By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Injuries were reported in the Katzrin settlement as 50 shells were fired from Lebanon towards the occupied Syrian Golan.

An official in the Israeli negotiating team said that Netanyahu does not stop putting obstacles in the way of negotiations.

Israeli artillery shelled the eastern areas of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 40,223 Palestinians have been killed, and 92,981 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.

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Thursday, August 22, 12:00 am (GMT+2)

LEBANESE MEDIA: Israeli aircraft are launching raids on the towns of Khiam and Kfar Shuba in southern Lebanon.

WHITE HOUSE: Biden discussed with Netanyahu US efforts to defend Israel.

HAARETZ: Blinken gave Netanyahu the green light to present an extreme position on the deal.

AL-JAZEERA: Eight people were killed and a large number of citizens were injured in a bombing that targeted the Hamouda family home in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.

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190 launches from Lebanon in the last 16 hours. And the day is not over yet. pic.twitter.com/Z4WPwYGjsp

— Voice from the East (@easternvoices) August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 11:00 pm (GMT+2)

HEZBOLLAH: We bombarded with rockets the Israeli artillery positions in Al-Zaoura in the Golan Heights and achieved a direct hit.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Blinken’s statements reduced the chances of reaching a deal.

Wednesday, August 21, 10:00 pm (GMT+2)

TIMES OF ISRAEL (citing Arab officials): Blinken’s announcement of Netanyahu’s support for the US proposal is confusing.

Wednesday, August 21, 9:00 pm (GMT+2)

CHANNEL 12: 180 rockets were fired from Lebanon in the past 24 hours.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Blinken sided with Netanyahu and issued a death sentence on the deal.

Israeli Airstrike Kills Fatah Official in Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah fires over 180 rockets at northern Israel as tensions soar
by Jason Ditz@jasonditz #Lebanon #Israel #Fatah #Gaza #Palestinians #Hezbollah https://t.co/i9gqJYzofm pic.twitter.com/pu4rjAtwn7

— Antiwar.com (@Antiwarcom) August 21, 2024

NEW AMAN CHIEF: We are in a long and tough war that may expand.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL: The bombing of Salah al-Din School is another example of the fact that there are no safe places in the Gaza Strip.

Wednesday, August 21, 8:00 pm (GMT+2)

CHANNEL 12: The army has begun transferring forces from Gaza to the north and is attaching great importance to that front.

HAMAS: The occupation’s bombing of Salah al-Din School is an insistence on the war of extermination and confirmation of the extremist government’s approach of deliberately targeting civilians.

NETANYAHU: We are ready for any scenario in defense and attack. The Air Force is our iron fist that knows how to strike at the weak points of our enemies.

Wednesday, August 21, 6:30 pm (GMT+2)

UNRWA: Our schools should be protected under international law.

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: Four people were killed and 18 wounded in a new Israeli massacre at the Salah Al-Din School.

IRISH PM: What is happening in Gaza is a war against children.

The moment Israeli forces fired on displaced Palestinians in Al-Mawasi area, northwest of Khan Yunis. pic.twitter.com/wmkqQ4l5hJ

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)

MEDICAL SOURCES: 13 people were killed and dozens injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting areas east of Khan Yunis.

AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN: Lieberman called for Gaza to be completely isolated, without electricity, fuel, water or goods.

Wednesday, August 21, 3:00 pm (GMT+2)

AL-JAZEERA: Air raid sirens are sounding in Kiryat Shmona and Margaliot in northern Israel.

BELGIUM: We condemn the attack on a school in Gaza. International humanitarian law must be respected, and we reiterate our call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Wednesday, August 21, 2:00 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE FM: We condemn Israeli targeting of UNIFIL.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli raids targeted the vicinity of Abu Nuwaira School in the town of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted a Merkava tank east of Deir al-Balah.

Casualties have been reported following an Israeli airstrike that targeted Salah al-Din School, which shelters displaced citizens in Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/PZzQM0ahD6

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 21, 2024

REUTERS: Reuters quoted the Greek Shipping Ministry as saying that the oil tanker Sunion was attacked in the Red Sea off Yemen.

HAMAS: We call for an end to the terrorism of the occupying entity and a halt to its aggression.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 40,223 Palestinians have been killed, and 92,981 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.

Wednesday, August 21, 12:30 pm (GMT+2)

KAN: Five people were arrested after they attacked police during a Haredi demonstration near a recruitment office in Jerusalem.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: A drone exploded in Amiad area, no injuries reported.

BLOOMBERG: an unidentified commercial ship was attacked in the Red Sea and is no longer under the command of its crew.

LEBANESE SECURITY SOURCE: Brother of Fatah leader assassinated in Sidon raid.

Large fires broke out in Katzrin, in the occupied Syrian Golan, after Hezbollah rockets made impact on a number of settlers' homes. pic.twitter.com/ES2pQWGQOo

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 21, 2024

ISRAELI ARMY OFFICIALS: About 15,000 soldiers who were discharged during a previous reduction in forces were called up.

Wednesday, August 21, 11:00 am (GMT+2)

MAARIV: A large batch of missiles was launched from Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee.

AL-JAZEERA: There were injuries when an Israeli drone targeted a car in the city of Sidon, southern Lebanon.

HAMAS: We call on the masses of our people, our nation, and the free people of the world to make next Friday a day to defend Gaza, Jerusalem, and Al-Aqsa.

KAN: the meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “did not succeed in narrowing the gaps and did not achieve progress on the deal.”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the vicinity of the entrance to Al-Da’wa Street, northeast of Al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: A Palestinian was killed after being shot by Israeli occupation forces near Hamad City, northwest of Khan Yunis.

Wednesday, August 21, 09:00 am (GMT+2)

ISRAELI ARMY: 50 shells were fired from Lebanon towards the Golan, some of which we intercepted and others fell in the Katzrin area.

LAPID: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said in response to the attack on the settlement of Katzrin in the Golan Heights that “the government has lost the north.”

ISRAELI ARMY: 50 shells were fired from Lebanon towards the Golan, some of which we intercepted and others fell in the Katzrin area.

LAPID: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said in response to the attack on the settlement of Katzrin in the Golan Heights that "the government… pic.twitter.com/OeMP57a3Zq

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 21, 2024

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Ambulance crews retrieved the bodies of 4 Palestinians from the Shakoush area, northwest of Rafah city.

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported the killing of a Lebanese and a Syrian in two Israeli raids on the towns of Beit Lif and Wazzani in southern Lebanon.

HEZBOLLAH: We bombed the Tsnobar logistics base in the occupied Golan.

ISREALI AMBULANCE: A person was injured by shrapnel from a shell in the settlement of Katzrin in the Golan Heights, as a result of shells fired from Lebanon.

KAN (citing negotiating team official): Netanyahu does not stop putting obstacles in the way of negotiations. Among the obstacles Netanyahu is putting up are those related to Netzarim and Philadelphia.

AL-JAZEERA: Air raid sirens are sounding in several settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan.

Wednesday, August 21, 08:00 am (GMT+2)

WSJ: (citing US official) Iran’s threat of attack is a means to obtain Israeli concessions for a ceasefire.

IRAN’S UN MISSION: The timing and manner of Iran’s response will be carefully planned to ensure it occurs at a moment of maximum surprise.

ISRAELI ARMY: We attacked a compound in the Bekaa region belonging to Hezbollah’s air defense system that posed a threat to our aircraft.

Video de la frappe de l'armée de l'air sur un dépôt militaire dans la région de la Bekaa hier soir, prise par une caméra de surveillance. pic.twitter.com/JEPHgQuUK7

— OSINTYB (@OsintYB) August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 04:00 am (GMT+2)

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelled the eastern areas of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army blew up residential buildings west of Rafah city and around Hamad city, northwest of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip

Wednesday, August 21, 02:00 am (GMT+2)

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: One person was killed and 19 were injured in the preliminary toll of the Israeli raids on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.

Wednesday, August 21, 01:00 am (GMT+2)

DAVID LAMMY: British Foreign Secretary calls for immediate end to Gaza war and release of detainees.

(The Palestine Chronicle)