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08 March 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel Welcomes Biden Plan to Increase Gaza Aid VOA 08 Mar 2024 -- President Joe Biden announced the U.S. military will establish a temporary pier on the Gaza coast to deliver aid. Biden also pushed Israel to do more to help the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
- Gaza Aid Corridor Through Cyprus Could Open by Sunday VOA 08 Mar 2024 -- European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said Friday an initiative to get aid into Gaza through a Cyprus maritime port — outlined Thursday night by President Joe Biden in his State of the Union speech — could be up and running by Sunday, if not sooner.
- Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 30,800: ministry People's Daily 08 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,800 since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Thursday.
- Gaza: Kaag working closely with partners on new maritime aid lifeline UN News 08 Mar 2024 -- An international maritime aid corridor to Gaza could be in operation as early as Sunday, according to the head of the European Commission, working closely with the UN's Senior Humanitarian Coordinator and other international partners.
- Gaza: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes UN News 08 Mar 2024 -- Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have sought shelter following mass displacement, will hugely increase the risk of atrocity crimes, the UN High Commissioner for Human rights warned on Friday.
- UNRWA Situation Report #87 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 5-6 March 2024, is valid as of 6 March 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 08 Mar 2024
- Rafah offensive to push Gaza 'deeper into the abyss', UN warns Press TV 08 Mar 2024 -- The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned against an Israeli offensive in Gaza's border city of Rafah, saying the "catastrophic" situation in the besieged strip may "slide deeper into the abyss."
- UN rights chief slams Israel for drastically accelerating illegal settlements Press TV 08 Mar 2024 -- The United Nation's human rights top brass, Volker Turk, says the Israeli regime is expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories by unprecedented amounts, posing a significant threat to the viability of a future Palestinian state.
- March 8 USCENTCOM, Royal Jordanian Air Force combined humanitarian aid drop CENTCOM 08 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on March 8, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict.
- Aid airdrop kills five Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 08 Mar 2024 -- Five Palestinians have been killed by aid packages airdropped on the besieged Gaza Strip by the US and its allies with the Gaza authorities slamming the airdrop as a "flashy propaganda" rather than a humanitarian service.
- Blinken Says Cease-Fire in Gaza Depends on Hamas VOA 08 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that it is up to Hamas whether a cease-fire takes place in Gaza in the near future.
- US in Process of Preparing Forces to Deploy in Gaza Pier Mission - Pentagon Sputnik 08 Mar 2024 -- The United States is in the process of preparing to deploy forces for the Gaza pier mission to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, Defense Department spokesperson Pat Ryder said on Friday.
- Biden to announce U.S. military to build temporary port in Gaza for humanitarian aid People's Daily 08 Mar 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union address that the U.S. military will build a temporary port in Gaza for the delivery of additional humanitarian aid to civilians, senior U.S. administration officials said Thursday.
- EU Pushes to Open Maritime Aid Corridor to Gaza VOA 08 Mar 2024 -- The European Commission president said a maritime corridor to Gaza could be operational as soon as this weekend, part of an international effort to deliver humanitarian relief to the besieged territory.
- Joint Statement from the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the United Kingdom Endorsing the Activation of a Maritime Corridor to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza European Commission 08 Mar 2024 -- The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, with innocent Palestinian families and children desperate for basic necessities.
- Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on further settlement expansion European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Mar 2024 -- The European Union condemns Wednesday's approval by the Israeli High Planning Committee of plans for advancing over 3.426 housing units, further expanding illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank particularly in this charged environment
- Canada announces continued assistance for people in Gaza Canada 08 Mar 2024 -- Canada is deeply concerned by the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza that is worsening by the hour. Help must reach civilians as quickly as possible. Canada is working to overcome challenges related to humanitarian access and the delivery of life-saving relief so that more assistance can reach those in need.
- Activation of a maritime corridor to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza: joint statement UK FCDO 08 Mar 2024 -- The UK, European Commission, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates and United States gave a joint statement on activating a maritime corridor to deliver aid to Gaza.
- Resistance missile attack on the positions of the Zionist regime in the north of the Gaza Strip IRNA 08 Mar 2024 -- Palestinian resistance forces targeted the Zionist settlements located in the north of Gaza Strip with a missile attack.
- Hamas fighters attack Israeli command center, kill 7 Israeli forces: Statement Press TV 08 Mar 2024 -- Fighters with the Gaza Strip-based resistance movement of Hamas announce attacking an Israeli command center in the northern part of the coastal sliver, and killing as many as seven Israeli forces elsewhere across the Palestinian territory.
- Iraqi resistance launches drone attack on Israel's military base IRNA 08 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance of Iraq announced on Thursday night that it targeted a military base of the Zionist regime in the "Rash Pina" airport located in the Al-Jalil region.
- Iraqi resistance targets Israel military barracks, oil refineries Press TV 08 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has launched new attacks against Israeli targets in the occupied territories in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
- Iran reserves right to respond Israeli threat: Envoy IRNA 08 Mar 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves its legitimate and inherent right to take all necessary measures to respond to any threat or attack originating from the Israeli regime against its national security and interest and its people.
- Iran reserves legitimate right to respond to Israeli threats: UN ambassador Press TV 08 Mar 2024 -- Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations has warned against Israel's "military adventurism" in the region, noting that Tehran reserves the "inherent" right to respond to threats and attacks originating from the regime.
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