AXIOS: The Biden administration has expressed opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to maintain a military presence in southern Lebanon. Senior Israeli officials, including Netanyahu have stated they prefer to keep forces in strategic locations along the border. However, Biden’s team is reportedly pushing for a full Israeli withdrawal from the area.

Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis Ends: Army Commander Joseph Aoun Sworn In

JEWISH INSIDER: Two American-Israeli nationals have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, challenging sanctions imposed on individuals linked to extremist activities in the occupied West Bank. The plaintiffs argue that these sanctions violate their rights under US law. The case is expected to have broader implications for US policy in the region.

AL-JAZEERA: A senior official from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has confirmed that some air defense systems were slightly damaged during Israeli airstrikes. However, he emphasized that these systems were quickly repaired and are now operational. The statement indicates heightened tensions in the region, with both sides preparing for further escalation.

US MEDIA: US President Joe Biden has expressed optimism about progress toward a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Biden indicated that significant strides have been made in negotiations and voiced hope that a deal could soon lead to the release of prisoners detained during the conflict.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A Palestinian man has succumbed to his wounds after being injured in an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. The strike reportedly targeted tents sheltering displaced families. The man is the latest victim of Israel’s continued military operations against the Gaza Strip.

UN NEWS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized that there is no viable alternative to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in providing essential services to Palestinian refugees in the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem.

MEDIA REPORTS: A recent study published in The Lancet medical journal reveals that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the ongoing conflict is approximately 40% higher than the figures provided by the Ministry of Health. The study, which relied on Ministry data, online surveys, and social media obituaries, estimates that the number of martyrs ranges between 55,298 and 78,525. One in every 35 Gaza residents has been killed during this period.

‘US has Power to End Genocide’ – Coalition of Doctors Demand Arms Embargo on Israel

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Reports from local Palestinian sources indicate that Israeli forces have demolished several homes in northern Gaza. The demolitions come amid ongoing airstrikes and ground operations in the region, as part of Israel’s military campaign.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli settlers have set fire to buildings and property in the village of Abu Falah, located northeast of Ramallah. The attack is another in a series of settler-led assaults on Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

اضرام مستوطنون النار داخل عزبة في بلدة أبو فلاح شمال شرق رام الله pic.twitter.com/84P4dGDZix

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) January 9, 2025

CHANNEL 12: An explosion was heard in the city of Holon, south of Tel Aviv.

HAARETZ: Germany has canceled funding for two left-wing Israeli organizations for fear they will be seen as pro-Palestinian.

AL-JAZEERA: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his country would provide Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with safe passage and he would not face arrest if he came to attend the commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli occupation army said that the air force intercepted a drone coming from the east.

CHANNEL 12: Most likely, the activation of the sirens in the western Naqab region was due to drones coming from Yemen.

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, including a visa ban on ICC officials who prosecute Americans and allies.

CHANNEL 12: Dozens of Haredim blocked a street east of Tel Aviv in protest against the conscription law.

Haredim: Allah Akber We die rather than enlist. pic.twitter.com/B2bQ5xh7RV

— Emelia (@vikingwarior20) January 8, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: A Palestinian was killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted a motorcycle in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis.

AL-JAZEERA: Four Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli raid on Al-Rafei School, which houses displaced people in Jabaliya Al-Balad, in northern Gaza.

CHANNEL 12: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a special session to discuss the army’s preparations to strike Iran.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Our fighters managed to snipe an Israeli soldier east of Gaza City.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: The Palestinian Authority security services handed over to the army an RPG missile and a launcher, after seizing them in the operation in Jenin.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Three people were killed and others were injured when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a house belonging to the Al-Sharif family in Al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: A Palestinian was killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment of Palestinians in Al-Nasr Street, west of Gaza City.

Horrific scenes unfolded following an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of civilians near the Al-Barbari fuel station on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City earlier today. pic.twitter.com/46UTqhQd4D

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 9, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli occupation army has decided to conceal the identities of its soldiers for fear of being prosecuted abroad for their participation in the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip for more than 15 months.

Israeli Soldier Flees Brazil amid War Crimes Investigation – Developing Story

CHANNEL 13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a security meeting today, Thursday, to discuss issues including the Iranian file.

SPOKESMAN FOR PA SECURITY FORCES: 247 outlaws arrested during Operation Homeland Protection in the Jenin refugee camp.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 46,006 Palestinians have been killed, and 109,378 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

AL-JAZEERA: Pope Francis has stepped up his criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza, describing the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave as “grave and deeply shameful.”

AL-JAZEERA: Pope Francis has stepped up his criticism of Israel's war on Gaza, describing the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave as "grave and deeply shameful." pic.twitter.com/3BbOug9M3X

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 9, 2025

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Ten Israeli soldiers have been killed since the start of the latest operation in Beit Hanoun about two weeks ago.

ISRAELI HOME FRONT COMMAND: The Israeli Home Front Command reported that sirens sounded in Megan and Ein Habsor in the Gaza envelope.

CHANNEL 12: More than 800 parents of soldiers serving in Gaza sent a letter to Netanyahu demanding an end to the war.

Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Ambush in Northern Gaza

KAN: The army is considering bringing forward the date of conscription of military preparatory school students from August to March 2025 due to a shortage of manpower.

ISREALI MEDIA: The sister of an Israeli prisoner in Gaza addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: “You must propose a deal to end the war and withdraw from Gaza, so that we can know if Hamas is really the one who refuses.”

PALESTINIAN MEDICAL SOURCES: Six Palestinians were killed in the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the central and southern Gaza Strip since dawn on Thursday.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Eight Palestinians were killed and a number of others were injured in an Israeli raid on a house in Jabaliya Al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.

Thousands used to live here | Jabalia. pic.twitter.com/kehzb73I4s

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) January 8, 2025

MAARIV:

Hamas has increased the use of deep-soiled explosive devices in the northern Gaza Strip.

Hamas fighters appear in front of the army forces to attract them but in reality, push them into an area full of explosive devices.

A large number of Kfir and Nahal units, combat engineering and armored forces were killed in northern Gaza due to IED ambushes.

The Israeli army confirms that weather conditions make it difficult to detect explosive devices planted in the ground.

BEZALEL SMOTRICH: “We will remain in Gaza for a long time, and after Trump’s inauguration, the pressure will increase”.