Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
16 July 2025 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel bombs HTS regime's military headquarters in Damascus Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- Israel has bombed the military headquarters of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime in the Syrian capital Damascus.
- Israel steps up attacks on Syria, bombs army HQ in Damascus IRNA 16 Jul 2025 -- Israel has carried out new attacks on Syria, targeting the entrance to the military headquarters in the capital, Damascus, news sources reported.
- Statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 16 Jul 2025
- FM Sa'ar holds calls with counterparts regarding the developments in Syria Israel MFA 16 Jul 2025 -- In his calls, FM Sa'ar stressed the recurring phenomenon of massacres and attacks against minorities in Syria both by forces of the Syrian regime and by jihadist gangs that support it.
- FM Sa'ar's statement regarding the situation in Syria Israel MFA 16 Jul 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar's today (Wednesday, 16 July 2025) issued a statement to the media regarding the situation in Syria. Following are excerpts of his remarks (Translated):
- Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus UN News 16 Jul 2025 -- Clashes between Bedouin tribal fighters, caretaker government forces and Druze militias stretched into their fourth day in Sweida on Wednesday while Israeli forces struck the Syrian capital, Damascus.
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Syria UN Secretary-General 16 Jul 2025
- Syria: Statement by the Spokesperson European External Action Service (EEAS) 16 Jul 2025
- Iran decries Israeli strikes on Syria as 'predictable' aggression Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- Iran has condemned the latest wave of Israel's aerial and drone strikes on Syria, describing it as a 'predictable' behavior from the "rabid" Israeli regime that knows no bounds in savagery.
- Spanish Government calls for end to violence in Syria Spain MFA 16 Jul 2025
- No: 145, 16 July 2025, Regarding Israel's Attacks on Damascus Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Jul 2025
- League's General Secretariat condemns Israeli occupation raids on Syria League of Arab States 16 Jul 2025 -- The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States strongly condemned the raids carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on Syrian territory, including those targeting the General Staff headquarters in Damascus and the vicinity of the Presidential Palace.
- OIC General Secretariat Strongly Condemns the Continued Israeli Aggression on Syrian Territory Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 16 Jul 2025
- Israel MOD to Procure Advanced Negev Machine Guns for Ground Forces in Approximately $20M Deal Israel MOD 16 Jul 2025 -- The Defense Procurement Directorate (DPD) at the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), through the Deputy Ground Forces Procurement Unit, has signed an agreement with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) to supply advanced machine guns in 7.62 mm caliber from the Negev 7 and UX series.
- Israeli air defense commander replaced following Iranian missile strikes: Report Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- The commander of the Israeli army's air defense array has been replaced following recent Iranian missile strikes targeting Israeli-occupied territories.
- US report details how Iranian missiles cracked Israeli defense systems Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- Iran managed to penetrate Israel's boasted air defense systems during the 12-day war by changing missile launch tactics and identifying "gaps" in Israeli defense through "trial and error", The Wall Street Journal reports.
- Israel Persists in its crimes: Bloodshed Mounts; 27 Children Killed Daily in Gaza Since the Start of the War in October 2023-----Occupation Keeps the Situation Teetering on the Edge; Allows Drips of Aid to Avoid International Pressure Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 16 Jul 2025
- Hamas dismisses Israeli claims of progress in Gaza ceasefire talks Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- A senior member of the Hamas political bureau has dismissed Israeli media claims of progress in new ceasefire talks aimed at bringing an end to the campaign of genocide in Gaza.
- Iran strongly condemns continuation of Israeli crimes in Gaza IRNA 16 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has condemned the Israeli regime's intensified atrocities against Palestinians.
- U.S. uses sanctions to silence critics of Israeli genocide in Gaza: Iran IRNA 16 Jul 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the United States is trying to silence critics of Israel's genocide in Gaza by resorting to sanctions.
- UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks on the humanitarian situation for children in Gaza at the UN Security Council meeting UNICEF 16 Jul 2025
- Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt UN News 16 Jul 2025 -- Conditions in Gaza have reached an unspeakable level of devastation with children paying the highest price, top UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday, warning of soaring child deaths, starvation and a shattered health system amid continuing bombardment and displacement.
- Gaza: More misery as new evacuation orders impact tens of thousands UN News 16 Jul 2025 -- New evacuation orders in Gaza issued by the Israeli military have uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians, amid ongoing bombardment, aid agencies have warned.
- Displacement, poverty and insecurity fueling violence against women in Gaza UN News 16 Jul 2025 -- In Gaza, illness, poverty, mass displacement and depleted services are leading to soaring stress levels and causing an increase in domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA).
- UN Relief Chief warns Security Council: Erosion of rules of war in Gaza demands urgent response UNOCHA 16 Jul 2025 -- Briefing to the Security Council on the Middle East by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
- Killing of Civilians in Gaza Waiting in Line for Humanitarian Aid Must End, Relief Chief Tells Security Council, Urging Return to UN-Led Delivery Mechanism UN Security Council 16 Jul 2025 -- As civilians lining up for humanitarian aid in Gaza are being killed, speakers in the Security Council today urged Israel to lift restrictions on aid operations in the Strip, called for a return to United Nations-led delivery mechanisms, and stressed the urgent need for both the release of hostages and a ceasefire.
- ICC refuses to back down: Netanyahu, Gallant arrest warrant stand despite mounting Israeli-US pressure Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s judges have ruled that the tribunal's arrest warrants for the Israeli regime's prime minister and his former minister for military affairs would stand, defying overwhelming Israeli and American pressure.
- Arab Parliament: Israeli attacks on Syria and Lebanon pose a serious threat IRNA 16 Jul 2025 -- The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned Israel's repeated attacks on Syrian and Lebanese territories, declaring them a blatant violation of international law and a serious threat to regional stability.
- Arab Parliament: Israeli attacks on Syria, Lebanon threaten regional stability Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned the repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Syria, warning that they pose a "serious" threat to the stability of West Asia.
- Maduro slams silence in face of Israel's Gaza genocide as 'moral crime' Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- The Venezuelan president has slammed Israel's long-running aggression on the Gaza Strip, stressing that silence in the face of crimes by the "Nazi-Zionism" in the besieged Palestinian territory is a "moral crime."
- With each day that passes, the suffering increases. We urge the parties to secure an immediate ceasefire: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 16 Jul 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza.
- Yemen's naval blockade forces closure of Israel's only Red Sea port Press TV 16 Jul 2025 -- Israel says its only Red Sea port in Eilat will shut down next week, as a deepening debt crisis—triggered by a months-long naval blockade by Yemen's Ansarullah movement—brings the strategic facility to a standstill.
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