Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.
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Live Updates: Israel to Partially Demobilize Reservists Drafted Into Army, IDF Says

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - In October, the Israeli authorities announced a mass reservist conscription to conduct a military operation against Hamas which resulted in over 300,000 of reservists mobilized.
The Israeli military leadership will hold a partial demobilization of the reservists called into service, the Israeli army’s press service said.
"Some of the reservists will be back to their families and work already this week. This will significantly ease burden on the economy and allow them to restore powers for the forthcoming activity next year as the fighting will continue," IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters.
The two units’ personnel will be let off home, the Israeli newspaper reported on Monday.
On October 7, Hamas launched a barrage of rockets against Israel from the Gaza Strip while its fighters breached the border, attacking both civilian neighborhoods and military bases. As a result, over 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others abducted. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 21,800 people have been killed so far in Gaza as a result of Israeli strikes, local authorities said.
On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire was extended several times and expired on December 1. Over 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
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09:19 01.01.2024
At Least Two Israelis Injured by Palestinian in Stabbing Attack in Jerusalem Suburbs: Medics
Two Israeli security guards have been injured by a Palestinian in a knife attack in the Ma’ale Adumim settlement east of Jerusalem, Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom (MDA) said.
"A report was received at 19:43 in MDA's Jerusalem Region of 2 casualties in a stabbing terror attack near the Mishor Adumim Industrial Zone. … MDA EMTs [Emergency Medical Technicians] and Paramedics are treating 2 Security guards in mild condition and fully conscious," the medical service wrote on X on Sunday.
The attacker has been detained, the Israeli media reported.
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"On December 30, from 17:14 to 17:27, two F-16 tactical fighters of the Israeli air force, operating from the Mediterranean Sea without entering the Syrian airspace, launched an air strike with six cruise missiles on targets in the area of the city of Aleppo," Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the center, told a briefing.
There were no casualties as a result of the attack, Kulit added.
Kulit also said d that three Syrian troops had been injured as a result of a terrorist drone dropping an improvised explosive device in the Syrian province of Latakia.
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