Israel must avoid further harm to civilians in the war it is waging against Hamas in Gaza and which has already caused too many deaths, over 23 thousand so far. In his fourth mission to Tel Aviv since October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while reiterating his full support for Israel to prevent a new terrorist attack by Palestinian militiamen in the future.
Joe Biden's envoy, participating in a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet, obtained that a UN delegation visit northern Gaza to take stock of the situation on the ground, particularly humanitarian, and to carry out “an assessment” in view of the return of displaced people to their homes. For Blinken, “the war in Gaza could end tomorrow if Hamas makes the right decisions.”
The head of Israeli Defense Gallant, on the now full-blown war with Hezbollah in the north, underlined that “an increase in pressure on Iran is fundamental and could prevent a regional escalation in further areas”. Precisely on the Lebanese front, after the killing of Hezbollah's senior commander Wissam al-Tawil, it fell to Ali Hussein Barji, head of the air force of the pro-Iranian Shiite militiamen in the south of the country. Barji was killed by a missile while in a car in the town of Khirbet Selm, just before al-Tawil's funeral.
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