► Gaza: at least 14 dead in Israeli strikes
Civil defense in the Gaza Strip announced Tuesday, November 12 morning that at least 14 people had died in several Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory.
“At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured early Tuesday morning after several (Israeli) strikes on the Gaza Strip”said civil defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal.
► Four Israeli soldiers killed in northern Gaza
The Israeli army announced the death of four soldiers, killed in the north of the Gaza Strip, bringing to 376 the number of Israeli soldiers who have fallen in the Palestinian territory since the start of its ground operation on October 27, 2023.
“The names of four soldiers who fell in combat on Monday in the northern Gaza Strip have been authorized for publication”announced the army in a press release.
► Riyadh Summit: no peace without Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories
Leaders of Arab and Muslim countries meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday called on Israel to completely withdraw from the Arab territories it occupies to achieve peace “global” in the Middle East.
“A just and comprehensive peace in the region (…) cannot be achieved without putting an end to the Israeli occupation of all the occupied territories” since 1967 – when Israel began occupying the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan – “and this in accordance with UN resolutions and the 2002 Arab peace plan”mentions the final declaration of the summit.
This joint summit of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, hosted by regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, calls for the unity of all Palestinian territories – Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank – within a Palestinian state, of which he reaffirms that the capital must be East Jerusalem, occupied by Israel.
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has urged Arab and Muslim countries to implement declarations made at their summit and force Israel to cease its ” assault “.
Summit participants also “firmly condemned” the actions of the Israeli army, described as “crime of genocide (…) particularly in the north of the Gaza Strip in recent weeks”where the Israeli army has been carrying out a deadly offensive since October 7.
They called on the international community to “prohibit the export or transfer of arms and ammunition to Israel” and condemned “the continued attacks by the Israeli authorities (…) against the UN”.
► An Israeli minister judges Iranian nuclear power “more exposed to strikes than ever”
Israel's new defense minister says Iran is “more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear installations”.
“We have an opportunity to achieve our most important goal: to thwart and eliminate the existential threat to the State of Israel”writes Israel Katz in a message on the social network
► An Israeli minister promises the annexation of settlements in the West Bank in 2025
A far-right Israeli minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has promised Israel's annexation of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in 2025, saying he sees “an opportunity” in Donald Trump's return to power in the United States.
During a speech in Parliament, Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance, also responsible for civil management in the West Bank, and therefore the settlements, affirmed that the “creation of a Palestinian state (…) would endanger the existence of the State of Israel”.
“The only way to eliminate this threat (…) is to apply Israeli sovereignty over the settlements of Judea and Samaria”said Bezalel Smotrich, using the name that Israelis give to the West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967.
Apart from annexed East Jerusalem, more than 490,000 Israelis live in the West Bank, in settlements that the UN considers illegal under international law, among 3 million Palestinians.
► Lebanon: at least eight dead in an Israeli strike in the far north of the country
The Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli strike in the Akkar region killed at least eight people, in one of the furthest attacks from the Lebanese-Israeli border since the start of open war between Israel and Hezbollah.
A security official said the target of the strike was a Hezbollah member, part of a displaced family from southern Lebanon who had moved into the building.
► Lebanon: “there will be no ceasefire”, says Israeli defense minister
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ruled out a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon until “surrender” of the Lebanese Islamist movement.
“There will be no ceasefire and there will be no pause in the strikes against Hezbollah”said Israel Katz while addressing, for the first time since taking office, the general staff of the Israeli army. But if there is a proposed ceasefire agreement “signifying the capitulation of Hezbollah (and) meeting all our conditions (…), we will certainly consider it very seriously”he added.
