YEMENI MEDIA: Ansarallah spokesperson, Yahya Saree, announced that the group’s missile force carried out a sophisticated military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport in the Yafa region. The operation, using a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile, according to Saree, ‘successfully achieved its goal.’

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was evacuated from the Knesset to a protected area after sirens sounded in Jerusalem following the launch of a rocket from Yemen. Netanyahu was attending a Knesset session set to vote on one of the 2025 budget laws.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Channel 12 reported that the rocket fired from Yemen was intercepted after it entered Israeli airspace, contrary to the army’s statement that it was intercepted before entering the airspace.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Channel 12 reported that a plane traveling from London to land at Ben Gurion Airport altered its course at the last minute after air raid sirens were activated in Tel Aviv. The airport resumed operations after a brief disruption caused by the siren alerts.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli emergency services reported that 13 individuals were injured while heading to shelters after sirens were activated due to a rocket launch from Yemen.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli airstrikes on both northern and southern Gaza have resulted in 22 killed, dozens injured, and several others missing, according to reports from Palestinian media.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis, southern Gaza, have resulted in six civilians being killed and several others injured.

Israeli Airstrike Kills Foreign UN Worker, Injures Five in Gaza

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces carried out two airstrikes on Khirbat al-Adas, north of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Several civilians were killed and others injured following an Israeli airstrike on a home in the town of Al-Fukhari, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 53 Palestinians, UN Agency Headquarters Bombed

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike on the eastern area of Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Benny Gantz, Israel’s opposition leader criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating that a strong leader should focus on recovering hostages and combating enemies, not on the Shin Bet, the military, and the judiciary.

Gantz added that Netanyahu is acting like an anarchist, not as a leader of the entire country. He warned that Netanyahu’s campaign to delegitimize state institutions due to his personal and legal situation is dangerous, weakening the people and crushing all governing systems.

Gantz emphasized that what is happening in Israel is not majority rule, but majority tyranny, and concluded, “Netanyahu is driving us towards the abyss.”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the southeastern areas of Gaza City.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the northwestern areas of Beit Lahiya, located in the northern Gaza Strip.

Latest Gaza Airstrikes Result in ‘Largest Single-Day Child Death Toll in Past Year’ – UNICEF

AL-JAZEERA: French President Emmanuel Macron stated that he discussed the Middle East with Saudi Crown Prince and condemned the resumption of airstrikes on Gaza.

Macron emphasized that France and Saudi Arabia will collaborate to “reopen the necessary political horizon” for the situation in Gaza.

He further noted that the two-state solution conference, which he will co-chair, aims to create a political pathway that benefits both Israelis and Palestinians.

Global Legal Coalition Launched to Prosecute Israeli War Crimes Suspects

FRENCH MEDIA: French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the resumption of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Macron also called for a return to the ceasefire, which he described as essential for the release of all detainees and the protection of civilians.

AL-JAZEERA: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that he was shocked by the targeting of a UN compound in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Airstrike Kills Foreign UN Worker, Injures Five in Gaza

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli media reported that police arrested 12 Israelis during their participation in protests denouncing the decision to dismiss the Shin Bet chief.

ISRAELI MEDIA:

A statement from the families of Israeli prisoners in Gaza:

Military pressure does not bring back the captives, and we know this from past experiences.

Military operations endanger the lives of the captives and directly harm them.

Return all the captives now without pressure or stages.

AL-JAZEERA:

Hisham Mehanna, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza, told Al Jazeera:

Hospitals in the Strip are suffering from a severe shortage of medical teams and medicines.

We warn of the risk of sliding into a devastating humanitarian crisis in the Strip due to the blockade.

Targeting humanitarian teams in the Strip is extremely dangerous.

The humanitarian solution is not a magic key, and the political solution is the right path.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Jeremy Salt delves into the brutal reality of Gaza’s genocide, uncovering how Western complicity and Israel’s unchecked power have perpetuated a crisis that echoes the darkest chapters of history and threatens global peace.

From the Nakba to Gaza: ‘Exterminate All the Brutes!’

US STATE DEPARTMENT:

A temporary plan to extend the ceasefire in Gaza is still on the table, confirming that the opportunity for a prisoner exchange deal in Gaza still exists “but is fading quickly.”

We stand with Israel in all circumstances and will continue working to end the conflict.

President Trump does not want a day or a week of peace in the Middle East but a permanent solution.

HAMAS STATEMENT:

The ground incursion into central Gaza is a new and dangerous violation of the ceasefire agreement.

We reaffirm our commitment to the signed ceasefire agreement and call on mediating and guarantor parties to take responsibility for curbing violations.

We call on mediating parties to compel Netanyahu to retreat from violations and hold him accountable for any repercussions.

The repeated Zionist threats by the war minister to displace our people reveal the depth of the crisis facing Netanyahu’s government.

Zionist threats will not weaken the resolve of our Palestinian people or their adherence to their land and national rights.

Our Palestinian people will remain steadfast on their land, clinging to their rights, and will thwart all attempts at forced or voluntary displacement.

We say it clearly: No migration except to Jerusalem.

 

AL-QUDS BRIGADES – Nablus Battalion: “Our fighters are targeting Israeli occupation forces and their vehicles raiding the Al-Ein camp in Nablus.”

AL-JAZEERA: 14 Palestinians were martyred and 30 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a mourning house in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip.

REUTERS: Airstrikes targeted the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday evening.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

Israel announced on Wednesday that its army had launched a limited ground operation in the Gaza Strip, while continued airstrikes resulted in more Palestinian casualties.

According to an Israeli army statement, the operation aims to expand its defensive perimeter and establish a dividing line between the northern and southern parts of Gaza. The statement also noted that Israeli forces had advanced and extended control over the central Netzarim axis.

Israel Launches ‘Limited Ground Operation’ in Central Gaza, Advances in Netzarim

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation army announced in a statement that it has begun a limited ground operation in central Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

A worldwide legal coalition dedicated to holding accountable Israeli and dual national individuals alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza has been launched.

The Global 195 initiative, spearheaded by the International Center of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), “establishes a global network of accountability” which will ensure that domestic and international legal mechanisms are utilized to pursue individuals suspected of war crimes, wherever they may be, according to a press statement.

Global Legal Coalition Launched to Prosecute Israeli War Crimes Suspects

AL-JAZEERA: Medical sources told Al Jazeera that 451 people have been martyred in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since dawn on Tuesday.

TIMES OF ISRAEL: A US official told the Times of Israel that Washington has toughened its tone against the Palestinian Authority but continues to fund its security forces.

AL-JAZEERA: The death toll has risen to six after the occupation bombed a civilian vehicle in the Masbah area, north of Rafah city.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

The head of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Jorge Moreira da Silva, confirmed on Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike targeted a UN facility in Gaza, killing one worker and injuring five others.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza had reported earlier on Wednesday that six foreign staff members working for UN agencies were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for treatment.

Israeli Airstrike Kills Foreign UN Worker, Injures Five in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS:

The United Nations announced the death of one of its staff members and the injury of five others in Gaza, which has been under Israeli aggression since dawn yesterday, resulting in hundreds of casualties.

The Executive Director of the UN Office stated during a press conference in Brussels that one of their colleagues was killed and five others were seriously injured in a bombing in Gaza.

The UN official added that the targeted site in Gaza was in an isolated area of the Strip, expressing shock over the attack on a UN-affiliated team in Gaza.

 

 

 

 

AL-JAZEERA: Five Palestinians were martyred and several others injured after the occupation bombed a civilian vehicle in the Masbah area, north of Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip.

HAMAS STATEMENT:

The Israeli enemy continues its brutal aggression on Gaza, targeting innocent civilians and humanitarian workers.

the occupation’s attack on a facility housing foreign workers from UN institutions in Deir al-Balah resulted in the death of one staff member and the injury of five others.

This crime is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and aims to terrorize relief workers and deter them from performing their duties.

An international humanitarian worker was killed and five others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a UN facility in central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/7xdcwpSdlm

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 19, 2025

ABC NEWS: An Israeli official told ABC News that the renewed Israeli strikes on Hamas in Gaza will continue until the remaining captives are released.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Thousands of protesters are demonstrating near the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his personal home in Jerusalem.

HAMAS: Hamas condoled Islamic Jihad and the Al-Quds Brigades over the martyrdom of Naji Abu Youssef, the spokesperson for the Al-Quds Brigades.

‘Take Off the Garment of Slavery’ – Abu Hamza in His Own Words

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A new Israeli airstrike on Al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The death toll has risen to 436 since Israel resumed its attacks on Gaza yesterday.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Gaza Health Ministry announced the death of one and the injury of five foreign UN workers after the occupation bombed their headquarters in central Gaza on Wednesday.

ISRAELI MEDIA: According to Israel’s Channel 13, the Israeli government will hold a session tomorrow, Thursday, to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar before the cabinet meeting.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 12 reported that protesters in Jerusalem have blocked four sites in the city.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement has confirmed the true identity of its military wing spokesman, Abu Hamza, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday evening.

The attack was part of ongoing Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the deaths of more than 400 Palestinians, including nearly 200 children.

In a statement, the movement announced that Abu Hamza was Naji Abu Seif. Several of his family members were killed alongside him, including his wife Shaimaa Abu Seif, his brother Ghassan Maher Abu Seif, his sister-in-law Sara Abu Seif, and their children.

Below are some of Abu Hamza’s most notable statements.

‘Take Off the Garment of Slavery’ – Abu Hamza in His Own Words

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a young Palestinian man, and injured and arrested others during raids in several areas of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

One Palestinian Killed in Nablus as Israeli Raids in West Bank Continue

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Two Palestinians were killed and several injured following an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: The spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense told Al Jazeera that the occupation has intensified its raids across various areas of the Strip, resulting in martyrs.

AL-JAZEERA: Medical sources told Al Jazeera that 27 Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE:

The continued closure of crossings and the prevention of aid entry threaten a catastrophic collapse of the humanitarian situation.

The Strip has entered the first stages of famine after nearly two million people have completely lost their food security.

The coming days will be catastrophic and dangerous unless the occupation’s aggression stops.

We hold the Israeli occupation and the U.S. administration responsible for the ongoing genocide.

HAMAS STATEMENT:

Hamas stated that the occupation “continues to commit crimes against our people in the West Bank amid horrific massacres targeting our people in Gaza.”

Hamas called on the masses in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and occupied territories to escalate the general mobilization and continue the uprising against the occupation.

It also urged the youth to continue confronting the occupation by all available means, affirming the message of strength and resilience.

AL-JAZEERA: An Al Jazeera correspondent reported casualties in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Benny Gantz, leader of the Israeli opposition party “State Camp,” stated that what is happening now is not majority rule but the tyranny of the majority, referring to the ruling coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli drone strike on the University College of Applied Sciences, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

A young girl was just killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

The death toll keeps rising. pic.twitter.com/NTj8MEbvc7

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 19, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Army Radio reported that an Israeli reserve officer in the intelligence branch was dismissed after refusing to return to fight in Gaza.

EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF: Kaja Kallas stated that she informed Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that the situation in Gaza is “unacceptable.” She emphasized that the EU conveyed a clear message to Israel that its actions are not acceptable.

MEDICAL SOURCES (to Al-Jazeera): 24 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn today.

YEMENI MEDIA: US airstrikes targeted Saada, Hodeidah, and other areas in Yemen.

Yemeni media: US airstrikes hit Saada, Hodeidah, and other areas in Yemen. pic.twitter.com/TDbGN2fMfC

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 19, 2025

AL-JAZEERA:

Dr. Al-Hams stated that anyone seriously injured in Gaza is doomed to die due to the lack of medical resources.

Water refineries have completely stopped, posing a particular risk to kidney patients.

He described the situation as the occupation’s revenge on Gaza’s people, cutting off medical services entirely.

The lives of around 25,000 patients are at risk due to shortages of food and water.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Army Radio reported that the highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem was closed due to protests against the dismissal of Shinbet chief Ronen Bar.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: One Palestinian was killed, and others were injured in an Israeli strike targeting civilians on Salah al-Din Street in Nuseirat camp, central Gaza.

Palestinian children were wounded when a tent was bombed in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/rahbaXK8R2

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 19, 2025

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli forces.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Channel 12 reported that protesters gathered at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem to join a demonstration against the dismissal of Shinbet chief Ronen Bar.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: One Palestinian was killed, and others were injured and arrested during Israeli raids on Al-Ein, Balata, and Askar camps in Nablus.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: The highway leading to Jerusalem was closed due to protests against the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that Israeli jets attacked around 20 targets in Gaza last night

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery targeted central and southern Rafah in Gaza.

PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT: Two bodies and six injured people were recovered after an airstrike in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza.

Grieving mothers cry out in anguish after their sons were killed by Israeli airstrikes last night.

Heart-wrenching scenes as families say their final goodbyes amid tears and sorrow. pic.twitter.com/HYR4j4W2N2

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 19, 2025

BLOOMBERG: David Lammy stated that depriving civilians of humanitarian aid is difficult to reconcile with international humanitarian law. He called the blocking of aid to Gaza unacceptable and emphasized the need for its flow to resume.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid alled on the public to take to the streets against Netanyahu’s government, stating that there are no red lines for this government.

THE TIMES: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer rebuked Foreign Secretary David Lammy after he twice accused Israel of war crimes in the House of Commons. Oxfam criticized the government’s backtracking on Lammy’s statements as Israel resumed bombing and displacement in Gaza.

US MEDIA:

Pro-Palestinian activists led a large protest in Chicago, Illinois, denouncing Israel’s renewed aggression on Gaza. Protesters gathered outside the Israeli consulate, raising Palestinian flags and demanding an end to the killing of innocents in Gaza with US approval.

Activists organized protests in US cities, including Seattle, San Francisco, and Milwaukee, denouncing Israel’s renewed aggression on Gaza, which has killed and injured hundreds, mostly children and women. Protesters demanded an end to arming Israel during its genocide in Gaza and the release of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces raided the town of Silwad, north of Ramallah, and searched several homes.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to reinstate Itamar Ben-Gvir as National Security Minister.