According to the Israeli military, several senior Hamas militant officers were killed in airstrikes in Gaza and Khan Younis.
On Wednesday, the army issued a statement claiming that it had carried out a “intensive and first-of-its-kind action.” Those killed, it added, were “a core part of the Hamas ‘General Staff’” and were loyal to the group’s military wing’s leader.
Hamas did not respond.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel would use “an iron fist if necessary” to put an end to mass demonstrations by Arab civilians, which have resulted in casualties, arrests, and property destruction.
Following the deployment of Border Police forces to quell violence in the cities of Lod and Acre in recent days, Netanyahu declared on Wednesday that Israel would “stop the anarchy.”
The rising unrest follows weeks of bloodshed in Jerusalem and recent violent fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. The fighting stems from a long-running controversy over the city of Jerusalem. After Hamas launched missiles into Israel on Monday, the fighting escalated, eerily resembling the 2014 Gaza war.
According to Netayahu, Israel will “stop the chaos and restore governance to Israel’s towns, with an iron fist if necessary, with all powers and all authority required.”
BERLIN — Germany is supporting Israel in the midst of the most violent fighting since the 2014 Gaza war.
On Wednesday, Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht condemned the missile attacks from Gaza, saying Germany is “firmly on the side of Israel.” She demanded that the attacks on Israel cease, noting that Israel has the right to defend itself.”
Lambrecht has also spoken out about anti-Semitic incidents outside synagogues in Germany. She said that a wave of Israeli flag-burning and other activities during Israel’s “agony” reveals “horrible disregard for human dignity.”
According to the German news agency dpa, police detained 13 people late Tuesday in the western city of Muenster outside a synagogue after an Israeli flag was burnt there.
According to police, many protesters threw stones at the entrance to a synagogue in the western city of Bonn. There was also a burned flag discovered by the investigators. In nearby Duesseldorf, anyone set fire to a memorial for a former synagogue. The minister of justice promised that “the criminals must be identified and kept accountable, and Jewish institutions must be properly protected.”
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the international community should “teach Israel a good and deterrent lesson” about its treatment of Palestinians.
According to the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate, the two leaders spoke on the phone on Wednesday about the escalating conflict caused by tensions over disputed Jerusalem.
According to the declaration, Erdogan emphasised the need for “the international community to teach Israel a good and deterrence lesson” and urged the United Nations Security Council to respond quickly with “determined and direct messages” to Israel. According to the statement, Erdogan recommended to Putin that a foreign security force to protect Palestinians be considered.
Meanwhile, thousands of people ignored a national coronavirus curfew late Tuesday to protest Israel’s attacks. Waving Turkish and Palestinian flags, a large procession of cars drove toward the Israeli Consulate. The Israeli building was adorned with images of the Palestinian and Turkish flags.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan has denounced Israel’s actions and urged Muslim countries to help Palestinians.
Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a statement on Twitter, saying, “We stand with Gaza and Palestine.”
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged Muslim nations to join in response to Israel’s attacks on Palestinian civilian areas.
Protesters are scheduled to stage a small anti-Israel rally later today in Karachi, Pakistan’s southernmost district.
GAZA CITY, GAZA DISTRICT — According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has risen to 43 people, including 13 children and three women.
According to the study, nearly 300 Palestinians in the territory have been injured as a result of the attacks.
The attacks began on Monday, following a volley of rockets fired into Israel by Palestinians. Clashes in Jerusalem in recent weeks between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police based on the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, a site holy to Jews and Muslims, sparked the worst violence since the 2014 Gaza war.
According to the chief of Israel’s emergency services, one person was killed and another was seriously injured by an anti-tank missile launched from the Gaza Strip.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — According to the chief of Israel’s emergency services, an anti-tank missile launched from Gaza killed one person and critically injured another.
Magen’s Eli Bein According to David Adom, the attack on Wednesday morning targeted a jeep. The attack was published in Israeli newspapers. The attack came after a night of deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Palestinians. It was a dramatic deterioration of weeks of tensions that had their origins in contested Jerusalem.
