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  • Israel probe into deaths of Gazamedics blames‘ professional failures’

    Israel probe into deaths of Gazamedics blames‘ professional failures’

    The Israeli military yesterday released its findings of the probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza, saying there were “several professional failures, breaches of orders, and a failure to fully report the incident.” A deputy commander will be fired, the Israeli forces said.

    Israel at first claimed that the medics’ vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire but later backtracked. Cellphone video recovered from one of the medics contradicted Israel’s initial account.

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    The military investigation found that the deputy battalion commander, “due to poor night visibility,” assessed that the ambulances belonged to Hamas militants. Video footage obtained from the incident shows the ambulances had lights flashing.

  • More than 60 wounded in Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli military site

    More than 60 wounded in Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli military site

    Over 67 people have been wounded in a drone attack in northern Israel yesterday, according to Israeli emergency services and local media, as the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it had targeted an Israeli military camp with a “swarm” of drones.

    At least four people were critically wounded in the attack in the town of Binyamina, south of Haifa.

    According to Israel’s Channel 12, no warning sirens were heard before the attack.

    Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the strike. In a statement, the Iran-aligned group said it launched a “swarm of drones” at a Golani Brigade camp.

    The Golani Brigade is one of the five infantry brigades of the regular Israeli army and regarded as an elite unit.

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    In a separate statement, Hezbollah said it also targeted the Israeli Tsnobar logistics base in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights with a missile.

    The Hezbollah drone strike comes on the same day that the United States announced it would send a new air-defence system to Israel to help bolster its protection against missile attacks.

    At the direction of US President Joe Biden, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “authorised the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and associated crew of US military personnel to Israel to help bolster Israel’s air defenses following Iran’s unprecedented attacks against Israel on April 13 and again on October 1”, Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said in a statement.

  • 222 confirmed hostage in Gaza – Israeli military

    222 confirmed hostage in Gaza – Israeli military

    The number of people held hostages in Gaza is now 222, the Israeli military has said.

    The Israeli military has given a new update on the number of hostages held in Gaza – saying 222 people are now confirmed to be held captive.

    Consequently, the Israeli military have been engaging in cross- border raids to “find information” on hostages, it claimed.

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    Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari, confirmed that Israeli soldiers have been carrying out raids inside Gaza.

    Hagari also said the number of hostages in Gaza – now 222 – took time to confirm because there are a “quite a lot” of foreign citizens among them.

    He told journalists that raids “by armoured and infantry forces” were intended “to kill terrorist cells that are preparing for next phases of war”.

    He also said the Israeli forces were trying to find information on missing hostages.

    On Sunday an Israeli soldier was reportedly killed and three others hurt by a missile in Gaza.