SvennoJ on 24 January 2025
Main events from Januari 23rd
- Gaza authorities have said 70 percent of roads and water infrastructure have been destroyed in the enclave, as UNRWA warned most displaced people do not have a home.
- Israel’s military has said it opened fire several times over the past day in Gaza despite the ceasefire, claiming this was in response to the actions of Palestinian fighters.
- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 653 aid trucks entered Gaza on the fifth day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
- Israel’s full-scale military operation has continued in Jenin, including issuing forced evacuation orders to local residents. At least 10 people were killed in the camp on Tuesday.
- Israel’s military chief of staff and the head of the Shin Bet agency have said they are preparing new operations in Jenin that will “move the camp to a different situation”.
- Hezbollah has called reports that Israel plans to stay in Lebanon beyond an agreed deadline of Sunday, that was stipulated in the ceasefire agreement, a “blatant” violation of the deal.
- Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has thanked incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for Trump’s executive orders re-imposing sanctions on officials at the International Criminal Court and removing sanctions on violent Israeli settlers.
Gaza police resume activities in all areas
The spokesman for the Gaza Strip police, Muhammad al-Zarqa, has said that all police stations in Gaza have resumed their work and that police forces have been redeployed in all areas.
Al-Zarqa said officers would continue to ensure the safety of citizens across the Strip.
UN says 653 aid trucks entered Gaza on Thursday
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said 653 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on the fifth day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
OCHA cited information received from Israeli authorities and the United States, Egypt and Qatar, the guarantors of the ceasefire agreement.
