Israel-Hamas war day 207: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against issuing provisional measures concerning Germany's arms sales to Israel on Tuesday.

Germany welcomed a ruling by the ICJ against issuing emergency orders to stop German arms exports to Israel.

"Nobody is above the law. This guides our actions," a statement by Germany's foreign ministry said on X.

Hundreds of students gathered at university campuses in Lebanon on Tuesday to protest against Israel, the country's first coordinated university protests over Gaza, which participants said were inspired by sit-ins in the United States.

Students, alumni and other Lebanese gathered at campuses in the capital Beirut and elsewhere on Tuesday, waving Palestinian flags and posters demanding their universities boycott companies that do business in Israel.

Rayyan Kilani, 21, who is graduating this semester from the 150-year-old American University of Beirut (AUB), said students had decided it was worth risking their degrees to show support for the Palestinian cause.

Ministers from the far-right flank of Israel's government, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, both announced on Tuesday political steps aimed at pressing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward with an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Smotrich said in a statement late Monday night that his party would convene at Israel's Knesset in Jerusalem to discuss Rafah's issue.

The meeting was scheduled for 2:00 pm, the same time as a government meeting, and its three ministers will not attend the government meeting as a warning message to Netanyahu.

A terrorist was neutralized following a stabbing attack at Herod's Gate, located in the Old City in Jerusalem, on Tuesday afternoon.

According to initial MDA reports, an 18-year-old female who is in critical condition, along with a 30-year-old male, have been sent to the hospital for treatment of their wounds.  

The terrorist who carried out the attack was a 34-year-old Turkish citizen named Hasan Skalanan, who entered Israel yesterday from Jordan through the Allenby Bridge, according to Israeli media reports. 

"We were rapidly on the scene and found an 18-year-old conscious female with a stab wound to her upper body. We dressed the injury and stopped the bleeding, and she was evacuated in an MDA MICU to the hospital, conscious and in serious condition," the MDA medical unit stated.

There have been initial reports of an attempted ramming attack on security forces in the Arab town of Barta'a, according to a Tuesday Maariv report. 

It was also reported by Ynet that a 21-year-old woman was moderately injured in a collision with a Palestinian vehicle near Barta'a.

The perpetrator has been reported to have fled the scene of the attack.

This is a developing story.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at noon on Tuesday, Israeli media sources reported.

The meeting comes in the background of hostage deal negotiations with Hamas and a looming IDF invasion of Rafah.

A political official also reported to Kan news that it had been decided for no Israeli delegation to go to Cario while waiting for Hamas' response to its hostage deal offer.

Following rocket launches from Gaza towards the southern Israeli city of Sderot on Monday, the Israel Air Force hit the source of the attack, the IDF said on Tuesday.

The rockets launched at Sderot were intercepted by the IDF aerial defense array.

IAF fighter jets struck the anti-tank launch site located in northern Gaza, as well as tunnel shafts and terrorist infrastructure in the area.

The IDF added that it struck several terror targets in the central Gaza Strip since Monday, with troops identifying and eliminating numerous terrorists in the area. 

Hamas and Fatah expressed political will on realizing reconciliation through dialog, China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday as the country hosted Palestinian unity talks between the rivals.

Representatives of Fatah and Hamas recently came to Beijing to have in-depth and candid dialog on promoting Palestinian reconciliation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing.

Israel targeted and eliminated an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) operative in Tehran, Iran who was allegedly involved in targeting Jews in Germany, Israeli media, citing an Iran International correspondent, reported on Monday.

According to the reports, the eliminated operative had caused damage to Jewish centers in Germany. However, aside from the initial identification, no further information or details about the assassination or confirmation of who was behind it have been released. 

In Germany two years ago, it was suspected that the IRGC was behind three attempts to damage synagogues in the country. The incidents were synchronized to occur on the same night in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, according to Ynet reports. 

Following a Tuesday overnight Houthi attack into the Red Sea where three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three UAVs were fired from Yemen towards a Greece-owned vessel, there have been no initial signs of casualties and injures, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday morning.

Additionally, CENTCOM forces were able to successfully destroy another Houthi UAV that was on a flight path towards USS Philippine Sea and USS Laboon in the Red Sea. It was also reported that there were no casualties or damages to the merchant vessels from the attack.

April 29 Red Sea Update

Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 29, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) and three UAVs from Yemen into the Red Sea towards MV Cyclades, a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned vessel. Initial… pic.twitter.com/r49g6PWO2H

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 30, 2024