22 October 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News

Oct. 21: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 22 Oct 2024
Dozens of Palestinians killed, injured in Israel's fresh attack on Gaza Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- At least 35 Palestinian have been killed and dozens more injured in Israel's fresh airstrikes in the Gaza strip, as the regime ramps up its brutality in northern Gaza.
Palestinian fighters deal major blows on Israeli forces IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- Palestinian resistance fighters have launched multiple operations to counter a deepening Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, inflicting significant damage on the occupying forces.

Exclusive: Facing cash crunch, Hezbollah seeks to boost illegal drug sales in Europe VOA 22 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah is seeking to quickly boost sales of illegal drugs in Europe, former U.S. officials tell VOA, as the Iran-backed Lebanese militia reels from a weekslong Israeli offensive that has destroyed and disrupted its key sources of cash in Lebanon.
IDF Says Struck Hezbollah Naval Base, Underground Facilities in Beirut Sputnik 22 Oct 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that it has launched strikes on several Hezbollah targets in Beirut, including underground facilities and a naval base.
Hezbollah hits Zionist bases, downs Hermes 450 drone IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, in the continuation of retaliatory attacks against the positions of the Zionist regime, targeted a military industrial company of this regime, an infantry unit, several gatherings and armored vehicles of the enemy and shot down the "Hermes 450" drone of the Zionist regime over Jabshit settlement with a surface-to-air missile.
Hezbollah claims drone attack on Netanyahu's house IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah of Lebanon has claimed responsibility for a recent drone attack on the private house of Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the northern parts of the Palestinian Israeli-occupied territories.
Hezbollah says inflicted heavy losses on invading Israeli forces IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah says its fighters have thwarted an attempt by the Israeli army to infiltrate the border town of al-Taybeh in southern Lebanon, inflicting heavy casualties on the occupying forces.
Fresh strikes on south Lebanon leave 4 martyred, 24 wounded: Media IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- A new round of airstrikes against southern Lebanon has left four civilians martyred and 24 others wounded, media outlets have reported.
Hezbollah crushes another Israeli base in Tel Aviv IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted an Israeli intelligence base in Tel Aviv with a missile attack.
Hezbollah rocket attack kills Israeli soldier, wounds 3 Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- A Hezbollah rocket attack on a military base in northern occupied territories has killed one Israeli soldier and wounded three others.
Hezbollah: Israel's bombing of Qard al-Hassan institutions unjustified Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- A senior Hezbollah official says the targeting of several branches of the Qard al-Hassan institution by Israeli forces has no justification and the strikes will have no financial impact on the Lebanese resistance movement.
Death toll from Israeli attack near Beirut hospital rises to 18 Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese Health Ministry says 18 people, including four children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike near the main government hospital in the southern part of the capital Beirut the previous night, revising its initial toll of four.
Hezbollah launches attacks on Israeli military positions in solidarity with Palestine, Lebanon Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- Fighters from the Hezbollah resistance movement have carried out multiple attacks on Israeli military positions in the occupied territories, in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the Lebanese nation amid ongoing Israeli offensives across the coastal sliver and Lebanon.

UN: Gaza's looming development crisis imperils future generations VOA 22 Oct 2024 -- A new United Nations report warns that the catastrophic humanitarian impact of the war in Gaza has set back development in the Palestinian enclave by seven decades and will imperil Palestinians for generations — and not only in Gaza.
'The smell of death is everywhere' in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says UN News 22 Oct 2024 -- The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post describing how "three weeks of non-stop bombardments" by Israeli forces have impacted the region.
UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital UN News 22 Oct 2024 -- The UN's top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli airstrike near a major hospital in Beirut that reportedly killed at least 18 people, including four children.
Gaza: War has set Palestine's development back nearly 70 years UN News 22 Oct 2024 -- The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State of Palestine back by about 69 years, according to a new UN report released on Tuesday.
UNRWA Situation Report #9 on the Lebanon Emergency Response. All information from 18 October - 21 October 2024, valid as of 21 October 2024 at 13:00 UNRWA 22 Oct 2024
SOS from our UNRWA staff in northern Gaza UNRWA 22 Oct 2024
UN chief censures Israeli attacks on Gaza's Beit Lahia IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres has condemned a recent Israeli bombing of homes in the Beit Lahia neighborhood of the besieged northern Gaza Strip.
UN condemns damage caused by Israeli attacks on Lebanon IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- The United Nations has condemned the Zionist regime for causing "extensive damage" to civilian property and infrastructure in Lebanon with its airstrikes under the pretext of targeting Hezbollah resistance movement.
UN rights chief urges 'prompt probe' into Israeli strike near Beirut hospital Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has demanded a prompt and thorough investigation into an Israeli strike near a hospital in the southern part of the Lebanese capital.

Blinken urges Netanyahu to reach Gaza cease-fire after killing of Hamas leader VOA 22 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to capitalize on the killing last week of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to end the war with Hamas in Gaza and secure the release of the remaining 101 hostages, about 60 of whom are believed to be alive.
U.S. envoy arrives in Beirut amid efforts to end Israeli-Hezbollah conflict People's Daily 22 Oct 2024 -- U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said here on Monday that both Lebanon and Israel's commitment to UN Resolution 1701 is no longer enough, and the United States is working with the Lebanese and Israeli governments to reach an agreement that would put an end to the conflict in southern Lebanon once and for all.
PM's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 22 Oct 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today, met for approximately two-and-a-half hours with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The meeting was friendly and productive; an expanded meeting was held afterward, with the participation of both sides' professional echelons.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 22 Oct 2024
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Gallant US Dept. of State 22 Oct 2024
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu US Dept. of State 22 Oct 2024
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli President Herzog US Dept. of State 22 Oct 2024
Blinken visiting Israel with focus on deescalating conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon VOA 22 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet with Israeli leaders Tuesday as he makes a push to revive stalled Gaza cease-fire talks, enable greater humanitarian access to Gaza and deescalate the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 22 Oct 2024

Any action by Israel against Iran will draw much bigger response: IRGC commander Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that if the Zionists undertake a "significant action" against Iran, they will surely face a response "several times greater" in intensity.
Iran not after war but fully prepared for one: FM IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not want war in the region but is fully prepared for any war.
Araghchi warns Israel: Iran has its own methods, means to protect nuclear facilities Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the Zionist regime against making any miscalculation, emphasizing the Islamic Republic relies on domestically-developed military hardware as well as methods in order to protect its own civilian nuclear installations.

Lebanon/UNIFIL: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP plenary on the armed conflict and attacks on UN peacekeepers European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Oct 2024
Government further clarifies advice to Norwegian companies: Do not engage in trade and business cooperation that serves to perpetuate Israel's occupation of Palestine Government of Norway 22 Oct 2024 -- The Government is updating its advice to Norwegian companies not to engage in business cooperation or trade that serves to perpetuate Israel's illegal presence in Palestine - i.e. in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
Indonesia urges UNSC to take 'decisive action' against Israeli regime Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- Indonesia's new government has called for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take "decisive action" against the Israeli regime over its siege of northern Gaza.

Israel after 'exterminating' Palestinians in north Gaza: Hamas official Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned Israel's relentless attacks on the northern Gaza Strip, saying the occupying regime is after "exterminating and displacing" the Palestinians.

Yemen hits Israeli base in Tel Aviv with 'hypersonic ballistic missile' IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- The Yemeni armed forces say they have launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at an Israeli military base in Tel Aviv.

Iraqi resistance conducts drone attack against key Israeli position IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- The Iraqi resistance has targeted an important Israeli position in northeastern occupied Palestine.
Israeli regime confirms rocket attack on occupied Golan Heights IRNA 22 Oct 2024 -- The army of the Israeli regime has confirmed the explosion of a suspicious object fired from the east in the occupied Golan Heights.

'Resilient resistance': Iraq's Nujaba warns will 'punish' Americans if Israel attacks Iraq Press TV 22 Oct 2024 -- An Iraqi anti-terror group has warned of retaliation against the interests of the United States in case of an Israeli act of aggression against the Arab country.

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