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Armenia Recognizes Palestinian State

CrossFireArabia
June 21, 2024

The republic of Armenia is the latest country to recognize the independent state of Palestine.

Always being a support of two-state solution in Israeli-Palestinian conflict #Armenia made decision to recognize the independent state of #Palestine.
— Vahan Kostanyan (@VahanKostanyan) June 21, 2024

“Always being a support of two-state solution in Israeli-Palestinian conflict Armenia made a decision to recognize the independent state of Palestine,” wrote the Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vohan Kostanyan on his X account.

This recognition follows similar declarations last month by Slovenia, Spain, Norway and Ireland further bolstering international support for Palestinian statehood, reported Wafa.

#BREAKING:#Armenia recognizes the state of #Palestine.

Armenia has joined the resolutions of the #UN General Assembly, which call for an immediate ceasefire in #Gaza.

Foreign Ministry of Armenia pic.twitter.com/IA4mwWxC5v
— Jora (@TheScarmind) June 21, 2024

The official recognition by Armenia raises the number of countries that recognize Palestinian statehood to 149 out of 193 member states of the UN General Assembly added the Palestinian news agency.

“The catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the ongoing military conflict is one of the primary issues on the international political agenda that requires resolution,” said the MFA in a statement.

🔴 Breaking: l'Armenia riconosce lo Stato di Palestinahttps://t.co/Ka5Ci7VZiO
— Leila Belhadj Mohamed (@LeilaBelMoh) June 21, 2024

“The Republic of Armenia categorically rejects the targeting of civilian infrastructures, violence against the civilian population and the hostage-taking and capture of civilians during the armed conflict and joins the demands of the international community for their release without preconditions,” it added.

Armenia has announced that it has now recognised the state of Palestine, reaffirming its commitment to int’l law and the basic principles of equality https://t.co/d15tSZB3Nx
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) June 21, 2024

In response to the recognition, Israel’s Foreign Ministry summond the Armenian Ambassador to Israel for a “stern reprimand, according to the Jerusalem Post.

The ministry said Armenia earlier supported the UN General Assembly resolutions calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians since last October as reported in Anadolu.

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Israel Destroyed 67% of Gaza’s Sanitation

CrossFireArabia
June 20, 2024

About “67% of water, sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged” in the Gaza Strip since 7 October, the UN Relief Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) stated Wednesday.

67% of water, sanitation infrastructure destroyed in Gaza since 7 October: UNRWAhttps://t.co/qQp0I4PKsU
— Throwback C Magnon (@throwback_c) June 20, 2024

There is neither water nor sanitation in the whole of the Gaza Strip. With sewers destroyed, filthy water run in the streets and neighborhoods that have been destroyed.

The agency emphasized the urgent need for action according to a press statement published in Anadolu.

Over the past 8 months in the #GazaStrip approximately 67% of water, sanitation facilities & infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged.

As infectious diseases continue to spread and temperature rises, lack of hygiene & dehydration threaten the health of people across #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/dg08KD60Ai
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 19, 2024

“As infectious diseases continue to spread and temperatures rise, the lack of hygiene and dehydration pose a severe threat to the health of people across Gaza,” it wrote on X.

UNRWA plays a vital role in providing life-saving services to registered Palestine refugees; however, the recent destruction of essential infrastructure in Gaza exacerbates an already precarious situation, leaving many without access to clean water and sanitation facilities, the Turkish news said.

The UN Relief Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) said Wednesday that "67 per cent of water, sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged" in the Gaza Strip since Oct 7. #UNRWA #Gaza #Genocide #Ceasefire #Hamas https://t.co/n9QL5BFxku
— Sinar Daily (@sinardailymy) June 20, 2024

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since the 7 October attack by Hamas.

Nearly 37,400 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, most of them women and children, and more than 85,400 others injured, according to local health authorities.

More than eight months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.

The UNRWA said that '67% of water, sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged' in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 https://t.co/Vgm6v49yGk pic.twitter.com/sDIB3ooXgw
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) June 19, 2024

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its operation in Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.

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‘You Can’t Beat Hamas’ Israeli Army Spokesman Says

CrossFireArabia
June 19, 2024

In what is seen as a slap in the face for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli army spokesman speaks out and out of turn! “You can’t beat Hamas,” he blurts out because of so many reasons.

💥Day 257 of the Gaza war: IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari says PM Netanyahu's war goal of "total destruction of Hamas" is the equivalent of "throwing sand in the public's eyes" and Netanyahu replies that he can drop dead. pic.twitter.com/ijoFMdGovi
— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي (@NTarnopolsky) June 19, 2024

Promises to destroy Palestinian resistance group Hamas are “misleading,” Daniel Hagari said Wednesday as reported in Anadolu.

He said the goal of the “total destruction of Hamas” is like “throwing sand in the public’s eyes, a quote which is trending all over the social media.

On the 6th January Daniel Hagari, the spokesman for the IDF, declared: "We have completed the dismantling of Hamas' military framework in the northern Gaza strip"

Four months later the IDF is fighting in the northern Gaza strip. pic.twitter.com/kmVw0D7EUD
— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) May 16, 2024

His comments come as a swipe against the country’s current political leadership who are determined to eradicate Hamas despite all odds and are continuing a genocidal war against the civilians of Gaza to attempt to do it.

IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari rebukes Netanyahu and admits defeating Hamas is impossible:
"Hamas is an idea, Hamas is a political party. It is rooted in the hearts of people – whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is mistaken." https://t.co/xcFmPQ1AvK pic.twitter.com/tixwVRuFIV
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) June 19, 2024

“Anyone promising to eradicate Hamas is misleading the public,” Hagari told the broadcaster Channel 13 as reported in the Turkish news agency.

“Whoever thinks it is possible to destroy Hamas is mistaken,” Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in an interview with Israel’s Channel 13 on Wednesday.

“Saying that it is possible to destroy Hamas and to make it disappear is to throw dust into the public’s eyes,” Hagari… pic.twitter.com/rbjgXluErE
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) June 19, 2024

In a frank tone, he said “Hamas is an idea. Those who think it can be made to disappear are wrong,” he said after having been daily reporting on the Israeli war on Gaza for the last eight months.

Hagari stressed if the government “doesn’t find an alternative — it (Hamas) will remain” in Gaza.

"Hamas is an idea, Hamas is a political party. It is rooted in the hearts of people – whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is mistaken.” (IDF Spokesman, Brig Gen Daniel Hagari)

We told you this 8 long months ago. Yes, 8 months ago.

Truly deplorable.https://t.co/QcoAXU3o9z
— Charlie Herbert (@Charlie533080) June 19, 2024

From the start of the war on Gaza after 7 October Netanyahu has reiterated that Israel’s key objective is to destroy Hamas and has not listened to anyone else who expressed scepticism about meeting this goal and which they say is not feasible.

⚠️ Israeli Army spokesman says Hamas can’t be destroyed

The Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari criticises Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calls for finding an alternative rather than deceiving the Israeli public by claiming the army can completely destroy Hamas.… pic.twitter.com/DJagjIkeRv
— DOAM (@doamuslims) June 19, 2024

Meanwhile Israeli society is breaking to pieces. The 120 or so hostages have not been released, the Israeli army is in a bad situation because of the real number of deaths, injured and those in need of psychological help, the economy is in tatters and many Israelis are leaving the country.

Hagari discussed the army’s announcement on June 8 about the release of four captives in a military operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. “It is not possible to release all hostages through military operations,” he acknowledged as reported by Anadolu.

More that 37,000 has been killed in Gaza through the Israeli bombings with over 85,000 being injured.

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Gaza Turned Into Hell on Earth – Martin Griffiths

CrossFireArabia
June 17, 2024

The bombardment of Gaza after October 7 has turned the impoverished, besieged territory into hell on earth said UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths.

Delivering humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza, who are on the brink of starvation, is nearly impossible he added.

🚨🇺🇳🇵🇸🇮🇱BREAKING: United Nations Under-Secretary-General Griffiths:

“The bombing of Gaza after October 7 turned the poor sector under siege into hell on earth

Delivering humanitarian aid to the residents of the Gaza Strip who are on the brink of starvation is almost impossible… pic.twitter.com/PxEsDKQwQr
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) June 17, 2024

Humanitarian workers and UN personnel in Gaza have been killed in unreasonable numbers, Griffiths pointed out.

World leaders have let us down, and some have offered unconditional support to their allies despite evidence of their violations of humanitarian law.

Weapons have continued to flow to Israel from Washington and other countries despite the devastating impact of the war on civilians in Gaza.

Civilians and infrastructure in Gaza have suffered excessive damage, and aid is being politicized amid widespread hunger and disease the UN official added.

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8 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Rafah

CrossFireArabia
June 15, 2024

The Israeli occupation army admits to the killing of eight of its soldiers in Rafah, in a deadly afternoon in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli occupation forces announce that 8 of its soldiers were killed in a complex ambush by the resistance in Rafah city.

(Illustrative photo) pic.twitter.com/qQVpM5E4n3
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 15, 2024

News of the killing is trending on the social media with the Israeli Army Radio confirming the number of those killed in an armed vehicle that was destroyed in an explosion.

8 #Israeli soldiers killed in #Gaza, in one of the deadliest incidents since the start of the war

*The 8 Israeli soldiers killed when their armored vehicle exploded in #Rafah area pic.twitter.com/8OCAHmXROe
— Steve (@SShady87) June 15, 2024

Izz Al Din Al Qassam fighters said earlier the entire crew of the armoured vehicle were killed after it was targeted by an anti-tank shell in an orchestrated ambush “at dawn on the Day of Arafah, our fighters executed a compound ambush against the invading enemy vehicles in the Saudi neighborhood in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah, according to Anadolu.

Israeli media: 8 soldiers killed after their tank is hit by Palestinian rocket in Rafah, southern Gaza. 🇮🇱🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/sOCm2gMbol
— THE UNKNOWN MAN (@Unknown39373Man) June 15, 2024

Among those who died was the deputy commander in the 601 Battalion of the Combat Engineers Brigade according to Israeli media sources.

Intense IDF combat in Rafah today. Just receiving reports of 8 Israeli soldiers killed in a single incident when their vehicle was destroyed in an explosion.https://t.co/w07p0enR06
— The FAI Wire 🎗️ (@FAI_Wire) June 15, 2024

One report however said 13 Israeli soldiers were killed in the Tal Al Sultan neighborhood of Rafah near the Egyptian border but as usual, the Israeli army would admit to only eight.

The armored personnel carrier was completely burned and the eight soldiers inside died instantly.

🇵🇸/🇮🇱🔥 8 #Israel|i soldiers were killed in #Rafah!

At around 5am, an ATGM was fired at an Israeli armored personnel carrier near Rafah, which directly hit it. This armored personnel carrier, which had 8 passengers, was completely burnt and the soldiers inside were also killed. pic.twitter.com/qgvQ9gSbCz
— IWN (@A7_Mirza) June 15, 2024

Israeli journalist Yossi Meliman with eight more soldiers killed, the total number of troops slain in Gaza since the beginning of the war rose to 658 soldiers. He pointed out If we add the police and Shin Bet deaths, the number reaches to 730.

Anadolu reports that 3,835 officers and soldiers have been injured since the beginning of the war, including 1,936 in the ground battles.