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Yemeni Armed Forces launch a drone attack on Tel Aviv within metres of the US Consulate
On Friday, Yemen’s Armed Forces launched a drone named Yafa and carried out a strike on Tel Aviv, resulting in one fatality and at least ten injuries.
This marks Yemen's first direct attack on Tel Aviv in support of Gaza.
Héctor Bellerín Moruno, the Spanish professional footballer, proudly shows off his Palestine football kit.
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TalkTV host James Whale removed Bryce Greene from his show for wearing a keffiyeh in solidarity with Palestinians.
Whale demanded that Greene remove the scarf, labelling it a symbol of "terrorism." When Greene refused, Whale accused him of supporting "genocide" and claimed that Greene was "one of the reasons why the problems in Gaza are still going on." Additionally, James' co-host, Ash Gould, branded Greene a "threat" to national security.
Subtitles: Middle East Monitor
"I love you all. Forgive me mum, I hope you are pleased with me."
A video has been leaked showing the last moments of a Palestinian resistance fighter in the West Bank.
Hamam Hashash, a commander in Al-Qassam Brigades, recorded a video in his final moments in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In the video, he stated that he was wounded and surrounded, and he asked for forgiveness from his family and friends.
Moments later, Hamam was killed by Israeli occupation forces.
Footage captured by a drone in Gaza reveals the extensive destruction inflicted by Israeli occupation forces on the strip.
It has been reported that over 75% of the buildings, facilities, and infrastructure across Gaza have been completely destroyed.
"I pray and work hard so that the Prime Minister has the strength to not pull back..."
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, speaking from the grounds of Al-Aqsa, vows to keep the pressure on Netanyahu to finish the job in Gaza.
🔴 Livestream: Israel's Flagging Tech Economy
📍Today, July 18th @ 7:00 pm EST on MintPress YouTube
Tonight on State of Play, Greg stoker is joined by Paul biggar CEO of tech for Palestine to discuss Israel's flagging Tech economy.
The elite military intelligence unit 8200 serves as a pipeline to entrepreneurship in the Israeli tech sector and is generally seen as a great benefit to the country's tech economy, which comprises 20% of its annual GDP.
Google is poised to buy the cloud-based cyber security firm, Wiz, which was founded by four former members of unit 8200. The Israeli media has just spent two entire news cycles lauding this potential deal as an indicator of the strength and resilience of the nation's economy.
The BBC changes one of its deliberately misleading headlines about Gaza after significant public outcry
The British State Media outlet has been criticised throughout the Gaza war for publishing misleading headlines to obscure the true nature of Israeli war crimes.
In the latest case, the murder of a 24-year-old Palestinian with Down’s Syndrome, after Israeli soldiers set combat dogs on the young man and then left him to slowly bleed to death, was not represented in the initial BBC article’s headline, which suggested the man died of natural causes, and didn’t mention the use of a dog until paragraphs into the piece.
Footage captured by a drone in Gaza reveals the extensive destruction inflicted by Israeli occupation forces on the strip.
It has been reported that over 75% of the buildings, facilities, and infrastructure across Gaza have been completely destroyed.
The UN says Israel attacking Gaza schools is "almost a daily occurrence."
UNRWA's Philippe Lazzarini revealed that Israeli occupation forces have bombed at least eight schools in Gaza over the past ten days, with six being UNRWA schools.
The commissioner general took to X to emphasise that this has become an almost daily occurrence, highlighting that the war has deprived Gaza's children of their childhood and education.
"What is the first truly Islamist country that will get a nuclear weapon? We sort of finally decided that maybe it's the UK..."
Trump's pick for Vice President JD Vance describes the UK as an Islamist country under the Labour Party.
Israel carried out three massacres in Gaza in the space of an hour
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, Israeli forces attacked a crowd of civilians on Al-Attar Street next to the Jordanian Hospital. 13 people were killed and over 26 injured.
The Israeli military then targeted a gathering at the Sheikh Zayed Roundabout in the northern Gaza Strip, where at least four Palestinians were killed.
Then an UNRWA school housing displaced people in the Nusseirat camp in the centre of the of the Gaza Strip was attacked by Israeli forces, killing six and injuring 48.
Israeli authorities are investigating reports of armed individuals infiltrating the port of Eilat through the sea
Al Mayadeen English has reported that Israeli authorities are investigating reports of armed individuals infiltrating the port of Eilat, following possible entry via the sea.
In response, Israeli security forces have cordoned off all main roads leading into Eilat to address a potential security threat. Local Israeli police have issued an alert and a public advisory to steer clear of the area until further notice, as reported by Israeli media. Military reinforcements have also been dispatched to the area.
Israeli groups that block aid to Gaza are funded by US organisations
The Associated Press and Shomrim have uncovered that Zionist organisations, which have obstructed the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, have raised over hundrends of thousands of dollars from the U.S.
The three groups involved in the destruction and blocking of aid are Mother’s March, Torat Lechima, and Tzav 9. The groups have had their fundraisers facilitated through crowdfunding websites. Alarmingly, these donations were deemed "tax-deductible," which further incentivized these donations. One of these groups, Mother's March, continues to receive donations even after being sanctioned by the U.S.
Palestine Action shuts down Elbit Systems UK HQ two days in a row
Palestine Action activists have locked themselves inside a vehicle in Elbit’s Bristol HQ , blocking the sole access point to the Israeli weapons manufacturer.
A video captures an Israeli airstrike on a donkey cart transporting civilians in Rafah.
An Israeli voiceover is heard, asserting that the individuals targeted were "not innocent civilians." The aerial footage revealed that the strike hit the passengers, while the donkey appeared to remain unharmed.
Two-thirds of Democrats want US President Joe Biden to stand down
A new AP-NORC poll finds that roughly two-thirds of Democratic Party voters want Biden to step down, as only 3 in 10 Democrats are extremely or very confident that he has the mental capability to serve effectively as president.
This comes as a major blow to the candidate hoping to win a second term in office, who has previously argued that most Democrats back him, despite dissenting voices. Another development, according to the polling data, is that Vice President Kamala Harris has a similar favourability rating to President Biden.
An Oxfam report, entitled Water War Crimes, finds that Israel’s deliberate reduction of water access in Gaza has put civilians at under a third of the recommended minimum
Israel's cutting of the external water supply, systematic destruction of water facilities and deliberate aid obstruction have reduced the amount of water available in Gaza by 94%, to 4.74 liters a day per person, says Oxfam. This information has to be coupled with the fact that 97% of Gaza’s water was already considered undrinkable prior to the beginning of the war in October, meaning that much of the water that people do have access to is untreated and is causing a range of health problems, including a variety of diseases.
The Israeli Knesset has passed legislation rejecting the creation of a Palestinian State, calling such a development an ‘existential danger’ to Israel
The bill, which passed with 68 vote in favour and only 9 against, effectively rejects a “two-State solution” and kills the Oslo Accords signed with the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) between 1993-5.
Benny Gantz, the most popular opposition figure who is likely to become Prime Minister after the departure of Benjamin Netanyahu, also voted in favour of the legislation.
Technically, this should mean that the West Bank Palestinian Authority (PA) should now break ties with Israel, including their infamous Security Coordination, yet no such move has come.
"We would rather die than be recruited!"
Footage shows a child being arrested by Israeli occupation police as ultra-Orthodox Jews protest the military draft. These protests come after top Israeli courts ruled that they must draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli occupation army.
"This is our Zionist answer: Zionist settlements."
Bezalel Smotrich discusses the Zionist response to October 7th. The Israeli Finance Minister emphasised the initiation of new settlements in parts of Gaza, where avocado farms are being established, as part of a broader economic Zionist strategy to initiate settlements and control over the strip.
The U.S. announces the Gaza aid pier mission is complete after delivering only one day's worth of food to the strip
The Pentagon announced the "completion" of the $230 million pier mission two months after its launch. At a news briefing yesterday, Navy Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), stated, "The maritime surge mission involving the pier is complete. Therefore, there's no further need to use the pier."
Due to the UN halting its operations after the Nuseirat camp massacre on June 8, hardly any aid delivered through the US-built pier reached the starving Palestinians in Gaza. Reports suggest that only one day's worth of food was delivered.
Germany becomes the second state, after the UK, to attempt to stop the ICC from issuing arrest warrants against Israeli leaders
The move is likely to delay the issuance of arrest warrants to Israeli leaders and comes as reports emerge that a decision will be made soon.
Britain, like Germany attempted to argue, based upon a technicality, that the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s Prosecutor, Karim Khan, be declined and there not be arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
This is important as neither nation attempted to argue that Israeli leaders had not committed war crimes, but instead chose other methods of attempting to get their Israeli allies off the hook.
The ICC expected to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant soon
According to reports, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is expected to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant within the next two weeks.
The International Criminal Court is expected to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant within two weeks
It has been reported that the UK Labour government, under pressure from the US, has reversed its decision to withdraw objections to the ICC prosecutor’s application for these warrants.
All hospitals are not equal. The media and international community display double-standards in how they address attacks on Gaza versus Ukraine
Israel’s deliberate attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system and hospitals are the worst of any conflict in the world at this time, yet this is not reflected in the corporate media’s coverage, nor in the response of much of the international community. While Western leaders instantly render judgments and condemn Russia, the opposite is the case when it comes to Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilian infrastructure. In the case of Israel’s attack on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the US government even falsely suggested that the medical complex was being used as a Hamas military base and hence justified the invasion of the hospital. Following numerous massacres at the hospital, Washington refused to apologise for its role in facilitating the Israeli assaults and has failed to issue a single condemnation.
Trump Chooses J.D. Vance for Vice President
Donald Trump has chosen Senator JD Vance, regarded as an "heir to the 'MAGA' movement," as his vice-presidential running mate.
Trump emphasized Vance's suitability for the role, praising his commitment to the Constitution, support for the troops, and dedication to the "Make America Great Again" agenda.
Trump's would be assassin scaled structure occupied by Police
New details emerge on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, including that the shooter had scaled a structure occupied by the police.
Trump’s would be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was filmed by rally goers scaling a white tent, which has now been revealed to have housed police that were supposed to be aiding the security services at the Presidential hopefuls campaign rally. This new detail comes as an addition to the fact that the security detail failed to act for minutes after bystanders had alerted them to the shooters presence.
"I am proud to demolish houses."
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, recently boasted to Arab Knesset members about his influence over the government to demolish Palestinian homes.
He announced plans to increase demolitions in Palestinian communities within the occupied Naqab.
"I'm the guy who did more for the Palestinian community than anybody.."
US President Joe Biden sought to defend his record on Palestine in an interview with Complex Magazine.
Starmer puts Israel lobbyists in government
Keir Starmer has discreetly appointed two former Israel lobbyists, Ruth Anderson and Gillian Merron, both members of the House of Lords, to key positions in government.
Ruth Anderson (formerly Smeeth) has been installed as the government's whip in the House of Lords.
Anderson worked as director of public affairs at the largest Israel lobby group in the UK, BICOM. She also headed the Israeli Embassy's proxy, the Jewish Labour Movement.
Gillian Merron has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Life Sciences in the Department of Health and Social Care. Merron headed the Israel lobby group, the British Board of Deputies, between 2014 and 2021.
Both have taken trips to meet with Israeli leaders during the Gaza genocide and pledge their support.