Yemeni Missile Fired on Israel

The Houthis fired a missile, Monday morning targeting Israel. Loud explosions were heard in the south and center of the country as anti-missile batteries sought to bring the Yemeni missile down.

The Israeli army said sirens went off in different parts of the country as the Houthi missile approached.

The Yemeni missile may point to the Houthi intention to join the war in support of Iran against Israel that lay dormant since 8 April when a shaky ceasefire was reached between Tehran, Washington and Tel Aviv.

This ceasefire was broken on 7 June when Tehran fired a volley of missiles on Israeli as a warning to the latter which attacked Beirut’s south neigborhood on that same day.  

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Iran Strikes Israel With 10 Ballistic Missiles

Iran launched a missile attack on Israel on Sunday evening. This is its first time since the ceasefire between the two countries was made two months ago. The Iranian strikes came in response to Israel’s escalation of its aggression against Lebanon by targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Sirens sounded in Haifa and across large areas of northern Israel after missile launches from Iran were detected. Initial reports indicated a direct hit on a building in Tiberias.

Media reports state that Iran launched 10 ballistic missiles in four slavos.

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Israeli Gunboat Kills Gaza Fisherman

An Israeli naval vessel opened fire with machine guns on a fishing boat and instantly killed fisherman Muhammad Musa Abu Jayyab. The fishing boat was on the seashore off Deir al-Balah, Sunday morning according to local sources. The Israeli navy deliberately targets fishermen in the Gaza Strip with gunfire, shells, and tear gas, resulting in the deaths and injuries of many, as well as the destruction and confiscation of fishing boats. The Gaza Ministry of Health announced, Saturday, that the death toll and number of injuries since the beginning of the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, rose to 72,961 martyrs and the injury of 173,092.

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Israeli Soldiers Continue to Fall in Lebanon

CROSSFIREARABIA – Lebanon is no walk-in-the-park for Israeli soldiers. They are being killed and maimed by Hezbollah soldiers at unimaginable rates, which shows there is facing stiff clashes and resistance there.

Saturday as confirmed by Hebrew sources, an Israeli officer and a soldier were killed following clashes with Hezbollah forces in south Lebanon. Other sources say at least four Israeli soldiers were also wounded.  

Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the officer, a captain from the Egoz unit, died from wounds he received as a result of an explosive-laden drone that detonated in the south of the country which the Israel army is attempting to occupy.

Away from this, the Israeli army also announced, Saturday that one of its soldiers from the prestigious Givati Brigade also died during clashes in south Lebanon.

After military censorship the army released details of the soldier who was killed saying he  was a sergeant, named Ohad Yaari and was 21 years old. And he may have died through an “accidental discharge of his weapon”. It said the incident was being investigated.

Hezbollah forces are continuing to attack Israeli military sites and vehicles in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. This is response to Israel’s violation of the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since April 17 and extended until the beginning of July.

Since last 2 March around 29 Israeli officers and soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon, including 16 since 17 April. What is noticeable as well, is that during this war more than 1245 Israeli soldiers and rank officers were wounded with 72 being in critical condition, 139 with moderate injuries as a result of direct fighting with Hezbollah forces.

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Israeli Settlers Carry Out 1,659 Attacks in May

The head of the Commission Against the Wall and Settlements, Minister Mu’ayyad Sha’ban, stated that Israeli forces and colonists  carried out a total of 1,659 attacks during May, continuing the systematic terrorism practiced by the occupying power against the Palestinian people, their land, and their property.

In the Commission’s monthly report issued on Saturday, Sha’ban said that the occupation army carried out 1,108 attacks, while colonists carried out 551.

He affirmed that the attacks were concentrated primarily in the Hebron and Ramallah governorates, with 319 attacks each, followed by Nablus with 301 attacks and Bethlehem with 212.

Sha’ban highlighted that the attacks included direct physical violence, uprooting trees, burning fields, preventing farmers from accessing their lands, confiscating property, and demolishing homes and agricultural structures.

He pointed out that these practices coincide with the closure of large areas of Palestinian land under the pretext of security, while providing protection and support to colonists to enable them to expand within those areas. WAFA

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