Sunday, January 5, 2025
12:33 GMT — Israel keeps pounding Gaza, kills at least 23 Palestinians
Gaza's civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory had killed at least 23 people.
At least 11 people were killed in an air strike on a house in northern Gaza's Sheikh Radwan area, civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said, adding that the dead included women and children.
In a separate strike, five people were killed when the house of the Abu Jarbou family was struck in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the civil defence said.
Another strike killed four people in the town of Jabalia, the agency added.
1259 GMT — At least 8 Palestinians killed as Israeli warplanes pound Gaza
At least eight Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, medics said.
Four people lost their lives and several others were wounded in Israeli shelling of a group of civilians in Jabalia in northern Gaza, a medical source said, adding that another Palestinian was killed in Israeli bombardment in the same town.
The Civil Defence Agency said the body of a Palestinian was recovered and several people were wounded after an Israeli strike that reduced a home to rubble in the southern city of Khan Younis.
Another Palestinian was killed in a drone strike in the Shabura refugee camp in central Rafah in southern Gaza, he added.
Civil defence crews also recovered the body of a Palestinian man after an Israeli strike in northern Gaza, the agency said.
11:32 GMT — Scores protest in Tel Aviv to condemn Israel’s genocidal war, death of children in Gaza
Scores of Israelis demonstrated outside the Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv to condemn Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
“Killers of children,” chanted protesters as soldiers entered the Kirya base, which houses the Defence Ministry headquarters, Israel’s Army Radio reported.
11:25 GMT — Illegal Israeli settler injured in alleged knife attack in occupied West Bank
An illegal Israeli settler was injured in an alleged stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli media.
A woman was stabbed in the central town of Deir Qaddis near the Modiin Illit settlement, west of Ramallah, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.
Israeli Channel 12 said the Israeli army imposed a security cordon around the town and launched a manhunt for the attacker.
11:03 GMT — Palestinian man shot during an Israeli raid in the West Bank, Fatah says
A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Fatah party has said in a statement.
The Israeli military blamed the man and it "confiscated four weapons, thousands of shekels in terrorist funds, and dismantled an explosives manufacturing laboratory".
Palestinian media said Israeli forces opened fire on the home of a 37-year-old man in a town south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
The body was being held by Israel, the report said.
10:31 GMT — Israel kills 88 more Palestinians in Gaza within the past 24h
The death toll in Israel's war in Gaza has risen to 45,805, with 88 more people killed in the last 24 hours, the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave has said.
Additionally, 208 people were wounded in attacks carried out by the Israeli army in various parts of Gaza, the ministry reported.
The statement noted that the total number of wounded from Israeli invasion has increased to 109,064.
The ministry also reiterated that bodies remain trapped under rubble and along roadsides.
However, it said, medical teams and civil defence officials are unable to recover them due to obstacles imposed by Israeli forces.
10:12 GMT — Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on power plant in northern Israel
Yemen’s Houthi group has said that it targeted a power plant in Haifa in northern Israel amid escalation over Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Military spokesman Yahya Saree said a hypersonic ballistic missile was fired at the Orot Rabin power station in southern Haifa.
He said that the missile hit its target, without providing any details.
09:23 GMT — At least 2 Palestinians killed as Israeli warplanes pound Gaza
At least two Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, medics have said.
The Civil Defence Agency said the body of a Palestinian was recovered and several people were injured after an Israeli strike that reduced a home to rubble in the southern city of Khan Younis.
Another Palestinian was killed in Israeli bombardment in the northern town of Jabalia, a medical source said.
Artillery shelling also targeted northwestern Rafah in southern Gaza and the western and northern parts of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to witnesses.
No information about casualties was not yet available.
09:08 GMT — Israeli soldier flees Brazil amid Gaza war crimes investigation
An Israeli soldier accused of committing war crimes during the Gaza war has fled Brazil where authorities were pressing for an investigation, local media has said.
The investigation stems from a complaint filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a Belgium-based organisation advocating for justice for Palestinian victims, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN said.
According to Israeli Channel 12, the complaint includes over 500 pages of evidence, including videos, geolocation data, and open-source intelligence, linking the soldier to destruction in Gaza.
HRF called for the soldier’s immediate detention to prevent his escape or the destruction of evidence, the channel said.
Despite a court order, the soldier, identified as a reservist, managed to leave Brazil and is reportedly en route back to Israel, KAN said. Details about how he evaded arrest remain unclear.
The escape follows a series of similar incidents involving Israeli soldiers abroad.
09:23 GMT — At least 2 Palestinians killed as Israeli warplanes pound Gaza
At least two Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, medics have said.
The Civil Defence Agency said the body of a Palestinian was recovered and several people were injured after an Israeli strike that reduced a home to rubble in the southern city of Khan Younis.
Another Palestinian was killed in Israeli bombardment in the northern town of Jabalia, a medical source said.
Artillery shelling also targeted northwestern Rafah in southern Gaza and the western and northern parts of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to witnesses.
No information about casualties was not yet available.
02:03 GMT — Israeli negotiator says captives not priority for gov't: report
A family member of a hostage revealed that a senior Israeli negotiator said returning the captives is not the Benjamin Netanyahu government's top priority, but rather dismantling Hamas.
The official, according to Haaretz citing the relative who spoke before the Israeli negotiator left for Qatar last week, said that while Hamas' infrastructure in Gaza has been largely destroyed, the group's eradication will take time, requiring ongoing military operations.
The relative expressed concern over the government’s priorities, especially in light of troubling public statements by Israeli ministers, who did not clearly commit to the return of all captives.
The family member shared the emotional distress caused by the ministers' comments, stating, “We hear these statements and can't sleep at night.”
23:12 GMT — Israel military says missile from Yemen intercepted
The Israeli military has said that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, shortly after sirens sounded.
"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in Talmei Elazar, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory," the military said in a statement posted to Telegram.
21:08 GMT — Israel killed 10 journalists in December: syndicate
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has said Israel killed at least 10 journalists in December, WAFA news agency reported.
In a statement issued by the Syndicate's Freedoms Committee, it revealed that the Israeli military carried out 84 violations and crimes against Palestinian journalists during the previous month.
The agency said five of the victims were killed in a brutal attack while inside a live broadcast vehicle.
20:29 GMT — Gaza truce talks resume as Israel kills 30 in fresh strikes
Israel confirmed that negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal had resumed in Qatar, as rescuers said more than 30 people had been killed in fresh bombardment of the blockaded enclave.
The civil defence agency said a dawn air strike on the home of the al Ghoula family in Gaza City killed 11 people, seven of them children.
Katz said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given "detailed instructions for the continued negotiations".
07:00 GMT — Israel killed 184 Palestinians over past 3 days in Gaza
The Israeli army has killed 184 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others over the past three days, the Gaza Media Office said.
"In a dangerous and unethical escalation as usual, the Israeli occupation army carried out more than 94 strikes, bombardments, and crimes over the past 72 hours, targeting unarmed civilians and residential areas across Gaza governorates, particularly in Gaza City, in a brutal and deliberate manner," the office said in a statement.
"The attacks killed more than 184 Palestinians, including dozens whose bodies have not been retrieved due to the destruction of infrastructure and the inability to reach them under the rubble," the office added.
06:23 GMT — Israel military says missile from Yemen intercepted
The Israeli military has said that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, shortly after sirens sounded.
"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in Talmei Elazar, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory," the military said in a statement posted to Telegram.
05:21 GMT — Israel killed 10 journalists in December: syndicate
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has said Israel killed at least 10 journalists in December, WAFA news agency reported.
In a statement issued by the Syndicate's Freedoms Committee, it revealed that the Israeli military carried out 84 violations and crimes against Palestinian journalists during the previous month.
The agency said five of the victims were killed in a brutal attack while inside a live broadcast vehicle.
04:29 GMT — Gaza truce talks resume as Israel kills 30 in fresh strikes
Israel confirmed that negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal had resumed in Qatar, as rescuers said more than 30 people had been killed in fresh bombardment of the blockaded enclave.
The civil defence agency said a dawn air strike on the home of the al Ghoula family in Gaza City killed 11 people, seven of them children.
Katz said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given "detailed instructions for the continued negotiations".
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