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On the 182nd day of the war on Gaza, the Israeli occupation army bombed various areas in the Gaza Strip, resulting in martyrs, and announcing a new toll of its losses.
In parallel, Western pressure on Israel escalated to allow a large influx of aid and reach a truce.
On the other hand, the occupation authorities tightened their security measures around Al-Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan.
Al-Quds Brigades publishes scenes that it said show its fighters in their combat positions in the northern Gaza Strip on “International Jerusalem Day” #Gaza_War #Video pic.twitter.com/a3x3Uanll7
- Al Jazeera Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) April 5, 2024
Martyrs and resistance operations
On another bloody day, the occupation forces committed 5 massacres during the past 24 hours, leaving 54 martyrs and 82 injured, bringing the number of martyrs since the start of the war to 33,91 martyrs and 75,750 injured, according to the Government Information Office in Gaza.
For its part, the Al-Quds Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement - said that its fighters confirmed, after returning from the clashes in Khan Yunis, that they had bombed enemy gatherings on the front lines in the center of the city with mortar shells.
The Al-Quds Brigades confirmed that its fighters supported a fighting group from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) - during fierce clashes with an Israeli force, inflicting certain casualties before they all withdrew safely. The Al-Quds Brigades broadcast scenes of its fighters from inside the combat nodes in the northern Gaza Strip on International Jerusalem Day.
On the other hand, the Israeli occupation army announced that 5 soldiers were injured in the battles in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
The Israeli army said that since the beginning of the war, 3,193 officers and soldiers have been injured, including 1,552 who were injured during the ground operation. He added that 600 soldiers and officers had been killed since the beginning of the war, and 497 were seriously injured.
The occupation army said that 268 soldiers are still receiving treatment after being injured in the Gaza battles.
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The White House said that Biden's tone (right) in his call with Netanyahu reflects his "increasing frustration" (agencies)
Details about the Biden-Netanyahu call
American media reports revealed more details about the phone call that US President Joe Biden made with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, in which he asked him to take concrete steps to reduce “harm to civilians” in Gaza.
On Friday, NBC quoted American officials as saying that Biden assured Netanyahu that Washington might make its aid to Israel conditional on its behavior in the war.
The officials added that Biden asked the Israeli Prime Minister to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza and expand the powers of the negotiating delegation in the prisoner exchange talks.
Regarding the reasons for this change in the American tone, the same sources told the network that the killing of the World Central Kitchen relief team in an Israeli raid in Gaza last Monday, and the appeal of Jill Biden, wife of the US President, to stop the war, and the movement of the Muslim community, are all things that led to a shift in Biden’s position.
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Investigation into an accident involving kitchen workers
On the other hand, the Israeli army published what it said were the results of an internal investigation it conducted into its killing of 7 members of the World Central Kitchen organization team in Gaza.
The occupation army considered that what happened was the result of a serious defect and error in the process of identifying the target and making the decision in violation of orders and instructions to fire.
The occupation claimed that its forces believed that Hamas militants were in vehicles accompanying the aid trucks, which the soldiers did not identify as being linked to the International Kitchen, he said.
The Israeli army added that Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy decided - after the investigation - to remove two officers, one with the rank of major and the other with the rank of reserve colonel. He also decided to reprimand the commander of one of the brigades, the commander of the 162nd Division, as well as the commander of the Southern Command, Yaron Finkelman, because of his overall responsibility for the incident.
The World Central Kitchen organization responded to the Israeli investigation, saying that the Israeli army failed to justify the shooting at their convoy, while international calls continue to hold those responsible for the attack accountable.
The organization added - in a statement - that the Israeli army also failed to show any reason for opening fire on the members of the convoy, which did not carry any weapons and did not pose any threat.
She described the Israeli investigation as an important step, but reiterated her demand for an independent investigation, stressing that the Israeli army cannot reliably investigate itself.
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Armed man from Jordan
Israeli Army Radio said that a gunman came from Jordanian territory and opened fire on an army patrol without causing any casualties.
The incident occurred on the Jordanian side of the border crossing known as Sheikh Hussein in the northern Jordan Valley at one o'clock in the morning today.
Israeli Army Radio explained that the gunman carried out the shooting without crossing the border fence and then returned to Jordanian territory.
Later, the Israeli army said that it was investigating the shooting from the Jordanian side, stressing that the perpetrator did not cross the border. He added that the suspect crossed the Jordan River crossing and opened fire on an Israeli force that was on a regular patrol.
There has been no comment yet from the Jordanian authorities on this news.
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One of the houses bombed by the occupation army on October 7 in the Be'eri settlement in the Gaza Strip (Getty)
The occupation kills an Israeli prisoner
The Israeli army said on Friday that a female prisoner held by Hamas during its attack on the Gaza Strip settlements on October 7 was most likely killed by Israeli helicopter gunfire.
The army stated - in a statement - that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping of captive Efrat Katz, a resident of the Nir Oz settlement that was targeted by the attack along with other settlements, examined a variety of video evidence and eyewitness statements.
He added that the evidence showed that one of the Israeli helicopters opened fire on a car in which armed men were traveling, with Israeli prisoners inside.
He said, "As a result of the fire, most of the militants who were riding in the car were killed, and it is likely that Efrat Katz was also killed."
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Israeli warplanes targeted the town of Marjayoun, southern Lebanon pic.twitter.com/GhH0Cm2tuS
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Expanding the bombing circle in Lebanon
On the Lebanese front, Hezbollah announced in separate statements - Friday - that its fighters carried out 6 operations today against Israeli sites and targets off the southern border of Lebanon.
The party said that its fighters bombed with a guided missile an Israeli military vehicle at the gate of the Metulla site, killing and wounding its crew. They also targeted a movement of Israeli soldiers at the Malikiyah site and spy equipment in the Zarit barracks.
The party added that it bombed another gathering of Israeli soldiers in the Admit settlement, causing direct hits there. It also targeted the Israeli site of Al-Samaqa in the occupied Lebanese hills of Kafr Shuba, causing similar hits there.
For its part, the Lebanese Civil Defense said that 5 people were killed in two Israeli raids on the towns of Marjayoun and Aita al-Shaab.
Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that Israeli aircraft targeted for the first time the town of Marjayoun in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon, where they fired missiles at a house in the town, resulting in casualties.
The Lebanese National News Agency said that the raid on Marjayoun resulted in the killing of 3 members of the Amal Movement. The movement mourned the three dead, while Lebanese sources reported that the bombing targeted its headquarters in the town.
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Jamshidi: The Iranian message to the United States is: “Stay away so you are not harmed” (Iranian press)
Iranian warning
On another topic, Mohammad Jamshidi, assistant to the Iranian president, said that Tehran warned the United States, in a written message, not to “be drawn into the trap” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which claimed the lives of 7 prominent Iranian soldiers. .
Jamshidi wrote, in a post on the
In this context, the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said that the Iranian response to Israel’s bombing of its consulate building in Damascus is inevitably coming, and he considered this attack to be a pivotal incident that has a precedent and an aftermath in the events since the seventh of last October.
Nasrallah added, in a speech on the occasion of International Jerusalem Day, “The where, when, how, and scale of the response, these are matters we are not interested in asking about or interfering with,” adding that “the Iranians are thinking and studying all possibilities” carefully before responding.”
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Mass demonstrations
On Friday, the last Friday in the holy month of Ramadan, several demonstrations took place in Arab, Islamic and Western cities denouncing the continued Israeli aggression against Gaza and demanding an immediate ceasefire and the entry of aid to the residents of the besieged Strip.
In Yemen, more than 150 demonstrations were launched in support of the Palestinian people, coinciding with “International Jerusalem Day,” corresponding to the last Friday of the month of Ramadan.
The "Al-Masirah" channel, affiliated with the Ansar Allah group (Houthis), reported that "mass marches took place in more than 150 squares in 15 Yemeni governorates to commemorate International Jerusalem Day."
In Jordan, hundreds demonstrated in the center of the Jordanian capital, Amman, and several Jordanian cities and villages, denouncing the Israeli aggression against Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territories.
In Iraq, the capital, Baghdad, witnessed a stand in solidarity with the residents of the Gaza Strip, and to demand relief for them by various means. Lebanese and Palestinian refugees also participated in a solidarity march in the city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, on International Jerusalem Day.
In Morocco, thousands demonstrated, demanding an end to the Israeli war on Gaza, and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip. In Tunisia, Hizb ut-Tahrir (Islamic) organized a march in support of the people of Gaza after Friday prayers towards the municipal theater in Tunis.
In Pakistan, the capital, Islamabad, witnessed two demonstrations in support of the Gaza Strip. The Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, also witnessed a demonstration denouncing the Israeli war on Gaza.
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Source: Al Jazeera + agencies