Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
11 August 2025 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel MOD Signs $260M Contract with Elbit Systems for Advanced Aerial Munitions Systems Israel MOD 11 Aug 2025 -- Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Director General Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram has signed procurement contracts with Elbit Systems for Israeli-produced aerial munitions destined for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
- Statement from President Herzog Israel MFA 11 Aug 2025 -- President Isaac Herzog: "Recognizing a Palestinian state now a grave mistake, reward to terror."
- Far-right Israeli finance minister Smotrich calls for large-scale Gaza occupation Press TV 11 Aug 2025 -- Extremist Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the occupation of large swathes of the Gaza Strip, only a few days after the Tel Aviv regime's so-called security cabinet approved a plan by Benjamin Netanyahu for the military occupation of Gaza City.
- Israeli airstrike targets journalists' tent in Gaza, killing media professionals IRNA 11 Aug 2025 -- Palestinian media outlets have reported that Israeli fighter jets carried out an airstrike targeting a journalist's tent outside the main entrance of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The attack, which took place on Sunday night, killed five media professionals, including two reporters from Qatar's Al Jazeera TV network.
- Israeli Strike Kills Five Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza - Reports Sputnik 11 Aug 2025 -- Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera reported the death of five of its employees, including reporter Anas Al-Sharif, as a result of an Israeli attack on a journalists' tent near a hospital in Gaza City.
- Death toll from Israel's starvation of Gaza climbs to 222 Press TV 11 Aug 2025 -- The Gaza Health Ministry has announced that the death toll from Israel's starvation of the besieged strip has climbed to 222, among them 101 children.
- Israel kills 5 Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, alleges Hamas role: report Global Times 11 Aug 2025 -- Al Jazeera on Monday confirmed that its journalist Anas al-Sharif was killed alongside four colleagues in a targeted Israeli strike on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City.
- Hamas: Netanyahu's lies about Gaza genocide will not fool world Press TV 11 Aug 2025 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal," saying his false statements about Gaza will not absolve the regime from its genocidal war on the strip.
- Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killing of journalists, as child malnutrition deaths rise UN News 11 Aug 2025 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this past weekend, his Spokesman said on Monday.
- Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges UN News 11 Aug 2025 -- The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate civilians risking their lives to secure food for their families.
- Israel's plan to take over Gaza slammed as risking calamity as killing, destructions continue Global Times 11 Aug 2025 -- The UN Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting on Israel's plan for its security forces to take control of Gaza City, according to the UN's website, following the approval of the Israeli security cabinet's plan to take over Gaza City on August 8. Despite the US' constant support for Israel, China, Russia, and an increasing number of countries have publicly condemned Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip.
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: The Israeli Army continues to silence voices reporting atrocities from Gaza UNRWA 11 Aug 2025
- Iran condemns Israeli strikes on health facilities at Geneva disarmament meeting IRNA 11 Aug 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned recent Israeli attacks on its biological and public health infrastructure, calling them a "clear violation of international law" and a threat to global biosecurity.
- Iran condemns Israel's deadly attack on journalists in Gaza IRNA 11 Aug 2025 -- Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, has categorically condemned Israel's deadly attack on journalists in Gaza, describing this act as a "deliberate airstrike."
- Iran reaffirms support for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity IRNA 11 Aug 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran has always emphasized the necessity of preserving the independence and territorial integrity of Lebanon in the face of repeated Israeli aggression against the Arab country.
- Lebanon's inherent right to self-defense requires military capability: Tehran Press TV 11 Aug 2025 -- Amid Western calls for Hezbollah's disarmament, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has asserted that military capability is essential for Lebanon's inherent right to self-defense.
- Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister of Australia 11 Aug 2025
- Australia to recognise Palestinian State Prime Minister of Australia 11 Aug 2025 -- "Australia will recognise the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, to contribute to international momentum towards a two-state solution, a ceasefire in Gaza and release of the hostages."
- NZ considering recognition of state of Palestine New Zealand Government 11 Aug 2025 -- "The Government will carefully weigh up its position over the next month on recognition of a state of Palestine, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says."
- Italy announces readiness to sanction Israeli regime IRNA 11 Aug 2025 -- Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has announced his country's readiness to impose potential sanctions against the Israeli regime, calling Israel's actions in Gaza "unacceptable."
- China urges Israel to stop military operation in Gaza as Israel kills five Al Jazeera correspondents in airstrike Global Times 11 Aug 2025 -- In response to media inquiries over reports that early this morning Beijing time, Israel killed five Al Jazeera correspondents in an airstrike, adding the number of correspondents killed to 237 since Israel launched the large-scale military operation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that "we mourn the correspondents who tragically lost their lives in the conflict. China opposes all moves that harm civilians and condemns violent moves targeting correspondents."
- Pakistan Strongly Condemns the Recent Airstrike by Israeli Occupying Forces in Gaza Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Aug 2025 -- The Government of Pakistan strongly condemns the recent airstrike by Israeli occupying forces in Gaza, which tragically resulted in the loss of numerous civilian lives.
- Norway drops investment in 11 Israeli companies over Gaza genocide Press TV 11 Aug 2025 -- Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest has divested from several Israeli companies in response to Israel's ongoing genocidal war in Gaza and its crimes in the West Bank.
- HRH the Crown Prince, Palestinian President Discuss Latest Developments, Efforts to Support Palestinian Cause SPA 11 Aug 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call today from President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas
- Saudi Arabia Welcomes Palestine Recognition Efforts by Australia, New Zealand SPA 11 Aug 2025 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed Australia's announcement of its intention to recognize the State of Palestine, as well as New Zealand's decision to consider taking the same step
- Chinese envoy puts forward four "musts" at UN security council meeting on the Palestine-Israel issue Global Times 11 Aug 2025 -- Chinese Ambassador to the UN Fu Cong put forward four "musts" at the emergency meeting held by the UN Security Council on the Palestine-Israel issue on Sunday local time after the Israeli security cabinet's approval of a plan to take over Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip.
- With tacit U.S. support, Israel's Gaza takeover plan sparks widespread outcry People's Daily 11 Aug 2025 -- As European and Arab countries on Friday condemned Israel's Gaza takeover plan, the United States has signaled its approval despite the expected international backlash.
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