Witnesses report that IDF soldiers and armored vehicles arrived in the center of the largest city in the south of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army claims to have surrounded the town of Khan Younes, the largest city in the south of the Gaza Strip, while its soldiers actively search for Yahya Sinouar, the leader of Hamas, considered to be an organizer of the attack on 7 last October against Israel.
According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the IDF “surrounded“the house of the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement.”Sinouar hides underground” said Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for the Israeli army, referring to the tunnels in the Palestinian enclave.
Towards a “total breakdown of public order“
No area of the Gaza Strip is untouched by war. The Secretary General of the United Nations is alarmed by an upcoming “total breakdown of public order” in the Gaza Strip and for the first time since his arrival at the head of the UN seven years ago, Antonio Guterres invoked article 99 of the Charter. This device makes it possible to attract the attention of Advice on a particularly serious matter for international stability.
Hospitals are overwhelmed and provide only rudimentary care. According to Hamas, more than 1,200 Palestinians have been killed since the resumption of fighting and the end of the ceasefire six days ago. 70% of the dead are women and children.
The Israeli government has agreed to a delivery “minimum” of fuel, this Thursday. The quantity will be determined “as and when” depending on the humanitarian situation.
80% of Gazans have abandoned their homes
According to the United Nations, 1.8 million residents of the Gaza Strip, or 80% of the population, have abandoned their homes and fled, sometimes several times. With the spread of the ground war to the entire enclave, refugees
The town of Rafah, on the border with Egypt, is the only place where some humanitarian aid is still distributed, according to the UN. On Wednesday, December 6, 80 trucks carrying food and fuel entered, compared to 170 per day on average during the truce at the end of November and 500 before the Hamas attack on October 7.
