The Israeli occupation army acknowledged late Monday the death of three officers during fierce clashes with the Palestinian resistance groups in Khan Younis. | 535 Israeli soldiers and officers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, and 198 since the start of the Zionist invasion of Gaza, according to the official toll of the Zionist enemy. The Palestinian resistance has always affirmed that the Israeli casualties are much higher than the announced toll. The spokesman of the Israeli Rescue Service said that 22 soldiers and officers were killed in Khan Younis, reporting a large number of injuries and big explosions in the area. The Israeli media indicted that it was the blackest day for the occupation army since October 7. Hamas military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, announced that its fighter targeted a tank in Khan Younis, adding that the enemy’s war jets struck it after the ground troops failed to pull it due to the clashes.

■ Resistance kills 21 invading Israeli soldiers in central Gaza in 1 day (Al Mayadeen)
■ 21 Israeli soldiers killed in largest military loss suffered in war with Hamas (UPI)
■ 24 Israeli soldiers killed in deadliest day for IDF in Gaza offensive (Washington Post)
■ Haaretz: Israel's Army Drafted and Armed Thousands of Settlers. Accounts of Their Violence Are Piling Up

■ APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS (.pdf)(84 pages) Press Release (.pdf)
■ The Expression of Hatred for Gentiles (Richard Edmondson/Nahida Izzat) (10/04/14)

Hagar Shezaf | 'Regional defense' battalions have grown fivefold since the war in Gaza started, and there are more and more accounts of settlers serving in them assaulting and threatening Palestinians | A week after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israeli communities near the Gaza border, Aisha Al-Aza, a 19-year-old Palestinian resident of Hebron, went up to the roof of her home. ● A man she recognized appeared across from her – a settler who was her neighbor. But there was something different. He was wearing a military uniform and was armed with an M16 assault rifle. "He swore at me, called me a bitch, and loaded his rifle," she says. "He threw stones at me, too." Al-Aza says the neighbor continued to hurl stones after she came down from the roof. ● About a month ago, on her way home from a military checkpoint, she met another settler who lives near her, also in uniform. He ordered her to show him her ID card and then her phone. She refused to hand over her phone, and he threatened to detain her. "As soldiers, the settlers are much harsher than the ordinary soldiers," she says. "Now they're in charge here."

■ 94% of probes into settlers violence led to no indictment: NGO

The United States and Britain launched a new aggression on Yemen, aerially raiding targets in Sanaa and other provinces. | Four raids targeted Duleimi military base; four sorties struck Al-Hafa area in Sanaa; meanwhile, 2 others hit Al-Sarf area. The aerial aggression also targeted several areas in Taiz, while the US-UK war jets flew over Hijja. The Yemeni command has confirmed that blocking the passage of the Israeli-affiliated vessels are aimed at supporting Gaza against the Zionist war, not disrupting the Red Sea navigation as the aggression forces claim. The Yemeni navy missiles struck a US cargo ship (OCEAN JAZZ) in the Gulf of Aden, according to a statement released Monday by the Armed Forces.

■ New US-UK aggression targets Yemen (Al Mayadeen)

Moscow has previously dismissed claims that it plans to strike NATO as “complete nonsense” | Germany should be ready to respond to a possible Russian attack, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has warned. He said that to prepare for such a scenario, Germany and its NATO allies must commit to strengthening their military capabilities. [...] The German tabloid Bild reported earlier this month, citing a classified document, that Germany is preparing for a scenario in which Russia launches an “open attack” on NATO in mid-2025, following major victories in Ukraine. Moscow mocked the prediction as a “zodiac forecast.” ● Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed claims that Russia could attack NATO as “complete nonsense,” arguing that Moscow has “no geopolitical, economic… or military interest” in doing so. Still, the Kremlin has for decades voiced concerns about the US-led military bloc’s expansion towards Russian borders, viewing it as an existential threat.

The death toll from Ukraine's January 21 shelling of a market in Donetsk has soared to 27. The attack – slammed by Moscow as a barbaric terrorist act against Russia's civilian population - left 25 more injured. | Western leaders have remained tight­-lipped on the Kiev regime’s deadly terrorist attack against Donetsk on Sunday, with many mainstream media headlines only mentioning the very fact of the event without singling out who was behind the tragedy. ● On Sunday, Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk’s Kirovsky district, a busy area with markets and shops, which are full of people, especially on weekends. It left 27 civilians killed and 25 more injured. ● The BBC went so far as to cite a “Ukrainian army group operating in the region” as saying that they “did not carry out the attack” – despite the fact that Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, confirmed that Ukrainian troops used 152mm and 155mm artillery systems during the shelling. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was the only official who decisively denounced Ukraine’s shelling attack on Donetsk.

■ ‘Barbaric attack using Western arms’ – Moscow decries Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk (01/22/24)

Following the presentation of arguments by South Africa and Israel regarding allegations of 'genocide' in Gaza, 17-judge panel will decide whether to approve petitioner's request for a interim injunction to halt war | Less than two weeks after the opening of hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as part of a petition lodged by South Africa against Israel for alleged "genocide" in the Gaza Strip, the court is anticipated to deliver in the coming days a ruling on the petitioner's request for a provisional order to halt the war. While deliberations pertaining to the petition could last for months and years, Pretoria seeks to compel Israel to cease hostilities via provisional measures enacted by the court. Should such an order be issued and Israel opts to disregard it, it may face sanctions and international isolation.

■ Gaza’s Death Toll Surges Amid Ongoing Israeli Genocide (Al Manar TV)
■ APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS (.pdf)(84 pages) Press Release (.pdf)