The IDF says it has “surrounded” Khan Younes, 24 Israeli soldiers, including 21 reservists, killed Monday in Gaza, an adviser to President Biden in Cairo to discuss the hostage… THIS TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 – WHAT TO REMEMBER FROM THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Much of the war between Hamas and Israel since this Tuesday, January 23.

This Monday, January 22, reviews the news surrounding the war in the Middle East. To find Monday’s recap, here it is.

Joe Biden’s adviser is in Cairo to discuss hostages and a new truce in the fighting. Brett McGurk has a busy schedule. Joe Biden’s adviser for the Middle East, he is currently in the region to discuss a “cease” in hostilities in Gaza to free hostages held by Hamas. According to White House spokesman John Kirby, the US President’s envoy “Located in Cairo” Tuesday and will make other stops in the region. And “One of the things they are discussing is the possibility of a new hostage release agreement, which would require a humanitarian pause of some length.” Kirby added, calling the debates “Serious”. “We would be in favor of a longer break than that The week we got earlier If this gives us an opportunity to get the hostages out and bring more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. He continued.

24 Israeli soldiers, including 21 Israeli reservists, were killed on Monday, the heaviest daily toll for the IDF. An Israeli army spokesman announced the death of 24 soldiers, including 21 on Tuesday, January 23. “Reservists”, killed the day before in the Gaza Strip. This is the heaviest daily toll on the Israeli side since it launched a ground offensive against the Palestinian territory on October 27. General Daniel Hagari explained during a televised press briefing that most of these reservists were killed by the explosion.“An RPG”

South of the Gaza Strip, targets a tank and building mined by the army with a view to its demolition.

“Forces were working to destroy terrorist buildings and infrastructure (…) within 600 meters of the border”. between Gaza and Israel, the official explained during a televised press briefing. “Around 4 pm, an RPG rocket was fired by militants at a tank providing security to the force”He continued. “at the same time”An explosion blew away two buildings “Which collapsed in an instant, while the greater part of the force was still in or near”. The buildings were heavily excavated for destruction. It was not determined Tuesday why they exploded earlier than expected.

Earlier, the Army published the identity of ten of these reservists on its website. “We worked for the last hours to find the victims”General Hagari declared citing the difficulty of extricating bodies buried under the rubble. “War has a heavy, very heavy cost. Our reservists sacrificed what they loved most so that we could all be safe here. he added.

The IDF announced that it had “surrounded” Khan Younes. Israeli forces announced on Tuesday that they had “surrounded” Khan Younes, the main city in the south of the region, is where local Hamas leaders are hiding, according to Israel. It is the city where Hamas’s Gaza leader Yahya Sinauar, the architect of the October 7 attacks, was born. Fierce fighting continued on Tuesday between the Israeli army and Palestinian Hamas in the city, against the backdrop of talks to put the war on “pause” for a few weeks, in the absence of a long-term solution. Early Tuesday, Palestinian witnesses reported Israeli artillery fire near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, the main city in the south of the region where local Hamas leaders are hiding, according to Israel. The Palestinian Red Crescent accused the Israeli army of firing artillery on the fourth floor of its headquarters in the city and firing drones, injuring people seeking refuge in the compound of the medical complex. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), “Hostiles Intensify”

In the town where the Israeli army claimed on Monday that it had captured a Hamas command post.

Mathilde Panot will be there to pay tribute to the French victims of Hamas. Mathilde Panot, Head of LFI Deputies, announced this Tuesday that she will attend the tribute paid by Emmanuel Macron in Paris on February 7 to the French victims of the attacks by the Islamist movement Hamas on October 7 in Israel. “I will be present (…) and I have asked that tribute be paid to all the French victims of this war in the Middle East.The rebel MP announced during the press conference. I believe we should pay tribute to Franco-Israelis and Franco-Palestinians who died, whether in war crimes committed by Hamas or in war crimes committed by Netanyahu.

“On February 7, at the Memorial to the Victims of Terrorism” Located on the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris, “I pay tribute to these victims, their loved ones, their families and all those who want to join us.”, Emmanuel Macron said last week. The head of state recalled that France had “lost her 41 children” In these attacks. La France Insomize sparked controversy after the October 7 attacks, notably by refusing to qualify Hamas as a “terrorist” group.

A ceasefire of almost two months? Israel offered Hamas, through the mediation of Egypt and Qatar, a two-month pause in fighting and raids in Gaza in exchange for the release of all hostages, American site Axios reported Monday evening. The proposal did not imply an end to the war in Gaza, but a second ceasefire a week later, which allowed the release of a hundred hostages in exchange for at least 240 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Israel’s proposal provides for the return of live hostages to Israel in several phases, with the first phase involving women and men over the age of 60, according to Axios. This would be followed by female soldiers, men under 60, but not in the military, male Israeli soldiers, then the remnants of the hostages. As part of the plan, Israel and Hamas must agree in advance on the number of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for each hostage according to their category, Axios continues.

Israel still rejects the “two-state solution”.. If the Netanyahu government does discuss a ceasefire, it refuses to consider the long term “Two-State Solution”, an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, European foreign ministers expressed their condolences on Monday. Meeting in Brussels, the latter met in turn, and separately, his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz and Palestinian Riyad al-Maliki. Katz said he wanted European support for Israel’s war against Hamas and the release of the hostages. “The (Israeli) minister could have made better use of his time and was concerned about the security of his country and the high death toll in Gaza.”The head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell reacted, irritated by Israel’s refusal to discuss a two-state solution. “What other solutions are they thinking of?” Borel asked. “Abandon all Palestinians? Kill them?” he added. Israelis “Sowing seeds of hatred for generations to come”.

Updated at 11:15 am. With a new assessment on the Israeli military side.