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"An international crime” killing at least 40 migrants over 3 years was carried out by the Greek Coast Guard according to newly revealed data surrounding 15 separate incidents
The actions carried out in the Mediterranean Sea included a case where the Greek authorities, who have long been accused of an illegal forced returns approach to migrant boats, deliberately threw 9 people overboard and let them drown. Other cases were revealed where migrants were taken back out to sea and left in dinghies.
Several Israeli airstrikes target sites throughout southern Lebanon, including a precision strike on a car in Chehabiyeh
Two were reportedly killed in the strike targeting the car, which was said to be an assassination attempt against Hezbollah linked fighters. A Lebanese woman was also killed in airstrikes on civilian infrastructure during this period. These missiles attacks come as US envoy, Amos Hochstein, visits Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, “to further prevent escalation along the Israel-Lebanon border.”
Tarantino stands with Israel
American director Quentin Tarantino declared his support for Israel while visiting a military base for the occupation forces close to the Lebanese border.
The Republican front-runner for president in 2024, former US President Donald Trump, has promised to carry out the biggest deportation operation in US history if reelected.
Speaking at a gathering in Michigan, Trump urged his followers to vote for a president who will "throw radical Islamic terrorists the hell out."
According to a New York Times investigation, during the Gaza conflict, Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs financed a $2 million covert influence effort aimed at American lawmakers and the general public.
Using hundreds of fictitious profiles on X, Facebook, and Instagram, the political marketing firm Stoic, located in Tel Aviv, conducted an advocacy campaign for sustained military funding directed at members of Congress and the American public.
Three fake English-language news websites were created in the process to promote the campaign and increase public support of Israel's activities in Gaza.
Under the auspices of U.S. Central Command, Israel’s military head met with Arab counterparts in Bahrain to discuss combating the Axis of Resistance
The low-profile meeting held in Manama was kept quiet in order to prevent public criticism in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE for their participation in a meeting to plot military cooperation to confront the regional resistance forces in Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq. This meeting was held on the cusp of a possible war between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah.
Israel suggests it’s captives released from Gaza may have contracted Stockholm Syndrome
After one of the recently released Israeli captives stated that Palestinian Hamas fighters had baked him a cake for his birthday, which runs in stark contrast to the horrifying torture of Gazan detainees held in Israeli prison facilities, Israel is now suggesting that its former captives may have been brainwashed into liking their captors.
Two women, Sally Sakiki and Dalal Izz El-Din, were killed today in southern Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes on a 3-story residential building in Jennata, east of Tyre.
Over 19 people have been reported as injured due to the attack.
Benjamin Netanyahu is blocking a prisoner exchange agreement with the Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip for "political reasons," according to former Israeli military cabinet minister Benny Gantz, in an interview with Israel’s public broadcaster on Thursday.
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Israelis set up a conference to explore the possibility of establishing illegal settlements inside Lebanon
On the cusp of a potential war between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the Israeli messianic settler movement is already making preparations for illegally acquiring real-estate from territory in South Lebanon that was formerly under Israel’s occupation between 1982 and 2000. This is despite the fact that around 100,000 Israeli settlers have fled their settlements due to fighting along the Lebanese border since October, calling into question the legitimacy of the planned settler event.
Medical Aid for Palestinians CEO Melanie Ward’s political bid triggers fears of compromised aid efforts as Gaza suffers.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/gaza-aid-leader-melanie-ward-labour-party/287603/
In the Jenin refugee camp, power lines and wires are destroyed by Israeli army bulldozers.
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The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reports that since the war on Gaza in October 2023, Israeli occupation forces have caused the deaths of at least 45,223 Palestinians.
This number includes over 37,000 confirmed fatalities as reported by the Ministry of Health and more than 8,000 people who are still missing or trapped under the rubble of collapsed structures.
"This government needs to do more to root out racism so people can feel safe."
Canadian MP Lindsay Mathyssen addresses a hate-motivated arson attack on a family who were targeted for their support of Palestine.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose family wealth surpasses that of King Charles III, used his lack of Sky TV during childhood as an example of hardship in an interview with ITV.
Sunak and his wife have a combined net worth of over $800 million, making him one of the wealthiest prime ministers in British history.
Footage: ITV News
"We could not live in this land if even one such Islamo-Nazi remains in Gaza."
Former Likud Member of the Knesset, Moshe Feiglin, uses a statement from Hitler to explain what needs to be done in Gaza.
In an interview with Al Jazeera in October, Feiglin advocated for the "complete destruction of Gaza before invading it... destruction like Dresden and Hiroshima."
Israeli media announced today that Benjamin Netanyahu has officially dissolved the emergency war cabinet, formed in early October to oversee military operations against Palestinian and Lebanese resistance forces. This decision follows opposition leader Benny Gantz's resignation from the cabinet last week.
Netanyahu explained that the cabinet had been part of a coalition agreement at Gantz's request. "With Gantz's departure, the cabinet is no longer necessary," he said.
Amid significant losses in Gaza and diminishing hopes of reclaiming control over northern settlements, Netanyahu stated that future military decisions will be made in "small ad hoc meetings."
Palestine action strikes Elbit systems in Kent
Actionists broke into the facility through three security gates to shut down Elbit Systems, Israel's largest arms company, in Kent, England. Once inside, actionists are seen removing the equipment, parts, and machinery that are used to arm the genocide in Gaza.
According to a New York Times investigation, during the Gaza conflict, Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs financed a $2 million covert influence effort aimed at American lawmakers and the general public.
Using hundreds of fictitious profiles on X, Facebook, and Instagram, the political marketing firm Stoic, located in Tel Aviv, conducted an advocacy campaign for sustained military funding directed at members of Congress and the American public.
Three fake English-language news websites were created in the process to promote the campaign and increase public support of Israel's activities in Gaza.
"Allahu woof bar..."
Israeli soldier Guy Hochman films himself mocking Muslims as he enters Gaza, occupied Palestine.
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's ruling Ansarallah resistance movement, revealed that the Yemeni armed forces have targeted 145 ships linked to Israel, the US, and the UK since October in support of Gaza.
The latest of these operations occurred yesterday, when Yemeni cruise missiles struck the M/V Verbena commercial bulk cargo carrier in the Gulf of Aden. The attack reportedly set the ship on fire and wounded at least one crew member.
UN-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry has uncovered evidence that Israel killed its own civilians on October 7
Sparking outrage, a UN report released on June 12 has revealed evidence that the Israeli army may have employed its infamous “Hannibal Directive”, which is an order to kill both Israelis and enemy combatants in order to prevent kidnappings. The same report had also concluded that Israeli forces had carried out systematic sexual abuse against Palestinians.
“You are going to suffer every second” says an Israeli soldier who films himself walking through a destroyed Palestinian’s home in Gaza
This video is only one of hundreds, in which Israeli soldiers film themselves destroying property, threatening civilians, wearing women’s lingerie and much worse. Many such social media videos recorded by the soldiers are then uploaded onto Israeli army run snuff film telegram channels, where they can be seen by the public.
Footage: Zeteo
Israelis set up a conference to explore the possibility of establishing illegal settlements inside Lebanon
On the cusp of a potential war between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the Israeli messianic settler movement is already making preparations for illegally acquiring real-estate from territory in South Lebanon that was formerly under Israel’s occupation between 1982 and 2000. This is despite the fact that around 100,000 Israeli settlers have fled their settlements due to fighting along the Lebanese border since October, calling into question the legitimacy of the planned settler event.
"Do you pay your taxes to kill us?"
A Palestinian child in Gaza holds up an American-made munition used by Israeli tanks to obliterate Gaza.
He calls out Americans directly, highlighting that their tax dollars are funding the weapons used to kill Palestinians.
Melanie Ward, the current CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is facing calls to resign after announcing she will run as an MP for pro-Israel Keir Starmer's Labour Party.
MintPress can exclusively reveal her decades of work with Israel lobbyists and hatred for Jeremy Corbyn.
On her blog, she recounted, "It was fascinating; we met Israeli politicians and academics and discussed a huge range of issues... We talked about the fear that ordinary Israelis felt about suicide bombings."
The current CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians was rabidly anti-Corbyn throughout his years as Labour leader, branding him "a truly terrible leader."
Melanie Ward has also displayed a closeness to other Israel lobbyists over the years that casts question marks on her role as CEO at the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity. Now she is running to be a Labour MP under Starmer.
Should she resign from MAP?
At the Rafah border crossing, which connects Gaza with Egypt, Israeli forces have turned a local mosque into a restaurant.
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As part of the ongoing military onslaught in Jenin, an Israeli bulldozer destroys parked vehicles belonging to local Palestinians.
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In a landmark ruling for human rights, a US jury has found Chiquita Brands liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a notorious far-right paramilitary death squad that has terrorized the country for decades.
Chiquita (formerly known as the United Fruit Company) funneled over $1.7 million to the AUC between 1997 and 2004 alone. In turn, the AUC killed Chiquita’s political opponents, including farmers, indigenous peoples, and trade unionists fighting for better wages and working conditions.
Melanie Ward, the CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is being called upon to resign for supporting pro-Israeli candidate for UK Prime Minister
The MAP CEO has stirred controversy after backing the notoriously pro-Israel Labour Party leader in the United Kingdom’s general election, sparking calls for her to resign from her position. The Labour Party in the U.K. underwent a process of purging most of its pro-Palestinian members and isolating British minority communities, departing with many of the Leftist elements historically rooted in the Party.