Boycott Israel Movement Takes Off. Intel invest $25BN. 858 civilians killed and 1598 injured in Gaza over weekend

from thefreeonline on 27th Dec 2023 by .Al Jazeera and Sana

—286,059 views Dec 2023 #StopTheWar #BoycottIsrael –.. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions – or BDS – movement that targets the Israeli occupation has been making waves amid the global protests against the war in Gaza. Social media sites such as X and TikTok and even apps are naming brands that they say have ties to Israel. Some governments are also taking action.

Israel grants Intel $3.2bn for new $25bn chip plant

Israel’s government has agreed to give Intel Corp a $3.2bn grant for a new $25bn chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides have said.

The news on Tuesday comes as Israel remains locked in an intense war on the Gaza Strip, which has killed close to 21,000 Palestinians, caused 100´s of Billions in damage, and ushered global calls to boycott Israel and companies that benefit from its occupation of Palestinian lands.

Intel operates four development and production sites in Israel, including a manufacturing plant in militarized Kiryat Gat, just 42km (26 miles) from the devastated Gaza Strip.

 🇱🇧 Bombing by the fascist army of “Israel” against a house in Bent Jubeil, southern Lebanon.  🇱🇧 Bombardeo del ejército fascista de “Israel” contra una casa en Bent Jubeil, en el sur del Líbano. https://sanasyria.org/es/ 

Occupied Jerusalem, December 26 (SANA) The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the Israeli occupation committed 18 massacres during the last hours, leaving 241 martyrs and 382 wounded, raising the number of martyrs of the ongoing aggression for the 81st day to 20,915, and The injured numbered 54,918, in addition to thousands missing.

“The occupation intensified its aggression in multiple forms, including field executions, massacres, genocide and annihilation of residential neighborhoods,” he added.

For their part, Palestinian media reported that Israeli warplanes launched intense and violent attacks against several areas east of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, while a Palestinian woman fell a martyr and other civilians were injured as a result of the bombing. from a house west of Khan Yunis.

Three other civilians also fell martyrs and dozens were injured in the bombing of a house in the Nuseirat countryside, south of the Gaza Strip.

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 82

Attacks continue in West Bank’s Nur Shams and safe zones might be targeted – here are the latest updates.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/27/israel-hamas-war-list-of-key-events-day-82

Here’s how things stand on Wednesday, December 27, 2023:

Latest updates

• Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi has said that the military would not refrain from operating in areas declared safe zones if “terrorist” activity is detected there.
• Around 80 bodies of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army were returned to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. They were received by the Ministry of Health.
• The Government Media Office in Gaza said the bodies had been delivered “mutilated” and accused the Israelis of removing “vital organs from them”.
• Internet and telecommunications in Gaza have been experiencing halts and shutdowns due to damaged infrastructure. This has also jeopardised the provision of life-saving assistance by first responders and humanitarian
• agencies.
• Palestine’s representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, wrote to the president of the UN Security Council that Israel’s attacks on Gaza have only intensified in the four days since the passage of the latest UN resolution on increasing aid in Gaza.

Human impact and fighting

• Between Saturday and Tuesday, 858 Palestinians were killed and 1598 were injured in Gaza, said the enclave’s Health Ministry.
• 241 people have been killed and 382 have been injured in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry has said.
• Red Sea attacks by the Yemeni Houthis spiked on Tuesday. The US military said it shot down 12 one-way attack drones, three antiship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles fired by the group over 10 hours.

Displacement in Gaza

• On Tuesday, Israel reiterated an evacuation order for an area, covering around 15 percent of the Deir el-Balah governorate in central Gaza, according to UN agency OCHA.
• Instructions on the map ordered residents of the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps, as well as north of Nuseirat, to move to the already overcrowded shelters in Deir el-Balah.
• The UN refugee agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, estimates that 85 percent of Gaza’s population has been internally displaced since the start of the war on October 7.

Raids in the occupied West Bank

• Six Palestinians have been reported killed during Israeli drone attacks in Nur Shams in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. The attacks have continued into Wednesday, reported Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher.
• Overnight raids also continued in Tulkarem, the Nur Shams refugee camp and the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
• Among the Palestinians arrested on Tuesday was activist Khalida Jarrar who was an advocate for imprisoned women. Independent news organisation Jadaliyya said she was held without charges.
• On Tuesday, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old child at the Fawwar refugee camp. Two Palestinians were injured, OCHA reported.

Source: Al Jazeera

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