11 February 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News

24h Operational Update: IDF Operations Continue in Gaza, Terrorist Infrastructure Including a Weapons Storage Facility Eliminated Israel Defense Forces 11 Feb 2024
Israel transfers largest military division from Gaza to Lebanese border amid tensions Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- Israel's military chief has reportedly transferred the largest military division from the Gaza Strip to the border with Lebanon, as tensions continue to escalate with the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in the border area.

Netanyahu Promises Palestinians in Rafah 'Safe Passage' Before Ground Offensive VOA 11 Feb 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising "safe passage" for tens of thousands of Palestinians out of Gaza's southernmost town of Rafah ahead of a planned Israeli ground offensive against Hamas militants; It is not clear, however, where the displaced Palestinians will go.
PM Netanyahu: "The achievements of the IDF are very impressive. We are on the way to victory. It is within reach. It is a difficult battle, but one we are winning." Israel - Prime Minister 11 Feb 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ministers of the Government of Israel, today, visited base of the IDF Yahalom Unit where they received a security briefing on the war from IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi and additional commanders.

Feb. 10: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 11 Feb 2024
Israel Conducts Airstrikes on Rafah VOA 11 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli military said it conducted a "series of strikes" early Monday on Rafah, in southern Gaza, that have now "concluded."
Israeli bombing of home east of Rafah kills 25 people: Report Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- Twenty-five people have been reportedly killed and dozens more injured after the Israeli military bombed a home in the southern Gaza Strip.
Two captives killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: Hamas Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 96 hours have killed two Israeli captives and seriously injured eight others.

Suffering of Palestinians in Gaza unimaginable: UN IRNA 11 Feb 2024 -- UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. Martin Griffiths has sounded the alarm over humanitarian catastrophe in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where over 1.3 million Palestinians, including those displaced from the northern strip are trapped amid relentless Israeli strikes and a looming ground invasion.
UN experts: Israeli killings in West Bank hospital may be war crimes Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- A group of United Nations special rapporteurs say the assassination of three young Palestinians inside a West Bank hospital by a unit of undercover Israeli special forces may amount to grave violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law.
UNRWA to Face Budget Deficit From March - Head Sputnik 11 Feb 2024 -- Earlier, the United States, Finland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, along with other countries suspended funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Biden Warns Netanyahu Against Launching Rafah Operation Without Credible Plan Sputnik 11 Feb 2024 -- Rafah, a city located in the southern Gaza Strip, is considered to be one of the last safe zones for Palestinians fleeing the war with well over half of Gaza's population now living there in refuge.
Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel The White House 11 Feb 2024
Sweeping US Foreign Aid Package Advances in Senate VOA 11 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. Senate passed a key procedural vote in favor of advancing a sweeping U.S. $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and putting the measure on track for passage in the Senate.

Iran FM says Gaza turned into graveyard for Zionists IRNA 11 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trapped in the quagmire of Gaza, which has turned into a graveyard for Zionists.
Raeisi reaffirms Iran's support for Palestine ISNA 11 Feb 2024 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi has reaffirmed Iran's unwavering support for the Palestinian people, saying Palestine remains the number one issue of the Muslim world as the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini said famously.
Gaza turned into graveyard of Zionists: Iran FM Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the besieged Gaza Strip has turned into a graveyard for Israeli regime soldiers more than four months into the war.

UK Foreign Secretary Concerned About Possible Israeli Attack on Gaza's Rafah Sputnik 11 Feb 2024 -- UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Saturday that he is concerned over Israel's planned ground operation in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.
Iran, Syria share 'practical approach' in supporting Palestinians Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Syria share a "practical approach" in supporting the Palestinians in the months-long Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
'Blatant violation of international law': Israel's planned invasion of Rafah sparks fury Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli regime's planned invasion of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah has drawn widespread condemnations from international organizations around the world as well as political figures in the West.

Hamas warns Israeli ground invasion of Rafah will blow up captive talks Press TV 11 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has warned that any Israeli ground invasion of Gaza's border city of Rafah, which shelters hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians, will "blow up" the captive exchange negotiations.

Israeli Warplanes Strike Airport on Damascus Outskirts - Russian Military Sputnik 11 Feb 2024 -- Two Israeli fighter jets launched airstrikes at Al-Dimas airport near the Syrian capital of Damascus, a senior Russian military officer told a news briefing on Saturday.

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