israeli warcrimes in Gaza reports 2024:

April week 3 2024 --  April - March, 2024

 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

israeli warcrimes in Gaza reports 2024:
with special thanks to citizen-reporter 'Biba' (Algeria)

Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 16, 2024
<<'Israel killed six journalists in March'
Six journalists were killed and nine more injured in the Israeli attacks on Gaza in March 2024, according to the report released by the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate.
News Center- The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate has released its March report on crimes, violations and attacks committed by Israeli forces against journalists in the Gaza Strip. In March 2024, three journalists were killed in the Israeli airstrikes on their homes and three more died from shrapnel-related wounds, according to the report. The report also added that nine journalists were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and eight journalists were detained by Israeli forces in March. <In March, Israeli forces raided four houses and facilities of journalists and opened fire on journalists three times. About 10 journalists were beaten by Israeli forces in March,> the report said. At least 140 journalists have been killed in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Media Office said in a statement on April 3.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/israel-killed-six-journalists-in-march-34902?page=1

France 24 - April 16, 2024
<<Live: Israel pushes for more sanctions against Iran, military vows response
Israel's foreign minister on Tuesday said he was urging countries to place sanctions on Iran's missile programme and proscribe its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. Israel's armed forces chief has vowed to respond to Iran"s missile and drone attack against the country, even after appeals for restraint poured in from world leaders fearing wider regional conflict. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in the Middle East.
Summary:
US House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing toward action this week on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, unveiling an elaborate plan Monday to break a package into separate votes to squeeze through the House's political divides on foreign policy. Israeli settlers killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday, Palestinian officials said. The Palestinian health ministry named the victims of the attack near Nablus as Abdulrahman Maher Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammed Ashraf Bani Jame, 21, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, with aerial footage showing the entire span packed with traffic in one direction while lanes in the other direction were empty. The protest appeared to be part of a coordinated day of direct action taking place in various cities around the world calling for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza. At least 33,797 Palestinians have been killed and an estimated 76,465 have been injured in Israel's military offensive in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. Some 1,170 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks that sparked the war and 250 people were taken hostage, according to Israeli figures, with 132 still missing.>>
Read more here:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240416-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-us-house-of-representatives-to-vote-on-israel-aid

Sky News - April 16, 2024
<<Middle East latest: UN nuclear watchdog 'concerned' Israel could target Iranian nuclear facilities in revenge attack
The UN's nuclear watchdog has said it is worried Israel could target Iranian nuclear facilities, after its military chief vowed to respond to Iran's missile and drone attack despite international pressure to exercise restraint.
World braced for Israeli response
Calls for restraint have come from all areas of the globe, but Israel has vowed to respond to Iran's attack. Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi said: <This launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles, and drones into Israeli territory will be met with a response.> The missile and drone barrage was itself a retaliation to a deadly suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Israel's war cabinet discussed a range of options at its meeting on Monday, with the intention of hurting Iran but without causing an all-out war, Israel's Channel 12 news reported yesterday. <We're on the edge of the cliff and we have to move away from it,> Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign affairs chief, told Spanish radio station Onda Cero. <We have to step on the brakes and reverse gear."
French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Olaf Scholz and British foreign secretary David Cameron made similar appeals. Washington and United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres also have called for restraint. Russia has refrained from publicly criticising its ally Iran but has also urged restraint. China said it believed Iran could <handle the situation well and spare the region further turmoil> while safeguarding its sovereignty and dignity. Italy, which holds the rotating G7 presidency, said it was open to new sanctions on Iran and suggested any new measures would target individuals.
Analysis: Israel will likely respond - with or without international support
Despite the degree of international pressure for restraint, Israel will act alone if they are determined to respond to Iran, says Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall. This may be a strike on Iranian proxies rather than Iran itself, and it could be in the coming weeks rather than hours, he explained. <The Israeli psyche is that they will do it alone if necessary. Clearly I think they would want to make sure that the US backing was there, but if they feel the need to attack Iran then that is what they would do.> Israel does not want a war with Iran, but a red line has been crossed, said Bunkall. <They don't seem to be able to accept the fact that Iran fired ballistic missiles. <That seems to be the red line that Iran crossed and the Israeli government feels that it needs to send a message back to Iran.> Israeli civilians do not want escalation, but they have lived under the threat of attack from Iran and its proxies for many years and as a result there is widespread support for the military, said Bunkall.
US fighter jet squadrons remain in Middle East
US fighter jets and navy ships participated in the efforts to take out Iranian missiles and drones on Saturday, the Pentagon says. The USS Carney and the USS Arleigh Burke, both navy destroyers, shot down missiles from the Mediterranean Sea, said spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder.
Additional fighter squadrons were moved into the region before the weekend and they remain there, he said. He would not identify the countries where they were based. Asked about Israel's vow to respond, Maj Gen Ryder said it was up to Israel to decide. <We don't want to see escalation, but we obviously will take necessary measures to protect our forces in the region.> Pressed on whether such a response would be counterproductive to stability in the region, he said the US will <stay in close consultation with our Israeli partners, as we have done throughout the weekend. Again, we don't seek wider regional conflict>.>>
https://news.sky.com/story/middle-east-latest-un-nuclear-watchdog-concerned-israel-could-target-iranian-nuclear-facilities-in-revenge-attack-12978800

France 24 - April 15, 2024 - Video by:FRANCE 24
<<Israel and Iran on collision course since start of Gaza war
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in Gaza. While Iran has considered Israel a sworn enemy since the 1979 revolution, Teheran had refrained from attacking Israel head-on until now with both countries opting instead to confront each other through third parties.>>
Watch video here:
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240415-israel-and-iran-on-collision-course-since-start-of-gaza-war

France 24 - April 15, 2024
<<Israel denies reopening Gaza checkpoint to north of the Strip
Rumours of a reopened Israeli checkpoint on the coastal road from the besieged territory's south to Gaza City send thousands of Palestinians heading north on Sunday, despite Israel denying it was open. Reports from local witnesses say soldiers have opened fire on people seeking to cross aged between 14 and 50.>>
Watch video here:
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240415-israel-denies-rumours-of-reopened-gaza-checkpoint

France 24 - April 15, 2024 - Video by: FRANCE 24
<<Gazans return to destroyed homes, neighbourhoods in Khan Younis
Gazans are slowly returning to Khan Younis after being forced to flee months ago due to intense bombardments amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. While back in familiar neighbourhoods, many Gazans are finding nothing but wreckage.>>
Watch the video here:
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240415-gazans-return-to-destroyed-homes-neighbourhoods-in-khan-younis

France 24 - April 15, 2024 - By Alijani Ershad
<<Iran's staged celebrations: Public sentiment vs. regime spectacle during missile attack on Israel
Even before the drones and missiles had reached Israeli territory, the Islamic Republic of Iran, via its paramilitary Basiji forces, had already organised state-sanctioned street parties to celebrate. A video posted half an hour before the first missiles arrived in Israel shows hundreds of people waving Iranian flags and chanting: <Supreme leader, we are ready [to go to war].> In contrast to the apparently orchestrated public events, on social media many Iranians expressed grave misgivings about the attack and the possibility of war and further economic turmoil. State-run television announced the massive drone and missile barrage at 11:54 pm Tehran time on April 13 (11:24 pm in Israel). State media called the attack <retaliation. for Israel's April 1 air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria, which resulted in the deaths of 11 individuals, including high-ranking officers of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The first sirens warning of incoming missiles in southern Israel sounded more than two hours later, at 1:42 am Israel time, or 2:12 am in Iran, with explosions heard shortly afterwards. Immediately following the formal declaration of the assault, even before the drones and missiles could reach their targets in Israel, public celebrations, apparently organised by members of the Basij, the paramilitary branch of the IRGC, took place in multiple cities around Iran. A video posted at 1:34 am Tehran time on the Telegram channel of state-run Noor News showed hundreds of people celebrating and chanting pro-war slogans in Tehran's Palestine Square. A huge billboard appeared in the same square the same night, showing Iranian missiles tearing the Israeli flag, with the slogan: <The next slap will be stronger.> In an apparent effort to sculpt the public perception of the attack, both state-controlled and IRGC-aligned media outlets promptly broadcast the images of people celebrating what one pro-regime MP called the IRGC's <devastating rebuttal> to Israel. This video showing celebrations under way in Tehran's Palestine Square was posted on March 14 at 1:34 am Tehran time on the Telegram channel of state-run Noor News - 38 minutes before the first sirens sounded in southern Israel warning of missiles arriving. The crowd can be heard chanting <Supreme Leader, we are ready [to go to war].> The same media published a video of a gathering of some of the regime's supporters in Ahvaz, in southwest Iran, with the same slogans as in Tehran. Yet, away from these orchestrated displays of approval, in more private corners like X and other platforms popular in Iran, such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram, the tone among ordinary Iranians was markedly different. The prevailing mood was one of fear of the possible outbreak of war and concern about a further deterioration of Iran's already beleaguered economy.
'No one in Iran wants a war with anyone in the world, especially not with Israel'
Niki [not her real name] is a 25 year-old Iranian who says she first heard about the attacks through Telegram channels. Like many young Iranians expressing their opinions on social media following the April 13-14 barrage against Israel, she spoke of her fears of war and further isolation and economic turmoil for Iran. <When I saw the news for the first time, I felt a feeling of fear and horror in my stomach. I prayed that it was fake news, turned on BBC Persian, and saw that they were reporting it live, and I froze. I have never been so scared in my life. Waiting for hours for the drones and missiles was hell. I saw a lot of people making jokes about <the war>. I also laughed a lot at these jokes. When there is a disaster in this country, we make jokes about it. I am sure it is a national coping mechanism for us Iranians, to avoid going crazy in this hell we live in.> During and after the April 13-14, 2024 attacks on Israel, many Iranians made fun of the attacks launched by the IRGC. This post on Telegram features images of the British comic character Mr. Bean with a caption: <Israel, waiting for the drones to arrive.>
'Why should we go to war?'
Like other Iranians posting on social media, Niki said she was afraid the attacks would lead to a new war for Iran, after the country's devastating 1980-88 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq. <Just as one war in 40 years was not enough for the mollahs [the war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s], they are pushing our generation towards another war. If the war with Saddam was to defend our country, I respect that. But why should we go to war with Israel? What is the Iranian people's problem with Israel? Nothing. I don't want to die for the ideology of the Basiji, the IRGC bastards that I don't give a damn about. For the same bastards who arrest me or beat me up on the street because I don't wear a hijab, or who killed and tortured my brothers and sisters during the protests. Another point. They have fired many drones and missiles, what have they achieved? Nothing, neither militarily nor politically. For me, living in Iran, it does not make much difference whether I am at war or not. Either a missile falls on my head, or a baton hits my head during a demonstration, or I die of poverty in a corner, or in an accident caused by crappy cars. In the end I will die here without knowing what life really means. For me, living in Iran, it does not make much difference whether I am at war or not. Either a missile falls on my head, or a baton hits my head during a demonstration, or I die of poverty in a corner, or in an accident caused by crappy cars. In the end I will die here without knowing what life really means. If war breaks out and they give us a weapon, we should f*** the mollahs first. If war breaks out and they give us a weapon, we should f*** the mollahs first. <As a woman, I am more likely to be killed by a member of the morality police than be attacked by the Israeli army... at least until now.>
'Our economy is being ruined by these mollahs'
Many Iranians posting on social media noted that following the April 13-14 attack on Israel, the Iranian toman lost 15 percent of its value, reaching 72,000 tomans for one dollar. The Iranian stock market also experienced a slump.
Niki continues:
<When I talk to people, they share the same feelings - family, friends, people at university, people on the street, all of them. Our economy is being ruined by these mollahs. Our money is the most worthless money in the world. The Islamic Republic has created this image of our people: that Iranians are a bunch of savages attacking this or that country. Their actions have put us in a position where we can be accused of being an anti-Semitic nation. International media have so far reported mixed information about Israel's reaction to these attacks. According to the New York Times, Netanyahu has decided not to attack Iran after a telephone conversation with US President Biden, while other media report that the Israeli war cabinet has decided on a decisive attack on Iran.> >>
Source:
https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240415-iran-staged-celebrations-public-sentiment-vs-regime-spectacle-missile-attack-israel

Skynews - April 15, 2024 - By Louise NORDSTROM
<<The whole world held its breath when, a few hours before midnight on Saturday, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the Islamic Republic had launched its first-ever direct attack on Israel, sending a barrage of drones and, a little later in the night, missiles towards Tel Aviv. The attack, Iran said, was a response to Israel's April 1 air strike on its consulate in Damascus, in which a total of seven Revolutionary Guards had been killed, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Guards' elite al-Quds force. Zahedi is believed to have played a key role in Iran's relationship with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. His death therefore dealt a serious blow to Tehran.
Although the Israeli government has not commented on the attack, Tehran immediately blamed it on the <Zionist regime>, Iran's term for Israel, vowing to not let it go unanswered.
More than 300 projectiles
On April 13, more than 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles finally left their launch pads in Iran, lighting up the night sky for several hours. As they reached Israeli territory, however, nearly all of them were shot down. And the few that actually did manage to pierce through Israel's renowned Iron Dome air defence system caused only minor infrastructure damage, including to an Israeli military base in southern Israel. A seven-year-old girl in a Bedouin town was also injured from shrapnel after one of the Iranian projectiles was intercepted by Israeli fire, The Times of Israel reported.
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Iran's wide-scale coordinated attack demonstrates it poses not only a regional threat but an international one. Together with a defense coalition of international partners, we achieved a successful interception of 99% of aerial threats launched by Iran.
We stand strong....
- Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 14, 2024
In an interview with Israeli newspaper Ynet, Israeli Brigadier General Reem Aminoach, a former financial advisor to the IDF chief of staff, estimated the defence to have costed some 4-5 billion shekels, equivalent to between €1-1.24 billion.
Many warnings
But Tehran's <failure> soon began to raise eyebrows, with experts questioning whether Iran’s impressive barrage of airborne weapons were even intended to cause any damage at all. Especially since the Islamic Republic had repeatedly warned Israel that it would be subject to some sort of a counter-attack. Several hours prior to the drone and missile attacks, Iran had also seized an Israeli-linked cargo vessel, clearly signaling that a larger-scale assault was fast approaching, prompting Israel to close its schools and ban larger gatherings. Conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defense, Iran’s military action was in response to the Zionist regime's aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus. The matter can be deemed concluded. However, should the Israeli...
- Permanent Mission of I.R.Iran to UN, NY (@Iran_UN) April 13, 2024
In other words, Iran seems to have been generous in handing out advance notices.
When Iran's Revolutionary Guards finally announced it had sent a barrage of drones Israel's way, the government had already had time to up its defences, close schools and ban larger gatherings in some areas. The fact that it would take the drones almost four hours before they entered Israeli air space also played in Israel's favour. <It appears that with the prior warnings Iran had issued, and with the kind of weapons they used - slow-moving drones - it wanted to minimise casualties,> Ali Vaez, project director for Iran at the Washington DC-based think-tank International Crisis Group, said, adding that the intention seems to have been to prevent <an all-out war in the region>. Julien Barnes-Dacey, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), agreed, saying <the strikes were very well telegraphed>. <This was about demonstrating a firm response [to the Damascus strike] and yet holding it sufficiently in check to avoid provoking direct war, which is still Iran's core aim,> he said in an emailed comment.
Throwing bait to hardliners
But why such a show of force then?
According to Vaez, it may have been a way for the Iranian regime to - at least partly - satisfy the country's hardliners, who feel that the leadership has been too soft on Israel as it continues to target Iranian interests in the region. <For a regime like the Islamic Republic, which has lost a lot of legitimacy at home, that 10-15 percent constituency is important,> he said. Had Iran wanted to cause Israel any real damage, both analysts said, the timing of the attack would have been kept much more under wraps. And Iran would also have enlisted the help of its proxy militias - Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and militia groups in Syria and Iraq - in an attack that would have been closer to the Israeli border. <It's very important [to note] that in this round, Hezbollah did not enter into the fray in any serious way,> Vaez said, noting that a more prominent interference from the militant group would have been far more dangerous considering its armed capacity and geographical proximity.
The axis of resistance
If, however, Israel decides to strike back on Iranian soil, there is a real risk that Iran’s proxies, also known as the <axis of resistance>, will be a part of Tehran's response. If Hezbollah gets involved, <we will really end up in a regional war which would be catastrophic>, Vaez said. Barnes-Dacey of the ECFR said that: <While there may be a sense of confidence in Israel, it would likely be a mistake to imagine that Iran won't unleash a far more impactful response to strikes on its own territory which it will view in existential terms.> Following the attack, Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations commented on the X platform that the <matter [of the air strike on its Damascus consulate] can be deemed concluded. However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran's response will be considerably more severe>. Conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defense, Iran's military action was in response to the Zionist regime's aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus. The matter can be deemed concluded. However, should the Israeli...
- Permanent Mission of I.R.Iran to UN, NY (@Iran_UN) April 13, 2024>>
Source:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240415-iran-reprisal-attack-israel-failed-attack-or-veiled-warning-israel-iron-dome-reprisal

France 24 - April 14, 2024
<<Middle East, world cannot 'afford more war', says UN chief Guterres
<Neither the region nor the world can afford more war,> UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Sunday, calling for <maximum restraint> as the Security Council met to discuss Iran's weekend attack on Israel. The announcement came as Israel hailed its defence capabilities, with the military saying that 99 percent of some 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres (L) delivers opening remarks at UN headquarters in New York City on April 14, 2024.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) delivers opening remarks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Iran's recent attack against Israel, at UN headquarters in New York City on April 14, 2024. © Charly Triballeau, AFP
Summary:
The Israeli military said Sunday that Iran's overnight attack had been <foiled>, with 99 percent of the drones and missiles being intercepted. US, French and UK forces contributed to Israel's defence but the US will not participate in any offensive action against Iran, an official said. Iran's armed forces chief of staff said the attack on Israel had <achieved all its objectives>. Israel had said that it was bracing for a possible Iranian attack after an air strike killed two Iranian generals in Syria last week. Iran blamed Israel for the air strike and vowed revenge. Iran says it has summoned the French, British and German envoys after the three nations condemned its attack on Israel. The UN Security Council met on Sunday after Israel requested the council condemn Iran's attack and designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, held a video meeting of G7 leaders on Sunday to discuss Iran's attack. The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has rejected the latest Israeli ceasefire proposal. Israel wants to secure the return of hostages seized by Hamas in the October 7 attacks but says it will not stop its offensive until Hamas is destroyed as a military force. At least 33,729 Palestinians have been killed and an estimated 76,371 have been injured in Israel's military offensive in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. Some 1,170 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks that sparked the war and 250 people were taken hostage, according to Israeli figures, with 132 still missing.>>
Source:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240414-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-iran-launches-unprecedented-strikes-on-israel-risking-wider-conflict

France 24 - April 15, 2024
<<Israel says it will respond to Iran's attack
Israel will respond to Iran's weekend missile and drone attack on its territory, the military chief of staff said on Monday. <This launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles, and drones into Israeli territory will be met with a response,> Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. The head of the military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi (L), attending an early meeting on April 14, 2024 at the Israeli Air Force Operations Center in Kirya in Tel Aviv with the commanding officers. The head of the military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi (L), attending an early meeting on April 14, 2024 at the Israeli Air Force Operations Center in Kirya in Tel Aviv with the commanding officers of the Israeli Air Force, the operations directorate and the intelligence directorate. © AFP, handout picture released by the Israeli Army
Summary:
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France would do all it can to avoid a further escalation in the conflict in the Middle East.
The Israeli army confirmed Monday that four Israeli soldiers were wounded in an explosion hundreds of metres inside Lebanese territory after earlier saying the soldiers had been injured in an explosion of an unknown source during activity along the northern border. Israel's UN envoy on Sunday urged the UN Security Council to impose <all possible sanctions> against Iran following the attack against Israel. Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the UN emergency meeting his country was exercising its <inherent right to self-defence>. US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that Washington will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu's war cabinet favours after the massive aerial attack on Israeli territory, according to officials. Iran's armed forces chief of staff said the attack on Israel had <achieved all its objectives>. Israel had said it was bracing for a possible Iranian attack after an air strike killed two Iranian generals in Syria on April 1. Iran blamed Israel for that strike and vowed revenge. At least 33,797 Palestinians have been killed and an estimated 76,465 have been injured in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. Some 1,170 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks that sparked the war and 250 people were taken hostage, according to Israeli figures, with 132 still missing.>>
Source incl. videos:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240415-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-iran-trade-accusations-at-un-security-council-meeting
 
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