Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Sabra neighborhood while the army blew up residential buildings in the town of Al-Qarara, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Ten rockets fell in Kiryat Shmona and the former Chief of Staff Yair Golan said that the situation in the north represents the greatest defeat in the history of the Zionist project.
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas confirmed that it will not take part in the negotiations starting today in Doha.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 40,005 Palestinians have been killed, and 92,401 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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Thursday, August 15, 11:30 pm (GMT+2)
SYRIAN MEDIA: Syrian media reported hearing explosions in the sky of Homs in central Syria.
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— Omar Abu Layla (@OALD24) August 15, 2024
AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army launched a raid on the town of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon.
Thursday, August 15, 10:00 pm (GMT+2)
PENTAGON: If Israel is attacked, we will defend it.
CHANNEL 12: The Israeli army’s “hostage file official” warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the negotiating delegation left for Doha about the deterioration of the captives’ conditions.
SMOTRICH: Sending the negotiating team to Doha is a mistake and its results will be counterproductive.
Thursday, August 15, 9:00 pm (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 13: Security sources conveyed a message to Netanyahu that the choice is between a “hostage” deal or a regional war.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Seven people were killed and injured in the targeting of a residential apartment near Al-Tawbah Mosque in Jabaliya camp, north of the Gaza Strip.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Seven people were killed and injured in the targeting of a residential apartment near Al-Tawbah Mosque in Jabaliya camp, north of the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/hBUb31jySd
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
AL-JAZEERA: Hundreds of Israelis rally in central Tel Aviv to demand deal.
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced that its fighter jets bombed military buildings belonging to Hezbollah in the Yaroun and Aita al-Shaab areas in southern Lebanon.
KAN: The Cabinet will meet tonight in a bunker in Tel Aviv.
CHANNEL 12: Netanyahu held political-legal consultations on possible arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court.
Thursday, August 15, 8:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We bombed the Israeli Al-Marj site and achieved a direct hit.
ISRAELI ARMY:
The Qassam Brigades published statements about the kidnapped soldiers as a psychological war aimed at instilling fear among the Israelis.
We cannot confirm reports of two hostages being injured and the psychological terror being spread.
‘Out of Revenge’ – Abu Obeida Reveals Details about Killing of Israeli Captive in Gaza
FAMILIES OF ISRAELI CAPTIVES: “Do not return from Doha without reaching an agreement.”
Thursday, August 15, 7:00 pm (GMT+2)
BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY: The ongoing talks are an opportunity to secure an immediate ceasefire that protects civilians in Gaza.
US STATE DEPARTMENT: We do not want to set a time limit for the Doha negotiations.
HEZBOLLAH: Our fighters targeted the Israeli military site of Ruwaysat al-Alam in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shuba hills with appropriate weapons and achieved a direct hit.
HEXZBOLLAH: We bombed Israeli artillery in Zaoura with Katyusha rockets.
JORDAN: Jordan called on the European Union on Thursday to take “practical deterrent steps” against Israel over its continued aggression on the Gaza Strip and its violation of the rights of the Palestinian people.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed the occupation forces in Khan Yunis with mortar shells.
Abu Obeida, the military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has revealed more details about the killing of an Israeli prisoner by his guard in Gaza.https://t.co/gkxGKiLl27 pic.twitter.com/zSnziHgHwd
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 6:00 pm (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 12: A fire broke out in the Shamir settlement in the Upper Galilee as a result of a shell falling from southern Lebanon.
KIRBY: An Iranian attack on Israel “could come without warning and we have to be prepared for that.”
MEDICAL SOURCES: 25 people were killed and dozens injured, most of them women and children, as a result of the continued Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since dawn on Thursday.
AL-AQSA MARTYRS BRIGADES: We bombed the occupation leadership in the Netzarim axis with two missiles.
Thursday, August 15, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)
KIRBY: Doha talks on the Gaza ceasefire were promising.
GANTZ: “There is no more time for our kidnapped people in Gaza.”
ISRAELI ARMY: the Israeli army carried out an unusual interception procedure last week and failed to intercept a Hezbollah drone in Nahariya.
WALLA: The Doha summit is the last chance to reach an agreement on Gaza.
As Palestinain Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered his speech at the Turkish parliament, Turkish MPs held up pictures of the late Palestinian leader Ismail Haniyeh, the political chief of Hamas, and the new Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar. pic.twitter.com/aQmFoc5Zuk
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
FRENCH FM: We hope for continued de-escalation from Lebanon.
ABDUL-MALIK AL-HOUTHI: Our response to the Zionist attack on Hodeidah is coming, and American efforts to contain it are failing.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli airstrike in the western Satar area in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, left two dead and a number of wounded.
GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: Gaza government calls for halting the policy of preventing the entry of medicines into the Strip.
Thursday, August 15, 4:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army said it detected the launch of 25 rockets and one drone from Lebanon towards northern Israel.
ABBAS: We adopt peaceful resistance, as our capabilities do not allow us to do more than that.
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: The loss of 40,000 lives in Gaza is a sad milestone for the world. About 130 people have been killed every day in Gaza over the past ten months.
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: The loss of 40,000 lives in Gaza is a sad milestone for the world. About 130 people have been killed every day in Gaza over the past ten months. pic.twitter.com/VaCq9nRN1Q
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 3:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We bombed the settlement of Shamir for the first time with Katyusha rockets in response to the attacks on southern Lebanon.
WHITE HOUSE: We believe that Israel has achieved most of its military objectives in Gaza and has succeeded in defeating Hamas.
ABU OBEIDA: After investigating the killing of an enemy prisoner by his guard, it was found that the conscript had acted in revenge after receiving news of the martyrdom of his two children.
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Channel 12 quoted the former governor of the Bank of Israel as saying that “the Israeli government has lost credibility with investors.”
Thursday, August 15, 2:00 pm (GMT+2)
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 40,005 Palestinians have been killed, and 92,401 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
Thursday, August 15, 1:00 pm (GMT+2)
PRISONERS AUTHORITY AND PRISONERS CLUB: The occupation forces used a prisoner from Gaza as a human shield for 40 days.
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted Israeli enemy soldiers at the Malkiya site with appropriate weapons, and we achieved a direct hit.
HAMAS: The arrests of the political authority and the dismantling of resistance explosive devices are in harmony with the occupation and a blow to the national fabric.
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan refuted Israel's claims, confirming that Hamas' chief military commander, Mohammed Deif, is alive. pic.twitter.com/OepylxLBlh
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 12:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We launched a suicide drone towards enemy gatherings east of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted the main gathering of enemy forces at the Mars military site with short-range Rajum missiles.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli air strike targeted the vicinity of the Legislative Council in Al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City.
Thursday, August 15, 11:00 am (GMT+2)
NETANYAHU’S OFFICE: The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office says Netanyahu did not speak yesterday with former US President Donald Trump.
GOOGLE: A group linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attempted to hack into the email accounts of US officials.
Thursday, August 15, 10:00 am (GMT+2)
PALESTINIAN HEALTH MINISTRY: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announces the killing of 632 Palestinians, including 147 children, 9 women, and 7 elderly people, since October 7 in the West Bank.
FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF YAIR GOLAN: The situation in the north represents the greatest defeat in the history of the Zionist project.
EHUD BARAK (cited in Israeli army radio): Benjamin Netanyahu sank the Titanic (meaning Israel) twice, once on October 7, and once in the most failed way of managing the war in history.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
EHUD BARAK (cited in Israeli army radio): Benjamin Netanyahu sank the Titanic (meaning Israel) twice, once on October 7, and once in the most failed way of managing the war in history.
AL-JAZEERA: Rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards the Galilee Finger in northern Israel.
HAARETZ (citing US officials): The release of the kidnapped is possible only through negotiations.
Thursday, August 15, 09:00 am (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 13: A rocket fell in an open area near the settlement of Kissufim in the Gaza Strip envelope.
CHANNEL 12: Air defenses intercepted a suspicious object in the Ma’alon-Tarshiha area of the Western Galilee.
Thursday, August 15, 06:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli shelling targeted a house in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Thursday, August 15, 05:00 am (GMT+2)
MEDICAL SOURCES: Two people were killed and five others were injured in an Israeli bombardment of Balata camp in the northern West Bank.
US MEDIA: The president of Columbia University resigned after months of anger over her handling of anti-war protests on Gaza.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 04:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in northern Israel to warn of infiltration by drones.
US MEDIA: The president of Columbia University resigned after months of anger over her handling of anti-war protests on Gaza.
AXIOS: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 15, 03:00 am (GMT+2)
WHITE HOUSE: The national security team briefed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on US military efforts to support Israel’s defense.
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Sabra neighborhood in the south of Gaza City.
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Sabra neighborhood in the south of Gaza City.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 15, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 02:00 am (GMT+2)
NYT (citing US, Israeli officials): The chances of weakening Hamas have diminished further.
Thursday, August 15, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: The occupation army blew up residential buildings in the town of Al-Qarara, south of the Gaza Strip.
CHANNEL 12: 10 rockets fell in open areas in Kiryat Shmona without causing any injuries.
Thursday, August 15, 12:00 am (GMT+2)
GAZA INTERIOR MINISTRY: The occupation has intensified attempts to bring down citizens through espionage. The security services arrested a number of people involved in cooperation with the occupation and they are under investigation. The occupation impersonates relief organizations to collect information and blackmail citizens amid widespread famine.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
