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Israeli soldier posts video mocking the lack of water in Gaza
Footage shows Israeli occupation forces inside a destroyed Palestinian family's home and mocking them by pretending to turn on a tap, only to find there's no running water.
While Secretary of State Antony Blinken was celebrating the Geneva Conventions, the US approved a 20 Billion dollar weapons deal with Israel
This deal came despite Israel having violated an UN Security Council resolution, while it stands plausibly accused of committing genocide, in addition to the fact that its Prime Minister and Defence Minister await ICC arrest warrants for war crimes.
Credit: Carlose Latuff
Four senior Ukrainian officials told the Wall Street Journal that their military carried out the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline in 2022, against the CIA’s wishes
Almost two years after the attack, which destroyed one of Europe’s key gas pipelines and inflicting great economic losses, the WSJ are now quoting sources that blame Ukraine for the bombing.
However, suspicion still remains as to the true nature of the CIA’s involvement and whether the U.S. government actually opposed the attack.
Tehran was reportedly requested to participate in Gaza ceasefire talks hosted in Doha, Qatar
After false speculations regarding whether Iran’s declared intention to respond against Israel for its assassination of Hamas leader, Ismail Hanniyeh, in their Capital city, could be stopped in the event of a Gaza ceasefire, it has now emerged that Iran may have been invited to the negotiations.
Notorious anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson claimed one day after the beginning of the Gaza war that his EDL group would be “back with a bang”
Despite calling his group the “English Defence League”, Tommy Robinson boasted that the hate group which had lost traction over the past years would be back with a bang immediately after October 7. While Robinson connections to Israel are now transparent, the timing of the EDL’s revival is telling.
In central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp, a devastated mother mourns her beloved son.
The boy was murdered by Israeli air strikes on the refugee camp, located in central Gaza.
Over a dozen ultra-orthodox Israeli students were arrested for protesting against conscription of their community members into the Israeli army
The ultra-orthodox Jewish population had long been exempt from mandatory Israeli military service, which recently changed following a ruling from Israel’s Supreme Court. According to the Israeli police ultra-orthodox protesters “blocked traffic routes and lit a fire near the gates of an IDF base” at the military conscription centre in Tiberius.
A Birmingham based rapper has appeared in court after being accused of spreading claims that anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson had called on his followers to attack Mosques
Omar Abdirizak, known by his artist name as Twista Cheese, is being charged with conveying knowingly false information, intending that allegedly intended to cause psychological or physical harm to a likely audience, which is considered an offence under Section 179 of the new Online Safety Act 2023. Abdirizak has denied the charges, while critics are pointing out the negative impact that the ‘Online Safety Act” is now having on free speech.
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume
Officials have announced that a new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations will take place in Doha, involving representatives from Israel, Qatar, the United States, and Egypt.
However, it remains unclear whether Hamas will participate as the group recently withdrew from talks citing Israeli intransigence.
Israel using Palestinians as human shields in Gaza
According to a Haaretz investigation, Palestinian civilians including children, are routinely used as human shields by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.
The military uses Palestinians to enter tunnels and buildings before the soldiers, in case of booby traps set by Palestinian resistance factions.
Israel to build colony on UNESCO site
A new settlement is slated to be built on a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the occupied West Bank, close to Bethlehem, according to a statement made on Wednesday by Israel's finance minister.
Under international law, every Israeli settlement in the 1967-occupied West Bank is deemed unlawful.
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter alleges FBI raid is an attempt to silence his efforts to challenge America’s stance on Russia and Ukraine.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/iraq-russia-scott-ritter-battle-us-foreign-policy-fbi-raid/288129/
A recent forecast by the rehabilitation division of Israel's Defense Ministry predicts that by 2030, the number of disabled IDF veterans will reach 100,000.
Already, 20,000 Israeli soldiers are seeking disability benefits and retirement.
Imane Khelif is suing JK Rowling and Elon Musk
Imane Khelif, the Algerian Olympic boxer who recently made history by winning a gold medal in the women’s welterweight category in Paris, is now taking legal action against JK Rowling and Elon Musk.
Khelif's attorney, Nabil Boudi, revealed that both high-profile individuals are named in the lawsuit.
Israel innovates methods of killing Palestinians and then exports them around the world
From robot dogs to quadcopters, MintPress takes a deep dive into Israel’s arsenal of weaponary used on Palestinians.
Research: Essad_48
An Israeli occupation soldier accused of raping Palestinian captives at the Sde Teiman camp appeared on Israeli TV, pleading with viewers not to believe the accusations
The soldier, refusing to refer to Palestinians as human beings, described the prisoners derogatorily as "garbage juice." Footage has emerged since this TV appearance showing the rape of a Palestinian captive by soldiers.
British weapons are being used by Ukraine in its invasion of Russian territory, the largest such assault since WW2
A spokesperson for the UK’s Ministry of Defence said that Ukraine is “free to use” British weapons during its incursion into Russian territory, stating that this is included in what is considered to be self defence.
Despite claims from Western Capitals that they had no knowledge of Kiev’s intention to invade Russia’s territory, Ukrainian forces continue to employ German, American and British weapons in their fight against Moscow.
More than 100 journalists and news outlets pressure Antony Blinken to Immediately Cease arms transfers to Israel
A letter sent to the American Secretary of State urges him to stop the continued policy of endlessly backing Israel’s military assault on Gaza without conditions. "By providing the weapons being used to deliberately kill journalists, you are complicit in one of the gravest affronts to press freedom today," coalition of reporters, news outlets, and press freedom groups wrote.
Out of over 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza, 51.4% are children according to official statistics
Not accounting for the tens of thousands reported missing and presumed dead, the statistics provided by the Gaza Health Ministry indicate that more than half of all those killed by Israel are children, meaning that more than 20,000 children are estimated to have been murdered.
The health ministry indicates that around 70% of all those killed are comprised of women, the elderly and children.
An Israeli drone struck Mohammed Bashar Hasan Bani Odeh, 17, in the occupied West Bank
The teenager did not die from the drone strike. As he struggled to survive, Israeli forces shot Muhammad dead at close range after threatening a paramedic not to treat him.
After that, his body was taken by Israeli authorities and has not been given to the family.
Iranian military adviser killed by US airstrikes in Syria
Colonel Ahmadreza Afshari, a military adviser with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Force, succumbed to his injuries today after being wounded in a recent U.S. airstrike in Syria.
According to Reuters, the strike occurred in late July or early August. Subsequent reports confirmed that Afshari was flown back to Iran for treatment following the attack.
The official Gaza death toll is currently recorded to be 39,965, around 70% women and children. Of those killed, at least 115 of them were newborn babies.
After the harrowing scenes of a father screaming in pain, upon learning that his two newborn babies and wife were killed as he returned to bring them their birth certificates, statistics suggest at least 115 newborns have been killed by Israel’s war since October 7. The true newborn death toll could well be higher, as tens of thousands remain buried under rubble or remain missing.
Jordanian security forces arrest demonstrators protesting outside the Israeli embassy in Amman
Video footage has emerged capturing the moment when Jordanian security forces detained a mother and her child outside the Israeli embassy, protesting the recent invasion of Israeli settlers on the Al-Aqsa compound.
The body of a child is recovered in Khan Younis
Following Israel's bombing campaign today in Khan Younis a child's top half and bottom half were found in two seperate places.
170,000 people sign a petition calling for Keir Starmer to resign as PM.
A Change.org petition demanding the immediate resignation of Sir Keir Starmer has garnered nearly 170,000 signatures. The petition criticises the Prime Minister for ineffective leadership.
An Israeli military aircraft malfunctions and falls into the sea off the coast of central occupied Palestine
This morning, a military aircraft beloning to the Israeli occupation forces experienced a technical malfunction and crashed into the waters near Palmachim, occupied Palestine.
The aircraft has since been recovered by the occupation forces, who later announced the incident on X, confirming that an investigation is underway.
Germany issues an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian national over Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
Polish prosecutors received a European arrest warrant from Berlin related to the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks. The suspect in question, who was last seen in Poland, is identified as a 44-year-old Ukrainian diving professional, Volodymyr Z.
According to reports, the suspect has left Germany and was last seen in Poland. The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which are crucial for transporting gas beneath the Baltic Sea, were severely damaged by the attacks in September 2022.
The US Biden-Harris administration approves 20 billion dollars in weapons sales to Israel
Amounting to a total weapons deal worth $20.32 billion, five separate weapons packages were just approved by the U.S. government.
This includes a deal to supply 50 F-15 aircraft worth $18.82 billion, 30 AMRAAM missiles for $102.5 million, 32,739 120mm tank rounds for $774.1 million, 50,000 120mm mortar rounds for $61.1 million and Medium Tactical Vehicles for $583.1 million.
Palestine Action cost Elbit Systems £1 million in operation against R&D site in Bristol
It has been alleged that the Palestine Action move on an Israeli arms research and development site in Bristol recently cost the company £1 million. Following the operation, the accused were detained without charge under the draconian Terrorism Act.
Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.
In the horrifying incident on Monday, he repeatedly stabbed the young victim, inflicting injuries to her head, shoulder, wrist, and neck. He was eventually disarmed by Abdullah, a security guard working nearby.