Commander of IRGC Navy, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri. (Photo: via Tasnim Agency)

The Rear Admiral reportedly condemned Netanyahu’s regime for escalating tensions in the region through acts of aggression and terrorism in Gaza and Lebanon.

The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, reaffirmed the readiness of Iran’s armed forces to confront any potential threats, including those from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

According to Al-Mayadeen, Tangsiri emphasized that Iran has comprehensive plans to deal with all possible scenarios during an interview with Iran’s Al-Alam network.

The Rear Admiral reportedly condemned Netanyahu’s regime for escalating tensions in the region through acts of aggression and terrorism in Gaza and Lebanon, underscoring Iran’s strategic readiness to respond to any threats.

“We are prepared for any situation,” Tangsiri reportedly stated.

Iran’s Missile Barrage Overpowered Israeli Defense – WSJ Reveals Attack Raises Concerns of Future Strikes

The Iranian military official stressed that “Islam forbids us from attacking another country unless they invade us,” but he noted that certain adversaries seek to sell weapons and maintain an illegal presence in the region by falsely portraying Iran as a threat. 

“As long as our national and Islamic interests are not threatened, we will not respond, but we are committed to defending the oppressed wherever necessary,” Tangsiri reportedly said.

On Saturday, the deputy chief of the IRGC, Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, issued a direct warning to Israel, saying any misstep by the Israeli entity would jeopardize its very existence.

“If the occupying entity makes an error, we will target all of its energy sources, including power stations, refineries, and gas fields,” Fadavi stated in an interview with Al-Mayadeen.

Fadavi also contrasted Iran’s expansive economy with Israel’s, noting that while Iran is a large country with multiple economic centers, Israel relies on just three power stations and a handful of refineries.

The Israeli Army Radio said on Saturday that the Israeli military is preparing for a significant and large-scale attack on Iran, not a minor operation. https://t.co/9yBs92929l pic.twitter.com/OF0CUlHjHx

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 5, 2024

Operation True Promise 2

On Tuesday, as part of Iran’s Operation True Promise 2, dozens of missiles reportedly hit their intended targets, with reports claiming that over 400 missiles and projectiles were launched from Iran toward Israel.

Sirens blared across occupied Palestine as Iranian media declared that Iran’s response to Israeli aggression had begun.

In an interview with Sky News, Iranian Professor Mohammed Marandi challenges western media bias by underscoring the new reality in the Middle East, a reality in which Muslims, Christians and Jews are treated as equals and where there are no ‘chosen people’. For more videos,… pic.twitter.com/Anazs3stl1

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 3, 2024

In a statement following the missile launches, the IRGC stated, “We have targeted the heart of the occupied territories in retaliation for the assassination of martyrs Haniyeh, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and Nilforooshan.”

The IRGC warned Israel, saying that “if the Zionist regime retaliates against the Iranian operation, it will face severe consequences.”

(PC, Al-Mayadeen)

An Israeli soldier was killed and others injured in an operation in Beersheba. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The executor of the operation was identified as 29-year-old Ahmed Saeed Al-Aqabi, from the town of Al-Qurain, in the occupied Naqab. 

An Israeli soldier was killed and at least 24 others were injured, some critically, in a stabbing and shooting operation near the central bus station in Beersheba (Bir Al-Saba) in southern Israel. 

According to Israeli police, the attacker was killed, and officers are searching the city for any potential accomplices. 

The executor was identified as 29-year-old Ahmed Saeed Al-Aqabi, from the town of Al-Qurain, in the occupied Naqab. 

CHANNEL 14: An Israeli settler was killed in an operation near the central station of Beersheba, in southern Israel.

ISRAELI AMBULANCE: Ten Israelis were injured in the attack. pic.twitter.com/HDnQvdxtpQ

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 6, 2024

The Israeli Army Radio reported that Al-Aqabi stabbed the soldier, seized her weapon, and then opened fire on others. 

The Israeli Ambulance Authority confirmed that the attack took place at two separate locations.

For its part, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted the mother of one of the soldiers involved, who said her daughter, along with other soldiers, had hidden in a bathroom during the attack and was unable to make contact during the incident.

Al-Aqabi was reportedly a relative of Muhannad Al-Aqabi, who conducted a similar shooting attack in Beersheba in 2015, killing an Israeli soldier and injuring several others.

? ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli woman killed in the military operation in Beersheba was a soldier. At least 13 people were injured in the operation, one of whom is in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/67fm6LMUsR

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 6, 2024

Ben-Gvir Faces Backlash

Meanwhile, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir faced criticism during a visit to the site of the operation. 

Jewish settlers reportedly called for his resignation and accused him of failure to prevent the attack.

In response, Ben-Gvir advocated for harsher measures, calling for the demolition of homes belonging to those he labeled as “disloyal” to Israel and urging the passing of legislation to deport the families of Palestinian citizens accused of terrorism.

‘Response to Ongoing Massacres’

The Popular Resistance Committees blessed in a statement the “heroic operation”, which “comes in response to the ongoing massacres and genocidal war in Palestine and Lebanon.”

The Committees also mourned the executor, “who insisted on joining the ranks of honor, dignity, and martyrdom.”

Jewish settlers chant against far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir, demanding his resignation from outside the operation site in Beersheba, where an Israeli soldier was killed and dozens were injured. pic.twitter.com/EfYAZeGXCk

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 6, 2024

According to the statement, the operation was “a message of fire and gunpowder to the Zionist enemy entity and its criminal leaders, affirming that the revolutionaries of our people and our resistance fighters in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and Iran do not abandon their sacred and obligatory vengeance for their martyrs and leaders”.

The Committees also called “on all free resistance fighters in all the arenas and fronts of confrontation with the zionist enemy to escalate the resistance”.

(PC, AJA)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed French President Emmanuel Macron over his call to impose an arms embargo on Israel.

Netanyahu responded by saying “Shame on them” in reference to Macron and other Western leaders calling for an arms embargo on Israel.

“Israel will win with or without their support,” Netanyahu said in a video released by his office.

He also criticized Macron’s call labeling it as “a disgrace.”

Earlier on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for a stop to arms deliveries to Israel amidst criticism of its military operations in Gaza, Agence France Press reported.

Netanyahu in a message to French President Macron: "You are calling for a halt to arms exports to us during the war, and the shame will follow you for many years after we win the war." pic.twitter.com/I1xlV0icqP

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 5, 2024

According to AFP, Macron emphasized the need to shift focus towards a political resolution during an interview with France Inter, recorded earlier this week.

“I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza,” he reportedly stated, claiming that “France is not delivering any.”

Macron expressed ongoing concerns over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which is continuing, despite repeated calls for a ceasefire.

“I think we are not being heard,” the French president said, adding, “I think it is a mistake, including for the security of Israel.”

Macron also reportedly underscored the importance of preventing an escalation in Lebanon, noting that “Lebanon cannot become a new Gaza.”

‘Stop Arming Israel’ – Macron Calls for ‘Political Solution’ in Gaza, Lebanon

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, 41,870 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,166 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. 

(The Palestine Chronicle)

King of Spain Felipe VI. (Photo: Cancillería Ecuador, via Wikimedia Commons)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

“We want to see an end to the humanitarian drama and the silence of weapons, to return to the path of politics and diplomacy”.

The Spanish Felipe VI called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing that the war has brought “indescribable destruction and suffering,” the Anadolu news agency reported.

“The conflict must end as soon as possible,” the agency quoted the monarch as saying.

During an address at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Amman, on the first day of his visit to Jordan, the king reportedly accentuated the devastating humanitarian crisis in the enclave, which resulted from the one-year-old genocide, stressing that it brought much suffering and destruction.

Additionally, in a meeting with the Spanish community in Jordan, Felipe VI reiterated his desire for peace amidst a raging war in the Middle East.

‘Stop Helping Israel Commit Genocide’ – Spanish Official to the EU Parliament

“In these moments, we are also united by a deep desire for peace and dialogue,” the king was quoted by Arab News as saying.  

He urged to return to diplomatic negotiations to end the war in Gaza and achieve a lasting peace based on the two-state solution.

 “We want to see an end to the humanitarian drama and the silence of weapons, to return to the path of politics and diplomacy,” he stressed.

Spain Stands against Genocide  

Spain has been one of the few European countries to take a strong stand against Israel’s genocide on the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.

On May 28, Spain became the 140th country to recognize the State of Palestine. Norway and Ireland followed, as well as Slovenia.

In June, Spain also announced it would join South Africa’s case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide in its war on Gaza.

Irene Montero, a Spanish Member of the EU Parliament, accused in September the Commission of supporting genocide in Gaza, saying it “is only possible due to the necessary complicity of the United States and Europe.”

‘Stop Being Complicit’ – Spanish Politician Urges Suspension of Ties with Israel

“When a criminal state murders more than 41,000 people, half of them children; when it destroys 60% of homes, 85% of schools, 65% of roads; when it forcibly displaces over 80% of the population; and when it blocks the entry of water, energy, medicine, and humanitarian aid. It is not a war; it’s genocide,” Montero told the EU parliament this week.

“A genocide that is only possible due to the necessary complicity of the United States and Europe, which provide economic, military, and political support to the perpetrators of the genocide,” she added.

Montero, a representative of the Spanish left-wing Unidas Podemos party, went on to question why an arms embargo has not been enforced against Israel.

In July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged the West to reject “double standards” regarding the war on Gaza.

“If we are telling our people that we are supporting Ukraine because we are defending international law, this is the same as what we have to do towards Gaza,” he said at NATO’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington.

‘Only the People Save the People’ – Spain Goes on General Strike against Genocide in Gaza

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, 41,825 Palestinians have been killed, and 96910 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’.

LIVE BLOG: Israeli Army Reinvades Jabaliya | Airstrikes on Beirut Continue | Al-Qassam: Fierce Battles – Day 366

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, Anadolu)

French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon. (Photo: Cancilleria del Ecuador, via Wikimedia Commons)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The leftist leader asked students to defy the government by parading the Palestinian flags “wherever possible” to show their solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

The leader of La France Insoumise left party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, voiced on Saturday his support of the Lebanese resistance and urged French students to continue to show solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon, the Lebanese news network Al-Mayadeen reported.

Mélenchon made the comments at a rally in Paris in support of Palestine and Lebanon. He responded to earlier remarks by French Minister of Higher Education Patrick Hetzel, who denounced pro-Palestinian demonstrations at institutions like Sciences Po Paris, saying that they stand against France’s principles of “neutrality and secularism”.

The leftist leader denounced the minister’s remarks while affirming that discussing “geopolitics, including the situation in Gaza, was not an affront to secularism.”

Jean-Luc Mélenchon called on French students to speak freely and stand in solidarity with Palestine, Lebanon.

“Let us be heard in Lebanon, Let us be heard in Palestine, There is a France that rejects the massacres and demands an immediate ceasefire!”

“We no longer want… pic.twitter.com/8X4mZciQw4

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 6, 2024

“Talking about geopolitics is not an attack on secularism,” Melenchon stressed.

“I call on students to defy this prohibition and speak freely, because we live in a free country,” he added.

Mélenchon was adamant as well in voicing his support of the Lebanese resistance in Lebanon.

He told the crowd that “Hezbollah is a component of the Lebanese people, and it is not up to us to decide who is a good or bad component,” according to Al-Mayadeen.

The leftist leader asked students to defy the government by parading the Palestinian flags “wherever possible” to show their solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

He urged students as well to include the Lebanese flags as a sign of solidarity with the Lebanese people against Israel’s war on the country.  

“Let the Lebanese know that we have not forgotten them or left them to the violence and murder of their terrifying neighbor,” in a reference to “Israel”, Al-Mayadeen quoted him as saying.

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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, 41,825 Palestinians have been killed, and 96910 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’.

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

LIVE BLOG: Israeli Army Reinvades Jabaliya | Airstrikes on Beirut Continue | Al-Qassam: Fierce Battles – Day 366

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, Al-Mayadeen)

Israel continued to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: via QNN)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The Israeli army announced another military operation in the Jabaliya area in northern Gaza, after relentless bombing and shelling of the area. 

Israeli forces continued to carry out airstrikes across Lebanon and in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut. 

Al-Qassam Brigades said its fighters are engaged in fierce battles with invading Israeli forces in the axes of penetration in northern Gaza.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 41,870 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,166 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

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Hezbollah fighters along the Lebanese-Israeli border. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israel’s Channel 12 said that more than 135 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah towards targets in northern Israel since the morning. 

This number continues to grow as more rockets have been reported to hit Israeli targets. 

Unlike Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah’s targets are precise, and they do not include civilian areas or infrastructure, according to the Lebanese group. 

Hezbollah said in a statement that its rockets had targeted the ATA military industry company near Sakhnin.

In a separate statement, the group also said that it has shelled the Ma’ale Golani barracks and a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the settlement of Katzrim.

Below are the latest statements by the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah. 

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

The Lebanese movement Hezbollah published a video with the following caption: "The mountains may move, but you shall not waver. Clench your teeth firmly, offer your skulls to Allah, plant your feet firmly on the ground, cast your gaze to the furthest reaches of the enemy and… pic.twitter.com/f2dcd6wIlf

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 5, 2024

Hezbollah

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 11:00 pm on Friday 4-10-2024, engaged in clashes with the advancing force. This led to a massive explosion within the advancing unit, forcing it to retreat and inflicting deaths and injuries among their ranks.

“Israeli enemy soldiers once again attempted to advance towards the vicinity of the municipality in the town of Al-Odaisseh at 01:50 AM on Saturday 10-5-2024, so the fighters of the Islamic Resistance confronted the attempt to advance, and the clashes are continuing.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:15 AM on Saturday 5-10-2024, bombed the gatherings of Israeli enemy soldiers in “Kfar Yuval” with a rocket barrage.

“In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the barbaric Israeli violation of cities, villages and civilians, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:15 AM on Saturday 5-10-2024, bombed the gatherings of Israeli enemy soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a rocket barrage.

“In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the barbaric Israeli violation of cities, villages and civilians, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:20 AM on Saturday 5-10-2024, bombed the gatherings of Israeli enemy soldiers in Khallet Abeer in Yiron with a rocket barrage.

We targeted the Ma'ale Golani barracks with a salvo of rockets in response to the barbaric Israeli invasion of cities, villages and civilians. pic.twitter.com/gYBoCb1YWr

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 5, 2024

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a Merkava tank while it was advancing to Al-Bat Heights, at the end of the Maroun forest, with a guided missile and hit it directly, killing and wounding its crew.    

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance bombed the Ramat David base with a barrage of Fadi-1 missiles. 

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance bombarded the settlement of Sasa with two Falaq 2 missiles. 

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance bombarded the settlement of Karmiel with a rocket barrage. 

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the occupied city of Safad with a rocket barrage. 

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the enemy’s barracks and gatherings in the Dan settlement with a large rocket barrage.  

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance bombed the Ma’ale Golani barracks with a rocket barrage.  

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance bombed the ATA military industries company near Sakhnin with a rocket barrage.  

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted gatherings of enemy soldiers in the settlement of Katzrin with a rocket barrage.

“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers at the Jal Al-Deir site with a rocket barrage.”

(The Palestine Chronicle)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Macron also reportedly underscored the importance of preventing an escalation in Lebanon, noting that “Lebanon cannot become a new Gaza.”

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday for a stop to arms deliveries to Israel amidst criticism of its military operations in Gaza, Agence France Press reported.

According to AFP,  Macron emphasized the need to shift focus towards a political resolution during an interview with France Inter, which was recorded earlier this week. 

“I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza,” he reportedly stated, claiming that “France is not delivering any.”

Israel Vows Major Offensive Against Iran, Faces Stark Warning from Tehran

The United States provides Israel with approximately $3 billion in weapons annually. 

In May, the US State Department acknowledged that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to halt arms shipments to Israel, though it noted it was “reasonable to assess” that some Israeli actions may not align with humanitarian law standards. 

Similarly, Britain announced in September that it was suspending certain arms exports to Israel, citing concerns that they could contribute to serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Macron expressed ongoing concerns over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which is continuing, despite repeated calls for a ceasefire.

“I think we are not being heard,” the French president said, adding, “I think it is a mistake, including for the security of Israel.”

Macron also reportedly underscored the importance of preventing an escalation in Lebanon, noting that “Lebanon cannot become a new Gaza.”

‘Breach of International Law’ – UN Experts Condemn Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon

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, 41,825 Palestinians have been killed, and 96910 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. 

Gaza Residents Face New Evacuation Orders as Israeli Strikes Intensify

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’. 

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, Agencies)

An Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building near Al-Shamaa Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City. (Photo: via QNN)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

At least seven Palestinians, including children, were killed and several others injured this afternoon as Israeli airstrikes targeted residential areas in both Jabaliya and the Nuseirat refugee camps.

The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for Gaza residents on Saturday while carrying out attacks that resulted in a high number of casualties, including dead and wounded, in various areas across the Strip.

Al-Jazeera reported that the Israeli army instructed residents of the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps in central Gaza to evacuate immediately.

According to Israel’s Channel 12, this unusual evacuation notice is part of a plan to expand the Netzarim corridor in the region. 

The channel said that the Israeli army is preparing for the anniversary of the October 7 events and anticipating possible attempts by large numbers of Gazans to storm the corridor or for resistance fighters to launch raids in the area.

Israeli airstrikes target a home near Saad Mosque in Jabaliya, northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/n858H5QYaR

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 5, 2024

The Netzarim crossing, established by the Israeli army after their ground invasion of Gaza a year ago, now separates the northern part of the Gaza Strip from the south.

Since the start of the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, Palestinians have been continuously displaced as the Israeli army orders residents of targeted areas to evacuate ahead of planned bombings, demolitions, and military advances.

New Massacres

At least seven Palestinians, including children, were killed and several others injured this afternoon as Israeli airstrikes targeted residential areas in both Jabaliya and the Nuseirat refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Israeli fighter jets reportedly bombed a home belonging to Nayef Abdullah, a local resident, near the Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas Mosque in northern Jabaliya. The attack killed at least five individuals, including women and children.

In a separate attack, another Israeli airstrike targeted a house belonging to the Ghanim family near the Abu Sarar roundabout in the Nuseirat refugee camp, leading to the murder of two more citizens.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A child was injured as a result of the Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the Mufti’s land north of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip pic.twitter.com/IAZu5TPpwh

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 5, 2024

Meanwhile, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, told Al-Jazeera that hospitals in northern Gaza will cease to function within 24 hours due to the Israeli army’s blockade of diesel and medical supplies. 

He added that this would lead to the shutdown of all pediatric departments, including neonatal units, intensive care, and nurseries.

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, 41,825 Palestinians have been killed, and 96910 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Nine Palestinians were wounded after being targeted by an Israeli drone at Abu Sharkh roundabout, north of the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/NFwYF2mqs0

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 5, 2024

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’. 

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)

Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles towards Israel. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israel’s air defense systems, like the Arrow 2 and 3, were unable to intercept all missiles, highlighting the difficulty of defending against fast, numerous ballistic missiles.

A report published in the Wall Street Journal on Friday confirmed that Iran’s recent barrage of ballistic missiles targeting Israel overwhelmed some of Israel’s air defenses, causing damage.

“The assessment means that any new Iranian strikes against Israel, if launched, could have much more serious consequences if they target civilian infrastructure or heavily populated residential areas,” according to the report.

The paper also stressed that, “unlike April 13, when Iran fired a large number of slower cruise missiles and drones, Tuesday’s barrage was made up exclusively of some 180 much faster ballistic missiles, one of the largest such strikes in the history of warfare.”

Independent researchers, analyzing satellite imagery, noted that about 32 missiles hit the Nevatim military air base.

‘Crushing Response’ – Iran Strikes Dozens of Targets throughout Israel with Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles

“Satellite images of a target on Tuesday—the Nevatim air base in southern Israel, home to its F-35 jet fighters—show that as many as 32 Iranian missiles managed to land within the base’s perimeter, according to analysis by professor Jeffrey Lewis, at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies in Monterey, Calif,” the report said.

Lewis highlighted that “Thirty-two missiles is a lot of missiles” and that “we have exaggerated ideas about the effectiveness of air defenses. We have this pop-culture idea that missile defenses are much more effective or available than they actually are.”

Indeed, according to the report, Israel’s air defense systems, like the Arrow 2 and 3, were unable to intercept all missiles, highlighting the difficulty of defending against fast, numerous ballistic missiles.

“The faster the missile, the harder it is to intercept it, that’s simple physics,” Ulrich Kühn, head of research for arms control at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy in Hamburg, Germany, was quoted as as saying.

Empty Promises – Iranian President Criticizes Western Powers during Meeting with Hamas

The report suggests that future Iranian strikes could have more devastating consequences if they target civilian infrastructure or populated areas. 

“That is an important consideration as Israel contemplates its military response. Tehran has threatened strikes on Israeli power plants and oil refineries if Israel hits Iranian territory in a counterattack expected in the coming days,” the WSJ reported.

While Israel is expected to retaliate, Iran’s missile production capabilities are likely to be targeted, as they remain a critical vulnerability.

Iran possesses a large arsenal of over 3,000 ballistic missiles, many stored in underground facilities, while its production plants are less protected and could be targeted in future Israeli strikes.

(The Palestine Chronicle)