► The United States claims to have carried out strikes on Houthi military targets
The United States, Israel's historic ally, said on Tuesday, December 31, that it had carried out strikes over the past two days on Houthi military targets, notably in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, controlled by these rebels supported by Iran. says the US military.
These strikes notably targeted “a Houthi command and control site” and production and storage sites “which include missiles and drones”indicates the US Central Command for the Middle East (Centcom), on
► Gaza's health system “on the brink of total collapse” according to the UN
Gaza's health system is “on the verge of total collapse” because of incessant Israeli attacks since the start of the war in October 2023, estimates the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in a report published Tuesday, December 31.
Stressing that hospitals in Gaza have become “death traps”he also judges “waves” Israel's claims justifying these assaults by the fact that Palestinian armed groups use these buildings.
► Houthi rebels claim two missile attacks
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for two attacks on Israel, where the army claimed to have intercepted a missile fired from that country before entering Israeli territory.
The Houthis launched two missiles, the first targeting Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv and the second a power plant south of Jerusalem, their military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said.
The Israeli army indicated Monday evening that a missile coming from Yemen had been intercepted by the air force before entering its territory, while warning sirens sounded in the center of the country.
► Interception of two “projectiles” by the Israeli army
The Israeli army claimed to have intercepted two « projectiles » fired from the north of the Gaza Strip, where it has been at war for more than a year with the Palestinian movement Hamas.
“Two projectiles entering from the north of the Gaza Strip were intercepted by the air force”she said in a statement after sirens were activated in regions bordering Palestinian territory.
