Hamas says it is prepared for a “long war of attrition”; Benjamin Netanyahu calls for a “radical change” on the Lebanese border

The Health Ministry of the Hamas government in power in the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday, September 15, a death toll of 41,226 in Palestinian territory since the beginning of the war with Israel, launched after the terrorist attack by the Islamist movement on October 7. At least twenty people have died in the past 24 hours, it said in a statement, adding that 95,413 people have been injured in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war.

On the Israeli side, the conflict has claimed the lives of 1,205 people, most of them civilians, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) count based on official Israeli data. Of the 251 people kidnapped in Israel on 7 October, 97 are still detained in the Gaza Strip, 33 of whom were declared dead by the Israeli army.

Yahya Sinouar, prepared for a “long war of attrition”

Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar said the Palestinian Islamist movement was ready for a “long war of attrition” against Israel, in a message to Yemeni Houthi rebels, who carried out a rare missile attack in central Israel on Sunday. Yahya Sinouar also vowed that the Houthi groups would “the resistance” in Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen were “breaking the will of Israel”according to the message published by the Houthis.

“I congratulate you for sending your missiles into the heart of the enemy entity, avoiding (…) defense and interception systems »Yahya Sinouar said in his message to rebel leader Abdel Malik Al-Houthi. The Houthis claimed to have “pierced” Israel’s air defenses, which say the missile had likely fragmented in flight without being destroyed.

“The impact of support fronts is increasingly effective and significant on the road to victory”declared the Hamas leader. “Our joint efforts with you” and with allied groups within “the resistance” in Lebanon and Iraq “will break this enemy and inflict defeat on him”he added.

Benjamin Netanyahu conditions the return of displaced Israelis on a “radical change” in the Lebanese border

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein on Monday that “radical change” It was necessary on the border between Israel and Lebanon, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been almost daily for almost a year.

Mr. Netanyahu “ He stated clearly and firmly that it would not be possible to recover our citizens without a radical change in the security situation in the North.”his office wrote in a press release, referring to residents evacuated from their homes near the Lebanese border.

“The possibility of a negotiated framework for the northern front diminishes as Hezbollah continues to ‘chain itself’ to Hamas; the dynamics are clear”Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also said during a telephone conversation Sunday night with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin, according to a press release issued Monday by his office. Mr. Gallant, on the same occasion, “reiterated Israel’s commitment to eliminate Hezbollah’s presence in southern Lebanon and to allow the safe return of northern Israeli communities to their homes”.

“We have no intention of going to war. [mais] If Israel starts a war, we will face it and the losses will be enormous for us and for them.”Hezbollah’s number two, Naïm Qassem, declared on Sunday during a speech in Beirut.

Ten dead in a new strike in Nousseirat

Nearly a year after the start of a devastating war in the Gaza Strip, Israeli retaliatory operations have not let up in the besieged territory, which is plagued by a humanitarian and health catastrophe.

On Monday morning, an airstrike hit a house in Nousseirat, in the centre of the enclave, killing ten people, a hospital source told AFP. Covered in bloody white sheets, several dead people, including a child, were taken to Al-Awda hospital in Nousseirat, according to AFP-TV images. There, a man, Abu Rachad Al-Qassas, cries over the body of a loved one, before other Palestinians join him in prayer.

“They bombed my house while we were sleeping, without warning. (…). My grandchildren are dead”said Abu Rachad Al-Qassas in a trembling voice. “I tell the world that Netanyahu and his government are criminals.” In the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, six Palestinians were killed in an attack on the Bassal family home, according to the civil defence. In Rafah, in the south, two other people were killed in an attack, according to the same source.

Mahmoud Abbas in Madrid on Tuesday after the recognition of the State of Palestine

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will travel to Madrid on Tuesday for a 48-hour visit to “Spain’s invitation”Following the recognition of the State of Palestine by the Palestinian people, we learned from an official Palestinian source on Monday. Abbas will be received by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the King of Spain, Felipe VI. He will then travel to New York, where he is expected on Friday, with a view to participating in the annual General Assembly of the United Nations, said a source from the Palestinian presidency, without giving further details.

Felipe VI received on Monday the credentials of Hosni Abdel Wahed, the first ambassador to Spain of the State of Palestine, following its recognition by Madrid in May. Abdel Wahed, who had been head of the diplomatic mission of Palestine in Spain since 2022 and enjoyed a status similar to that of an ambassador, officially changed rank after Madrid recognized the Palestinian State.

Israel could become a ‘pariah’ for ‘genocide’ in Gaza Strip, UN experts say

Israel is at risk of becoming a state “pariah”UN independent experts warned on Monday, suggesting that their UN membership be considered in light of “genocide” committed, according to them, in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces. “I believe it is inevitable that Israel will become a pariah given its continued and relentless aggression against the United Nations. [et] the palestinians »“This is a very important step forward for the Palestinian people,” said Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, during a press conference in Geneva.

METRO^me Albanese has repeatedly accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza since the beginning of the war. The Italian lawyer – who, like her colleagues, has a mandate from the Human Rights Council but does not speak on behalf of the UN – is one of Israel’s staunchest critics. The latter has requested her dismissal from her post. Responding to journalists by video conference, M^me Albanese wondered “if we should not question membership” at the UN in Israel, “for which [il] He seems to have no respect.”

METRO^me Albanese and several of his fellow experts denounced what they see as an escalation of violence and human rights violations by Israel in Gaza and the West Bank, Israel’s disregard for the rulings of international courts and its verbal attacks on the UN itself. The speakers also criticized the “double standard” Western countries and insisted that Israel must face the consequences of its actions.