18 September 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News

The Chief of the General Staff at the Northern Command Israel Defense Forces 18 Sep 2024
Israeli Defense Minister Says New Phase of War Begins, Military Efforts Shifted to North Sputnik 18 Sep 2024 -- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that a new phase of the war has begun and that the center of gravity of the military effort has shifted to the northern front.
Israeli army admits 4 troops killed in Gaza; total deaths top 714 IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli regime's army has admitted that four military personnel were killed in an ambush in the city of Rafah, located in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli military confirms 4 troopers killed in Rafah; regime's Gaza death toll at 348 Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli regime has announced the death of four of its occupation forces and the injury of several others in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, amid the nearly year-long genocidal war on the blockaded Palestinian territory.
Hamas wining despite Israel's upper hand on tactical level: Israeli general Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas is wining in the besieged Gaza Strip and cannot be defeated despite Israel's upper hand on a tactical level, says a senior Israeli general.

Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 18 Sep 2024

Sept. 17: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 18 Sep 2024
Gaza death toll in Israeli attack tops 41,272 IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip declared that 41,272 civilians have been martyred in occupied Palestine since October 7, 2023, amid the Israeli massacre that continues in the Gaza Strip.

UN General Assembly demands Israel end 'unlawful presence' in Occupied Palestinian Territory UN News 18 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands that Israel "brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence" in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon UN News 18 Sep 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid reports of a fresh wave of electronic device detonations in Lebanon which caused further deaths and injuries.
UNRWA Situation Report #137 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 13 - 16 September 2024, valid as of 16 September 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 18 Sep 2024
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Lebanon UN Secretary-General 18 Sep 2024
Lebanon Pager Blasts Could Be Preemptive Strike Before Major Military Operation - UN Chief Sputnik 18 Sep 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that the pager detonations in Lebanon could be a preemptive action ahead of a major military operation which has to be avoided at all costs.
UN General Assembly passes resolution, urging Israel to end its occupation IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- The UN General Assembly has approved a Palestinian resolution Wednesday calling on Israel to end its "unlawful presence" in the occupied territories within a year.
UN rights chief terms Lebanon explosions violation of international law IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has described the recent explosion of radio communication devices (pagers) in various parts of Lebanon as a violation of international law.
UN overwhelmingly demands Israel end occupation of Palestinian territories Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution that demands Israel end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within a year.
UN General Assembly mulls over draft resolution tabled by Palestine People's Daily 18 Sep 2024 -- The UN General Assembly on Tuesday resumed its 10th emergency special session on the issue of Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, with member states deliberating a draft resolution introduced by the State of Palestine.

20 killed, 450 injured in Lebanon walkie-talkie explosions targeting Hezbollah VOA 18 Sep 2024 -- At least 20 people were killed and 450 were injured Wednesday in a new round of explosions in Lebanon, with the latest blasts from remotely detonated walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah militants.
Israel's Suspected Attack On Electronic Devices In Lebanon Marks New Phase In Hizballah Hostilities RFE/RL 18 Sep 2024 -- A suspected Israeli attack targeting electronic devices used by members of the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hizballah appears to mark a new phase in the escalating hostilities between the longtime foes.
Second Wave Of Remote Detonations Kills At Least 20 People In Lebanon RFE/RL 18 Sep 2024 -- A second wave of device explosions killed at least 20 people and wounded hundreds more in Lebanon, officials said on September 18, stoking fears of an all-out war in the region.
Pagers used for terrorism in Lebanon 'made in Hungary': Taiwan's Gold Apollo Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says the pagers used in the Israeli deadly terrorist attack in Lebanon on Tuesday had been made by a Hungarian firm, to which the company had authorized its brand on the devices.
Hezbollah confirms martyrdom of 10 members in Israeli attacks IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has confirmed the martyrdom of 10 of its members, including some in Tuesday's cyber-terror attack by the Zionist regime.
Hezbollah launches combined attacks on Zionist settlements IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- Local media has reported that Hezbollah of Lebanon has conducted missile and drone attacks against Zionist settlements in the northern parts of the Palestinian Israeli-occupied territories.
Fresh explosions reported in Lebanon IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- Media sources have reported new explosions in southern Dahieh of Beirut and other parts of Lebanon.
Three People Killed as Result of Explosion of Devices in Eastern Lebanon - Reports Sputnik 18 Sep 2024 -- Sounds of explosions similar to recent ones of the detonation of pagers are heard in several areas of Lebanon, the Lebanese Al Jadeed broadcaster reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
IRGC says no casualties among its forces in Lebanon pager blasts IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed media reports claiming that members of Iran's elite force were among the casualties of Tuesday's pager explosions in Lebanon.
Taiwan company denies manufacturing exploding Hezbollah pagers CNA 18 Sep 2024 -- A Taiwanese company which reportedly has exported the pagers that exploded and killed Hezbollah members in Lebanon denied the allegation on Wednesday, saying the pagers in question were manufactured by a firm licensing its brand.
Did A Budapest-Based Company Make Pagers Used In Attack On Hizballah In Lebanon? RFE/RL 18 Sep 2024 -- A Budapest-based company alleged to have made the pagers used in the deadly attack on Hizballah in Lebanon appears to have only one employee working from an empty office that offers a range of services but not pager manufacturing.
Hezbollah: Israel will pay 'heavy price' for its crime IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has warned that the Zionist regime will pay a heavy price for its pager terrorist attack across the Arab country.
Lebanon health minister says 3,000 people injured in Israeli pager attack IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese minister of health announced that some 3,000 people injured in the Israeli regime's pager attack on Tuesday have been hospitalized, thanking Iran, Iraq and Egypt for their assistance.
More communication devices explode in Lebanon day after pager blasts Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- At least 14 people have been killed as more communication devices detonated in Lebanon a day after simultaneous explosions of pagers across the country left at least a dozen dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah vows to continue pro-Gaza ops as death toll from pager blasts rises to 12 Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah vows to continue its anti-Israeli strikes in support of the Gaza Strip, which is subject to a genocidal Israeli war, asserting that the recent Israeli atrocity that caused casualties in Lebanon will only strengthen its resolve to continue the path of struggle and resistance.
Lebanese Labor Minister Slams Pager Explosions as Terrorist Attack by Israel Sputnik 18 Sep 2024 -- The explosion of pagers of thousands of Lebanese citizens was a terrorist attack committed by Israel, Lebanese Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Hezbollah Warns Israel to Expect Response for Wave of Lebanon Pager Blasts Sputnik 18 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Shiite movement, said on Wednesday that it would respond to Israel for the mass detonation of pagers that left thousands of Lebanese maimed and injured.
Mossad behind pager explosions in Lebanon: Media IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- Western media have concluded that the Israeli spy agency Mossad planted explosives in the batteries of pagers that exploded in Lebanon, resulting in deaths and injuries on Tuesday's evening.
Iranian FM condemns deadly pager blasts in Lebanon People's Daily 18 Sep 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the targeting of Lebanese citizens in simultaneous pager explosions in the Arab state, calling it a "terrorist action by Israel."
Iran envoy condemns Israel's cyber terrorism in Lebanon Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- Iran's UN ambassador has strongly condemned Israel's acts of terrorism against Lebanon, saying the Zionist Israeli regime must be held accountable for the heinous crime.

Blinken visits Egypt for talks on securing Gaza cease-fire VOA 18 Sep 2024 -- Progress has been made on a Gaza cease-fire deal over the past month and a half, but now Israel and Hamas must show "political will" to get an agreement concluded, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 18 Sep 2024
Egypt's Sisi discusses Gaza ceasefire talks with Blinken in Cairo Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt says his country will step up efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, during talks with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 18 Sep 2024
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi US Dept. of State 18 Sep 2024
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty Before the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 18 Sep 2024

'Iran to follow up on Israeli attack against its ambassador in Lebanon' IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani says his country will follow up on the attack against its ambassador in Lebanon, demanding the UN chief and the Security Council condemn Israel's terrorist action against the ambassador as well as targeting of Lebanese civilians.
Israeli pager attacks in Lebanon 'source of shame' for West: Pezeshkian IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has condemned the mass pager explosions in Lebanon, describing the terror attack by the Israeli regime as a "source of shame" for Western countries, not least the United States.
Lebanon pager blasts disgrace to the West: Iranian president Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says Israel's pager detonations in Lebanon are a shame for the regime's Western backers, not least the United States.
Iran condemns Lebanon's deadly pager explosions as Israeli 'mass murder' Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has vehemently denounced the pager explosions across Lebanon, which killed at least nine people and wounded some 3,000 others, describing the tragedy as an act of mass murder perpetrated by the occupying Israeli regime.

Canada imposes third round of sanctions on perpetrators of extremist settler violence against Palestinian civilians in West Bank Canada 18 Sep 2024 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulations.
Canada imposes third round of sanctions on perpetrators of extremist settler violence against Palestinian civilians in West Bank Canada 18 Sep 2024
Canada imposes additional sanctions in response to Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel Canada 18 Sep 2024 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations. These sanctions build on Canada's efforts to countering Hamas and its acts of terror, as well as its affiliates and financial networks.
Canada imposes additional sanctions in response to Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel Canada 18 Sep 2024
Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on the UN General Assembly Special Session vote European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Sep 2024 -- In the context of a particularly dire situation in the Middle East, I acknowledge the great significance of today's adoption by the UN General Assembly of a Resolution demanding inter alia an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory within one year, and on which a wide majority of States voted in favour.
Lebanon: Statement by the High Representative on the new series of explosions across the country European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Sep 2024 -- I firmly condemn today's new attack via the explosion of a high number of electronic devices across Lebanon, which has caused several casualties and a high number of injuries. Once again, the indiscriminate method used is unacceptable due to the inevitable and heavy collateral damages among civilians, and the broader consequences for the entire population, including fear and terror, and the collapse of hospitals.
Lebanon: Statement by the High Representative on the series of explosions across the country European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Sep 2024 -- Following yesterday's series of explosions in Lebanon, I called the Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib. He briefed me on the explosion of a high number of electronic devices in many areas across the country. Thousands of people were injured - hundreds in critical condition - hospitals are collapsing.
Estonia supports UN General Assembly resolution on ending Israel's occupation Estonia MFA 18 Sep 2024 -- At a vote held today 18 September in New York, Estonia supported the UN General Assembly resolution that expresses support for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and calls on Israel to end its occupation on Palestinian territory.
Norway's statement at the UN Emergency Special Session on The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the Israeli occupation. Government of Norway 18 Sep 2024 -- The statement was delivered by Norway's Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador Merete Brattested on September 17, 2024.
Norwegian support to strengthen Moldova's resilience Government of Norway 18 Sep 2024 -- The Norwegian support to Moldova announced during the state visit of Moldovan President Maja Sandu to Norway in the spring has now been distributed. Approximately NOK 275 million of the total NOK 350 million in funding announced by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during the state visit will be used in areas relating to energy and the environment, education, elections, and efforts to combat disinformation.
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the large-scale cyberattack in Lebanon Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Sep 2024
Russia: Pager blasts against Hezbollah meant to 'provoke major war' Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- Russia says the attack against Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah through pager blasts was intentionally designed to "provoke a major war in the Middle East", after simultaneous explosions of thousands of pagers across the Arab country killed a dozen people and wounded thousands others.
No: 194, 18 September 2024, Regarding the Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Arab League Contact Group on Gaza in Amman Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Sep 2024
The UK's explanation of vote on the UN General Assembly resolution on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories UK FCDO 18 Sep 2024 -- Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, on the UN General Assembly resolution on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories - Wednesday 18 September 2024.

Hamas planted bombs in 14K buildings in Rafah to kill Israeli soldiers: Report IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli regime's radio claims that Hamas has planted bombs in more than 14,000 buildings in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip to kill Israeli soldiers.

Iraqi resistance says countdown to target Zionist settlements started IRNA 18 Sep 2024 -- Secretary-General of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba Akram al-Kaabi has vowed to target all Zionist settlements.
Iraq's Nujaba says will target all Israeli settlements after Lebanon terrorist attacks Press TV 18 Sep 2024 -- A major Iraqi resistance group has vowed to open fire on all Israeli settlements throughout the occupied Palestinian territories in response to the occupying regime's recent terrorist attacks in Lebanon that left at least 9 people dead and nearly 3,000 others injured.

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18 September 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News