IDF certainly changed its tone lately, denying instead of blaming terrorists hiding inside
Jordan claims its field hospital in Gaza was deliberately targeted by Israeli forces
The Jordanian military has accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting its field hospital in Gaza on Wednesday, saying Israeli tanks fired on the hospital where personnel were sheltering. The Israel Defense Forces have denied the claim, saying they did not strike the Jordanian field hospital and that the hospital remains "unharmed, fully functioning and continues to provide medical care to those in need."
The Jordanian Armed Forces said in a statement Friday: "This action was not a result of a clash with resistance factions, asserting that the deliberate targeting of the Jordanian Field Hospital is consistent with Israel's approach to targeting hospitals in Gaza."
The armed forces said the attack involved heavy firepower, including direct fire from tanks and vehicles, and that one tank blocked the entrance to the hospital. It said one Jordanian officer and one person from Gaza who was receiving treatment were injured in the attack, which also caused "substantial material damage" to the facility. The injured Jordanian officer will be evacuated to Jordan, the statement said.
The Jordanian Army provided video they say shows damage to the hospital following attacks in the area Wednesday. The video shows what appear to be shell or bullet holes in the walls of the hospital, as well as damage to the roof. The IDF acknowledged a member of the medical staff was injured, but said the source of the gunfire "has not been determined."
Tensions along Lebanon border continue
Two killed in Israeli strike on vehicle in Lebanon - report
Two people were killed after an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a vehicle in Lebanon in the town of al-Bazouriya near the border, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. A separate drone strike hit a house in Marwahin, Lebanon, that had previously been targeted by Israel, according to NNA. The agency also said two Israeli airstrikes hit different locations in and around al-Adisa while Israeli artillery hit towns on the eastern and western sectors of the border.
Hezbollah said it launched three attacks on Israeli military sites on Saturday, targeting soldiers' gatherings near the Zareit barracks, al-Dhuhaira and Honein.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not commented on the two reported deaths in Lebanon, but released a statement regarding strikes in other areas. The IDF said Israeli Air Force fighter jets "struck terrorist infrastructure, an observation post, and a launch post belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of Al-Adisa in southern Lebanon."
The IDF statement added that overnight, Israeli tanks fired to "remove a threat" in the Har Dov area, also known as the Shebaa Farms -- a common flashpoint along the border. The IDF also said it identified two launches from Lebanese territory on Saturday and responded with fire.
As well as with Syria
Israeli missile strike kills four Iranian military advisers in Damascus, Syrian state TV says
Four Iranian military advisers and several members of Syrian forces have been killed in an Israeli missile strike on a building in Damascus, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Syrian state TV, which also accused Israel of the attack, said earlier that several people were killed and injured in Saturday's missile strike in the Mazzeh neighborhood, home to several diplomatic missions including the Iranian embassy. The IRGC named them as Hojatollah Omidvar, Ali Aghazadeh, Hossein Mohammadi and Saeed Karimi.
"The Supreme Leader and Commander in Chief offered condolences and congratulations to the families of the great martyrs and to the fighters and commanders of the Islamic resistance front," Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing the IRGC.
Syrian civil defense teams were searching for people they believe are trapped under the rubble, state TV reported, and that a number of surrounding buildings and nearby vehicles were also damaged in the strike.
The Israel Defense Forces declined to comment on the strike, telling CNN on Saturday: "We do not comment on foreign reports."
Along with northern Iraq, Syria was the target of ballistic missile strikes launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday at what the organization said was “anti-Iran terror groups.” On Friday, the US conducted its sixth reported strike on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
At least 16 cemeteries in Gaza have been desecrated by Israeli forces, satellite imagery and videos reveal
The Israeli military has desecrated at least 16 cemeteries in its ground offensive in Gaza, a CNN investigation has found, leaving gravestones ruined, soil upturned, and, in some cases, bodies unearthed. In Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, where fighting escalated earlier this week, Israeli forces destroyed a cemetery, removing bodies in what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN was part of a search for the remains of hostages seized by Hamas during the October 7 terror attacks.
CNN has reviewed satellite imagery and social media footage showing the destruction of cemeteries and witnessed it firsthand while traveling with the IDF in a convoy. Together the evidence reveals a systemic practice where Israeli ground forces have advanced across the Gaza Strip. The intentional destruction of religious sites, such as cemeteries, violates international law, except under narrow circumstances relating to that site becoming a military objective, and legal experts told CNN that Israel’s acts could amount to war crimes.
A spokesman for the IDF could not account for the destruction of the 16 cemeteries CNN provided coordinates for, but said the military sometimes has “no other choice” but to target cemeteries it claimed Hamas uses for military purposes. The IDF said rescuing the hostages and finding and returning their bodies is one of its key missions in Gaza, which is why bodies were removed from some gravesites.
All universities in Gaza damaged or destroyed, Palestinian news agency says
Islamic University in Gaza City on November 26, 2023
Buildings belonging to Al-Israa University, south of Gaza City, were damaged on Wednesday when it was allegedly struck by Israeli warplanes, according to WAFA, the Palestinian news agency. The university condemned the incident, calling it a “barbaric aggression."
All universities in Gaza have now been destroyed or at least damaged, WAFA said. CNN has asked the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a response to these claims and has geolocated images of damage to the university that matches its location. The IDF has not yet responded.
Buildings housing the graduate and undergraduate studies were struck, the university claimed, as well as the National Museum, which the university said it had licensed with the Ministry of Antiquities containing over 3,000 rare artifacts. The university claims the IDF looted artifacts “before blowing up the museum building to cover up the traces of their crime.” CNN has asked the IDF about this claim and is waiting for a response. CNN cannot independently verify this claim by the university.
While the US said on Thursday it does not have independent information to verify Wednesday's alleged incident, it urged Israel to “avoid damage to critical infrastructure – that would, of course, include universities – and to ensure the protection of humanitarian and medical sites," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
CNN likes to flaunt their incompetence in every article lol, but has to pass the IDF censor. CNN keeps on waiting on responses that never come... No accountability anyway, but does all add to the genocide case at the ICJ. Erasing Gaza.