China news agency, Beijing, December 16-Comprehensive news: On the 15th, local time, Daniel Hagari, spokesman of the Israel Defense Forces, said that the Israeli army had killed three detained Israelis by mistake in northern Gaza. Palestinian President Abbas met with U.S. National Security Assistant Sullivan in Ramallah on the 15th.
According to the Israeli Jerusalem Post, Hagari said that when the Israeli army was operating near Shejaya in the northern Gaza Strip, it mistakenly thought that three detained Israelis were Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) personnel and killed three people. All three were detained by Hamas on October 7th. He said that the incident was immediately investigated.
On the same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences to the families of the victims, and reiterated his support for Israeli soldiers risking their lives to rescue the remaining detainees in Gaza.
The Times of Israel reported that on the evening of 15th, Israeli people gathered outside the headquarters of IDF to protest and called for a new agreement in exchange for Hamas’s release of the remaining detainees. "They don’t have much time. Take them home now."
According to the news released by the official Palestinian news agency Wafa and the website of the White House, Abbas and Sullivan discussed such topics as providing humanitarian aid to the Gaza, strengthening the protection of civilians and promoting the stability of the West Bank.
Abbas pointed out that it is urgent to stop the Israeli "war" against Gaza, open border crossings to the Gaza, provide humanitarian aid, provide water, electricity and fuel, and restore the operation of local hospitals. He also opposed the actions of the Israeli army in the West Bank, stressing that the Palestinian people should not be displaced in the Gaza or the West Bank.
According to CNN, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement on the 15th, saying that Israel’s Cabinet approved a "temporary measure" on the same day to allow humanitarian aid from Egypt to enter Gaza through the shalom port in Kerem between Israel and the Gaza Strip. This is the first time since October 7th that humanitarian aid has been allowed to be delivered directly from Israel to Gaza.