Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
09 August 2025 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Eleven more Palestinians die of starvation in Gaza, death toll rises to 212 Press TV 09 Aug 2025 -- Eleven more people have lost their lives due to famine and malnutrition in Gaza, as starvation, fueled by Israel's blockade, tightens its grip on the territory.
- Unexploded Israeli ordnance kills six soldiers, injures several in southern Lebanon Press TV 09 Aug 2025 -- At least six Lebanese soldiers have lost their lives and several others were injured as unexploded ordnance from a previous Israeli strike went off in southern Lebanon.
- We will stop this genocide; Israel a 'dictatorship' for Palestinians: UN rapporteur to Press TV Press TV 09 Aug 2025 -- Outspoken UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese has reasserted her and her like-minded people's determination to stop the ongoing genocide being committed in Gaza by the Israeli regime, which she denounced as a "dictatorship" for Palestinians.
- Aid blockade deepens Gaza crisis as malnutrition deaths rise, warns UNRWA UN News 09 Aug 2025 -- The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis, with no agency aid allowed in for more than five months and malnutrition deaths climbing sharply.
- Gaza Strip: 98.5 percent of cropland unavailable for cultivation as famine looms FAO 09 Aug 2025 -- Food production cannot be reactivated without a significant shift in accessibility, safety, investments and support for local communities and livelihoods
- ICRC spokesperson: Occupation of Gaza City will hinder aid efforts IRNA 09 Aug 2025 -- The spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, Hisham Mahna, has warned that if Israeli forces enter Gaza City, the relief operations in the region will face severe challenges and restrictions.
- Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Coons, Schatz Statement on Israeli Military Operations in Gaza US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 09 Aug 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs released the following statement:
- Iran condemns recent Israeli cabinet resolution on full occupation of Gaza City IRNA 09 Aug 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement has strongly condemned a resolution by the Israeli regime's security cabinet to fully occupy Gaza City, and assessed it as part of completing the plan to genocide the Palestinians and eliminate the identity and existence of Palestine.
- Iran envoy says Germany's decision to halt arms exports to Israel 'too late' IRNA 09 Aug 2025 -- Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, Iran's ambassador to Germany, has criticized Berlin's decision to suspend military exports to Israel as "too late," given the depth of the humanitarian disaster in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Joint Statement on Gaza by Foreign Ministers and the EU High Representative European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Aug 2025 -- Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the High Representative of the European Union
- EU commissioner warns against Israeli plan to expand offensive in Gaza IRNA 09 Aug 2025 -- European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib has said that the Israeli regime's decision to expand its military offensive in Gaza will further worsen the humanitarian situation in the enclave.
- Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Gaza 09/08/2025 Algeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2025
- Egypt, Turkiye condemn Israel's plan for Gaza takeover IRNA 09 Aug 2025 -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan have condemned the Israeli cabinet's decision to occupy Gaza City, firmly rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians.
- Israel's Gaza takeover plan prompts global condemnation IRNA 09 Aug 2025 -- A lot of countries worldwide have broadly condemned the plot by the Israeli regime to take control of Gaza City.
- Decision by Israel regarding its plan to take control of Gaza City (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 09 Aug 2025
- KCNA Commentary on Change of West's Stand on Palestine KCNA 09 Aug 2025 -- When the residents in the Gaza Strip are on the verge of extinction owing to the moves of the U.S. and Israel, the efforts of the Western countries to recognize the State of Palestine have lately drawn attention.
- Joint Statement on Developments in the Gaza Strip Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 09 Aug 2025
- Israel sparks global outrage with US-backed Gaza City occupation plot Press TV 09 Aug 2025 -- Israel's US-backed plot to seize Gaza City and forcibly displace nearly a million Palestinians to concentration zones in the south has sparked widespread international condemnations, with world leaders warning of a potential humanitarian catastrophe and further destabilization in the region.
- Germany halts military exports to Israel for use in bloody Gaza onslaught Press TV 09 Aug 2025 -- Germany has suspended all military exports to Israel that could be used in its brutal war on Gaza, in a swift response to the decision by the occupying regime's so-called security cabinet to approve a plan aimed at taking over Gaza City.
- Foreign Ministry statement on developments in the Gaza Strip Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2025
- UK pledges additional humanitarian support for Gaza UK FCDO 09 Aug 2025 -- International Development Minister Baroness Chapman announced further UK funding for the UN humanitarian response in Gaza.
- Europe condemns Israel's Gaza takeover, warning of deepening crisis People's Daily 09 Aug 2025 -- European countries, the European Union and the United Nations have voiced strong opposition to Israel's newly announced plan to take over Gaza City, warning it will worsen the humanitarian crisis and undermine prospects for peace.
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