At least 10 people reported dead in Israeli attack on Almawasi 'safe zone'
Doctors said an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza Strip early Thursday, Reuters reported.
Gaza Police Chief Mahmoud Salahand his aide Hassam Sherwan Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV reported that he was killed in an airstrike. Israel has not commented directly on the attack.
It is reported that 15 Palestinians were injured in the attack.
Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that an Israeli quadcopter opened fire in Gaza City and that Israeli forces “continued to bomb residential buildings west of Jabalia camp.”
Journalists have not been able to independently verify the casualty figures announced during the conflict.
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In a post to social media on Thursday morning Katz said “There is no place for cynical political use of a moral issue like conscription into the IDF.”
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The new conscription law, upon its completion, will bring about a historic turning point and the recruitment of tens of thousands of additional ultra-Orthodox members for significant service in the IDF for the first time.
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Yesterday Gallant said the bill, which will allow some exemptions from military service for Orthodox men “contradicts the needs of the Israeli army and the security of the state of Israel.”
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Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Gallant in November 2024.
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Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s Day. Reports suggest at least 10 more people have been killed on Thursday, after tents in al-Mawasi were bombed overnight. It is an area that has been designated a “safe zone”. Palestinian media reports that the director-general of Gaza’s police force was killed in the strike.
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On Wednesday, Israeli defense minister Israel Katz threatened that Israel would intensify its strikes on Gaza if Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel
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The Palestinian Authority in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has banned broadcasts by the Al Jazeera news network. The network has previously been banned from operating inside Israel by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government
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Israel’s former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, has resigned from the Knesset, citing the government’s policy on the exemption of Orthodox men from military service. Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Gallant in November 2024
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An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, medics said, Reuters reports.
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The director-general of Gaza’s police department Mahmoud Salah, and his aide Hussam Shahwan were killed in the airstrike, Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV reported. Israel has not commented directly on the strike.
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15 Palestinians were reported wounded in the attack.
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Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli quadcopters were firing in Gaza City, and that Israel’s military “continues to blow up residential buildings west of Jabalia camp.”
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It has not been possible for journalists to independently verify the casualty figures being issued during the conflict.
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Israelmilitary issued a statement claiming to have killed Hassam Sherwanwas described as a terrorist. It accused Hamas-led internal security forces in the Gaza Strip of “conducting violent interrogations of Gazan residents, violating human rights, and suppressing dissent within the organization.”
Al Jazeera reported that the Hamas-led Interior Ministry earlier issued a statement saying that Shahwan had been killed.
Al Jazeera reported that the Hamas-led Gaza Interior Ministry confirmed the deaths of Gaza police chief Mahmoud Salah and his deputy Hussam Shahwan in an attack by Israeli forces.
“They were fulfilling their humanitarian and national duty to serve the people,” the ministry said in a statement.
The statement continued:
The occupation continues to spread chaos in the Strip by carrying out assassinations, deepening the human suffering of civilians. The police are a civil protection force that works to provide services to the people.
Israeli military reports warning sirens blaring on kibbutz holitin the west of Israel, near Rafah in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-Egyptian border.
A statement on the IDF's official Telegram channel said Israeli air defense forces “intercepted one projectile passing from the southern Gaza Strip.”
Local media reported that Israeli drones attacked areas in the south. Lebanon between bait riff and Yeater.
This is an image from Gaza Strip This morning, footage showed smoke rising from Israeli attacks on the territory.
LebanonThe state news agency reported that Israeli forces fired two artillery shells “targeting houses in the town.” bait riff”, in the southern part of the country.
Al Jazeera News Network issued a statement condemning the Palestinian Authority's decision to close the station.
Al Jazeera was previously banned from operating in Israel by Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
In a statement from Al Jazeera said:
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the Palestinian Authority's decision to freeze operations and reporting in the West Bank, saying the decision discourages the channel from reporting on the rapidly escalating events taking place in the occupied territories. I believe that this is nothing but an attempt to
The decision was made following an ongoing campaign of incitement and intimidation by Palestinian Authority officials against Al Jazeera journalists and correspondents. The decision to freeze Al Jazeera's activities and prevent its journalists from carrying out their duties is an attempt to hide the truth about events in the occupied territories, especially in Jenin and its camps. And, unfortunately, such a decision is consistent with the Israeli government's previous action, which closed Al Jazeera's office in Ramallah.
Al Jazeera expressed shock at the decision, which comes as the war in the Gaza Strip is still ongoing and the systematic targeting and killing of Palestinian journalists by Israeli occupation forces continues.
Provisional values as of December 31, 2024 Investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists The report claimed that at least 146 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon since October 7, 2023. The report said the figure was the deadliest period for journalists since it began collecting data in 1992.
Here are some of the latest images sent by. Gaza Via Newswire. At least 15 people are reported to have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past few hours.
Palestinian news agency reported that four Palestinians were killed in the Israeli attack. al-shati refugee campnorth of the Gaza Strip and west of Gaza City.
“Since dawn today, occupation forces have killed 15 civilians and injured dozens of others in bombing raids across the Gaza Strip, including 11 in Khan Younis,” the newspaper reported.
Journalists have not been able to independently verify the casualty figures announced during the conflict.
The Israeli military has released statistics on the number of soldiers killed over the past two years.
The figures for 2023 are 558 soldiers killed, of which 512 were said to have died during “operational activities.” Written by Military Correspondent Emmanuel Fabian for The Times of Israel I will write This number “appears to include several hundred people killed in the Hamas onslaught on October 7th, and three people killed in terrorist attacks.” The death toll from the accident was recorded at 16.
The number for 2024 will be lower. “In 2024, the Israel Defense Forces recorded a total of 363 deaths within its ranks, of which 295 occurred in wartime operations and 11 in terrorist attacks,” Fabian wrote.
Journalists have not been able to independently verify the casualty figures announced during the conflict.
LebanonNational News Media reported Thursday morning that “enemy drones are currently flying over the capital.” Beirut and in the lowlands of the southern suburbs. ”
Overnight, the Israeli military announced that sirens had been sounded in the southern port city of Israel to warn of a possible “enemy aircraft intrusion.” eilat The cause was a “false ID.”
Defense Minister Katz defends new military conscription law after Gallant resigns from parliament
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz yesterday defended plans for a new conscription law in Israel after his predecessor Yoav Gallant announced he would resign from parliament over the issue.
On Thursday morning, Katz said in a social media post: “There is no place for cynical politicization of a moral issue like conscription into the Israel Defense Forces.”
He continued:
The new conscription law, if finalized, would mark a historic turning point, allowing tens of thousands of additional ultra-Orthodox members to serve in key positions in the Israel Defense Forces for the first time.
Yesterday, Gallant said the bill, which would exempt Orthodox men from military service, “is inconsistent with the needs of the Israeli military and the security of the State of Israel.”
International Criminal Court (ICC) judges issued an arrest warrant for Gallant in November 2024.
At least 10 people reported dead in Israeli attack on Almawasi 'safe zone'
Doctors said an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza Strip early Thursday, Reuters reported.
Gaza Police Chief Mahmoud Salahand his aide Hassam Sherwan Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV reported that he was killed in an airstrike. Israel has not commented directly on the attack.
It is reported that 15 Palestinians were injured in the attack.
Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that an Israeli quadcopter opened fire in Gaza City and that Israeli forces “continued to bomb residential buildings west of Jabalia camp.”
Journalists have not been able to independently verify the casualty figures announced during the conflict.
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At least 12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip on New Year's Day. At least 10 more people were killed on Thursday after a tent in Al Mawashi was bombed overnight, according to reports. This area is designated as a “safe zone.” Palestinian media reported that the commander in chief of the Gaza police was killed in the attack.
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On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz Israel threatened to step up attacks on Gaza if Hamas continued to fire rockets at Israel
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of Palestinian Authority Al Jazeera News Network has been banned from broadcasting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The network was previously banned from operating inside Israel by Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
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Israel's former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, resigned from parliament over the government's policy on exempting Orthodox men from military service. International Criminal Court (ICC) judges issued an arrest warrant for Gallant in November 2024.
