Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 August 2025 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- FM Sa'ar opens Israeli embassy in Zambia Israel MFA 20 Aug 2025 -- FM Sa'ar: Relations between our countries are not only based on common interests, they are also rooted in shared values. And I know that together we will do great things.
- Syria's al-Qaeda-linked rulers, Israel hold talks brokered by US in Paris Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- Syria's de facto foreign minister has held a meeting with an Israeli delegation in the French capital Paris amid Tel Aviv's intensified attacks on the Arab country and Washington's push for normalization between the two sides.
- Israel Defense Procurement Committee Approves Approximately $1.5B Plan to Expand Tank and APC Production Israel MOD 20 Aug 2025 -- Defense Minister Israel Katz and Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Director General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram presented the Israel Defense Procurement Committee with a comprehensive plan to accelerate production of Israeli armored vehicles and increase their capacity by dozens of tanks and APCs over the next five years, valued at approximately $1.5 billion (over NIS 5 billion).
- Israel MOD to Procure Thousands of Drones from XTEND Worth Millions of Dollars Israel MOD 20 Aug 2025 -- The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Defence Procurement Directorate (DPD) announced today (Wednesday) that XTEND has won a tender, worth millions of dollars, to supply thousands of FPV (First Person View) drones to the IDF Ground Forces, equipped with advanced technology.
- Israeli report: Eilat railway project not viable under Yemeni blockade Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- The naval blockade imposed by Yemen's military forces has undermined the economic viability of a planned railway project to connect the port city of Eilat with the central and northern parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, an Israeli newspaper reveals.
- Defense minister: Newer, more advanced missiles will be used if Israel attacks again IRNA 20 Aug 2025 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says Iran has developed new missiles with much greater capabilities than before, which will be used in response to any possible Israeli adventurism.
- Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 20 Aug 2025
- Israel preparing to unleash 1000s of reservists on Gaza City; Hamas: Netanyahu after 'ethnic cleansing' Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- The Israeli regime is about to mobilize as many as 80,000 reservists as it plans to occupy the Gaza Strip's biggest urban area, the most extreme step yet during its October 2023-present war of genocide on the Palestinian territory.
- Prime Minister's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 20 Aug 2025
- Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson BG Effie Defrin-August 20, 2025 Israel Defense Forces 20 Aug 2025
- Israeli Defense Minister Approves Operation to Capture Gaza City - Reports Sputnik 20 Aug 2025 -- The plans for the operation were earlier presented to Katz by the Israel Defense Forces' Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.
- Israel demands release of all captives in blow to Hamas-approved truce proposal IRNA 20 Aug 2025 -- The Israeli regime has demanded the release of all 50 captives held by Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza, in an apparent blow to a new truce proposal that was already approved by Hamas.
- Relocation under shellfire: Details on Israel's plot to displace one million Palestinians Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- Israel has established a "Population Relocation Unit" to systematically map, surveil, and forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza City through a campaign of leaflets, text messages, and artillery fire, according to Israeli media.
- Hamas calls for massive global marches against genocide in Gaza Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has urged people around the world to take part in massive marches to denounce the ongoing campaign of genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Palestinian resistance fighters hit Israeli positions in southern Gaza, multiple casualties reported Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, the al-Qassam Brigades, has launched attacks on Israeli positions in southern Gaza, killing and wounding several invading soldiers.
- Hospital occupancy rate in Gaza hits 300% amid Israeli genocide: Ministry Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- The director general of the Gaza Health Ministry has expressed deep concern over the extremely high occupancy rate of hospital beds in the Gaza Strip, saying the increasing trend shows the severity of health and humanitarian crisis unfolding in the besieged territory.
- 'Knockout blow' to Palestinian statehood: Israel advances settlement plan to split West Bank Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- Israel has given final approval for an illegal settlement project in the West Bank that would effectively cut the occupied territory in two and could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.
- Lebanese leaders urge US action as Israel violates ceasefire Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- Lebanon's president and prime minister urged US senators in Beirut on Wednesday to press Israel into a full withdrawal from the south.
- Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, 'the systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underway': UN rights office UN News 20 Aug 2025 -- The Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to press ahead with plans to take full control which will only lead to further "mass killings of civilians" and displacement, UN human rights officials warned on Wednesday.
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Alarming new data from UNRWA clinics in Gaza UNRWA 20 Aug 2025
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Israeli settlements in the E1 area UN Secretary-General 20 Aug 2025
- Imposing Further Sanctions in Response to the ICC's Ongoing Threat to Americans and Israelis US Dept. of State 20 Aug 2025
- Imposing Further Sanctions in Response to the ICC's Ongoing Threat to Americans and Israelis US Dept. of State 20 Aug 2025 -- Fact Sheet
- International Criminal Court: New US sanctions 'a flagrant attack' on judicial independence UN News 20 Aug 2025 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States on Wednesday against four more of its personnel in a renewed push surrounding investigations into US and Israeli officials.
- The ICC strongly rejects new US sanctions against Judges and Deputy Prosecutors ICC 20 Aug 2025 -- The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against ICC Judges Kimberly Prost (Canada), Judge Nicolas Guillou (France), Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan (Fiji) and Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang (Senegal).
- US sanctions an affront to 'millions of innocent victims', ICC says as it vows to resist pressure, threats Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has minced no words in condemning the United States over its most recent sanctions against the tribunal's judges for their efforts at prosecuting American and Israeli war crimes and other atrocities.
- US imposes sanctions on four ICC judges, prosecutors over 'threat to Israel' Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and prosecutors in a new effort to undermine the court over its actions against Israel.
- Sweden allocates SEK 9 million to Egyptian Red Crescent operations in Gaza Government Offices of Sweden 20 Aug 2025 -- The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be catastrophic. In light of this, the Government has decided to allocate funds to the Egyptian Red Crescent's work for Gaza. Sweden's support is aimed at operations related to medical evacuations from Gaza and to logistics support in getting humanitarian supplies into Gaza.
- Jordan: Israel 'killing all prospects' for peace in West Asia Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- Jordan says Israel is "killing all prospects" for peace in West Asia, as the regime has approved a plan to occupy Gaza City.
- Amid escalating diplomatic row over Gaza, Australia hits back at Israeli PM Netanyahu Press TV 20 Aug 2025 -- Australia has condemned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he described the Australian prime minister as weak, with a high-profile minister saying Netanyahu is conflating strength with killing people and the capacity to inflict harm.
- FCDO statement: response to Israel's revocation of visas to Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority UK FCDO 20 Aug 2025 -- The FCDO has released a statement on the Government of Israel's decision to revoke the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority
- War of Accusations: Macron and Netanyahu Clash Over Palestinian State Sputnik 20 Aug 2025 -- President Emmanuel Macron earlier said that France will officially recognize a Palestinian state at a session of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
- World Humanitarian Day underscores urgency of ending conflicts in Middle East People's Daily 20 Aug 2025 -- World Humanitarian Day began as a tribute, but today it is a solemn reminder of the human capacity for cruelty and atrocity still widely evident in the Middle East.
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