12 April 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News

Israel Prepared to Defend Itself Against Looming Iranian Attack - Defense Minister Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- Israel is ready to defend itself against Iran's looming attack on the ground and in the air in close cooperation with partners, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday.
Israel Expects Iran's Direct Attack Within Next 24 to 48 Hours - Reports Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- Israel is expecting a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, April 12, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 12 Apr 2024
Zionist regime arrested 15,000 Palestinians since Al-Aqsa storm operation IRNA 12 Apr 2024 -- Media affiliated with the Zionist regime announced that thousands of 15,000 people in Gaza have been arrested by the Zionist forces since the Al-Aqsa storm operation on October 7, 2023.
Israel releases video of aid truck entering Gaza VOA 12 Apr 2024 -- The Israeli government Friday released video it said showed the first humanitarian aid trucks entering northern Gaza through a newly opened aid corridor.

April 11: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 12 Apr 2024
Dozens killed in Israeli bombing of Palestinian home in Gaza City Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- Israeli warplanes have conducted fresh air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, killing a total of 30 Palestinians and wounding dozens.

Gaza: No improvement in aid access to north, insists senior UN aid official UN News 12 Apr 2024 -- The situation for Gazans remains dire despite hopes stemming from recent commitments by Israel to boost assistance, the UN's top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Friday.
UN Security Council voices 'grave concern' over killing of charity staff in Gaza Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- The UN Security Council has expressed "grave concern" over an Israeli airstrike that killed seven members of the US-based charity, World Central Kitchen earlier this month in the Gaza Strip.
UN: Massive aid must enter Gaza to avoid catastrophic outcome VOA 12 Apr 2024 -- A senior U.N. official warned of a catastrophic outcome for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living precariously in war-torn Gaza if humanitarian aid delivery into the territory is not massively expanded in the coming days.

Designating Hamas Cyber and UAV-Unit Operatives US Dept. of State 12 Apr 2024 -- Operatives of terrorist group Hamas have used information warfare and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to facilitate terrorist violence across multiple fronts. In coordination with our international partners, the United States is today taking action against Hamas by targeting four Gaza- and Lebanon-based leaders of the terrorist group's cyber and UAV operations.
Treasury Targets Hamas UAV Unit Officials and Cyber Actor US Treasury 12 Apr 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against Hamas, targeting Gaza- and Lebanon-based leaders of the terrorist group's offensive cyber and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. Concurrent with this action, the European Union is imposing sanctions targeting Hamas.
US Moving More Assets to Mideast to Bolster Deterrence Ahead of Iran Retaliation Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- The US military is moving additional assets into the Middle East to bolster deterrence and force protection ahead of an anticipated Iranian retaliatory strike against Israel, a US defense official told Sputnik on Friday.
Secretary Blinken's Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry US Dept. of State 12 Apr 2024
Secretary Blinken's Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi US Dept. of State 12 Apr 2024

Iran stresses need for greater pressure on Israel to stop 'genocide' Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- Iran has underlined the need for greater pressure on Israel to stop the war and genocide in Gaza, and end the policy of starving Gazans and imposing famine on the residents of the coastal territory.

Nordic statement on the opening of the port of Ashdod and the Erez crossing 12 April 2024 Government of Norway 12 Apr 2024 -- The Nordic countries welcome the Israeli government's announcement that life-saving humanitarian assistance to Gaza can be received in the port of Ashdod, that the Erez crossing will be reopened to facilitate entry to north Gaza, and that humanitarian assistance from Jordan entering through Kerem Shalom crossing in the south will be increased.
EU blacklists three Palestinian entities IRNA 12 Apr 2024 -- The European Union, in a statement continuing to support the criminal Zionist regime and ignore the killing of the defenseless and oppressed Palestinians in Gaza, blacklisted three military wings of Hamas as well as the Islamic Jihad Movement for their participation in the Al-Aqsa storm operation.
France, India, Russia, UK warn citizens to travel to Israel Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- Several countries including France, India, Russia, Poland and the United Kingdom have warned their citizens against traveling to Israel, amid Iran's expected response to a terrorist strike by the regime on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital earlier this month.

No consensus achieved on full UN membership for Palestine: Report IRNA 12 Apr 2024 -- President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for April Vanessa Frazier says that the members of the Council have failed to reach a consensus on Palestine's application for full UN membership.
UN fails to accept Palestine statehood amid US opposition Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- Members of the UN Security Council have failed to reach a consensus on the Palestinian bid to become a full member state of the United Nations.

Military Wing of Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad Announces Attack on Israel's Sderot Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, announced a rocket attack on Israel's Sderot.

Hezbollah launches rockets, drones into Israel as US warns Iran VOA 12 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a stern, one-word warning to Iran on Friday as the world braced for Tehran to exact revenge for a deadly Israeli airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus, Syria.
Lebanese Hezbollah Fires Dozens of Missiles at Israeli Positions - Statement Sputnik 12 Apr 2024 -- The Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Friday that it has fired dozens of missiles at Israeli artillery positions.

Israel failed to eliminate Hamas, free its captives: Haniyeh Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- The leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, says Israel has failed to achieve any of the declared goals of its war on Gaza, including eliminating the group and freeing its captives.
Israeli regime in "unprecedented isolation": Hamas IRNA 12 Apr 2024 -- Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh says that what is happening in the corridors of diplomacy indicates "an unprecedented isolation" for the Israeli occupation entity.

China raps attack on Iran consulate, urges US to play constructive role Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- China has condemned the Israeli attack on Iran's diplomatic premises in Syria and called on the United States to play "a constructive role" in the West Asia region.

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