LIVE BLOG: Calls for Civil Disobedience | Israel Threatens to Expand War amid Soldier Shortage – Day 569

April 27, 2025

Killed            Wounded      Missing

52,243          117,639        14,000

·                 Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon is calling for civil disobedience against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
·                 Meanwhile, Israel Hayom quoted a senior Israeli source as saying that the army will expand the scope of fighting if no progress is made in the negotiations. However, the army is reportedly facing a shortage of about 10,000 soldiers.
·                 Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 52,243 Palestinians and injured 117,639 others, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Sun, Apr 27, 8:05 PM (Palestine Time)
Death Toll Rises to 25 in Shahid Rajaee Port Explosion, over 1,100 Injured
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The death toll has risen to 25, with more than 1,100 injured, following a massive explosion that targeted the Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, southeastern Iran, the Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported on Sunday.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 7:31 PM (Palestine Time)
Al-Quds Brigades: We Targeted Occupation Military Barracks in Al-Tuffah
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: The Al-Quds Brigades announced that its fighters targeted a military barracks in a house where a number of enemy soldiers were present, east of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City, with a guided missile.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 7:31 PM (Palestine Time)
Netanyahu and Katz: Israel Will Not Allow Hezbollah to Strengthen Its Forces
ISRAELI MEDIA: A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed that the Israeli army attacked infrastructure in Beirut where Hezbollah stores precision missiles, adding that the southern suburb of Beirut will not be a haven for Hezbollah and the Lebanese government bears responsibility for preventing threats. They concluded that Israel will not allow Hezbollah to strengthen its forces or threaten it anywhere inside Lebanon.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 7:31 PM (Palestine Time)
Israel Informed United States Before Attack on Suburb
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Army Radio, citing military sources, reported that the Hezbollah weapons targeted in the southern suburb of Beirut are precision missiles and that Israel informed the United States before the attack on the southern suburb of Beirut.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 7:30 PM (Palestine Time)
Footage Captured by Israeli Soldier Exposes Raids, Abuse in Gaza’s Shejaiya
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Newly obtained images shed light on the destruction of homes and the mistreatment of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces in Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 6:52 PM (Palestine Time)
Fire and Heavy Smoke After Israeli Raid on Building in Southern Suburb
AL-JAZEERA: A fire and heavy smoke followed an Israeli raid on a warehouse in the Al-Hadath area in the southern suburb of Beirut.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 6:52 PM (Palestine Time)
Eight Killed in Israeli Drone Raid on Al-Tuffah Neighborhood
AL-JAZEERA: Eight Palestinians in an Israeli drone raid on the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 6:52 PM (Palestine Time)
Netanyahu: Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar's Claims are False
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s claims are false, as he did not warn of the outbreak of war, and Netanyahu never asked to postpone his trial.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 6:52 PM (Palestine Time)
Three Injured After Israeli Drone Shells Palestinians in Khan Yunis
AL-JAZEERA: Three people were injured after an Israeli drone shelled a group of Palestinians in the Al-Satar Al-Sharqi area of Khan Yunis.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 6:52 PM (Palestine Time)
34 Killed in Israeli Raids on the Strip since Dawn
AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 34 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 6:47 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Army Threatens Civilians, Bombs Southern Beirut Neighborhood
PALESTINE CHRONICLE:
·                 Israeli drones fired three missiles at a building in Beirut’s southern suburb, following a warning from the Israeli occupation army instructing residents to evacuate the targeted building, located in the Hadath neighborhood.
·                 About an hour earlier, Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee had posted on social media: “Urgent warning to those in the southern suburbs of Beirut, especially the Hadath neighborhood.”
·                 He added, “To everyone in the building marked in red, as shown in the attached map, and the adjacent buildings: you are near Hezbollah facilities.”
 
Sun, Apr 27, 6:08 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Military’s Zikim Base Investigation Exposes Command Failures on Oct. 7
PALESTINE CHRONICLE:
·                 The Israeli military has released the results of its investigation into the events that unfolded at the Zikim military base during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, shedding light on the severe challenges faced by the Israeli army on that day.
·                 “No explanation was found” for the fact that “a force from the Golani Brigade that was at the base left the area on its own initiative and without reporting it”. The soldiers reportedly fled to a nearby beach to avoid fighting with Palestinian fighters.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:41 PM (Palestine Time)
Al-Qassam Brigades Announces New Operation in Tuffah
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:
·                 We targeted an Israeli Merkava 4 tank with a Yassin 105 shell east of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.
·                 Our fighters inflicted casualties among occupation soldiers by detonating an anti-personnel device east of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:41 PM (Palestine Time)
Ehud Barak: War Does Not Pressure Hamas
ISRAELI MEDIA: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak affirmed that the genocidal war in Gaza does not pressure the Hamas movement but rather condemns the captives held in the Strip to death. He accused the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of continuing it in order to remain in power and maintain his government coalition.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:41 PM (Palestine Time)
Fire Breaks Out in Zoo in Central Israel
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH:
·                 Large fires broke out in the Wadi Qelt area, east of the West Bank.
·                 Israeli authorities mobilized aircraft and firefighting crews and are trying to evacuate hundreds, with fears of trapped individuals.
·                 A fire broke out in a zoo in Ramat Gan, central Israel, and authorities are trying to evacuate visitors.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:28 PM (Palestine Time)
Photos From Israeli Soldier's Camera Show Occupation's Abuse of Palestinians
AL-JAZEERA: Al-Jazeera obtained exclusive footage from an Israeli soldier’s camera found in Al-Sheja’iyya showing the occupation’s abuse of Palestinians. The Israeli soldier’s camera that took the photos was lost after clashes in the Al-Sheja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:28 PM (Palestine Time)
Killed, Injured in Bombing of Khan Yunis
AL-JAZEERA: Seven Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli bombing of a tent sheltering displaced persons northwest of Khan Yunis city, southern Gaza Strip.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:28 PM (Palestine Time)
Gaza Death Toll Rises
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced an increase in the number of victims of the Israeli aggression to 52,243 dead and 117,639 injured since October 7, 2023.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:28 PM (Palestine Time)
World Food Programme Demands Entry of Food to Gaza
AL-JAZEERA: The World Food Programme stated that two million people in Gaza are completely dependent on food aid and the situation is on the brink of collapse. They emphasized the need for immediate food access to the Gaza Strip.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:28 PM (Palestine Time)
Ben-Gvir Accuses Shin Bet of Spying on Ministers
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that the Shabak (Shin Bet) spied on ministers, Knesset members, police commissioners, and the Prison Service.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 5:28 PM (Palestine Time)
Eisenkot Calls for Elections
ISRAELI MEDIA: Former Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot stated that it is necessary to head to elections as soon as possible to restore confidence in the government, adding that those who were in the top leadership of the Israeli army during the October 7th attack cannot remain in their positions.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:29 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Airstrike in Khan Yunis Kills Three Palestinians, Including Child
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli airstrikes and naval attacks in Gaza have killed multiple Palestinians, including a child, while the ongoing blockade and waste accumulation are intensifying the region’s humanitarian crisis.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Bodies of 3 Palestinians Recovered From Al-Tuffah Neighborhood
AL-JAZEERA: The bodies of 3 Palestinians were recovered following an Israeli bombing of a house in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
One Killed in Israeli Raid in Southern Lebanon
LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: One person was killed in a raid by an Israeli drone on the town of Halta in southern Lebanon.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Three Killed in Bombing of Al-Zaytoun Neighborhood
AL-JAZEERA: Three Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli bombing of Al-Sikka Street in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Ehud Barak: Netanyahu Is Deceiving Trump
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted former Prime Minister Ehud Barak as saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is evading discussing the day after in the Gaza Strip. Barak added that Netanyahu is deceiving US President Donald Trump and saying that Israel must submit to Hamas or abandon the abductees.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Army: We Have a Shortage of About 10,000 Soldiers
ISRAELI ARMY: Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli army is making an adjustment that obliges soldiers to remain after the end of their regular service due to a shortage of numbers. The military order imposes an additional 4 months of service in the army on regular soldiers, and the army has a shortage of about 10,000 soldiers due to the continuation of the war and the ineffectiveness of efforts to recruit Haredim.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Army Publishes Results of Investigations Into October 7th Events at Zikim Base
ISRAELI MEDIA:
·                 The Israeli army published the results of its investigations into the events of October 7 at a military training base in Zikim. The army’s investigation reveals the killing of five unit commanders and a soldier at the Zikim base during the October 7, 2023, attack.
·                 Reinforcements did not reach the Zikim base on October 7 until hours after it was stormed.
·                 Palestinian fighters used a Golani Brigade vehicle in Zikim after soldiers fled from it.
·                 Golani Brigade soldiers in Zikim were in difficult and complex psychological conditions during the October 7 attack.
·                 The commander of the Zikim base did not reach it during the October 7 attack and remained in a fortified shelter at his home with his family members.
·                 The Israeli army’s investigation concluded that the commander of the Zikim base should have gone to it during the battles despite the danger.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Ansarallah Announces Operation in aqab
ANSARALLAH: The military spokesman for the Ansarallah group, Yahya Saree, announced that they carried out an operation targeting the Nevatim Air Base in the Naqab, southern occupied Palestine. He added that the operation in the Naqab was carried out with a hypersonic ballistic missile and successfully achieved its target.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Lapid: Government Burdening Reserve Soldiers With Increasing Loads
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid stated that the government is working to burden reserve soldiers with increasing loads instead of recruiting Haredim. He added that they will put an end to this, and whoever does not volunteer will not receive a single shekel from the stat
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Army Will Expand Fighting If Negotiations Do Not Advance
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel Hayom newspaper quoted a senior Israeli source as saying that the army will expand the scope of fighting if no progress is made in the negotiations within two weeks. Expanding the scope of fighting will include a wide mobilization of reserve forces.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Child Killed in Bombing of Tent in Khan Yunis
AL-JAZEERA: A child succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli bombing of a tent sheltering displaced persons in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Vehicles Open Fire East of Al-Bureij
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Heavy gunfire from occupation vehicles east of the Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Shortage of Soldiers Prompted Army to Extend Reserve Service
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the shortage of fighters due to the ongoing war in Gaza prompted the army to extend the reserve service period.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:29 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Media Reveals Details of Qassam Ambush in Sheja’iyya, Resulting in Casualties
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli forces suffered significant casualties in Friday’s battle with Hamas fighters in Sheja’iyya, Gaza, after a two-hour rescue operation.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Sirens Sound in Israel after Suspected Rocket Launch From Yemen
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli army said today, Sunday, that it intercepted a rocket launched from Yemen towards the Dead Sea and Wadi Araba areas, without damage or casualties.
KAN: The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that orders were issued to citizens in towns in the Dead Sea and Wadi Araba areas to stay in shelters for 10 minutes.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 12:07 PM (Palestine Time)
Israeli Forces Detain Child From Sa'ir Town North of Hebron
PALESTINIAN MEDIA:  Israeli forces detained the child Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar Jaradat from the town of Sa’ir, north of Hebron.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 3:26 AM (Palestine Time)
Ayalon Calls for Civil Disobedience Against Netanyahu
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 14 reported that former Shin Bet chief, Ami Ayalon, is calling for civil disobedience against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the dismissal of Shin Bet chief, Ronen Bar.
 
Sun, Apr 27, 3:23 AM (Palestine Time)
Oxfam: The Current Situation in Gaza Cannot Continue
OXFAM (Humanitarian Coordinator, cited in Al Jazeera):
·                 Israel is using the worst forms of collective punishment against the population in Gaza.
·                 Israel is preventing the entry of aid into Gaza, and we call for a ceasefire.
·                 We have quantities of fuel and food stuck at the borders, and we are unable to bring them in.
·                 Britain continues to sell weapons to Israel despite knowing how they are being used.
·                 The current situation in Gaza cannot continue, otherwise we will witness a major catastrophe.