Israel demands help from Germany in the fight against Hezbollah. A hideout belonging to the Hamas leader was destroyed by the Israeli army. All information in the news blog.
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Hamas terrorists crossed the border into Israel on October 7 and carried out massacres. Since then, Israel has been attacking targets in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. This news blog informs you about the current developments:
US fires missiles from Yemen
2:54 a.m.: The USA says it has fired two missiles into the Red Sea. The US Central Command (Centcom) said these were aimed at a container ship in the southern Red Sea and were fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.
A Singapore-flagged, Danish-operated container ship named Maersk Hangzhou previously reported being hit by a missile. The USS Gravely and the USS Laboon then responded, Centcom said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “The vessel is reportedly seaworthy and no injuries have been reported.” This is the Houthis’ 23rd “illegal attack” on international shipping since October 19, according to the regional command.
Military spokesman: Hamas headquarters stormed
0.50 a.m.: The Israeli army says it has stormed the headquarters of the Islamist Hamas in Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The terrorist organization’s intelligence headquarters was also located there, says Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari. The information could not be independently verified. Israel suspects that the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Jihia Sinwar, is hiding in the underground tunnels under Khan Yunis. The armed forces are currently intensifying the fight against Hamas, concentrating primarily on the south of the coastal area and the central Gaza Strip.
In the north of the sealed-off coastal strip, Israel’s army says it is in the process of exercising complete control over the area. The operation is currently focused on the last remaining Hamas stronghold in the city of Gaza, the Tufah district, explains army spokesman Hagari. On Saturday, the army also ended a large-scale attack on Hezbollah militia targets in Lebanon on Israel’s border with Lebanon, it said. Three “terrorist cells” were eliminated. The army will continue to attack Hezbollah military positions in southern Lebanon.
“The southern region of Lebanon will not return to what it once was,” Hagari continues. During the course of Saturday, several rockets were detected from Lebanon to Israel. 80 percent of Hezbollah’s rockets fell on Lebanese territory. This, too, could not be independently verified.
Netanyahu: War will last for months
10:58 p.m.: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the war against the radical Islamic group Hamas in the Gaza Strip will continue for “many months.” The Israeli armed forces are involved in a “complex battle” and need time to achieve their goals, Netanyahu tells journalists. “The war will continue for many months until Hamas is eliminated and the hostages are returned.”
“We will ensure that the Gaza Strip no longer poses a threat to Israel,” said Netanyahu. Around 8,000 fighters have already been killed in the Israeli military campaign in the Palestinian territory. “Step by step we are taking away Hamas’s capabilities,” Netanyahu said. The leaders would also be “eliminated”.
Palestinian terrorist organization: Israeli hostage killed in airstrike
7:25 p.m.: A hostage in the Gaza Strip has been killed in an airstrike, according to a Palestinian terrorist group. The Israeli army previously tried to free the Israeli soldier, according to the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The attempt failed. The group, classified as a terrorist organization by the USA and the EU, kept his body. The information could not be independently verified. Israel’s army declined to comment when contacted.
