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Arabia
US shoots down missile fired by Houthis toward Red Sea, Pentagon says
[IsraelTimes] Iranian-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
murderous Moslems fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
toward the Red Sea on Tuesday, the US military’s Central Command says, adding that a US destroyer in the area shot it down.

No injuries or damage were reported, the Central Command says.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [35 views] Top|| File under: Houthis

#1  One, the Central Command says.
Trying to stay relevant.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 9:53 Comments || Top||


Britain
Man brandishes knife at London kosher store: ‘Do you support Israel or Palestine?’
[IsraelTimes] Police arrest assailant on suspicion of ’racially aggravated affray’ after he is tackled by shoppers and Jewish watch group volunteers in Golders Green supermarket.

Workers and shoppers at a family-owned kosher supermarket in one of London’s most Jewish neighborhoods fended off a knife-wielding attacker who was demanding to know whether its owners supported "Israel or Paleostine" on Monday.

Police arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of "racially-aggravated affray" after the man allegedly returned to the supermarket following a first confrontation with staff there.

The attack at Kay’s Local in the northwest London neighborhood of Golders Green took place on Monday afternoon. There were no injuries reported, despite a physical struggle outside the store.

"This guy came into the shop and started asking one of the cashiers: ’Who do you support, is it Israel or Paleostine,’" an employee called Moishe told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The 18-year-old declined to give his last name, citing security concerns.

"The cashier said: ’We’re neutral, you can support who you want, I can support who I want,’" he added. "Eventually, he left the shop, but came back a minute later."

The 34-year-old man, who was bearded and hooded, was ushered outside of the Hamilton Road store "where he started speaking about it again," Moishe recounted.

The attacker then grabbed the neck of 18-year-old Yosef Chaim, who then tried to tackle the man. "I learned Krav Maga at school and other martial arts," Yosef told the Jewish Chronicle.

Moishe said the assailant was clutching a blue knife behind his back. "He tried stabbing him, attacking him. [Yosef] took a trolley and pushed him over, and then he went into the shop again to try and protect himself."

Those in the shop grabbed items including a broomstick and a children’s scooter as they tried to fight off the attacker. Yosef’s father, shopkeeper Eyvatar Reitman, 48, told the Jewish Chronicle, "I could see the hate in his eyes. He looked like he came in looking for a fight."

The attacker was tackled by volunteers from Shomrim,
...a Hebrew word meaning guards ...
a volunteer Jewish neighborhood watch group in London, and officers from the Metropolitan Police. Videos posted on social media showed him struggling with officers.

The incident comes as local Jews are on edge amid a spike in antisemitic incidents and sustained displays of anti-Israel sentiment in London since Hamas
...one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...
’s October 7 onslaught on Israel. Data from the Community Security Trust, a Jewish security group, indicated that antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom rose to record levels since Oct. 7, with 2,093 incidents reported in the 68 days after the attack.

In one notable incident last week that police are investigating as a hate crime, three Jews in London said they had been attacked by a large group because they were speaking Hebrew.

Nobody was injured in the fighting with the supermarket attacker, who crossed the road after being fought off. "He then went into his house and changed his clothes," Moishe said. "He left his weapon in there."

Kay’s Local is going to "try and get security," Moishe said, adding, "London’s not safe."

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that officers were called to respond "to reports of a man with a knife in Hamilton Road" at 1:27 p.m. Just over 10 minutes later, it said, it took a man into custody. "A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, criminal damage and racially-aggravated affray," the police said.

The statement added that the incident was not being treated as "terror-related."

Inspector Scott Barden-Marshall added: "I know this incident will cause concern in the community. Officers responded quickly and made an arrest within 10 minutes. An investigation is now under way to establish the circumstances."

The Community Security Trust urged "the community to remain vigilant and alert."

Posted by: trailing wife || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [33 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  So why isn't this a 'death by misadventure' story?
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 7:31 Comments || Top||

#2 

Yet another example of UNFILTERED Immigration in shown?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 01/31/2024 16:17 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Four dead in Sibi explosion near PTI's election rally
[GEO.TV] Three people died and five others were maimed in a kaboom in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
’s Sibi, officials said Tuesday, the latest terrorist strike in Pakistain’s restive province.

Local police said the earth-shattering kaboom, the nature of which is yet to be determined, occurred at the city's Jinnah Road.

Civil Hospital's Medical Superintendent Dr Shahid said that three injured people are in "critical condition", noting that an emergency has been imposed in the facility following the incident.

The deadly explosion comes just eight days before the February 8 general elections, with security heightened across the country and law enforcers deployed to ensure the law and order situation.

Sibi Deputy Commissioner Khuda-e-Rahim confirmed that the blast took place as Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
's (PTI) rally was passing through the city.

PTI Balochistan's spokesperson Nazeer Achakzai has also confirmed the death of three party workers in the blast that targeted the rally being held by one of its candidates.

Reacting to the incident, caretaker Balochistan Minister for Information Jan Achakzai expressed condolences to the victims' families.

The minister underscored that the upcoming polls would proceed as per the schedule, adding that the attack was aimed at discouraging the provincial government from holding the elections.

Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 2024-01-31 00:44 || Comments || Link || [37 views] Top|| File under: Pak Taliban (TTP)


Nine terrorists including suicide bombers killed in Balochistan attacks
[GEO.TV] Security forces killed nine forces of Evil including three jacket wallahs and injured three in retaliatory actions following multiple terrorist attacks in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
’s Mach and Kolpur towns, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on Tuesday.

Multiple forces of Evil including suicide bombers attacked Mach and Kolpur complexes on night between January 29 and 30, which was effectively responded to by law enforcement agencies, the military’s media wing said in a statement.

The security forces in the vicinity were immediately mobilised to carry out the ensuing operation. Nine forces of Evil including three suicide bombers have been sent to hell and three others were maimed, it added.

During an intense exchange of fire, four brave LEA members, having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat (martyrdom) along with two innocent civilians.

Effective response by law enforcement agencies is a testament to their unrelenting resolve in the fight against terrorism. Pakistain's security forces stand shoulder to shoulder with other LEAs to ensure peace and stability in the country, it concluded.

The operation was commenced following multiple terrorist attacks in Mach and Kolpur towns of the province’s Kachhi district late Monday.

The security forces repulsed a "fire raid" attempt by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) forces of Evil in Balochistan’s Mach late Monday, reported Geo News citing sources.

Mach city echoed with explosions and plunged into darkness after forces of Evil fired several rockets from mountains, followed by heavy gunfire, on Monday night, according to The News.

People were trapped in their homes due to explosions and firing, while firing also started in Kolpur town and Gokhart Bibi Nani area.

According to security sources, unidentified persons fired 15 rockets from the mountains at 9:30pm in the Mach area of Kuchi Bolan.

Sources added security forces had received intelligence about the terrorist attack and laid an ambush for the terrorists. The forces of Evil retreated after being overwhelmed by the effective response of the security forces, they added.

Security forces have launched a search operation against the fleeing terrorists, as per the insiders

Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [36 views] Top|| File under: Pak Taliban (TTP)


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel is Flooding Some of the Tunnels Beneath Gaza (Codename: Atlantis)
[Hot Air] The IDF plan to flood the Hamas tunnels under Gaza has been on and then off and now on again. The first reports that this was happening came out last December. At the time there were some videos and indications that this had begun but some outlets reported they were tests. After that I didn’t hear any additional reports for more than a month.

Two weeks ago, the NY Times reported that the Gaza tunnel system had turned out to be even more extensive than previously believed. Instead of 250-300 miles of tunnels, the latest estimate put the total at somewhere between 350 and 450 miles. Remember, this is a narrow strip of land that is only 25 miles long. And almost in passing at the end of that story, the Times added that "attempts to demolish the tunnels by flooding them with seawater have failed." That seemed to be the end of it.

Today that are multiple reports that the IDF is still flooding the tunnels but only in specific cases.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/31/2024 00:54 || Comments || Link || [22 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Tony's gutter mouth in 5..4..3
Posted by: Grom the reflective || 01/31/2024 3:23 Comments || Top||

#2  Jews worldwide are approaching a elimination moment and are not even realizing the tense antipathy every person around the world have of them .
A historical and final genocide is on the horizon and it will start in North America.
Posted by: Frank M || 01/31/2024 5:42 Comments || Top||

#3  ^That's a very old dream - at least 3000 years old.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/31/2024 5:48 Comments || Top||

#4  FWIW, the tunnels do not all connect, there are multiple systems

furthermore, some of the tunnel elements are several miles from the ocean
Posted by: lord garth || 01/31/2024 7:43 Comments || Top||

#5  Now where are all those MOBs from Dragons and Dungeons we keep hearing about. Seems like wonderful lairs for them to be housed.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 01/31/2024 8:34 Comments || Top||

#6  "Ethnic cleansing"

Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 8:34 Comments || Top||

#7  "Genocide"

Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 8:36 Comments || Top||

#8  "Indiscriminate targeting of civilians"

Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 8:39 Comments || Top||

#9  "Palestinians"

Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 8:47 Comments || Top||

#10  "Palestians"

Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 8:47 Comments || Top||

#11  "Ethnic cleansing"

Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 9:05 Comments || Top||

#12  Glub-glub motherfuckers
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/31/2024 9:09 Comments || Top||

#13 
Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 9:09 Comments || Top||

#14  Glub-glub motherfuckers

"Does this water taste salty to you?"
Posted by: SteveS || 01/31/2024 9:14 Comments || Top||

#15  there are no civilians in gaza. they chose hamas.
consider allowing palestinians to reside and work in israel IFF they renounce sharia law.
IFF = if and only if
Posted by: irish rage boy || 01/31/2024 10:54 Comments || Top||


IDF reveals reports how it floods Hamas underground world with anti-tunnel tool
Questions have been asked around these parts, and now we know.
[Jpost] Israeli officials have been leaking details to foreign media about what they called "Atlantis" for months.

The IDF on Tuesday finally allowed the Israeli media to publish more comprehensive details about its anti-tunnel flooding project against Hamas in Gaza.

Israeli officials have been leaking details to foreign media about what they called "Atlantis" for months, but the censor has actively prevented The Jerusalem Post and others from disclosing these details.

The IDF said that the flooding tool is one of many for fighting Hamas's tunnels, including also explosives, robots, air strikes, and sending in soldiers.

While the system has made real contributions to combatting Hamas's tunnels in some areas, there are many limits, and it is not seen as a solution to the whole tunnel problem by "snapping one's fingers" type solution. It is well known that Hamas's tunnels move in many different directions and use blast doors and other items, which could thwart or reduce the effectiveness of the flooding system.

FLOODING SYSTEM MOST EFFECTIVE CLOSER TO COAST
The flooding system is most effective near the Mediterranean Sea and cannot be used in areas where the IDF has concerns that it could harm the Gaza land in the long term.

Special IDF analysts study different kinds of topography also to see where it is likely to be most valuable in destroying tunnels.

In addition, the IDF said that it took time to deploy the system since a whole specialized array of units had to be trained to deploy it.

A statement said that the system is " a breakthrough" for fighting Hamas's tunnels and exemplified positive cooperation between the Defense Ministry, the IDF, and other defense bodies.

The IDF declined to provide any data about how many tunnels have been destroyed by the system.
Courtesy of Frank G, Hot Air has a round-up from a variety of sources, adding:
About time somebody got a bath
The military began experimenting with flooding tunnels only after the war began, according to three military officials with knowledge of the effort, which was code-named Atlantis. The purpose was never to drown Hamas fighters taking refuge in the subterranean network, but rather to flush them out, the officials said.

On the whole, however, the project has had limited success, the officials added. Despite large volumes of water being pumped, many of the tunnels are porous, resulting in seepage into the surrounding soil rather than a deluge through the passageways.

Even if you optimistically assume 30% of the tunnel system has been rendered inoperative that could still mean another 6 months or more of fighting before most of it is out of commission. That’s a very long time give all of the other problems that are building up around this invasion. Just to take one example, do we want to be sparring with the Houthis and the Iranians for another 6 months?

For now, Israel says it plans to continue fighting and working to dig up tunnels, but as you can see in this CNN report from yesterday, the media seems very eager to find fault with every move they make while Hamas fighters just continue to lay low underground with their Israeli hostages.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [23 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Even if you optimistically assume... that could still mean... give all of the other problems that are building up around this invasion... do we want to be sparring... but as you can see in this CNN report... the media seems very eager to find fault.... (The Jerusalem Post sounds very much like the Washington Post.)
Posted by: Huputle Cherelet4131 || 01/31/2024 6:57 Comments || Top||

#2  And...the historic revisionists greenies are concerned the tunnels will leak and saturate surrounding soils with salty seawater.

Salting the earth
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 9:18 Comments || Top||


26,751 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct 7: health ministry in Gaza
[GEO.TV] A total of 26,751 Paleostinians have been killed and 65,636 maimed in Israeli strikes on Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
since October 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Israel points out that these numbers — completely uncheckable, so they may or may not be real — include the 10,000 jihadis they killed, those killed/wounded accidentally by Hamas rockets, RPGS, and bullets that missed their targets, hitting Gazans instead, and of course human shields.
Some 114 Paleostinians were killed and 249 injured in the past 24 hours, the ministry added.
Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [21 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  How many died at Babi Yar?
Posted by: Woozle Glamp3497 || 01/31/2024 0:06 Comments || Top||

#2  Wrong example. Right Example: how many people died in Dresden?
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/31/2024 0:15 Comments || Top||

#3  I still don't care how many Paleo's die. I firmly believe Israel should take Gaza and the west bank and drive them all out. Don't care where they go, as long as it's not the US or Israel.
Posted by: Silentbrick || 01/31/2024 1:15 Comments || Top||

#4  ^What about California?😎
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/31/2024 5:51 Comments || Top||

#5  Israel will cease to exist and Jews worldwide will be mass eliminated .
The final holocaust will start in North America. I started to predict the criminal Israeli entity dissolution 3 year ago, and now….eat your liver Jews scumbags , you are seeing that.
JEWS will pay restitution to Germany and USA ., it’s a prediction.on the making. And I start to post that 3 years ago…..
Americans military will suffer a catastrophic military loss and a civil war will follow. …. Genocide will start…
Gonna leave this up so everyne can see what a greasy little m@sturbating pig he is
Posted by: ACA JOE || 01/31/2024 5:57 Comments || Top||

#6  #5 Israel will cease to exist and Jews worldwide will be mass eliminated .
...
JEWS will pay restitution to Germany and USA ., it’s a prediction.on the making. And I start to post that 3 years ago


Should we tell him?
Posted by: badanov || 01/31/2024 6:07 Comments || Top||

#7  /\ Yes, the "de-civilization of the West." I read an article about that somewhere.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/31/2024 6:12 Comments || Top||

#8  #4 ^What about California?😎

No cause we have to scrape that off into the sea already.
Posted by: Silentbrick || 01/31/2024 7:38 Comments || Top||

#9  Rookie numbers
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/31/2024 9:27 Comments || Top||

#10  no muslims adhering to sharia law (but thats what makes them 'muslim' isnt it?) should be allowed into any western country. I omit eastern countries because Japan already ostracizes them.
Image: Japan keeps Islam at bay by putting restrictions on ALL Muslims.
Posted by: irish rage boy || 01/31/2024 11:08 Comments || Top||


Israel refuses to withdraw forces from Gaza
[GEO.TV] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday said that he would not withdraw forces from the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip or free thousands of Paleostinian security prisoners, pushing back against media reports on some conditions of a possible truce deal with Hamas
...always the voice of sweet reason...
In remarks aired by Israeli TV, Netanyahu added: "We will not end this war short of achieving all of its objectives. That means eliminating Hamas, returning all of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel."
Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [31 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Why would the strong hand release it's grasp?
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 7:29 Comments || Top||

#2  "The dirty politics of humanitarian aid", The Jerusalem Post|April 18 2002| G. M. Steinberg
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF: "Amid the intense propaganda war, there is unusual agreement on the developing humanitarian tragedy. No one disputes the fact that many, and perhaps most of the houses in the Jenin refugee camp were destroyed in the fighting, whether by terrorist bombs that were exploded in efforts to kill Israeli soldiers, or by tanks and troops.
The residents who did not flee are without regular supplies of food, water and medicines. The same is true, although to a lesser degree, in other areas of intense fighting, such as Nablus, parts of Ramallah and Bethlehem. ... Without delving into the considerable evidence that many of the adults in these camps were part of the Palestinian terrorist support network, the delivery of humanitarian aid for the others, including children, is part of the Jewish tradition.
The real humanitarian tragedy is that the number of individuals and agencies qualified to deliver this aid, without engaging in destructive propaganda is very small. Many of the non-governmental orgs and aid agencies, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, are tainted by their support of anti-Israel political agendas. Self-declared "peace protestors" are more interested in the publicity and propaganda than in actually helping people. By adopting a policy of confrontation with Israel (and bringing compliant journalists), propagandists know that any packages will be carefully searched for bombs, while they publicize allegations of Israeli interference with transfer of food and medicine.
UN agencies, in general, and the UN Relief and Works Agency [UNRWA], in particular, provide poignant examples of this catastrophic situation. In 52 years of its "temporary" existence, UNRWA has become part of the problem, rather than providing a solution. In addition to the humanitarian aid, including food, health, education, housing, and other services,UNRWA has become a central component in the Palestinian political structure....
Posted by: Huputle Cherelet4131 || 01/31/2024 10:10 Comments || Top||


Islamic Jihad not to engage in any Gaza hostages deal sans ceasefire
[GEO.TV] Paleostinian group Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
will not engage in any understandings regarding Israeli hostages without ensuring a comprehensive ceasefire and the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip, the group's secretary general Ziad al-Nakhala
...In 1971, al-Nakhalah was sentenced to life imprisonment in Israel because of his militant activities with the Arab Liberation Front. He was one of the 1,150 security prisoners released by Israel on 21 May 1985 in an ill-advised prisoner swap under the Jibril Agreement. After his release from Israeli prison, then-PIJ secretary-general Fathi Shikaki tasked al-Nakhalah with establishing in the Gaza Strip the group’s military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades. He was detained again by Israel in April 1988 for his role in the first Intifada, and was exiled to Leb in August 1988 with other PIJ leaders. Ihe longtime Paleostinian Islamic Jhad Number Two was called back from the organization’s base in Damascus in 2018 to take over the top spot until supremo Ramadan Shalah recovers from a coma with complications caused by rigor mortis...
said in a statement on Tuesday.

Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [23 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Islamic Jihad

#1  That's right. Put your trust in your billions of friends!
Posted by: Grom the reflective || 01/31/2024 3:27 Comments || Top||


Disguised Israeli troops storm West Bank hospital and kill bad guyz
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] Israeli forces disguised as civilians stormed a hospital in the West Bank and killed three Paleostinian terrorists.

CCTV footage that surfaced online appeared to show a handful of commandos dressed as nurses, women in hijabs, and others when they stormed through a hallway inside the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin carrying assault weapons.

The three Paleostinians were identified as siblings Mohammad and Basil Ayman al Ghazawi and Mohammad Walid Jalamna, according to Paleostinian state news agency WAFA. Basil Ayman al Ghazawi had been receiving treatment in the hospital for an injury he suffered.

The Israel Defense Forces said Malamneh "had recently been involved in promoting significant terrorist activity and was hiding in the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin" and said the other men included "Mohammed al-Ghazawi from the Jenin Camp, a terrorist operative of the Jenin Battalions who was involved in numerous attacks including firing at IDF soldiers in the area, and Basel al-Ghazawi from the Jenin Camp, Mohammed’s brother, an Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
terrorist organization operative involved in terror activities in the area."

Far-right Israeli leader Itamar Ben Gvir posted footage of the operatives on social media and congratulated the forces who carried it out.

The mission "led to the elimination of three bandidos Death Eaters — let all our enemies know that our forces will operate everywhere and by all means to protect and protect our citizens State of Israel," he said.

There were no immediate reports of other casualties.

A staff member at Ibn Sina Hospital displays a blood-stained pillow following a deadly Israeli military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Armed Israeli undercover forces disguised as women and medical workers stormed the hospital on Tuesday, killing three Paleostinian terrorists. (AP)

Israel has frequently been criticized for carrying out military operations in and around hospitals in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
and now in the West Bank, though Israeli officials note that forces of Evil often hide in civilian and protected areas, hospitals included.

The Paleostinian Ministry of Health condemned the Israeli operation in a health center and called on the United Nations
...boodling on the grand scale...
and international organizations to provide the necessary protection for hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [32 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Islamic Jihad

#1  Depending on your favorite resource...

It was a Special Operations team.
It was commandos dressed as nurses and bearded hijab women.
It was commandos dressed as doctors and nurses.

Depending on their favorite gender proclivity.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 9:57 Comments || Top||

#2  The three Paleostinians were identified as siblings Mohammad and Basil and his other brother Mohammad.
Posted by: SteveS || 01/31/2024 10:46 Comments || Top||

#3  Kind of bad ass. Definitely has enough plot for a netflix movie.
Posted by: mossomo || 01/31/2024 14:02 Comments || Top||

#4  "Nobody was expecting a hot lead enema..."
Posted by: M. Murcek || 01/31/2024 14:05 Comments || Top||

#5  ^#3 "Coming next season on Fauda."
Posted by: Too Old To Work || 01/31/2024 14:31 Comments || Top||

#6  There was a time even the wicked respected the medical and clergy professions as non-combatants, and treated their facilities as off-limits to attack of any kind. Then the mutts of the world began to use that precedent as cover for military ops, and basing. The savages in Gaza took that traditional immunity to a whole different level of wholesale deceit. Now, when it is totally Game On, they try to play the outrage card, but they maxxed out the Outrage Meter a long time ago!
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 01/31/2024 14:50 Comments || Top||


Hamas reviewing new proposal for three-stage Gaza truce
[GEO.TV] Hamas
...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
said it had received and was studying a new proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
, presented by mediators after talks with Israel, in what appeared to be the most serious peace initiative for months.

A senior Hamas official said the proposal involved a three-stage truce, during which the group would first release remaining civilians among hostages it captured on Oct. 7, then soldiers, and finally the bodies of hostages that were killed.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not indicate how long the stages would last or what was envisioned to follow the final stage.

But it was the first time since the collapse of the only brief truce of the war so far, in late November, that details were released of a new proposal being considered by both sides.

The ceasefire proposal followed talks in Gay Paree involving intelligence chiefs from Israel, the United States and Egypt, with the prime minister of Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
. In a mark of the seriousness of the negotiations, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh
...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
said he was going to Cairo to discuss it, his first public trip there for more than a month.

Hamas says it will release its remaining captives only as part of a wider deal to end the war permanently. Hamas leader Haniyeh said he was studying the ceasefire proposal. The priority for Hamas was to end the Israeli offensive and secure a full troop withdrawal, he said.

Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [24 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


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Terrorist Group Responsible for Killing American Soldiers 'Suspends' Operations Against the US
[Red State] Kataib Hezbollah, the Iranian-sponsored terrorist group believed responsible for the killing of three American soldiers at the Tower 22 base in Jordan Sunday, has declared it will suspend all military and security operations against US forces. A statement released by the group said attacks on the "occupation forces" are suspended to avoid "embarrassment for the Iraqi government." An Iraqi official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the decision to suspend hostilities was the result of negotiations by the US, Iraq, and the Iranian militias to "prevent escalation.."
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

'Fighting has been prescribed for you, and it is dislikable to you, and perhaps you hate something that is good for you and love something that is bad for you, and God knows and you do not know.'

The valorous path is adverse and difficult, and its burdens are great, and the free people who proceed on it realise that however high the costs grow, they are insignificant in the face of realising God’s contentment and supporting the oppressed. The Islamic Resistance- Kata’ib Hezbollah took the decision to support our oppressed people in steadfast Gaza, doing so by its own will and without any intervention from others: in fact, our brothers in the axis, especially in the Islamic Republic, do not know how we conduct our work of jihad, and often they opposed putting pressure on and escalating against the American occupation forces in Iraq and Syria. Out of compliance on our part with fulfilling our humanitarian and ideological responsibility, we have precisely implemented wisdom, circumspection and observation of the Shari‘i and ethical balances in the harshest and most intense circumstances.

So as we announce the suspension of military and covert operations against the occupation forces- in order to avoid putting the Iraqi government in an embarrassing position- we will continue to defend our people in Gaza by other means, and we counsel the free and courageous mujahidin of Kata’ib Hezbollah to engage in passive defence (temporarily), if any American attack takes place against them : ‘Certainly God will establish a matter that was destined, and to God belong affairs.’
Secretary General of Kata’ib Hezbollah
Abu Husayn al-Hamidawi

Translation via Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi's substack Aymenn's Monstrous Publications.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/31/2024 01:22 || Comments || Link || [22 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies

#1  Check cleared.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/31/2024 1:27 Comments || Top||

#2  Standard Muzzi tactics: "hands up, don't shoot".
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/31/2024 1:43 Comments || Top||

#3  Cute - Biden's stern letter had results.
Let's see if they follow through?
Let's see if another proxy doesnt take their place.
And when is the expiration date?
Posted by: mossomo || 01/31/2024 13:28 Comments || Top||


Terror Networks
Biden Ripped After Admin Leaks What Its Plans Are For Military Response
[WIRE] President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday that he has made his decision on how he plans to retaliate against Iranian-backed terrorists in the Middle East who murdered three U.S. soldiers this week, wounding dozens more, in a suicide drone attack.
He decided, but then he forgot
Biden said that he holds Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, responsible for the deaths of the Americans "in the sense that they’re supplying the weapons to the people who did it."

Officials told CBS News that the suicide drone attack was successful because the drone flew behind a U.S. drone that was returning to the base after a mission. Because the U.S. drone was returning, the base temporarily took parts of its air defense system offline so the drone would not be shot down. The enemy drone exploited this gap and struck the barracks while the soldiers slept.

"Officials say plans call for the U.S. to launch a real bombing campaign, not just another round of one and done retaliatory strikes of the kind it has conducted so far," CBS News reported. "Once it begins, the bombing is likely to continue for a number of days."
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/31/2024 05:49 || Comments || Link || [24 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies

#1  Officials told CBS News that the suicide drone attack was successful because the drone flew behind a U.S. drone that was returning to the base after a mission

IFF?
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/31/2024 5:54 Comments || Top||

#2  ...It also means that we were doing things in a steady, predictable pattern that had been observed and analyzed.

This sort of thing happened in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII - the Germans and Japanese figured out that even with IFF they could sneak individual aircraft through and land a punch.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 01/31/2024 6:31 Comments || Top||

#3  Biden Ripped After Admin Leaks What Its Plans Are For Military Response

His handlers need to put a second Depends over his mouth.
Posted by: Angealing B. Hayes4677 || 01/31/2024 6:51 Comments || Top||

#4 

While we are mourning our loses of our soldiers.
Boiled down, they sent a drone as payback, after we sent a drone.

Now Biden has his 2024 election year reason to escalate the situation.

Say ... Iran decides to retaliate going total war and using ground troops.

Some issues the US will immediately face.


Iran's army is estimated at 585K (when including terrorist cells and groups)

ISLAMIC Unity kicks in, as a another Fatwa will be issued declaring a Holy War. That Islamic troop number will quickly raise to 1+ million and tons of locally contributed supplies will follow.

Any Holy War protesters there, will either be shot protesting or jailed awaiting execution.

Plus Iran has plane loads of Billions in EU-CASH to spend on its war.

VS.

U.S. military has around 54K in the middle east and about 10% of that are non-combat support personnel. Which ties up more US Troops and resources. Resources like fuel, medical, food, ammo, weapons and etc. that have to come from 1,000's of miles away to maybe just get there.

Depending on the US Metro. US War protesters/Rioters/Looters will be hailed by the MSM and LSD's as patriots. A handful, at most, might die accidentally 1 in a 500 maybe jailed overnight.

Then there is the CCP, Taiwan, Panama Canal area issues at play and the likely 1000+ or so, terrorists that already here due to open borders.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 01/31/2024 7:13 Comments || Top||

#5  Great headline.

“The blow must be so devastating that Tehran orders its proxies to stand down.”

I must have missed The Plan.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 7:25 Comments || Top||

#6  IFF?

Depends upon how close the airframes are and the resolution the radar being used can detect and at what range and if it had a query capability. In theory, 'IF' a AWACs was covering the area, the launch of the second drone could have been detected. Now if the systems where syched through something like TADIL J, the second drone would have been tagged as hostile by the AWAC and the data feed the defensive systems command and control systems (if any) at the base.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 01/31/2024 7:33 Comments || Top||

#7  All great suggestions.

Here's another...
The dumbshit OPS were notified there was a Pred returning for rearm/refueling but were too busy playing grabass to monitor the incoming track.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 9:10 Comments || Top||

#8  Seems it would be easy to plan friendly approaches so any piggybackers would follow right over a little observation post staffed with a few guys with MANPADs.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 01/31/2024 9:54 Comments || Top||

#9  esponsible for the deaths of the Americans "in the sense that they’re supplying the weapons to the people who did it."



We are supplying the weapons to the people who are committing the ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

What does that make us?
Posted by: Woozle Glamp3497 || 01/31/2024 10:10 Comments || Top||

#10  Plus Iran has plane loads of Billions in EU-CASH to spend on its war.



Wheras we just magic new money into existence topay for all of our foreign wars, causing runaway inflation that is hurting Americans, especially those least able to afford it.


Someone's worried about losing a new war because we don't have enough troops?


How about losing a new war because the same people who lost against dudes with AKs in Afghanistan are in charge?


Hell, the Iranians will just have to charge forward and misgender our troops with bullhorns and they will break down crying and screaming about micro-aggressions.


Tell me again how this has ANY hope of winning a new war?
Posted by: Woozle Glamp3497 || 01/31/2024 10:15 Comments || Top||

#11  In a real war, the Iran Navy would be taken out in about 6 hours. Their air force would last about 12 hours.

Hopefully at that point the army would overthrow the republican guard and the mullahs.
Posted by: lord garth || 01/31/2024 10:36 Comments || Top||

#12  It won't be a real war.

Chinese hackers preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on American citizens, communities, FBI director warns
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 10:46 Comments || Top||

#13  #1: IFF = if and only if.
a term i discovered about 62 years ago at age 25.
Posted by: irish rage boy || 01/31/2024 10:58 Comments || Top||

#14  Just blow up their oil exporting terminals and sink their navy, sit back and eat popcorn.
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/31/2024 11:41 Comments || Top||

#15  FBI? THe same FBI that set up the fake "Patriot Front" march and that creates its own terrorists it then proceeds to bust? ThatFBI? If they say the sky is blue you go outside and check.
Posted by: Woozle Glamp3497 || 01/31/2024 12:06 Comments || Top||

#16  IFF = if and only if.

Apparently it is also a military term. I infer also used in computer programming. I learnt it in math class — probably high school geometry for doing logic proofs.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/31/2024 12:17 Comments || Top||

#17  IFF - Identify Friend or Foe
Posted by: M. Murcek || 01/31/2024 12:37 Comments || Top||

#18  Not about Navy Blockade of Gulf of Mexico, so there's that.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 01/31/2024 13:01 Comments || Top||

#19  It's not a leak. It's a trial balloon. Whatever happens will be a carefully calculated, focus group approved part of his campaign.
Posted by: Angstrom || 01/31/2024 13:44 Comments || Top||

#20  Whatever happens will be a failure.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/31/2024 14:43 Comments || Top||

#21  The headline changes significance but doesn't become untrue if the Headline's Subject switches from Joe to Hunter.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 01/31/2024 14:55 Comments || Top||

#22  IFF = Identification Friend or Foe.
Posted by: Fred || 01/31/2024 18:38 Comments || Top||

#23  IFF: Usually, I found, when you wake up and she's standing over you with a butcher knife in the middle of the night saying: "Who's Pat??"
Posted by: Frank G || 01/31/2024 19:24 Comments || Top||

#24  Don't forget the thousands of Iranian terrorists who were allowed into the U.S. via Biden's border policy. AND you can bet the chattering elite at Harvard, Yale, etc... will plan protests and disruptions.
Posted by: CrazyFool in Texas || 01/31/2024 20:00 Comments || Top||



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