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"It's inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunition from Israel."
In a recent video, Netanyahu publicly attacked the Biden administration and called on the US to send more weapons and ammunition "to finish the job."
Hezbollah publishes drone reconnaissance footage of sensitive Israeli military sites
Hezbollah has released a 9-minute-long video in which their drone comfortably collects high resolution footage of sensitive infrastructural and military facilities around the city Haifa and its surroundings. The video demonstrated the inability of Israeli air defences to combat such drones.
Israeli forces killed 274 Palestinians and injured nearly 800 others, while killing 3 of its captives, in order to released 4 Israeli captives
In what the US government praised as a “daring” military operation on June 8, Israel inflicted one of the largest civilian massacres of the entire war, with American help.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that Malaysia aims to join the BRICS group.
In an interview with Chinese media outlet Guancha, Anwar stated that his government will initiate the membership process once it receives feedback from South Africa, the current BRICS chair. "Our policy is clear, and we will begin the formal process soon. We fully support the Global South," Anwar said.
BRICS expanded its membership in January 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy could soon face trial under India’s contested “anti-terror” laws, sparking outrage from free speech advocates
An official, from far-right Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gave the go-ahead for Roy’s prosecution over comments she had made about the repression of human rights in Kashmir back in 2010. The case is coming to highlight the ongoing crackdown on freedom speech under the Hindu nationalist BJP.
Footage shows German police brutally suppressing a peaceful pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin.
Credit: Kuffiyateam
Hotels in Japan turn away Israelis over fears of links to the Israeli military
Israelis have posted numerous complaints on Facebook that they are being turned away by hotels in Japan due to possible links to the Israeli military and complicity in war crimes.
"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.
Gaza is officially the most dangerous place in the world for aid workers, according to the United Nations
Since October, over 250 aid workers have been killed, nearly 200 of whom worked for UNRWA, the main UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Aid organisations report that the primary threat comes from Israeli bombardment and airstrikes, which have devastated Gaza, killing over 37,000 Palestinians.
Israeli forces have burned down segments of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, rendering it inoperable
The arson has been condemned as a "clear war crime”, as Israeli soldiers who had seized the Rafah Crossing, in early May, have been repeatedly requested to reopen the border crossing in order to allow aid and the passage of civilians.
Keir Starmer backed by former head of Britain's largest spy agency
Sir David Omand, former head of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), has endorsed Labour, giving a significant boost to Keir Starmer.
Omand praised Keir's national security stance, stating that the party could be trusted to "stick to serious defence policy." He commended Labour's pledge to allocate 2.5% of GDP to defence and continue supporting Ukraine against Russia.
Some 2,187 cases of rape, reported by Kenyan women, are resurfacing after they were originally dismissed by an internal investigation of the U.K. armed forces
Allegations of rape committed by British soldiers in Kenya have been ongoing since the 1950’s, yet the evidence has always been dismissed and the victims voices ignored. Such as happened in 2006 when more than 2,000 accusers were dismissed as having produced “no reliable evidence” by a U.K. internal investigation that didn’t collect DNA from nearly 70 children whose mothers say they were conceived of rape.
Palestine Action send a message to the CEO of Elbit Systems after successfully blockading Scotiabank in central London
10 Palestine Actionists were arrested after causing a major disruption to Scotiabank’s central London office. Despite slashing their stake in Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons firm, Scotiabank continues to invest some $230 million in the company responsible for fuelling the ongoing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Footage: Essad_48
"It’s a very rich country with poor people."
Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis highlights the close, identical positioning of both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party ahead of the general election in the UK, expected to take place on July 4th.
"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."
"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