12/28/2023–|Last updated: 12/28/202311:25 PM (Mecca time)
On the 83rd day of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, the occupation army committed new massacres against civilians in Rafah, Khan Yunis, and Beit Lahia, bringing the death toll since the start of the war to 21,320, and the injured to 55,603.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades – the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) – also revealed that the Palestinian resistance has been able to destroy 825 Israeli vehicles since the start of the aggression, stressing that “there is no deal or exchange deals in the war before the aggression is completely stopped.” .
The occupation army admits killing 3 captured soldiers
The Israeli army published the results of the investigation into the killing of 3 of its soldiers captured by the Al-Qassam Brigades, about two weeks ago, by fire from its forces in the Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza City.
Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy described the killing of the three soldiers as a serious incident with very serious consequences, pointing out the failure of the army in the mission to rescue these prisoners.
He also stressed that the army leadership feels responsible for the deaths of the soldiers during a failed attempt to escape.
A new word for Abu Ubaida
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, revealed that the Palestinian resistance has managed to destroy 825 Israeli vehicles since the start of the aggression against Gaza.
Abu Ubaida stressed that the priority of the resistance in the Gaza Strip is “stopping the aggression against our people, and no priority comes before that,” but he stressed that “there is no deal in the war or exchange deals that we can accept before stopping the aggression against our people completely.”
He also said that the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood “put the Zionist entity on the path to extinction,” and that the resistance had been fighting for decades until the Flood of Al-Aqsa for the sake of the Palestinian people, and that it continued to fight and prepare because it knew that rights were being taken away.
Israel drops two of the largest bombs in its arsenal on Jabalia
An investigation by the American Wall Street Journal said that an Israeli air strike on the Jabalia camp in Gaza, on October 31, killed a leader of the Hamas movement, but it also led to the killing of dozens of civilians.
The investigation added that Israel decided not to warn civilians in the area of an imminent air strike, via phone messages, for fear of giving the militants time to evacuate.
The Israeli army also dropped – according to the same source – at least two of the largest bombs in its arsenal on the camp, which led to the assassination of Ibrahim Al-Biyari, the commander of the Hamas battalion in Jabalia, and a number of other resistance members, according to the Israeli army.
Thousands of Israelis demonstrate to demand an exchange deal
A large demonstration began in occupied Jerusalem in which thousands of Israelis participated, demanding the return of detainees in the Gaza Strip by immediately concluding a prisoner exchange deal with the Palestinian resistance.
Initial estimates indicated that tens of thousands of Israelis participated in the march, and the participants raised banners with pictures and names of detainees, and chanted slogans, most notably “All of them, now, now,” indicating the need for the government to act immediately to release them all at once.
Tel Aviv Tribune correspondent Najwan Samri said that the march – which began last Sunday from Tel Aviv – reached the government headquarters area, which includes the Prime Minister’s Office, the Knesset, and ministerial offices.
A march of thousands of Israelis heads to the government headquarters in West Jerusalem to demand the conclusion of an exchange deal and the release of prisoners detained in #Gaza#war_ Gaza #News pic.twitter.com/L8vVcRbER8
– Tel Aviv Tribune Channel (@AJArabic) December 28, 2023
A remarkable escalation in southern Lebanon
The past hours witnessed a remarkable escalation on the southern Lebanon axis, with Israel announcing that it had launched “preemptive strikes” on Hezbollah targets and its infrastructure, while the party continued to target Israeli sites near the border.
Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that the Israeli army carried out air and artillery bombardments on towns including Rashaya Al-Fakhar, Al-Khiyam, Ramia, Aita Al-Shaab, Hula, and Markab.
On the other hand, Hezbollah announced that today it targeted occupation artillery positions in Khirbet Maar and the Al-Samaqa site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms, achieving direct hits in both of them.
Martyrs and escalation in the West Bank
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday morning the martyrdom of the young man Hazem Abdel Fattah Qatawi in Ramallah in the West Bank after the occupation forces stormed it last night, and the martyrdom of the young man Tariq Maher Shakhshir as a result of being shot by occupation bullets 10 days ago in the city of Nablus.
Thus, the number of martyrs in the West Bank rose to 314 since the seventh of last October, while the occupation forces carried out a massive campaign against exchange companies, classifying 5 of them on terrorist lists, arresting their workers, and seizing millions of shekels.
Israel admits the killing of more than 500 officers and soldiers
The Israeli army announced on Thursday morning that two officers and a soldier were killed in the battles in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of those killed to 501 since the Al-Aqsa flood on October 7th.
The army said that the three soldiers were killed last night in battles in the central and southern Gaza Strip, while three others were seriously injured.
During the past 48 hours, the Israeli army published the names of 11 of its officers and soldiers killed, bringing the total number to 173 dead since the start of its ground attack on Gaza on October 27.
Revolutionary Guard: Al-Aqsa flood is a completely Palestinian operation
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Hossein Salami said that Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is entirely Palestinian and is not retaliation for the assassination of former Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.
Salami stressed that the Al-Aqsa flood was a completely Palestinian operation and was carried out by the Palestinians themselves without any external support, noting that the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements produce weapons internally.