20 June 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News

PM Netanyahu Visits ISA Special Operations Unit Israel - Prime Minister 20 Jun 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today ,visited the ISA Special Operations Unit, together with his Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, ISA Director Ronen Bar, the ISA Deputy Director and the Head of the ISA Operations Branch.
PM Netanyahu Meets with the Families of Deceased Hostages Israel - Prime Minister 20 Jun 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Families of Deceased Hostages: "We are committed to returning everyone, all 120 hostages - living and deceased. Even if this is in stages, we will not give up on anyone."

Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting UN News 20 Jun 2024 -- Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave's most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry on amid stifling heat, heavy fighting, disease spread and a breakdown in law and order, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

US calls Israel's criticism of weapons deliveries 'deeply disappointing' VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- The White House on Thursday expressed disappointment over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent criticism of U.S. weapons deliveries to his country, calling the statements vexing.
Gazan Aid Delivery Resumes Following Reopening of Temporary Pier DoD News 20 Jun 2024 -- The transfer of humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza has resumed after U.S. Central Command personnel successfully reattached the command's temporary pier to the Gazan coastline Wednesday, the Pentagon has announced.
U.S. Central Command personnel reestablish temporary pier in Gaza to deliver humanitarian assistance CENTCOM 20 Jun 2024 -- At approximately 8:52 a.m. (Gaza time) June 19, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) personnel supporting the mission to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians, re-anchored the temporary pier to the beach in Gaza.
Aid entering Gaza again via US-built temporary pier VOA 20 Jun 2024 -- Aid is again entering Gaza by sea though a U.S.-built temporary pier after the structure was reconnected to the beach earlier this week, a defense official told VOA on Thursday.
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer and National Security Advisor Hanegbi US Dept. of State 20 Jun 2024

Resistance must make Israel pay heavier price for aggression: Iran interim FM Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Palestinian resistance groups must make use of their entire capacities to force Israel to pay a heavier price for its aggression in the Gaza Strip.

Statement by the Government Spokesman, Mr Konstantinos Letymbiotis Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 20 Jun 2024 -- Any public allegations that refer to an involvement of Cyprus, through its infrastructure or its territory, in the event of a confrontation that relates to Lebanon are totally groundless. Cyprus has never facilitated and will not facilitate any aggressive action or attack against any country.
PH calls for prompt implementation of resolution on Gaza ceasefire Philippine News Agency 20 Jun 2024 -- The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Thursday called for the "prompt implementation" of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire and hostage release in the Gaza Strip.
DFA Statement on the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution on Ceasefire and Hostage Release in Gaza Philippines DFA 20 Jun 2024 -- The Philippines commends the collaborative efforts of Member States of the UN Security Council in crafting Resolution S/RES/2735, which underscores the urgent need to address the escalating crisis in Gaza. The resolution reaffirms the international community's commitment to upholding peace and stability in the region.

Hamas can't be eliminated: Zionist army spox IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The spokesman of the Zionist army has caused an uproar after acknowledging the regime's inability to destroy the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas movement and calling the talk of eliminating this movement a deception.
Hagari's acknowledgment of Hamas invincibility attests to Israel's defeat in Gaza: Official Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- A senior Hamas official says remarks by Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari on the impossibility of eliminating the Palestinian resistance group shows that the regime has failed in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

Global worries grow over wider regional war amid Israel-Lebanon tension Global Times 20 Jun 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that plans for an attack in southern Lebanon had been approved and steps had been taken to accelerate "readiness of troops in the field."
Hezbollah retaliates with rocket barrage after Israel kills member IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into northern occupied Palestine in retaliation for the Israeli assassination of one of its fighters.
Hezbollah targets Israeli outpost in response to attack on southern Lebanon Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has fired dozens of projectiles into the northern occupied territories in retaliation for an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon.

US using floating pier near Gaza as military base: Ansarullah IRNA 20 Jun 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's ruling Ansarullah movement has accused Washington of deception, noting that the US is using its floating dock off the coast of Gaza as a military base rather than for delivering aid.
Houthi: US pier in Gaza serving as military structure for Washington Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarullah leader says the US-built pier to purportedly bring aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip serves to advance Washington's military agenda.
Battles intensify between Palestinian resistance fighters, Israeli forces in Rafah Press TV 20 Jun 2024 -- Battles have intensified between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli forces in Rafah as the regime's tanks push into the southern Gaza Strip city.

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