Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
16 August 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Aug 15: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 16 Aug 2024
- Gaza cease-fire mediators announce new plan VOA 16 Aug 2024 -- International mediators working on a cease-fire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas announced Friday they have presented both parties with a "bridging proposal" that builds on previous areas of agreement and closes remaining gaps to allow for swift implementation of the plan.
- 20 Palestinians martyred in fresh Zionist attacks IRNA 16 Aug 2024 -- The Zionist Army has launched a new round of bombardments in southern Gaza which has left at least 20 civilians martyred, according to local media.
- Gaza records first polio case in 25 years as UN calls for truce Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- The Health Ministry in Gaza has said that it detected the first polio case in the besieged strip, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a truce to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children.
- Israel orders Gazans to leave 'safe zone' despite truce talks Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has ordered the Palestinians to evacuate areas in southern and central Gaza, tightening the area they previously designated as a so-called "safe zone", while talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire deal is ongoing in Qatar.
- Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 40,000 as peace talks renew People's Daily 16 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 40,000 as of Thursday, at a time when the Gaza ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar.
- UNRWA Situation Report #128 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 8 - 15 August 2024, is valid as of 16 August 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 16 Aug 2024
- UN Secretary-General's press remarks on polio in Gaza UNRWA 16 Aug 2024
- Guterres appeals for 'Polio Pause' in Gaza UN News 16 Aug 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down their arms so that humanitarians can safely vaccinate more than half a million children against polio.
- UN rights office calls for accountability for latest 'horrific' West Bank killing UN News 16 Aug 2024 -- The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Friday.
- Humanitarian pauses vital for critical polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip WHO 16 Aug 2024
- Background Press Call on Ceasefire Negotiations and Joint Statement from the Leaders of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar The White House 16 Aug 2024
- Statement from President Joe Biden on the Middle East The White House 16 Aug 2024
- Joint Statement from the United States, Egypt, and Qatar The White House 16 Aug 2024
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 16 Aug 2024
- Doha talks: Iran warns about 'deceit and dishonesty' of Israel, US Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- Commenting on Gaza ceasefire talks underway in Qatar, Iran has warned about "the deceit and dishonesty" of the criminal Israeli regime and its most important supporter, the United States.
- Iran urges 'practical measures' to end Israeli genocide in Gaza Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has underlined the need for all-out diplomatic efforts and "practical measures" aimed at putting an end to Israel's ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
- Norway's Representative Office in Palestine is closed until further notice Government of Norway 16 Aug 2024 -- As a result of the Netanyahu government's decision to no longer facilitate Norway's representation to the Palestinian Authority, our Representative Office in Al Ram in Palestine must be closed as of today.
- Norway closes its Palestine office after Israel revokes status of diplomats Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- Norway has announced the closure of its Representative Office in al-Ram, Palestine, after Israel's "extreme" decision to revoke the diplomatic status of several Norwegian diplomats.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with Prime Minister of Israel India MEA 16 Aug 2024
- EU's Borrell to propose sanctions against Israel over West Bank settler attacks Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell says he would propose sanctions against the "enablers" of Israeli settler violence against the Palestinians in the wake of another deadly attack on a village in the occupied West Bank.
- Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France and the United Kingdom UK FCDO 16 Aug 2024 -- The Foreign Ministers of France and the United Kingdom gave a statement following their joint ministerial visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- Israeli settlers fire on Palestinian residents in West Bank town Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- Israeli settlers, supported by the regime's forces, have killed a young Palestinian man in a violent attack on a town near the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya.
- Hamas, Islamic Jihad call for popular uprising after deadly Israeli settler attack on West Bank village Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance groups have condemned an attack by illegal Israeli settlers on the village of Jit in the northern West Bank, where they killed a Palestinian and set fire to homes and cars belonging to other residents.
- Hamas Not Opposed to Talks With Israel, But Demands Complete Ceasefire in Gaza - Official Sputnik 16 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian movement Hamas is not refusing to hold talks with Israel, but demands a complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Hamas political office member Husam Badran told Sputnik on Thursday.
- Hamas says will not accept new truce conditions from Israel: Report Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reportedly said it would not accept new conditions from the Israeli regime as outlined in a new proposal put forward by mediators during truce negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha.
- Hezbollah fighter martyred in southern Lebanon IRNA 16 Aug 2024 -- At the same time as the Zionist regime's aggression against Lebanon continues, the Lebanese Islamic Resistance announced the martyrdom of another fighter in the south of Lebanon.
- Hezbollah renews pledge to avenge Zionist assassination of Fuad Shukr IRNA 16 Aug 2024 -- Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem has reiterated that the resistance group will give a response to the hostile Zionist regime for the assassination of top commander Fuad Shukr.
- Hezbollah unveils new missile facility, warns Israel of 'unexpected destiny' Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has unveiled a sophisticated underground missile facility at the same time as addressing a strong warning to the Israeli regime.
- Hezbollah: Response to Israeli assassinations 'definite' Press TV 16 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah has once again stressed its resolve to retaliate against the Israeli assassination of its senior commander, despite US efforts to spare its ally the consequences of its crimes.
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