At the same time, the risk of escalation continues between Tehran and Washington.
Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing the west of the Gaza Strip after the alert given by the Israeli authorities and are trying to find refuge in other areas, notably around Rafah. The risk of escalation of the conflict is becoming clearer between Iran and the United States, two days after the death of three American soldiers during a drone attack in Jordan. An attack attributed to pro-Iranian groups by Washington, which is trying to reassure the international community.
“There is no reason why our responses, whatever they may be, should have an impact on our ability to try to free the hostages,” assures John Kirby, spokesperson for the Presidential National Security Council. American. “And as I said last week, and I say again today, these discussions are continuing. We can say that they have been constructive, and that they are going in the right direction.”
In Gaza, a mosque and a cemetery were destroyed in Khan Younes by the Israeli army, according to which these sites gave access to the Hamas tunnel network.
This Monday, an Israeli strike left several dead in the suburbs of Damascus in Syria, according to the country’s authorities. A place which sheltered members of militias supported by Iran according to the Syrian opposition.
