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Israeli army targets Gaza journalists over hunger reports
Israeli army targets Gaza journalists over hunger reports

Middle East Eye

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • Middle East Eye

Israeli army targets Gaza journalists over hunger reports

The Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, has released a video threatening Gaza-based journalists covering the hunger crisis, including Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif. Adraee dismissed the reports as 'a fabricated and deceitful Hamas theatrical performance'. In response, al-Sharif posted on X, calling the accusations part of Israel's ongoing effort to 'silence the truth' and 'cover up a genocide unfolding in real time'.

Israel issues evacuation order in central Gaza
Israel issues evacuation order in central Gaza

Qatar Tribune

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • Qatar Tribune

Israel issues evacuation order in central Gaza

The Israeli military has issued a new forced evacuation warning for the Palestinians in central Gaza, ordering them to move south to al-Mawasi, an area Israel has regularly attacked despite declaring it a 'safe zone'. Thousands of leaflets were dropped over Deir el-Balah on Sunday, telling displaced families living in tents in several densely populated parts of the city to leave immediately. The Israeli military warned of imminent action against Hamas fighters in the area as it continued its deadly attacks on unarmed and starving civilians desperately looking for food, killing dozens of Palestinians on Sunday, at least 73 of them aid seekers in northern Gaza. In a post on X, the military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the Deir el-Balah area should leave immediately. (Agencies) page 5

Israel issues fresh evacuation order in central Gaza
Israel issues fresh evacuation order in central Gaza

Qatar Tribune

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • Qatar Tribune

Israel issues fresh evacuation order in central Gaza

The Israeli military has issued a new forced evacuation warning for the Palestinians in central Gaza, ordering them to move south to al-Mawasi, an area Israel has regularly attacked despite declaring it a 'safe zone'. Thousands of leaflets were dropped over Deir el-Balah on Sunday, telling displaced families living in tents in several densely populated parts of the city to leave immediately. The Israeli military warned of imminent action against Hamas fighters in the area as it continued its deadly attacks on unarmed and starving civilians desperately looking for food, killing dozens of Palestinians on Sunday, at least 73 of them aid seekers in northern Gaza. In a post on X, the military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the Deir el-Balah area should leave immediately. Israel was 'expanding its activities' around Deir el-Balah, including 'in an area where it has not operated before', Adraee said, telling Palestinians to 'move south towards the al-Mawasi area' on the Mediterranean coast 'for your safety'. Al Jazeera's Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah, said the area targeted by Israel is densely populated and it would be 'impossible' for the affected residents to leave on short notice. 'Palestinians here are refusing to leave and say they are going to stay in their houses because even the areas designated as safe by the Israeli army have been targeted,' she said. (Agencies)

Israeli call to evacuate central Gaza ahead of new offensive
Israeli call to evacuate central Gaza ahead of new offensive

L'Orient-Le Jour

time2 days ago

  • Health
  • L'Orient-Le Jour

Israeli call to evacuate central Gaza ahead of new offensive

The Israeli army on Sunday urged civilians to evacuate central Gaza, announcing an operation targeting Hamas fighters in an area of the Palestinian territory 'where it had never operated before.' In a message posted on X, the Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, called on residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the Deir al-Balah area to leave immediately. Israel is 'expanding its operations' around Deir al-Balah, 'including into a zone where it had not previously operated,' he said. He urged civilians to 'move south, to the al-Mawassi area' on the coast 'for their safety.' In nearly 22 months of war, the vast majority of Gaza's more than two million residents have been displaced at least once. In January, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that over 80% of the war-ravaged, starving Palestinian territory remained under active Israeli evacuation orders. UNRWA: One million children starving Meanwhile, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) accused Israel of 'starving civilians,' including one million children in Gaza, through a blockade restricting the delivery of essential aid to the enclave. In a post on X, UNRWA called on Israel to lift the siege and allow the agency to deliver food and medicine. Gaza's Health Ministry also announced that three trucks from the World Health Organization (WHO), carrying medical supplies — but no food — were expected to enter the enclave during the day. In a statement, the ministry said the trucks are of 'great importance' for Gaza's medical facilities. 'The Ministry of Health calls on honorable citizens, all dignitaries, families, and concerned parties to do everything possible to protect the convoy by not approaching the trucks, and to ensure their safe arrival at hospitals to save the lives of patients and the wounded,' the statement added. Ground operations in Jabalia In Israel, the families of hostages still held in Gaza expressed concern over the consequences of the expanding offensive. A relatives' association urged Israeli authorities to 'urgently explain to citizens and families the combat plan and how it protects the hostages.' On the ground, Gaza's Civil Defense told AFP on Sunday that seven people were killed overnight in new Israeli strikes on Gaza City and in the south of the territory. The Israeli army said it had intensified its ground operations in Jabalia, claiming to have killed 'dozens of terrorists' and dismantled 'hundreds of terrorist infrastructures,' including tunnels extending 2.7 kilometers at a depth of 20 attacks across Gaza have killed 54 people, including 51 aid seekers, since dawn on Sunday, medical sources told al-Jazeera's correspondent on the ground in the Strip. Protest in Tel Aviv As Israel and Hamas continue indirect negotiations toward a possible truce, hundreds of people gathered Saturday evening in Tel Aviv, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump to secure the release of the hostages and end the war. Of the 251 people kidnapped in Israel during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 attack — which triggered the war — 49 remain held in Gaza. The Israeli army has declared 27 of them dead. The Oct. 7 attack left 1,219 people dead on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.

Concrete factory blown up by Israeli army in Yaroun
Concrete factory blown up by Israeli army in Yaroun

L'Orient-Le Jour

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • L'Orient-Le Jour

Concrete factory blown up by Israeli army in Yaroun

Amid intensified Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon, new attacks were reported late Sunday. Three Israeli artillery shells targeted the outskirts of the town of Kfar Shuba (Hasbaya district), according to our correspondent in the south. The Israeli army also destroyed a concrete factory in Yaroun, in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon, overnight from Saturday to Sunday after infiltrating Lebanese territory, according to sources from our correspondent in the South, Muntasser Abdallah. Later in the day, an Israeli drone dropped leaflets over the town claiming that the demolished factory had been 'working for the benefit of Hezbollah.' The explosion occurred amid ongoing Israeli artillery fire reported throughout the night in southern Lebanon. According to our correspondent, around 3 a.m., two loud explosions were heard in the Bint Jbeil area during the detonation of the factory, sparking panic in nearby villages. Several hours later, an Israeli drone dropped leaflets over Yaroun — a village heavily damaged in the last war between Hezbollah and Israel — to justify the destruction of the facility. 'There is no economic benefit to cooperating with Hezbollah. This site was working for Hezbollah, which continues to threaten the region and drag it into danger,' the leaflets read. On Saturday evening around 9 p.m., two Israeli patrol boats crossed the maritime buoy line demarcating the exclusive economic zones of Lebanon and Israel and approached a Lebanese fishing boat off the coast of Naqoura (Sour district). An Israeli drone then dropped a stun grenade near the Lebanese vessel. Overnight strikes At around 10 p.m., Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab (Sour) multiple times. Other artillery strikes targeted the periphery of Aitaroun (Bint Jbeil), using incendiary shells that ignited fires. Separately, Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced late Saturday night on X that Israeli forces had 'conducted a strike and eliminated Ahmad Mohammad Salah,' identified as 'the commander of Hezbollah's unit in charge of the Yohmor area' in the Nabatiyeh district. According to the statement, Salah had been working on reconstructing Hezbollah infrastructure in the area. Salah was reportedly killed earlier Saturday in a drone strike while riding a motorcycle in Yohmor al-Chaqif, according to our sources. Another man was killed earlier that day in a separate drone strike on Khiam (Marjayoun), which the Israeli army claimed targeted a 'member of the Radwan Force,' Hezbollah's elite unit. Since the cease-fire that took effect on Nov. 27, the Israeli army has conducted near-daily airstrikes on Lebanon — primarily in the South and the Bekaa — killing more than 270 people. Israeli forces continue to occupy five positions inside Lebanese territory along the border, from which they launch attacks and conduct regular incursions into southern villages.

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