{"id":259764,"date":"2024-04-15T12:02:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=259764"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T01:55:50","slug":"operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-191-iran-launches-retaliatory-strikes-on-israel-as-israeli-settlers-rampage-in-the-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/04\/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-191-iran-launches-retaliatory-strikes-on-israel-as-israeli-settlers-rampage-in-the-west-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Operation Al-Aqsa Flood\u2019 Day 191: Iran Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Israel as Israeli Settlers Rampage in the West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_259765\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/israel-iran.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259765\" class=\"wp-image-259765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/israel-iran.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/israel-iran.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/israel-iran-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/israel-iran-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-259765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from video taken at al-Aqsa Mosque compound of Iranian missiles intercepted above Jerusalem (Photo: Screenshot)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"sub-title\">\n<p>14 Apr 2024 &#8211;<em> Iran said that its retaliation for Israel&#8217;s 1 Apr attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus would be &#8220;deemed concluded,&#8221; while Biden reportedly told Netanyahu that the U.S. would not back an Israeli counterattack.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Casualties<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>33,686 + killed* and at least 76,309 wounded in the Gaza Strip.<\/li>\n<li>462+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**<\/li>\n<li>Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.<\/li>\n<li>604 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 7, and at least 6,800 injured.***<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Gaza\u2019s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel on April 13, 2024. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>** The death toll in the West Bank and Jerusalem is not updated regularly. According to the PA\u2019s Ministry of Health on April 5, this is the latest figure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*** This figure is released by the Israeli military, showing the soldiers whose names \u201cwere allowed to be published.\u201d The number of Israeli soldiers wounded is according to Israeli media reports.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Developments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Iran launches an estimated 250-300 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles towards Israel in retaliation for the Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1 that killed a number of senior Iranian generals.<\/li>\n<li>Israel, with the help of the U.S., UK, France, and Jordan, shoots down the \u201cmajority\u201d of the drones and missiles fired by Iran, according to the Israeli military<\/li>\n<li>Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari: \u201cA number of Iranian missiles fell inside Israeli territory, causing minor damage to a military base with no casualties. Only one little girl has been hurt, and we hope she will be well.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Iran sends <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Iran_UN\/status\/1779317417262321832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1779317417262321832%7Ctwgr%5Ec69e106df4bd69c4c2a6ba72bf96683a68a8d664%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2024%2F4%2F14%2Fisraels-war-on-gaza-live-blasts-sirens-as-iranian-missiles-intercepted\" >letter<\/a> to the UN, saying its drone strikes on Israel were an exercise of Iran\u2019s \u201cinherent right to self-defense\u201d in response to Israel\u2019s attack on the consulate, citing Article 51 of the UN Charter<\/li>\n<li>UN Security Council set to hold emergency meeting on Sunday, April 14, upon request from Israel\u2019s UN envoy<\/li>\n<li>U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirms \u201cironclad\u201d support for Israel, while <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/4\/12\/disastrous-israel-iran-tensions-test-limits-of-us-policy-amid-gaza-war\" >reportedly<\/a> advocating behind the scenes for de-escalation. Prior to Saturday, Biden had not rebuked Israel for the attack on the Iranian consulate, despite weeks of Iran threatening to retaliate.<\/li>\n<li>Hezbollah launches missiles towards an army base in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.<\/li>\n<li>Ansar Allah (commonly referred to as the \u201cHouthis\u201d), launch simultaneous unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, towards Israel in accordance with Iranian strikes, Al Jazeera reported.<\/li>\n<li>Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon temporarily closed their respective airspaces ahead of the Iranian attack.<\/li>\n<li>Around 50 Palestinians injured and at least two killed since Friday in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli forces shoot and kill at least an additional two Palestinians in raids across the West Bank, bringing the total number of Palestinians Israel killed in the West Bank over the weekend to at least four.<\/li>\n<li>Israeli settlers launched a massive assault on the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, that extended from Friday into Saturday, with settlers killing one Palestinian, burning 12 Palestinian homes and several cars in the village.<\/li>\n<li>Israeli settlers burn down 15 Palestinian homes and 10 farms in the Nablus-area village of Duma.<\/li>\n<li>One Israeli settler teen found dead in the occupied West Bank, with Israeli media reporting that his body was \u201cdiscovered by a drone.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iran says retaliation \u2018concluded,\u2019 warns Israel against counterattack<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday night, Iran launched its retaliatory strike on Israel for Israel\u2019s bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, which killed two senior Iranian generals and ten others. Tensions had been rising in the week preceding Iran\u2019s eventual attack, as both Israel and Iran exchanged <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2024\/04\/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-188-tensions-rise-over-potential-iranian-response-to-israeli-attack-on-consulate-in-damascus\/\" >threats and conducted maneuvers<\/a> in preparation for the escalation. However, Reuters had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2024\/04\/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-189-israel-and-u-s-brace-for-iranian-retaliation-as-ceasefire-talks-stall\/\" >reported on Thursday<\/a> that Iran\u2019s foreign minister, Hussein Amir Abdellahian, informed Washington during a visit to Oman that Iran would conduct its response in a way that \u201cavoids escalation,\u201d and that another U.S. intelligence source said \u201cIran was very clear\u201d that its retaliatory strike would be \u201cunder control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of the time of writing, Iran\u2019s response has largely adhered to these statements. It launched between 250 to 300 drones in addition to ballistic and cruise missiles, \u201c99%\u201d of which were intercepted, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/article\/bj0sw1kgr\" >according to Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari<\/a>, who said that the Iranian attack had \u201cfailed.\u201d Regional and international allies of Israel participated in downing and intercepting the aerial attacks, including the U.S., the UK, France, and Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>The hundreds of drones and missiles could be seen in the skies above occupied Palestine and Israeli cities and settlements in the early morning hours of Sunday, which were intercepted by Israel\u2019s air defense systems.<\/p>\n<p>Videos on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/avigrin10\/status\/1779285565612941577\" >social media<\/a> showed Israeli air defenses intercepting Iranian missiles in Jerusalem above Israel\u2019s parliament, the Knesset, while <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/CYN3e-sKeIQ\" >other videos<\/a> showed interceptions taking place in the skies of the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iran launches direct attack on Israel | AJ #shorts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CYN3e-sKeIQ?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By 1 a.m. local time, the attack had concluded without incident.<\/p>\n<p>While <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1779347601764020297\" >U.S. President Biden said<\/a> that he condemned Iran\u2019s attacks \u201cin the strongest possible terms\u201d and hailed Israel\u2019s \u201cremarkable capacity\u201d to defeat \u201cunprecedented attacks,\u201d it is clear from previous Iranian statements that the intention of the Iranian retaliatory response was to remain contained and not offer Israel a pretext to widen the war.<\/p>\n<p>This was further underscored by the statement of Iran\u2019s Mission to the UN at 1:06 a.m. shortly after the attack, which asserted that Iran\u2019s retaliation can now \u201cbe deemed concluded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran\u2019s response will be considerably more severe. It is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the U.S. must stay away,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/irans-military-officials-warn-israel-us-against-retaliation-2024-04-14\/\" >reported<\/a> that the Chief of Staff of Iran\u2019s Armed Forces, Major General Muhammad Bagheri, had told Iranian state TV that \u201cour operations are over and we have no intention to continue them,\u201d indicating that Iran would for now remain satisfied with having \u201csuccessfully targeted\u201d two Israeli military bases.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, President Biden told Netanyahu over a phone call that the U.S. would not support any Israeli counterattack, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/14\/biden-netanyahu-iran-israel-us-wont-support\" >senior official in the White House told Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the White House official, Biden told Netanyahu to \u201ctake the win,\u201d apparently signaling to Israel that further retaliations that might lead to a regional war would not be viewed favorably by the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The ball, therefore, remains firmly within Israel\u2019s court regarding whether current hostilities might escalate into a regional war.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Israeli settlers rampage across the West Bank, committing arson and murder<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An Israeli settler teenager from an illegal outpost in the West Bank was found dead on Friday just after settlers began to rampage through the village of al-Mughayyir northeast of Ramallah, in addition to the surrounding villages.<\/p>\n<p>One 26-year-old Palestinian man was shot and killed in al-Mughayyir on Friday, and at least 25 others were injured. The Palestinian martyr was identified as Jehad Abu Alia. It remains unclear whether he was killed by an Israeli soldier or settler gunfire. On Saturday, Israeli troops obstructed the movement of the ambulance carrying Abu Alia\u2019s body for the funeral.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, settlers returned to al-Mughayyir and went on a rampage, setting over a dozen homes and cars on fire and firing live ammunition at people. At least six villagers were wounded, including one with a critical head injury.<\/p>\n<p>Settlers also attacked other surrounding villages, including Duma, Beit Furik, and Qusra. Several Palestinians were injured with gunfire and dozens of homes were set on fire in Duma. According to Wafa, Israeli forces seized two houses in the town and turned them into field investigation centers, with forces searching several houses as settlers simultaneously attacked the village.<\/p>\n<p>Later, on Saturday night, Israeli settlers attacked additional Palestinian villages, including the Palestinian town of Beitin outside of Ramallah and al-Bireh, where settlers killed a 17-year-old Palestinian boy, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.wafa.ps\/Pages\/Details\/143206\" >Wafa news agency<\/a>. Armed Israeli settlers also raid the town of Sinjil, injuring 2 people with live fire.<\/p>\n<p>In the Nablus area in the northern West Bank, settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles traveling on the roads around the city. At least one Palestinian was injured on a Nablus road by settlers throwing rocks.<\/p>\n<p>Settlers also attacked the Ein al Hilweh area in the Jordan Valley, a small hamlet in the Hebron governorate in the southern West Bank, and areas around Qalqiliya, Salfit, al-Sawiya in the northern West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>At least two Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military since Friday during raids in the town of Tubas and in al-Faraa refugee camp. The martyr of Tubas was claimed by Hamas as a member of its military wing.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2024\/04\/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-191-iran-launches-retaliatory-strikes-on-israel-as-israeli-settlers-rampage-in-the-west-bank\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; mondoweiss.net<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 Apr 2024 &#8211; Iran said that its retaliation for Israel&#8217;s 1 Apr attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus would be &#8220;deemed concluded,&#8221; while Biden reportedly told Netanyahu that the U.S. would not back an Israeli counterattack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":259765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[532,1854,2898,1199,2242,87,865,1643,1029,1966,1644,742,88,2416,715,427,124,70,965,1025],"class_list":["post-259764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-palestine-israel-gaza-genocide","tag-colonialism","tag-crimes-against-humanity","tag-ecocide","tag-ethnic-cleansing","tag-famine","tag-gaza","tag-genocide","tag-genocide-convention","tag-hamas","tag-hunger","tag-international-court-of-justice-icj","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-israeli-occupation","tag-massacre","tag-palestine","tag-united-nations","tag-usa","tag-war-crimes","tag-west-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259764"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259768,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259764\/revisions\/259768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}