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January 9, 2024 Blog, News
Nearly two million Palestinians in Gaza were forcibly displaced. (Photo: Yosef Abo Said, via Eye on Palestine)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The ‘harshest day’ for the Israeli army in Gaza worsened when four more officers were killed, to be added to 9 others declared dead hours earlier. 

Israel’s political crisis deepened with the resignation of an Israeli minister and the growing rift between politicians and the military. 

Hundreds of Gazans were killed or wounded in ongoing Israeli strikes and shelling of Gaza, while the Palestinian Resistance continued to fight back at all fronts.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 23,084 Palestinians have been killed, and 58,926 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7. Palestinian and international estimates say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

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Wednesday, January 10, 05:30 am

MEDIA: Some 36 rabbis and theology students from U.S. organizations protested at the United Nations demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and urging the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden not to block such moves in the Security Council using its veto.

US CENTRAL COMMAND: The Houthis launched an attack with anti-ship cruise missiles, anti-ship ballistic missiles and drones on the southern Red Sea on Tuesday.

CNN: US Defense Department officials say that the US Navy shot down 24 Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen.

AL-JAZEERA: Number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli shelling that targeted a house in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah, in southern Gaza Strip has risen to 15.

Israeli Forces Shoot Woman with Child Holding White Flag – VIDEO

Wednesday, January 10, 12:10 am

DEPUTY PM OF BELGIUM: Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter stated that her country cannot remain silent against Israel’s threat of “genocide” in Gaza and confirmed that she would submit a proposal to her government to follow the example of South Africa in filing a lawsuit against Israel before the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

AL-JAZEERA: Eight Palestinians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli bombing that targeted a residential apartment in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

KIRBY: We have not seen indications that Israel is intentionally targeting journalists.

SMOTRICH: We will work to enable voluntary migration from Gaza.

PENTAGON: We will continue to urge the Israelis to mitigate civilian harm in Gaza.

‘Completely False’: Egypt Denies Cooperation with Israel on Philadelphi Route

Tuesday, January 9, 10:15 pm

YEMENI MILITARY SOURCE (to Al-Jazeera): Ansarullah forces targeted a ship linked to Israel in the Red Sea.

HEZBOLLAH: “The official of the party’s marching unit or air force was never subjected to any assassination attempt, as the enemy claimed.”

PENTAGON: “There will be consequences for Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and they should take our statements seriously.”

CHANNEL 12: American pressure on Israel has increased significantly.

KAN: The Ministry of Health recommended that Israeli hospitals prepare for the possibility of receiving thousands of injured people if the fighting expands on the northern front with Lebanese Hezbollah.

Tuesday, January 9, 9:00 pm

ABU OBEIDA: We destroyed 42 Israeli vehicles and killed 22 soldiers in a week.

BLINKEN:

We agreed to have a UN mission enter northern Gaza.

Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and behind them Iran continue to call publicly for the eradication of Israel.

We stand with Israel to ensure the security of its northern borders and support it in reaching diplomatic solutions.

Filing a case against Israel before the International Court of Justice distracts from efforts to contain the escalation.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We were able to seize an Israeli Skylark reconnaissance plane that was on an intelligence mission east of the Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

FORMER MOSSAD CHIEF: Netanyahu failed to subjugate Hamas and must leave now.

Tuesday, January 9, 8:15 pm

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed the headquarters of the occupation forces east of Khan Yunis.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our mujahideen were able to clash with an Israeli foot force with machine guns near the Kuwait Junction, south of the Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.”

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation army intensifies the firing of lighting bombs around the areas of its military vehicles’ incursion into the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli bombing targeted citizens in the Al-Zawaida area in the central Gaza Strip, leaving a number of martyrs and wounded.

Tuesday, January 9, 7:00 pm

AXIOS: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken explained to Israeli officials that Washington is interested in starting the return of Palestinians to the northern Gaza Strip as soon as possible.

ISRAELI MEDIA (citing US officials): Israel will allow a UN delegation to enter the northern Gaza Strip.

GANTZ to US Secretary of State Blinken: Israel is committed to eliminating the threat posed by Hamas in the south.

ABU HAMZA: Abu Hamza, the military spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigades, said that “the enemy’s declared goal of annihilating the Resistance will not be achieved, even if the war continues indefinitely.”

LEBANESE PM: Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that his country is ready to negotiate for long-term stability in southern Lebanon.

SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi Council of Ministers called on the international community to activate accountability mechanisms towards the Israeli government regarding its violations in the Gaza Strip.

UNRWA: The Gaza Strip is turning into an uninhabitable place.

Tuesday, January 9, 5:50 pm

ISRAELI MEDIA: A preliminary army investigation confirms that the bombing of the ammunition truck in Bureij was caused by gunfire from an Israeli tank.

ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER: During his meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called for increasing pressure on Iran to prevent regional escalation.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli drones continue to fire at the places where the displaced are located in the vicinity of Nasser Hospital and shelter schools in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

HEZBOLLAH: We targeted spy devices at the Israeli site Bayad Blida.

Tuesday, January 9, 4:30 pm

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed Israeli occupation gatherings in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Yunis, with a barrage of heavy-caliber mortar shells.

KAN: “The Israeli army eliminated Hezbollah’s drone unit official, Ali Hussein, in an aerial bombardment inside southern Lebanon.”

US STATE DEPARTMENT: Blinken called on Netanyahu to avoid harming civilians in Gaza.

AL-AQSA TV: Several killed and wounded arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital as a result of the Israeli occupation aircraft bombing a house in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

WASHINGTON POST (citing US official): Israel informed Washington of its intention to reduce its operations in Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Israel informed Washington of its intention to reduce its operations in Gaza.

HEZBOLLAH: Our fighters targeted the Israeli “Ruwaisat Al-Qarn” site with missile weapons and hit it directly.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

BEN-GVIR to Blinken: This is not the time to talk nicely with Hamas but rather to use a long stick.

AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in more than 20 towns in Upper Galilee.

BLINKEN (to WSJ): Establishing a Palestinian state is essential for the stability of the region.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: There is no immediate return for residents of the northern settlements.

Tuesday, January 9, 4:00 pm

HEZBOLLAH: We targeted with missiles the occupation soldiers in the Adamit barracks.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli occupation army aircraft and artillery bombed the towns of Al-Adissa and Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon.

CHANNEL 12: A Hezbollah drone exploded in the Upper Galilee, causing no casualties.

AL-JAZEERA: A second batch of missiles were launched from southern Lebanon towards Israeli military sites in the occupied Kfar Shuba hills.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The continuous Israeli bombing since dawn on Tuesday on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip left 11 dead and a number of injured.

AL-JAZEERA: Missiles were fired from southern Lebanon towards Israeli military sites in the occupied Shebaa Farms.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli drones fire towards schools housing displaced people in Khan Yunis.

Tuesday, January 9, 3:00 pm

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We targeted an Israeli military vehicle with an RPG shell east of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

WHO: The situation in Gaza is difficult for families, patients, and medical teams.

ISRAELI ARMY: Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into a war in favor of Hamas.

HEZBOLLAH: Two of our fighters were killed in southern Lebanon.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters targeted an Israeli force with an anti-personnel device, killing and wounding its members in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI ARMY: 27 soldiers were injured during the past 24 hours in the battles in the Gaza Strip.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We destroyed a Merkava tank and it caught fire.

Tuesday, January 9, 2:00 pm

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters sniped 4 Israeli soldiers with a Ghoul Qassam rifle east of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: an Israeli drone targeted the town of Khirbet Selm in southern Lebanon with a missile while organizing the funeral of Hezbollah leader Wissam Tawil, who was killed yesterday in an Israeli raid.

Tuesday, January 9, 1:00 pm

WHO: We are deeply concerned about the detention of 66 health workers in Gaza. The organization confirmed that the health system is collapsing at a very rapid pace in Gaza.

Tuesday, January 9, 12:00 pm

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 23,210 Palestinians have been killed, and 59,167 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.

EGYPTIAN FM: A ceasefire has become an inevitable necessity to deal with the crisis in the Gaza Strip.

HEZBOLLAH: We targeted the northern command of the Israeli army in the city of Safed with drones.

Tuesday, January 9, 10:50 am 

REUTERS: Three members of the party were killed on Tuesday in a strike that targeted their car in the town of Ghandouriya in southern Lebanon.

AP: Blinken confirmed the participation of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, UAE, and Turkiye, in charting the course of Gaza after the war.

AL-JAZEERA: Violent clashes broke out on Tuesday morning between Israeli army forces and members of the Palestinian resistance factions in the northern Gaza Strip, for the first time in more than a week.

HANIYEH: The Al-Aqsa flood came after an attempt to marginalize the Palestinian issue.

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: Israel bombed the organization’s shelter in Khan Yunis.

CHANNEL 14: The Israeli army monitored the launching of several missiles from Lebanon at Yiftah and Al-Manara, coinciding with a warning of drone infiltration.

AL-JAZEERA: Dozens of Israelis are demonstrating in front of the headquarters of Blinken’s meeting with Herzog, demanding the release of prisoners.

Tuesday, January 9, 10:00 am 

US STATE DEPARTMENT: Anthony Blinken will discuss in Israel efforts to ensure the return of all detainees to their homes and the future of the military operation in Gaza.

ISRAELI ARMY: Army forces are expanding the scope of their ground maneuvers in the heart of Khan Yunis.

Tuesday, January 9, 9:00 am 

NYT (quoting US officials): Israel has begun shifting from a broad ground and air campaign in Gaza to a more precise targeting phase.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli aircraft launched raids on the towns of Al-Zawaida and Al-Masdar and east of Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Three Israeli raids targeted the town of Kafr Kila in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon.

Tuesday, January 9, 8:00 am 

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Casualties were reported in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house east of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Tuesday, January 9, 7:15 am 

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced on Tuesday morning that four officers and soldiers were killed in the ongoing battles in the southern Gaza Strip. The occupation army announced last night the killing of nine officers and soldiers in two operations of the Palestinian resistance in the Strip.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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  1. Blinken is either: a total sociopath, or the most ignorant Secretary of State America’s ever had. he’s cold, numb, unaffected. perfect for his position. Remember Killary???
    Or, is he bristling with anticipation of the moment he finally says, ” ok, enough! ” and literally subdues Biden on the spot.

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