Israel: “Two senior Hamas commanders killed in Gaza”
The Israeli army and the Shin Bet announced today that two senior Hamas leaders were killed in an airstrike on a command center several days ago. This is Abdel Aziz Rantisi from military intelligence, who was “responsible for information on the ground in the Gaza Strip and was involved in planning the October 7 attack.” Killed with him was Ahmed Aiush, “a terrorist from the observation unit of the ‘Carrara’ battalion”. The command center in question – explained the spokesman – “was responsible for field reconnaissance throughout the Gaza Strip and served as an important Hamas base for directing combat operations and supporting attacks on soldiers.”
Hamas, more than 17,000 dead in Gaza
The number of deaths in Gaza is over 17,000, particularly 17,177. The Hamas Ministry of Health made the announcement by announcing the new death toll since the start of the war.
BBC, “Suicides among Nova Festival massacre survivors”
There are said to have been “suicides” among survivors of the October 7 massacre carried out by Hamas at the Nova festival near Kibbutz Beeri in Israel. The BBC reported on it. A person who is part of the medical team helping survivors told the British broadcaster that “some have already committed suicide.” The BBC then reported a statement by police chief Yaacov Shabtai that “18 young men and women were admitted to psychiatric hospitals because they were no longer well.”
Israel and Hamas launch near UN facilities and displaced tents
The 12 rockets fired by Hamas yesterday against the city of Beer Sheva in southern Israel were fired “from a location near the tents of civilians evacuated from Gaza in the southern Gaza Strip and United Nations facilities.” The military spokesman announced this, attaching videos of the shooting, according to which further shots “came from humanitarian areas”. Hamas – the spokesman added – “abuses the people of Gaza by using them for its acts of terrorism. It cynically manifests itself in civilian infrastructure, in schools, in residential areas, near UN structures and even in humanitarian areas, using civilians as people. “Shield”.
Lapid, prevent ultra-right protests in Jerusalem
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called for the cancellation of an ultra-right rally planned for tonight in Jerusalem’s Old City that will pass through the Arab quarter. The demonstration was called to demand “total Jewish control” of the Temple Mount (the Temple Mount for the Jews, editor’s note) and the withdrawal of administrative sovereignty over the Jordanian Waqf site. “Today’s march in Jerusalem,” said Lapid, “is a clear Kahanist attempt (following the Israel-banned extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, editor’s note) to set fire to other fronts and cause more deaths and destruction cause.” – he added – I approved marches in Jerusalem, but not violent provocations. If there really was a government in Israel, it wouldn’t allow this.
Israel, 2 more soldiers dead, number rises to 86
The Israeli army has announced the deaths of two more soldiers killed in combat in Gaza. According to media estimates, the total number of deaths since the ground operations began is now 86. The military spokesman then announced that another four soldiers had been seriously injured in yesterday’s fighting.
The Israeli army continues its operations in Khan Yunis
The Israeli army continues operations in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, while the air force has attacked dozens of Hamas targets. The military spokesman announced that two Islamic faction activists who emerged from a tunnel and opened fire on the soldiers were killed. The military then destroyed the entrance to the tunnel itself. According to the same source, operations are also underway in the north of the Gaza Strip. Troops advanced into the Jabalya refugee camp, captured a main Hamas outpost and “killed scores of activists.” Tunnels and weapons were discovered in the area.
Blinken, important steps by Israel to protect civilians
Israel is taking “important steps” to better protect civilians during its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday in an exclusive interview with CNN’s “King Charles”. The US diplomatic chief indicated that Israeli forces are heeding his call and taking a different approach to this phase of the war with Hamas than in the northern Gaza Strip. “When I was there a week ago, I told them very clearly that we cannot repeat in the South what happened in the North in terms of the harm to civilians,” Blinken said. “We see areas that have been clearly designated by Israel as safe areas where there will be no shootings or armed forces. We’ve seen efforts to make sure people know they need to move – not across the city, but just in certain neighborhoods. “That’s good,” he added. But Blinken said more needed to be done, calling the huge civilian death toll in the war-torn Gaza Strip “heartbreaking.” The senior diplomat then called for the creation of “safe corridors” so that civilians “can get from areas that may be at risk to places where they will be safe,” stressing the need for food, water and medicine to be available enough in such places.
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