03 May 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News

PM Netanyahu on Efforts to Return the Hostages, at a Meeting with the Holocaust Survivors who will Serve as Torchlighters at Yad Vashem Israel - Prime Minister 03 May 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Efforts to Return the Hostages, at a Meeting with the Holocaust Survivors who will Serve as Torchlighters at Yad Vashem: "We are determined to return all of them - both the living and the deceased. We do not forget any

May 2: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 03 May 2024
Rafah incursion would substantially increase mortality and morbidity and further weaken an already broken health system WHO 03 May 2024
Gaza death toll mounts amid Zionist bombing, shelling IRNA 03 May 2024 -- 210 days into the war on Gaza, the death toll of the Zionist regime's incessant air and artillery strikes on the besieged Palestinian strip has reached 34,622.

Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency UN News 03 May 2024 -- An Israeli military operation in Rafah "could lead to a slaughter" and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday.
UN sets contingency plans in case of Israeli assault on Rafah VOA 03 May 2024 -- Warning of a bloodbath should Israeli forces attack Rafah, U.N. agencies are making contingency plans to provide health care and other essential aid to the besieged population in the southern Gaza city.
9 months of war will wipe out 44 years of human development in Gaza: UN report People's Daily 03 May 2024 -- Human development in Gaza will be set back by 44 years if the current war continues for nine months, warns a UN report.
Gaza reconstruction could take 80 years, damage unseen since World War II: UN Press TV 03 May 2024 -- A United Nations official says the destruction caused by Israel's war on the Gaza Strip is unseen since the Second World War, estimating that the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory could take 80 years and cost up to $40 billion.

Update on the Construction of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Capability in Mediterranean Sea CENTCOM 03 May 2024 -- Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) temporarily paused offshore assembly of the floating pier in the vicinity of Gaza due to sea state considerations. Forecasted high winds and high sea swells caused unsafe conditions for Soldiers working on the surface of the partially constructed pier. The partially built pier and military vessels involved in its construction have moved to the Port of Ashdod, where assembly will continue, and will be completed prior to the emplacement of the pier in its intended location when sea states subside.
DOD Adapts to Rough Seas Off Gaza, Continues Temporary Pier Construction DoD News 03 May 2024 -- Construction of a temporary humanitarian aid pier for Gaza will continue after the Army had to relocate the construction site due to forecasted high seas, U.S. Central Command announced today.
Austin: US sees no indications of intent to hurt US troops building Gaza pier VOA 03 May 2024 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said late Thursday he does not see signs that Hamas is going to attack U.S. forces who are building a pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver aid to the war-torn strip by sea.

"We do not want to see conflict, bloodshed or tears in our geography" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 03 May 2024 -- Speaking at a meeting with the board of MÜSİAD, President Erdoğan said: "We do not seek hostility or strife with any country in our region. As I have stated at every opportunity, we do not want to see conflict, bloodshed or tears in our geography."
[Türkiye's decision to halt all trade with Israel] "We have closed that door regardless of the trade volume between us" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 03 May 2024 -- Answering reporters' questions after Friday prayer, President Erdoğan, in answer to a question about Türkiye's decision to halt all trade with Israel, said: "We had a trade volume of 9.5 billion dollars. We now have closed that door regardless of this trade volume."
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister's Participation in the Meeting of Foreign Ministers Preparatory to the 15th Islamic Summit of the OIC Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 May 2024 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar participated in the preparatory Meeting of Foreign Ministers to the Islamic Summit of the OIC held on 2 May 2023 in Banjul, The Gambia. The theme of this year's Summit is "Enhancing Unity and Solidarity through Dialogue for Sustainable Development".

UK sanctions extremist groups and individuals for settler violence in the West Bank UK FCDO 03 May 2024 -- The UK has imposed new sanctions on extremist groups and individuals for inciting and perpetrating settler violence in the West Bank.

Hamas says delegation heading to Cairo for ceasefire talks Press TV 03 May 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has said its delegation will travel to the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Saturday to resume ceasefire talks with a "positive spirit" in the latest effort to halt almost seven months of Israel's genocidal war against the people in Gaza.
Hamas indicates 'positive spirit' as it studies Israel's latest peace proposal VOA 03 May 2024 -- After months of negotiations, Hamas is offering hope that a cease-fire agreement with Israel could be near, while the threat of an Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah is looming.
Netanyahu stonewalling truce deal: Top Hamas official Press TV 03 May 2024 -- A senior Hamas official says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stonewalling a truce deal between the Gaza Strip-based resistance movement and the Tel Aviv regime, which has brought the Palestinian territory under a genocidal war.
Hamas chief returns to Qatar after talks with Erdogan, political leaders in Turkey Press TV 03 May 2024 -- The political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has returned to Qatar following a trip to Turkey, where he held meetings with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other high-profile political figures.

Israel 'too cowardly' to respond to Iran's retaliatory strikes: Yemen's Ansarullah Press TV 03 May 2024 -- A ranking official of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement says Israel is "too cowardly" to respond to Iran's daring strikes on the occupied territories last month, which were carried out in retaliation for the regime's earlier aggression on the Islamic Republic's diplomatic premises in Syria.
Yemen announces new phase in pro-Gaza retaliatory operations Press TV 03 May 2024 -- The Yemeni army has declared the initiation of a fresh phase in Yemen's retaliatory operations, carried out in solidarity with the Palestinians facing the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
Houthis Ready to Attack Israeli-Linked Ships in Mediterranean Sea - Military Spokesman Sputnik 03 May 2024 -- Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as Houthis, are ready to attack any ships heading to Israel from Mediterranean Sea if the Jewish state launches an offensive in Rafah, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Friday.

8 soldiers injured in Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Syria's Damascus People's Daily 03 May 2024 -- Israel launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday night against a military site near Syrian capital Damascus, injuring eight soldiers and causing material losses, the Syrian Defense Ministry said.
Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Damascus leaves eight Syrian soldiers injured Press TV 03 May 2024 -- At least eight soldiers suffered injuries when Israeli military aircraft carried out a strike against a building operated by Syrian security forces on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.

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