Devastated Health!
CrossFireArabia- November 9, 2024
Over 110,000 Palestinian patients in Gaza fighting death without medication after Israel’s systematic attacks on hospitals since the initiation of Israel’s onslaught.
Lizzie Greenwood on Hunger Strike For Palestine
- CrossFireArabia
- November 9, 2024
British activist Lizzie Greenwood continues her hunger strike for the 13th day protesting the UK weapons funding for the Israeli occupation and supporting its genocide in Gaza.
The former candidate for parliament and Holocaust Education Trust youth ambassador told Al Jazeera why she felt she had no choice but to take such drastic action.
Greenwood is currently trending on the social media as she calls on everyone to support the people to support the people of Gaza with everything they can.
These are some of the hashtags: #OpGaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #Anonymous #OpIsrael #ChildrenOfGaza
Analysis: Hezbollah’s War Strategy Against Israel
- CrossFireArabia
- November 9, 2024
Military and strategic expert Fayez al-Duwairi said the resistance’s performance witnessed a qualitative development. He pointed to a recurring pattern pf targeting the Israeli depth reaching a distance of 145 kilometers from the Lebanese border.
He explained that this development is accompanied by an increasing focus on targeting strategic military bases in Israel.
Al-Duwairi continued the resistance has begun to target the main strengths of the Israeli army, specifically the armored forces on the Blue Line and the air bases from which the aircrafts take off from.
He stressed targeting air bases is a strategic priority for them, as hitting a vital part of any base can disable them for hours, which reduces the number of sorties.
In his assessment of missile capabilities, the military expert explained the current range of missiles requires them to be launched from a depth of no less than 160 kilometers, pointing to the diversity of the missile systems used, as the Fateh missiles, for example, have a range of 300 kilometers, while the payload of the explosive warheads ranges between 70 and 500 kilograms.
Dense Barrages
Regarding the tactics used, Al-Duwairi pointed out Hezbollah’s strategy is to flood the skies of Israel with dense barrages of missiles, simultaneously with sending drones.
He pointed out that this tactic exploits the weaknesses of the Israeli Iron Dome system, which has only 10 batteries, while it needs 14-17 batteries to cover the all of the Israeli-occupied Palestine.
The military expert warned of the limited efficiency of the Israeli defense system, which does not exceed 65%, even with its reinforcement by the Iron Beam and the David’s Sling systems.
He explained the resistance exploits these loopholes by launching short-range missiles to flood the batteries, followed by long-range missiles or drones, which are tactics that have proven successful on several occasions.
Al-Duwairi stressed that the success of this strategy depends on precise coordination between different types of weapons and the appropriate timing of attacks, noting that the resistance is demonstrating an increasing ability to manage military operations with high efficiency.
Knesset Turns Raucous Over Katz Appointment
- CrossFireArabia
- November 8, 2024
Members of the Israeli opposition and the ruling right-wing coalition government exchanged insults and curses, Thursday, during the swearing-in ceremony of Yisrael Katz as Minister of Defense, succeeding Yoav Galant, who was dismissed by the occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Knesset approved new government appointments in a rare session as Yisrael Katz was appointed Minister of Defense, and Gideon Sa’ar as Foreign Minister. This is in addition to the appointment of Ze’ev Elkin as a minister.
According to the English Jerusalem Post, the session witnessed the exchange of insults and attacks between Knesset members from all parties.
Ultimately, opposition members left the Knesset hall in protest of Galant’s dismissal, which was met with severe criticism and protests in Israel.
During Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s speech against the opposition, opposition leader Yair Lapid shouted at him, describing him as “poison, and a draft evader.”
While Likud MK Tali Gottlieb attacked Galant on social media after news of his dismissal broke out, she supported Netanyahu’s choice.
In total, 58 MKs supported the new appointments without protest, while the opposition walked out of the session in protest at Galant’s dismissal.
Netanyahu justified Galant’s dismissal, Tuesday, by citing a breakdown in trust, while his statements were said to be shaky and weak.
Galant has repeatedly called for a diplomatic solution to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and has also called for the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men into military service.
This has angered Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox and far-right coalition partners, on whom he relies.
