Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
08 August 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel Claims to Have Eliminated Senior Hamas Official in Gaza Strip Sputnik 08 Aug 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday in a joint statement with the Israel Security Agency (ISA) that they had eliminated a senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip allegedly to be involved in attacks on the West Bank.
- PM Netanyahu Meets with Judea and Samaria Council Heads Israel - Prime Minister 08 Aug 2024
- Selection of new Hamas leader further dampens expectations of Gaza cease-fire VOA 08 Aug 2024 -- Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be the architect of the October 7 attacks on Israel, is now the Palestinian terror group's new political chief as well as its military leader based in Gaza. Analysts say Sinwar is unlikely to conclude a cease-fire deal with Israel to end fighting in Gaza and return hostages, but a Hamas spokesman says Sinwar will continue negotiations.
- August 8: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 08 Aug 2024
- Aug 7: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 08 Aug 2024
- Gaza death toll at nearly 39,670 since early Oct. IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- The death toll from Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has increased to 39,699 since the start of the conflict on October 7, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory has announced.
- Israeli airstrikes kill 27 Palestinians in Gaza IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- The Gaza Civil Defense reported that tens of Palestinains were killed in a series of bombardments carried out by occupying forces in the past hours.
- Israeli port of Haifa on alert amid fears of strikes by Iran, Hezbollah IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- Zionist settlers, especially those in the port of Haifa, are on edge amid rising fears of potential strikes from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
- Israel launches airstrikes on south Lebanon: Report IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli regime has carried out fresh air strikes on a region in southern Lebanon.
- Scores killed as Israel bombs schools, houses across Gaza Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- At least 56 people have been killed and dozens injured in Israeli strikes across Gaza since Thursday morning, medical sources say.
- 19 Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza's Khan Yunis Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Israeli warplanes have conducted fresh air raids on Khan Yunis governorate, in southern Gaza Strip, killing at least 19 Palestinians, some of whom were burned alive.
- Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Adele Khodr on the impact of the recent violence and attacks in the Middle East on children UNICEF 08 Aug 2024 -- "Children in many countries in the Middle East are facing a harsh reality today more than ever before - life shrouded by uncertainty and violence.
- Gaza: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order UN News 08 Aug 2024 -- Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, UN humanitarian partners on the ground have reported.
- UNICEF warns against escalating violence in the Middle East UN News 08 Aug 2024 -- The recent surge in violence and attacks in the Middle East is taking a shocking toll on young lives in the region, a senior official with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday in an appeal for de-escalation.
- UN calls for full investigation into rights abuses against Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- The United Nations has urged a thorough investigation into rights abuses against Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, after leaked video footage showed Israeli forces sexually assaulting a Palestinian inmate.
- Joint Statement from the Leaders of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar The White House 08 Aug 2024
- U.S. Calls on All Parties in Middle East to De-Escalate Tensions DoD News 08 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. government is monitoring the situation in the Middle East and calls on all parties to de-escalate regional tensions, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today.
- US warplanes arrive in Middle East VOA 08 Aug 2024 -- New U.S. reinforcements have arrived in the Middle East, positioned to help defend Israel against a potential strike by Iran and Iranian-backed proxies.
- US CENTCOM Informs F-22 Raptor Jets Arrived in Middle East to Counter 'Iran Threat' Sputnik 08 Aug 2024 -- The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday that additional F-22 Raptors have arrived in the Middle East to counter "threats posed by Iran" and the groups it backs.
- Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Conference DoD 08 Aug 2024
- Only a strong measure can compel Israel to obey international law: Iran IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that the "criminal" Israeli regime could only be compelled to adhere to international regulations through pressure and a strong deterrent measure.
- Iran military leaders congratulate Sinwar on his new post as Hamas chief IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- In a series of separate messages, senior commanders of the Iranian Armed Forces have congratulated Yahya Sinwar on his appointment as the head of the political bureau of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas.
- Punishing Zionist regime, Gaza ceasefire among priorities: Iran UN mission IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has announced that some of the priorities of Tehran in the current circumstances are to establish a ceasefire in Gaza simultaneously with punishing the Zionist regime and preventing it from further aggression against the Islamic Republic.
- Only 'decisive action' can force Israel to comply with international law: Iran Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Iran strongly condemns as "heinous and horrific" recent remarks by far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who justified the killing of two million Palestinians through deliberate starvation, saying Israel can only be made to comply with international law through "decisive and deterrent action."
- Top Iranian military officials hail Sinwar appointment as new Hamas political leader Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Senior Iranian military commanders have extended their congratulations to Yahya Sinwar on his appointment as the new political leader of Hamas, pledging assistance to the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement.
- Israel aims to endanger security of all Muslim states, Iran's interim FM warns Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Iran's interim foreign minister says Israel is an evil entity which seeks to endanger security of not only Palestine but the entire Muslim world.
- Iran to make Israel regret its terrorist aggression: UN mission Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations says the country seeks to make the Israeli regime regret committing its recent act of terrorist aggression against the Islamic Republic that led to the martyrdom of senior Hamas' leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
- Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on government's actions against Norway European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Aug 2024 -- Today I received a call from the Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, following the decision by the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu to revoke the diplomatic status for Norwegian diplomats dealing with the Palestinian Authority. I strongly condemn this unwarranted decision, which contradicts the spirit of Oslo Accords and disproportionately disrupts the normal relations and cooperation with the Palestinian Authority.
- Deliberate starvation of civilians a war crime, EU warns Israel Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- The European Union has slammed remarks made by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who criticized aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, saying deliberate starvation constitutes a war crime.
- Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on the situation in the Middle East Germany Federal Foreign Office 08 Aug 2024
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide: 'Consequential for our relationship with the Netanyahu government' Government of Norway 08 Aug 2024 -- 'Today, we were informed by the Netanyahu government that they will no longer facilitate Norwegian diplomats' work in Palestine. This is an extreme action that first and foremost affects our ability to help the Palestinian population. It shows once again that the Netanyahu government is actively working against a two-state solution', said Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide.
- Chinese FM calls for intl community to unite behind cease-fire in Gaza Global Times 08 Aug 2024 -- Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has held phone conversations with the foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan, condemning the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, calling for efforts by different parties to prevent further escalation of conflicts and urging countries to form a joint force to help achieve a cease-fire in Gaza.
- Palestine urges ICC arrest warrant for Israeli minister over call to starve Gazans Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Palestine has called upon the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for extremist Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich who said starving two million civilians in Gaza is "justified and moral".
- Hezbollah conducts reprisal missile, drone attacks against Israel IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement have carried out more retaliatory attacks on the Zionist positions in the northern occupied Palestinian territories with rockets and missiles.
- Israel's Haifa engulfed by fear of Iran, Hezbollah retaliation: Media Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Israeli media reports indicate that settlers in the strategic port city of Haifa in the northern occupied territories are increasingly anxious about potential retaliatory strikes from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah in response to recent Israeli assassinations of top resistance leaders.
- West's efforts won't prevent Iran response to Israel: Ansarullah IRNA 08 Aug 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has emphasized that the delay in the response by the Axis of Resistance and Iran to the Zionist regime's atrocities is a tactical issue in order to turn it into an effective response.
- Houthi: Battle against Zionist regime at its height after assassinations Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah says the battle against Israel is now at its height after the regime's assassinations of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
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