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12 Military Vehicles and a Truck – Resistance Roundup – Day 370

An Al-Qassam fighter in Gaza. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Three Israeli army officers were killed in battles in northern Gaza, per the admission of the Israeli military. 

For days now, Israeli troops have been attacking Jabaliya and other areas in the northern Strip. Resistance, however, remained fierce, where several ‘complex ambushes’ have been carried out in recent days. 

The latest ambush took place today where Al-Qassam “trapped a mechanized infantry company of the occupation army consisting of 12 military vehicles and a truck loaded with soldiers in a pre-prepared area.”

“Though the Israeli army had claimed to have defeated Hamas in northern Gaza only a few months after the start of the war, the latest incursions indicate that the resistance in those areas remained as stiff as before

Below are the latest statements by the two main Resistance forces in Gaza, and the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah. 

The statements were communicated via their Telegram channels and are published here in their original form. 

Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas)

“Al-Qassam Brigades target a zionist Merkava tank with an explosive device near the Civil Defense west of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.

“Al-Qassam Brigades destroy a zionist Merkava 4 tank with a high-powered explosive device in Al-Zahraa neighborhood, west of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.

“Al-Qassam Brigades bombard enemy forces’ gatherings east of Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip, with mortar shells.

“Al-Qassam fighters clashed with a special zionist force at point-blank range, killing and wounding its members, west of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.

“During a complex ambush east of Jabalia Camp, Al-Qassam fighters trapped a mechanized infantry company of the occupation army consisting of 12 military vehicles and a truck loaded with soldiers in a pre-prepared area. 

“Upon the force’s arrival at the killing zone, a Shuath explosive was detonated in the truck carrying soldiers, and a Ra’adiya explosive was detonated in a “Hummer” jeep. Another jeep was targeted with a tandem shell. 

“Our fighters then advanced towards the ambush area and eliminated the remaining soldiers at point-blank range with light weapons. They also targeted several soldiers who fled towards a house with an anti-personnel explosive, causing deaths and injuries among them.

“As part of the continuation of the pre-prepared “area” ambush east of Jabalia camp, Al-Qassam fighters successfully targeted two zionist Merkava tanks with a Tandem shell and a Shuath explosive device, which were deployed with the rescue force to the location.

“09:30 – Al-Qassam fighters successfully targeted an enemy reconnaissance patrol consisting of two jeeps and four zionist soldiers with a suicide drone east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

“Al-Qassam Brigades target a zionist Merkava tank with a tandem shell near Umm Al-Mu’minin Aisha Mosque in Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.

“The IOF admits that three of its soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the complex Al-Qassam ambush in Jabalia camp, northern #Gaza Strip amidst the ongoing siege of the area.

“Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades fighters, in cooperation with fighters in Saraya Al-Quds, managed to snipe a zionist soldier east of Jabalia city, north of the Gaza Strip.”

Al-Quds Brigades (Islamic Jihad)

“Our fighters sniped a zionist soldier in the Al-Tawam area, northwest of Gaza City.

“We targeted a gathering of enemy vehicles with anti-tank shells and clashed with the soldiers at zero distance in the invasion area near the Riyad al-Salihin Mosque in the middle of the Jabalia camp.

“We bombarded a gathering of enemy soldiers and vehicles that had penetrated the Civil Administration area east of Jabalia camp with mortar shells.”

Hezbollah

“In support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and in support with their brave and honorable resistance, and in defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance carried out several operations against attempts by the Israeli enemy to advance along the Lebanese-Palestinian border, as well as several operations against positions, bases, and the deployment of the Israeli enemy army and settlements in northern occupied Palestine on Thursday, 10-10-2024, as follows:

“1- At 10:00, targeted the settlement of Kiryat Shmona with a large rocket barrage, in response to the brutal Israeli violations of cities, villages, and civilians.

“2- At 10:00, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the vicinity of the Al-Marj site with a rocket barrage.

“3- At 10:00, targeted a gathering of enemy Israeli soldiers in Beit Hillel with a rocket barrage.

“4- At 10:00, targeted a gathering of enemy Israeli soldiers in Mayan Baruch with a rocket barrage.

“5- At 11:15, targeted a gathering of enemy Israeli soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a rocket barrage.

“6- At 11:45, targeted an Israeli tank with guided missiles as it advanced towards Ras Al-Naqoura, resulting in its destruction and causing its crew to be killed and wounded.

“7- At 13:15, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were attempting to evacuate casualties from Ras Al-Naqoura area with a barrage of rockets, hitting them directly.

“8- At 14:00, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were trying again to withdraw casualties from the targeted vehicle in the Ras al-Naqoura area with a rocket barrage.

“9- At 14:00, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a rocket barrage.

“10- At 14:25, targeted the settlement of Karmiel with a rocket barrage, in response to the brutal “israeli” violations of cities, villages, and civilians

“11- At 15:00, targeted a movement of Israeli” enemy soldiers in Al-Majdal hill in Meis Al-Jabal with a rocket barrage.

“12- At 15:15, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Khallet Al-Shindiba, west of the Manara Gate, with a rocket barrage.

“13- At 15:30, targeted Israeli enemy soldiers as they advanced towards the Church area between Meis al-Jabal and Muhaibib with a rocket barrage.

“14- At 15:40, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a rocket barrage.

“15- At 15:45, targeted the Zevulun area, north of Haifa with a large rocket barrage, in response to brutal Israeli violations of cities, villages, and civilians.

“16- At 16:15, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the vicinity of the Yaroun cemetery with a rocket barrage.

“17- At 16:40, targeted gatherings of Israeli enemy soldiers south of Yir’on with a rocket barrage.

“18- At 17:00, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were trying for the third time to withdraw casualties from the targeted vehicle in the Ras al-Naqoura area with a rocket barrage.

“19- At 20:05, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were trying for the fourth time to withdraw the wounded from the targeted vehicle in the Ras Al-Naqoura area with a rocket barrage.

“20- Targeted the Yiftah barracks with a rocket barrage.”

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‘Charges of Aiding Enemy’ – US Journalist Beaten, Detained in Israel over Iran Report

Grayzone journalist Jeremy Loffredo was detained by Israeli forces. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

“Israel is detaining and prosecuting an American journalist for doing journalism. Will his media colleagues defend him?”

Israeli forces assaulted and detained five journalists, including American investigative reporter Jeremy Loffredo, who is reportedly being charged with “aiding the enemy” following his report on Iran’s ballistic missile attack on targets in Tel Aviv and other parts of the country.

“Today I was beaten, kidnapped, blindfolded and taken to a military base by the Israeli Occupation Forces, together with 4 other journalists,” Andrey X, a Russian journalist posted on X on Wednesday.

“Two of us were held for 11 hours without charges, my phone was confiscated (stolen), and one of us is still in custody,” he added.

According to the Israeli YNet news, 28-year-old Loffredo a reporter for US-based The Grayzone News “was arrested by police on suspicion of endangering national security after reporting on where missiles landed in the attack launched by Iran earlier this month including in the IDF’s Nevatim Air Base and an intelligence base in central Israel.”

‘Diplomatic Incident’

The paper claimed that Loffredo said, “that attacks on Gaza were launched from the Nevatim base and said that government’s private jet used by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was located there.”

“The charges against him include aiding the enemy during wartime and providing information to the enemy,” the report added.

His arrest “has raised concerns of a potential diplomatic incident between Israel and the U.S. because of his status as a foreign journalist.”

US embassy representatives attended “a hearing on the request of the police to extend his detention.”

No Attempt to ‘Hide Anything’

The paper quotes Loffredo’s attorney as saying that he “published the information openly and fully, without attempting to hide anything. If this information constitutes aiding the enemy, many other journalists in Israel, including Israeli reporters, should also be arrested.”

“A spy would not have acted so publicly and transparently,” Leah Tsemel added.

Max Blumenthal, the editor of the Grayzone, posted on X: “I’ve just learned that @loffredojeremy was among the journalists arrested by the Israeli military and is still in jail. His phone has been confiscated. That is all I’m able to say for now.”

Fellow Grayzone journalist, Aaron Maté, said “Israel is detaining and prosecuting an American journalist for doing journalism.”

“Will his media colleagues defend him?” he asked on X.

Loffredo’s arrest reportedly follows his report published by The Grayzone on the extensive damage to Israeli military bases struck by Iran in its ballistic missile attack on October 1.

According to a Press TV report, Loffredo, who is based in New York City, traveled to Israel to document “several impact sites that had not been reported by Israeli authorities, including areas near the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv.”

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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‘Suspicious Behavior’ – US-Born Israeli ‘Journalist’ Detained in Lebanon

An Israeli citizen who holds a British passport was arrested in Lebanon after entering the country. (Photo: via social media)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

His suspicious behavior reportedly led to his arrest in the Dahieh district of Beirut.

An Israeli citizen who holds a British passport was arrested in Lebanon after entering the country as “an investigative journalist” and subsequently deported to the United States following American pressure, according to reports.

Joshua (Shoki) Tartakovsky, “a former ultra-Orthodox resident of Jerusalem”, the Israeli YNet News reported, was arrested in Beirut on Tuesday “after entering Lebanon recently saying he is an investigative journalist.”

“His behavior aroused suspicion among the Lebanese authorities, and when he was caught, they discovered he had an Israeli passport,” the report stated, adding that according to his social media accounts, it was not his first visit to Beirut.

Citing the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar and Israeli officials, the Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported that the 42-year-old “is also listed as American on several websites that he has contributed work to.”

YNet cited Al-Akhbar as reporting that he was an Israeli “born in the United States who works for a weekly publication.”

The report further said that he had been arrested in the Dahieh district, two weeks after his arrival in Beirut and that he had entered the country with other journalists, “but his suspicious behavior led to his arrest.”

Illegal Entry

It is illegal for Israelis to enter Lebanon under both Israeli and Lebanese law.

Haaretz said Tartakovsky, “who describes himself as an independent journalist, is a graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island and the London School of Economics, according to his author page on the Vision Magazine website.”

His former places of employment include the International Defense and Security Team at Transparency International in London, the Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs in Israel.

Served in Israeli Army

Haaretz said that in an article Tartakovsky “wrote for his student newspaper in 2014, he identified himself as a ‘Brown alum who also served in the Israeli Occupation Forces’” But at the same time also a “supporter of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel.”

YNet said his friends described him as a “peculiar character” often shifting his political stances.

“One noted his frequent shifts in political stance, characterizing him as someone who could be far-right one day and far-left the next,” the report said.

Another reportedly said “I’d be surprised if he has a journalist’s credentials; he was writing blogs and giving interviews on TV in various countries. He’s a polyglot.”

There are at least four profiles listed under Tartakovsky’s name on X.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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Lebanon – Israel Admits Death of Another Soldier in Fighting with Hezbollah

Hezbollah fighters at the Lebanese-Israeli border. (Photo: Hezollah military media)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Hezbollah meanwhile said it successfully thwarted multiple infiltration attempts by Israeli forces at various points in the south since early on Tuesday.

The Israeli military announced the death of at least one soldier in southern Lebanon on Thursday, confirming that the reservist was the 12th soldier killed in the ground offensive against Lebanon, according to Israeli media.

Citing the Israeli military, the Times of Israel said the sergeant major was of the Alon Brigade’s 5030th Batallion, while another reserve soldier of the same unit was injured in the clashes.

‘Causing Casualties’ – Hezbollah Targets Israeli Soldiers, Fires Rockets at Haifa and Galilee

On Wednesday, Israeli media reported a total of 38 injuries among soldiers in 24 hours, al-Mayadeen reported.

Hezbollah meanwhile said it successfully thwarted multiple infiltration attempts by Israeli forces at various points in the south since early on Tuesday.

On Thursday morning, the movement said it targeted an Israeli tank with guided missiles as it advanced toward Ras al-Naqoura, resulting in casualties. It later targeted soldiers attempting to rescue wounded soldiers from the site.

UN Troops Targeted

Israeli forces also fired at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Naqoura where Italian troops are stationed, prompting Rome to summon the Israeli ambassador.

“UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit,” the UN mission said in a statement.

“This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall.”

“We remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times,” the UN mission said.

Soldiers Vow to Stop Fighting

Meanwhile, more than 100 Israeli soldiers have threatened to stop serving in the army unless the government works to secure a ceasefire and the release of captives in Gaza.

Signatories of the letter, which was signed by 130 soldiers and addressed to Israeli Cabinet ministers and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, included reservists and draftees from various military units, such as the Armored Corps, Artillery Corps, Home Front Command, air force, and navy.

‘Red Line Crossed’ – 130 Israeli Soldiers Vow to Stop Serving until Ceasefire Deal is Secured

“It is now clear that continuing the war in Gaza does not only delay the hostages’ return from captivity but also endangers their lives: Many hostages have been killed by IDF strikes, many more than those who have been rescued in military operations to save them,” the letter read, according to a Haaretz report on Wednesday.

It continued: “We, who serve and have served with dedication and while risking are lives, hereby announce that if the government does not immediately change course and work toward a deal to bring the hostages back home, we will not be able to continue serving.

The soldiers added, “For some of us, the red line has been crossed already; for others, it is rapidly approaching: the day is approaching when we will, with broken hearts, stop reporting for duty.”

Hezbollah Showing ‘Organization’ – Russia

Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Hezbollah has not lost its chain of command despite Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

“According to our assessments, Hezbollah, including the military wing, has not lost its chain of command and is demonstrating organization,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told reporters on Wednesday.

‘Hezbollah Demonstrating Organization’ despite Israeli Attacks – Russia

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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‘Intolerable’ – Israel Attacks UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon, Italy Summons Ambassador

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto (R) with Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz in Rome. (Photo: via Italian Ministry of Defense)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

In response, the Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto summoned the Israeli ambassador to Italy over the incidents at UNIFIL bases.

Two UN peacekeepers were injured on Thursday after Israeli forces fired at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) in south Lebanon where Italian troops are stationed, prompting Rome to summon the Israeli ambassador.

“UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit,” the UN mission said in a statement.

“This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall.”

‘Safety a Priority’

In response, the Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto summoned the Israeli ambassador to Italy, the Italian Ansa news agency reported, over the incidents at UNIFIL bases where Italian soldiers operate.

“These incidents are intolerable and must be carefully, decisively avoided,” Crosetto reportedly said. “For this reasons, I protested to my Israeli counterpart and to the Israeli ambassador to Italy.”

The agency quoted Crosetto as saying he sent “a formal communication to the United Nations to reiterate the unacceptability of what is happening in Southern Lebanon and to ensure Italy’s full, constructive collaboration in all military initiatives aimed at promoting a de-escalation of the situation and the restoration of international law.”

The ambassador said, “The safety of the Italian soldiers deployed in Lebanon remains an absolute priority for me and for the entire Italian government, so that the Italian peacekeepers continue their work of mediation and support for peace and stability in Lebanon and the entire region.”

Earlier Attacks

On Wednesday, UNIFIL said, Israeli forces deliberately fired at and disabled the position’s perimeter-monitoring cameras.

The occupation forces also deliberately fired on UNP 1-32A, where regular Tripartite meetings were held before the conflict began, damaging lighting and a relay station, according to a UN News report.

“In the past days we have seen incursions from Israel into Lebanon in Naqoura and other areas,” the UN mission said, confirming that the Israeli forces have clashed with Hezbollah fighters on the ground.

Israeli forces also fired on UN position 1-31 in Ras Naqoura, hitting the entrance to the bunker where peacekeepers were sheltering and damaging vehicles and a communications system, the report added.

An Israeli military drone was also observed flying inside the UN position up to the bunker entrance.

“We remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times,” the UN mission said.

UN peacekeepers are present in south Lebanon to support a return to stability under a 2006 Security Council mandate. UNIFIL said any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and Security Council resolution 1701.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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West Bank Violence – Jewish Settlers Carry out Attacks against Palestinian Properties, Mosque

Illegal Jewish settlers escorted by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. (Photo: via WAFA)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Illegal settlers blocked late Wednesday an agricultural road with earth mounds in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus.

Illegal Jewish settlers carried out their violent attacks on Wednesday often under the protection of the Israeli occupation army against Palestinians and their properties in various parts of the occupied West Bank.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that illegal settlers blocked late Wednesday an agricultural road with earth mounds in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus.

Hani Adel, the head of the Qusra Municipal Council, was quoted by WAFA as saying that the illegal Jewish settlers  “closed an agricultural road last night with earth mounds leading to olive groves in the eastern part of the town,” stressing that this will have important consequences on the olive harvesting season.

In Beit Furik, east of Nablus, illegal Jewish settlers stormed a mosque near the town, WAFA said.

“Illegal settlers attacked the only mosque in the small village of Khirbet Tana, smashing solar panels and furniture inside, wreaking havoc,” WAFA added, stressing that the village is “repeatedly subjected to such assaults.”

In parallel, in the town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, Jewish illegal settlers attacked Wednesday evening a Palestinian man and took hold of his car, according to security sources quoted by WAFA.

The same sources indicated that the illegal settlers “set up a roadblock on the outskirts of the town, assaulted a villager of Burqa who was driving nearby and seized his vehicle.”

In the nearby Bethlehem, illegal Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian houses in the Khalayel al-Louz, southeast of the city in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli wall and settler-colonialism specialist, Hassan Breijah, told WAFA that several illegal settlers under the protection of the Israeli army “attacked houses belonging to the Abu Kamel family, simultaneously while firing barrages of gunfire as well as teargas and concussion bombs.”

The Israeli occupation army took part in chasing Palestinians and their vehicles in the area.

Illegal Settler Violence

Illegal Jewish settlers have intensified their attacks in various parts of the occupied West Bank since the start of the genocide on the Gaza Strip in 2023.

The illegal settlers’ violence has been widely condemned by various United Nations agencies and international organizations and a number of Western countries including the United States and Canada have sanctioned a number of settlers and settlers’ organizations.

The violence of illegal settlers includes but is not limited to attacks and killing of Palestinian civilians and farmers, setting lands and properties on fire irrespective of the presence of Palestinians, desecrating holy places, and uprooting crops and olive trees. 

More than 700,000 Jewish illegal settlers live in settlements across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem in violation of international law.

(WAFA, PC)

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Scores Killed, Injured in Gaza – School Sheltering Displaced Families Targeted in Israeli Airstrike

Israel killed scores of Palestinians in Deir Al-Balah. (Photo: via WAFA)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Medical sources cited by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that 28 people died in the strike on the Rafidah School.

At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed, and many others severely injured, on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school housing displaced families in Deir Al-Balah.

Medical sources cited by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that 28 people died in the strike on the Rafidah School, a temporary shelter for those fleeing from conflict-ridden areas. 

The attack left several victims in critical condition, amplifying concerns over the lack of medical resources to treat the wounded.

The violence extended across other parts of the Gaza Strip where at least 70 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours.

 In the Saftawi area, north of Gaza City, a separate Israeli airstrike killed one civilian and injured others. 

Al Jazeera reported that four Palestinians lost their lives in an additional Israeli raid on a house in the Al-Fakhari area, east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. 

This region has seen increased targeting by Israeli forces as part of the ongoing military escalation.

Further tragedies unfolded in Khan Yunis, where an airstrike on a civilian car near the Bani Suhaila roundabout claimed the lives of seven Palestinians on Wednesday.

Israeli artillery also shelled the Abu Mahadi area, west of Nuseirat camp, worsening the humanitarian situation in the central part of the Gaza Strip.

In northern Gaza, the Jabaliya camp remains under siege for the sixth consecutive day. 

Israeli forces have fortified their positions and deployed additional military reinforcements, while drone attacks on displaced Palestinians attempting to flee the violence have resulted in further deaths and injuries. The camp has been cut off from basic supplies, and Israeli airstrikes continue to destroy homes and infrastructure.

Under Siege

Reports from the Civil Defense in Gaza confirm that northern Gaza has been completely isolated from the rest of the Strip, with the entry of essential goods blocked by Israeli forces since Sunday. 

The continuous and heavy bombardment has left dozens of bodies lying in the streets, as ambulances and civil defense workers are being deliberately targeted, preventing them from retrieving the dead or rescuing the injured. 

The destruction of critical infrastructure, including roads and bridges, has made it nearly impossible for medical teams to reach affected areas. 

Northern Gaza under Siege – Israel Issues Fresh Evacuation Orders for Three Hospitals

Gaza’s already fragile healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, with hospitals in the northern region particularly strained, facing power outages and supply shortages. The forced evacuation of hospitals could trigger a complete breakdown of the medical response.

The government media office in Gaza issued a stark warning, calling on the international community and humanitarian organizations to intervene and halt what it described as a campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza. 

Over 125 Palestinians have been killed in the northern governorate in just five days, primarily in the Jabaliya camp, where Israeli airstrikes have devastated entire neighborhoods. Many bodies remain in the open, unreachable due to the ongoing bombardments.

Resistance Fights Back

On the military front, Palestinian resistance groups continue to respond to the Israeli offensive.

 The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released footage of an ambush in which they destroyed an Israeli Merkava 4 tank near the Saftawi junction, west of Jabalia camp. 

The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, reported the successful sniper targeting of an Israeli soldier in the Al-Tawam area, northwest of Gaza City. 

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They also claimed responsibility for shooting down three Israeli drones conducting intelligence missions over Khan Yunis.

Ongoing Genocide

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza. 

Currently on trial before the International Court of Justice for genocide against Palestinians, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7. 

 According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 42,010 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,720 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

Moreover, at least 11,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip. 

Israel says that 1,200 soldiers and civilians were killed during the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7. Israeli media published reports suggesting that many Israelis were killed on that day by ‘friendly fire’. 

Children Shot in the Head – US Doctors Reveal Horrifying Accounts to NYT

Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

The Israeli war has resulted in an acute famine, mostly in northern Gaza, resulting in the death of many Palestinians, mostly children. 

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

Later in the war, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began moving from the south to central Gaza in a constant search for safety.

(PC, AJA)

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Children Shot in the Head – US Doctors Reveal Horrifying Accounts to NYT

The relentless Israeli genocide in Gaza resulted in the death and wounding of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, mostly children and women. (Photo: via Eye on Palestine)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

57 Healthcare workers gave distressing testimonies of children shot in the head by Israeli occupation forces labeling it as a pattern.

American doctors revealed to the New York Times horrifying accounts of Palestinian children being shot in the head by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza following visits to the besieged Strip, stressing a pattern they witnessed while operating on these children, Al-Mayadeen reported.

Trauma and general surgeon, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, was one of those physicians who gave their accounts. Sidhwa who was in Khan Yunis for two weeks in March and April said that he was astounded to find out that other physicians were witness to children being shot in the head or chest by Israel’s war machinery.   

Sidhwa upon his return to the US recalls speaking to another doctor and telling him that: “I couldn’t believe the number of kids I saw shot in the head.”

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To his surprise, the physician he spoke with confirmed the matter by saying: “Yeah, me too, every single day.”

The American physician collected the testimonies of 65 other healthcare workers on their experience in Gaza, 44 of whom reported witnessing cases of children shot in the head or chest and 57 of the 65 physicians he spoke with decided to go on record, Al-Mayadeen said.

On his own experience, Sidhwa revealed that “nearly every day I was there, I saw a new young child who had been shot in the head or chest, virtually all of whom went on to die. Thirteen in total.”

He attributed this to a number of Israeli occupation forces being stationed at proximity to where he worked in Gaza.

Further Horrifying Accounts

Bariatric and foregut surgeon, Dr. Mohamad Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, was amongst those who went on record.

He revealed that within four hours spent in the emergency department, he witnessed “six children between the ages of 5 and 12, all with single gunshot wounds to the skull,” Al-Mayadeen stated.

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Plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Irfan Galaria also gave his testimony to the New York Times (NYT).

“Our team cared for about four or five children, ages 5 to 8 years old, that were all shot with single shots to the head. They all presented to the emergency room at the same time. They all died,” Galaria told the NYT.

Dr. Ndal Farah, an anesthesiologist, revealed that many of the children who were shot had “non-curable, permanent brain damage,” emphasizing that this was “a near-daily occurrence,” Al-Mayadeen said.

Born to Die

According to the NYT report over 20 healthcare workers reported “seeing healthy infants delivered only to die in the hospital due to dehydration, hunger, or illness,” Al-Mayadeen said.

Nearly all of the accounts of the healthcare workers emphasized that Palestinians in Gaza were malnourished.

Nurse Merril Tydings was quoted as saying that “these people were starving.”

Tydings revealed that they abstained from eating or drinking in front of Palestinian healthcare workers who were for days deprived from food or drink.

Psychiatric Distress

According to the collected accounts, the one-year-old genocide in Gaza and the horrifying living conditions in the enclave during this war have resulted in “psychiatric distress” among Palestinian children.

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52 healthcare workers who gave their testimonies “observed nearly universal psychiatric distress in young children, and saw some who were suicidal or said they wished they had died,” Al-Mayadeen reported.

Pediatric critical care doctor Tanya Haj-Hassan spoke of one child, who lost his entire family, saying: “Everyone I love is in heaven. I don’t want to be here anymore.”

Stop Arming Israel

Sidhwa insisted that the United States should stop arming Israel accusing both of “turning Gaza into a howling wilderness.”

Sidhwa wrote: “The horror must end. The United States must stop arming Israel.”

He added that as this happens, “we Americans need to take a long, hard look at ourselves.”

Gaza Genocide Continues

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza.

Currently on trial before the International Court of Justice for genocide against Palestinians, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7.

 According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health,  42,010 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,720 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

Moreover, at least 11,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

Israel says that 1,200 soldiers and civilians were killed during the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7. Israeli media published reports suggesting that many Israelis were killed on that day by ‘friendly fire’.

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Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

The Israeli war has resulted in an acute famine, mostly in northern Gaza, resulting in the death of many Palestinians, mostly children.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

Later in the war, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began moving from the south to central Gaza in a constant search for safety. 

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LIVE BLOG: Three Officers Killed in Jabaliya | Top Leader Survives Assassination | Massacre in Deir Al-Balah’s School – Day 370

Israel continued to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: via @AlMezanCenter TW Page)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israeli occupation forces continue to besiege the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza for the sixth consecutive day. 

The Israeli army admitted to the killing of an officer at the border with Lebanon while the Al-Quds Brigades announced the sniping of a soldier in the Al-Tawam area, northwest of Gaza City.

The UKMTO reported that a ship had been hit by a projectile of unknown origin off the coast of Hodeidah, in Yemen.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 42,010 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,720 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

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Hudhud Episode 3 – Resistance Roundup – Day 369

Hezbollah released the Hudhud episode 3 video. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The sites include the Ramat David military Airbase, various targets in the Haifa-Carmel area, the Kiryat Nahum industrial zone, the Haifa Oil refineries, and others.

Hezbollah’s latest video entitled ‘Hudhud episode three’ was released on Wednesday. The video shows various strategic sites in Haifa, asserting Hezbollah’s ability to strike them at will. 

The images were captured by the Hudhud drone, which Hezbollah has been utilizing to photograph sensitive locations inside Israel.

The sites include the Ramat David military Airbase, various targets in the Haifa-Carmel area, the Kiryat Nahum industrial zone, the Haifa Oil refineries, the Kiryat Ata industrial zone and the Nesher factories for building materials.

Other military bases include the Mishar Base, a main communications hub between the Northern Command and the Israeli Ministry of War; the Mishmar HaCarmel Base, an air defense base responsible for protecting the Haifa area and its surroundings; the Kiryat Eliezer Base, the main air defense base responsible for protecting the Haifa area; the Stella Maris Basse, a strategic base for naval monitoring and surveillance along the northern coast.

Other sites include Iron Dome radars and platforms, along with commander rooms and soldier positions. 

More sensitive targets are the University of Haifa, including a military communications hub located on the roof of the university building; the Grand Canyon shopping mall complex; the central tunnel junction in Mount Carmel, which is reportedly used as fortified hospitals during times of war; and finally the Bnei Zion Hospital.  

Meanwhile, Hezbollah continued to repel Israeli infiltration attempts at the border with Lebanon for the fifth consecutive day. 

Below are the latest statements by the two main Resistance forces in Gaza, and the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah. 

The statements were communicated via their Telegram channels and are published here in their original form. 

Al-Qassam Brigades

“Al-Qassam Brigades target a zionist Merkava-4 tank with an Al-Yassin 105 shell in the Al-Isra neighborhood, west of Jabalia Camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

“Al-Qassam fighters successfully detonated an anti-personnel Ra’adiya explosive device on a zionist force while it was attempting to rig a house with explosives and deploy an explosive robot. As soon as a reinforcement force advanced to the location, a Merkava 4 tank was targeted with a Yassin 105 shell near the Safatawi junction, west of Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

“WATCH: Targeting a Merkava-4 zionist tank as part of a tight ambush near the Saftawi junction west of Jabalia camp in the northern Strip.”

Al-Quds Brigades 

“We bombed the Netiv HaAsara settlement in the Gaza envelope with a number of rockets.

“We shot down three zionist drones while they were carrying out intelligence missions in the skies of Khan Younis.”

Hezbollah

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 12:15 AM on Wednesday, 09-10-2024, detonated an explosive device against a force of Israeli enemy soldiers and clashed with them when they attempted to infiltrate the town of Blida, inflicting precise injuries.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 4:55 in the morning of Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted it with artillery shells and rocket weapons and inflicted direct casualties, leading to its retreat.

“When an Israeli enemy force attempted to advance towards the Labouneh area, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 9:00 AM in the morning of Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers south of Maroun al-Ras with a rocket barrage.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 12:40 pm on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted the forces of the Israeli enemy soldiers while they were advancing from the Tufa plain towards Mays Al-Jabal and Muhaibib with a rocket barrage.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 12:20 pm on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted an Israeli infantry force that tried to advance towards the Labouneh area with a guided missile, killing and wounding them.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 07:00 am on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted an Israeli infantry force that tried to infiltrate the Labouneh area with a large missile barrage, killing and wounding them.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 1:10 PM on Wednesday 09-10-2024, launched a large rocket barrage at the Zevulun area.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 1:30 PM on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted them with rocket weapons and artillery shells, and the clashes are still ongoing.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:00 pm on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a rocket barrage.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:00 pm on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted a gathering of the Israeli enemy forces in the Kafr Jaladi settlement with a rocket barrage.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:00 pm on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in Maskaf Am with artillery shells.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:40 in the afternoon of Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in the orchards of Al-Manara with a rocket barrage.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:40 in the afternoon of Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted a gathering of the Israeli enemy forces in the vineyards of Al-Marah in Mays Al-Jabal with artillery shells.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 3:15 PM on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted them with a barrage of rockets, achieving direct hits. 

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 3:15 PM on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in the Kfar Giladi settlement with a large barrage of rockets.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces on the Al-Qalaa Heights in Blida with a rocket barrage.  

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces behind the town of Maroun Al-Ras with a rocket barrage.  

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in the occupied city of Safad with a large rocket barrage.  

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces in Hatzor settlement with a large rocket barrage. 

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the Ra’em military base south of the Golan with a large rocket barrage. 

“During an infiltration attempt by Israeli enemy forces in Ras Al-Naqoura toward Al-Mushrifa, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 5:35 PM on Wednesday 09-10-2024, targeted them with an [FPV] attack drone, achieving direct hits.

“Hezbollah releases episode 3 of the Hudhud (Hoopoe), showing scenes of military bases, headquarters and vital facilities in the Haifa-Carmel area captured by the drones of the resistance”.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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