Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 260?
Merchant vessel reports explosion in its vicinity off Yemen's Aden • UAV targets truck in aerial attack in al Bukamal region in eastern Syria • Reports of Shifa Hospital repairs in the Gaza Strip.
Rocket sirens sound in the northern Israeli community of Metulla
Rocket sirens sounded in the northern Israeli community of Metulla on Saturday evening.
Earlier, two anti-tank missiles hit houses in the community.
Anti-tank missiles directly hit two houses in Metulla
Anti-tank missiles directly hit two houses in Metulla on Saturday, Walla reported. Fires have broken out in the houses and their yards.
Go to the full article >>Houthis claim attack on US carrier in Red Sea, another vessel in Arabian Sea
The Yemeni Houthi terror group said on Saturday its forces had attacked the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea and the Transworld Navigator ship in the Arabian Sea. It did not say when the attacks took place.
A Houthi statement said the Transworld Navigator took a direct hit from a missile. The operation against the Eisenhower had achieved its objectives successfully, it said, without elaborating.
Go to the full article >>Francesca Albanese accuses IDF of using human shield, flouting int'l law
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accused the IDF of using a human shield in a Saturday post to X, formerly Twitter.
Albanese's posts was in response to another post on the platform by Nicola Perugini, an international relations lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.
#HumanShielding in action.
— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) June 22, 2024
It is flabbergasting how a state born 76 years ago has managed to turn international law literally on its head.
This risks being the end of multilateralism, which for some influential member states no longer serves any relevant purpose.… https://t.co/swwjiuJYmG
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Houthis unveil new deadly drone boat to help keep pressure on the Red Sea
The Houthis have been using similar types of craft, that drive on the surface of the water, to attack ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis unveiled the apparent design of their “Toufan-1” unmanned vessel for the first time on Saturday.
According to the Iranian state news website IRNA, the Houthis have produced a mock-up image of this drone boat.
“According to the Yemeni army [Houthis], Toufan-1 carries a 150 kg warhead and has a speed of 35 nautical miles per hour,” the report says.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF drone strike kills Hamas weapons supplier Ayman Ratma
The organization Jamaa Islamiya, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, has been involved in several attacks against Israel since the beginning of the war.
An IDF drone carried out a targeted attack on a vehicle carrying Hamas's Lebanon supplies director, Ayman Ratma, in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon on Saturday, the military reported.
The IDF later confirmed that it had struck Lebanon to eliminate Ratma, who helped to direct weapons supplies for Hamas and Jamaa Islamiya in Lebanon.
The army said that he was killed due to his involvement in terrorism against Israel, as well as for planning future attacks against Israeli civilians.
Go to the full article >>As Hezbollah steps up attacks, world waits to see if war is truly on the table - analysis
Hezbollah claimed to have carried out 6 attacks on northern Israel on Friday, but 21 sirens sounded - what is happening in Israel's North?
Hezbollah claimed to have carried out six attacks on Israel on Friday. Saturday was relatively quiet in the morning, but Friday saw 21 incidents where sirens sounded in northern Israel. It was not clear if the number of claimed attacks matched what happened in the north.
Hezbollah has launched more than 5,000 attacks on Israel since October 7. Hezbollah has often suggested that if there was a ceasefire in Gaza, then it would stop its attacks on the north.
According to the Iranian state news IRNA “in a statement on Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed the six attacks but did not point to the potential casualties of the strikes. The operations against Israeli military positions show Hezbollah’s missile and drone power and warn the regime’s senior commanders against any escalation in southern Lebanon.”
Go to the full article >>IDF reportedly targets senior Hamas official, infrastructure in Gaza City
The director of the Hamas-run government media office in Gaza, told Reuters that Israeli attacks in districts of Gaza City had killed 42 people.
An Israeli strike in Gaza targeted senior Hamas official Raad Saad, Israeli media reported on Saturday, citing reports in the Strip.
Earlier, the IDF stated that fighter jets had struck two Hamas military infrastructures in the Gaza City area. The military noted that more details were to follow.
Later, Ismail Al-Thawabtathe, the director of the Hamas-run government media office in Gaza, told Reuters that Israeli attacks in districts of Gaza City had killed 42 people.
Go to the full article >>Evacuee high school graduates honor friend killed on October 7 in touching graduation party tribute
Israeli high schools traditionally hold a graduation party, unlike those common in the US and abroad.
Israeli 12th graders from Nofei ha-Bsor High School in Kibbutz Magen paid tribute to their classmate Mor Meir, who was killed along with her dad, Doron, on October 7, by recreating her final dance on TikTok.
In an Instagram post, the students are seen re-enacting the final dance Mor posted to TikTok, with the video playing in the background.
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For the second time this week: an Israeli citizen entered Kalkilya - and was murdered
Photos from the scene show his car being set alight and his driver's license being taken. Local Palestinians told Israeli media the car was torched well after the shooting.
An Israeli citizen who entered Kalkilya on Saturday morning with his car was shot dead by local residents, according to Palestinian reports cited by Israeli media.
A large number of IDF troops entered the city after an Israeli citizen who had entered the city center with his vehicle was shot at around seven on Saturday morning.
The shooting was carried out on the main street, after which his vehicle was were set on fire. About an hour ago, the victim was brought by a medical team of the Red Crescent to the entrance to the city. An IDF medical team pronounced the victim dead.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
120 hostages remain in Gaza
43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says