Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
16 April 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel, U.S., Partners Neutralize Iranian Airborne Attacks DoD News 16 Apr 2024 -- Last weekend, Iran and its proxy groups launched more than 300 airborne weapons at targets in Israel, but the U.S., Israeli and partner forces destroyed a significant portion of them before they reached their targets.
- 'Nightmare Scenario': The Risks Of Escalation As Israel Mulls Iran Response RFE/RL 16 Apr 2024 -- Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel has put the Middle East in uncharted territory.
- Israeli defense minister: Iran's threats will not deter response to Iranian aerial assault VOA 16 Apr 2024 -- Israel's defense minister said Tuesday Iran's threats will not deter his nation from responding to Sunday's unprecedented aerial attack on the Jewish state.
- Netanyahu steps up Iran rhetoric amid waning support IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime has stepped up his anti-Iran rhetoric and calls for the international unity to confront Tehran despite facing denunciations worldwide over the Gaza genocide and the recent attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria.
- Israeli intelligence community failed to predict Iran's retaliation: Zionist newspaper IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- The Israeli regime's newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the regime's intelligence community did not expect a direct response from Iran when they were deciding on an attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
- How Iranian missiles and drones evaded Israel's much-hyped air defenses Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Iran's retaliation against the Israeli attack on its consulate in Syria was not totally unexpected. However, the meticulous planning and massive scale of the attack marked a watershed moment and the beginning of the end of the occupying regime.
- Israel's top general vows response to Iran's "unprecedented" attack People's Daily 16 Apr 2024 -- Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, stated on Monday that a response is imminent following Iran's "unprecedented" missile and drone attack on Israel.
- Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 16 Apr 2024
- Blinken seemingly urges restraint from Israel in first public remarks after Iran attack People's Daily 16 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a veiled message Monday to Israel, urging the country to act with restraint in a potential response to the attack launched by Iran over the weekend.
- PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 16 April 2024 Gov.UK 16 Apr 2024
- China's top diplomat talks with Iranian, Saudi counterparts, highlighting 'Beijing's commitment in de-escalating Iran-Israel tension' Global Times 16 Apr 2024 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi held phone talks with his Iranian and Saudi counterparts Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud separately on Monday regarding the tensions between Israel and Iran, and the wider situation in the Middle East. Chinese experts emphasized that Beijing's recent actions demonstrate its commitment to playing a constructive role in de-escalating tensions in the Middle East and maintaining stability in the Gulf region.
- China engages with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia on Iran-Israel tensions Global Times 16 Apr 2024 -- Following Iran's retaliatory attacks against Israel for bombing Iranian embassy buildings, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi initiated intensive communications with regional parties to prevent further escalation in the Middle East, calling to avoid the situation from further escalating.
- Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Apr 2024 -- Check against delivery!
- Crushing response awaits any aggression on Iran: Armed Forces spox IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- The Senior Spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has advised the US, the UK, France, and Germany to halt advocating the Zionist regime in advancing its criminal acts.
- Operation True Promise manifested interoperability of Iran's Army, IRGC: Top general Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says the Islamic Republic's retaliatory strikes on the Israeli-occupied territories manifested a high level of cooperation and interoperability between Iran's Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
- Iran 'Operation True Promise' further debunks Israel's invincibility myth: Commander Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Haydari says Iran's retaliatory operation against Israel has further dispelled the threadbare myth that the wicked and child-killing Tel Aviv regime is unbeatable.
- Zionists will come to know Iran's real response if they make a mistake: Raeisi Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Zionists controlling the regime of Israel will only come to know the true scale and intensity of Iran's military response if they decide for a new attack on Iran.
- Slightest act against Iran's interests will be met with 'painful response': President Raeisi Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi has warned that any slightest action against Iran's interests will be met with an "extensive and painful response."
- FM: Iran targeted origin of attack on Iran's diplomatic mission in Syria IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- In a phone call with his Japanese counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that Iran's very precise and calculated military action against military and intelligence bases was the source of the attack on Iran's diplomatic mission in Damascus.
- FM reviews legitimate response to Israeli attack on Iran's consulate with counterparts IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in separate calls with his regional counterparts as well as the chiefs of the United Nations and the European Union discussed Iran's recent legitimate response to the Israeli regime.
- Iran FM says legitimate self-defense, punishing Israel was only option IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that carrying out the defensive operation and punishing the Zionist regime was the only option left for Iran.
- Iran hit Israeli military, intelligence bases linked to Syria attack: FM Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has highlighted the "precise and calculated" nature of Operation True Promise, during which Israeli military and intelligence bases linked to the attack on Iran's diplomatic premises in Syria were targeted.
- Telephone conversation with President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi President of Russia 16 Apr 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi at the Iranian side's initiative.
- Putin Discusses Middle East Escalation With Iranian President Raisi in Phone Call - Kremlin Sputnik 16 Apr 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and discussed the situation in the Middle East after the Israeli strike on the Iranian diplomatic mission in Damascus, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
- Putin: Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel best way to punish aggressor Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Iran's "tactful and wise" response to Israeli aggression on its consulate in Syria was the best way to punish the aggressor.
- Russian president hails Iran's response to Zionist aggression IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has appreciated Iran's response to a last week Zionist attack against Iran's consular building in Damascus, describing the measure as the best way for punishing the aggressor and indicative of the tact and rationality of Iranian leaders.
- Attack on Iranian embassy violated int'l rules: Chinese FM IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- China has reiterated its stance on the latest developments in the West Asia region and once again condemned the Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, calling it the violation of international principles and rules.
- Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Holding Iran Accountable for Unprecedented Attack on Israel The White House 16 Apr 2024
- Yellen warns of new sanctions against Iran following attack on Israel VOA 16 Apr 2024 -- Iran's weekend attack on Israel and monetary support for militant groups in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq could have far-reaching economic impacts in the region and beyond, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday.
- EU To Begin Work On Expanding Sanctions Against Iran As Israeli War Cabinet Meets Again RFE/RL 16 Apr 2024 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says he will request that the EU's diplomatic service start work on an expansion of sanctions in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel.
- April 15: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 16 Apr 2024
- UN says Israel unlawfully restricting Gaza aid VOA 16 Apr 2024 -- Israel is placing "unlawful restrictions" on humanitarian aid going into and being distributed in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday.
- Humanitarians locked in aid delivery 'dance' to avert famine in Gaza UN News 16 Apr 2024 -- Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays and other impediments, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories said on Tuesday.
- Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering UN News 16 Apr 2024 -- Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, amid spiralling violence in the West Bank and concerns over a regional escalation of the conflict following Iran's missile and drone strike on Israel.
- UNRWA Situation Report #101 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 8 - 14 April 2024, is valid as of 14 April 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 16 Apr 2024
- Armed conflict incidents impacting UNRWA facilities and displaced persons seeking shelter in the Gaza Strip UNRWA 16 Apr 2024-Since the start of the war on 7 October 2023, people forced to flee their homes across the Gaza Strip have sought safety and protection under the United Nations (UN) flag, primarily in UNRWA premises
- Statement by Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, following her two-day visit to the Middle-East UNICEF 16 Apr 2024
- Children disproportionately wearing the scars of the war in Gaza - Geneva Palais briefing note UNICEF 16 Apr 2024
- UN demands end to Israel's support for settler attacks on Palestinians Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- The United Nations has voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the occupied West Bank.
- Israel keeps 'unlawful' restrictions on Gaza aid in place, UN warns Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Israel keeps in place the restrictions on a trickle of humanitarian aid entering the besieged Gaza Strip, the United Nations has warned.
- April 16 USCENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Air Drop into Gaza CENTCOM 16 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 16, 2024, at 11:57 a.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
- Saudi Arabia, Pakistan call for cease-fire in Gaza VOA 16 Apr 2024 -- Saudi Arabia and Pakistan jointly called for a cease-fire in Gaza on Tuesday, with Saudis urging de-escalation in the region without mentioning Iran's recent strike on Israel.
- Israel/Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on increased settler violence and recent killings in the West Bank European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Apr 2024 -- The European Union is gravely concerned about the worsening situation in the occupied West Bank where settler violence, intimidation, and destruction of homes and property have continued to steeply rise over the past few days after the murder on 12 April, of an Israeli teenager. We condemn all attacks against civilians, including the reported killings of four Palestinians.
- Solidarity and political talks: Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Israel once again Germany Federal Foreign Office 16 Apr 2024 -- With its major attack on Israel last Saturday, Iran has brought the Middle East to the brink. Following Israel's successful defensive measures, the aim now is to prevent a conflagration from taking hold in the region.
- UK statement on violence in the Occupied West Bank UK FCDO 16 Apr 2024 -- Statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on escalating violence in the Occupied West Bank.
- Two Palestinians killed in West Bank amid drastic rise in settler attacks Press TV 16 Apr 2024 -- Israeli settlers have killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials and witnesses, after a weekend of escalating violence across the territory.
- Hamas Rejects All Clauses of Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Sputnik 16 Apr 2024 -- Palestinian movement Hamas has rejected all clauses of the latest hostage deal proposal, increasing the number of Palestinian prisoners, who have to be released by Israel as part of the agreement, Israeli newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Israeli official.
- Israeli Air Force Kills Hezbollah Coastal Sector Commander in Lebanon Attack - IDF Sputnik 16 Apr 2024 -- An Israeli Air Force (IAF) strike killed a commander of the Hezbollah movement's coastal sector in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
- 150 rockets fire from southern Lebanon to occupied territories IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- The Zionist regime's sources announced on Tuesday night that a total of 150 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon at the bases of the Israeli army in northern occupied Palestine.
- Hezbollah hits Israeli missile defense system with drone IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has conducted drone attacks against Israeli positions and hit the regime's missile defense system in Beit Hillel military base in northern occupied territories.
- Zionists not returning to northern occupied territories for fear of Hezbollah IRNA 16 Apr 2024 -- The Zionist Channel 12 reported that the Zionists are not thinking of returning to northern occupied territories due to the fear of Lebanon's Hezbollah.
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