16 December 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News

Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari December 16th, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 16 Dec 2023
24h Recap: December 16th, 2023, 10:00 Israel Defense Forces 16 Dec 2023

Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Dismantle Hamas After 3 Hostages Mistakenly Killed VOA 16 Dec 2023 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a TV news conference Saturday that the accidental killings of the three Israeli hostages by Israeli troops Friday "broke my heart, broke the entire nation's heart."
Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 16 Dec 2023 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening, at the Kirya in Tel Aviv, at the press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz:
Prime Minister's Office announcement on behalf of the National Security Council Israel - Prime Minister 16 Dec 2023 -- As part of the hostage release agreement, Israel committed to transfer 200 truckloads per day of food and humanitarian aid from Egypt for the civilian population in Gaza.
Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 16 Dec 2023

Israeli army mistakenly killed 3 hostages during Gaza operation: spokesman People's Daily 16 Dec 2023 -- Spokesperson of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Daniel Hagari announced on Friday night that during battles in northern Gaza in the morning, Israeli troops mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat and killed them.

UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe 'bloodbath' in overflowing emergency department UN News 16 Dec 2023 -- UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December have described the emergency department as a "bloodbath", with hundreds of injured people inside, and a constant flow of new patients.
Syria, Lebanon and Jordan Emergency Appeal 2023: Progress Report for the Reporting Period 1 January - 30 June 2023 UNRWA 16 Dec 2023 -- UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December have described the emergency department as a "bloodbath", with hundreds of injured people inside, and a constant flow of new patients.

Israel: Statement by the High Representative on state budget for settlement construction and related activities European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Dec 2023 -- The European Union is gravely concerned by the commitment of additional funding for settlement construction and related activities approved by the Knesset in the amended budget for 2023.
1st meeting of China-Saudi Arabia-Iran trilateral joint committee concludes; MidEast should 'no longer be geopolitical arena' for great powers Global Times 16 Dec 2023 -- The Middle East should no longer be a geopolitical arena of great powers, and the fate of the region should be in the hands of the people, said Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, in meeting with Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani on Friday in Beijing.

Israeli regime playing with lives of its captives: Qassam spokesman IRNA 16 Dec 2023 -- Al-Qassam Brigades Spokesman Abu Ubaida has said that the Israeli regime continues to play with the lives of its captives held in Gaza and does not care about the feelings of their families.
Hamas urges Israeli accountability for killing journalists, medics Press TV 16 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on the international community to hold Israel responsible for war crimes it has committed against journalists and medics in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Hamas turns Gaza streets into 'deadly maze' for Israeli troops Press TV 16 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has turned the Gaza Strip's streets into a "deadly maze" for Israeli military forces due to its knowledge of the terrain, as the occupying regime continues its ground invasion against the besieged enclave.

Yemen's Ansarullah, Lebanon's Hezbollah hit Israeli targets in fresh attacks IRNA 16 Dec 2023 -- Fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movements have launched targeted drone attacks on Israeli military positions in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
More major shipping firms suspend Red Sea passage amid attacks by Yemeni forces Press TV 16 Dec 2023 -- Two more major international shipping companies have suspended passage of their cargoes through a key Red Sea strait following attacks by Yemeni forces on vessels bound for the occupied Palestinian territories.
Yemeni drones pound Israel's Port of Eilat in solidarity with Gaza Press TV 16 Dec 2023 -- Yemeni Armed Forces say they have launched a large-scale drone strike against "sensitive" targets in the occupied territories in a show of support for the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Dutch court clears delivery of F-35 parts used by Israel in Gaza war Press TV 16 Dec 2023 -- A court in the Netherlands has rejected a case brought by a group of human rights organizations to block the delivery of parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, giving the Dutch government the green light to keep supplying the Israeli regime with the controversial military parts.

Iran Executes Mossad Agent, IRNA Says VOA 16 Dec 2023 -- An Israeli intelligence officer was executed Saturday in Iran, according to IRNA, Iran's state news agency.
Iran puts agent of Israeli Mossad spy agency to death in Sistan and Baluchestan Province Press TV 16 Dec 2023 -- Iranian Judiciary authorities have executed a man convicted of affiliation to foreign intelligence services, particularly the Israeli Mossad spy agency, in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Zionist spy executed in southeastern Iran IRNA 16 Dec 2023 -- A person has been executed in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, after being found guilty of spying for foreign intelligence agencies including Mossad.

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