An officer from the Nahal Brigade was seriously injured in Gaza while ten soldiers were injured in Metulla when a military vehicle allegedly overturned.
Israeli forces renewed shelling in Deir Al-Balah and Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip.
Residents of border towns with Lebanon are required to remain near safe places until further notice, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN).
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 39,677 Palestinians have been killed, and 91,645 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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Saturday, August 10, 01:30 am (GMT+2)
HAMAS: Targeting journalists aims to silence the voice of the free press.
Friday, August 9, 11:30 pm (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 12: A poll conducted by Israel’s Channel 12 showed that 46% of Israelis fear a civil war.
CNN: The United States releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on American weapons and military equipment.
‘Intimidating Factor’ – FBI Raids Home of Outspoken US Foreign Policy Critic, Scott Ritter
Friday, August 9, 10:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Netanyahu will hold a meeting on Thursday to determine the powers of the negotiating delegation in the round announced by the mediators.
GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: The number of journalists killed by Israel since October 7 has risen to 168 journalists.
KAN: These are the demands of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the deal negotiations:
Control of the Philadelphia axis.
Preventing the passage of militants to the northern Gaza Strip.
The possibility of selecting any prisoner held by the resistance to be released under the item of “humanitarian release.”
Friday, August 9, 9:00 pm (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 12: The situation of the detainees now is not the same as that of those rescued last June. The assumption that detainees are suffering but not in danger of death is not realistic.
⚡️BREAKING: Soon.. A statement by the military spokesman of Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, via his official channel on Telegram. pic.twitter.com/nBecR80Xp9
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) August 9, 2024
KIRBY: Smotrich’s views will endanger the lives of Israeli and American detainees.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades pledge their allegiance to the fighting leader Yahya Sinwar and announce their full readiness to carry out his decisions. They see his selection as the head of the movement, succeeding our martyr fighter leader Ismail Haniyeh, as evidence of the movement’s vitality, cohesion, and strength, by the grace of Allah Almighty.
WALLA: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken informed Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that the United States had backed down from its intention to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda battalion.
Friday, August 9, 8:00 pm (GMT+2)
UN: The volume of aid from the crossings to Gaza has decreased by more than half since early May, after the closure of the Rafah crossing.
205 Aid Workers Killed, 9 in 10 Palestinians displaced – UNRWA
Friday, August 9, 7:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted “with appropriate weapons buildings used by enemy soldiers in the Dovev barracks and achieved a direct hit.”
AL-JAZEERA: A person was killed and another injured when an Israeli drone targeted a car on the outskirts of the Ain al-Hilweh camp in the city of Sidon, southern Lebanon.
Friday, August 9, 6:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s membership in the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations has been suspended for two years due to “the war on Gaza, accusations of genocide and lack of morals and human values.”
UNRWA: 205 aid workers in the Gaza Strip have been killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Conflicting Statements – Harris Silences Protesters Threatening Them with a Trump Win
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in 5 settlements in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, for fear of drones crossing from Lebanon.
MEDICAL SOURCES: 29 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip, including 19 in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.
FORMER MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: Netanyahu’s strategy of absolute victory serves Iran’s goal of crushing Israel through a war of attrition.
Friday, August 9, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)
WSJ (citing US official and Harris’ adviser): Biden and Harris coordinate closely on how to deal with Israel. Harris is committed to Israel’s security and will not leave it alone.
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Ministry of Health decided to ban the import of vegetables and fruits from Jordan after the discovery of cholera there.
Israeli forces killed Palestije TV journalist Tamim Muammar in an air strike on their home in Khanyounis, the Gaza Strip. Tamim was killed along with a number of his family members. pic.twitter.com/ywpUdNcAKj
— Palestine in the UK (@PalMissionUK) August 9, 2024
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Journalists Tamim Muammar of Palestine TV and Abdullah Al-Soussi were killed along with a number of their children and relatives in two separate airstrikes on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted “buildings used by occupation soldiers in the Manara settlement with appropriate weapons and hit them directly.”
Friday, August 9, 4:00 pm (GMT+2)
MEDICAL SOURCES: 20 Palestinians were killed as a result of the continued Israeli occupation bombing of areas in the central and southern Gaza Strip since dawn today.
NYT (citing Israeli officials): The Israeli army’s raids on the West Bank aim to prevent the opening of a second front of fighting.
MAARIV: 4,000 people have infiltrated from Jordan into Israel since the beginning of 2024.
EURO-MED MONITOR: The occupation targeted 9 schools in 8 days in Gaza.
MAARIV: Netanyahu must understand that if he does not win in 10 months, he will not win at all.
This Palestinian civilian was filming the bodies of those killed by Israeli occupation snipers in Gaza, unaware that the snipers were using the corpses as bait to lure more civilians to shoot.
The footage was later discovered on his phone when his own body was found near the… pic.twitter.com/S8Z7qixitz
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 8, 2024
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Five Palestinians, including two children, were killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Al Mawasi area, which houses displaced people west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.
UNRWA: Two-thirds of Gaza’s buildings are damaged or destroyed, and the continuation of the war means the destruction of an entire community.
AL-JAZEERA: Several people were injured as a result of Israeli shelling that targeted a house in the Tahlia area of Khan Yunis.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Several people were killed and others were injured as a result of Israeli shelling targeting the Al Mawasi area, which houses displaced people west of Khan Yunis.
Friday, August 9, 3:00 pm (GMT+2)
IRGC COMMANDER: Revenge for Haniyeh’s blood is our duty.
ISRAELI MEDIA: Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip fall in an open area.
WALLA: Verbal confrontation between the Chief of Staff and ministers regarding the Sde Teiman detention center. Halevi supported the arrest of soldiers suspected of abusing a Hamas prisoner, and was attacked by ministers, including Ben-Gvir.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, is being subjected to continuous artillery shelling by the Israeli occupation forces.
Al Jazeera report on a mother and 4 children burnt alive in a tent after an Israeli airstrike near Khan Younis.
Al Jazeera continue to tell the world of the genocide in Gaza 🇵🇸
Our mainstream media silence is intentional.
It makes them complicit.pic.twitter.com/hrkM7Ui6h2
— Howard Beckett (@BeckettUnite) August 8, 2024
ABC (citing Israeli official): Our army is coordinating with the Pentagon to prepare for scenarios to respond to Iran and Hezbollah. One of the red lines for us would be an attack targeting civilians.
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in Kissufim and Ein Hashlosha in the southern Gaza Strip.
PFLP: The decision of the Commissioner-General of UNRWA to expel the agency’s employees is a blatant bias towards the lies of the occupation.
Friday, August 9, 2:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We bombed the headquarters of the 769th Brigade in Kiryat Shmona with Falaq missiles.
ISRAELI ARMY: 12 soldiers injured in Gaza battles in the last 24 hours.
HEZBOLLAH: We attacked the headquarters of the Coastal Battalion of the Western Brigade in Lyman with drones, and that it caused casualties among soldiers as a result.
‘Flagrant Violation’ – Palestine Seeks ICC Arrest Warrant against Smotrich’s Call to Starve Gazans
ISRAELI MEDIA: Kiryat Shmona Municipality calls on residents to stay near protected areas.
WALL STREET JOURNAL (citing senior US official): There is still a lot of work to do to overcome the complex issues between Israel and Hamas.
BORRELL: EU joins mediators in calling for ceasefire deal.
TURKISH FM: Netanyahu’s government must be stopped.
RUSSIA: We are communicating with Iran and other parties to prevent escalation.
Friday, August 9, 1:00 pm (GMT+2)
US EMBASSY IN LEBANON: The US Embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut issued another reminder saying it encourages those wishing to leave Lebanon to book any available travel ticket.
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army assesses its preparations to respond to threats in the region.
IRGC: Our Navy has acquired radar systems and electronic warfare systems.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted a Zionist force in Rafah and killed and wounded them.
WALL STREET JOURNAL: 44 Palestinian detainees while in Israeli military custody between October 7 and July 2.
Friday, August 9, 12:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona and a number of towns in the eastern sector of the border with Lebanon.
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers with missiles in the vicinity of the Matla site, confirming that it achieved a “direct hit.”
CHANNEL 12: Netanyahu’s approval to resume negotiations to complete the exchange deal was due to American pressure.
LEBANESE FM: The Lebanese Foreign Minister confirmed that his country’s government supports the Qatari-American-Egyptian statement, saying that “the efforts of the leaders of these countries deserve praise.”
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir signed an extension of the decision to ban visits to Palestinian prisoners.
Wasting Away – Israel Imposes Starvation Policies on Palestinian Detainees
Friday, August 9, 11:00 am (GMT+2)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling targets the Al-Zana area east of Khan Yunis.
SMOTRICH: I demand that the Prime Minister not approve the proposed ceasefire agreement. We must not fall into the trap of intermediary countries trying to impose a surrender agreement on us.
MEDICAL SOURCES: Eight Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids on central and southern Gaza Strip since dawn today.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: 18 Palestinians were injured in an Israeli bombardment of a house east of Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip.
AL-JAZEERA: Two people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon.
Friday, August 9, 09:30 am (GMT+2)
KAN: Residents of border towns with Lebanon are required to remain near safe places until further notice.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Artillery shelling targeted areas in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Friday, August 9, 08:00 am (GMT+2)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces are firing in eastern Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.
Breaking | Israeli occupation artillery and aircraft relentlessly bombard Wadi al-Salqa area, east of Deir al-Balah. pic.twitter.com/YRGDdFSyta
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 8, 2024
Friday, August 9, 07:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in Ashkelon and Zikim in southern Israel.
ISRAELI ARMY: An officer from the Nahal Brigade was seriously injured during battles that took place yesterday in the southern Gaza Strip.
Friday, August 9, 06:00 am (GMT+2)
AMBREY: A commercial vessel was hit by a drone about 58 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen.
Friday, August 9, 05:00 am (GMT+2)
KAN: A military vehicle overturned near Metulla, in northern Israel, resulting in ten soldiers being injured.
Friday, August 9, 04:00 am (GMT+2)
KAN: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin informed his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, about the changes regarding the locations of US forces.
Friday, August 9, 03:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Three people were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Four martyrs and a number of wounded arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah as a result of the targeting of the Matar family home west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/8gcpLWMCBS
— عبدالله العطار (@abdallahatar) August 9, 2024
Friday, August 9, 02:00 am (GMT+2)
SENIOR US OFFICIAL:
The desire and intention of the Emir of Qatar, the President of Egypt, and President Biden is to put negotiations back on track.
The time is right for this initiative on Gaza and we look forward to the meetings next week.
NETANYAHU’S OFFICE: We will send the negotiating team for the exchange deal on August 15.
Friday, August 9, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
CNN: CNN quoted an American official and a Western intelligence official as confirming that concerns about a move by Hezbollah against Israel are greater than concerns about Iran.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Three Palestinians were killed and others were injured after the Israeli occupation bombed a house in the town of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
“ABC (citing Israeli official): Our army is coordinating with the Pentagon to prepare for scenarios to respond to Iran and Hezbollah. One of the red lines for us would be an attack targeting civilians.”
So “Israeli” officials are fine about killing Palestinian civilians and killing “Israeli” civilians (Hannibal, etc.) but, now, “Israel” found a “red line”: Resistance causalities civilians. But, if a Nerf Dome interceptor drops – “accidentally” – on some “Israelis”, fine, friendly fire. Madness.