The Israel-Hamas war

The Israel-Hamas war|The reactions 

Ylva Johansson: Risk of terrorist acts in Europe "enormous"  

 

The war in Gaza has increased the risk of terrorist acts in Europe, says Swedish EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson, according to TT. 

 

- With the war between Israel and Hamas and the increasing polarization it is creating in our society, and with the upcoming Christmas holiday, there is a huge risk of terrorist attacks in the EU.  

 

According to TT, she promises the equivalent of 339 million Swedish kroner in increased support for the protection of, among other things, religious places.  

 

Today, Johansson is participating in several special discussions about the terrorist threat due to the attack in which two Swedish football supporters were killed in Brussels in October.  

 

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The USA's sharpest words so far: "Too many have died in Gaza" 

 

The US has issued perhaps its sharpest warning yet to Israel, writes Sky News. The country's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told a press conference that "too many innocent civilians have died in Gaza."  

 

Sullivan said the US expects Israel to follow through on the promise that there will be areas in Gaza that are not attacked. He also said the White House has daily talks with Israel about how to protect civilians. 

 

At the same time, UN chief Martin Griffiths warns that the situation in Gaza is becoming increasingly apocalyptic and says that civilians have nowhere to go as the fighting expands south.  

 

"The blatant disregard for basic human rights must stop," he writes on X.  

 

According to the Hamas-controlled health authority in Gaza, nearly 16,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7.  

 

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UN: No longer possible to create "safe zones" in Gaza  

 

The UN warns that it is now impossible to create so-called safe zones for civilians in the Gaza Strip, writes AFP. 

 

- The so-called safe zones are not scientific, not rational and not possible. I think the authorities are aware of that, says James Elder, spokesperson for the UN agency Unicef.  

 

Israel has announced that the ground offensive now includes the entire Gaza Strip and people who fled south are now being asked to evacuate again, including from the city of Khan Yunis. 

 

- Civilians should follow the instructions on X, our website and in the brochures that land in the area, says military spokesman Richard Hecht according to Reuters. 

 

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Satellite images show: Israel's tanks in place in the south 

 

Satellite images taken by Planet Labs on Sunday morning show Israeli combat vehicles about five kilometers north of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. Among other things, the New York Times has analyzed the images, which are said to show activity similar to that carried out by the military in northern Gaza. 

 

Israel's military does not want to comment on the images, according to the NYT, but has recently confirmed that the offensive has expanded to the entire Gaza Strip.  

 

Khan Yunis is one of the larger cities in southern Gaza and many of those who have fled from the north have sought refuge there.  

 

According to Sky News, Israeli positions are seen in four clusters, with a total of around 150 armored vehicles of various types. Around some positions, soldiers have built earthen ramparts, which can be used to take cover. 

 

Battles and airstrikes have already been reported from the area, AP writes. Ambulances have been seen taking injured people to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. Israel has urged people to leave based on areas marked on maps.

 

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Researchers: Scammers made billions from Hamas attack  

 

Massive sell-offs in Israeli stocks took place in the days leading up to the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas. The investments yielded multibillion-dollar profits. This is according to a report written by American experts, reports the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. 

 

On Wall Street, an Israel fund was also shorted to an extent that far exceeds the short sales made in connection with previous crises. 

 

It is not clear who made the cuts.  

 

"Our results suggest that investors who were informed of the upcoming attacks made a profit on these tragic events," write the report authors.  

 

The report "Trading on terror?" is written by former SEC Commissioner Robert J Jackson Jr and short-selling researcher Joshua Mitts.