29 December 2023 - Israel Special Weapons News

Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari December 29th, 20:45 Israel Defense Forces 29 Dec 2023
IDF Troops Extend Operations in Khan Yunis Israel Defense Forces 29 Dec 2023

Dec. 28: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 29 Dec 2023
Death toll of Gaza war mounts to 21,507 IRNA 29 Dec 2023 -- As many as 21,507 Palestinian people have been martyred since the beginning of the Zionist invasion of the Gaza Strip on October 7, the official report says.
Israel intensifies Gaza strikes as Hamas in Cairo for ceasefire talks Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Israeli forces have killed at least 187 people in the south and central Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours as a team of senior Hamas leaders reached Cairo for negotiations to end Israel's 12-week-long air and ground assault on the blockaded coastal territory.
Israel's indiscriminate strikes kill dozens more Palestinian civilians in Gaza Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Israel's indiscriminate strikes have killed dozens more civilians across Gaza, with refugee camps being the main targets of the regime's genocidal war.
Israel Widens Attack on Hamas; Palestinians Pour Into Southern Gaza VOA 29 Dec 2023 -- Israel's widening attacks in central and southern Gaza have pushed tens of thousands of Palestinians seeking shelter into the southern city of Rafah, where the population has more than tripled — soaring to 850,000 people, according to United Nations figures.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 21,320 People's Daily 29 Dec 2023 -- The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,320 with 55,603 injured, said the Gaza Health Ministry on Thursday.

Security Council discusses crisis in the Middle East; UN chief warns of conflict's 'further spillover' UN News 29 Dec 2023 -- The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced grave concerns over "further spillover" of the conflict in Gaza, as the Security Council discussed the situation in the Middle East against the backdrop of escalating violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the relentless bombardment in the war-ravaged enclave.
Gaza: UN calls for urgent aid scale-up amid new mass exodus to Rafah UN News 29 Dec 2023 -- In Gaza, at least 100,000 displaced people have poured into Rafah in recent days, UN humanitarians said on Friday, worsening already dire conditions in the southernmost part of the enclave.
The Gaza Strip: UNRWA calls for unimpeded and safe access to deliver much needed humanitarian aid UNRWA 29 Dec 2023
WHO voices concern about worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza People's Daily 29 Dec 2023 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday about tens of thousands of displaced people fleeing from Israel's strikes across the center and south of the Gaza Strip.
UN frustrated as Israel hinders life-saving aid to Gaza Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- The United Nations has expressed frustration at how life-saving aid is being hampered from entering the Gaza Strip as the dire humanitarian crisis worsens with no end in sight to Israel's weeks of constant siege and bombardment of the populated coastal territory.

Israel - 155mm Artillery Ammunition DSCA 29 Dec 2023 -- The Secretary of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of M107 155mm projectiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $147.5 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

IRGS Quds commander: Palestinian resistance operation on its own planning, decision IRNA 29 Dec 2023 -- IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmail Qaani said that the resistance at the regional level is the owner of the decision and diagnosis, and added that the Palestinian resistance started the work with its own plan and the plan that it had prepared.
Iran's FM denounces U.S. arms supply to Israel for use against Palestinians People's Daily 29 Dec 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday condemned the United States for its nonstop arms delivery to Israel for use against the Palestinians, reported the semi-official Fars news agency.

Hamas Goes to Cairo to Consider Egyptian Peace Proposal VOA 29 Dec 2023 -- A delegation of high-level Hamas officials is expected in Cairo on Friday, where they will consider an Egyptian peace proposal designed to bring an end to the war between Hamas and Israel.
Hamas: Al-Aqsa Storm put Israel on path of extinction Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Hamas has said the Gaza Strip-based Palestinian resistance movements' Operation al-Aqsa Storm against Israel put the occupying regime "on the path of extinction."

Hezbollah launches eight more anti-Israel attacks in support of Gaza Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement launched eight more attacks against Israeli military positions on Friday, hitting bases as well as troops, in continuation of its support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Hezbollah launches fresh strikes on Israeli targets Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has launched fresh strikes on Israeli targets across the occupied territories in support of Palestinians who are subjected to Israeli atrocities.

Yemen warns foreign military forces against supporting Israel in Red Sea, Arabian Sea Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Yemen's defense minister has warned tarns-regional military forces against offering support to the Israeli regime and securing passage of Israel-owned ships or vessels bound to Israeli ports in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea waters.

IRGC denies martyrdom of 11 advisors bombing of Damascus airport IRNA 29 Dec 2023 -- Spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) denied the news of martyrdom of 11 IRGC advisors as a result of the bombing of the Damascus airport.
Syria's air defense units repel Israeli aggression near Damascus Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Syrian air defenses have intercepted most Israeli missiles near the country's capital city of Damascus, amid an upsurge in the regime's acts of aggression against the Arab nation following the bloody onslaught against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iran executes four Mossad-related saboteurs IRNA 29 Dec 2023 -- Four members of a Mossad-related team, which carried out acts of sabotage in different parts of Iran, have been executed.
Four Mossad-linked saboteurs executed: Iran judiciary Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- Four convicts who were found guilty of working with the Israeli Mossad spy agency and participating in armed kidnapping, intimidation and assault of security forces in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan were executed on Friday.

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