Gaza is becoming ‘graveyard of international humanitarian law’, says Unrwa boss – Middle East crisis live

Philippe Lazzarini says Unrwa has been ‘sounding alarm bells for months’ over famine and violence in Gaza but law has been ‘blatantly disregarded’Israel has launched a new spy satellite that defense officials described as a strategic cornerstone, saying it will strengthen their surveillance capacity across the Middle East in the years ahead, reports the Associated Press (AP). Military officials and defence minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the satellite, launched late on Tuesday, will enhance Israel’s ability to collect images like the 12,000 gathered over Iran during a 12-day war earlier this year. “This is also a message to all our enemies, wherever they may be – we are keeping an eye on you at all times and in all situations,” Katz said in a post on X. The AP reports that in addition to monitoring Iran, Israel gains reconnaissance capabilities in other parts of the Middle East as it conducts what prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a “seven-front war,” with Israeli forces striking targets in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq throughout the 23 months of war in Gaza.Maj Gen Amir Baram said the satellite, called Ofek 19, was part of a broader effort “to maintain persistent, simultaneous surveillance of any point throughout the Middle East”. Israel’s decades-old space programme has expanded its fleet with several satellite launches in recent years and is one of the few nations globally with high resolution monitoring and intelligence gathering capabilities. The aerospace and defence industry is a pillar of Israel’s economy and the satellite’s manufacturer, Israel Aerospace Industries, builds and sells satellites, missile systems, drones and aircraft to Israel as well as countries in Europe, Asia and North America. Israel’s military did not say from where the satellite was launched on Tuesday evening, according to the AP.The Israeli military said on Wednesday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, as sirens were activated in Tel Aviv and several other areas across the country, reports Reuters. Continue reading...

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