Israel forces raid occupied West Bank as Gaza carnage continues
- Israel’s military intensifies incursions in the occupied West Bank as its war on Gaza kills more Palestinian civilians.
- Amnesty International condemns the US House of Representatives for voting to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials over issuing war crimes arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.
A look at hypocritical US stance on Sudan vs Gaza genocide
We’ve compared and contrasted how the United States says the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan have committed genocide while at the same time failing to recognise Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Israel’s army says 73 arrested in occupied West Bank in past week
A statement by the Israeli military says several Palestinian fighters have also been killed in the operations conducted in the past week in the occupied Palestinian territory.
It added that troops confiscated seven weapons and funds used by Palestinian fighters.
Israel conducts new attack on Gaza City: Civil Defence
Gaza’s rescue service says in a brief statement on Telegram that the Israeli forces bombed of a group of Palestinians near the Shujayea roundabout in the east of Gaza City.
Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41%: Study
An official Palestinian tally of deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza likely undercounted the toll by 41 percent in the first nine months of the conflict as healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to new research.
A peer-reviewed statistical analysis published in The Lancet journal on Thursday was conducted by academics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Yale University, and other institutions. The study’s death toll estimate is 64,260 while the official figure was 37,877.
Israeli military attacks southern Lebanese town
The town of Aita al-Shaab in the Bint Jbeil region has been hit by Israeli artillery, according to Lebanon’s official news agency.
Israeli soldiers also carried out an attack with assault weapons in the town’s neighbourhoods, the National News Agency reported.
Since a ceasefire with Hezbollah in November, Israeli troops remain in the south, demolishing homes and other infrastructure. They’ve also prevented people from returning to their homes.
Israel is supposed to withdraw its troops from south Lebanon within 60 days of the November 27 agreement, to be replaced by UN peacekeepers followed by the Lebanese army. But Israel claims Hezbollah infrastructure in the south and efforts to rebuild may push back the timeline for withdrawal.
Shin Bet chief wants ‘reality-changing move’ in occupied West Bank
The head of Israel’s internal security agency Shin Bet has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to greenlight a major military offensive in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli media outlets report that Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar called for the army operation at a meeting with Netanyahu, ministers and security officials after a shooting incident on Monday. Three Israelis were killed and eight others wounded near the illegal West Bank settlement of Kedumim.
“Israel should learn from October 7 and not allow the intensification of these terrorist elements,” Bar was quoted as saying in a Channel 12 news report.
“Therefore, a broad, reality-changing move must be initiated that will collapse and eliminate the phenomenon of the armed Palestinian battalions … in order to ensure our freedom of operation there.”
