LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On October 7, Hamas launched a massive military operation into Israeli territory. The shooting of thousands of rockets into Israel was followed by an attack by land, air and sea, with fighters penetrating deep into territory under Israeli control. They attacked military installations and temporarily took over various settlements. The death toll…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States this week dispatched a group of warships, including the USS Gerald Ford, to support Israel following the brutal attacks by Hamas militants. Where were they sent specifically? U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group — which includes the namesake aircraft…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Israeli forces intensify their counterattack on the Gaza Strip, civilians in the area have grown increasingly desperate and uncertain about their survival. “The majority of the people here, when we hear news of any risk in our neighborhood, we evacuate,” Nour Swirki, a community activist in Gaza, told Insider. “But, in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have reported that the first plane carrying American weapons arrived at the Nevatim airbase in Israel’s south late Tuesday night. Source: the IDF on Х; BBC; CNN Quote: “Cooperation between our armed forces is a key part of ensuring regional security and stability in times of war.”…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies of more than 1,500 Hamas fighters inside Israel and mostly secured its border with Gaza after a night of intensified airstrikes across the enclave that destroyed infrastructure and displaced thousands. An Israeli military spokesperson said its forces were installing “an iron wall” of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two senior Hamas members, Jawad Abu Shamala and Zakariya Abu Moammar, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, according to the military. Abu Shamala was responsible for managing the group’s finances and directing terror activities, while Abu Moammar was a key decision-maker and coordinator between terror groups in Gaza. In response, Hamas has…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israeli warplanes pounded downtown Gaza City, home to Hamas’ centers of government, with relentless bombardments into early Tuesday, after Israel’s prime minister vowed retaliation against the Islamic militant group that would “reverberate for generations.” The 4-day-old war has already claimed at least 1,600 lives, as Israel saw gun battles in the streets…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, has announced that 310 pilgrims have been airlifted back to Nigeria from Jerusalem. On October 8, the Hamas militant group infiltrated Israel in what was an unprecedented assault that has ended the lives of over 700 Israelis. At the time of filing this report, over 1,500…