After the attacks in Syria and Iraq, Iran also strikes in Pakistan: Islamabad denounces the killing of two children and the wounding of three others, without specifying the location of the bombings. At least 13 people died last night in Israeli raids on Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. An agreement was reached with Hamas to allow the delivery of medicines to the hostages. The death of the two who appeared in the latest videos has been confirmed. Another 2 Israeli soldiers killed, 192 since ground operations began The US will reinsert Yemen’s Houthis into the list of terrorist organizations, according to American media
Blinken: Arab countries ready for relations with Israel like never before
“Arab and Muslim countries are ready to have relations with Israel in terms of integration, normalization and security like we have never seen before.” Thus the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, speaking at the World Economic Forum (Wef) in Davos, Switzerland. “To do this – added Blinken – they are ready to provide the necessary guarantees so that Israel feels not only integrated, but also safe”.
Unicef: 625 thousand children without access to education in Gaza
“With the start of the second semester, around 700,000 children are expected to return to school in the West Bank. Meanwhile, 625 thousand children in the Gaza Strip cannot access education due to the ongoing escalation. Every girl and boy should have the opportunity to learn safely. Unicef stated this in a note.
New Israeli raids in southern Lebanon
The Israeli armed forces conducted new raids in southern Lebanon this morning, as Lebanese media reported without mentioning civilian casualties. According to reports confirmed by eyewitnesses on site, an Israeli drone hit Khallet Adas, a town in the western sector of the Blue Line. Israel also fired artillery shells at Tayr Harfa, Dhahia, Jibbin and Shihine, also in the western sector of the line of demarcation between the two countries. In the same area, near Marwahin, an Israeli rocket damaged some homes. While in the central sector, in Aita Shaab, an Israeli drone fired a missile which destroyed a house near a mosque.
Red Crescent: «Israeli forces shot at an ambulance»
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed earlier reports that Israeli forces shot at one of its ambulances as it attempted to rescue people targeted in their car by an Israeli drone in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus. Al Jazeera writes it. In a post on
Medvedev: «Ukraine is Russian, other wars will come with Kiev»
The Ukrainian territories are part of Russia, and the very existence of Ukraine as an independent state will provoke new conflicts, perhaps in ten or fifteen years, even if the current one comes to an end. This is what former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says. “The presence of an independent state on the historical Russian territories will be a constant reason for the resumption of hostilities,” writes Medvedev, currently deputy head of the National Security Council, on his Telegram channel.
Putin: «Expulsion of Russians from the Baltics undermines our security»
“Current events in the Baltics, including the expulsion of Russians from Latvia, affect the security of our country.” Russian President Vladimir Putin said this in a meeting with representatives of Russian municipalities. Latvian authorities have repeatedly sent letters threatening to expel 985 Russians who had not met the requirements for obtaining a residence permit in the country, the LTV television channel reported with citing the head of Latvia’s Office for Citizenship and Migration Affairs Maira Roze.
China asks Iran and Pakistan for restraint over air strike
China called on Iran and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” after Islamabad accused Tehran of “unjustifiably violating its airspace” and carrying out “illegal” airstrikes on its territory, killing two children and wounding three others. This is what Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said during the daily briefing.
Israel, 2 more soldiers dead in Gaza, toll rises to 192
The army announced the death of 2 more reservist soldiers killed in combat in Gaza. The military spokesperson announced this according to which they are Zechariah Pesach Haber (32 years old) and Yair Katz (34). The toll of soldiers killed – since the start of the ground operation in the Strip – thus rises to 192.
Israel: «Abu Shala, terrorist cell leader, killed in the West Bank»
The Israeli army and the Shin Bet (Internal Security) confirmed that they had conducted a drone attack killing three men, including Abdallah Abu Shalal, believed to be the leader of a group, in a car in the Balata refugee camp, in Nablus in the West Bank cell that was preparing to carry out an attack in Israel. According to the same sources, Ab Shalal was responsible for several recent attacks, including a recent one in a neighborhood of Jerusalem. The army later explained that Abu Shalal had received “financing and instructions from Iran and other terrorist groups in Gaza.
Moscow: 7 missiles and 4 Ukrainian drones shot down over Belgorod
Seven missiles and four Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Russian border region of Belgorod last night. This was stated by the Ministry of Defense in Moscow: “The attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack against structures located on the territory of the Russian Federation has been foiled,” it wrote on Telegram in the early hours of today.
Iraq denounces Iran to the UN Security Council
Iraq has filed a complaint against Iran at the UN Security Council for Tehran’s “aggression”, says the Baghdad Foreign Ministry quoted by international media. Iran fired missiles at what it called Israel’s “spies’ headquarters” in Erbil on Monday. Tehran’s attack was “a clear violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, strongly contradicts the principles of good neighborliness and international law and threatens the security of the region,” the Baghdad ministry said in a statement.
Gaza: 13 killed in Israeli raid on Khan Yunis
The Palestinian news agency Wafa says that 13 people were killed and several others injured in aerial and artillery shelling carried out last night by Israeli forces on the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Pakistan reports airstrikes from Iran
Pakistan accuses Iran of carrying out “illegal” airstrikes on its territory yesterday, killing two children and wounding three others.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Iran’s representative to Islamabad to protest “an unjustified violation of its airspace.” “This violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty is totally unacceptable and can have serious consequences,” the ministry warned in a statement, explaining that the attack on Pakistani territory had “caused the death of two innocent children and the wounding of three girls”.
Islamabad’s statement did not specify where the Iranian attack occurred, but several Pakistani social media accounts reported explosions in Baluchistan province, where the two countries share a nearly 1,000-kilometer border. The Iranian authorities have not yet released any statements. Tehran and Islamabad often accuse each other of allowing rebel groups to operate from their respective territories to launch attacks, but official forces from the two countries rarely intervene. “What is even more worrying is that this illegal act occurred despite the existence of several communication channels between Pakistan and Iran,” the ministry added.
“Pakistan has always maintained that terrorism is a common threat to all countries in the region and requires coordinated action. Such unilateral acts are not in line with good neighborly relations and can seriously undermine bilateral trust,” the Islamabad statement underlined.
Red Sea: Japanese operator Nippon Yusen suspends routes
The Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen has announced that it has suspended routes through the Red Sea, in the face of attacks carried out by the Houthis on ships in the stretch considered vital in the Red Sea. A spokesperson for the company, also known as Nyk Line, declared this to the AFP agency, adding that the decision was taken to “guarantee the safety of its crews”. According to analysts, after the bombing of numerous targets in Yemen carried out by the United States and the United Kingdom, fears have increased of a widening of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant movement Hamas in the region, compromising navigation on one of the main routes maritime trade in the world. In November the Houthis seized a merchant ship belonging to an Israeli entrepreneur managed by Nippon Yusen, and then diverted it to the coast of Yemen. To date the operator has received no information about the vessel, nor about the 25-strong crew, the spokesperson said.
Ukraine, Russian attacks on Kharkiv and Odessa
At least 20 people were injured in Ukraine after Russian attacks launched last night with missiles against the northwestern city of Kharkiv and with drones against the southern city of Odessa. Ukrainian missiles and drones were shot down over the Russian region of Belgorod. Zelensky returns to pressuring the US and EU on weapons. Macron promises more military supplies to Ukraine and announces that he will be in Kiev in February. Scholz assures 7 billion in military aid in 2024.