2023-11-16 08:19:00
Three men killed who attacked security post in Jerusalem
Three men who attacked a checkpoint linking Jerusalem to the occupied West Bank on Thursday were killed, Israeli police said.
“All three attackers this morning are dead,” said a police spokesman.
Israeli emergency services reported four injuries among members of the security forces.
The Israeli army gained operational control of the Gaza port
The Israeli army gained operational control of the Gaza port
The Israeli military announced that its troops had taken “operational control” of the Gaza port, a key piece of infrastructure in the Palestinian territory where Israel is fighting a war with Hamas terrorists.
“In recent days, in a joint operation, soldiers… took operational control of the Gaza port, which was controlled by the Hamas terrorist organization,” the Israeli military said in a statement. “All buildings in the port area were evacuated.”
The military added that forces discovered regarding 10 tunnel shafts and destroyed them, and took control of four buildings that Hamas used to house its infrastructure.
“The forces eliminated 10 terrorists and cleared all buildings in the dock area,” the IDF said.
The UN calls for an international investigation into violations of humanitarian law
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. EFE/ Zipi Aragón
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday called for an international investigation following “extremely serious allegations” of violations of international law in the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement HamAs.
“The extremely serious accusations of multiple and serious violations of international humanitarian law, whoever the perpetrators, demand a rigorous investigation and the clarification of responsibilities,” declared Volker Türk, adding that “an international investigation is necessary.”
Germany dismantled an Islamist association suspected of having ties to the terrorist group Hezbollah
Germany dismantled an Islamist association suspected of having ties to the terrorist group Hezbollah. (REUTERS/Max Schwarz)
The German Police carried out raids this Thursday in seven regions once morest an Islamist association suspected of having ties to the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, reported the Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser.
“At a time when many Jews feel especially threatened,” Germany “will not tolerate either Islamist propaganda or anti-Semitic incitement hostile to Israel,” declared Faeser, who specified that the Islamic Center of Hamburg and five affiliated groups were the target of the operations.
He stressed that the suspicions once morest the “Islamic Center of Hamburg” are “serious” and specified that it has been under observation for some time by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution – the secret services of the Interior – and is classified as Islamist.
At least seven injured during a gun attack on a checkpoint south of Jerusalem
According to authorities, one of the attackers was killed at the scene of the shooting.
At least five injured during a gun attack on a checkpoint south of Jerusalem. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
At least seven people were injured this Thursday, one of them in critical condition, in an armed attack in southern Jerusalem, the Israel Police reported, specifying that three attackers were “neutralized.”
Israel Defense Forces seize Hamas weapons and explosives in overnight operation in Gaza Strip
The Israel Defense Forces seized Hamas weapons and explosives in an overnight operation in the Gaza Strip. (Archyde.com)
The Nahal Brigade of the Israeli Army, through its reconnaissance units, located and neutralized an arsenal of weapons and equipment belonging to the Hamas naval forces in the al-Shati field, in Gaza City, according to the Defense Forces. From Israel.
In the operation, diving equipment, firearms and explosive devices were seized. Additionally, the Israeli army reported that paratroopers discovered more weapons and explosives in the northern Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday, following a clash with Hamas militants.
Among the confiscated material were suicide vests, other types of explosives, grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and intelligence documents, according to Israeli military sources.
Israel bombed the house of Hamas political leader exiled in Qatar, Ismail Haniyeh
The Israeli Air Force bombed the home of exiled Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army reported this Thursday.
According to a military statement, the building was used as a “terrorist infrastructure” and served as a “meeting center” for the leaders of the Islamist movement, which de facto controls the Palestinian enclave.
The Israel Defense Forces released images of the bombing, which occurred overnight, as part of the Israeli air offensive once morest Gaza.
Hamas had previously reported that Israel had attacked two other homes of Haniyeh and his relatives, but this is the first confirmed assault by the army once morest the group’s leader.
Biden said he remains hopeful of reaching an agreement for the release of Hamas hostages in Gaza
The president also confirmed that Washington spoke with Israel “to be extremely careful” in its military siege of the Al Shifa hospital.
Biden said he remains hopeful of an agreement for the release of the Hamas hostages in Gaza (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday in California that he harbors some hope that an agreement will be reached to free hostages held by Hamas since its bloody October 7 attack on Israel.
A man was arrested following crashing his car into a security barrier at the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo
A police officer was injured in the hand, while the driver was arrested on suspicion of obstructing official duties.
A 50-year-old man was arrested in Japan following ramming his car into a security barrier at the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)
The Japanese Police arrested this Thursday a man who crashed his car into a fence near the Israeli Embassy in Japan, a place where protests have been recorded in recent days to reject the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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