According to the Wall Street Journal, two million people in Gaza are confined to 15 square miles as Israel continues to carry out massacres throughout the Strip.
The Israeli air surveillance base on Mount Meron was hit by an anti-tank missile fired from southern Lebanon.
US presidential candidate Kamala Harris reiterated her pledge to always stand with Israel’s right to defend itself.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 40,265 Palestinians have been killed, and 93,144 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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Friday, August 23, 11:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-MASIRAH: The Ansarallah in Yemen broadcast footage of a Greek ship burning in the Red Sea, saying it “violated the decision to ban entry to the ports of occupied Palestine.”
AL-MASIRAH: The Ansarallah in Yemen broadcast footage of a Greek ship burning in the Red Sea, saying it "violated the decision to ban entry to the ports of occupied Palestine." pic.twitter.com/nqqNnBjVB7
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 23, 2024
REUTERS: ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan confirmed that the court has jurisdiction to investigate Israeli citizens, and requested an urgent decision on arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ALBANESE: The crimes of the occupation are documented and sanctions must be imposed on Israel.
CHANNEL 12: More than 100 rockets have been fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel since this morning.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 23, 2024
Friday, August 23, 10:00 pm (GMT+2)
CNN (citing US official): The Israeli army wants an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
SYRIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY: Seven civilians were injured as a result of the Israeli raids that targeted the countryside of Homs and the surroundings of Hama, noting that the raids resulted in material losses.
KAN POLL: Nearly half of Israelis believe that Netanyahu’s goal of achieving absolute victory is unrealistic.
CHANNEL 12: More than 100 rockets have been fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel since this morning.
In this video, Al-Qassam fighters are seen targeting an Israeli command and control center and gatherings at the Netzarim front with a Zouari suicide drone.
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"Write on the margin of time that we
Are people of dignity, the most noble tribe.
Let them burn… pic.twitter.com/FMmYEST0Gm— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 23, 2024
Friday, August 23, 9:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: We eliminated a member of Hezbollah’s missile unit.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Al-Mahta, Al-Katiba and Al-Satr neighborhoods in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: 4 Palestinians were killed as a result of Israeli artillery shelling on the areas of Beit Lahia, Al-Sultans, and Ezbet Abd Rabbo in the northern Gaza Strip.
WHITE HOUSE: Commenting on talks jeopardizes efforts to reach a deal.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed the Israeli Zikim military base in the Gaza Strip with heavy mortar shells.
Breaking | Explosions have been reported at Hama Military Airport and in areas across the countryside of Homs and Hama in central Syria. pic.twitter.com/R864s75q6J
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 23, 2024
ISRAELI MEDIA: 75 rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel today.
SYRIAN MEDIA: Israeli shelling targeted the countryside of Homs and the surroundings of the city of Hama, without any reports of casualties so far.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We clashed with an Israeli force in Tel Al-Hawa.
AXIOS: Biden asked Netanyahu to withdraw forces from the border between Egypt and Gaza.
Friday, August 23, 7:30 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army ordered residents of large areas in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, to forcibly evacuate in preparation for military operations.
HEZBOLLAH: Hezbollah announced that it targeted espionage equipment and a point where occupation soldiers were stationed in the Matula site in northern Israel.
Major Ambush in Zaytoun – Israeli Army Says Soldiers Killed, Wounded in Gaza Battles
ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: A force of reserve soldiers was combing buildings in the Zaytoun neighborhood in the Gaza Strip before arriving at a building that turned out to be booby-trapped, killing one soldier and wounding 12 others, 4 of whom are in critical condition.
WAFA: Settlers kidnapped two Palestinian youths north of the city of Jericho in the eastern West Bank after storming a Bedouin community northwest of the city.
ISRAELI ARMY: A soldier was killed and four were seriously injured in fighting in the central Gaza Strip.
HEZBOLLAH: We bombed the Israeli Ein Zeitim base.
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Sirens were activated after 3 weeks of calm in Sderot in the Gaza Strip, amid reports that two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Sderot.
‘Morally, Legally Right’ – UK Medics Who Worked in Gaza Demand Ban on Arms Sales to Israel
IRANIAN FM: We do not want escalation, but we will not back down from our right to respond.
GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: Two people were killed in an Israeli artillery attack that targeted the eastern part of Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip.
UK: Evacuation orders undermine aid efforts in Gaza.
Friday, August 23, 6:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: 18 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards Israeli sites in the Upper Galilee.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed the settlements in the Gaza envelope.
Friday, August 23, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We bombed the occupation’s artillery positions in Khirbet Ma’ar with Katyusha rockets, confirming a direct hit.
MAARIV: A rocket fell in an open area near Zikim in the Gaza envelope.
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army reported that it targeted prominent Hezbollah operative Mohammed Najm in a raid in Mays al-Jabal, killing him.
‘They Did Not Hit Me’ – Former Prisoner Argamani Challenges Israeli Media over Distorted Claims
KAN: A number of settlements in Western Galilee received instructions to reduce traffic and avoid gatherings in light of the ongoing exchange of shelling on the Lebanese-Israeli border.
AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli drone bombed a car in the vicinity of the town of Ma’arka in southern Lebanon, without any news about who it was targeting or any casualties so far.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Two people were killed and others were injured as a result of Israeli shelling of the Qizan Abu Rashwan area, south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
LEBANESE NEWS AGENCY: One person was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a motorcycle in the town of Aitaroun in the south of the country, without any information about the identity of the victims.
LEBANESE NEWS AGENCY: One person was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a motorcycle in the town of Aitaroun in the south of the country, without any information about the identity of the victims.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 23, 2024
Friday, August 23, 4:00 pm (GMT+2)
LUFTHANSA: The German airline Lufthansa announced extending the suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 2, and suspending its flights to Beirut until September 30, in light of the expected Iranian and Hezbollah response.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted 5 Israeli tanks west of Rafah.
Friday, August 23, 3:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: Eight soldiers were injured in the battles in the Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours.
Friday, August 23, 2:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of Talat al-Khazan with artillery shells, noting that it achieved a direct hit.
AL-JAZEERA: Air raid sirens sounded in Al-Malikiyah in the Upper Galilee.
LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: An Israeli raid was launched on the town of Mays al-Jabal in southern Lebanon.
NOA ARGAMANI: Former Israeli prisoner Noa Argamani said that the Israeli media took her statements out of context, and denied that she had been beaten by members of Al-Qassam Brigades. Argamani added that the Qassam Brigades did not beat her in captivity, but she was injured in a wall collapse as a result of an Israeli raid
Friday, August 23, 1:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters targeted an Israeli Merkava 4 tank with a 105 Al-Yassin shell in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah city.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We are engaged in fierce clashes south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters targeted four Israeli Merkava tanks with 105 Al-Yassin shells and a tandem shell in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters targeted an Israeli Merkava 4 tank with a 105 Al-Yassin shell in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah city.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We are engaged in fierce clashes south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters… pic.twitter.com/UDQnMiBwLV
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 23, 2024
Friday, August 23, 12:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli raids targeted Gaza University in the Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
UNRWA: Polio will not discriminate between Palestinians and Israelis, and delaying the truce increases the risk of its spread.
Friday, August 23, 11:00 am (GMT+2)
WSJ: Two million people in Gaza are confined to 15 square miles.
MEDICAL SOURCES: 4 Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli raid on a house west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
WSJ: Two million people in Gaza are confined to 15 square miles.
MEDICAL SOURCES: 4 Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli raid on a house west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 23, 2024
LIEBERMAN: The government is unable to confront the challenges of the north.
Friday, August 23, 10:00 am (GMT+2)
GALLANT: Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is irresponsible and poses a threat to security, while Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is doing his duty.
ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Air surveillance base, on Mount Meron, was hit by an anti-tank missile fired from southern Lebanon.
MAARIV POLL: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc would win 52 seats, the opposition 58, and Arab representatives 10 seats, if legislative elections were held today.
KATZ: A Palestinian state means an Iranian base in Gaza and the West Bank, and we cannot allow that.
ISRAELI ARMY: We targeted a cell that was preparing to launch rockets towards Israel from the Tyre Harfa area in southern Lebanon.
UN: UN officials have renewed their call for a humanitarian ceasefire to ensure polio vaccines can reach children in the Gaza Strip.
Friday, August 23, 08:00 am (GMT+2)
WALLA: 1,091 rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel last month, a three-fold increase compared to the beginning of the year.
Friday, August 23, 07:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Renewed Israeli shelling on the outskirts of border towns in southern Lebanon.
TRUMP: Harris caused the October 7 attack. I made Iran bankrupt and they had no money to send to Hezbollah.
HARRIS: I will always stand with Israel’s right to defend itself.
KAMALA HARRIS: I will always stand with Israel's right to defend itself.
📹Pro-Palestine activists try to enter the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to protest the Biden administration's support for Israel's genocide on Gaza.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 23, 2024
Friday, August 23, 05:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Air raid sirens sounded in several towns in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel.
Friday, August 23, 04:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli artillery shelled the center of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Friday, August 23, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
CBS: Talks in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, have resumed to discuss how to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.
Friday, August 23, 12:00 am (GMT+2)
NETANYAHU: I will not submit to demands that endanger Israel’s security.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
