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Hezbollah’s use of Hudhud drones to map out key Israeli sites signals a shift in regional power dynamics.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/hezbollah-drone-footage-reveals-israel-impenetrable-defenses/287845/
Actor and top Democratic fundraiser George Clooney has called on Joe Biden to drop out of the race for President
Following meeting with the US President at a fundraising event that George Clooney had cohosted, he stated that Joe Biden “was the same man we all witnessed at the debate," adding that "our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn’t see what we just saw."
The Washington Post fears Hezbollah could overwhelm Israel
A Washington Post report examined Hezbollah's weapons arsenal and the potential scale of attacks it could launch against Israel in a full-scale war.
The report indicates that while most of Hezbollah's weapons are low-grade unguided munitions, their sheer quantity could still overwhelm Israel's aerial defenses if deployed in quantity.
Pro-Israel influencer and co-founder of the Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro, is confronted by activist group CODEPINK in the US Congress over his support for Israel.
Credit: @codepink
46,000 Israeli business shut down during Gaza genocide
According to a report by Maariv, 46,000 Israeli businesses have closed due to the war on Palestinians and neighbouring countries, describing the Israeli entity as a “country in collapse.”
Yoel Amir, CEO of Israeli information services and credit risk management company CofaceBdi, predicts that up to 60,000 Israeli businesses could shut down by the end of 2024.
The sectors most affected include services, fashion, furniture, housewares, entertainment, transport, and tourism. These issues are further exacerbated by a significant decrease in foreign tourism. Agriculture in the southern and northern regions of the occupied territories is also suffering due to threats from Palestinian resistance and Hezbollah.
UN experts have declared there can be no doubt that famine has spread throughout the Gaza Strip
“We declare that Israel’s intentional and targeted starvation campaign against the Palestinian people is a form of genocidal violence and has resulted in famine across all of Gaza”, a group of UN experts have said. This comes after the deaths of more children in Gaza due to dehydration and malnutrition, which was also attributed to Israeli attacks on the health sector, causing its collapse.
UAE deports student for supporting Palestine during graduation ceremony
The United Arab Emirates has deported a student who wore a Keffiyeh and shouted "Free Palestine" as he walked on stage, during his graduation ceremony at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Israel bombs the UN al-Awda School, in Khan Younis, killing at least 29 civilians and injuring 50
A video that was published by al-Jazeera Arabic featured displaced refugees playing football, inside the school, before sudden explosions erupted. A man filming the event on his phone rushed to the front of the school where the bodies of children were found scattered on the floor. Following orders from the Israeli military to evacuate Khan Younis, refugees fled in their hundreds of thousands to shelter wherever they could and avoid Israel’s threatened re-invasion of the city.
"Those jets will be flying in the skies of Ukraine this summer."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the imminent deployment of F-16s to Ukraine to support its war against Russia.
"I came to say thank you on behalf of the state of Israel; I heard about your heroic story."
Footage published on Itamar Ben-Gvir's personal social media account shows the Israeli Minister of National Security praising an Israeli settler for killing a Palestinian detainee.
Desperation mounts as the food crisis continues to worsen in Gaza
Footage in Northern Gaza shows families anxiously gathering with pots and pans in hand, trying to collect food for their starving loved ones.
Israeli soldiers have executed disabled Palestinian youth Mohammed Salah Bahar in cold blood after confining him in his family home for a week.
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Meta adds limitations to the use of the word ‘Zionist’ on their platforms
In a blog post, Meta stated it will remove content attacking "Zionists" when it employs "antisemitic" stereotypes or threatens harm towards Israelis.
Meta noted that its previous policies, which limited action against the term "Zionist" in only two specific contexts, did not adequately address the broader "misuse" of the word.
"The prison of Guantanamo"
Palestinian survivor Moazzaz Obayat from Gaza was recently released from the Al-Naqab prison, where he was subjected to inhuamane conditions and other forms of torture.
Footage: Translating_Palestine.
Moazaz Obaiat released from Israeli jail
Footage shows Palestinian Moazaz Obaiat from Bethlehem emerging from Israeli prison after nine months inside.
Chuck Schumer signals to donors that he is open to dropping support for Joe Biden
Axios reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is privately indicating to donors that he is open to a Democratic presidential ticket without President Biden.
Despite his previous public support for Biden, the pro-Israel senator appears receptive to the idea of Biden not seeking reelection. It has also been reported that Schumer has been engaging with donors about the party's future direction, according to sources.
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Internal Dissent: Maryam Hassanein, a Biden political appointee who recently resigned over the administration’s Gaza policy, joins MintPress.
Does mass dissent affect policy, or is one simply compelled to follow conscience even if it doesn’t move the needle?
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Top Rabbi Dov Lando has called on ultra-Orthodox Jews to refuse conscription
Rabbi Dov Lando, a prominent figure in the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in the occupied territories and the head of the Slabodka Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, has declared that "the courts have declared war on the Torah world."
In a letter published on the front page of the ultra-Orthodox newspaper Yated Ne'eman, Rabbi Lando urged his followers to ignore any military call-up papers from the Israeli military and to refrain from attending draft offices.
The recent death of Israeli prison guard Yochai Avni in the occupied West Bank is now suspected to be politically motivated, according to his family.
Yochai Avni, found dead in his home earlier this week, "didn't have a single enemy," his sister told Hebrew news site Ynet on 9 July, adding, "We believe it was a terrorist attack."
Footage shows a pro-Israel demonstrator attempting to provoke pro-Palestinian protestors and subsequently running away when called out.
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UN experts have declared there can be no doubt that famine has spread throughout the Gaza Strip
“We declare that Israel’s intentional and targeted starvation campaign against the Palestinian people is a form of genocidal violence and has resulted in famine across all of Gaza”, a group of UN experts have said. This comes after the deaths of more children in Gaza due to dehydration and malnutrition, which was also attributed to Israeli attacks on the health sector, causing its collapse.
Will Netanyahu avoid landing in Europe?
It has been reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to avoid a stopover in Europe on his way to the United States to address Congress. The hesitancy to stop over in Europe stems from fears that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue an arrest warrant against him over Gaza soon.
Morocco signs $1 billion deal for a spy satellite with Israel Aerospace Industries
IAI announced on Tuesday that it had signed a $1 billion contract to supply a system to an unnamed third party, as disclosed in a regulatory filing in Tel Aviv. The deal, which will span five years and follows a defence pact signed between Israel and Morocco in 2021, which includes provisions for intelligence sharing and cooperation in military industries and procurement.
US military finally leaves main base in Niger
US forces have evacuated Air Base 101, near Niger’s capital Niamey, as part of a ridding of the African nation of an American military presence.
According to U.S. Africa Command (Africom) an orderly and safe withdrawal of its forces was achieved from its Niamey base, the first of two planned evacuation of troops from the African nation. The U.S. will also leave Air Base 201, in the city of Agadez, in September. The removal of US forces comes after a series of military coups in Niger and across the Sahel region, bringing to power leaderships who wish to pursue a path of national independence.
"You're smirking! You're smirking as you say that!"
US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller loses his composure when a reporter confronts him about his unsettling smirk while discussing the Lancet estimate of 186,000 deaths in Gaza.
Credit: Janta
Israeli forces are seen enthusiastically devouring McDonald's meals as part of a food challenge, indifferent to the ongoing starvation in the population of Gaza.
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Shocking footage of Bahaa al-Nimr, a Palestinian boy trapped in the north of Gaza who once weighed 50 kg but, as a result of Israel's weaponization of starvation, now weighs around 18 kg.
His condition continues to deteriorate.
Footage: Al Mayadeen English
Seven arrested at Palestine encampment in SOAS University
It has been reported that at least seven protestors at the encampment for Gaza at SOAS University in London were arrested between 2-4 a.m. today following an attack by a pro-Israel group.
Half the members of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cabinet have received Israel Lobby funding
Labour's leadership has received over £600,000 from pro-Israel donors. Declassified UK reveals that 13 out of Labour's 25 cabinet members have accepted donations from pro-Israel lobbyists.
@declassifiedUK
US foreign policy in Ukraine & Gaza and it's sanctions regime is backfiring, bringing Russia & China closer.
"[The US] is building up a world of people who detest us," says former Bush-aid, retired Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson.
Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/7C4oL_DKR1I?si=QpD-AJeg6VWFQCxv