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Roya News
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Roya News
'Israeli' navy claims strikes on Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced early Saturday that its navy carried out a strike on what it described as a Hezbollah "terrorist infrastructure site" near the southern Lebanese coastal city of Naqoura. 'Overnight, an Israeli Navy vessel struck a Hezbollah 'Radwan Force' terrorist infrastructure site in the area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon,' the IOF said in a statement, adding that the location was used 'to advance terror attacks against Israeli civilians.' The Radwan Force is an elite unit within Hezbollah, and 'Israeli' officials have repeatedly accused it of preparing cross-border operations from southern Lebanon. In a separate statement, the IOF said it had 'struck and eliminated' a Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon on Friday, despite the existence of a fragile ceasefire agreement between the two sides. The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed that one individual was killed on Friday in a drone strike, reportedly launched by an Israeli drone targeting a motorcycle in the same region. The strike was reported by Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA). The November 2023 ceasefire was intended to halt hostilities following weeks of deadly exchanges across the 'Israel'-Lebanon border. Despite the truce, skirmishes and violations have persisted. Earlier this month, Lebanon's army, which has been tasked with dismantling Hezbollah positions in the south, warned that continued IOF violations and a lack of cooperation with ceasefire monitors could force Lebanese forces to 'freeze cooperation' on joint inspection efforts.
Roya News
11 hours ago
- Business
- Roya News
'Israel' claims killing Hamas' finance chief
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) claimed Friday that it killed the Director of Finance in Hamas' military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, and the aide to deputy commander of the military wing, Marwan Issa, who was also killed by an 'Israeli' airstrike earlier last year. The statement said he was killed on Tuesday, June 17, in the central Gaza Strip. 'Abu Shumala was responsible for all of the Hamas' military wing' finances in the Gaza Strip…he planned and oversaw the military wing's budget during the war and implemented it,' the IOF statement claimed.
Days of Palestine
2 days ago
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
IOF Kills 16 Civilians in New Massacre Targeting Starving Palestinians in Gaza
DaysofPal – In the early hours of Thursday, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed yet another massacre, targeting starving civilians gathered near the Netzarim checkpoint in the central Gaza Strip, where they had assembled to receive desperately needed humanitarian aid. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli drones and military vehicles opened fire on the crowd near the Gaza Bridge and Salah al-Din Street, striking unarmed Palestinians waiting for food assistance in a zone that has repeatedly witnessed bloodshed. Medical sources confirmed that 16 civilians were killed and more than 100 others injured in the attack, which comes amid an escalating humanitarian catastrophe. Gaza's healthcare system remains in a state of collapse, unable to cope with the rising number of casualties due to severe shortages in medical supplies, fuel, and personnel. This attack follows a similar incident just one day earlier, on Wednesday, when 11 civilians were killed and over 70 wounded in the same area, under identical circumstances, waiting for aid near the Netzarim corridor. Since May 27, Palestinians have been repeatedly targeted by live fire while attempting to access food at distribution points tied to a U.S.-Israeli aid project. This controversial effort has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and numerous international human rights organizations, who warn that it is being used as a tool of control and displacement, rather than a genuine humanitarian lifeline. The repeated assaults on food lines have led to the emergence of a tragic term in Gaza: 'Breadline Martyrs.' As of today, hospitals have recorded nearly 400 Palestinians killed and over 3,000 injured while seeking aid since May 27 — a grim reflection of the desperation and systematic targeting of civilians in a territory already brought to its knees by siege, bombardment, and famine. Israel's ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues to exact a heavy civilian toll, with daily airstrikes and attacks on aid seekers further exacerbating what health experts and legal scholars are calling a deliberate campaign of starvation and collective punishment. Shortlink for this post:
Morocco World
2 days ago
- Politics
- Morocco World
Israel Places Occupied West Bank Under Siege Amid Escalations with Iran
Rabat — As Israel escalates its war with Iran—initiated by Israel last Friday—the occupying regime has imposed a harsh lockdown on the West Bank. Entrances to Palestinian cities and villages are sealed off with iron gates and concrete barriers, trapping communities under siege. Beyond these closures, Israel has drastically restricted Palestinian movement through an intensified network of checkpoints, severely limiting entry and exit across large swaths of the territory. Palestinian sources confirm a surge in Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) presence in key West Bank cities including el-Bireh and Ramallah, while stringent checkpoints cripple movement in Nablus, Hebron, Qalqilya, and the Jordan Valley. Farmers in these regions are unable to tend their land or transport produce, as Israeli-imposed barriers choke the local economy. 'The ongoing closures have paralyzed daily life across the West Bank, severely restricting mobility, cutting off access to essential services, and devastating economic activity,' reports the Palestinian News and Info Agency, Wafa. Local reports detail mounting violence across the West Bank as Palestinians approaching checkpoints have been met with live gunfire, stun grenades, and tear gas from the IOF. In one instance in the Tulkarem refugee camp alone, a 16-year-old was shot in the leg during these brutal crackdowns. Night raids have led to at least 15 arrests, as ambulances face deliberate obstruction preventing critical medical aid from reaching the wounded. 'Even with Israeli military permission, we are held at checkpoints for hours before passage,' explains Fayez Abdel Jabbar, an ambulance driver, to Al Jazeera. 'This morning, one woman waited three hours at a checkpoint. We now have to transfer patients between ambulances just to navigate these brutal restrictions.' These assaults are part of a broader pattern of intensified aggression against Palestinians in the West Bank since January. By mid-2025, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced, the largest uprooting of indigenous people since the 1967 occupation began. Large-scale demolitions of homes and infrastructure continue unabated. Amnesty International reports an alarming spike in detentions, with over 1,000 Palestinians arrested since the start of the year—a clear tactic of oppression and intimidation by the IOF. Adding to their affliction of life under occupation, Palestinians are also caught in the crossfire of the Israel-Iran conflict, as the indigenous population in the West Bank bear the brunt without protection. Iranian missiles intercepted by Israel have left debris falling in Palestinian areas where no bomb shelters or safety measures exist, exposing civilians to grave danger under Israel's apartheid regime. 'Palestinians are trapped between Iranian projectiles and Israeli missile interceptions,' observes Al Jazeera's correspondent Nida Ibrahim. Meanwhile, footage circulating online shows Israeli settlers chanting the racist anti-Arab slogan, 'May your village burn,' as an Iranian missile struck Tamra near Haifa, killing four Palestinian citizens of Israel. Adding to this brutality, the IOF is forcibly occupying Palestinian homes—expelling families and converting residences into military outposts to shield themselves from Iran's retaliatory attacks–a blatant breach of international law that Israel has grown accustomed to doing without consequence.
Morocco World
2 days ago
- Health
- Morocco World
Israel Condemns Iran's Alleged Targeting of Hospital
Seven days into a conflict triggered by Israel's unprovoked attack on Iranian territory, Iran launched 20 ballistic missiles early Thursday morning, one of which reportedly struck the Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheba, southern Israel. Israeli officials and hospital sources described it as a 'direct hit.' Footage circulating online shows significant structural damage, though the hospital's director confirmed that all staff and patients were safe in fortified shelters, resulting in no serious injuries. The strike came hours after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Iran — which the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) claimed were aimed at nuclear facilities — continuing to frame their aggression as 'retaliatory.' In contrast, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its missile barrage was a precise attack on military infrastructure, not civilian targets. Iranian sources emphasized that any damage to the hospital was caused by shockwaves and denied that civilian infrastructure was deliberately targeted. Human shields and war crimes Iranian outlets also noted that Soroka Hospital sits between two key Israeli military installations — the IOF's main intelligence headquarters and a central command facility located in the Gav-Yam Technology Park. These sites reportedly serve as hubs for Israeli cyberwarfare and digital command systems. The proximity of a hospital to such critical military infrastructure raises serious questions about Israel's long-standing practice of embedding civilian sites around military assets — a tactic it routinely accuses others of using. While Iranian officials reiterated the strike's military intent, Israel and its allies rushed to denounce the hospital damage as a war crime — a stunning display of hypocrisy from a state that has spent the past 20 months systematically bombing hospitals across Gaza. Israel has raided medical facilities, kidnapped doctors, and imposed a blockade that denies even basic medical supplies. Palestinian surgeons have been forced to operate without anesthesia, amputating limbs with rudimentary tools under siege. And yet, it is only now — when an Israeli hospital sustains damage — that Israeli leaders rediscover the language of international law. Israel's moral posturing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, currently wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Gaza, quickly took to X to vow revenge: 'This morning, Iran's 'terrorist tyrants' launched missiles at Soroka hospital in Beersheba and at a civilian population in central Israel,' he wrote. 'Israel will exact the full price from the tyrants in Tehran.' Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel echoed Netanyahu, claiming: 'Iran just hit Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva with a ballistic missile. Not a military base. A hospital. Deliberate. Criminal. Civilian target.' Haskel has consistently defended Israel's genocide in Gaza and dismissed international condemnations as 'blood libel.' She also baselessly accused 10,000 UNRWA staff of being Hamas members — a falsehood that helped justify the defunding of a vital lifeline for besieged Palestinians. Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that the IOF has been instructed to escalate operations, warning of intensified strikes on what he called 'strategic targets in Iran and against government targets in Tehran.' Katz, continuing the state's hypocritical messaging, accused Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of committing war crimes: 'These are war crimes of the most serious kind – and Khamenei will be held accountable.' This comes from the same minister who personally oversaw the complete humanitarian blockade on Gaza, manufacturing starvation for over two million people. Katz later issued a direct threat to Khamenei: 'Khamenei openly declares that he wants Israel destroyed – he personally gives the order to fire on hospitals. He considers the destruction of the state of Israel to be a goal, such a man can no longer exist.' A tale of two narratives While Iran has denied deliberately targeting the hospital, many observers have pointed out that — even if it had —the strike would be considered 'legitimate' by Israel's own warped logic. Israel routinely labeled every hospital in Gaza a Hamas 'command center' and used that claim to justify repeated attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure, despite never providing credible evidence. In fact, as Israel prepared for potential Iranian strikes, hospitals across the country activated emergency protocols and moved patients to underground shelters. Footage circulating online appears to show armed Israeli soldiers taking cover alongside medical staff in hospital basements—exposing Israel's own use of the very tactics it falsely accuses others of employing. International media swiftly echoed Israel's narrative, reporting on the strike as a hospital attack by Iran — a level of outrage and clarity that has been consistently absent in coverage of Israel's relentless bombing of Gaza's hospitals. When Palestinian hospitals are attacked , the language softens: murders become 'deaths,' baseless Israeli accusations are parroted without evidence, and Israel itself is often omitted as the perpetrator. Also missing from headlines are Israel's recent attacks on Iranian hospitals. In recent days, Israeli airstrikes targeted two civilian hospitals in Tehran and Kermanshah — a flagrant act that has drawn little international condemnation and even fewer headlines. According to the Iran-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Israel's strikes have killed at least 639 people and injured 1,329. Meanwhile, reporting from Jordan due to being banned from Israel and the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera said six Israelis are in critical condition following Iran's attacks on Thursday. The Israeli death toll remains officially at 24 — a figure shrouded in media ambiguity, as Israel appears to both conceal the scale of its own losses and exaggerate civilian targeting to amplify its victim narrative.
