IIsrael has successfully deployed the new Arrow 3 missile defense system for the first time. The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced, on Thursday evening, that an object fired at Israel had been intercepted in the Red Sea region. The Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen had previously announced that they had attacked Israel with missiles. It was not initially clear whether the missile intercepted by the Arrow 3 system was a Houthi missile.
Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said, “The Arrow missile intercepted a threat that was traveling far from the State of Israel.” “We intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired at us.”
The Arrow, along with David’s Sling and Iron Dome, forms Israel’s anti-aircraft defense system. Recently, Germany also purchased the Arrow 3 missile defense system developed by Israel and the United States. The „Arrow” can destroy enemy missiles at an altitude of more than 100 kilometers and thus outside the atmosphere in early space with a direct hit. Arrow consists of a command center, radar sensors, launchers with four Arrow 3 guided missiles and other peripherals.
All developments in the live stream:
08:28 AM – Iran warns against expanding the war on Gaza
Iran warns against expanding the war in Gaza. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian told Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani that this was inevitable due to increasing Israeli “aggression.”
07:36 AM – About 1,000 crimes related to the Middle East conflict in Berlin
About a month after the terrorist attack carried out by the Islamist Hamas movement on Israel, Berlin police have so far registered 1,199 crimes related to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Most of these crimes included damage to property, such as slogans drawn or painted on the walls of homes, and crimes such as resisting police officers during demonstrations. The police informed the German News Agency about this (as of November 9, 2023).
There were 386 cases of conflict-related property damage in the Middle East. In most cases these were graffiti, such as pro-Palestinian letters or anti-Israel slogans. There were also reports of images drawn on the floor of sports stadiums or slogans sprayed using stencils against the alleged “genocide” against Palestinians.
5:09 AM – Response to drone attack: Israel attacks targets in Syria
In response to a drone attack on a school building in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, the Israeli military said it attacked a target in Syria. The army said it met with the organization that carried out the attack On X with. The army holds Syria “fully responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from its territory.” A school was damaged by a drone on Thursday. It was initially said that the origin of the drone and the incident as a whole would be investigated. There were no reports of injuries.
3:37 a.m. – Anti-Israel protesters occupy the lobby of the New York Times
Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the lobby of the New York Times. With this action, activists protested reports on the Middle East war, which, in their view, showed a bias in favor of Israel. They also called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and accused US President Joe Biden of complicity in “genocide.” Some denied Israel’s right to exist. It was not initially clear whether there had been any arrests.
Demonstrators in front of the New York Times building. Later they made their way to the lobby
Source: Reuters
3:00 AM – Netanyahu: Israel does not want to occupy the Gaza Strip
According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has no intention of ruling or occupying the Gaza Strip. “I think the Israeli army is doing a very good job,” Netanyahu told Fox News. “We do not want to rule the Gaza Strip. We do not want to occupy it. The Prime Minister added: “But we want to give it and ourselves a better future.”
Referring to the fighting, Netanyahu said the Israeli army was working “very well (…) against terrorists on the ground and underground.” He stressed that the army “will continue until we eliminate Hamas” and “nothing will stop us.” Netanyahu once again rejected a ceasefire without releasing the hostages.
02:48 AM – Netanyahu wants to allow civilians safe passage out of the combat zone
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to continue allowing civilians to safely escape the combat zone in the closed Gaza Strip. “The fight against Hamas, the Hamas terrorists, is continuing, but we want to allow safe passage of civilians from the combat zone in certain places for a certain period of time, a few hours here, a few hours there. “This is what we do,” he told Fox News. Earlier in Washington, National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby said that Israel had agreed to four-hour daily humanitarian rest periods in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
11:20 pm – Israeli Defense Minister: The war on Hamas will last for years if necessary
According to Defense Minister Yoav Galant, Israel is prepared to wage war against the Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip for years to come. He said that the army would find everyone who participated in the October 7 massacre in Israel. “No matter if it takes a week, a month, a year, maybe even years.”
Guav gallant
Source: German Press Agency/Betty Ilovici
He also objected to the settlement with Hamas and other extremist groups in the Gaza Strip, saying it had harmed and killed Israeli citizens. „We will eliminate them all.” The army also began using new methods to destroy tunnels in the Gaza Strip. Gallant left it open as to what exactly these things look like.
