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On the 155th day of the war on Gaza, the Israeli occupation continued to commit massacres in the Gaza Strip, coinciding with the intensification of battles on more than one axis, at a time when the number of martyrs as a result of famine rose to 25.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), revealed the identities of 4 Israeli prisoners out of 7 who had been announced killed, and the identities of 3 of them earlier as a result of an Israeli bombing.
President Joe Biden's plan to build a temporary port or pier off the coast of Gaza to provide food and other aid by sea to the Strip made headlines, a step that international organizations considered an attempt to divert attention from the real humanitarian crisis in the Strip.
The Red Sea axis witnessed a remarkable Houthi escalation by carrying out two qualitative military operations using missiles and drones against an American ship and destroyers in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
On the Lebanese front, Hezbollah continued to bomb several Israeli military sites, and the Israeli army responded by expanding the scope of its raids and bombing into southern Lebanon.
Gaza battles
On the ground, the Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters had seized two Quadcopter aircraft that were carrying out intelligence missions south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City. Al-Qassam also broadcast pictures of the remains and remains of Israeli vehicles after they were targeted on the outskirts of the city of Khan Yunis. The pictures show scattered parts of tanks and heavy Israeli vehicles in the streets of the city. .
For its part, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, broadcast scenes of it targeting Israeli army concentrations in the eastern central region of the Gaza Strip with missiles and artillery. It said that it, along with the Mujahideen Brigades and Abdul Qader Al-Husseini Groups, bombed gatherings of enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood with bursts of 107 missiles.
The Israeli army announced the killing of a major in the commando forces in the battles of the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli authorities in the Eli settlement announced the killing of a soldier from the settlement’s residents in these battles.
The Israeli army published pictures that it said were of its operations in Hamad Town in Khan Yunis and the ongoing clashes in the northern and central Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Channel 13 reported that the Israeli army is preparing to expand its ground operation to include the central Gaza Strip and Rafah in parallel with the failure of the Cairo negotiations, and that the army is focusing its attack on Khan Yunis in an effort to find the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.
New bombing and massacres
At dawn on Saturday, Israeli warplanes bombed the 12-story Al-Masry Tower, which is considered the largest in area and height in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that the tower was subjected to four air strikes that destroyed two-thirds of it, and residents were forced to leave it less than 20 minutes before it was bombed after receiving a warning that it would be bombed.
For its part, the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said that during the last 24 hours the occupation army committed 10 massacres in the Strip, killing 82 martyrs and 122 injured, thus bringing the total number of victims of the Israeli aggression since October 7 last to 30,960 martyrs and 72,524. Injured.
In a related context, the Ministry announced that the number of victims of malnutrition and dehydration in the Gaza Strip had risen to 23 martyrs.
The Ministry said that the death toll increased after 3 new children died in Al-Shifa Medical Complex as a result of malnutrition and dehydration.
Statement by Abu Ubaida
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), revealed the identities of 4 Israeli prisoners killed in raids by the Israeli occupation on the Gaza Strip.
In a statement on his Telegram page, Abu Ubaida said, “We previously announced the killing of 7 Zionist prisoners as a result of the barbaric raids on the Gaza Strip, and we revealed the names of 3 of them.”
The Al-Qassam spokesman continued, "After examining the identities of the rest of the dead, we confirmed that Itzik Al-Jarat, Alex Densig, Ronen Tommy Angel, and Eliyahu Margalit were killed."
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In a related context, an investigation by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority revealed that the army was aware of the presence of hostages in the house that it targeted with two tank shells in the Be’eri settlement on October 7 last year.
The authority added that army and police forces exchanged heavy fire with Hamas militants in the Be'eri settlement despite their knowledge of the presence of live Israeli hostages inside it.
An Israeli detainee stated that she informed the Israeli forces that there were 12 hostages inside the house, but they did not believe her, she said.
The Broadcasting Authority confirmed in its investigation that Hamas gunmen did not fire on the hostages, but rather it was Israeli forces’ fire that killed the hostages along with 40 gunmen from the movement.
Identity of the Palestinian elderly
Al Jazeera was able to identify the unarmed Palestinian elderly man who was executed by occupation soldiers during their storming of a house in the Al-Shati neighborhood, west of Gaza City, as Atta Ibrahim, a deaf elderly man, aged 73 years.
Al Jazeera obtained new details revealing that the occupation soldiers killed 50 civilians in the same area and destroyed and bulldozed homes and facilities.
The victim's family demands any information indicating his burial place.
Aid from the air
Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft once again carried out operations to drop humanitarian aid from the air, on a number of sites in the northern Gaza Strip, with the participation of Egyptian, American, French and Belgian aircraft.
Al Jazeera's correspondent said that some of the aid fell on agricultural lands and that it was insufficient to meet the needs of the region's residents who suffer from severe food shortages.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that the aid being dropped by air into the Gaza Strip occurs because of the difficulties facing its entry by land.
He added that his country is keen for the Rafah crossing to remain open throughout the day for the entry of humanitarian aid and for it not to be closed at all.
Planes of 5 countries drop aid from the air north of Gaza
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Plan for the temporary port in Gaza
Doctors Without Borders believed that the United States’ intention to establish a temporary seaport in the Gaza Strip for humanitarian purposes is “an attempt to obscure the real problem, which is the Israeli blockade imposed on the Strip.”
In a statement on the organization's website, the Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders in the United States, Avril Benoit, called on the administration of US President Joe Biden to "pressure Israel to open border crossings ready for the entry of aid."
Before that, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, denounced the American proposal, and said during a press conference in Geneva that it was “the first time I heard someone say that we need to use a sea pier. No one asked for a sea pier, neither the Palestinian people nor the humanitarian community.”
Fakhri described the American proposal as “malicious” and came in response to electoral interests, noting that the United States is at the same time providing bombs, ammunition, and financial support to Israel.
This came after US President Joe Biden announced a major humanitarian operation by sea, which according to officials in his administration includes building a “temporary dock” in Gaza to bring in “massive aid,” but its completion may require several weeks.
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Deer Line (right) spoke about the imminent opening of a sea corridor between Cyprus and Gaza (Reuters)
An upcoming sea corridor
The European Union and the United States announced on Friday the expected opening of a sea corridor between Cyprus and the Gaza Strip to transport humanitarian aid to the Palestinian Strip, which Israel continues to bomb relentlessly, 5 months after the start of its aggression.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a visit to the port of Larnaca in southern Cyprus - located about 380 kilometers from Gaza - “We are very close to opening this sea corridor, and we hope that this will happen this Sunday.”
In a joint statement by the parties contributing to the plan, it was said that “the humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic... For this reason, the European Commission, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States today announce their intention to open a sea corridor to deliver additional much-needed humanitarian aid.” .
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Mossad chief David Barnea (left) met with CIA chief William Burns yesterday, Friday (agencies)
Prisoner negotiations
Israel announced on Saturday that the head of its foreign intelligence agency met with his American counterpart as part of efforts to secure the release of prisoners detained in Gaza, while reports indicated disagreements between the political and professional levels that caused the negotiations to falter.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said - in a statement - that "Mossad Chief David Barnea met yesterday (Friday) with CIA Director William Burns as part of ongoing efforts to reach a new agreement to release the hostages."
The statement added that Israel is still communicating with mediators with the aim of reaching an agreement.
He added, "At this stage, Hamas is strengthening its positions," claiming that the movement does not seem interested in a deal and is seeking to ignite the region during the month of Ramadan at the expense of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.
This comes at a time when the Israeli Channel 12 said that there were reports indicating disagreements between the political and professional levels that caused negotiations to release the prisoners to falter.
Thousands of Israelis are demonstrating in downtown Tel Aviv, demanding the overthrow of Benjamin Netanyahu's government and holding early elections.
Israel is witnessing demonstrations in the city of Jerusalem, in front of Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, and in the city of Caesarea, south of Haifa.
The demonstrations to overthrow the Netanyahu government coincide with the continued movement of the families of Israeli prisoners detained in Gaza, demanding the conclusion of an immediate exchange deal.
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Haniyeh stressed the necessity of exerting pressure on countries supporting Israel with the aim of forcing it to stop the war (Reuters)
Haniyeh's appeal
The head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Ismail Haniyeh, appealed to the Arab and Islamic nations to move quickly to stop the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, save the Palestinians, and isolate Israel politically and diplomatically as a result of the war crimes it is committing.
In a message sent by Haniyeh to the leaders, symbols, and scholars of the Arab and Islamic nation, on the occasion of the approaching month of Ramadan, and published by the movement on its account on the Telegram platform, Haniyeh said, “We call on the leaders, symbols, and scholars of the nation to take effective action at the various political, diplomatic, and legal levels, in order to stop the aggression against our people, in particular In Gaza immediately, and protect Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
Haniyeh stressed the need to put pressure on the countries supporting Israel with the aim of forcing them to stop this war immediately and unconditionally, adding, "Our people welcome Ramadan this year burdened with pain and hopes, and our people are being exposed to the most horrific massacres in the genocidal war on Gaza."
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The plight of UNRWA
The Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, announced that the agency faces the risk of dissolution after a number of countries suspended its funding.
Lazzarini added that the fate of the Palestinians in Gaza today is at stake as they are going through an absolutely unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Lazzarini told the Swiss network RTS, “What is at stake is the fate of the Palestinians today in Gaza in the short term, as they are going through a humanitarian crisis that is completely unprecedented.”
This comes as the Swedish government announced that it would resume suspended payments to UNRWA with a grant of 200 million kroner ($20 million), joining Canada, which announced the return of its support for the UN agency.
In the same context, Canadian International Aid Minister Ahmed Hussein announced that Ottawa would resume funding the agency.
Several countries, including the United States and Britain, stopped their funding for UNRWA after accusations from Israel that 12 of the agency's 13,000 employees in Gaza participated in the Al-Aqsa Flood operation.
In a related context, UNRWA said that some of its employees who were released from Israeli prisons in Gaza reported that they were subjected to pressure from the Israeli authorities to make false confessions.
Reuters quoted an UNRWA report it had seen that said these confessions related to the agency having ties to Hamas and that its employees participated in the attacks of last October 7 (the Al-Aqsa flood).
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West Bank
In the West Bank, a Palestinian was injured by occupation forces’ bullets during their storming of the town of Kafr Thulth in Qalqilya, in the northern West Bank.
Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that confrontations broke out between residents and the occupation forces, who fired tear gas bombs.
Military checkpoints were set up in the town's streets and citizens were subjected to inspection.
Eyewitnesses said that the occupation forces detained young men in the town and subjected them to investigation.
One of the ships targeted by the Houthis a few days ago (French)
Red Sea axis
In Yemen, the Houthi group announced the implementation of two qualitative military operations. The first targeted the American ship “Problem Fortune” in the Gulf of Aden with a number of suitable naval missiles, while the second operation targeted a number of American war destroyers in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with 37 drones.
On the other hand, American and French forces confirmed that dozens of drones were shot down in the Red Sea on Saturday.
The US Central Command said that it, with the participation of the allies, thwarted a large-scale attack by the Houthis in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region, and confirmed that it confronted a large-scale attack by them in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at dawn today, Saturday, and shot down at least 18 drones in the Red Sea.
The US command confirmed that no ships belonging to the US Navy or coalition forces were damaged in the Houthi marches attack.
The French Ministry of Defense also announced that a French frigate and fighter planes destroyed four combat marches in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday.
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Lebanese Front
Hezbollah announced that it targeted a number of Israeli sites and gatherings off the Lebanese border and in the occupied Shebaa Farms, including a gathering of occupation soldiers in Mount Nader with missile weapons, achieving a direct hit.
The party said that its fighters targeted a gathering of occupation soldiers in the vicinity of Hunin Castle, and attacked the Ruwaisat al-Qarn and Zabdin sites in the occupied Shebaa Farms.
Hezbollah announced that it had bombed the Al-Baghdadi site and Karantina Hill, and that it had confronted an Israeli march at the border and forced it to return.
Israeli fighters launched raids on the towns of Aita al-Shaab, Kafra, Majdal Zoun, Mays al-Jabal, Blida, and Al-Dhahira, while the vicinity of the town of Al-Wazzani was subjected to Israeli artillery shelling.
In another development, the United Nations forces operating in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced that a joint force from UNIFIL and the Lebanese army came under fire from the Israeli side on the border with southern Lebanon.
Mutual bombardment between Hezbollah and the occupation forces, and a UNIFIL patrol came under fire
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A demonstration from Hyde Park in central London to its south to demand an end to the war in Gaza (Anatolia)
Demonstrations in support of Gaza
Many European capitals and cities witnessed demonstrations demanding an immediate end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and to quickly provide relief to the people of Gaza who are suffering from a deadly famine.
In the British capital, London, a demonstration began from Hyde Park in the center of the capital to its south, towards the American embassy, in a demonstration in which Britons from various cities in the country participated.
Thousands of protesters also demonstrated in the French capital, Paris, to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the entry of aid to the besieged population.
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Source: Al Jazeera + agencies