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SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

Reports of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv

We’re getting reports of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, with initial information saying that there are a number of casualties.


At least 10 casualties in shooting in Jaffa, say Israeli medical authorities

Medical authorities in Israel have declared a state of emergency, saying there are at least 10 casualties, but it’s unknown how many have been killed and how many have been injured.

In the video we received from the place of the incident, there are a number of people who are on the ground looking lifeless around the train tracks. These trains are set to stop operating later in the evening because of the impending Iranian attack.

But this is nothing new for Israel; they have been responding to shootings of this nature for quite some time. But it’s unclear who the shooter was, what the motives were. At this hour, they have completely sealed off the area and are still looking for the shooter.


Israeli military claim to have killed Hezbollah commander

The Israeli military says its air force has killed Hezbollah member Muhammad Jaafar Qasir in Beirut. It says Qasir was the commander of the unit responsible for the transfer of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon.


Denmark prime minister supports military intervention in Middle East: Report

Mette Frederiksen says an international military intervention in the Middle East could be a way to impose a two-state solution and break the current deadlock.

Frederiksen urged an overhaul of the international response to the conflict, which escalated as the Israeli army said it had launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

“There is no solution in sight to what we see going on over there, and there is no point in letting things continue,” Frederiksen told Danish news agency Ritzau.



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SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

Death toll rises following Israeli attack in central Gaza

At least 13 people are now confirmed killed, including women and children, following an attack on two houses in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the Wafa news agency reports.

Dozens of people have also been injured in the attack, which struck homes belonging to the Abu Ataya and Abu Shamis families in the Nuseirat camp.

Israeli military bombs school in Gaza City, killing at least 6

At least six people are confirmed dead following an Israeli military strike in the Tuffah neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City.

Several more people were injured in the attack, which targeted the Shujayea Boys School, a shelter now housing displaced Palestinians.


Hamas claims to have killed, wounded Israeli soldiers in Gaza

The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said it had “killed and wounded” members of an Israeli engineering unit after detonating mines it laid in the al-Fakhari area east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.


Analysis finds Israel killed more children, women than any other recent conflict in a single year

A new analysis by Oxfam has found that the Israeli army has killed more children and women in the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip over the past 12 months than the equivalent period of any other war in the last two decades.

In a statement, the charity said that conservative figures put the number of children and women killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza to more than 11,000 and 6,000, respectively.

Estimated figures from 2004-2021 on direct conflict deaths from the Small Arms Survey show that the highest number of women killed in a single year was more than 2,600 in Iraq in 2016, Oxfam said.

It added that a report by Every Casualty Counts examined information on more than 11,000 children killed across the first 30 months of the Syrian war, an average of more than 4,700 deaths a year. UN reports on Children and Armed Conflict over the past 18 years show that no other conflicts killed a higher number of children in 12 months, Oxfam said.

“These staggering figures are both appalling and heartbreaking,” said Sally Abi Khalil, Oxfam’s Middle East and North Africa director.

“Influential actors in the international community have not only failed to hold Israel to account, they are also complicit in the atrocities by continuing to unconditionally supply it with arms. It will take generations to recover from the devastating impacts of this war and there is still no ceasefire in sight.”


Number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza climbs to 41,638

The Health Ministry in Gaza has reported that at least 41,638 people have been killed in the Israeli assault on the besieged enclave since October 7.

The toll includes 23 people killed in the last 24-hour reporting period, according to the ministry, which also said that 96,460 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began.



SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

Slovenia, Montenegro asked to deny entry to Israel-bound ship

Amnesty International appealed to Montenegro and Slovenia to stop a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship – believed to be carrying explosives bound for Israel – from docking at their ports.

The rights group said such cargo “would contribute to the commission of war crimes in Gaza”.

The MV Kathrin left Vietnam’s Hai Phong port on July 21, Amnesty said. Namibian authorities on August 24 revoked previously granted permission for the ship to enter Namibia’s main harbour, citing information from the ship’s operator that some of the explosives on board were destined for Israel.

The ship reportedly was trying to dock at the Slovenian port of Koper or Bar in Montenegro. On Tuesday, it was located not far from Bar and was expected to arrive there on Thursday, according to the Marine Traffic global ship tracking monitor.


Qassam Brigades claim attacks on Israeli army in central and southern Gaza

The armed wing of Hamas says its fighters targeted a Merkava tank and two D9 military bulldozers with al-Yassin 105 rockets in the al-Fukhari area in the east of Khan Younis city, southern Gaza.

The group separately said it attacked the Israeli forces in the so-called Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza with Rajum rockets and heavy mortar shells.

The Netzarim Corridor was set up to split northern Gaza from the south in the early days of the Israeli offensive on the enclave.


Israeli strikes kill 29 Palestinians across Gaza Strip

According to the Palestinian Civil Defence, this includes:

  • 11 in a shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp
  • 2 in a house in Nuseirat refugee camp
  • 7 in a tent west of Khan Younis
  • 6 in a car west of Khan Younis
  • 3 in Musabbeh north of Rafah.


Gaza residents rush to extinguish fire after Israeli attack on Khan Younis


Displaced Palestinians douse a burning car with water from a donkey-cart tank in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip



SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

Israeli forces shoot man during Nablus raid

Israeli forces stormed the occupied West Bank city of Nablus in the early hours of Tuesday morning, firing live bullets and setting off explosive devices as they raided homes, the Wafa news agency reports.

One Palestinian man was shot and wounded in the clashes, according to Wafa.

Israeli forces detained a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance crew as they tried to treat the man, who was taken into custody along with a second man, the news agency said.

Israeli forces arrested a third man as they stormed the Rafidia, al-Makhfiyya and al-Ein refugee camp areas in west Nablus, Wafa also reports.


Israeli military carries out raids, arrests across the West Bank

The Israeli military has carried out a series of raids and arrests in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. Incidents include:

  • Ten people were arrested in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem.
  • Four men were arrested in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
  • One man was arrested in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron.
  • The Dheisheh refugee camp, the city of Beit Jala, and the village of Artas have been stormed.
  • The village of Baqat al-Hatab, east of Qalqilya, has been stormed.


One killed, another critically wounded by Israeli troops in Nablus

The Palestinian Health Ministry says a 25-year-old man died of injuries after he was shot by soldiers in the abdomen and thigh in the Balata refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank.

Another Palestinian, critically wounded after being shot in Balata, arrived at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, according to a statement on Telegram.

The Israeli forces have carried out widespread raids in the West Bank. The Palestinian media reported earlier that a man was shot and arrests were carried out in Nablus.


Israeli forces ‘deliberately targeted’ medics in Balata refugee camp

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says three emergency medical technicians (EMTs) were wounded by live ammunition in the occupied West Bank after being “deliberately targeted” by Israeli soldiers.

The attack occurred despite prior coordination through the International Committee of the Red Cross as they tried to evacuate casualties in Balata refugee camp in Nablus, PRCS said on X.

“[Israeli] forces are blocking ambulances from entering the camp to evacuate our injured teams, and we remain unable to evacuate the wounded EMTs.”

 
Another Palestinian killed in Israeli raids in Nablus

We are receiving updates on Israeli army incursions in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry says Abdul Hakim Mamoun Abdul Hamid Shaheen, 33, was shot dead in the Old City of Nablus.

The ministry earlier reported one man was killed and another critically wounded after being shot by Israeli troops in Nablus’s Balata refugee camp.



SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

US targets West Bank settler group with sanctions: Treasury Dept

The United States has imposed sanctions against a violent settler group in the occupied West Bank that the US Treasury Department said has repeatedly attacked Palestinians and destroyed their property in the Israeli-occupied territory.

“Through these violent activities, Hilltop Youth is actively destabilising the West Bank and harming the peace and security of Palestinians and Israelis alike,” the Treasury said in a statement.

The group has carried out killings, arson and other attacks to intimidate Palestinians and has devastated communities in the process, the Treasury said.

“The worsening violence and instability in the West Bank are detrimental to the long-term interests of Israelis and Palestinians, and the actions of violent organizations like Hilltop Youth only exacerbate the crisis,” said Bradley Smith, acting under secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.


Thirty arrested in the West Bank in last 24 hours

Israeli forces have detained at least 30 people in the occupied West Bank overnight and in the morning, taking the total number of arrests since October 7 to more than 11,000.

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society in a joint statement said the arrests were mainly made in the governorates of Ramallah and Bethlehem.

The rest took place in the governorates of Hebron and Qalqilya, they added.


Undercover Israeli forces open fire at house in West Bank village

The Palestinian Wafa news agency is reporting that undercover Israeli forces stormed a village in the occupied West Bank and opened fire at a house with the occupants inside.

The report said the forces targeted the house in the Burqin village, south of Jenin. Wafa added that a young man, his wife and children were inside the house when it was targeted.

The condition of those inside is not clear right now.



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SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

Israel says missiles launched from Iran

The Israeli military is saying that missiles have been launched from Iran as sirens are being heard across the country.

There is no confirmation yet from Iran on an attack.


Flares seen in Tel Aviv sky

Flares and missiles are being seen in the Tel Aviv sky right now.

There is no confirmation yet on where these missiles are coming from, but as we’ve been reporting, the Israeli military, in the last few minutes, said that missiles from Iran were launched. There has been no confirmation from Iran on the attacks.


More from Israeli army on Iran missiles

As we’ve reported, the Israeli army says missiles were launched into Israel from Iran.

“The air defence system is fully operational, detecting and intercepting threats wherever it is needed, even at these moments,” Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.

“Since we are dealing with different types of threats, it is possible that the alerts will operate in large areas.”


‘Non-stop’ missiles seen from West Bank

Reporting from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian journalist Mohammed Khairy says dozens of projectiles can be seen in the sky heading westward towards Jerusalem and Israel.

“The missiles are going almost non-stop. The sirens are still going off. Until this moment, they can be heard over large areas in Israel,” Khairy told Al Jazeera Arabic.


Night sky lights up in Amman

In Jordan’s capital, Amman, the night sky lit up as what appeared to be missiles streaked across it. People gathered outside to watch as an air raid alert came over the loudspeakers.

There were several thuds and explosions in the distance. This was followed by some flashes of light.



SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

Biden says US prepared to help Israel defend itself from Iran attacks

US President Joe Biden says the United States is prepared to help Israel defend itself from Iranian missile attacks and to protect the American military in the region.

“We discussed how the United States is prepared to help Israel defend against these attacks, and protect American personnel in the region,” Biden said on X about a meeting held with Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House national security team earlier in the day.


Tel Aviv resident says sirens still being heard

Al Jazeera has just spoken to Akiva Eldar, a Tel Aviv resident, who has been sharing what’s been happening in the last few minutes. “We’re not far from the Ministry of Defence and the Israeli military HQ and we’re still hearing sirens in Tel Aviv,” he said.

“We’re not really safe as long as war is still on. There have been clear instructions to stay in the safe rooms and bomb shelters, whoever has them in their houses.”


‘Iran will regret this moment’: Bezalel Smotrich

The far-right Israeli finance minister writes on social media: “Like Gaza, Hezbollah and the state of Lebanon, Iran will regret the moment.”

A second wave of projectiles crossed the sky over Amman

There has been another round of what appears to have been missiles that crossed the sky over the capital of Jordan.

There were visible interceptions in the sky this time, followed by loud booms.

Firing continues, Israeli army says

The Israeli military has urged people in the country to “stay in the protected area until further notice”.

“The explosions you hear originate from interceptions or falls,” it said in a statement.


Jordan suspends air traffic, Israel grounds flights

Jordan’s state news agency reports that it has suspended air traffic temporarily.

Israeli Army Radio reports meanwhile that take-offs and landings have been halted at Ben-Gurion Airport.



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Iranian mission to UN says response to Israel ‘duly carried out’

Iran suggests that its missile attack against Israel has concluded and warns the Israeli government against carrying out its own retaliation.

“Iran’s legal, rational, and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime- which involved targeting Iranian nationals and interests and infringing upon the national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran – has been duly carried out,” the Iranian mission to the UN said on X.



Iran’s IRGC say attack on Israel response to killing of Nasrallah

Iran’s Fars news agency is reporting that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the missile attack under way on Israel is in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as that of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh earlier this year.

“In response to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah and [IRGC commander Abbas] Nilforoushan, we targeted the heart of the occupied territories,” the IRGC said in a statement.


Israeli military says Iran launched about 180 missiles

Israel has said that a “large number” of missiles were intercepted.

So far, only two minor injuries in Israel have been reported, although the full scale of the attack was not immediately clear.


Israel asks citizens to shelter in place

These missiles that were launched from Iran came through the skies of Amman and we can hear several explosions in the vicinity.

The Israeli army has released a statement saying that a short while ago missiles were launched from Iran to Israel and is asking people to stay vigilant, telling them to shelter in place. But what has happened is still not over.

There have been at least three different salvoes that we have seen in the skies above Amman and have fallen in Tel Aviv and occupied East Jerusalem.

There have been sirens that have been ringing in  Jordan and it’s important to note that this information that the Israelis had through the day, but were not anticipating it to happen in a manner that was so soon.

In fact, Israel’s security cabinet is convening right now in a bunker in West Jerusalem.


US troops in region did not come under attack

The Washington Post is reporting, citing three anonymous Pentagon officials, that American troops in the Middle East were not targeted during the Iranian missile attack in Israel.

Iraqi group linked to Iran have previously fired rockets at military bases housing US soldiers in Iraq and Syria.


Biden orders US military to shoot down Iranian missiles

The White House issued the statement shortly after Iran fired the missiles.

The US, which has increased its military presence in the region, played an instrumental role in shooting down Iranian missiles during Tehran’s last strike on Israel on April 13.

The White House said Biden and Kamala Harris were monitoring from the Situation Room.


Rockets fly in the sky, as seen from Tel Aviv, Tuesday



SvennoJ on 01 October 2024

Death toll rises in Tel Aviv shooting

Just a reminder that there was a shooting attack in the Jaffa district of Tel Aviv just before missiles from Iran targeted Israel.

In the middle of air raid sirens from Iranian missile attacks, Israeli police is saying that at least four people have been killed. Israeli media is putting that figure at eight.

Police also said that two attackers have been “neutralised”.


Two injured in Tel Aviv: Report

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz, citing Israeli rescue services, reports that two people have been lightly wounded in Tel Aviv after the Iranian missile attack.

It said others were wounded while making their way to shelter.


Israel prepared to ‘defend and retaliate’

Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari just held a televised address.

In it, he said the Israeli military is “fully prepared to defend and retaliate” to the Iranian attack, stressing that it would be in a “timely manner”.


Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, Tuesday


UN chief Guterres condemns ‘escalation’ of conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the “broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation” and calls again for a ceasefire.

“This must stop,” he said in a post on X.


Israelis take cover as Iran launches missiles


People take shelter during an air raid siren, in central Israel


People take cover on the side of the road as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets on a freeway towards Jerusalem