"Whoever brings us a hostage will find a safe way out for himself and his family, and we will also give him a reward of 5 million dollars for each hostage."
Israeli PM Netanyahu pleads with the Palestinians in Gaza to assist the occupation to retrieve the Israeli settlers taken captive on October 7th, 2023.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is granted bail, while his future hangs in the balance
Although Khan, who was ousted as the Pakistani head of State in 2022, has now been granted bail, it is viewed as unlikely that he will be released from prison due to the litany of charges filed against him. The former PM and his supporters say that his case is politicised and that he the State is drumming up charges in order to keep him behind bars. Imran Khan narrowly survived an assassination attempt back in November of 2022, which has caused great concern for his livelihood.
After being subjected to a ballistic missile and drone attack, the USS Lincoln Aircraft Carrier is withdrawn from the region
This development leaves West Asia without the presence of an American aircraft carrier, after it was targeted by Yemen’s Ansarallah in the Arabian Sea as part of a joint attack that also targeted warships in the Red Sea. Yemen is now heading towards implementing Phase 6 of its operations in defence of Gaza.
United States veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and lasting ceasefire in Gaza
For the fourth time in a row since October 7th 2023, the US has blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate, unconditional, and permanent" ceasefire in Gaza, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and Lebanon.
Earlier today, the Biden administration cast its veto, while all 14 other members of the Security Council supported the measure.
From the Armenian genocide to Gaza, survivors face a common struggle: fighting the erasure of their history and identity in the face of calculated annihilation.
Read Chris Hedges' full analysis via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-organized-oblivion/288693/
Craig Murray is deemed unfit to be a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
The former diplomat and journalist said that he was refused a renewal of his membership following complaints about him from BBC journalists over his social media posts. The NUJ would not point to the alleged posts.
Russia’s Dimitry Medvedev threatens that Joe Biden’s recent approval for Ukraine to use its weapons deep into Moscow’s territory could trigger a nuclear response
The US President has now been warned that NATO facilities, as well as Kiev, could become the targets of Russian nuclear weapons, thus leading to a third world war. This would be in response to Ukraine using NATO supplied weapons to target Russia.
Video footage captures the aftermath of a killing at the Shuafat refugee camp checkpoint in Jerusalem, where Israeli occupation forces opened fire and killed a young Palestinian man.
Читать полностью…Israeli occupation forces destroy another mosque in occupied East Jerusalem
Under the pretext of building without a license, Israel has demolished al-Shayah mosque, situated in East Jerusalem, where Palestinians face the daily threat of house demolition and displacement.
A panicking Israeli running towards shelters in Tel Aviv is hit by a car and hospitalised
This happened as sirens rang, providing warning of incoming Hezbollah missiles, one of which hit a building in Tel Aviv and inflicted casualties there. Israeli settlers will frequently suffer panic attacks and even heart attacks after hearing sirens, some of which have gone off due to wrong diagnoses.
Hezbollah launched two bursts of rockets and missiles towards Tel Aviv
The munitions fired from southern Lebanon managed to bypass Israeli air defences and made a number of impacts, inflicting at least 8 casualties. One of the missiles fired hit a building in central Tel Aviv.
A rabid warmonger has won the election. No, not that one, the other one.
Donald Trump is returning to the White House. Trump has cultivated a reputation as being an anti-war president. But this could not be further from the truth.
In this post, MintPress looks back at some of the most dangerous, bellicose things Trump did during his first term in office.
Alexandra Szustakiewicz was arrested and charged with two counts of hate crime following her attack on a Palestinian family at a bakery in Chicago, USA.
Alexandra Szustakiewicz was seen in a video that circulated online, attempting to throw her coffee on a man as she attempted to hit him and his wife. She was restrained, leading to the eventual de-escalation of the situation.
Rajaa Awaida, a man from Khan Yunis, recounts his immense suffering, having lost both legs.
His family’s home was destroyed by a massive bomb dropped by the Israeli occupation, killing most of his family.
With Trump’s election signaling a potential shift in U.S. policy, Yemen’s Houthis mobilize for a violent response to looming American intervention, escalating tensions in the Red Sea.
Read the full investigation by Ahmed Abdulkareem via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/yemen-mobilizes-for-war-anticipating-us-invasion-under-trump/288681/
Iranian hackers breach the Israeli Mossad’s SSV blockchain network and exposes sensitive intelligence data
The Handala group managed to hack the SSV blockchain and obtain what they say is 8 terabytes of data, some of which exposes classified Unit 8200 documents. It alleged that the SSV blockchain was used by the Israeli Mossad to covertly fund projects. Mossad were so confident about its security that they offered 1 million dollars to anyone capable of hacking into it.
The US’s Amos Hochstein visits Beirut, following consultations in Tel Aviv, working on a Lebanon-Israel ceasefire
The former Israeli soldier, Amos Hochstein, is an American envoy and is supposed to handle the ceasefire file between the Israelis and Lebanon, yet has repeatedly proven ineffective and is viewed as working on behalf of Tel Aviv. So far, the US is backing Israel in its demands for the legal ability to attack and invade Lebanon whenever it sees a provocation, while Hezbollah is to disarm and withdraw from the border area. This has been viewed as a surrender agreement at a time when Israel has proven incapable of achieving any semblance of victory.
"It was love, not hate, that called me..."
Zoe Rogers has been jailed for nearly 100 days, facing charges related to her involvement with Palestine Action in a campaign that targeted Elbit Systems, Israel's largest arms manufacturer.
During her appearance on The Watchdog, Zoe's mother shared the heartfelt poem that Zoe wrote for Palestine while in jail, with the show's host, Lowkey.
British police are raiding the homes of Palestine Action activists
Over 10 homes have been raided, where property has been destroyed and windows smashed. The police targeted houses of those who they allege were involved in shutting down the Elbit Systems hub in Bristol.
The British Ambassador to Israel has reaffirmed the UK's commitment to standing by Israel
Simon Walters, speaking from his residence in occupied Ramat Gan, emphasised that the UK would continue to be a staunch ally "prepared to put its own aircraft and its own personnel in harm’s way to defend Israel.”
Without revealing specific details, Walters mentioned that British military forces have already played an active role in aiding the Israeli occupation forces, including during the Iranian retaliatory response in October.
Israeli military base near Akka is hit by a Hezbollah suicide drone
Major destruction was inflicted after a squadron of attack drones were launched from Lebanon territory and were observed in the skies of Naharriya before hitting their targets near northern Akka.
After serving 3 months in prison for shitting down a weapons factory, 2 Palestine Action activists are released
The two from a group known as the Thales 5 were sentenced to prison after shutting down a weapons factory in Glasgow that supplies the Israeli military. Three of the five activists are still behind bars.
The Lebanese resistance has released a conservative estimate of the total losses sustained by the Israelis since the beginning of their ground offensive in southern Lebanon.
According to the estimates, these figures have not accounted for Israeli losses at military bases, posts, barracks, settlements, or occupied Palestinian cities.
Israeli occupation forces have been confronted with dozens of daily operations, both within Lebanon's borders as well as simultaneous operations in the occupied territories.
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar threatens Iraq in a letter that claims it is responsible for any attacks against Israel from Iraqi soil
The threat, sent in the form of a letter to the United Nations, states that Israel will take action against the nation. The Israeli FM claims that this is in response to the daily drone attacks carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
After serving 3 months in prison for shutting down a weapons factory, 2 Palestine Action activists are released
The two from a group known as the Thales 5 were sentenced to prison after shutting down a weapons factory in Glasgow that supplies the Israeli military. Three of the five activists are still behind bars.
Palestine Action strikes again
Direct action network Palestine Action has disabled vans belonging to PHS Group, the toxic waste disposers for Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.
Missiles from southern Lebanon strike Tel Aviv
Video footage captures the moment when a building in Tel-Aviv, occupied Palestine, was struck by rockets fired from resistance forces in Lebanon.
“I don’t see a change of president in the U.S. as changing the outlook and the interests of the U.S. Government”
Mint Press News Senior Staff Writer- @alan.r.macleod joined Greg Stoker on State of Play to discuss the potential impact that U.S. President Elect Donald Trump will have on international and domestic policy.
Israel assassinates the head of Hezbollah's media department
In a deadly Israeli airstrike on Beirut's Ras al-Nabaa district, Mohammad Afif, the head of Hezbollah's media relations, was killed, along with four other members of the group's media office, sources confirmed.
The strike, which occurred on Sunday, hit a densely populated area where many people displaced from Beirut's southern suburbs had sought shelter. The Lebanese resistance group released a statement today mourning the loss of Afif and his colleagues.
The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that the attack also resulted in at least four others being killed, including a woman, and 14 others being injured, including two children.
An Israeli airstrike on Beirut has left Lebanese football player, Celine Haidar, in critical condition to the silence of FIFA
Haidar, who is part of Lebanon’s national female football team, was hit by shrapnel from an Israeli bomb dropped in the Shiyah area of the Lebanese Capital, Beirut. Despite the horrifying footage of her laying on the ground covered in blood, FIFA has refused to condemn this act of violence, leading to accusations of double-standards inherent in the football association.