The day after its operation which led to the release of four hostages, the Israeli army bombarded the Gaza Strip on Sunday June 9. Doctors at Al-Ahli Hospital say four members of the same family were killed and several others injured in an airstrike that hit their house in Al-Darraj, a neighborhood in northern Gaza City of Palestinian territory. In the center of the enclave, witnesses reported helicopter fire east of the Al-Bureij camp and artillery fire in Deir al-Balah. Shooting was also reported in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Follow our live stream.
Resumption of humanitarian aid from the American pier. The American army announced on Saturday evening that it had resumed the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gazan population from the temporary pier built by the United States on the Gaza coast and damaged by a storm at the end of May. US Middle East Command (Centcom) “began delivery of humanitarian aid ashore in Gaza” And “a total of some 492 tonnes of much-needed humanitarian aid have been delivered to the people of Gaza” Saturday, Centcom reported on social network
Strikes in southern Lebanon. Israeli bombings targeted several regions in southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing two people, including a Hezbollah fighter, says the Lebanese Islamist movement. Hezbollah, a supporter of Hamas, regularly exchanges fire with the Israeli army. Violence has intensified in recent weeks and exchanges of fire have sparked fires on both sides of the border.
Four Israeli hostages released. The Israeli army announced on Saturday that it had freed four hostages during a “special operation” in Nusseirat, in the center of the Gaza Strip. Noa Argamani (25 years old), Almog Meir Jan (21 years old), Andrey Kozlov (27 years old) and Shlomi Ziv (40 years old) were kidnapped by Hamas during the Nova music festival on October 7, according to the army.
The head of American diplomacy expected in the region. As diplomatic efforts to secure a truce stall, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan next week to “promote a ceasefire proposal” presented recently by President Joe Biden, according to Washington.
