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SvennoJ 6 days ago
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Main events on December 30th

  • Israeli forces killed at least 27 Palestinians in the last 24 hours, health authorities say, as thousands of people continue to flee besieged northern Gaza.
  • The family of the detained director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr Hussam Abu Safia, is calling on the world to act immediately to secure his release. The 51-year-old is reportedly being held at the notorious Sde Teiman prison in the Nagab desert.
  • Authorities in Gaza say at least seven Palestinians have died of hypothermia in the coastal enclave as Israel continues to severely restrict the entry of aid and winter supplies. The victims include six infants.
  • The Palestinian Ministry for Detainees and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society say five more detainees from Gaza have died in Israeli custody.
  • The Israeli military announced intercepting a missile launched from Yemen as sirens blared across central Israel.
  • In Lebanon, the UN says more than 800,000 people have returned to their homes as Israel continues attacks on southern areas of the country, in violation of a ceasefire agreed upon last month.



Middle East ‘witnessing another dangerous escalation’, UN official says

Khaled Khiari, the UN’s assistant secretary-general for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, expressed “grave concern” over the attacks in Israel, Yemen and the Red Sea, as he briefed a UN Security Council meeting.

He warned that further military escalation could jeopardise regional stability, with adverse political, security, economic and humanitarian repercussions.

He said Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed at least 11 attacks on Israel since December 13, wounding at least 16 civilians and causing damage to a school and some homes. Israel, in turn, launched air attacks on Yemen on December 19 and December 26, targeting ports, airports and energy infrastructure, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more.

“We must do our utmost to reverse this negative trajectory and support comprehensive efforts to end conflicts in the Middle East,” Khiari said. “We must preserve a path toward sustainable peace and stability that benefits all the peoples of the region.”

Houthis urge Security Council to condemn US-Israeli ‘terrorism’

Mohammed al-Houthi, the head of the Houthi Supreme Council in Yemen, promised to continue attacks on Israel in support of Gaza and called on the UN Security Council to take action against what he called US and Israeli “terrorism”.

The statement on X came as the Security Council met in New York to discuss the Israel-Houthi conflict.

“We affirm that respect for international law begins with the implementation of Security Council resolutions regarding Palestine,” al-Houthi wrote. “We confirm that any talk that does not include stopping the aggression on Gaza and Yemen is nonsense and chatter,” he added.