Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
21 December 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari December 21st, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 21 Dec 2023
- IDF Says Destroyed Underground Tunnels Network of Hamas Military Leadership in Gaza Sputnik 21 Dec 2023 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it had destroyed a network of underground tunnels of the military leadership of the Palestinian movement Hamas.
- Israeli Military Death Toll Since Start of Ground Offensive in Gaza Rises to 137 - Reports Sputnik 21 Dec 2023 -- The number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the ground operation against Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip has risen to 137, The Times of Israel newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
- Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 21 Dec 2023
- PM Netanyahu to Representatives of Bereaved Families from the Heroism Forum: "There needs to be victory - until the goals are completed." Israel - Prime Minister 21 Dec 2023
- Hunger Rampant in Gaza as Israel-Hamas Fighting Intensifies VOA 21 Dec 2023 -- As humanitarians warned Thursday that more than a half-million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were coping with catastrophic levels of hunger, the U.N. Security Council again delayed a vote authorizing scaled-up aid to them.
- Hamas Says Israeli Strike Killed Border Official VOA 21 Dec 2023 -- Rocket sirens sounded Thursday in central and southern Israel, while Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip said an Israeli airstrike killed four people in southern Gaza.
- Ceasing hostility brooks no delay as death toll in Gaza hits 20,000 People's Daily 21 Dec 2023 -- Over the past two months and more, Israel's draconian siege and relentless bombardment have killed at least 20,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with 70 percent of them being women and children, said the Hamas-run government media office on Wednesday.
- Dec. 21: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 21 Dec 2023
- Dec. 20: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 21 Dec 2023
- Palestinian death toll in Gaza hits 20,000: Hamas media office People's Daily 21 Dec 2023 -- The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has reached 20,000, according to a statement issued by the Hamas-run government media office on Wednesday.
- UNRWA Situation Report #55 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information is valid as of 19-20 December 2023 at 22:30) UNRWA 21 Dec 2023
- Gaza grapples with catastrophic hunger as new report predicts famine if conflict continues WFP 21 Dec 2023 -- More than one in four households in Gaza currently face extreme hunger, and there is a risk of famine unless access to adequate food, clean water, health and sanitation services is restored, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today. IPC is a multi-stakeholder platform that analyses data to determine the severity and magnitude of hunger crises, according to internationally-recognized scientific standards.
- Lethal combination of hunger and disease to lead to more deaths in Gaza WHO 21 Dec 2023
- Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on the launch of Sudan 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan UNOCHA 21 Dec 2023 -- The humanitarian community in Sudan launches today the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) to address the most urgent and critical needs of 14.7 million people in Sudan that have been displaced and affected by the conflict that erupted in April 2023.
- Security Council poised to vote on Gaza resolution calling for urgent, safe and unhindered flow of aid UN News 21 Dec 2023 -- After intense negotiations all week behind closed doors at the 15-member Security Council, ambassadors continued consultations into Thursday evening over the latest version of a draft resolution penned by the United Arab Emirates which reportedly calls for urgent steps to allow safe and unhindered delivery of aid to stricken civilians in the Gaza Strip. The United States said it would support the latest draft if the text remained the same, with a vote now anticipated on Friday.
- UPDATED: Injured patients 'waiting to die' in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising 'catastrophic' hunger levels UN News 21 Dec 2023 -- There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery and cannot be moved are "waiting to die", the UN health agency said on Thursday, in a plea for a ceasefire to allow more aid into the shattered enclave.
- Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages UN News 21 Dec 2023 -- The UN expert working to end rape during wartime remains gravely concerned for the safety and well-being of hostages still being held by Hamas militants, especially the 15 women captives, 75 days after the extremist group's brutal incursion into southern Israel.
- UN slams Israel's attacks on Gaza health sector as 'sadistic' Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- The United Nations has condemned as "sadistic" Israel's attacks on the health sector of the besieged Gaza Strip, as the death toll in the war-torn Palestinian enclave exceeds 20,000 and the UN Security Council delays vote on desperately needed aid.
- U.S. expects Israel-Hamas conflict to move to "lower intensity phase," says Blinken People's Daily 21 Dec 2023 -- The United States expects to see the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas "move to a lower intensity phase," the country's top diplomat said Wednesday.
- As vote on Gaza resolution gets repeatedly postponed, US under pressure to avoid further isolating itself Global Times 21 Dec 2023 -- With the death toll in the Gaza Strip reportedly surpassing a staggering 20,000, calls are mounting for the US, a veto-wielding permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), to avoid further isolating itself from the international community and undermining the global efforts aimed at achieving a cease-fire of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as the UNSC was scheduled to vote on another resolution on the issue, after it was postponed multiple times this week.
- Iran: US internationally responsible for complicity in Israeli genocide Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the United States is internationally responsible for its irrefutable complicity in Israeli genocide and war crimes against the people of Gaza and the West Bank.
- Iran FM hails South Africa's firm support for Palestine, calls for joint efforts against Israel Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has hailed South Africa's strong position in support of the innocent people of Palestine in the face of Israel's deadly war on the Gaza Strip.
- Pres. Raeisi: Palestine number one issue of region, world Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- Amid the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi considers the issue of Palestine to be the "most essential" issue of the region and the entire world.
- Iran warns against any 'provocative' Israeli actions in region Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations has warned against "any provocative actions by the Israeli regime that could seriously impact peace and security in the region".
- UK steps up humanitarian aid commitments to Gaza UK FCDO 21 Dec 2023 -- The Foreign Secretary will visit Al Arish as the UK continues to urge Israel to increase the flow of aid into Gaza through as many routes possible.
- Israeli forces raid several areas across West Bank overnight, arrest people Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- Israeli forces have continued their large-scale raids in several areas across the occupied West Bank, triggering violent confrontations with local Palestinian residents, amid the regime's continuous bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
- Hamas Military Wing Says Israel Needs to Stop Aggression to Return Hostages Alive Sputnik 21 Dec 2023 -- If Israel wants to return the hostages alive then it needs to stop its aggression, the military wing of Palestinian movement Hamas, Al Qassam Brigades, spokesman Abu Obaida said on Thursday.
- Palestinian Groups Say Will Not Negotiate Hostages' Release Until Complete Ceasefire Sputnik 21 Dec 2023 -- Palestinian groups will not negotiate the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip until there is a complete ceasefire in the enclave, according to a joint statement released by the groups on Thursday.
- Hamas will only accept 'all-for-all' prisoner exchange: Report IRNA 21 Dec 2023 -- The leader of the Hamas resistance movement in the Gaza Strip has informed intermediaries in the ongoing ceasefire talks that the only available option for the Israeli regime is a prisoner exchange based on the "all-for-all" principle, according to Israeli media.
- Hamas slams Israeli FM assassination threat against top leaders IRNA 21 Dec 2023 -- A member of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen's assassination threat against top Hamas leaders.
- Threat to assassinate Hamas leaders exposes Israel's frustration: Hamas official Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen's threat of killing leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas exposes the regime's frustration over its defeat against the resistance forces, says a top Hamas official.
- Hezbollah fires several rockets at Israeli-occupied town IRNA 21 Dec 2023 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah said Thursday morning that it had fired several rockets from southern Lebanon toward the town of Kiryat Shmona in the Israeli-occupied territories.
- Hezbollah fires several rockets at northern occupied Palestine Press TV 21 Dec 2023 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has carried out rocket attacks on a town in northern occupied Palestine close to the border with Lebanon, in response to Israel's continuous assaults against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
- Yemen ready to respond to any 'foolish' act by US: Official IRNA 21 Dec 2023 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces are ready to respond to any new "foolish" provocation by the United States, a Yemeni official has said.
- Amnesty calls for release of Palestinians arrested by Zionist forces in Gaza IRNA 21 Dec 2023 -- Amnesty International called for the release of Palestinians detained by the Zionist regime in Gaza.
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