried out dozens of raids against the center and west of Khan Yunis, causing dozens of deaths and injuries
,” the Hamas government said.
According to the army, 15
“terrorists”
were killed Tuesday in the fighting in the north of the Gaza Strip and ten others in the center.
Israel admitted on Tuesday that it had started flooding the tunnels dug by Hamas in the basement of Gaza since it took power there in 2007, a maze of galleries which constitute a trap for Israeli soldiers and where they have been held several hostages.
This vast network of concrete corridors, equipped with kitchens with access to water, is a real obsession for the Israeli army, which thus justifies its bombings of numerous hospitals and other civilian buildings supposed to hide tunnels.
Meeting in Cairo
The United States, Egypt and Qatar are working behind the scenes to try to convince Israel and Hamas to commit to a new truce, after that of a week at the end of November which allowed the release of around a hundred hostages in Gaza in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
The leader of Hamas, Ismaïl Haniyeh, based in Qatar, is expected in Cairo on Wednesday or Thursday, a leader of the movement announced to AFP in Gaza.
The Hamas delegation is to meet with
"Egyptian intelligence officials
," according to the official, to discuss a truce proposal made during a recent meeting in Paris between CIA Director William Burns and Egyptian officials. , Israelis and Qataris.
Hamas "will insist on the need for a total cessation of
Israeli
aggression" ,
"a withdrawal of the occupying forces and the return of the displaced to the north of the Gaza Strip"
, declared this official, adding that the movement rejected
“any proposal”
from Israel which would concern
“a partial and temporary ceasefire”
.
Israel, for its part, refuses a ceasefire until Hamas, which it has classified as a terrorist organization like the United States and the European Union, is eliminated.
Israeli army says it has struck military infrastructure in Syria
The Israeli army indicated on Wednesday that it had struck military infrastructures of the Syrian regime in the province of Daraa (south) during the night, in response to shots launched, according to it, from 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
,” she said in a statement.
The army did not give any indication of possible casualties or damage in this region annexed by Israel.
Israel rarely comments on its attacks in Syria but says it wants to prevent Iran, which supports the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, from establishing itself on its doorstep.
New toll: Hamas Ministry of Health announces 26,900 deaths
The Hamas Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday a new toll of 26,900 people killed, the majority women, adolescents and children in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7.
During the last 24 hours, 150 people have been killed, according to Hamas, which also reports 65,949 injured since the start of the war and "many people" still under the rubble and inaccessible to the