Day 64 of the Iron Sword War: IDF forces attacked the Gaza Strip yesterday. The IDF Spokesperson reported that the forces attacked a manned Hezbollah observation post. An alarm went off in Kibbutz Malkia in the Upper Galilee. In addition, 100 countries last night supported the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the US opposed - and the motion failed: "A detached resolution, refuse to condemn the Hamas attack."
98th Division activity in Khan Yunis // Photo: IDF Spokesperson
Regular updates:
02:50 a.m.: Britain's ambassador to the United Nations, Barbara Woodward, explained the decision to abstain from a vote demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying Britain supported "further and longer pauses" to allow the Palestinians to receive aid and release the Israeli hostages. She added that Britain supported Israel's right to defend itself and that the call for a ceasefire ignored the fact that Hamas had carried out terrorist acts and was still holding abducted civilians.
The sheer scale of civilians killed in Gaza is shocking.
The fact that 80% of the population has been displaced cannot continue.
The UK supports Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas, but Israel must be targeted and precise in its actions. pic.twitter.com/NZ802dmGnX
— Ambassador Barbara Woodward (@BWoodward_UN) December 8, 2023
02:41: Palestinians report number killed in Khan Yunis after Israeli strike.
02:39: Foreign Minister Eli Cohen responded on his X account (formerly Twitter) to a proposal calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that was vetoed by the United States, and attacked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "Guterres's request to stand with Hamas and ask for a ceasefire shames his role and is a mark of shame on the United Nations," Cohen wrote. "The use of Article 99, after not using it in the war in Ukraine and the civil war in Syria, is another example of his biased and one-sided position."
Guterres' request to stand with Hamas and ask for a ceasefire shames his role and is a mark of shame on the UN.
The use of Article 99, after not using it in the war in Ukraine and the civil war in Syria, is another example of Guterres' biased and one-sided position. A ceasefire now will prevent the collapse of the Hamas terrorist organization, which commits crimes...
— Eli Cohen | Eli Cohen (@elicoh1) December 8, 2023
01:35: Al Jazeera reported that Israeli warplanes carried out two airstrikes in the area of the town of Ita al-Shaab in the central sector of southern Lebanon.
Gazans search for survivors in rubble in Rafah after IDF attack, photo: Arab networks
01:29: Alerts were activated in the Malkiya area. Five launches were identified and interceptions were carried out in space. So far, no injuries have been reported. The IDF attacks the sources of fire.
00:28: Lebanese sources report that an IDF drone attacked several targets in Maroun a-Ras in southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah claimed responsibility for nine operations along the northern border.
00:11: IDF forces attacked a manned observation post of the Hezbollah terrorist organization earlier today. In addition, IDF forces identified terrorists who were at an anti-tank launching position from which shots were fired into Israeli territory last night. IDF forces attacked the squad.
00:04: Fox reports 10 airstrikes against U.S. strongholds in Iraq and Syria on Friday.
Participants in the preparation of the report were: Ariel Kahane, Yoav Limor, Hanan Greenwood, Shirit Avitan Cohen, Netael Bandel, Lilach Shoval, Ran Reznik, Ilya Yegorov, Idan Avni, Avi Cohen, Michel Mechel, Meital Yassour Beit Or, Itzik Saban, Efrat Forsher, Yehuda Schlesinger, Yaron Doron, Neta Bar, Assaf Golan, Shahar Kleiman, Dana Ben Shimon, Ronit Silberstein, Sonya Goroditsky, Shimon Yaish, Hayali Yaakobi-Handelsman, Yuri Yalon, Noam (Dabol) Dvir, Eyal Levy, Tal Ariel Yakir, David Baron, Merav Sever, Dor Malul and Matti Tuchfeld
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