15 killed, 20 injured as Israel continues strikes in northern Gaza on New Year
Israeli forces continued their strikes on Jabalia in Northern Gaza, killing 15 people and injuring 20 others on Wednesday (local time), France 24 reported.
Israeli forces continued their strikes on Jabalia in Northern Gaza, killing 15 people and injuring 20 others on Wednesday (local time), France 24 reported.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early Saturday that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen aimed at the Jerusalem area.
Israel and Hamas exchanged accusations on Wednesday, each blaming the other for delays in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israeli forces will remain in Gaza and maintain "security control" over the Palestinian territory, raising concerns that the latest round of ceasefire talks may face further deadlock.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Houthi forces in Yemen would face consequences similar to those experienced by other anti-Israel groups.
An Israeli delegation, headed by Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar, spoke in Cairo on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the media reported.
Chief of Israel's Mossad spy agency David Barnea has returned from the Qatari capital Doha following an initial meeting with mediators, and a team will be dispatched next week to continue the negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has announced.
Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Health revealed on Wednesday that it has detected, during a monitoring operation, mosquitoes that were later found to be infected with the West Nile virus.
Israel has killed about 900 militants in Rafah since the beginning of Israel's ground assault on the southernmost city in Gaza in early May, Israel's military Chief Herzi Halevi said.
The number of patients who died from the latest outbreak of West Nile fever in Israel has risen to four, with one new death case, the country's Ministry of Health has said.
