The Israeli army continues to shell Gaza
After nine months of war, the IDF continues its bombings on the Palestinian enclave this Sunday. Four members of the same family were killed and several others injured in an airstrike that hit their home in Al-Darraj, a neighborhood in Gaza City in the north of the besieged Palestinian territory, according to medics at the Al-Ahli hospital cited by AFP. In the center of the Gaza Strip, witnesses also reported helicopter fire east of the Al-Bureij camp and artillery fire in Deir al Balah. Shooting was also reported in Rafah in the south.
US military humanitarian aid resumes
The delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza resumed Saturday evening via the temporary American pier. The latter, commissioned on May 17, was damaged by a storm on May 29. The American army said it had delivered nearly 500 tons of humanitarian aid.essential» to the 2.4 million inhabitants facing the risk of famine. On the other hand, she denied that this bridge – “its equipment, personnel and facilities” – was used in hostage release operations. “An area south of this facility was used by the Israelis to secure the return of hostages to Israel. Any other statement is false.affirmed the American command center.
Joy in Israel after the release of the four hostages
On Saturday evening, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tel Aviv, like every week, to demand an agreement from the government to bring the hostages back to Israel. But on the big screen, images of the freed hostages were broadcast, to the applause of the crowd, waving numerous Israeli flags. A small group, Israeli flags in hand, also formed in front of the hospital where the four freed hostages are. A little earlier, the army had announced the release, during a military operation “complex» in Nusseirat, in the center of the Gaza Strip, of Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 22, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 41. All four were kidnapped from the site of the Nova electro music festival by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on October 7.
Colombia suspends coal sales to Israel
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday the upcoming suspension of coal exports from his country to Israel as long as the war in the Gaza Strip continues. A decree from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry specifies that this measure will apply “until the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice are fully respected» (ICJ). At the end of May, the highest court of the UN ordered the cessation of Israeli operations in the city of Rafah, the maintenance of the opening of “Rafah terminal to enable unhindered supply” humanitarian aid, as well as the immediate release of hostages held in the besieged coastal territory.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators once again mobilized
“From (Washington) to Palestine, we are the red line”. Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered near the White House in Washington on Saturday to express their anger at Joe Biden and his policies, which they describe as too conciliatory towards Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza. In France also rallies took place, notably in Paris and Lyon, with several thousand people marching without incident. Signs demanded in particular the exclusion of Israel from the Paris Olympic Games (July 26 – August 11) and the “end of all agreements” commercial and cultural with the Jewish State.
Ship hit by missile strike off Yemen
A cargo ship was targeted on Saturday evening off the coast of Yemen, where attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels continue against merchant shipping, announced the British maritime security company Ambrey, which did not report any injuries. “A fire broke out but was neutralized […] People in small boats nearby opened fire on the vessel during the incident.said Ambrey. “All the crew is safe and the ship continues on its way”, added the agency. Since November, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched dozens of drone and missile strikes against ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
