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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank are marking a sombre Eid al-Adha as the Israeli military continues its deadly attacks more than eight months after the start of the war.

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The leaders of Norway, Ireland and Spain have said their countries will formally recognise Palestine as a state next week for the sake of “peace in the Middle East“, prompting Israel to immediately recall its envoys.

La ville palestinienne de Rafah est, depuis le début du conflit entre Israël et le Hamas, un centre de refuge pour la population civile et un point d'entrée pour l'aide humanitaire.

The United Nations and aid agencies have slammed the Israeli army for cutting off an essential aid route by seizing the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza, warning that already scarce supplies will be further depleted in the enclave that is on the brink of famine.

The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position.

Le secrétaire général de l'ONU, Antonio Guterres, a appelé à "faire taire les armes" à Gaza, "pour faire honneur à l'esprit du ramadan". Ce mois de jeûne a commencé lundi sans accord sur une trêve entre Israël et le Hamas. La veille, les bombardements israéliens y ont fait des dizaines de morts. Suivez en direct les derniers développements du conflit au Proche-Orient.

Les États-Unis ont opposé leur veto mardi à un projet de résolution du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU exigeant un cessez-le-feu "immédiat" à Gaza. Il s'agit de leur troisième veto depuis le début de la guerre entre leur allié israélien et le Hamas.

The Palestine Red Crescent says Israel has imposed a curfew around Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, and that gunfire..

In the days following October 7, when Hamas fighters stormed into Israel to murder, mutilate and take hostage hundreds of Israelis of all ages, US President Joe Biden was quick to express his outrage, calling the Hamas attack “sheer evil.” He flew to Israel and pledged his support for it to act in self-defense, saying that if the US had been the victim of such an atrocity, its response would be “swift, decisive and overwhelming.” The US “has Israel’s back,” he declared.