Israel takes out a Hezbollah commander….
No Middle East country has walked away from relations with Israel…..
Israel says it’s moving to lessen its attacks in Gaza…..
The last major hospital in central Gaza is emptied under fire….
The fighting does continue betwen Israeli and Hamas units….
Here’s what we know:
A Lebanese security official said the commander was part of Hezbollah’s Radwan unit, which Israel says aims to infiltrate its northern border.
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The death of a Hezbollah commander stokes fears of a widening war.
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Blinken says Saudi Arabia remains interested in diplomatic ties with Israel.
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Hamas’s Oct. 7 assaults, including sexual violence, could be crimes against humanity, two U.N. experts say.
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Israel confirms it has begun a new phase of the war in Gaza.
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A crucial hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces move closer.
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The Holocaust survivor Israel picked to be a judge in a U.N. genocide case is a surprise to some.
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Here’s what to know about the Radwan force, the Hezbollah unit that lost a commander in a strike…..
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Jan 8, 2024 – ISW Press
Palestinian militias are continuing to report attacks in the northern Gaza Strip to their higher headquarters after their fighters return to rear areas. The delays in reporting may indicate a loss of command and control over some units that are engaged with Israeli forces, as CTP-ISW previously assessed. Hamas’ military wing, the al Qassem Brigades, claimed on January 8 that its fighters “returned from the [frontlines in northwest Gaza City]” and reported that they fired anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) at an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Engineering Corps armored personnel carrier. These fighters’ inability to communicate with higher headquarters until returning to rear areas means that their commanders may be unable to transmit orders to fighters engaged with the IDF. These possible difficulties in command and control extend to other Palestinian militia groups fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s (PFLP) military wing, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, claimed on January 8 that it reestablished ”contact with combat units” and confirmed that its fighters targeted three IDF vehicles with unspecified weapons in Tuffah in the northern Gaza Strip.