Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march on Oxford Street in London, the northern arena continues to escalate with sirens in the Upper Galilee and Kiryat Shmona, relations between Tehran and Cairo are heating up, over 200 terrorist operatives from the Hamas and PIJ terrorist organizations have been detained by the security forces in the Gaza Strip, another ship linked to Israel was attacked in the Red Sea with a drone, Palestinian sources reported that the deputy secretary general of the Popular Resistance Committees was killed in an IDF strike, and sources told the Palestinian Quds network that Israel had announced its intention to take over the route Philadelphi on the southern border between the Gaza Strip and Egyptian territory. Everything that happened during Shabbat.
Saturday News Summary
A pro-Palestinian demonstration in the heart of London. In the shadow of an iron sword war and the IDF's extensive ground operation against the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the city centre today and blocked parts of the road on Oxford High Street. The activists took to the streets for another weekend of demonstrations demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel's military action.
Two days before Christmas: Pro-Palestinian demonstration on London's Oxford's Street // Social networks
Sergeant Amit Hod Ziv, 19, fell during an operational activity in northern Israel. Amit, an armored soldier, served in the 71st Battalion in the Lightning Formation. He was killed by a rocket fired by Hezbollah at a military post in the Shtula area, leaving behind his parents, brother and sister. Amit will be laid to rest tomorrow in Rosh HaAyin.
Armored fighter, served in the 71st Battalion in the Lightning Formation. Amit Hod Ziv, photo: courtesy of the family
Galant threatens: "Soon Sinwar will meet the barrels of our rifles." On Friday, the defense minister held a daily assessment with senior defense officials, at the end of which he said: "Yahya Sinwar now hears the IDF's tractors above him, the air force bombs and the IDF's operation. He will also meet the barrels of our rifles soon."
Galant assessing the situation: "Sinwar hears the air force bombs - soon he will meet the barrels of our rifles" // Photo: Elad Malka
Flooding in many areas across the country, four people were rescued from vehicles with hypothermia.The latest storm led to a rushing stream across the country. Among the streams in which a strong flow was recorded: Prud, Pine, Banias, Carmel Forest, Ein Afek Nature Reserve and Nahal Snail Reserve. Four people, including a three-year-old toddler, were rescued with hypothermia from several streams.
Flooding in Shfar'am due to weather // 27A
Special documentation from the cooperation between the Air Force and the ground forces in Gaza. Today, the IDF published new documentation of the cooperation between the ground forces and the air force in the Gaza Strip. The footage shows the IAF's 100th Squadron, alongside the 9900th Division of Military Intelligence, operating the Tzofit and Hofit aircraft. In one of the footage released by the IDF, the operator is heard on contact with the ground forces: "I'm with you on the house, Shagar."
Documentation: Identification of terrorists in the Gaza Strip and their aerial attacks // IDF Spokesperson
The Security Council voted in favor of the call to increase aid to Gaza. The UN Security Council voted Friday evening to call for increased humanitarian aid to Gaza. The U.S. and Russia abstained, paving the way for the proposal to be approved. The vote was postponed several times this week in an effort to find a wording that would not lead to a U.S. veto.
, the American representative at the vote in the Security Council. Photo: AFP
Mahmoud Abbas and Putin spoke by phone. Following the postponement of the UN debate on the Gaza war, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Abbas asked for Russia's support in advancing a draft resolution calling for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. "The fire must be stopped immediately in order to keep civilians away from the bombings, and from the Israeli killing machine in Gaza."
Putin: Aren't you shocked by the destruction of Gaza's population? | Reuters
The Wall Street Journal reported that an Iranian spy ship was directing Houthi attacks. An Iranian vessel stationed in the Red Sea is transmitting real-time intelligence to Houthi forces in Yemen, assisting them in attacks against ships in the region, The Wall Street Journal reported. "Iran is deeply involved in attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea," the White House said hours after the publication.
The cargo ship seized by Houthi rebels earlier this month (archive), photo: AP
Gaza resident to IDF intelligence officer: "Burn Hamas, cut them into pieces." IDF spokesman in Arabic, Lt. Col. Avichai Edrei, released yesterday a recording of a conversation between a Gaza resident and an intelligence officer from Unit 504 in which he is heard accusing Hamas of the war. "Allah will curse them, Abu Munharot and Abu hotels. They destroyed us, took us back a hundred years."
Gaza resident to intelligence officer: "Slaughter Hamas" // IDF Spokesperson in Arabic
The Shiite militias in Iraq announced that they had attacked the Karish rig. Al-Jazeera reported, citing a source in the Shi'ite militias in Iraq, that a few days ago the militias tried to attack the Karish gas platform with a drone. Since the beginning of the war, the Shiite militias in Iraq have attacked the bases of American forces in Iraq dozens of times.
Karish gas platform, photo: Reuters
A terror tunnel hundreds of meters long and Hamas "command rooms": footage from a sting dog camera.In recent weeks, IDF forces have raided the Issa area in southern Gaza City. Engineering forces destroyed a terrorist tunnel that served as an underground outpost and many buildings used as Hamas headquarters. In addition, the IDF disseminated footage from a dog camera from the Merom Brigade's Oketz unit, revealing a terror tunnel hundreds of meters long, including command and communication rooms, dozens of meters in residence halls, concrete panels, and water and electricity infrastructure.
Footage from a dog sting camera in the underground tunnel // IDF Spokesperson
Two fatalities in accidents in Tel Aviv and the north within a few hours. Two men were killed last night in road accidents in Tel Aviv and northern Israel. On Levinsky Street, an unknown person was seriously injured and evacuated to Ichilov Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police have opened an investigation into a fatal car accident. Road accident examiners began collecting evidence and investigating the circumstances of the accident.
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