10 October 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News

Daily Recap: October 10th, 2023: 17:00 Israel Defense Forces 10 Oct 2023
IDF Spokesperson Operational Statement: October 10th 20:00 Israel Defense Forces 10 Oct 2023
IDF Announcement: IDF strikes Head of Hamas Internal Relations Office Israel Defense Forces 10 Oct 2023
PM Netanyahu Speaks with Shaar Hanegev Regional Council Acting Chairman Yossi Keren Israel - Prime Minister 10 Oct 2023
Statement by PM's Office Director General Yossi Shelley Israel - Prime Minister 10 Oct 2023
PM Netanyahu Holds Situation Assessment via Teleconference Israel - Prime Minister 10 Oct 2023

Israel Claims Control of Border with Gaza, Promises New Offensive VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- Israel said Tuesday it has regained control of its border with Gaza and could be poised to launch a punishing ground assault into the Hamas-controlled, densely populated strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, even as Israeli and militant forces bombarded each other with hours of missile attacks.
About 1,500 Hamas militants bodies found in Israel: official People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- Israel's army said Tuesday that it holds about 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants found in Israel on the fourth day of unprecedented battles with Hamas.
Hamas deploys new air defense system against Israeli raids People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- A new air defense system stationed in Gaza has been activated against ongoing Israeli offensives, Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Gaza-ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said Monday.
Gaza health ministry: 900 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment in 72 hours Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- At least 900 Palestinians, including 230 women, 260 children and elderly, have been killed and over 4,600 injured in more than three days of Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.
493 Palestinians killed, 2,751 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- At least 493 Palestinians have been killed and 2,751 others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Monday.
Israel besieges Gaza amid intensified conflict with Hamas, attacks on border with Lebanon People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- Israel intensified its air strikes in Gaza on Monday and imposed a "complete siege" on the Palestinian enclave on the third day of conflict following the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement's (Hamas) Saturday surprise attack on Israel.
Hamas: No negotiations on Israeli captives under fire, regime must pay high price Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says an ongoing operation against Israel will continue, while rejecting any negotiations on Israeli captives as long as the regime's attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip continue.
Hezbollah strikes Israel's military posts after 3 fighters killed in regime shelling Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says it has struck two Israeli military posts in the northern part of the occupied territories in response to the regime's earlier aggression in South Lebanon, which left three of its fighters dead.

UNRWA Situation Report # 3 on the situation in the Gaza Strip, 9 October 2023 UNRWA 10 Oct 2023
World Food Program Urges Humanitarian Corridors for Gaza Strip VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- The World Food Program called Tuesday for the establishment of humanitarian corridors for the Gaza Strip and appealed for the safe passage of its staff and essential assistance.
UN Agencies Call for Lift of Siege on Gaza VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- U.N. agencies are calling on Israel to lift its siege of Gaza, warning that the denial of lifesaving assistance is prohibited under international humanitarian law.
Explainer: UN on the ground amid Israel-Palestine crisis UN News 10 Oct 2023 -- The United Nations has been working in the Middle East region around the clock to de-escalate the Israeli-Palestinian crisis by engaging key actors and providing emergency assistance to civilians on the ground.
UNRWA's 'unsung heroes' still delivering in Gaza UN News 10 Oct 2023 -- Amid airstrikes and a complete siege of the Gaza Strip, staff from the UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, continue their lifesaving work, even in the face of immense personal losses.
Israel-Palestine crisis has region 'at a tipping point': UN relief chief UN News 10 Oct 2023 -- The top UN humanitarian official on Tuesday called for an end to the escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, warning that "the whole region is at a tipping point."
Israel-Palestine: UN urges parties to spare civilian lives UN News 10 Oct 2023 -- In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, all parties must stop targeting civilians and Hamas and other armed groups must immediately release their hostages, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday.
WFP launches emergency program to assist 600,000 Palestinians Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- The World Food Program (WFP) says it has launched an emergency action plan to provide critical food aid for a further 600,000 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
Commission of Inquiry collecting evidence of war crimes committed by all sides in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories since 7 October 2023 UN Human Rights Council 10 Oct 2023 -- There is already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed in the latest explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza, and all those who have violated international law and targeted civilians must be held accountable for their crimes, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, said today.
Pain & suffering engulfs children in the State of Palestine & Israel UNICEF 10 Oct 2023 -- "The ongoing surge of conflict-related violence continues to take a horrendous toll on the lives of children and their families in Israel and the State of Palestine. Nothing justifies the killing, maiming or abduction of children. Any delay in bringing an end to the conflict will inevitably result in more devastating consequences for children.
Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, about the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory UNOCHA 10 Oct 2023
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on the hostilities between Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip and Israel UNOCHA 10 Oct 2023
WHO calls for access to health and humanitarian assistance on fourth day of conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory WHO 10 Oct 2023
WFP calls for humanitarian corridors as it launches an emergency operation for Gaza and the West Bank WFP 10 Oct 2023 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide critical food assistance to over 800,000 people in Gaza and the West Bank who are facing dire circumstances, lacking access to food, water, and essential supplies.

Iran's Leader: Israel to receive 'heavier slap' for Gaza massacre Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Israel will receive "a heavier slap" for the regime's ongoing massacre of the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Iran warns of 'human catastrophe' amid Israeli onslaught on Gaza, urges UN to take immediate action Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- Iran's foreign minister has warned of a "human catastrophe" amid ongoing Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, calling on the United Nations to adopt immediate measures to prevent the occupying regime from perpetrating further crimes and rights violations against Palestinians.
Iran FM stresses Palestinians right to self defense IRNA 10 Oct 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned about the occurrence of a great human catastrophe in occupied Palestine, and stressed the Palestinians' right to self defense.
Unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khamenei's warning tweet in Hebrew addressed to Zionists IRNA 10 Oct 2023 -- X (Twitter) account of Khamenei.ir published a tweet in Hebrew in an unprecedented move.
Supreme Leader: Zionist regime suffered irrevocable military, intelligence defeat IRNA 10 Oct 2023 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Zionist regime has suffered an irrevocable defeat both in terms of military and intelligence.
Israeli ban on Gaza water supply 'war crime': Top Iran rights official IRNA 10 Oct 2023 -- Secretary-General of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi says the Zionist regime's move to cut off the drinking water is a war crime.

PM Netanyahu to US President Joe Biden: "We've never seen such savagery in the history of the State. They're even worse than ISIS and we need to treat them as such." Israel - Prime Minister 10 Oct 2023
Remarks by President Biden on the Terrorist Attacks in Israel The White House 10 Oct 2023
Virtual On-the-Record Gaggle by NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel The White House 10 Oct 2023
Biden: 'We Have Israel's Back' After Weekend Terror Attacks VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that "we have Israel's back," as Washington attempts to defuse tensions in the Middle East after a stunning terrorist attack by Hamas militants.
VOA Interview: Kirby Says No Sign of Iranian, Russian Involvement in Hamas Attacks VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday that "we have Israel's back," as Washington attempts to defuse tensions in the Middle East after a stunning terrorist attack by Hamas militants. More than 1,000 people, including at least 14 Americans, have been killed by Hamas militants who stormed over the border Saturday, killing and kidnapping civilians and security forces.
Biden says 11 Americans confirmed dead amid Israeli-Palestinian conflict People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that 11 U.S. citizens were killed in the latest conflict between Hamas and Israel.
US: No evidence of direct Iranian role in al-Aqsa Storm Operation Press TV 10 Oct 2023 -- The United States has said it has come by no evidence pointing to Iran's "direct involvement" in the recent surprise operation by the Gaza Strip's resistance movements against the Israeli regime.
VOA Interview: US Lawmaker McCaul on Events in Israel VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- U.S. Representative Michael McCaul said Tuesday that the United States' immediate goal is to help Israel replenish its Iron Dome air defense system, which was penetrated by more than 4,000 rockets fired by Hamas last weekend.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 10 Oct 2023
Biden Says US 'Will Make Sure' Israel Has Everything it Needs to Respond to Hamas Attacks Sputnik 10 Oct 2023 -- The United States will ensure that Israel has everything it needs in its response to the attacks by Hamas, US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday.
First U.S. plane carrying ammunition arrives in Israel People's Daily 11 Oct 2023 -- The first American aircraft carrying ammunition arrived in Israel on Tuesday night to help the country in its ongoing conflict with Gaza's ruling faction, Hamas, and militants in Lebanon, Israel's military said.
Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli President Herzog US Dept. of State 10 Oct 2023
Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen US Dept. of State 10 Oct 2023
Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Dermer US Dept. of State 10 Oct 2023
Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel The White House 10 Oct 2023

Israel/Gaza: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Oct 2023 -- Check against delivery!
Co-Chairs' Statement of the 27th GCC-EU Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting EC/CEU 10 Oct 2023
EU- Gulf Cooperation Council: Opening remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell at the Joint Ministerial Council European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Oct 2023 -- Check against delivery!
EU-GCC Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell at the joint press conference with GCC Secretary General, Jassem Al Budaiwi and Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sayyid Al Busaidi European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Oct 2023 -- Check against delivery!
Foreign Minister Baerbock prior to the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories Germany Federal Foreign Office 10 Oct 2023 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock issued the following statement today (10 October 2023) prior to the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories:
US, West urged to end neglect of Palestine issue as tension simmers Global Times 10 Oct 2023 -- The Israel-Gaza conflict entered its fourth day with Israel declaring on Tuesday control regained over the Gaza border. Chinese analysts urged US and Western leaders to stop the long-term marginalization of the Palestine issue or fan the flames of the conflict, calling for more efforts to calm the situation in order to prevent a potential sixth war in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi speaks with Prime Minister of Israel India MEA 10 Oct 2023
Denmark puts development assistance to Palestine on hold Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark 10 Oct 2023 -- The Danish Government has decided to put Danish development assistance to Palestine on hold. In the meantime, a thorough review will be conducted to ensure that no Danish funding is misused to indirectly support terrorist organisations that attack Israel.
At the informal EU foreign ministers' meeting, Foreign Minister Kariņš expresses solidarity with Israel and underlines the need for political dialogue with the region's countries Latvia MFA 10 Oct 2023 -- On 10 October 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Krišjānis Kariņš, took part in the informal video conference of the foreign affairs ministers of the European Union to exchange views on current developments in the Middle East following the violent attack by the Hamas terrorist organisation on Israel.

Hamas fighters may be using North Korean weapons, experts say Radio Free Asia 10 Oct 2023 -- Experts say that Hamas militants may be using North Korean weapons after footage emerged of a fighter from the Palestinian group carrying a rocket-launcher suspected to originate from the communist nation.
Hamas fighters may be using North Korean weapons, experts say Radio Free Asia 10 Oct 2023 -- Experts say that Hamas militants may be using North Korean weapons after footage emerged of a fighter from the Palestinian group carrying a rocket-launcher suspected to originate from the communist nation.
Conflict in Gaza Raises Concerns About Middle East Oil Supply VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- Global oil markets are watching the conflict between Israel and Hamas cautiously, with prices slightly elevated from last week but still considerably below recent highs, as the brutal conflict in southern Israel and Gaza unfolds.
Thais Scramble for Details After 18 Feared Dead in Hamas Assault on Israel VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- Relatives of Thai workers kidnapped or killed by Hamas militants have spent the days since the attack on Israel patching together details from social media of what happened to their loved ones. Thailand is emerging as one of the nations most affected by a conflict thousands of kilometers away.
Greece Warns Israel-Hamas War Will Add to Surge of Illegal Migrants VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- As Israel steps up its siege of Gaza and the likelihood of a prolonged conflict grows, Greece is bracing for a new influx of illegal migrants. The country's top migration official warns the latest violence will add to a surge of migrants that U.N. data say is already led by Palestinians.
Nigerian Experts Say Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Affect Oil Revenue VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- Experts said Tuesday that the Israeli-Hamas conflict could lead to Nigerians struggling to pay for fuel despite a surge in global oil prices that could help the nation's crude industry.
Gaza Conflict Deals Blow to Pakistani Debate on Whether to Recognize Israel VOA 10 Oct 2023 -- While the hostilities between Israel and Hamas have raised doubts about the future of Israel's efforts to develop ties with Saudi Arabia and the wider Muslim world, critics say the hostilities will also significantly restrict public debate in Pakistan about whether to recognize the Jewish state.
Emboldened Iran Counts Victories As Anti-Israel Investments Pay Off RFE/RL 10 Oct 2023 -- Iran insists it had no direct involvement in Hamas's surprise assault on Israel this week, but that is not keeping it from celebrating what it sees as a multitude of victories.
Attacks on civilians amid Gaza conflict condemned People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- China reiterated on Monday that it "opposes and condemns" violence against civilians as the death toll from the Israel-Palestine conflict reached nearly 1,400.: the mark does not exist in the description file
Egypt, UAE discuss efforts to stop military escalations in Palestine People's Daily 10 Oct 2023 -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday discussed the recent developments in Palestine amid the current rising tensions in the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

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10 October 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News