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18 October 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 18 Oct 2024 -- "One year ago, Yahya Sinwar, the terrorist chief of Hamas, launched the October 7th massacre against Israel. (...) Today, the mastermind of this day of sheer evil is no more. Yahya Sinwar is dead."
- PM Netanyahu Speaks with US President Joe Biden Israel - Prime Minister 18 Oct 2024
- Israeli officials say Sinwar killing could offer chance for cease-fire VOA 18 Oct 2024 -- Israeli officials say the country's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar offers a new chance for a deal that would release Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. The United States, which has designated Hamas a terrorist organization, has already begun a push for a new cease-fire deal.
- Oct. 17: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 18 Oct 2024
- Hamas Confirms Death of Head of Political Bureau Sinwar - Movement Deputy Head Sputnik 18 Oct 2024 -- The Palestinian movement Hamas confirmed on Friday the death of the head of the movement's politburo Yahya Sinwar, deputy head of the political bureau of the movement Khalil al-Hayya said.
- Hamas Confirms Sinwar's Death; U.S. Sees 'Opportunities' For Change RFE/RL 18 Oct 2024 -- Iran-backed Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, has confirmed the death of leader Yahya Sinwar, considered to be the mastermind of the October 7, 2023, attack that killed some 1,200 people in Israel and triggered the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group.
- Hamas officially confirms martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar in Gaza IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau, has announced, that Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas Politburo, was martyred in the terrorist act of the Zionist regime on Thursday.
- Hamas confirms leader Yahya Sinwar martyred in Israeli strike Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been martyred in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza's Rafah city, a senior Hamas official confirmed.
- Official: Hamas cannot be eliminated with 'martyrdom of its leaders' Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- A senior Hamas official says the resistance group that is seeking the liberation of Palestine from the Israeli occupation cannot be eliminated with the "martyrdom of its leaders".
- Death toll in Gaza War mounts to 42,500 IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- The total death toll from the Israeli war on Gaza has climbed to 42,500 since the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023, the Health Ministry in Gaza has announced.
- Two Israeli soldiers injured in shooting operation near Dead Sea Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- At least two Israeli soldiers have been injured in a shooting operation in the occupied territories near the Dead Sea, amid retaliatory attacks by Palestinians against the regime's year-long onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
- Some 31 Israeli troopers injured in Hezbollah drone operation IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- Some 31 Israeli soldiers were reportedly wounded in a drone operation carried out by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
- Some 15 rockets fired at Haifa from Lebanon: Report IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- Some 15 rockets have been fired from Lebanon toward Haifa in northern occupied territories.
- 5 Zionist soldiers killed, 24 others wounded on Lebanese front IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- The Zionist army announced the death of five soldiers of this regime during the conflict with Hezbollah fighters near the border of Lebanon and the north of the occupied territories and the injury of 24 other soldiers.
- Hezbollah announces 'new phase' of escalation against Israel Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has announced the start of a new phase in its retaliatory operations against Israel, which has been conducting strikes on Lebanon and Gaza for more than a year.
- Hezbollah vows to escalate war following death of Hamas leader VOA 18 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah vowed Friday to escalate its war with Israel a day after Israel Defense Forces said they had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 Hamas terror attack that sparked the Gaza war.
- Israel denies UN accusations that it's targeting peacekeepers in Lebanon VOA 18 Oct 2024 -- A U.N. official Friday accused the Israel Defense Forces of repeatedly targeting U.N. peacekeepers along the blue line, the U.N.-drawn provisional border between Israel and Lebanon.
- Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations Ted Chaiban on the near-blockade of aid and access in North Gaza UNICEF 18 Oct 2024 -- "The situation in northern Gaza is extremely grave. Renewed mass forced displacement, increased conflict, and ongoing military obstruction that amounts to an effective-blockade has cut off hundreds of thousands of children and families from vital humanitarian aid.
- Gaza at a 'critical juncture' as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now UN News 18 Oct 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to a swift end to the year-long war in Gaza, the release of all hostages and unimpeded delivery of aid, his Deputy Spokesperson told reporters on Friday.
- Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says UN News 18 Oct 2024 -- No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders as the war in Gaza, an expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday in New York.
- Lebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing 'whatever they can to help' UN News 18 Oct 2024 -- Despite ongoing heavy shelling every day across the UN-patrolled Blue Line separating southern Lebanon and Israel, the UN peacekeeping force that's stationed there reiterated its determination on Friday to fulfil its mandate from the Security Council and assist civilians wherever possible.
- Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel UN News 18 Oct 2024 -- All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel's unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released Friday by a top independent human rights panel.
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds a Press Conference DoD 18 Oct 2024
- Joint Statement of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Yahya Sinwar US Dept. of State 18 Oct 2024
- Trump breaks his silence on Sinwar as Harris seizes opportunity in his death VOA 18 Oct 2024 -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday reiterated her call to end the bloodshed in Gaza, underscoring that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar creates an opportunity "to end this war and bring the hostages home."
- Iran FM says Sinwar sought martyrdom in Gaza IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that not only did Martyr Yahya Sinwar not fear death but he also sought martyrdom in Gaza.
- Sinwar spent precious life for Palestinian cause: Iran IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- The Iranian foreign ministry says Martyr Yahya Sinwar Hamas Leader spent his priceless life in line with the Palestinian cause.
- Iran FM warns against possibility of expansion of war in region IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned against the expansion of war in the region, saying there is a common understanding about the threat of conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon and the critical situation of the displaced.
- 'Legend of anti-Israeli struggle': IRGC chief cmdr. exalts martyred Hamas leader Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) honors the memory of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas' martyred Political Bureau Chief, Yahya Sinwar, who was assassinated in a direct clash with the Israeli forces on the battlefield in southern Gaza.
- Iran president: Assassinations of resistance leaders won't weaken fight against Israeli occupation Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- The assassination of the leaders and commanders of the resistance front will not weaken the Islamic nation's resistance against bullying and occupation, says Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
- Iran: Sinwar martyrdom to inspire those who follow path of freedom Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- Iran says the assassination of Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, will become a source of inspiration for the path of resistance.
- Regional leaders offer condolences over martyrdom of Hamas chief IRNA 18 Oct 2024 -- Regional leaders have issued messages of condolence due to the martyrdom of the head of Hamas Politburo, Yahya Sinwar, by the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip.
- Lebanon, Yemen resistance honor martyred Hamas leader Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Ansarullah honor the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas' martyred Political Bureau Chief, Yahya Sinwar, who was assassinated in a direct clash with the Israeli forces on the battlefield in southern Gaza.
- 'We'll be with you until victory,' Ansarullah leader says after Sinwar's martyrdom Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- The leader of Yemen's popular resistance movement Ansarullah affirm his country's robust support for the Palestinian cause following the martyrdom of Hamas' Political Bureau Chief Yahya Sinwar.
- No: 216, 18 October 2024, Regarding the Third Meeting of the 3+3 South Caucasus Regional Cooperation Platform in İstanbul Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Oct 2024
- Iraqi fighters conduct drone attack on Israeli target Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of anti-terror fighters, has conducted a fresh drone attack on a "key" Israeli target in the occupied territories.
- Yemeni armed forces hit Israel-affiliated ship in Arabian Sea: Spokesman Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- The Yemeni armed forces say they have targeted yet another Israel-affiliated ship in the Arabian Sea with drones.
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