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On June 19, Israeli Minister of Religious Affairs Michael Malchieli informed the Hebrew media that Tel Aviv was getting ready for the possibility of "mass burials" in the event that the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon escalated.
This comment comes after Hezbollah unveiled a nine-minute drone footage video the day before Nasrallah's speech. The footage revealed numerous sensitive, key targets in Haifa. The Hezbollah video, according to Israel's Channel 14 news outlet, "conveys an unequivocal message to Israel: that the party is present inside Israel by air, land, and sea, and that it is capable of carrying out severe strikes."
"Hezbollah could make Israel uninhabitable in 72 hours..."
Shaul Goldstein, CEO of Israel’s National Electrical System Management Company (NOGA), warned that Israelis are unprepared for war, stating the power grid could collapse within hours of conflict.
Speaking at the Institute for National Security Studies conference in Sderot, he said, "After 72 hours without electricity, living in Israel will be impossible." Goldstein highlighted the entity's vulnerability, noting that Hezbollah could easily disable the power grid, causing a rapid breakdown of infrastructure, communication, and fuel supply if a full-scale war were to be waged against the Lebanese resistance group.
Thailand hands in application to join the BRICS
According to a foreign ministry official, Thailand hopes to join the BRICS group of emerging economies during the organisation's next conference in Russia this October.
The Southeast Asian nation formally submitted its application during last week's BRICS ministerial meeting, according to Nikorndej Balankura, a spokesman for the foreign ministry.
Wikipedia’s decision to ban the ADL over its controversial definitions of anti-Semitism highlights growing backlash against the organization’s stance on anti-Zionism and Palestinian rights.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-faces-wikipedia-ban-over-controversial-definitions-of-anti-semitism/287656/
Hezbollah strikes an Israeli settlement
A building in the Israeli settlement of Even Menachem in western Galilee, north of Palestine, was hit by Hezbollah’s rockets.
Almost 50,000 people killed or missing in Gaza
Updated statistics published by Gaza’s Health Ministry reveal that at least 47,000 Palestinians have been killed or are missing and presumed dead since October
According to the latest reports, Israel has committed over 3,000 massacres in Gaza during the war, which has been the deadliest for UN workers and journalists in history. Roughly three quarters of the dead and missing are women, children and the elderly.
Israeli settlers raid Al-Aqsa
Israeli settlers, protected by heavily armed occupation forces, today broke into the Al-Aqsa compound, the third holiest site in Islam.
Credit: M3raj.net
"As Israel's claims regarding a premeditated mass rape campaign on October 7th continue to fall apart, new horrifying evidence is emerging of mass sexual violence against Palestinians committed by the Israeli military...."
Robert Inlakesh exposes Israel's sexual violence against Palestinians.
This video was produced in partnership between MintPress News and Behind the Headlines.
Roger Waters and Lowkey to livestream a concert for Palestine
Legendary rockstar Roger Waters and iconic rapper Lowkey, along with Yusuf Cat Stevens, will be live streaming their concert in aid of peace, freedom, and justice for Palestine.
The live streaming will be available exclusively on Double Down News on YouTube at 18:30 GMT on Friday, June 21.
Israel boycotts the Red Cross
On Tuesday, Israeli officials informed the High Court of Justice about their plans to establish a new mechanism to replace visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Palestinian prisoners from the West Bank and Gaza held in Israel. Since the start of the war in Gaza, Red Cross visits to these prisoners have been discontinued.
Wes Streeting is backed by private healthcare interests and the Israel Lobby
DeclassifiedUK has revealed that Streeting has received nearly £30,000 from Britain's influential pro-Israel lobby.
Labour MP Wes Streeting was the first shadow minister under Keir Starmer to visit Israel, a trip sponsored by the Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) in 2022. This organisation works closely with the Israeli embassy in London. Streeting has received over £20,000 in donations from prominent pro-Israel lobbyists such as Sir Trevor Chinn, Lord Mendelsohn, and David Menton, with the latest contributions made as recently as April of this year.
Additionally, he has collected £175,00 in donations from businesses associated with the private healthcare industry, which has sparked concerns that he may attempt to further privatise the National Health Service (NHS) in Britain.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah publicly reveals the scope of the group’s weaponry following an Israeli study detailing potential military scenarios in Lebanon.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-study-hezbollah-military-capabilities/287632/
A co-owner of Chelsea FC exposed as an Israel lobbyist
Jonathan Goldstein, co-owner of Chelsea FC, is also an Israel lobbyist.
Goldstein has coordinated with the Israeli government as head of the Jewish Leadership Council. He was also a key figure in the coup against Jeremy Corbyn. Goldstein visited Israel in 2017 for meetings with state ministers and was pictured with Ambassador Gilad Erdan during his tenure as Israel's Minister of Strategic Affairs. His company, Cain International, has joined with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund to pump almost a billion dollars into Swiss hotel chain Aman. Goldstein has come out recently in support of Labour leader Keir Starmer and previously funded David Lammy's failed mayoral campaign.
An Israeli soldier published a video showing the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, which is almost completely destroyed and inoperable.
Israeli forces have burned and demolished facilities, including arrival and departure halls, as part of ongoing attacks on Rafah, particularly the Philadelphi Corridor, a demilitarised buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border.
Quentin Tarantino’s visit to Israeli military bases ignites controversy and protests, highlighting the disconnect between Hollywood and the American public.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/quentin-tarantino-israel-visit-controversy/287623/
Armenia has become the latest country to formally recognise Palestine as a State, triggering Israel to summon its ambassador
“Armenia deplores using civilian infrastructure as shields during armed conflicts and violence towards civilian populations,” the Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday, signalling that their move to recognise the State of Palestine was in direct response to Israel’s ongoing war crimes. This represents yet another political loss for Tel Aviv, which continues to grow more isolated.
Hezbollah strikes an Israeli settlement
A building in the Israeli settlement of Even Menachem in western Galilee, north of Palestine, was hit by Hezbollah’s rockets.
Palestine Action strikes again!
The UK-based direct action group shut down a subsidairy of Elbit Systems in Kent earlier this week, causing over a million pounds worth of damage.
Credit: Carlos Latuff
Thailand hands in application to join the BRICS
According to a foreign ministry official, Thailand hopes to join the BRICS group of emerging economies during the organisation's next conference in Russia this October.
The Southeast Asian nation formally submitted its application during last week's BRICS ministerial meeting, according to Nikorndej Balankura, a spokesman for the foreign ministry.
Armenia has become the latest country to formally recognise Palestine as a State, triggering Israel to summon its ambassador
“Armenia deplores using civilian infrastructure as shields during armed conflicts and violence towards civilian populations,” the Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday, signalling that their move to recognise the State of Palestine was in direct response to Israel’s ongoing war crimes. This represents yet another political loss for Tel Aviv, which continues to grow more isolated.
Egypt’s exports have doubled to Israel in 2024
A report from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, Egypt has doubled its exports to Israel when compared to the same period last year. This comes as the Israelis have experienced a shortage of goods and increased prices due to Yemen’s blockade in the Red Sea.
"I don't know how to describe it to you."
Palestinian from Rafah, Bader Dahlan, describes the horrors faced when detained by Israeli occupation forces.
Credit: Manarmotea
Israel Lobby backs almost 200 members of parliament
180 current British MPs have received money from Israel Lobby groups or individuals, according to research by @DeclassifiedUK
Some 130 Conservative MPs, 41 Labour MPs, along with 3 Liberal Democrats, 3 members of the DUP, 2 independents and Reform’s only MP have been identified as receiving funds from the Israel Lobby in the UK.
In addition to this, between these politicians there were some 240 paid-for trips to Israel, at a cost of over half a million pounds to the Israel Lobby.
“Opening Cypriot airports and bases to the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon would mean that the Cypriot government is part of the war, and the resistance will deal with it as part of the war.”
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah issued a stark warning to Cyprus, declaring that Hezbollah is prepared to engage in a conflict "with no rules and no red lines" if Cyprus aligns with Israel in its war against Lebanon. In response, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides emphasised yesterday that Cyprus is not involved in the conflict, asserting that his country is "part of the solution."
It was previously revealed by DeclassifiedUK that Cyprus and Israel have a bilateral defence cooperation agreement, which includes conducting joint military exercises, and that Israeli fighter jets involved in bombing Gaza have been using a UK air base located in Cyprus.
"We say settlement, settlement, settlement..."
Itamar Ben Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, spoke in the Knesset, urging full control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. He proposed that Israel should proceed with the construction of settlements, framing it as encouraging "voluntary immigration" while aiming to ethnically cleanse Palestinians.
Egypt arrests football fans for pro-Palestinian chants
In Alexandria, Egyptian security forces detained over 250 Al Ahly fans at Borg El Arab Stadium for pro-Palestine chants and displaying the Palestinian flag, reports a local rights group.
This is part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestine activism in Egypt since October, with over 120 people, including students and children, detained for protesting Israel's war on Gaza.
The ADL voted "unreliable" by Wikipedia editors
Wikipedia editors added the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a New York-based Israel lobby group, to a list of banned and partially banned sources. The ban comes after an overwhelming majority of editors at Wikipedia raised concerns regarding the organisation's inability to distinguish between legitimate criticism of Israel and antisemitism, as well as its strong pro-Israel stance. One editor pointed out that the Israel lobby group "acts primarily as a pro-Israel organization and tends to label legitimate criticism of Israel as antisemitism."
“ADL no longer appears to adhere to a serious, mainstream, and intellectually cogent definition of antisemitism," said one of the Wikipedia editors, "but has instead given into the shameless politicization of the very subject that it was originally esteemed for being reliable on.”
Kosovo signs a visa-free agreement with Israel
According to the Kosovar Foreign Ministry, an agreement signed on Tuesday enables citizens from Kosovo and Israel to travel to each state without needing a visa. The agreement was signed by Kosovo's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Donika Gervala, and Israel's Minister of the Interior, Moshe Arbel.
This decision, approved by Israel at the request of Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, will be effective on September 19, 2024.
Top Tory Donor John Caudwell Switches Allegiance to Labour
Billionaire John Caudwell, a prominent Conservative Party donor who contributed £500,000 in 2019, has declared his support for Keir Starmer's Labour Party in the upcoming general election in July.
The Phones4U founder praised Starmer's transformation of Labour, saying, "I have been amazed by how Keir Starmer has transformed the Labour Party and brought it back from that Corbyn brink."
"As real as it seems, the American Dream ain't nothing but another calculated scheme..."
Vintage footage of a teenage Tupac Shakur rapping his song "Panther Power" at the age of 17.