What has happened in the last few hours?
These are the most relevant news on the conflict in the Middle East at 8:40 p.m. this Sunday, January 5:
At least 14 dead in Gaza from Israeli attacks as truce talks continue. An Israeli attack on the Nuseirat camp has killed five people. Four others have died in another air offensive against Jabalia. Later, another bombing hit a police station in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing five people.
Gaza exceeds 45,800 dead after Israeli attacks on the last day. The total death toll in the Gaza Strip increases this Sunday to 45,805, after at least 88 deaths were recorded due to Israel’s attacks in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Blinken discusses dialogue with his Egyptian counterpart for a truce in Gaza and the transition in Syria. The US Secretary of State discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelaty, the progress of negotiations for a truce in Gaza, as well as the transition in Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al Assad, as reported this Sunday in an Egyptian Foreign Ministry statement.
Hamas says it has approved Israeli list of 34 hostages for possible exchange if Gaza deal is reached. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source also noted that any deal depends on reaching an agreement on an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire.
Netanyahu’s office says Hamas has not provided a list of hostage names. The Israeli prime minister’s office has claimed that the Palestinian militia Hamas has not provided a list of hostage names “so far.”
Hezbollah leader: “Lebanon can no longer exist without the resistance”. The general secretary of the Lebanese Shiite party-militia Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, has highlighted that only thanks to the strength and means of the militias, Israel was unable to penetrate Lebanese territory and that the country only continues to exist thanks to armed resistance.
