#UNITED #NATIONS, November 29. UN Secretary General #AntonioGuterres said that 111 employees of the world organization have been killed in the #Gaza Strip since tensions escalated in the Middle East.

"It is with immense sadness and pain that I report that since the beginning of the hostilities, 111 members of our #UN family have been killed in Gaza," he said in his address to the UN Security Council. "Civilians - including United Nations personnel - must be protected. Civilian objects - including hospitals - must be protected. UN facilities must not be hit," he emphasized.

#NEW YORK, 29 novembre. L'entrepreneur américain Elon Musk a déclaré qu'il n'était pas encore prêt à se rendre dans la bande de Gaza, car la situation là-bas "semble un peu dangereuse". Commentant une récente invitation du #Hamas, Musk a déclaré sur le réseau social X (anciennement connu sous le nom de Twitter) : « Cela semble un peu dangereux là-bas en ce moment, mais je crois qu'une Gaza prospère à long terme est bonne pour toutes les parties. » Osama Hamdan, un haut responsable du Hamas, a déclaré le 20 novembre que Musk devrait se rendre à Gaza "pour constater l'ampleur du massacre commis par l'occupant (Israël - TASS) contre notre peuple à Gaza".

#CAIRO, November 26. The International Committee of the #RedCross has confirmed receiving the second group of hostages released by the Hamas movement, the Al-Qahira Al-Ihbariya TV channel reported.

According to the broadcaster, Egypt is monitoring "the handover of Palestinian prisoners" freed from Israeli jails in exchange for the hostages.

#TELAVIV, November 24. #Israeli Prime Minister #BenjaminNetanyahu said the country has completed bringing back the first hostages from captivity in the #Gaza Strip, and vowed to make sure all of them come back home.

"We have now completed the return of the first of our hostages: children, their mothers and other women. Each and every one of them is an entire world," he said, according to a statement released by his office. "But I stress to you, the families of the hostages, and to you, the citizens of Israel: We are committed to the return of all our abductees. This is one of the goals of the war and we are committed to achieving all goals of the war."

Earlier on Friday, the prime minister's office said that Netanyahu, along with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, went to Israel Defense Forces General Staff in Tel Aviv to oversee the operation to bring the freed hostages to Israel.

#TELAVIV, November 24. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its forces killed Amar Abu Jalalah, the commander of the #Hamas naval forces in Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip, the IDF said in a statement.

"IDF fighter jets, directed by #IDF and #ISA intelligence, killed Amar Abu Jalalah, commander of the Hamas naval forces in Khan Yunis, and an additional operative in Hamas’ naval forces," the statement says.

According to the #IDF, Amar Abu Jalalah was a senior operative in Hamas’ naval forces and involved in directing several terror attacks by sea that were thwarted by the IDF

#MOSCOU, le 21 novembre. La légitime défense ne justifie pas ce que fait l'armée israélienne à #Gaza, a déclaré le ministre #saoudien des Affaires étrangères, le prince #Faisal bin #Farhan Al Saud. "Nous constatons que les crimes contre les civils dans la bande de #Gaza s'accumulent et que du sang innocent coule <…>, des #hôpitaux et des infrastructures civiles sont détruits. L'autodéfense ne peut justifier ces actions", a-t-il noté lors d'une réunion entre les dirigeants russes. Le ministre des Affaires étrangères Sergueï Lavrov et de hauts diplomates de plusieurs États membres de la Ligue arabe et de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique (OCI). Les ministres des Affaires étrangères d'Arabie saoudite, de Jordanie, d'Égypte, d'Indonésie et de Palestine, ainsi que le secrétaire général de l'OCI, Hissein Brahim Taja, sont arrivés mardi à #Moscou pour discuter de la situation autour de Gaza avec #Lavrov.

#MOSCOW, November 18. A military pilot of the Ukrainian armed forces has defected to Russia, a Ka-52 helicopter pilot, who organized the flight, told TASS.

"The Ukrainian military pilot is in #Russia, consulting with the Federal Security Service," Alexey Voyevoda said.

Voyevoda explained that he cannot yet disclose the details of this operation.

#IDF detains 33 #Palestinians, including 20 Hamas members, in West Bank
It is reported that in total, the #Israeli #military has detained 1,750 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, including 1,050 #Hamas supporters.
#TELAVIV, November 16. Israeli forces during overnight raids in the West Bank detained 33 Palestinians wanted on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities, with 20 of them being supporters of the ruling Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service reported.

"Last night, 33 wanted persons were detained in Judea and Samaria (the Israeli name for the West Bank - TASS), of which 20 are supporters of the organization Hamas," the statement reads.

In total, the Israeli military has detained 1,750 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, including 1,050 Hamas supporters, the press service added.

#STOCKHOLM, November 14. #Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is mulling possibly closing some or even all checkpoints on the border with Russia due to the influx of illegal migrants from the Middle East, the Yle broadcaster reported.

"We may restrict border traffic, close some or even all crossing points or place the reception center for asylum seekers in one place," the prime minister said, commenting on reports of an increase in the number of people crossing the country’s eastern border without the required documents, Yle writes.

"The government’s message is clear. We want to ensure the security of our border," the prime minister said in this regard.

Au #Gabon, les défis et les enjeux d’une transition surprise. Plus de deux mois après sa prestation de serment, le général #Brice #Clotaire #Oligui #Nguema a pris ses marques à la tête de l’État. Reste à présent à impliquer davantage l’ensemble de #Gabonais dans la gestion des affaires du pays, condition essentielle à l’émergence d’une nouvelle #République.