[YouTube] Only please to call it “research”. If it was good enough for the great Lobachevsky…
The Alpha News article — it reads like a parody, but nowadays the joke sites fall rapidly behind reality:
The University of Minnesota will close its Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE) on May 30, 2025, following the departure of its founding director, Rachel Hardeman, amid allegations of plagiarism.
“We are closing the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE), effective May 30, 2025. We are currently assessing and reimagining the important work of health equity research and action as we also work closely with our funding partners to align priorities and strategic direction,” Melinda Pettigrew, dean of the School of Public Health, said in a staff email viewed by Alpha News.
The center, launched in 2021 with a $5 million donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, aimed to study the health effects of structural racism, according to the Daily Caller.
Hardeman, who was named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2024, announced her exit last month, as former employees alleged that she plagiarized a 2021 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant proposal, according to the Daily Caller’s report.
Brigette Davis, employed at CARHE from November 2022 to March 2024, claimed Hardeman copied her dissertation proposal “verbatim,” the Daily Caller reported.
“When I say ‘verbatim’ I mean, she performed a find+replace in my document, and replaced all instances of ‘Mike Brown’ with ‘Philando Castile,’ and all instances of ‘St. Louis, Missouri’ with ‘Minneapolis, Minnesota,’ and submitted this to the NIH as if it were her own,” Davis wrote on LinkedIn.
Jé Judson, who worked at CARHE from June 2022 to September 2024, alleged the center’s grant proposals “lit up like a Christmas tree” on a plagiarism checker, the Daily Caller reported. Naomi Harada Thyden, a former researcher at the Minnesota Population Center supporting CARHE, corroborated Davis’s claims, according to the Daily Caller’s report.
Another study co-authored by Hardeman found black newborns experience lower mortality rates when cared for by black physicians, but the “study’s findings proved irreproducible in a 2024 replication study,” the Daily Caller reported.
Hardeman published an article in the Star Tribune saying her departure from the university wasn’t related to the plagiarism allegation, which she attributed to an “attribution error” that she “addressed quickly.”
In a statement to KSTP, Hardeman said the closure was not a “reflection of CARHE’s work” but of the university’s “failure to support, protect, or sustain antiracism work when it becomes inconvenient.”
The university confirmed one closed complaint against Hardeman exists but said privacy laws prevent it from sharing specifics.
“The University of Minnesota School of Public Health remains strongly committed to our values and advancing health equity, which is central to who we are and how we teach, conduct research, and engage with communities,” Pettigrew said in a statement shared with Alpha News.
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“We are closing the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE), effective May 30, 2025. We are currently assessing and reimagining the important work of health equity research and action as we also work closely with our funding partners to align priorities and strategic direction,” Melinda Pettigrew, dean of the School of Public Health, said in a staff email viewed by Alpha News.
I'd ask for a translation but I'm thinking it's probably just gibberish and doesn't mean anything at all.
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$5 million donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield...the folks who raise our rates every year without fail.
[ShabelleMedia] Heavy fighting ... as opposed to the more usual name-calling or slapsy... has erupted over the past two days along the border between Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions, involving local community militia known as Macawiisley, backed by Somali National Army (SNA) forces, and the al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... The battles, described as intense, have resulted in significant casualties on both sides. The conflict initially broke out at the regional border but soon spread to areas near the Aadan Yabaal district in Middle Shabelle.
Colonel Khaliif, a Macawiisley commander, confirmed that Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s targeted al-Shabaab positions where some Macawiisley fighters were previously ambushed.
He stated that al-Shabaab suffered heavy losses, forcing them to retreat from the frontlines where they had launched the attack.
Local militia forces reportedly pursued fleeing al-Shabaab fighters into surrounding villages under Aadan Yabaal’s administration, continuing the military pressure in the region.
The Ministry of information reported that over 70 al-Shabaab members were killed in the festivities without providing evidence as there is no independent sources confirming the claims.
[Garowe] A drone strike in central Somalia mistakenly hit a pro-government militia, killing at least 12 fighters, officials and residents said on Sunday.
The strike occurred near Moqokori, a town in the Hiran region where Somali government troops and the Ma’awisley militia were engaged in coordinated operations aimed at pushing back Al-Shabaab insurgents. The two forces have been working closely in recent years to reclaim territory from the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group.
A senior regional security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the drone was part of ongoing counterterrorism operations but misidentified the target, striking fighters from the Ma’awisley militia.
“Twelve members of the Ma’awisley militia were killed and dozens wounded in the strike,” the official said. “It was a tragic mistake, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the misfire.”
Residents confirmed the strike, saying the militia had recently returned from patrol when they were hit. “We heard a loud explosion and saw smoke rising from the area where the fighters had gathered,” said Hassan Abdi, a resident near Moqokori.
The Somali federal government has not issued an official statement, and it remains unclear whether the drone was operated by Somali forces or international partners, including the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), which regularly carries out airstrikes in Somalia targeting Al-Shabaab.
The Ma’awisley militias, made up of local clan fighters, have played a key role in recent offensives aimed at dislodging Al-Shabaab from rural strongholds in central Somalia. The deadly incident risks straining ties between federal forces and community militias, whose collaboration has been crucial to recent battlefield gains and future operations.
[ShabelleMedia] An extensive criminal network involving Somali nationals has been uncovered following detailed investigations by government authorities. The inquiry has revealed years of involvement in fraudulent schemes and human trafficking operations spanning Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... and North America.
Authorities have identified Mohammed Osman Haji Ali, Hamdi Abdulkadir Osman and Mohamud Hassan Ali as the central figures behind the operation. The trio reportedly operated under various false identities, at times presenting themselves as government officials, civil society representatives, think tank researchers or labour experts. Their objective, according to officials, was to infiltrate government institutions and defraud international organizations, including the United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... Senior officials within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered... due to the sensitivity of ongoing investigations, confirmed that both Mohammed Osman and Hamdi Abdulkadir recently returned to Somalia from Canada and Sweden, respectively. They submitted to the Ministry what appeared to be a proposal for a labour project, allegedly linked to Ottoman Turkish trade unions and the Ottoman Turkish Ministry of Labour, seeking to solicit millions of US dollars from The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... The proposal was initially submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but was later referred to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs for follow-up due to its relevance to labour issues. However,
some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... officials at the Labour Ministry swiftly identified the proposal as fraudulent, exposing it as an attempt to exploit ministerial structures to access foreign funding under false pretences.
Following the collapse of the scheme, Mohammed Osman reportedly shifted his focus to human trafficking. According to official sources, he re-engaged Mohamud Hassan Ali, who had previously served as Director of the Minister’s Office under Minister Abdiwali Ibrahim Sheikh Mudey at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Mohamud reminded Osman of their earlier operations in which individuals had been trafficked to Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... using forged documents, official stamps and falsified ministerial signatures.
Authorities confirmed that the renewed trafficking scheme was orchestrated by both Mohammed Osman and Mohamud Hassan. The operation involved collecting between $15,000 and $19,000 per person to be smuggled into Europe during 2025. To facilitate the plan, Hamdi Abdulkadir was tasked with pressuring the government, particularly the Ministry of Labour, to endorse the individuals they intended to present as part of a national delegation to Switzerland. Hamdi’s familial connection to a senior government official was repeatedly exploited to influence official decisions and lend legitimacy to the operation. However,
some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... the Labour Ministry rejected the request outright, refusing to approve the inclusion of individuals falsely presented as "labour representatives" intended for human trafficking.
A senior government official stated:
"Hamdi Abdulkadir Osman does not work with our government. Yes, she has a relative in the office, but that does not give her the authority to interfere with how government business is conducted. Her actions constitute criminal misrepresentation. She is putting the integrity of public institutions at risk by seeking to legitimise human trafficking."
Investigators discovered that this was not the first time the trio had been involved in smuggling operations. In 2016, Mohamud Hassan Ali was interrogated by Swiss authorities on suspicion of human trafficking but was not detained after smuggling three individuals into Switzerland. These individuals later absconded to the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, taking advantage of free movement within the Schengen Area. Fearing arrest, Mohamud fled and applied for asylum elsewhere in Europe. In 2018, facing a similar risk of apprehension, Mohammed Osman travelled to the United States, crossed into Canada and claimed asylum in Winnipeg, believing that applying for asylum in Europe would increase the likelihood of arrest.
Despite their asylum applications, both Mohamud and Mohammed reportedly continued their operations remotely through proxies. In 2019, Mohammed Osman used Ahmed Hassan Omar to facilitate the trafficking of Abdilkadir Awil Mohamud into Switzerland, reportedly for a payment of $20,000. Somali authorities, upon discovering the scheme, informed Swiss immigration officials. This led to the denial of a visa for Abdilkadir. Following the failed attempt ...Curses! Foiled again!... , Ahmed Hassan Omar travelled alone to Switzerland, absconded and later applied for asylum in La Belle France. He was eventually deported after fingerprint records in the Schengen database revealed his links to smuggling networks and his asylum application was rejected.
According to witnesses interviewed, the group’s local associate in Mogadishu, Abdisalam Yarow, had been handpicked by Mohammed Osman, while he remains in Canada. He was later exposed and discredited, rendering him irrelevant to the operation. Mohammed Osman then severed ties with Tarow and relied solely on Hamdi Abdulkadir as the new public face of the operation. Hamdi subsequently approached Swedish trade unions and the International Labour Organization (ILO), claiming to be a trade union representative. Her attempts were quickly flagged as dubious and her communications were blocked.
Similarly, Mohammed Osman attempted to contact the Canadian Labour Congress from Winnipeg. Officials there dismissed his approach after identifying him as an impostor posing as a Somali trade unionist. Both the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and ITUC-Africa, along with the ILO, confirmed that Mohammed Osman, Ahmed Hassan Omar and Abdisalam Yarow had been placed on a no-contact list following verification of falsified claims, impersonation and forged credentials.
Reliable sources confirmed that Swiss authorities, already familiar with the criminal activities of Mohammed Osman and Mohamud Hassan, have been alerted once again. Reports indicate that Mohammed, Mohamud and Hamdi had planned to use foreign passports and fraudulent documentation to smuggle individuals through Swiss borders in late May or early June 2025.
According to officials, during an earlier phase of their operations between 2014 and 2016, Mohammed Osman and Mohamud Hassan exploited Mohamud’s position within the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs under Minister Abdiwali Ibrahim Sheikh Mudey to produce official-looking documents that enabled individuals to enter Europe. In one documented case, a forged invitation letter and ministry seal were used to secure entry for individuals who later absconded in Europe.
Recent attempts to revive these activities have failed due to enhanced scrutiny and stronger coordination between Somali ministries and international institutions. The group’s fraudulent association with the so-called Somali Congress of Trade Unions, a fabricated entity created to gain international legitimacy, was also exposed. An individual who had previously worked with Mohammed Osman confirmed that the entity was entirely fictitious. International organizations, including the ILO and ITUC, have since blacklisted the names and email addresses of those involved.
Sources within the Somali government insisted that they are committed to combating human trafficking. Government ministries have been formally alerted and instructed to remain vigilant against criminal actors attempting to exploit national institutions and international partnerships.
Investigations into Mohammed Osman Haji Ali, Hamdi Abdulkadir Osman and Mohamud Hassan Ali are ongoing. Shabelle Media Network has reviewed documentation confirming that their names have been forwarded to Swiss criminal investigation authorities for appropriate legal action in relation to impersonation, fraud and trafficking offences.
In the past three months alone, Somalia’s Immigration and Citizenship Agency (ICA) has arrested 21 individuals involved in human trafficking to the United Kingdom and European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... territories. Several suspects are now being pursued through international channels, with extradition requests underway to bring those hiding in Europe to justice.
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Cool. Now do the Biden admin.
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Gee, I wonder if there any links to....Minnesota?
[ShabelleMedia] The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced a temporary halt to the release of information regarding casualties from its Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s in Somalia, as the administration of President Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... continues to shape its military policy for the region.
Since Trump took office in January 2025, the U.S. has conducted at least 24 airstrikes targeting ISIS faceless myrmidons in Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... and fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... group, which continues to wage an insurgency against the Somali federal government.
Previously, AFRICOM regularly published casualty figures, particularly concerning civilian harm, amid pressure and scrutiny from human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. groups.
However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... recent AFRICOM blurbs have omitted such details, citing operational security.
"We are temporarily refraining from publishing casualty estimates while the new administration finalizes its policy," an AFRICOM spokesperson said, describing the move as provisional.
Despite the shift, AFRICOM pledged to continue issuing quarterly civilian casualty reports related to dronezaps and other military actions in Somalia.
The command said its latest assessments found no evidence of civilian harm in recent operations, but any updates would be reflected in upcoming reports.
[KhaamaPress] Germany detained and deported five Afghan nationals at the Polish border on May 18, 2025, as part of tightened security measures.
German police apprehended 11 individuals—including a child—attempting to cross the border illegally from Poland. The group comprised migrants colonists from Afghanistan, Somalia, and Eritrea ...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age... , highlighting the diverse origins of those attempting unauthorized entry into Germany. This operation is part of Germany’s intensified border enforcement measures aimed at curbing irregular migration.
Among the detained, five were Afghan nationals. Four possessed Russian visas, while one lacked any documentation. All five were subsequently deported back to Poland. Additionally, three Somali nationals were apprehended in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region. Two adults were expelled, and a minor was handed over to local youth welfare authorities. Three Eritrean men, aged 22 to 25, were also detained; all three lacked valid identification and were returned to Poland.
These detentions occurred amidst Germany’s broader strategy to bolster border security. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt reported a 45% increase in expulsions at the country’s land borders over the past week, following the implementation of stricter border control measures by the new government. This surge reflects the government’s commitment to reducing irregular migration and enhancing national security.
The newly appointed government has also reversed a 2015 policy that allowed undocumented third-country nationals to enter Germany. Interior Minister Dobrindt emphasized that while vulnerable groups would still be permitted to apply for asylum, the focus would shift towards stricter border enforcement. Plans include deploying up to 3,000 additional coppers to the borders, increasing the total border force to 14,000 officers.
This policy shift has sparked debate within Germany. While some view it as a necessary measure to address security concerns, others argue that it may conflict with EU regulations and affect Germany’s international relations. The coalition government is working to balance these considerations as it navigates its new approach to border management.
Germany’s recent actions underscore a significant shift in its approach to migration and border security. The increased detentions and expulsions reflect the government’s commitment to controlling irregular migration and enhancing national security. However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... these measures also raise important questions about the balance between national interests and international obligations.
As Germany continues to implement these policies, it will be crucial to monitor their impact on both domestic security and international relations. The evolving situation will likely influence future discussions on migration policy within the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... .
[IsraelTimes] A 28-year-old man was remanded in custody in Denmark today on suspicions of purchasing drones to be used in a Hamas “terrorist attack,” Danish intelligence says.
Flemming Drejer, head of operations at Denmark’s PET intelligence service, says in a statement it believed that “this individual purchased drones intended for use by Hamas in a terrorist attack at an unknown location in Denmark or abroad.”
Appearing before a court today, the man was remanded in custody until June 11.
PET says the case has links to both Hamas and criminal gangs in Denmark, and is related to a number of arrests made in December 2023 as part of an operation to prevent a suspected planned “terrorist attack.”
Six people were ordered detained at the time, four in absentia, among them the 28-year-old man, who Danish media reports said was a prominent figure in organized crime in Copenhagen. According to public broadcaster DR, the suspect had been extradited from Lebanon over a separate double murder case.
Antifa rioted in Milan, Italy at a violent direct action to try to shut down a conference (@resum25) about remigration (i.e., mass deportations) on May 17. pic.twitter.com/3sFuFsazJG
[IsraelTimes] State attorneys have filed an indictment against a 16-year-old suspected of spying on Iran’s behalf, after he was arrested Friday by police.
The defendant is thought to have carried out missions for his handler, who he contacted over Telegram, over the course of several months. They began corresponding a few months after October 7.
According to the indictment filed this morning, the suspect received NIS 1,600 from the agent for printing incendiary posters and taking pictures with it near public buildings. He is said to have taken photos and videos of eight public buildings in Rehovot, including the Magistrate’s Court, Tax Authority office, police station and others.
Prosecutors add that the agent asked the teenage defendant, a resident of the Judean foothills area, to set fire to a forested area near Rehovot during large wildfires that broke out west of Jerusalem earlier in May. He never carried out the act, however, due to a dispute over the amount he was to be paid.
He is charged in the Lod District Juvenile Court with contacting a foreign agent and providing information to the enemy.
Over the past two years, Iranian intelligence operatives have ramped up their efforts to recruit ordinary Israelis as spies or saboteurs in exchange for money, according to Israeli law enforcement.
Just yesterday, police officers and Shin Bet agents arrested 18-year-old Yavne resident Moshe Attias on suspicion of contact with “Iranian terror elements” and carrying out several missions on their behalf, including spying on former prime minister Naftali Bennett when he was hospitalized.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says it foiled yet another attempt to smuggle weapons into Israel from Egypt using a drone last night.
The drone had been identified crossing the border from Egypt into Israel before it was downed by troops deployed to the area.
The drone was found to be ferrying 19 handguns and three machine guns. The contraband and drone were handed over to the police.
In recent months, there have been frequent attempts to bring weapons and drugs over the Egypt border using drones. There have also been attempts to smuggle similar contraband from Israel into Gaza using drones.
כוחות צה”ל סיכלו ניסיון הברחת אמצעי לחימה ממצרים לישראל
אמש, תצפיות צה”ל במרחב חטיבת פארן זיהו רחפן שחצה משטח מצרים לשטח ישראל בניסיון להבריח אמצעי לחימה.
הרחפן הופל ע”י כוח צה”ל, ובסריקות שביצעו לוחמי צה״ל אותר הרחפן שנשא 19 אקדחים, שלושה מקלעים ותחמושת.
IDF forces foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons from Egypt to Israel
Last night, IDF surveillance in the Paran Brigade area identified a drone that crossed from Egyptian territory into Israeli territory in an attempt to smuggle weapons.
The drone was shot down by IDF forces, and during searches conducted by IDF fighters, the drone was located, carrying 19 pistols, three machine guns, and ammunition.
The weapons were transferred to the security forces for further processing.
[IsraelTimes] Palestinian media says undercover troops apprehended wife and children of Popular Resistance Committees commander in Khan Younis; IDF rebuffs report of hostage rescue operation
A senior Paleostinian terror operative was killed in an Israeli operation in the southern 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 a rusty 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 early Monday morning, as the Israel Defense Forces denied that the effort was an attempt to rescue Israeli hostages.
The military wing of the Popular Resistance® Committees, a small terrorist organization operating in the Gaza Strip, announced the death of Ahmad Sarhan, following reports that the senior figure was killed in an Israeli commando raid this morning. The organization said Sarhan was responsible for the group’s "special operations." It claimed that Israeli commandos killed Sarhan after failing in an attempt to arrest him.
Media outlets in Gaza reported earlier in the morning that Israeli special forces entered Khan Younis and killed Sarhan. According to the reports, the force entered the heart of the Paleostinian city in disguise, including some troops dressed as women. During the operation, Sarhan’s wife and children were apprehended, the reports claimed.
The Popular Resistance® Committees is considered the third-largest terror organization operating in the Gaza Strip, after Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... and 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... . In recent years, the group has operated under Hamas’s directives.
Amid the incident at dawn, a wave of heavy Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s was reported around the Khan Younis area, including Nasser Hospital. Videos from the Strip showed large strikes in quick succession in the area, followed by the sounds of helicopter gunships, shelling, small arms fire, and other explosions. There were unconfirmed Paleostinian media reports of casualties.
Initially, a report from Saudi news channel al-Arabiya, picked up by Hebrew-language media, claimed that the Israeli forces entered the area as part of an attempted hostage rescue operation. In response, the IDF issued a vague statement hinting that no such operation took place.
"The IDF is in the midst of Operation Gideon’s Chariots and is operating in all areas of the Gaza Strip," the military said, referring to its intensified offensive launched late last week.
"Following the reports, there is no change to the situational assessment," the statement added.
The special forces exited the city without taking on any casualties, according to Hebrew-language media.
Paleostinian media published images purportedly showing a wagon left behind by the Israeli forces. The photos showed what appeared to be a wagon of the kind usually pulled by a mule or cycle of violence, and often used by displaced Gazooks to move their belongings. Inside, however, was a secret hollow section where Israeli troops or equipment may have been hidden, or which possibly could be used to hold suspects.
IDF DECLARES ALL OF KHAN YOUNIS A COMBAT ZONE
The IDF announced Monday that all Paleostinians living in and around the large southern Gaza city of Khan Younis must leave their homes as it prepares to launch an "unprecedented attack" on the area. The evacuation order, covering all of Khan Younis as well as the suburbs of Bani Suheila and Abasan, marks the first major evacuation order since the IDF launched an expanded offensive in the Strip, with Israeli leaders warning they intend to conquer the whole territory to smash Hamas.
Media outlets in Gaza published footage showing large numbers of residents leaving the Khan Younis area on foot. According to Al Arabiya, thousands of residents have already begun evacuating. In recent weeks, there has been relatively low compliance with IDF evacuation orders in Gaza, according to both residents’ testimonies and UNRWA data on the number of evacuees.
Meanwhile,
...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38... Israeli warplanes struck over 160 targets in the Gaza Strip over the past day, the military said, after Paleostinian media outlets reported that dozens of aerial bombardments were conducted across the territory overnight. According to the IDF, the targets included cells of operatives, anti-tank missile launch sites, tunnels, a weapons depot, buildings used by terror groups, booby-trapped structures, and a command center. Strikes were reported in and near Khan Younis, in Gaza City in the north, and in the area of Deir al-Balah in the central Strip.
Hamas-run authorities in Gaza said Israeli attacks on Monday have killed at least 52 people. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said 136 bodies were brought to Gaza hospitals over the past 24 hours, along with 364 maimed.
In one of the latest operations, the military said it demolished a tunnel in Rafah used by Hamas operatives in an attack that killed two soldiers earlier this month. In the attack on May 3, Hamas operatives set off a bomb in a tunnel shaft in Rafah, killing Cpt. Noam Ravid and and Staff Sgt. Yaly Seror, who served in the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit. After setting off the earth-shattering kaboom, the operatives fled through the tunnel, which was some 200 meters long, the army said. Troops mapped out the tunnel in recent days and demolished it. The IDF said that during the demolition of the tunnel, troops killed another cell of Hamas operatives, which was hiding inside the underground passage.
IDF front man Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said in a press statement from the Gaza border on Sunday evening that five divisions were now operating inside the Strip.
"We are entering a new stage in the fighting. During the operation, we will increase and expand our operational control in Gaza while bisecting the Strip and moving the population for its safety in all the areas where we operate," he said. "Unlike before, we are now focusing on the offensive effort in the Gaza Strip...until the defeat [of Hamas] in the areas where we operate."
Israeli officials had warned that the major offensive would be launched if no hostage deal was reached with Hamas by the end of US President Donald Trump ...Oh, noze! Not him!... ’s visit to the region on Friday. Hostage talks were still ongoing, and the military said it was only carrying out the preliminary stages of the offensive. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said, "The IDF will allow flexibility for the political echelon to advance any hostage deal."
"A hostage deal — this is not a halt; it is an achievement," Zamir stressed during a visit to Gaza on Sunday. "We are working toward it."
According to Israeli officials, the offensive would see the IDF "conquer" Gaza, raze the vast majority of buildings and retain the territory for the foreseeable future; attack Hamas and prevent it from taking control of humanitarian aid supplies; and move Paleostinians from Gaza’s north to its south.
Zionist forces besiege Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Israeli occupation forces (IOF) laid siege to the Indonesian Hospital in northern 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 a rusty 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 on Sunday evening, as military vehicles and bulldozers advanced amid heavy gunfire.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF tanks encircled the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza and began to fire directly at the building.
Sources reported that there were 55 people inside the hospital, including four doctors and eight nurses, in addition to dozens of patients who were unable to move and could not be evacuated during the morning attack. ''Communication with medical staff and the sick inside the hospital has been cut off,'' the sources said.
Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, all the pieces finally fell together in Fluffy's mind... the director general of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Munir al-Bursh, said that ''Israeli tanks and bulldozers are surrounding the Indonesian Hospital in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.''
''A number of patients were maimed due to IOF shooting directly at the hospital. We appeal to the world to intervene immediately to protect the medical staff, patients and the maimed inside the hospital,'' al-Bursh added.
Health sources at the Hospital confirmed that the IOF did not inform the hospital of any evacuation orders nor did they issue any warnings before the bombing began, affirming that ''there are no military targets inside the hospital.''
The medical staff currently inside the hospital appeal to the international community and human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... organizations to intervene urgently to stop this attack and save their lives.
On Sunday morning, a health official said the occupation army surrounded the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, with drones amid direct shooting in the area.
The hospital director, Marwan al-Sultan, said in a statement that Israeli drones fired at the hospital's intensive care unit, affirming that one patient was injured after shots were fired in the hospital vicinity.
The Paleostinian Ministry of Health said the occupation army has been intensifying its targeting and siege of the Indonesian Hospital since dawn Sunday, days after the European Gaza Hospital was put out of service.
This comes at a time when all hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip have ceased operations and the health sector is facing an unprecedented humanitarian disaster amid a bloody military escalation by the Israeli occupation forces against the Gaza Strip.
The complex director explained in his statements that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating dangerously with the arrival of large numbers of wounded and sick people amid a severe shortage of basic medical supplies. This crisis has already led to the death of some patients due to the lack of adequate care.
He pointed to the massive human losses resulting from the recent escalation, noting that the enormous pressure on the complex greatly exceeds its capacity, preventing it from providing the necessary medical care, whether for critical cases or for newly injured patients.
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Apparently IDF strategy now is to trisect Gaza and within each portion to have multiple strike operations.
Initial assessment is that this is leading to relatively high rate of Hamas elimination. Maybe it will lead to some mass surrenders that will lead to a change in Hamas policy.
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Or they can just all die, NN2N1. That’s ok, too.
[IsraelTimes] Army probing cause of Sgt. Yosef Yehuda Chirak’s death, including possibility of friendly-fire; UN says aid from few trucks that entered Gaza not distributed due to security concerns
Sgt. Yosef Yehuda Chirak was killed fighting in northern 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 a rusty 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... on Monday, the IDF announced, as Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... -linked authorities in the Strip said another 91 Paleostinians were killed in Israeli strikes over the past day. The IDF said it was still investigating the cause of Chirak’s death, including the possibility of so-called friendly fire. Chirak, 22, served in the Combat Engineering Corps’ 601st Battalion and was from Harasha.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier Monday that Israel would "take control" of the whole of Gaza as it intensified attacks across the territory, where aid trickled in for the first time in over two months after the easing of a total blockade.
With supply shipments blocked by Israel since March 2, the World Health Organization warned Gaza’s "two million people are starving."
Israel, facing mounting criticism over the humanitarian crisis, announced it would let limited aid into Gaza and said the first five trucks entered Monday carrying supplies "including food for babies."
UN front man Stephane Dujarric said that "none of the aid has been picked up" at a designated zone as it was "already dark" and due to "security concerns, we cannot operate in those conditions."
The leaders of Britannia, La Belle France and Canada issued a harsh condemnation of Israel’s conduct of the war, slamming its "egregious actions" in Gaza, particularly the expanded offensive and the "wholly inadequate" resumption of aid. They warned of "concrete actions" if Israel did not ease its stepped-up offensive. Netanyahu called their joint statement a "huge prize" for Hamas.
A group of 22 countries, including La Belle France, Britannia, Canada, Japan and Australia said in a joint statement that Gaza’s population "faces starvation" and "must receive the aid they desperately need".
In southern Gaza, the Israeli military issued an evacuation call to Paleostinians around Khan Younis city ahead of what it described as an "unprecedented attack."
Gaza’s Hamas-linked civil defense agency said 91 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the territory on Monday.
Netanyahu, in a video posted on Telegram, said that "the fighting is intense and we are making progress."
"We will take control of all the territory of the strip," he added.
Israel’s military said on Monday it had struck "160 terror targets" in Gaza over the past day.
The UN’s OHCHR rights office said Israel’s actions were "in defiance of international law and tantamount to ethnic cleansing."
According to Israeli officials, the fresh offensive launched over the weekend would see the IDF "conquer" Gaza, raze the vast majority of buildings and retain the territory for the foreseeable future; attack Hamas and prevent it from taking control of humanitarian aid supplies; and move Paleostinians from Gaza’s north to its south.
Hundreds of Gazooks have been killed in Israeli strikes since the initial stages of the operation were launched on Friday, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry, which says more than 53,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the war so far.
The tolls cannot be verified and do not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas, including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.
Israel says it has killed some 20,000 combatants in battle as of January, and another 1,600 murderous Moslems inside the country during the October 7 onslaught, when thousands of Hamas-led murderous Moslems killed some 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.
Also, the IDF said it carried out an airstrike on Hamas operatives at a command center in central Gaza’s Nuseirat earlier Monday. According to Palestinian media, the strike hit a school currently being used as shelter for displaced Gazans, killing at least nine. According to the IDF, the site was being used by Hamas operatives to plan and carry out attacks on troops and Israeli civilians. The military said it took steps to mitigate civilian harm, including by using a precision munition, aerial surveillance, and other intelligence.
‘PREPOSTEROUS’ TALK OF ABANDONING ISRAEL
On Monday, a US official denied a Washington Post report citing an unnamed source who claimed that the Trump administration would abandon Israel if it kept the war going in Gaza.
The US official said that there may be disagreements, but “the idea that we would abandon Israel is preposterous.”
“Trump’s people are letting Israel know, ‘We will abandon you if you do not end this war,'” the source told The Post. “Politically, as in the past, Netanyahu has a way to do that, with a huge majority in the Knesset and in Israel, but he does not have the political will.”
#3
A Silver Platter
By Natan Alterman
And the land grows still, the red eye of the sky slowly dimming over smoking
frontiers
As the nation arises,
Torn at heart but breathing,
To receive its miracle, the only miracle
As the ceremony draws near,
It will rise, standing erect in the moonlight in terror and joy
When across from it will step out a youth and a lass and slowly march toward
the nation
Dressed in battle gear, dirty,
Shoes heavy with grime, they ascend the path quietly
To change garb, to wipe their brow
They have not yet found time.
Still bone weary from days and from nights in the field
Full of endless fatigue and unrested,
Yet the dew of their youth.
Is still seen on their head
Thus they stand at attention, giving no sign of life or death
Then a nation in tears and amazement will ask: "Who are you?"
And they will answer quietly,
"We Are the silver platter on which the Jewish state was given."
Thus they will say and fall back in shadows
And the rest will be told
In the chronicles of Israel
That seems like something I should have studied in my Hebrew school Modern Israeli Lit. class, but if so I’ve completely forgotten. It hit me like a hammer.
Demonstration against Hamas in Khan Yunis this afternoon. While the world blames Israel, the residents of Gaza know that it is Hamas preventing an immediate end to the war. If Hamas were to surrender, return all the hostages, and agree to disarm, war would end. pic.twitter.com/AABnrVO5Im
[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Monday that the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) cells carried out an attack on their forces in eastern Syria, killing a fighter and injuring another.
The "treacherous" attack targeted one of SDF’s checkpoints in Hajeen district of the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, according to a statement from the SDF.
The oil-rich Deir ez-Zor is partially controlled by the SDF and has seen an escalation in ISIS activity.
"These repeated terrorist attacks underscore the difficult challenges our forces face and reaffirm the critical importance of our mission to eliminate terrorism at its roots and uphold security and stability throughout the region," read the statement.
The SDF, the de facto army of northeast Syria (Rojava), has reported several ISIS attacks in Deir ez-Zor. It has also captured several ISIS suspects.
ISIS has also been active in parts of Deir ez-Zor controlled by Damascus.
Syrian state media reported on Sunday that a suspected ISIS attack on a cop shoppe in Deir ez-Zor’s Mayadeen city. At least four people were killed, and several others were maimed.
ISIS, which was territorially defeated in 2019, has recently sought to regain ground, taking advantage of instability following the fall of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Leveler of Latakia... ’s regime. The SDF has fought to prevent the murderous Moslems from reestablishing a foothold in the shifting security landscape.
[Rudaw] Three people were killed and several others injured in a blast caused by an explosive-rigged vehicle in the Deir ez-Zor countryside of eastern Syria on Sunday, according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
In a statement on X, SANA quoted a "security source" stating that "three deaders have fallen and several others were maimed in the initial toll of the earth-shattering kaboom that targeted a cop shoppe in the city of Mayadeen," located 45 kilometers southeast of Deir ez-Zor. The agency later confirmed that the three fatalities were coppers.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shared footage of the deadly blast, adding that the earth-shattering kaboom occurred outside a prison in Mayadeen.
Importantly, the deadly incident occurred just hours after the Syrian Ministry of Interior announced that the Syrian General Security and General Intelligence directorates had launched a "joint security operation" targeting a "hideout of an Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) terrorist cell" in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, northern Syria.
The ministry reported that one Damascus-affiliated security officer was killed during the operation, along with three members of the terrorist cell. Four additional cell members were arrested for their involvement in "carrying out terrorist activities, including direct attacks on General Security personnel."
The Syrian interior ministry further noted that "weapons, kabooms, and boom jackets" were seized from the suspects, reinforcing its "commitment to combating criminal cells" and emphasizing that it would "not hesitate to protect the security and stability of the country and confront anyone who attempts to disrupt it."
In a separate development, Syria's Defense Minister, Murhaf Abu Qasra, confirmed on Saturday that all armed units had been integrated into his ministry to unify the country’s armed forces.
He issued a ten-day ultimatum to "remaining small military groups" to complete the unification and organizational efforts, warning that any delay in compliance would be dealt with under the law.
Abu Qasra further explained that the push to consolidate all armed units under a single institutional structure began shortly after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Lord of the Baath... in early December, when a coalition of opposition groups, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State... (HTS), overthrew Assad.
On Saturday as well, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported capturing suspected members of an ISIS cell in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province.
"Based on precise intelligence, our forces raided the location where members of the terrorist cell were hiding in the town of al-Busayrah and successfully captured them," read a statement from the SDF.
The operation was carried out with the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ).
"The captured holy warriors were planning to carry out attacks targeting our military and security forces, as well as civilians and public institutions in the area," the SDF statement added.
ISIS, which was territorially defeated in 2019, has recently attempted to regain ground, taking advantage of the prevalent instability in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.
On Friday, the SDF announced that they had captured 10 ISIS suspects in Deir ez-Zor after one of their fighters was killed and three others injured in an ISIS attack.
According to the UK-based war monitor, SOHR, there have been 84 operations carried out by ISIS cells in northeast Syria (Rojava) since the beginning of 2025, including armed attacks, assassinations, and bombings.
[NAHARNET] Dialogue between the Lebanese state and Hezbollah over the latter's remaining weapons is ongoing behind the scenes, a diplomatic source from the five-nation group for Leb ...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... said.
''A number of sites north of the Litani River have been handed over, away from the spotlight and media coverage, as per the agreement between the two sides,'' al-Liwaa newspaper quoted the source as saying. Or abandoned by hungry, unpaid Hezzies.
Israel has continued to launch raids on Lebanon despite a November truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of all-out war.
Under the ceasefire, the Iran-backed Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south.
Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic".
The Lebanese Army has been deploying in the south as Israeli forces have withdrawn and has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure.
The truce was based on a United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... Security Council resolution that says Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers should be the only forces in south Lebanon, and calls for the disarmament of all non-state groups.
Last month, President Joseph Aoun said the army was deployed in more than 85 percent of the south, and that the sole obstacle to full control across the frontier area was "Israel's occupation of five border positions."
Also in April, Lebanon's military said a munitions blast in the south killed three personnel, days after a kaboom killed another soldier as the force was dismantling mines in a tunnel.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
..always the voice of sweet reason...
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling 
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
