500 Officers Quit The Israeli Army
CrossFireArabia- December 19, 2024
Around 500 Israeli officers have left the army since mid-2024 because of the onslaught on Gaza after 7 October, 2023.
According to Israel Hayom the army is in a critical position as 500 officers holding the rank of major have left the army.
The newspaper which is describing the move as an “exodus” added this “caught the military leadership off guard and threatens force readiness.”
Meanwhile this piece of news is trending on the social media and speaks volumes about the deteriorating state of the Israeli army after 14 months of war on Gaza and the rest of the region.
One blogger contrasts the difference, underlying that Israeli soldiers are facing psychological and economic hardship while Hamas has been able to recruit 4000 new fighters in the past few months.
Did a Nuclear Bomb Strike North Gaza?
- CrossFireArabia
- December 19, 2024
Journalist Youssef Fares reports: Northern Gaza now looks as if it was struck by a nuclear bomb. Not a single house remains intact. This morning, Israeli forces planted four barrels of explosives in a residential area near Al-Awda Hospital in Tel Al-Zaatar and detonated them simultaneously.
The blast obliterated dozens of homes and caused massive internal damage to Al-Awda Hospital, injuring medical staff, patients, and many civilians. Numerous citizens have been killed or wounded in the attack. in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, an entire family of 14 was burned to death after the use of unconventional bombs.
President of Chile: ‘Netanyahu is a War Criminal’
- CrossFireArabia
- December 19, 2024
Chilean President Gabriel Boric branded Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu a war criminal for his actions in Gaza and other parts of Palestine.
Speaking at the “Palestinian Christmas: Light of Hope from Bethlehem to Chile” event, Boric on Wednesday criticized Netanyahu over Israel’s attacks on Gaza, now into their 14th straight month.
“There is no room for half-measures in the defense of humanity. We are gathered here today to defend humanity,” he said at the capital Santiago’s Palestinian Stadium.
“We are deeply pained and shaken not only by what is happening in Gaza but also by the events in the West Bank,” he added, referring to illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and Israeli soldiers attacking Palestinians there.
Boric stressed that Netanyahu’s actions constitute war crimes and “barbarity,” and added: “I choose humanity. What Benjamin Netanyahu has done is a war crime, a crime against humanity.”
Boric called for redoubling efforts toward peace.
Since October 2023, Israel’s attacks in Gaza have killed over 45,000 people and left most of the enclave an unlivable ruin, with survivors on the brink of starvation.
Chile’s Palestinian community has celebrated the “light of hope” tradition since 2021.
The country is home to some half a million people of Palestinian descent according to Anadolu.
