Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
07 May 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 07 May 2024 -- "Last night, with the consent of the War Cabinet, I directed [that the IDF] act in Rafah. They raised Israeli flags at the Rafah Crossing and took down the Hamas flags."
- Israel says Hamas has changed the terms of a cease-fire deal VOA 07 May 2024 -- Israel is sending a delegation back to Cairo for more talks on the details of a cease-fire.
- Zionist war cabinet okays Rafah invasion despite truce talks IRNA 07 May 2024 -- A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday night that the Zionist regime's war cabinet has approved the ground invasion of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Israel says "will continue" attacks on Rafah after Hamas accepts truce proposal People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- Israel's military said on Monday night that it was carrying out large-scale airstrikes in Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, hours after Hamas announced acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari proposal regarding a ceasefire in the strip.
- May 6: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 07 May 2024
- Israeli forces capture Rafah crossing as tanks roll in after heavy bombardment Press TV 07 May 2024 -- The Israeli military says it has taken full control of the Rafah crossing, which borders Egypt.
- Israeli troops seize Gaza side of Rafah crossing; US hopeful of progress in cease-fire talks VOA 07 May 2024 -- The White House expressed hope Tuesday that Israel and Hamas could close any gaps in cease-fire negotiations, as Israel warned it could "deepen" its operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah if talks fail to secure the release of hostages.
- Israel Declines Ceasefire Proposal, Continues Rafah Operation to Pressure Hamas Sputnik 07 May 2024 -- The Israeli war cabinet has unanimously decided to continue operation in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas on the issue of release of hostages, the government's press office said on Monday.
- Aid to Gaza choked off as border crossings closed VOA 07 May 2024 -- U.N. humanitarian agencies say both the Rafah and Karem Shalom crossings into the Gaza Strip are "closed to goods and people" in both directions, essentially cutting off a lifeline for more than 2 million civilians in the embattled Palestinian territory.
- Israeli regime says occupied Palestinian side of Rafah crossing IRNA 07 May 2024 -- The Zionist regime's army claims to have occupied the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Israeli army takes control of Rafah crossing in Gaza People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- Israel's military said on Tuesday that it had started "a precise counterterrorism operation" in Rafah city in the south of the Gaza Strip and assumed "operational control" over the Rafah crossing in Gaza.
- Rafah crossing from Egyptian side closed indefinitely for aid, individual passage: source People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- The Rafah crossing, the only link between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, is closed for aid and individual passage indefinitely after an Israeli military operation close by from the Palestinian side early Tuesday, a high-ranking security source told Xinhua.
- Israeli warplanes strike Gaza's Rafah People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- Israel's military said on Monday night that it was carrying out large-scale airstrikes in Gaza's southernmost city Rafah.
- Israeli security operation in vicinity of Rafah crossing to end -- source People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- Egypt has informed the Palestinian side that Israel's security operation in the vicinity of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing will end on Tuesday morning, a security high-rank official told Xinhua.
- UNRWA Situation Report #106 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 25-28 April 2024, is valid as of 29-5 May 2024, is valid as of 5 May 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 07 May 2024
- Secretary-General's remarks to the press on the Middle East UN Secretary-General 07 May 2024
- Guterres urges Israel, Hamas 'to show political courage' and secure ceasefire UN News 07 May 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday reiterated his appeal to Israel to stop any escalation in Gaza, amid reports that its forces have taken over key border crossings in Rafah.
- Patients in Rafah 'afraid to seek services', WHO reports UN News 07 May 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken "crucial steps" in the event of a large-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah, Dr. Ahmed Dahir, team lead of its office in Gaza, told UN News on Tuesday.
- Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings UN News 07 May 2024 -- Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN aid agencies expressed deep concerns on Tuesday that the two main access points into the enclave remained closed, while families are scared and "hanging on psychologically and physically by a thread".
- UNRWA Situation Report #106 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 25-28 April 2024, is valid as of 29-5 May 2024, is valid as of 5 May 2024 at 22:30 (local time) ESCWA 07 May 2024
- Forced displacement of Palestinians a war crime: UN rights office Press TV 07 May 2024 -- The UN human rights office says Israel has strict obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure the safety of civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- UN chief urges Israel to halt escalation, engage in ceasefire talks Press TV 07 May 2024 -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over Israel's military attack on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, urging the occupying regime to stop further escalation and engage in the ongoing ceasefire talks.
- UN: Israeli invasion of Rafah would be 'intolerable' Press TV 07 May 2024 -- The United Nations has once again strongly warned the Israeli regime against going ahead with a ground invasion that it has threatened to carry out against the refugee-packed city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
- UN human rights chief denounces Israel's orders to relocate Palestinians from Rafah inhumane People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday condemned Israel's directives ordering civilians to evacuate Rafah, warning that this action will lead to further deaths, suffering, and increased destruction in an already dire situation.
- Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing DoD 07 May 2024
- Despite setbacks, US sees Israel-Hamas cease-fire within reach VOA 07 May 2024 -- The U.S. expressed optimism that a cease-fire agreement in Gaza is within reach, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a version of the deal that Hamas said it has accepted.
- May 7 USCENTCOM, Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Humanitarian Air Drops into Gaza CENTCOM 07 May 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on May 7, 2024, at 1:15 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict.
- Floating Piers, Cargo Ship With Aid for Gaza Face Weather Delays DoD News 07 May 2024 -- Construction of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, system on the Mediterranean Sea, which will streamline delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, is now complete, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said today.
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Jordan's King Abdullah II DoD 07 May 2024
- US Delays Sale of Thousands of Precision-Guided Weapons to Israel - Reports Sputnik 07 May 2024 -- The United States has put off selling thousands of precision-guided weapons to Israel amid growing tensions in the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
- Iran, Oman FMs discuss ties, Gaza over phone IRNA 07 May 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi have held a phone conversation to discuss the latest developments in bilateral ties and the situation in Gaza where the Israeli regime continues with a devastating military campaign against the Palestinian people.
- Iran strongly condemns Israeli attacks on Rafah IRNA 07 May 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's attacks on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, where about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians have been sheltering amid intense bombings in other parts of the besieged territory.
- Iran welcomes Hamas' positive response to Gaza ceasefire plan IRNA 07 May 2024 -- The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson has welcomed the response of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas movement to a plan put forth by parties mediating a ceasefire to stop the Zionist regime's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
- In attacking Rafah, Israel is sabotaging global efforts to stop Gaza war: Iran Press TV 07 May 2024 -- Iran has strongly condemned Israel's incursion into the densely-populated city of Rafah in southern Gaza despite international warnings that it would create a humanitarian catastrophe.
- QA-11, 7 May 2024, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli in Response to a Question Regarding the Latest Developments in Gaza Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 May 2024
- China, France issue joint statement on Middle East situation, condemn all violations of intl humanitarian law Global Times 07 May 2024 -- China and France have issued a joint statement on the situation in the Middle East, condemning all violations of international humanitarian law, including all acts of terrorist violence and indiscriminate attacks against civilians.
- World on edge as Netanyahu orders invasion of Rafah Press TV 07 May 2024 -- Global condemnation and concern mount as Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has ordered the military to proceed with the invasion of Rafah even as Hamas accepted a Qatari-Egyptian brokered ceasefire proposal.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Prime Minister of Canada 07 May 2024 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan about the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
- Palestinian president hails efforts of Egypt, Qatar for Gaza ceasefire deal People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed on Monday the efforts of Egypt and Qatar to mediate a ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip.
- Gaza: ICRC calls for protection of civilians while hoping for an agreement amidst evacuations, military operations and negotiations ICRC 07 May 2024 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that a significant Israeli military operation in Rafah would pose a disastrous risk to the civilian population given the more than 1 million displaced Palestinians now living in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Israel exacerbating crisis by blocking aid, targeting hospitals and schools: Gaza media office Press TV 07 May 2024 -- Gaza's media office says the Israeli regime is intentionally worsening the humanitarian crisis by blocking aid entry, after shutting down the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings with Egypt, and is attacking hospitals and schools in the eastern part of the border.
- Hamas: Attack on Rafah shows occupiers intend to foil agreement IRNA 07 May 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas Resistance Movement in a statement condemned the Israeli army's attack on the east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip and considered it as an indication of the regime's intention to thwart a possible ceasefire agreement between the two sides.
- Hamas calls for U.S., int'l pressure to stop escalation in Rafah People's Daily 07 May 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Tuesday called on the U.S. administration and the international community to put pressure on Israel to stop the storming of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
- Hamas warns Israel's invasion of Rafah pushing region toward disaster Press TV 07 May 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the Israeli raid into Rafah in southern Gaza will exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe across the besieged territory.
- Yemen says Zionists to receive sharper slap IRNA 07 May 2024 -- Secretary of Yemen's Supreme Political Council Yasser al-Houri has announced that Israel and its backers will receive a more painful response during the fourth phase of Yemen's Armed Forces' operation against the Zionist regime.
- Iraqi resistance conducts 4th attack on Israeli-occupied territories IRNA 07 May 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has targeted a Zionist military base in its 4th attack on the Israeli-occupied territories in 12 hours.
- Iraqi resistance targets another Israeli base with drone IRNA 07 May 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has carried out yet another attack on an Israeli base in the north of the occupied territories in solidarity with Palestinians, especially the people in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Iraq resistance carries out retaliatory attack in Israeli port city Press TV 07 May 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has conducted a new retaliatory attack on an Israeli position in the occupied lands.
- Iraqi fighters hit several Israeli military bases, Leviathan gas platform Press TV 07 May 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance, an umbrella group of anti-terror fighters, has announced striking several Israeli targets in its latest round of pro-Palestinian operations.
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