The Civil Defense of Gaza announced the death this Saturday of 36 Palestinians, killed in the Israeli offensive in the Palestinian enclave. Among them, 21 were nearly two humanitarian aid distribution centers in the south and north of the territory, and six others, including three children, in strikes targeting the Refugee camp in Bureij (center) and the Al-Mawassi (South) area, added the spokesman for the Civil Defense Mahmoud Bassal. The latter also alerts to the situation in districts of Gaza City in the north of the besieged and hungry territory, which has been subject to intense bombardments for almost a week. “We estimate that more than 50,000 people stay in the Zeitoun district, most without water or food»he said, accusing Israel of “Ethnic cleaning” in Zeitoun and in the neighboring district of Tal al-Hawa. “Our teams do not have access to the injured”. The war waged by Israel in Gaza since October 7, 2023 left at least 61,722 dead, mostly civilians, according to data from the Ministry of Hamas, deemed reliable by the UN.
The Danish Prime Minister Put Frederiksen estimated this Saturday in an interview with the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten that his Israeli counterpart Benyamin Netanyahu was a “Problem in itself”. She also said she wanted to use her role as a rotating presidency of the European Union (from July 1 to December 31, 2025) to increase pressure on Israel. For the social and democratic leader, the Israeli government will “Too far” in his war against Hamas, which led to a humanitarian situation “Absolutely terrible and catastrophic” in Gaza. Under these conditions, Denmark wants “Increase pressure on Israel” But regret a lack of support “EU members”. It could take the form of “Political pressure, sanctions, whether towards the colonists [en Cisjordanie]the ministers or even Israel as a whole ”evoking commercial sanctions or in terms of research. “We don’t exclude anything in advance. Just like with Russia, we build the sanctions so as to target where we think they will have the greatest effect ”added Frederiksen.
“France condemns with the greatest firmness the decision of the Israeli authorities to validate the E1 colony project which provides for the construction of more than 3,000 homes east of Jerusalem”announced a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this Saturday. The Israeli Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich (far right), called on Thursday to accelerate a key construction project of 3,400 dwellings in the West Bank and to annex this Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. This call has been launched in response to the announcements of several countries to recognize a state of Palestine.
Update at 5.35 p.m. with the addition of the conviction of France and the dead in Gaza
