Jan 15, 2024 7:00 p.m
Israel: “Hamas psychological torture for hostage families”
“Hamas is carrying out psychological torture on the families of the hostages,” said Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after the recent video released by Hamas showing the bodies of two kidnapped people. “The army – he added – is in constant contact with the families and forwards them verified information.” The army – he explained – “will provide further details later”. “If military pressure on the ground were to ease,” he concluded, “the fate of the hostages would remain uncertain for years.”
Jan 15, 2024 7:00 p.m
Third Hamas hostage: My comrades were killed by Israeli bombs
Two of the hostages shown in a Hamas video last night were killed “during raids by our Israel Defense Forces.” Noa Argamani, the girl who was kidnapped at the rave on October 7, says she was taken away on a motorcycle by terrorists. The video, which Israel has not released, shows images of the two dead people, Yossi Sharabi and Itay Svirsky.
January 15, 2024 6:59 p.m
Two Frenchmen were injured in a terrorist attack in Israel
France “strongly condemns the terrorist attack that left at least one dead and 17 injured, including several children,” in Raanana, north of Tel Aviv. Nothing justifies terrorism.” This was stated by a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry Quai d'Orsay, emphasizing that “two young French people were among the injured”. The French Consulate General in Tel Aviv “is fully mobilized to support us fellow citizens of Raanana.” France, he added, “hopes for a speedy recovery of the wounded” and “assures Israel of its solidarity.”
Jan 15, 2024 6:38 p.m
Two of the three hostages shown in a video by Hamas are dead
Yossi Sharabi and Itay Svirsky, two of the three hostages in the video released by Hamas last night, have died. Noa Argamani, the kidnapped girl who appeared in the same video posted by the terrorist group on Telegram, makes this clear in a new video released this evening. In today's video – which has not been released in Israel – images of the two lifeless male hostages can be seen. According to Argamani's report, which could not be verified, the two were “killed in two separate Israeli bombings.”
Jan 15, 2024 5:44 p.m
Six oil tankers leave the Red Sea due to the Houthi threat
At least six oil tankers are leaving the southern Red Sea after the Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi group attacked a U.S. merchant ship that was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile, no later than 4 p.m. Sanaa time. According to Intertanko, quoted by the Times of Israel, the US-led Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warned all ships to avoid the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the far southern Red Sea following Friday's attacks to avoid . Before the US and UK attacks on Yemen, mainly container ships avoided the Red Sea, while tanker traffic remained largely unchanged in December. But following the CMF warning, more oil tankers are avoiding the region, increasing the risk of disruptions to east-west oil supplies through the Suez Canal. As the six tankers changed course today, a total of at least 15 ships extended their route by circumnavigating Africa and avoiding the Red Sea, according to tracking data from Lseg and Kpler, the Times of Israel reports. The detour extends the route by up to 3 weeks. Tanker owners including Torm, Hafnia and Stena Bulk said they would avoid Bab el-Mandeb, while Euronav reiterated its temporary suspension of Red Sea transits.
January 15, 2024 4:58 p.m
US confirmation: “Gibraltar Eagle hit”
Was a ballistic missile Anti-ship launched by Houthis In Yemen to strike today at 4 p.m. Sanaa time Gibraltar eagle, a US-operated container ship flying the Marshall Islands flag. The American Central Command announced this on The ship reported no injuries or significant damage and continued its journey. As reported by the US Central Command, two hours earlier US forces intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile that was fired at the trade routes of Red Sea South. The rocket fell in flight and crashed in Yemen, causing no injuries or damage.
January 15, 2024 4:56 p.m
Israel withdraws division from Gaza, 3 remain
L'Israeli army has withdrawn from Gaza la 36th Division, leaving three more in the strip. The Times of Israel reports on this and explains that this is happening as part of military plans for a long war against Hamas. The 36th, which deployed to the north of the Strip for two months, is now entitled to a period of rest. Then there will be a new training session, at the end of which a decision will be made as to whether the division will be relocated to Gaza again. Of the three remaining divisions, the 162nd is operating in the northern part of the strip against the last remaining Hamas fighters, the 99th is operating in the middle of the strip and the 99th is fighting against Hamas in the southern part of Khan Yunis.
Jan 15, 2024 4:32 p.m
Al-Arabiya: “Explosion at an airport in Yemen”
A'explosion could be heard nearbyAirport From Hodeidaa city on the west coast of Yemen. This was reported by al-Arabiya channel, citing sources on the ground, while Yemeni sources, referring to the explosion, told Sky News Arabia from “new bombings” against a website Houthis south of Hodeidah.
January 15, 2024 4:03 p.m
Hamas: “A natural response to the occupation massacres in Ra'anana”
“The commando operation in Ra'anana is one of them natural reaction to massacres the occupation and its continued aggression against our Palestinian people.” He said it on Telegram Hamas on the terrorist attack in the city in central Israel, adding that “the heroes of the people from Rafah to Jenin will continue the defense of the people, the land and the holy places in the face of the criminal Nazi enemy” and “the Zionist war machine in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
Jan 15, 2024 4:02 p.m
Yemen: US merchant ship hit by missile
It is a commercially heard United States The ship was hit by a missile off the coast today Yemen. This was reported by a British company specializing in maritime risks, Ambrey, adding that a Fire It exploded aboard a U.S. bulk carrier flying the Marshall Islands flag, but there were no injuries and the cargo is still fit for travel. According to the British company, “the attack targeted US interests in response to US attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen.”