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Bombardment continues in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military is “advancing its operation targeting Hamas in Rafah,” government spokesman David Menzer said Wednesday. For its part, the United States announced that it shot down four drones over areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels. Follow the situation in the Middle East hour by hour.

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  • 10:57 AM: The Hamas Health Ministry announced a new death toll of 34,305

The Hamas Health Ministry announced Thursday a new toll of 34,305 people killed in the Gaza Strip since the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement began on October 7.

At least 43 more deaths were recorded in 24 hours, according to the ministry’s press release, which lists 77,293 injured in more than 200 days of war.

  • 1:28: US destroys four drones over Yemen

U.S. forces managed to “destroy four drones” that “posed an imminent threat to U.S. ships, coalition ships, and merchant ships in the region” (over areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels), the U.S. military’s Middle East Command (Centcom) said in a statement. published on X.


On the same day, a coalition ship managed to intercept an anti-ship missile launched from an area controlled by Yemeni rebels towards the Gulf of Aden, according to the same source. This missile “probably targeted the MV Yorktown,” an American-flagged, American-owned and operated container ship, Centcom said. “No injuries or damage were reported by US, coalition or commercial ships.”

  • 12:55: new strikes on Rafah

The Israeli army carried out new deadly strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, especially in the Rafah sector.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured for weeks that this city, located at the southern tip of the Palestinian territory, is the last bastion of Hamas.

“Israel is moving forward with its operation targeting Hamas in Rafah,” Israeli government spokesman David Menzer said. “Two brigades of reservists have been mobilized for operations” in Gaza, he added, specifying that there are “four (Hamas) battalions still in Rafah” that are being targeted by the army.

– Israel’s military announced on Wednesday that it was carrying out an “offensive action” in southern Lebanon, where it claimed its air force and artillery hit 40 Lebanese Hezbollah targets. She claims to have killed half of her commanders in this sector since October.

– Pro-Iranian Hezbollah announced Wednesday morning that it had launched “dozens of rockets” into northern Israel, a day after a violent exchange of fire killed two Lebanese civilians.

– The White House demanded “answers” from Israeli authorities after the discovery of mass graves at two major hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

– Israel thanked the US Senate for voting on Tuesday to approve $13 billion in military aid to the Jewish state, saying it sent a “strong message” to its “enemies”.

– The German government announced that it will continue cooperation with the United Nations Agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza, following the outcome of the investigation into possible links between the agency’s employees and the October 7 attack in Israel. This concluded that Israel had not provided “evidence” to support its allegations.

With AFP and Reuters

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