Iran is bombing Syria and Iraq. The Revolutionary Guards say they attacked ISIS targets in Aleppo and a Mossad headquarters in Erbil. The Kurdish authorities say four people were killed and six injured in the raid. The US condemns the attacks and calls them “irresponsible”. The Palestinian media reports 25 deaths in the Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip last night, with a total of 132 deaths in the last 24 hours. Two of the three hostages in the latest video released by Hamas have died. One dead and 17 injured in attacks in central Israel. The UN Security Council is meeting today to discuss Yemen
Israel: “Noa is alive, we did not attack the house with hostages”
The Israeli military believes that Noa Argamani, the 26-year-old hostage in Gaza who appeared in three videos released by Hamas, is alive, the Times of Israel reports. Military spokesman Hagari said Hamas's claim that the military raided a building where three hostages, Itay, Yossi and Noa, were being held and killed the first two was false. “Itay was not killed by us. “That’s a lie,” Hagari said. “The building they were trapped in was not attacked.” “We don't strike when we know there are hostages. “We hit targets near this place,” “the families reported concern about their fate.”
Iran: “Assault on Isis in Syria in response to attack in Kerman”
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it launched rocket attacks against ISIS in Syria in response to the bloody attack on January 4 near the grave of General Qassem Soleimani in Kerman. This was reported by Iranian media and quoted by the Times of Israel, which emphasizes that the raids in Aleppo took place more or less simultaneously with those in Erbil, Iraq.
US condemns Iranian attacks in Kurdistan: “irresponsible”
The US condemns Iran's attacks in Kurdistan, calling them “irresponsible.” The US State Department announced this in a statement. “We support the efforts of the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to realize the aspirations of the Iraqi people,” the US statement said.
Kim: “Seoul is becoming the number one enemy in the constitution”
Kim Jong-un called for a revision of North Korea's constitution to define the South as the “number one enemy country” and to codify the obligation to “fully occupy” South Korean territory in the event of war. In a speech to parliament on Monday, Kim urged the development of legal measures to deem Seoul “no longer a partner for reconciliation and unification,” according to the plan of Kim Il-sung, the country's founder and grandfather of the current leader. According to KCNA, Kim warned Seoul that “violating less than a millimeter of North Korean territory would constitute a provocation of war.”
Gaza: 25 dead in new Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, 25 people were killed and dozens more injured in Israeli shelling in several areas of the Gaza Strip last night.
Iran: “Mossad headquarters in Erbil destroyed”
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it had “attacked and destroyed one of the most important spy centers of the Zionist regime (Mossad) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq” in the “ballistic missile” attack on Erbil in northern Iraq. This was announced by the Iranian agency Fars. The target is “the center for the development of espionage operations and the planning of terrorist actions in the region and especially in our beloved country,” the statement said. “The offensive operations will continue until the last drops of blood of the martyrs are avenged,” the statement concluded.
Hamas-Israel War: Pictures from January 15th
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