Israel and Iran trade strikes in the third day of their conflict
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Sunday said that Iran crossed “red lines” by firing missiles at civilian areas in Israel and warned it would pay a “very heavy price”, according to The Times of Israel. He said that both missiles and intercepts had hit areas in Israel but refused to give details. Israel launched airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear sites on Friday.
The Israelis took to the streets after the strikes on Gaza
Israel said that it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen toward Israel on Tuesday, a day after carrying out aerial attacks on Gaza Strip. After Israel resumed the war against Hamas, the Israeli military said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen towards Israel. Over 400 people have been killed in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
Netanyahu wants Hamas to release hostages before he ends the Gaza ceasefire
Israel has warned it may resume hostilities with Hamas if its three hostages in Gaza are not released under a ceasefire deal, a report said. The hostages were released under the deal that ended a 50-day war between Hamas and Israel in October. Earlier, Israel and Hamas exchanged three hostages for dozens of Palestinian detainees and prisoners.
2 Palestinians died as Israeli troops fired on them trying to return to homes
Israeli soldiers fired at a crowd of residents returning to Gaza Strip from Israel on Monday, injuring nine and killing two others, officials said. The Israeli military said that its soldiers had fired at “several gatherings of dozens of suspects” who were “posed a threat to them”. This comes amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to end an 18-day conflict.
2 Palestinians died as Israeli troops fired on them trying to return to homes
Israeli soldiers fired at a crowd of residents returning to Gaza Strip from Israel on Monday, injuring nine and killing two others, officials said. The Israeli military said that its soldiers had fired at “several gatherings of dozens of suspects” who were “posed a threat to them”. This comes amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to end an 18-day conflict.
The head of the WHO says he was nearby when Israel struck targets in Yemen
Israel has banned Al Jazeera and accused four of its Gaza reporters of being militants, the military said. The men have been identified by Israel as Islamic Jihad operatives, it added. Al Jazeera denied the accusations and said that Israel was attempting to silence its coverage of Israeli military operations.
The voters in the state of Nevada were the ones who took the storm in the South
Over 90,000 people in Lebanon have fled their homes amid Israel’s airstrikes this week, a UN official said on Tuesday. The UN refugee agency said that 40,000 people had sought shelter in hundreds of schools because the government of Lebanon didn’t want them in their own homes. Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region to the northeast.
The U.K. has stopped some arms sales to Israel
The UK has announced that it will suspend some arms exports to Israel, following a legal review found that “there exists a clear risk” that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law. The decision comes amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The UK has been a key US ally in the region.
After Israel struck a school in Gaza, a rocket hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
A rocket hit a sports complex filled with children playing soccer in Israel’s control of Golan Heights region on the same day as an Israeli strike in Gaza devastated a school building and killed dozens of people. It caused multiple civilian casualties, including children, the Israeli military said. “The Hezbollah terrorist organisation is behind the rocket launch at a soccer field,” it added.
Themselves should stop debasing Israel
Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz has warned that Israel is prepared to go to war with Lebanese Hezbollah. “I think there’s no other choice but to go to war with Hezbollah,” he added. Earlier this year, Israel launched a military offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.