Today is the 28th day of the war between Israel and Hamas. US drones are flying over Gaza to help gather intelligence on where hostages taken by the terrorist group Hamas are being held. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah, will address his followers on Friday in his first public comments since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

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06:00US drones are flying over Gaza to help gather information on the whereabouts of hostages taken by the terrorist group Hamas, Reuters reported, citing two US officials. One of the officials told the news agency that the drone flights began more than a week ago.

05:45 Israel has accused UN experts of repeating Hamas propaganda about the situation in Gaza, which they say is “deplorable”.

Seven UN-appointed human rights experts have said that civilians in Gaza are at serious risk of “genocide”.

The group of special rapporteurs said that Israel intends to “destroy” the Gaza Strip and called on Israel and its allies to agree to an immediate ceasefire and the release of all civilian prisoners by Hamas.

“The situation in Gaza has reached a catastrophic turning point,” they said, according to a statement by the Office of the UN High Commissioner.

01:46The US House of Representatives approved a $14.5 billion military aid package to Israel / Biden threatens to veto if Ukraine is excluded

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel in its fight against Hamas, despite Democrats insisting it would not pass the Senate and the White House vowing to veto it, reports said . Reuters.

The measure passed 226 to 196, mostly along party lines, with most Republicans supporting the bill and most Democrats opposing it.

The introduction of the bill was the first major legislative action under new Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.

01:14The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Friday that Gaza would be anathema to Israel, warning that its soldiers would leave “in black sacks”, AFP reported.

“Gaza will be a curse for Israel,” Brigade spokesman Ezzedine al-Qassam said in the recording, adding that Israelis should expect “the return of more of their soldiers in black bags.”

00:58US intelligence believes that Iran and its proxies are currently seeking to avoid a wider war with Israel

The U.S. intelligence community now believes that Iran and its proxies are planning their response to Israel’s military intervention in Gaza to avoid direct conflict with Israel or the U.S. while inflicting some damage on their adversaries, the News reported. ro with a link to CNN.

On the other hand, the United States knows that Iran does not maintain perfect control over its proxy umbrella — especially Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the largest and best-armed of the various groups it supports.

SUMMARY OF THE DAY

• WSJ: Wagner can supply Hezbollah with an advanced air defense system. The leader of Hezbollah is expected to make an important speech on Friday

• US intelligence believes that Iran and its proxies are currently seeking to avoid a wider war with Israel

• The US House of Representatives approved a $14.5 billion military aid package to Israel / Biden threatens to veto if Ukraine is excluded

• The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Friday that Gaza would be anathema to Israel, warning that its soldiers would leave “in black sacks”, AFP reported.

• The Israeli army has completed the encirclement of Gaza City, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday

• US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that 74 Americans with second citizenships had been evacuated from the Gaza Strip, an area bombed by Israel after a bloody terrorist attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on October 7, France Presse reported.

• Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will discuss steps Israel “can and should” take to minimize civilian casualties during his upcoming visit to Tel Aviv, CNN reports.

• New US sanctions against foreign companies participating in Russia’s military operations