Israeli forces carried out intensive artillery shelling at dawn on Monday on the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army announced the killing of a soldier in the fighting taking place in the southern Gaza Strip.
According to an updated Israeli intelligence assessment, Iran could launch an attack within days, Axios reported.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 39,790 Palestinians have been killed, and 91,702 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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Tuesday, August 13, 12:30 am (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 12: Preparations are underway in Israel to repel attacks that may occur soon.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The bodies of two Palestinians and six injured people arrived at the Baptist Hospital after the occupation targeted a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City.
Monday, August 12, 11:30 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI PRESIDENT: Israeli President Isaac Herzog says he sees with great concern the spirit of dangerous protests that threaten our safety, and our existence as one people in one homeland.
ABC NEWS (citing US State Department officials): We expect Iran to limit the scope of its response to Israel.
Qassam Guards Kill, Wound Captives in Gaza – Developing Story
CHANNEL 13: The negotiating team plans to ask Netanyahu for flexibility ahead of Thursday’s meeting on the prisoner exchange deal.
ISRAELI MILITARY SPOKESMAN: The Israeli military spokesman said that they do not have any intelligence information to support the recent statement by the Hamas military spokesman about the killing of an Israeli prisoner and the wounding of others.
Monday, August 12, 9:30 pm (GMT+2)
KAN: the US President and the leaders of the European Union called on Iran, in a joint statement, not to respond to Israel for assassinating the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, on its territory, and they affirmed that they would help Israel confront any attack by Iran or its allies.
QNN: Tariq Daoud, a member of the Al-Qassam Brigades, was assassinated in the city of Qalqilya after he carried out a shooting operation near the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya.
ABU OBEIDA: Two soldiers assigned to guard prisoners killed a prisoner and wounded two others. The enemy government bears full responsibility for these massacres and the resulting reactions that affect the lives of the Zionist prisoners. A committee has been formed to find out the details and they will be announced later.
HAGARI: We monitor developments in the Middle East with a focus on Hezbollah and Iran.
Monday, August 12, 8:30 pm (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 12: Amos Hochstein, the US President’s envoy, is arriving in Israel to resume his efforts to resolve the crisis between Lebanon and Israel.
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Israel raised its military alert level to the highest level for the first time this month. Israel does not know whether Iranian and Hezbollah attacks are imminent, but it is acting cautiously.
KIRBY: We share Israel’s concerns about an Iranian attack.
GALLANT: The coming days are difficult and “we will be required to carry out defensive and offensive operations at the same time.”
Monday, August 12, 7:30 pm (GMT+2)
US STATE DEPARTMENT:
We are deeply concerned about the horrific incident that took place last week in Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of several people.
Hamas has a long record of using and hiding in civilian facilities, but that does not absolve Israel of responsibility.
HAMAS OFFICIAL IZZAT AL-RISHQ: The victory Netanyahu seeks is an illusion and a mirage.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Saraya Al-Quds announced a joint operation with the Al-Qassam Brigades that resulted in the destruction of a Zionist Merkava 4 Baz tank, with a highly explosive device in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We bombed enemy forces that penetrated northeast of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip” with mortar shells.
Al-Qassam Brigades, in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds, sniped an Israeli soldier and killed him in the Al-Zana area, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/hkBDQXGRna
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 12, 2024
JORDANIAN FM:
The lies of extremist Israeli officials about Jordan will not change the fact that the aggression on Gaza is the greatest threat to regional security.
ISRAELI MEDIA: An anti-tank missile fell near Kiryat Shmona in the Upper Galilee without sirens sounding.
Monday, August 12, 6:30 pm (GMT+2)
MEDICAL SOURCES: 25 Palestinians were killed in the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since this morning, 18 of them in Khan Yunis.
GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: The occupation is collecting information about families in order to commit massacres against civilians. The occupation contacts the people of Gaza under the cover of collecting information to provide in-kind or cash assistance or food parcels.
IRANIAN PRESIDENT: West’s support for the Zionist entity encourages it to commit crimes.
Monday, August 12, 5:30 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY (cited in Maariv): A sergeant was killed and two others were injured by a Hamas sniper yesterday, Sunday, east of Khan Yunis.
Monday, August 12, 4:30 pm (GMT+2)
NETANYAHU’S OFFICE: “Complete victory requires courage too.” When Gallant adopts the anti-Israel narrative, he harms the chances of reaching a prisoner release agreement. He should have attacked Sinwar, who refuses to send a delegation to the negotiations, and who was and still is the only obstacle to the exchange deal.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We sniped a Zionist soldier with a Ghoul rifle in the Swedish village in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We detonated mines and explosive devices on enemy soldiers and vehicles in Al-Qarara, north of Khan Yunis, and caused casualties.”
IRGC SPOKESMAN:
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was a complex operation aimed at igniting strife and weakening the country’s security.
The Zionist entity will receive a response to its foolishness at the appropriate time.
Monday, August 12, 3:30 pm (GMT+2)
KATZ: Iran and Hamas agents in Lebanon smuggle weapons to Jordan.
Monday, August 12, 2:30 pm (GMT+2)
GALLANT:
Israel is at a crossroads: either a settlement and exchange deal or escalation.
My position with the security services is to move towards a settlement and an exchange deal.
Our duty is to create the conditions for the return of the detainees through military pressure and a deal, even if it is in more than one stage.
On October 11, I wanted to attack Lebanon, but the cabinet did not approve the request, and now I do not recommend doing so.
I hear the drums beating and talk of absolute victory but this war will be an adventure.
HAARETZ: Hamas’ rejection of new proposals does not mean the collapse of talks.
SMOTRICH: Borrell’s words are a clear and dangerous indication that he stands with terrorism.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A number of Palestinians were killed and injured when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a phone charging point under a house in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis.
MIKATI: Diplomatic contacts are active to stop Israeli threats to Lebanon.
Monday, August 12, 1:30 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens are sounding in the Ein Hashlosha settlement in the southern Gaza Strip.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces carried out bombing operations on buildings southeast of the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
BELGIAN MINISTER: The call by Israeli government ministers to deprive civilians in the Gaza Strip of humanitarian aid is a war crime.
WALLA: Hospitals in northern Israel are on high alert and preparing to operate from underground in case of emergency.
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 39,897 Palestinians have been killed, and 92,152 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 39,897 Palestinians have been killed, and 92,152 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 12, 2024
KAN: the Air Force Commander prevented the pilots from leaving Israel and traveling abroad in preparation for the Iranian response.
IRANIAN FM: Tehran has the right to respond appropriately to Haniyeh’s assassination.
AZERBAIJAN: “There are no military units of a foreign state on the territory of Azerbaijan,” the Azerbaijani media service said, condemning countries that published “incorrect information in the media”. KAN reported on Sunday night that the Israeli army asked its soldiers in Georgia and Azerbaijan to leave immediately, fearing Iranian revenge operations.
SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES: Swiss International Air Lines extends suspension of flights from Tel Aviv and Beirut.
Monday, August 12, 12:30 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Al-Zana area and the Bani Suhaila town, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi may decide to establish a new division to be deployed along the Jordanian border in the wake of the increasing threats.
CHANNEL 12: The Irish company Ryanair has canceled its flights to Israel for the next two weeks, due to fears of an Iranian and Hezbollah attack on Israel.
The moment when Israeli warplanes bombed a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City two days ago. pic.twitter.com/aIwnfYBK45
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 12, 2024
AL-AQSA TV: The occupation forces launched an air strike on residential neighborhoods in Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.
AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army declared large areas in the Gaza envelope closed military zones.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli shelling targeted the Murad family’s house west of Gaza City, leaving two dead and a number of wounded.
Monday, August 12, 11:00 am (GMT+2)
LEBANESE MEDIA: An Israeli air strike targeted the town of Burj al-Muluk in southern Lebanon.
AFP: “Air France and Transavia have decided to extend the suspension of flights to Beirut airport until Wednesday, due to fears of a military escalation between Hezbollah and Israel.”
KAN: The Israeli army has asked its soldiers in Georgia and Azerbaijan to leave immediately, fearing Iranian revenge.
Monday, August 12, 10:00 am (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: we bombed with appropriate weapons the espionage equipment at the Israeli military site in Matla, destroying it.
WALLA: Hezbollah is still able to penetrate the border and take control of Israeli towns and military sites.”
Eastern Rafah | Gaza. pic.twitter.com/UX22n6GSJV
— Muhammad in Gaza🇵🇸 (@7MohammedKhaled) August 9, 2024
CHANNEL 12 (Citing security source): A prisoner exchange deal with Hamas could be implemented in the coming days, and this is the last chance.
GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: Ambulance and civil defense crews retrieved the bodies of two martyrs from the western neighborhoods of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip.
CHANNEL 12: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would withdraw from the government if the proposed deal with Hamas was approved.
WALLA: Iran may attack Israel in the coming days, even before the upcoming summit to discuss the deal with Hamas.
MAARIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed his ministers not to give press interviews on political and security issues, and said that Israel is going through fateful days.
LAPID: The October 7, 2023 attack occurred because the judicial coup led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weakened security in Israel.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for sanctions against ultranationalist Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his call to cut food and fuel supplies to civilians in Gaza and forcibly displace them. pic.twitter.com/UrFMje7J63
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 12, 2024
Monday, August 12, 09:00 am (GMT+2)
UK: We call on Iran and its allies to refrain from attacks that would escalate regional tensions.
PFLP: The occupation forces bombed the house of Jamil Mazhar, the Front’s deputy secretary-general, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Monday morning.
CHANNEL 12: Firefighting teams are fighting several fires that broke out in the Western Galilee following a missile attack from southern Lebanon early Monday morning.
EU: Borrell called for sanctions against Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir over their calls to cut off food and fuel to civilians in the Gaza Strip and displace them.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: the Israeli occupation army blew up a residential area in the town of Abasan al-Jadida, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Monday, August 12, 08:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli artillery and military vehicles located in the Netzarim axis launched intensive shelling on the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The occupation artillery is shelling Deir al-Balah and al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.
🚨🇱🇧🇮🇱 BREAKING: Hezbollah just successfully targeted ISRAELI MILITARY BASES with Russian missiles. pic.twitter.com/muHnIKKnPY
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 11, 2024
Monday, August 12, 07:00 am (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced this morning, Monday, the death of a soldier in the fighting taking place in the southern Gaza Strip.
AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army carried out intensive artillery shelling at dawn on Monday on the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Monday, August 12, 04:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-AQSA TV: Israeli warplanes launched violent raids at dawn on Monday on areas southeast and northeast of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Monday, August 12, 03:00 am (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: Our fighters bombed the newly-built headquarters of the Israeli army’s 146th Division in Ja’aton (east of the coastal city of Nahariya) with Katyusha rockets early Monday.
CHANNEL 14: At least 30 rockets were fired from Lebanon early Monday toward the coastal city of Nahariya and other areas in the Galilee.
Monday, August 12, 02:00 am (GMT+2)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Israeli army carried out artillery shelling early Monday east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, after a day of repeated shelling that resulted in civilian deaths and injuries.
🚨🇱🇧🇮🇱 Russian missiles launched by Hezbollah rain down on ISRAELI MILITARY BASED. pic.twitter.com/Oy2en1t0hv
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 11, 2024
Monday, August 12, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
AXIOS:
The updated assessment of Israeli intelligence is that Iran is prepared to attack Israel directly.
Updated Israeli intelligence assessment suggests Iran could launch its attack within days.
Monday, August 12, 12:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the shooting that killed an Israeli soldier near the settlement of Mehola in the northern Jordan Valley in the West Bank, stating that it came in response to the “dawn massacre” at the Al-Tabaeen School in Gaza City.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
