15 November 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News

Press Briefing Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 15th, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 15 Nov 2023
Humanitarian Aid & Searches for Additional Explosives and Terror Infrastructure; IDF Troops Continue Targeting Hamas in Precise Operation in the Shifa Hospital Israel Defense Forces 15 Nov 2023
IDF Ground Operations in Gaza Continue; Targeted Operation Against Hamas in Specified Area of the Shifa Hospital Israel Defense Forces 15 Nov 2023
IDF Forces Are Conducting an Intelligence-Based Precise Operation in a Specified Area in the Shifa Hospital Israel Defense Forces 15 Nov 2023

Israel Rejects UN Call for 'Extended Humanitarian Pauses' for Gaza VOA 15 Nov 2023 -- The U.N. Security Council overcame weeks of inaction and bickering Wednesday to issue a call for "extended humanitarian pauses" in the Gaza Strip, especially for the protection of children, only to have Israel immediately reject the measure.
Under Emergency Measures, Israel Shutters Lebanese News Outlet VOA 15 Nov 2023 -- Israel this week used newly enacted emergency measures to shutter a Lebanon-based media outlet over claims it harms national security.
PM Netanyahu Meets with Samaritan's Purse President and CEO Franklin Graham Israel - Prime Minister 15 Nov 2023
PM Netanyahu visited an Iron Dome battery and an intercept control center in the south Israel - Prime Minister 15 Nov 2023
PM Netanyahu to Soldiers at Zikim: "There is no place in Gaza that we cannot reach. There are no hideouts. There is no shelter or refuge for the Hamas murderers." Israel - Prime Minister 15 Nov 2023
PM Netanyahu Meets with US National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk Israel - Prime Minister 15 Nov 2023
Israel gains "control" of northern Gaza Strip: defense minister People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that Israel was "controlling" the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli Forces Raid Gaza Hospital Searching for Hamas Militants VOA 15 Nov 2023 -- Israeli soldiers raided Shifa Hospital in Gaza early Wednesday, looking for Hamas militants after giving Health Ministry officials a few minutes' warning.
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza 'may worsen' amid US sanctions against Hamas Global Times 15 Nov 2023 -- As Israeli troops launched a ground assault on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, the US and the UK announced coordinated sanctions targeting Hamas and its financiers, which Chinese experts view is a move in support of Israel which could further exacerbate the humanitarian disaster by increasing Israel's disregard for the mounting international pressure.
Israeli regime's raid on Shifa hospital clearly qualifies as war crime: Iran IRNA 15 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Israeli regime's raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza clearly qualifies as a war crime.
Israel army finds no captives at Gaza hospital after raid: Reports IRNA 15 Nov 2023 -- The Israeli army has found no evidence suggesting the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza is being used to hold Zionist captives, Israeli media reported after regime forces raided the largest medical complex in the blockaded Palestinian territory.
Israel raids largest Hospital in Gaza ISNA 15 Nov 2023 -- Israeli forces raid al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the largest medical complex in the Strip on Wednesday where thousands have taken shelter.
Israeli forces raid Gaza's largest hospital to search for militants People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- Dozens of the Israeli army forces on Wednesday carried out a raid at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City amid heavy gunfire, according to a senior medical official.
Raid on al-Shifa: Israeli forces fire at civilians inside hospital as Hamas calls US complicit Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- The general director of hospitals in the Gaza Strip says Israeli troops have fired at people inside the al-Shifa hospital during their raid on the largest medical complex in the besieged enclave.
Israel raids Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- The Israeli regime has begun a military operation against al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, which has come to house thousands of patients and displaced people seeking shelter there from an unrelenting Israeli war.
Forty-Two Bosnian Citizens, Relatives Cross From Gaza Into Egypt RFE/RL 15 Nov 2023 -- The Foreign Ministry of Bosnia-Herzegovina confirmed on November 15 that 42 Bosnian citizens or members of their families had crossed into Egypt from Gaza.
Israel, Hamas reach initial agreement on humanitarian truce: source People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- An informed Palestinian source said on Tuesday that delegates of Israel and Hamas had reached an initial agreement to implement a temporary humanitarian cease-fire under international and Arab sponsorship.
Ansar Allah confirms missile attack on Israeli regime targets IRNA 15 Nov 2023 -- Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthi Movement, has confirmed in a statement that it has launched ballistic missile attacks on sensitive locations within Israeli-occupied territories of Palestine.
Israeli regime forces storm al-Shifa hospital in Gaza Strip IRNA 15 Nov 2023 -- Israeli forces have stormed the al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip after days of besieging the largest medical complex in the coastal enclave.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 11,500 People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- More than 40 wounded Palestinians, including five newborns, died in the Al-Shifa hospital in the past hours under the siege and strikes by Israeli forces, said the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Tuesday.

Adopting Resolution 2712 (2023), Security Council Calls for 'Urgent and Extended' Humanitarian Pauses in Gaza, Immediate Release of Hostages United Nations 15 Nov 2023 -- In a late-breaking meeting today, the Security Council adopted resolution 2712 (2023) by a vote of 12 in favour to none against, with 3 abstentions (Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States), by which it called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors through the Gaza Strip to facilitate the provision of essential goods and services.
Israel-Palestine crisis: Security Council calls for urgent, extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza UN News 15 Nov 2023 -- The Security Council has passed a resolution calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and for urgent and extended humanitarian corridors throughout the enclave to save and protect civilian lives. The affirmative vote came following four unsuccessful efforts to take action last month.
Israel-Palestine crisis: UN emergency relief chief unveils 10-point plan 'to rein in the carnage' UN News 15 Nov 2023 -- The UN's top emergency relief official unveiled a 10-point plan "to rein in the carnage" in Gaza on Wednesday which focuses on a major expansion of aid into into the wartorn enclave, along with a new call for humanitarian ceasefires and the release of hostages taken during Hamas's 7 October terror attacks on Israel.
Gaza: 'Hospitals are not battlegrounds', children's suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say UN News 15 Nov 2023 -- Children have been killed, maimed, abducted and denied assistance in Gaza, and the parties to the conflict must "stop this horror", UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) chief Catherine Russell said during a visit to the enclave as humanitarian operations there ground to a halt on Wednesday for lack of fuel.
The carnage in Gaza cannot be allowed to continue. Here are the steps to rein it in UNOCHA 15 Nov 2023 -- Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Full Transcript of Press Encounter, 15 November 2023, Geneva UNOCHA 15 Nov 2023
UNRWA Situation Report #31 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information is valid as of 14 November 2023 at 18:30 local time) UNRWA 15 Nov 2023
Gaza continues to have huge needs for fuel amid siege and war UNRWA 15 Nov 2023
UNICEF warns of 'devastating situation' in Gaza, says 'nowhere safe' for Gaza's one million children Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- The executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has described the situation in the Gaza Strip as "devastating" amid Israel's ongoing aggression, warning that the regime's brutal assault has left "nowhere safe" for the enclave's one million children.
UN refugee body in Gaza says to stop operation in 30 hours due to fuel shortfall People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza warned Tuesday that its humanitarian programs would come to a halt within 30 hours due to fuel depletion.

Washington 'quietly' ramps up weapons transfers to Israel amid Gaza war: US media Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- The United States has secretly increased its military aid to Israel, including more sophisticated missiles and equipment, amid the occupying regime's brutal onslaught against the Gaza Strip, according to a report.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 15 Nov 2023

UN Security Council has failed to prevent tragedies in Gaza, says Iran's FM Amir-Abdollahian Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has lambasted the United Nations Security Council for failing to avert tragedies in the Gaza Strip, arguing the international body could not fulfill its role to stop the war due to the influence of certain member states.
Attack on al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza clear example of war crimes: Iran Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry has condemned Israel's attack on al-Shifa Hospital as a "clear example" of war crimes the regime has committed over the course of its bombardment and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Iran calls for 'immediate halt' to Gaza war, says 'no chance' for Israel's victory Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- Iran's foreign minister has called for an immediate halt to Israel's bloody aggression against the Gaza Strip, stressing that the occupying regime has "no chance" to win the war.
Iran condemns Israel's bombing of Qatar's reconstruction committee in Gaza People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Tuesday vehemently condemned Israel's bombing of the headquarters of the Qatar Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza which took place on Monday.

"Those who do not speak out against Israel's crimes against humanity are just as much an accomplice in these crimes as the perpetrators" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 15 Nov 2023 -- Addressing AK Party's Parliamentary Group Meeting, President Erdoğan said: "Those who do not speak out against Israel's crimes against humanity are just as much an accomplice in these crimes as the perpetrators. The blood of the kids killed in Gaza sticks as a stain of shame to the foreheads of those who provide weaponry, ammunition and intelligence support to the Israeli administration."
No: 295, 15 November 2023, Press Release Regarding the Slander by the Israeli Prime Minister and the Israeli Foreign Minister Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Nov 2023 -- "Israeli officials, who have entered the dark pages of history with the oppression and massacres committed against the Palestinian people, have no right to talk about the law."
It is right the Security Council calls for a humanitarian pause in Gaza long enough to deliver aid: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 15 Nov 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza.
Belize suspends diplomatic ties with Israel over 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- The Belizean government has severed its diplomatic ties with Israel over the occupying regime's "unceasing, indiscriminate bombing" of innocent Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and its refusal to implement a ceasefire in the area.
Erdogan says Israel a 'terrorist state' that seeks 'total destruction' of Gaza Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted Israel as a "terrorist state" that seeks the "full destruction" of the densely-populated Gaza Strip, which has been under massive bombardment for over five weeks.
Russia's Lavrov warns Israeli provocations may drag Iran, Hezbollah into Gaza war Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Iran and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah may decide to get engaged in the ongoing war in Gaza if they are provoked by Israeli actions.
Yemen threatens to Attack Israel's ships in Red Sea ISNA 15 Nov 2023 -- Abdul-Malik Badruldeen al-Houthi, leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement said " Our eyes are open to constantly monitor and search for any Israeli ship in the Red Sea, particularly in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the waters that border Yemeni waters, although Israeli ships disable devices in the Red Sea, they will not be able to hide," adding that the movement "will search for its ships and will not hesitate to attack them."
Houthi Leader Threatens to Attack Israel's Ships in Red Sea Sputnik 15 Nov 2023 -- The leader of Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis and controlling the country's north, on Tuesday threatened to attack Israeli ships in the Red Sea to support Palestinian movements in the Gaza Strip.
Egypt to send additional 650 tons of food aid to Gaza People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday directed the Egyptian government to provide the Gaza Strip with an additional 650 tons of food aid.
Egypt, Russia agree to intensify efforts to reach ceasefire in Gaza People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to intensify international efforts toward an immediate ceasefire in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
Lebanese parliament speaker warns of conflict expansion as clashes with Israel escalate People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday warned of an expansion of Israel-Hamas conflict amid the ongoing clashes between the Israeli army and Lebanese militants in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
Qatari minister says to continue efforts to end "collective punishment" of Gazans People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- A Qatari official said on Tuesday that the country will continue its efforts to end the "collective punishment" imposed on Gaza, Qatar News Agency reported.

Mahmoud Abbas says Israel's war on Gaza is 'genocide' Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the ongoing Israeli aggression and constant bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip is a barbaric war and genocide.
Israel planning to cause another 'Nakba': Hamas official Press TV 15 Nov 2023 -- A senior Hamas official has said the Israeli regime, which has brought the Gaza Strip under an unrelenting war, was after causing another Nakba (Catastrophe), referring to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian natives by the apartheid regime in 1948.
Hamas 'Remains Intact' Despite Israeli Operation in Gaza Sputnik 15 Nov 2023 -- Tel Aviv has not achieved substantial results since the launch of its ground operation, stressed Mouni Rabbani, an independent writer and analyst specializing in Palestinian affairs, senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies, and contributing editor to the Middle East Report.
Hamas denies accusations of using hospitals in Gaza for military purposes People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- Hamas on Tuesday denied using hospitals in the Gaza Strip for military purposes, dismissing such Israeli accusations as "lies," according to the media office of the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction.

Can a Two-State Solution Survive the Israel-Hamas Conflict? VOA 15 Nov 2023 -- For three decades, the West and the international community saw the idea of two states — one Israeli, one Palestinian — as the basis for peace in the Middle East. Even after Hamas' October 7 massacre and Israel's overwhelming counter-offensive, many believe it remains the only path forward.
Israeli Medics Call Attention to Risks Faced by Female Hostages VOA 15 Nov 2023 -- Sexual violence can be an instrument of power in warfare, and female hostages face unique risks, warns a new report submitted to the International Committee of the Red Cross by a medical team working with the families of those kidnapped by Hamas.
7 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli army in West Bank: ministry People's Daily 15 Nov 2023 -- At least seven Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Tulkarm, northern West Bank, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.

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15 November 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News