04 December 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News

Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari December 4th, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 04 Dec 2023

PM Netanyahu Speaks with Argentinian President-elect Javier Milei Israel - Prime Minister 04 Dec 2023

Israel Orders Evacuations in Gaza's Second-Largest City VOA 04 Dec 2023 -- Israel urged people living in part of the Gaza Strip's second-largest city to evacuate Monday, as Israeli troops launched new airstrikes and intensified their ground attack targeting Hamas militants.
Israeli military widens ground offensive to southern Gaza; hopes for new truce still exist: experts Global Times 04 Dec 2023 -- The Israeli military confirmed Sunday that it has expanded its ground offensive against Hamas militants in Southern Gaza, an area previously considered a "safe zone," sparking deep concern across the international community that nowhere in the Gaza Strip is safe for Palestinians anymore.
Safe Corridor in Central Gaza Turned Into Battlefield - IDF Statement Sputnik 04 Dec 2023 -- The safe corridor in the central Gaza Strip has turned into a battlefield, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Avichay Adraee said on Monday, calling on the population of the enclave to evacuate along the coast.
Israel Shells Lebanon in Retaliatory Move - Statement Sputnik 04 Dec 2023 -- The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that they had documented shelling from Lebanon towards IDF outpost and opened fire in response.
Israeli regime military says three soldiers killed in Gaza during last 24 hours IRNA 04 Dec 2023 -- Three Zionist soldiers have been killed in the last 24 hours in the occupying regime's war on the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli regime military's spokesman.
Palestinian human rights organizations warn of 'second Nakba' in Gaza Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- Three Palestinian human rights organizations have issued a stern warning regarding the Israeli regime's forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, saying it could lead to another Nakba (Catastrophe) in the besieged territory.
Report: Penetrating Israel's 'Iron Dome', Palestinian rocket hits regime's strategic base Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- A US media report says a rocket "most likely fired by the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement" from the Gaza Strip on October 7 has hit an Israeli military base where, according to experts, many of the regime's nuclear-capable missiles are kept.
Israel forces evacuation of south Gaza as it expands ground invasion Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- In an intimidating move typical of Israel, the regime has forced the Palestinians to evacuate several more areas in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 15,523 People's Daily 04 Dec 2023 -- The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has reached 15,523, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Sunday.
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza, dozens killed: ministry People's Daily 04 Dec 2023 -- The Hamas-run Health Ministry said that Israel launched new airstrikes on various areas in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Sunday, resulting in dozens killed and wounded.
Updated National Security Council Travel Warnings Israel - Prime Minister 04 Dec 2023 -- Since the beginning of the Swords of Iron War, the National Security Council (NSC) has been conducting ongoing situation assessments together with the Israeli security organizations.
Israel expands ground operation to southern Gaza Strip People's Daily 04 Dec 2023 -- Israel's military chief Herzi Halevi said on Sunday that the military has expanded the ground operation against Hamas to the southern Gaza Strip, an area previously considered as a "safe zone."

Israel commits new massacres in Gaza, targets more hospitals ISNA 04 Dec 2023 -- The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, announced earlier that the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th has risen to 15,523 martyrs, with 41,316 citizens sustaining various injuries. He also pointed out that 70% of the martyred civilians are children and women.
Israeli war on hospitals: Gazans say Israel wiping out health sector as attacks rise Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- Israeli forces are seeking to encircle the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza city of Jabalia, the undersecretary of the Gaza Health Ministry said Monday.

UN Chief Alarmed at Resumption, Spread of Gaza Fighting VOA 04 Dec 2023 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his extreme alarm Monday about the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, including Hamas rocket fire on Israel and the renewal and expansion of Israel's airstrikes and military ground operations into the southern Gaza Strip.
Statement of the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, 4 December 2023 UNOCHA 04 Dec 2023 -- The 7-day ceasefire brought respite to everyone; hostages were reunited with their families and desperately needed aid went into Gaza. We need more of this; all hostages released and considerably more aid and protection for Palestinian civilians.
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Middle East UNOCHA 04 Dec 2023 -- The Secretary-General is extremely alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups in Gaza, on 1 December, including rocket fire towards Israel from Gaza and the renewal of ground operations and intensified airstrikes by the Israel Defence Forces, increasingly in southern Gaza.
Bombardment in southern Gaza increases mass displacement UNRWA 04 Dec 2023
UNRWA Situation Report #45 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (Information is valid as of 3 December 2023 at 22:30 (local time) Day 58 of Hostilities (Published 4 December 2023) UNRWA 04 Dec 2023
UNRWA Situation Report #44 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (Information is valid as of 2 December 2023 at 22:30 (local time) Day 57 of Hostilities Published 4 December 2023) UNRWA 04 Dec 2023
UN chief calls on Israel to 'spare civilians from more suffering' in Gaza UN News 04 Dec 2023 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages, his Spokesperson said on Monday.
Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in the south UN News 04 Dec 2023 -- Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday said that aid teams had only "extremely limited" movement and access to the north was "now entirely blocked".
WHO appeals for protection of the health system from further attacks and degradation of its capacity WHO 04 Dec 2023
Israel's war machine has displaced 1.9 million people in Gaza: UNRWA Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- The main United Nations agency in Gaza says virtually 1.9 million people, more than 80 percent of the population, have been displaced since October 7 due to Israel's unrelenting bombardment.
UNICEF: Southern Gaza hit by 'worst bombardment' of war Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- The southern Gaza Strip is currently facing its "worst bombardment" since the beginning of Israel's brutal aggression against the Palestinian territory, says a spokesperson for the UN Children's Agency (UNICEF).

Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan Support Ironclad, But Congress Could Help, Vice Chairman Says DoD News 04 Dec 2023 -- The Defense Department provides security assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, but Congress could pass a budget with supplementary funding that would ensure robust continuation of that support, said Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady.

Al-Aqsa storm turns Palestine into first issue of Islamic world: Iran's FM IRNA 04 Dec 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian referred to the continuation of the Zionist regime's crimes and the open support of the US regime to this crime, saying that the Al-Aqsa storm has once again raised Palestine to the top priority in the Islamic world.
Prosecution of US, Israel 'minimum price' to be paid for Gaza genocide: Iran Army chief commander Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- The chief commander of the Iranian Army has lauded the Palestinian resistance against Israel's brutal aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, saying the prosecution of those responsible for crimes against Palestinians is the minimum price the Israelis and Americans must pay.
US has 'direct, undeniable' role in Israeli war crimes in Gaza: Iran Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- Iran has lambasted the United States for its "undeniable" role in the Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, saying Washington has equipped Tel Aviv with new weapons to carry out atrocities in the genocidal war on Gaza Strip.

"Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and will remain so forever" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 04 Dec 2023 -- Addressing the opening event of the 39th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: "We must display a very clear stance against Israel's policies of depopulating Gaza. I would like to once again remind the Israeli administrators, who pursue different ambitions, of the fact that Gaza is a Palestinian land. Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and will remain so forever."
UK condemns attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea: UK government statement UK FCDO 04 Dec 2023 -- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Ministry of Defence statement in response to attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi militants.
Successful mediation retreat in Oman Government of Norway 04 Dec 2023 -- 'This week's mediation retreat in Muscat, the capital of Oman, gathered important insights on conflict situations and peace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This is the first time a retreat in the Oslo Forum-series is organised in the MENA region', said State Secretary Andreas M. Kravik.
DFA Team Conducts Successful Assistance-To-Nationals Mission in Egypt and Israel Philippines DFA 04 Dec 2023 -- A team from the Department of Foreign Affairs, led by Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs Eduardo José A. de Vega, conducted a successful Assistance to Nationals (ATN) Mission from 11 to 19 November 2023 in Egypt and Israel.
Turkish intelligence official warns Israel: Targeting Hamas officials abroad will have 'serious consequences' Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- Turkey has issued a strong warning to Israel, saying the regime would face Ankara's serious action if it tries to target key figures of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas who are based outside Gaza, including in Turkey.

Israel and the occupied territories: President of the ICRC arrives in Gaza, calls for the protection of civilians ICRC 04 Dec 2023 -- Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the ICRC, is in Gaza today to advance efforts that alleviate the devastating humanitarian toll the ongoing conflict is taking on civilians.

'Direct involvement in genocide': Resistance groups slam UK aerial spying of Gaza Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- The Gaza-based Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance movements in separate statements have denounced a decision by the United Kingdom to conduct surveillance flights over the Gaza Strip, calling the move a military involvement in the "genocidal war" on the besieged territory.

Israel's threats to kill Hamas leaders reflect its political, military crises: Top official Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- A senior Hamas official said the resistance group is unfazed by Israel's recent threats to assassinate its leaders and that making them reveals the regime's political and military crises.
Hamas: US president, secretary of state complicit in Israeli crimes against Palestinians Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the United States administration and its top officials are complicit in Israel's war crimes against Palestinians, including its genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Hamas rejects Western reports on alleged rape of Israeli captives IRNA 04 Dec 2023 -- Hamas has rejected Western media reports on alleged raping of Israeli captives by the group's forces, saying that the accusations are aimed at ruining the image of the Palestinian resistance movement following widespread news of its members' good behavior towards the captives.

Hezbollah hits Israeli targets in northern occupied Palestinian territories IRNA 04 Dec 2023 -- The Lebanese Resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted the Israeli occupation outposts across the border between Lebanon and northern Palestine.

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking 2 "Israeli ships" in Red Sea People's Daily 04 Dec 2023 -- Yemen's Houthi rebel group on Sunday claimed responsibility for attacking two "Israeli ships" off Yemen's Red Sea coast near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier in the day.

Netanyahu's corruption trial resumes amid war on Gaza Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long-running trial on a host of corruption charges resumes following a two-month halt due to the regime's war on Gaza.

Iran vows to respond to Israel attacks on advisory forces ISNA 04 Dec 2023 -- Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said that Iran will respond to any attacks on the country's interests in the region.

Netherlands faces lawsuit over sending F-35 parts to Israel Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- The Netherlands' plan to send F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel has prompted action by a group of human rights organizations that have filed a lawsuit against the move.

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04 December 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News