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Iranian - Israeli War News roundup for June 24th, 2025: Both Iran and Israel claim the win, but Iran arrested 700 for spying for Israel, hanged 3 more
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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
44 said killed near Gaza aid sites; UN condemns ‘weaponization’ of food distribution
[IsraelTimes] IDF says it fired at gathering ‘adjacent’ to troops in Strip’s center, injuries ‘under investigation,’ in latest in string of mass-casualty incidents

Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
’s civil defense agency reported 44 people killed by the Israel Defense Forces while waiting for aid in separate incidents in southern and central Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
early Tuesday.

Responding to the reported deaths, the IDF later said that a gathering overnight had been identified in an area "adjacent" to its troops in the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, where the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid group is known to hand out food. Reports of individuals injured by military fire in the area were "under review," the IDF said.

It is unclear when precisely the reported shooting near the aid sites took place. Earlier this month, the IDF warned Paleostinians not to approach routes leading to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time, describing those roads as closed military zones. However,
it's easy to be generous with someone else's money...
the GHF has indicated it may be open during those hours.

In central Gaza, three witnesses told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that the army opened fire as people advanced east toward aid trucks south of Wadi Gaza.

"It was a massacre," said Ahmed Halawa. He said tanks and drones fired at people, "even as we were fleeing. Many people were either martyred or maimed."
"I died...twice. I got better"
Hossam Abu Shahada said drones were flying over the area, watching the crowds, then there was gunfire from tanks and drones as people were moving eastward. He described a "chaotic and bloody" scene as people tried to escape.

He said he saw at least three people lying motionless and many others maimed.

The Awda hospital in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp, which received the victims, confirmed 25 deaths and said 146 others were maimed. It said 62 were at death's door and transferred to other hospitals.

In the central town of Deir al-Balah, the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital said it received the bodies of six people from the same incident.

In the southernmost city of Rafah, witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire as crowds tried to reach another food distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

At least 19 were killed and 50 others maimed, according to Nasser hospital and Gaza’s Health Ministry.

Two witnesses said Israeli troops started firing as thousands of Paleostinians massed at the Shakoush area, several hundred meters (yards) from the distribution site.

Footage from an AFP journalist from the scene of the gunfire in central Gaza showed maimed residents being carried to a nearby hospital, with some appearing to be unconscious and pale.

"How long will this situation go on? How long will people have to endure this? We want a solution for these victims who are dying," Rabhi al-Qassas, an eyewitness, told AFP.

According to figures issued on Saturday by the Hamas health ministry, at least 450 people have been killed and nearly 3,500 injured by Israeli fire while seeking aid since late May. Many of the incidents have occurred near sites operated by the GHF, according to rescuers.

The US- and Israeli-backed organization, which was established to circumvent Hamas in the distribution of aid, issued a complaint Tuesday to the Israeli military over "possible harassment by Israeli soldiers directed at our convoys" heading to the Wadi Gaza site.

The GHF opened three sites Tuesday — two in southern Gaza, and the Wadi Gaza site in the central Strip — and distributed 34,500 boxes of food, which contain enough food for 5.5 people for 3.5 days according to the organization’s own figures.

The organization has said the contents — consisting of dry food products — need to be prepared elsewhere in war-ravaged Gaza, where community kitchens and cooking supplies are limited.

Israel, which said that 79 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip Monday via the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings, has acknowledged firing warning shots at suspicious people near distribution sites, but denies targeting civilians or using starvation as a weapon of war, and has accused Hamas of hijacking aid deliveries and embedding itself among civilians.

INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION
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The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees also hit out at the GHF system.

“The newly created so-called aid mechanism is an abomination that humiliates and degrades desperate people,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said at a press conference in Berlin. “It is a death trap costing more lives than it saves.”

“The humanitarian community, including UNRWA, has the expertise and must be allowed to do their job and provide assistance with respect and dignity,” said Lazzarini. “There is no other alternative to address the challenges of spreading hunger in the Gaza Strip.”

Israel has accused UNRWA of providing cover for Hamas terrorists and, earlier this year, banned the agency from operating on Israeli soil or contacting officials.

The UN and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the foundation over concerns that it was designed to cater to Israeli military objectives.

The GHF began operating in Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade Israel placed on the Strip following the collapse of the last ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas in early March.

Israel resumed aid deliveries to Gaza on May 19, after a pause since March 2. Since then, 2,033 trucks have entered the Strip.

Israel has accused Hamas of hoarding aid and selling it at exorbitant rates amid the war sparked on October 7, 2023, when the terror group stormed southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.

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Posted by: trailing wife || 06/25/2025 2025-06-25 02:19 || Comments || Link || [78 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Maybe it's just me - but the idea of feeding these who want to kill you (so they'll have enough strength to do it?) seems odd.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 06/25/2025 3:23 Comments || Top||

#2  Seven soldiers were killed when a terrorist attached an explosive device to their armored vehicle in Khan Yunis, causing it to explode.
That's that happens when you don't shoot them on sight.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 06/25/2025 5:52 Comments || Top||

#3  We'll see how well NYC can run a grocery program.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/25/2025 9:57 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian - Israeli War News roundup for June 24th, 2025: Both Iran and Israel claim the win, but Iran arrested 700 for spying for Israel, hanged 3 more
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Iran's Security Council Declares Victory Over Israel
[Regnum] Iran won and forced Israel to stop attacks on its territory. This was reported on June 24 by the Al Jazeera TV channel, citing the Security Council of the Islamic Republic.
Hooooboy — that’s funny!
"We forced the enemy to repent, admit defeat and stop aggression unilaterally. Our armed forces are ready to respond decisively and painfully to any hostile actions of the enemy," the statement said.

In addition, the Security Council clarified that Iran's armed forces remain on alert, and the country's leadership does not trust the enemy's statements.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the evening of June 23, US President Donald Trump announced that Tehran and Tel Aviv had agreed to maintain a ceasefire. According to him, Iran was to stop the strikes first, and Israel 12 hours later.

Then Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said no such agreement had been reached. Israel's N12 TV channel also reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had asked ministers not to comment on the ceasefire deal with Iran.

The following day, Netanyahu's office issued a statement that Tel Aviv had eliminated Tehran's nuclear and missile threats and had achieved all military objectives against the Islamic Republic. In addition, Israel, in full coordination with the head of the White House, had accepted the initiative for a bilateral ceasefire.

However, on the night of June 24, Iran fired missiles that hit a seven-story building in the Israeli city of Be'er Sheva. Several explosions had previously occurred in different parts of Israel. The country's Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to respond decisively to Iran's violation of the ceasefire.
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Israel says military operation against Iran has achieved its goals
The Israeli authorities have eliminated threats in the nuclear and missile spheres of Iran and thus were able to achieve all the goals of the military operation against the Islamic Republic. This statement was made on June 24 by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security cabinet meeting with the Defense Minister, the Chief of the General Staff and the head of Mossad to announce that Israel not only achieved all the goals of Operation People Like a Lion, but exceeded them," the statement said.

Israel is said to have managed to eliminate the alleged dual threat posed by Iran in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields.

The office noted that in connection with this, the Israeli side, in full coordination with US President Donald Trump, accepted his initiative for a bilateral ceasefire.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the morning of June 24, at least nine people were killed as a result of Israeli army strikes on the northern Iranian province of Gilan. In addition, four residential buildings were destroyed in Israeli attacks.

Trump announced on the evening of June 23 that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. Later, the American president announced that it had entered into force and asked the parties to the conflict not to violate the ceasefire.

On June 24, Reuters reported that Iran, with Qatar's mediation, accepted the US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel.

Even more from regnum.ru
Nine killed in Israeli air strike on Iran's Gilan province
At least nine people were killed as a result of Israeli military strikes on the province of Gilan, located in northern Iran. This was reported on June 24 by the Iranian agency Tasnim.

"Nine citizens were killed and 33 were injured. Of the total number of victims, five were hospitalized, and 28 are being treated as outpatients," the agency's Telegram channel said.

Four residential buildings were also destroyed in the Israeli strike.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier on June 24, the Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported that the death toll from Iran's strike on the city of Be'er Sheva in Israel had risen to four. At night, Iranian missiles hit a seven-story building in the city.

US President Donald Trump announced on the evening of June 23 that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. According to the American leader, Tehran would stop the strikes first, and Tel Aviv would stop 12 hours later. Trump also promised that after 24 hours and a complete ceasefire, the world would see a complete end to the 12-day war between Iran and Israel.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later said that no such agreement had been reached. At the same time, he indicated Tehran's readiness not to strike if the Israeli side ceases attacks no later than 04:00 local time. Israeli TV channel N12 reported earlier that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Jewish state's ministers not to comment on reports of a ceasefire agreement with Iran.

More from regnum.ru
Israel General Staff: Campaign Against Iran Not Over, Focus Shifts to Gaza
Israel's military campaign against Iran is not over, it will have a new phase, but at the moment the attention of the Israeli military is shifting to actions in the Gaza Strip. This statement was made by the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir following an operational meeting on June 24.

"We have completed an important stage, but the campaign against Iran is not over. We are entering a new stage, building on the achievements of the current one," the IDF Spokesperson's Office quotes him as saying.

According to the Israeli Chief of Staff, the military operation against Iran has "set back by years" the republic's alleged nuclear program and missile project. He added that "despite this phenomenal achievement," the IDF must remain focused.

"Now the focus is turning back to Gaza - to bringing the hostages home and destroying the Hamas regime," Zamir concluded.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 23, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had reached an agreement on a complete ceasefire. According to him, after the 24-hour ceasefire, it will mark the complete end of the 12-day war. At the same time, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that there is no such agreement.

Shortly before this, the military of the Islamic Republic launched a missile attack on the American Al-Udeid base in Qatar. The Iranian Armed Forces emphasized that this was a response to aggression from Washington, which attacked Iranian facilities on the night of June 22.

On June 24, Trump said he would have to calm Israel down after the ceasefire with Iran was violated. The head of the White House expressed dissatisfaction with both sides of the conflict, noting that Tel Aviv's actions in this regard are of particular concern to him.

On the same day, adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Dmitry Gendelman announced the decision to stop strikes on Iran following telephone conversations between the Prime Minister of the Jewish state and the American leader.

Iran arrested 700 people accused of wartime ties with Israel, state-affiliated media says
[IsraelTimes] Iran has arrested 700 people accused of ties with Israel during the 12-day conflict, the state-affiliated Nournews reports.

Iran hangs 3 men accused of spying for Israel, in 3rd set of executions of alleged Mossad agents within days
[IsraelTimes] Iran says it executed three men accused of spying for Israel, the day after a truce between the two countries came into effect.

“Idris Ali, Azad Shojai and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, who attempted to import equipment into the country to carry out assassinations, were arrested and tried for… cooperation favoring the Zionist regime,” the judiciary says, referring to Israel.

“The sentence was carried out this morning… and they were hanged.”

The executions took place in Urmia, a northwestern city near the border with Turkey, the judiciary says, sharing photos of the three men in blue prison uniforms.

Tehran regularly announces the arrest and execution of agents suspected of working for foreign intelligence services, particularly Israel.

After the Iran-Israel war erupted on June 13, Tehran vowed swift trials for people arrested on suspicion of collaborating with its arch-foe.

It carried out executions of men accused of being Mossad agents on both Sunday and Monday.

Iran is the world’s second-most prolific executioner after China, according to human rights groups, including Amnesty International.

In the hour before the ceasefire started, Iran fired 6 salvos at Israel, 20 missiles total, killing 4
[IsraelTimes] In the hour before the ceasefire was set to take effect, Iran fired six separate salvos at Israel, totaling some 20 missiles. The use of successive small barrages aimed at different parts of the country, which had also been employed a day earlier, marked a stark shift from the early days of the war, when Iran would seek to overwhelm Israel’s missile defenses with large-scale volleys of up to 60 missiles at a time.

According to some experts, the apparent change in strategy was a reflection of Iran’s attempts to squeeze what it could out of an increasingly depleted missile stockpile. In Tuesday morning’s case, the attack destroyed an apartment building in Beersheba and killing four people who had been sheltering in safe rooms.

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Posted by: badanov || 06/25/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [176 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  All your surviving nuclear "scientists" are Mossad agents. It's easy to verify: anyone who masters differentiation (invented by Itzhak Newton) must be a Mossad agent!!!
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 06/25/2025 3:27 Comments || Top||

#2  You're devious Grom! :)
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 06/25/2025 5:14 Comments || Top||

#3  ^😎
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 06/25/2025 5:34 Comments || Top||

#4  "Your Immensity. the Zionists are bombing again! What shall we do??"

"Round up the usual suspects."

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 06/25/2025 8:12 Comments || Top||

#5 
Posted by: Gleng Whaick2262 || 06/25/2025 8:12 Comments || Top||

#6  Playing the devil's advocate:

Iran was badly mauled in symmetrical war but this ceasefire could play to their strength: asymmetrical war.

Their proxy regimes and terrorists could attack Western interests while Iran proper is protected by the US guaranteed ceasefire, as Iran will deny any involvement.

This has been their successful way of war for decades, now made increasingly effective by none other than the US.

UNLESS such attacks by proxy regimes and terrorists were proscribed by the ceasefire. Are they?
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 || 06/25/2025 8:18 Comments || Top||

#7  ^ Doesn't matter, Elmer. We can whack 'em whenever we damn well please...and they better chill out or else we will.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/25/2025 10:47 Comments || Top||

#8  ^How long does it take to educate and mature a 'rocket scientist'? Unlike the easily replaced cannon fodder these are hard to replace personnel. It is one theory why the IDF went for larger warheads on their Sidewinder missile clones: Arab fighter pilots are much, much harder to replace than jet aircraft.
Posted by: magpie || 06/25/2025 11:17 Comments || Top||

#9  @7 The capability has been demonstrated. I'm in doubt about the intent.

Will the Trump administration ignore asymmetrical aggression to preserve the ceasefire and placate the woke right? I don't know and I hope not.

This is basically a scenario akin to a horror movie trope.

The Terminator has just been blown up, Reece survived largely unscathed and the audience wonders when the Terminator torso will emerge from the rubble crawling towards our heroes with the intent to kill.

Will they push the button and terminate the m*****f*****, effecting Terminator regime collapse?
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 || 06/25/2025 11:25 Comments || Top||

#10  Like I said, they better chill out.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/25/2025 12:14 Comments || Top||

#11  "We can whack em..."

What we can and what we do are two different things. Iran blew up our barracks in Lebanon and we could have whacked them, but did we? Iranian VIEDs were maiming our troops in Iraq and we could have whacked them but didnt. So I do not enjoy the same faith that we would whack them.

I'll leave this thought here. The same intelligence community that said Iran was not seeking nukes and enrichment, are the same intel community saying that the bombings were so successful that we should just stop and gloat. Pardon me if I have low trust with them and the narrative.
Posted by: mossomo || 06/25/2025 13:06 Comments || Top||



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