As a result of its war, Israel’s Gross Domestic Product fell by some 20 percent in the last quarter of 2023, which has been blamed on the 300,000 reservists who have been taken away from their jobs to serve in the army.
Tag: The Israel War
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IRAN: ATTACK ON GAS PIPELINES AN ISRAELI PLOT
Tehran confirmed last week that Israel was behind the two attacks on gas pipelines in the country earlier this month in hopes to “disturb gas service” and “put people’s gas distribution at risk.”
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TRUCKS UNABLE TO DELIVER AID TO STARVING GAZANS
The UN said last week that just a small percent of humanitarian aid trucks that are intended for starving Gazans are reaching their destination as workers in the enclave report a societal breakdown because of the dire conditions.
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U.S. TELLS ICJ: ISRAEL CAN KEEP ITS STEALING OF PALESTINIAN LAND
Richard Visek, the U.S. State Department’s acting legal adviser, told the International Court of Justice last week that it should not endorse the opinions by some nations that Israel should withdraw from Gaza after its massacre is complete.
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HOUTHIS PREPARING FOR LONG CONFRONTATION IN RED SEA
The Yemeni Houthis, who are routinely described in the Western media as Arab throwbacks who do nothing but fire Iranian-produced missiles at container ships in the Red Sea, are preparing for a long confrontation with the West in the Red Sea, according to a report.
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RUSSIA, CHINA CRITICIZE THE U.S. FOR VETOING LATEST UN CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION, GIVING ISRAEL ‘LICENSE TO KILL’
Russian and Chinese diplomats took the U.S. to task last week over its third veto of a UN ceasefire resolution that would have forced Israel to end the Gaza genocide that has been ongoing since the 7 October Hamas attack that killed 1,200.
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ISRAELI MISSILE ATTACKS INJURE 14 IN LEBANON AS WAR ESCALATES
Living up to his pledge to escalate the Israel war, Israeli forces increased their assaults on Lebanon last week in a series of airstrikes, including an attack that injured 14 in Ghazieh, a coastal town about 28 miles from Beirut.
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TOP ISRAELI: SAVING HOSTAGES NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
Bezalel Smotrich, the extremist Israeli finance minister, admitted in an interview last week that rescuing the 134 hostages still believed in Hamas possession is “not the most important thing” for Israel to concern itself with—sparking criticism.
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NETANYAHU MAY SEE WAR WITH LEBANON AS KEY TO HIS OWN POLITICAL SURVIVAL, U.S. OFFICIALS SAY
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was unpopular and faced corruption charges before being saved by the 7 October Hamas attack, may see a war with Lebanon as the key to his long-term political survival, U.S. officials said, according to a report.
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MOST ISRAELIS AGREE THAT ‘ABSOLUTE VICTORY’ IN GAZA IS UNLIKELY
A newly released poll out of Israel found that most Israelis disagree with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “absolute victory,” which is vaguely defined, is an unlikely outcome after the war in Gaza ends.