Israel has Requested the United States to Exert Pressure on Egypt to Accept Palestinian Refugees.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked US President Joe Biden whether he could pressure Egypt to accept some of the Strip’s population into its territory for the duration of the conflict.
Read ahead at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/19/egypt-gaza-refugees-displaced-israel/#
The UN Warns That Gaza is on the Verge of a Severe Famine.
- According to a UN-supported report, the entire population of Gaza is confronting a food crisis with 576,600 individuals at catastrophic levels.
- Gaza death toll passes 20,000.
Read ahead at: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-19/Food-insecurity-threatens-Gaza-as-Israeli-bombing-disrupts-aid-efforts-10obtU5nSbC/index.html
Israel Dropped Hundreds of 2,000-Pound Bombs on Gaza.
- Satellite imagery from the first month of the war reveals over 500 impact craters exceeding 12 meters in diameter.
- These are four times more massive than the largest bombs the United States used against ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, during the war against the extremist group there.
Read ahead at: https://edition.cnn.com/gaza-israel-big-bombs/index.html
Yemen’s Houthis Gain From Attacking Red Sea Ship
- The prospect of a 10-country coalition led by the United States effectively preventing Yemen's Houthi rebels from attacking ships seems unlikely.
- The Houthis are unlikely to cease their activities until the Israeli offensive in Gaza concludes.
