Over the weekend, great news came from the Middle East!
According to the Israeli military, an air strike in eastern Lebanon on June 22nd killed a senior member of Hamas. On the same day, the Israeli air raid on Shati refugee camp in Gaza City caused heavy casualties. In addition, on the 22nd, a large number of Israelis held demonstrations in Tel Aviv, expressing their dissatisfaction with the Israeli government and demanding that the Israeli government immediately cease fire.
The British Maritime Trade Action Office announced that an accident occurred in the sea area 65 nautical miles west of the port of Hodeida, Yemen at around 6: 00 local time on the 23rd. A merchant ship reported being attacked by a drone, which caused damage to the ship and no casualties. The ship will continue to the next port of call. The British Maritime Trade Action Office said that relevant departments are investigating the incident.
In addition, in the early morning of the 23rd, the Iraqi militia "Islamic Resistance" claimed that drones were used to attack an "important target" in Eilat, a city in the Red Sea in southern Israel.
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon
On June 23rd, according to the Israel Times, the Israeli military said that on June 22nd, local time, the Israeli army carried out air strikes in eastern Lebanon, killing Ayman Gatma, a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). According to the report, Ayman Gatma is responsible for supplying weapons to Lebanese organizations such as Hamas.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the Israeli army attacked several armed military targets of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon that day, including military observation posts and military infrastructure. In addition, the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon was attacked by Israeli troops. Sidon is nearly 60 kilometers south of the temporary border between Lebanon and Israel and about 35 kilometers north of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. This is the first time that the city of Sidon has been attacked by Israeli troops since the outbreak of this round of temporary border conflict between Lebanon and Israel.
According to a report by the Lebanese National News Agency on the 22nd, Hezbollah armed forces in Lebanon claimed that they used missiles to attack a number of Israeli military targets on the Israeli side of the temporary border between Lebanon and Israel, including Israeli military posts and bases.
Recently, the tension between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has rapidly increased. On the 6th of this month, the Northern Command of the Israeli Army announced the completion of the deployment of a large-scale attack on Hezbollah. The Israeli army issued a statement on the 18th, saying that it had approved the plan to launch military operations in Lebanon. In this regard, the Hezbollah armed forces warned that they did not want the war to expand, but if Israel went to war with the Hezbollah armed forces, the armed forces would fight "unrestricted".
According to a report by CNN on the 22nd, a source said that the US side had assured Israel a few days ago that the US government was fully prepared to support Israel if it launched a full-scale war with Hezbollah. The United States will provide Israel with the necessary security assistance, but will not send ground troops.
Bomb many places in Gaza.
On the evening of 22nd local time, Israeli troops bombed a house in Darragi block east of Gaza city in Gaza, killing three people. So far, since the morning of 22nd local time, the death toll caused by Israeli bombing of many places in Gaza has risen to 43.
According to CCTV news, on the 22nd local time, Israeli air raid on Shati refugee camp in Gaza City caused heavy casualties. Palestinian media said that the number of casualties is expected to rise. Local residents expressed indignation at the wanton bombing and attacks on civilians by the Israeli army. They say that the Israeli army can fight wherever it wants. The United States always keeps saying that Israel should stop its actions, but at the same time it provides Israel with weapons to attack civilians.
On June 22nd, the health department in Gaza issued a statement saying that 101 people were killed and 169 injured in the military operations carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza in the past 24 hours. Since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on October 7 last year, Israeli military operations in the Gaza have killed 37,551 Palestinians and injured 85,911 others.
On the evening of 22nd, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that an Israeli armored soldier was killed in a military operation in the south of Gaza earlier that day. According to Israeli military statistics, since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on October 7 last year, the total number of Israeli soldiers killed has reached 665.
On the 22nd, a large number of Israeli people held demonstrations in Tel Aviv to express their dissatisfaction with the Israeli government, demanding that the Israeli government immediately stop the war and let the detainees be released home as soon as possible. Some people also demanded that the Israeli government hold elections in advance at the demonstration site. Later that day, demonstrators clashed with Israeli police, who drove the demonstrators away. According to a subsequent statement issued by the police, three demonstrators were detained by the police.
Israel’s "important target" was attacked
In the early morning of 23rd local time, the Iraqi militia "Islamic Resistance" issued a statement saying that the armed forces used drones to attack an "important target" in Eilat, a city in the Red Sea in southern Israel. The Israeli side has not yet responded to this.
At the same time, Yemeni Houthi spokesman Yahya Zarrea issued a statement saying that the Houthi armed forces, in cooperation with the Iraqi Islamic Resistance Movement, have recently carried out several attacks on ships bound for Israeli ports.
Yahya said that the first operation targeted four ships in Haifa Port of Israel, including two cement carriers and two cargo ships. The second attack was aimed at a Mediterranean ship "Shorthorn Express" bound for Haifa Port. Houthi armed forces used drones to carry out the above attacks.
In addition, the Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on the 21st that Cuba has decided to join South Africa in suing the United Nations International Court of Justice for "genocide" committed by Israel in the Gaza.
The announcement said that the Cuban government has always been firmly committed to supporting and promoting the legitimate efforts of the international community through all possible means to end the genocide against the Palestinian people, so it decided to join the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel in the International Court of Justice. The announcement pointed out that the main purpose of this move is to stop the atrocities committed by Israel against the Palestinian people because of excessive and indiscriminate use of force.
In December 2023, South Africa filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice, accusing the Israelis of genocide in the Gaza Strip. Since then, many countries, including Chile and Spain, have announced their participation in the prosecution of Israel.
Original title: "Israel, sudden! 》
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