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Red Sea, the Houthis: “MSC cargo ship hit”. The US response: 12 drones and 5 rebel missiles destroyed

12/26/2023 10:07:54 p.m

US: 12 Houthi drones destroyed over Red Sea

The US destroyed 12 drones and five missiles fired by the Houthis over the Red Sea. The Pentagon announced this in a statement.

12/26/2023 10:06:06 p.m

MSC attacked: no one hurt

MSC confirms that the container ship MSC United VIII was attacked today while in transit in the Red Sea. “The ship notified a nearby coalition warship of the attack and conducted evasive maneuvers as instructed. The accident – says a statement – occurred on December 26, 2023 at approximately 12:25 UTC, while the MSC ship was traveling from King Abdullah Port in Saudi Arabia to Karachi in Pakistan. Currently, all the crew are safe, no one has been reported injured and a thorough investigation of the ship is being carried out.” “Our top priority – they emphasize from MSC – remains the protection of the lives and safety of our crews, and until their safety is guaranteed MSC will continue to reroute vessels booked to transit the Suez Canal via the Cape of Good Hope.”

12/26/2023 8:15:51 p.m

Israel: Houthi airstrike foiled

“One of our warplanes today successfully intercepted an enemy air target over the Red Sea as it was heading towards Israel before entering our territory,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari announced, attributing the authorship of the attack to the Houthis. According to the media, the plane was on its way to Eilat. “The Houthi attacks against Israel are terrorist actions,” Hagari continued. “They are taking place under the direction of Iran and using Iranian intelligence and weapons.” “These actions – he explained – are not only directed against Israel. You are a problem for the world.”

Red Sea the Houthis MSC cargo ship hit The US

12/26/2023 7:46:01 p.m

Houthis: Cargo ship attacked in Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the attack on a cargo ship traveling through the Red Sea in international waters. Xinhua reports. “Our naval forces conducted a military operation using naval missiles against a merchant ship named MSC United,” Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a statement broadcast live on Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. The spokesman added that Houthi forces also launched another attack against the Israeli city of Eilat, using “a series of suicide drones.” There are currently no reports of casualties or damage from the two attacks.

12/26/2023 7:38:24 p.m

Houthis claim drone strike in Eliat

Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for drone strikes in the Israeli Red Sea city of Eilat.

12/26/2023 5:25:18 p.m

Israel: “The war” in Gaza “will continue for many months”

“The war” in Gaza “will continue for many months,” said Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.

12/26/2023 1:17:59 p.m

Hamas, leader Sinwar's first public message: “We will never submit to Israel”

In his first public message since the October 7 massacres, Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar said today that the Islamic faction faces a “fierce and unprecedented battle” against Israel, adding that Hamas will never ” Conditions of Employment”. In a speech to Gaza's political leadership, reported by the Times of Israel, among others, Sinwar said he was confident of victory and claimed that Hamas had managed to kill “more than a thousand enemy soldiers,” a number that far exceeds The Israeli authorities estimate the number of soldiers killed so far at just over 150.

12/26/2023 1:06:47 p.m

Iran: “Israel’s assassination of Seyyed Razi Mousavi in ​​Syria will be avenged”

“The assassination of Revolutionary Guard member Seyyed Razi Mousavi in ​​Syria by the Zionist regime certainly deserves punishment, and the Zionists should wait for punishment from Iran.” This was stated by Iranian Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talainik, emphasizing, that Israel “and its elements are tormented by the time when they must wait for revenge.” “The Israeli move showed its terrorist and warmongering nature, as the regime violated the sovereignty of Syria and tried to create insecurity in that country,” Talainik added, quoted by IRNA. “The war in Gaza will end with the failure and collapse of the Zionists. Even the United States, whose cruel and deceitful nature has been revealed to the world, will face failure because it is Israel's partner in its crimes,” he stressed.

12/26/2023 1:04:56 p.m

PNA and Hamas accuse Netanyahu: “We will not allow him to distance us from the Gaza Strip”

The Palestinian Authority (PNA) and Hamas have rejected the statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who, according to some local media, said yesterday at a meeting of his Likud party that he was ready to promote the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. This is reported by the Arabic broadcaster Al Jazeera. The Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry said that “a bold international position is needed to immediately stop the aggression against the Gaza Strip and the crime of ethnic cleansing and displacement before it is too late.” The Palestinian Islamist movement has instead stated that she would not allow Israel to “authorize any plan that would erase or distance people from their lands and holy places.”

12/26/2023 1:03:40 p.m

Israel: “100 Hamas terror targets hit”

Israel yesterday continued its military actions in both the north and south of the Gaza Strip, striking “over 100 Hamas terror targets, including tunnel entrances, infrastructure and other military sites.” This was announced by the military spokesman. In Khan Yunis in the southern sector, “over ten Hamas terrorists” were shot dead in an operation against that organization’s military base. In Gaza City, in the Daraj-Tufach district, Israeli forces occupied an Islamic Jihad base and found a huge arsenal and intelligence documents inside. In Jabalya, northern Gaza, an Israeli plane hit a Hamas cell as it tried to plant a bomb next to an Israeli tank. “These terrorists were killed,” the spokesman added.

12/26/2023 1:02:44 p.m

Khan Yunis (Gaza): One minibus accident, four dead

Four people died in a minibus explosion in Khan Yunis (southern part of the Gaza Strip) today. This was reported by local sources, according to which the explosion occurred in the western part of the city, not far from the Halil al-Rahman Mosque. The identity of those killed is not yet known. A few days ago, a jeep was hit by a missile from an Israeli aircraft in the nearby town of Rafah. It later became known that it was a “targeted execution” against a Hamas member who, according to the Hamas shareholder…

War between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which is underway today, December 26th: Not even at Christmas did the Israeli forces stop their bombing raids, causing more victims. Compared to the approximately 1,300 Israeli civilians massacred by Hamas militants on October 7, to which must be added at least 158 ​​IDF soldiers, the authorities in the Gaza Strip report the deaths of over 20,000 people, with a very high proportion of minors . In other words, about 300 people died every day, according to Hamas, except for the seven-day ceasefire that also served to release some of the Israeli hostages captured by militants on October 7.

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Among recent incidents related to the bombings, it was reported that Israeli artillery shells hit the upper floors of the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent (the equivalent of the Red Cross) in Khan Yunis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing some casualties among the displaced people there had sought refuge. This was reported on the Palestinian Red Crescent's X. Thousands of displaced people have found shelter in the building in question, he added. This news has not yet been commented on in Israel.

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