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-Great Cultural Revolution
Anti-Israel Girl Who Attacked Teenager in IDF Sweatshirt Graduated From Barack Obama School for Social Justice
[LegalInsurrection] The chick who lost her mind on a 16-year-old in an IDF sweatshirt graduated from the Barack Obama School for Social Justice.

Not kidding. Palisade Preparatory School in Yonkers, NY, changed its name to the Barack Obama School for Justice at the start of the 2022-23 school year.
Marla Bonilla Hernandez of Yonkers, NY
From earlier today:

A few anti-Israel dumbs accosted a family of four at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey because the 16-year-old wore an IDF sweatshirt.

Her 12-year-old sister was with her.

The Jerusalem Post reported that the American Dream Mall is known for its “kosher dining options and being a location frequented often by local Jewry.”

Disgusting: “You’re a wh*re! Your mother is a wh*re! Your grandmother is a wh*re!”

She sounds lovely: “Free Palestine! F*cking die, b*tch!”
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/03/2024 02:10 || Comments || Link || [30 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Barack Obama School for Social Justice Power

FIFY
Posted by: Procopius2k || 01/03/2024 7:30 Comments || Top||


#3  Boiney can't become a "good communist" soon enough...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 01/03/2024 8:10 Comments || Top||

#4  A face meant for a fist
Posted by: Frank G || 01/03/2024 9:02 Comments || Top||

#5  If I had a daughter...
Posted by: mossomo || 01/03/2024 16:04 Comments || Top||

#6  She looks like another Ratshita
Posted by: M. Murcek || 01/03/2024 16:13 Comments || Top||

#7  Marla Bonilla Hernandez is going to Harvard.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/03/2024 16:13 Comments || Top||

#8  Keep her name alive: Marla Bonilla Hernandez
Posted by: Frank G || 01/03/2024 19:20 Comments || Top||

#9  Look like somebody done out-wudued da wudu man...

"Yo, Marla, chill out! Chew some khat."
But his harem was not having that.
"Bitch, why you so sheepish?"
"Amor, this is sheikish."
[fast-forward a bit
to the part where they split]
"Does this vest -- Make me, Mahmood! -- look fat?"
Posted by: Omomorong the Flatulent6254 || 01/03/2024 20:40 Comments || Top||


Africa Horn
Somalia rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal
[AFRICANEWS] Following an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Somalia rejected a deal signed Monday between its breakaway region of Somaliland
...Republic of Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as a de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden with approximately 5.7 million residents as of 2021. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The government regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic. Under the Siad Barre regime, Somaliadestroyed ninety percent of Hargeisa Per international law, once you're in, you gotta stay in, no matter how bad it smells....
and Æthiopia.

The East African country said the pact has no legal validity and would endanger regional stability.

Mogadishu also summoned its ambassador to Æthiopia.

The port agreement between Æthiopia and Somaliland would recognise the region as an independent nation in due course.

Somalia has called the deal a "clear violation" of its "illusory sovereignty, freedom and unity".

The country called on the international community to offer its support and has appealed to the United Nations
...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense...
, African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
, the Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
and regional East African grouping IGAD among others to stand with Somalia.


The deal comes only days after Somalia and Somaliland had agreed to restart dialogue, following talks last week mediated by Djibouti.

Since declaring autonomy from Somalia in 1991, Somaliland has failed to received international recognition. Somalia continues to lay claim to the region.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will address parliament later on Tuesday.

Posted by: Fred || 01/03/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [20 views] Top|| File under:


Africa North
France closes its embassy in Niger
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The French Embassy in Niger is closed and will continue to operate from Paris. The French Foreign Ministry announced this on its website on January 2.

“The French Embassy in Niger is closed until further notice,” the statement said.

It is noted that the diplomatic mission will continue to operate from Paris. In this case, consular activities will be carried out by French consulates in the region.

As Regnum reported, on August 25, 2023, the new Niger authorities demanded that Sylvain Itte leave the country within 48 hours. They explained their decision by the actions of the French authorities, contrary to the interests of the African republic.

In turn, the French Foreign Ministry released a statement saying that Paris took note of this request. However, the department noted that the military, which came to power in Niger, does not have the authority to contact the ambassador with such a request.

In September, Niger authorities banned all but members of the French diplomatic mission from visiting the French ambassador. For this reason, in Niamey, cars with representatives of the EU and Spain were not able to travel to the French Embassy for a conversation with the ambassador.

In addition, the Niger authorities demanded that Paris withdraw its troops from the territory of the republic.

The coup in Niger took place on July 26. The military removed President Mohamed Bazoum from governing the country and blocked him in the presidential residence. During the coup, the chairman of the CNSP, Abdurahmane Tchiani, signed a decree establishing a new transitional government in Niger.
Posted by: badanov || 01/03/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [25 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Aw, shucks. No more cheap uranium for the French.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 01/03/2024 4:04 Comments || Top||


Africa Subsaharan
Nigeria massacre sees about 200 Christians dead: ‘Killed for sport’
Background about that attack in Plateau State we’ve been following for a week. This article was published December 30th.
[NYPost] A never-ending massacre of Christians being "killed for sport" is reportedly happening in Nigeria, yet the world appears to be largely deaf to the matter. While much of the world this week has been celebrating a beginning — Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ — in Nigeria they are mourning the end of life — the deaths of more than 100 Christians — as the world remains virtually silent.

Armed bandidos ran amok, according to Amnesia Amnesty International, in some 20 communities across central Nigeria, killing more than 140. In a country where accurate statistics are traditionally hard to come by, some sources have put the corpse count closer to 200.
According to the Rantburg archives, it was Moslem Fulani herdsman, the traditional tip of the spear in these situations, who are claimed to be in competition with Christian farmers for water and pasturage. But nowadays Nigerian government/army sources are coy, referring to them only as bandits, if they identify them at all.
The Christians were killed in a wide swath across an invisible line that separates the mostly Moslem north and the predominately Christian south in the country’s Plateau State. According to multiple sources, Christians represent 46% of Nigeria’s population.

More than 52,000 Christians "have been butchered or hacked to death for being Christians" since 2009 in Nigeria, according to Intersociety, a civil society group based in Onitsha.

"The U.S. Mission in Nigeria condemned the recent attacks in Plateau State and expressed heartfelt condolences for the tragic loss of life," a U.S. State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital in response to a question. Calling for accountability, the spokesperson added, "We are deeply concerned by the violence, and we are monitoring the situation."

"Not a day goes by when Christians are not terrorized in western Africa in the most grotesque ways imaginable," he continued. "Christians are killed for sport, especially Christian children. For every massacre which you hear about there are probably ten others which happened in the shadows. The corpse counts are routinely in the hundreds."

"Entire villages are burnt and pillaged. Thousands of churches have been destroyed. Children and women are hunted. Countless Christians have been kidnapped. I met one pastor whose two previous churches were burned down. Yet, he stayed in harm’s way because he was determined to be a light in the darkness, even if it [costs] him his life, and it probably will."

"There is a new, deadlier threat that can threaten both Christians and Moslems: the threat of jihadists," Walid Phares told Fox News Digital. Phares is a political analyst who has studied jihadists in Africa and the Middle East for several decades and has written several books on the topic, most notably "The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad."

"Indoctrinated by the Moslem Brüderbund and trained by al Qaeda Africa, the Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
from north Nigeria are gradually becoming the country’s ISIS," Phares said. "They repress moderate Moslems and massacre Christians. Boko Haram attacks the Christians in the Plateau [State] area in the center to remove them and seize their lands."

"The single worst place in the world to be a Christian is in western Africa, particularly in parts of Nigeria," the Rev. Johnnie Moore told Fox News Digital. Moore is a former commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders, and co-author of "The Next Jihad."

"When ISIS was at its height in Iraq and Syria in 2015, murderous Moslems in one single state in Nigeria killed more Christians than all of those killed by the ISIS caliphate in Syria and in Iraq combined," Moore told Fox News Digital.
That’s because Shiite Moslems and Yazidis were more easily found in Iraq and Syria. Jihadis are not particular about their prey — they go after whatever is more available in their particular environment. In Israel it’s Jews.
"There is an economic factor in the conflict, but economics are omnipresent in all similar conflicts, so this cannot explain the violence in the same way as the jihadi ideology explains it. The goal of the Nigerian jihadists is to expulse the Christians towards the south, then to eliminate them."

Moore added, "There have been hotspots of jihadist activity in Africa for a generation, but what we are seeing now is that these hotspots are converging into a piecemeal 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....
, which exhibits all the brutality we witnessed in Israel on Oct. 7 and in Iraq and Syria 10 years ago."
And elsewhere — pretty much anywhere/anywhen jihadis build up a head of steam.
Eyewitnesses said that when the Christmas attacks started, it took up to 12 hours for help to arrive. The former Nigerian chief of army staff, Ty Danjuma, said this was because government troops were working with the attackers.

"The armed forces are not neutral, they collude with the bandidos that kill Nigerians," he told an applauding crowd this week. "They [the army] facilitate their movements, they cover them. If you are depending on the armed forces to stop the killings, you will die one by one."

The State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "No group has grabbed credit for the attacks, and we cannot confirm the perpetrators’ motivations.
Given that they're jihadis, the motivation is to induce terror to speed surrender to the Muslim conquest.
Religious freedom is a key U.S. foreign policy priority and plays a prominent role in our continued engagement with the Nigerian government. We continue to have concerns about religious freedom in Nigeria, and we will continue to work with the Government of Nigeria to address religious freedom issues and to ensure all human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty...
are protected, including the freedom of religion or belief."
Lots of words that mean absolutely nothing will be done, though Uncle Sugar may throw more money at the government that encourages the behaviour.
Critics say the administration should do more. Earlier this month, 29 religious freedom activists urged members of the Congress to demand the Biden administration redesignate Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" in the State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report, which is a list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom. The Trump administration had Nigeria placed on the list in 2020, but the Biden administration took the country off the list despite protests from human-rights groups.
That’s because the Biden administration continues President Obama’s preference for radical Muslims over anyone else, particularly native Christians and Jews.
Nigeria’s Intersociety group stated recently that more than 34,000 moderate Moslems have also been killed in Nigeria since 2009. But Phares said there could be hope for peace, but there must be action now.

"There are multiple Moslem communities who reject jihadism and seek coexistence. After [the] ethnic cleansing of the Christians, the jihadists [in Nigeria] will turn against moderate and reformist Moslems, as in Afghanistan or in Iran. The U.S., EU and the U.N. must create a platform for Moslem moderates and Christians in Nigeria and provide support to civil society. Nigeria could be fixed."
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/03/2024 2024-01-03 00:21 || Comments || Link || [18 views] Top|| File under: Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)


Arabia
Yemen responds to US military attack on Yemeni vessels in Red Sea
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] 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...
’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the recent American attack on Yemeni naval boats and urged Washington to exercise restraint while seeking to amend its reputation among the people of the region.
"China Yemen is asshole"
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the action of American helicopters targeting three Yemeni naval boats, resulting in the tragic loss of ten members of the Yemeni naval forces. These forces were engaged in routine duties, preventing ships associated with the Israeli enemy or destined for it. Their mission aimed to halt the Zionist entity’s aggression against 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 and facilitate the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid, medicines, food, and fuel.

The Ministry’s statement underscored that the unjustified American assault on Yemeni boats would not dissuade Yemen’s leadership and populace from extending unwavering support to the Paleostinian cause. It demanded that Washington accept responsibility for its flagrant aggression, warning that the consequences of the US’s unconditional support for the Israeli enemy would extend beyond a specific region, posing increased threats to global peace and security.

The statement concluded by urging Washington to prioritize rationality, wisdom, and the reconstruction of its image among the people of the Middle East, especially concerning its vested interests. It called for initiating this process by halting Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and refraining from obstructing the Yemeni-Saudi agreement.

Posted by: Fred || 01/03/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [30 views] Top|| File under: Houthis

#1  Hutzpa.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/03/2024 1:30 Comments || Top||

#2  Just destroy their irrigation system.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/03/2024 2:14 Comments || Top||

#3  "I will taunt you a second time!"
Posted by: Deacon Blues || 01/03/2024 17:50 Comments || Top||

#4  Ward Carroll says it was one destroyer based helicopter shooting 4 hellfire missiles with a .75 batting average.
Posted by: Super Hose || 01/03/2024 19:32 Comments || Top||


Danish carrier Maersk suspends ship traffic in the Red Sea
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Danish shipping company Maersk has suspended ship movements in the Red Sea indefinitely following a recent incident in the region. This is stated on the website of the Danish carrier.
It can’t be that expensive to hire a mercenary team to take out the Houthi missile launch sites. Compared to rerouting all those ships the long way round the Cape of Good Hope instead of through the straight and the Suez Canal, I mean, because it like some of the shippers don’t trust the US Navy to take care of the situation.
“Following an incident involving our vessel Maersk Hangzhou on December 30, we have decided to suspend all transit through the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden until further notice,” the company said in a statement.

The Danish carrier added that the company will stop transporting goods through the area while the situation is assessed.

“Where it makes the most sense for our customers, ships will re-route and continue around the Cape of Good Hope,” the carrier explained.

As Regnum reported, on December 30, missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen in the Red Sea in an attempt to attack the Singapore-flagged container ship MAERSK Hangzhou, owned by Denmark.

Later, on January 2, US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that the US destroyer USS Gravely shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen in the Red Sea.

On the morning of December 31, the UK Navy's Maritime Trade Coordination Center (UKMTO) reported that two explosions occurred off the coast of Yemen, west of Hodeidah. UKMTO clarified that the ship was not damaged and was sent to its destination port.

In addition, in early December, the Houthis attacked the American warship USS Carney with missiles and drones in the Red Sea. According to UK-based maritime security company Ambrey, the cargo ship was damaged in a drone strike off the northern Yemeni port of Hodeidah.

More from regnum.ru
Houthis attack US warship with cruise missiles in Red Sea

A United States warship was attacked with cruise missiles by supporters of the Houthi movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) ruling in northern Yemen in the Red Sea, Sky News Arabia reported on January 2, citing military sources in Yemen.

“The Houthi group launched two cruise missiles at a US warship near the Hanish Islands in the southern Red Sea,” the TV channel said in a statement.

It is noted that the Houthis attacked the American warship from a long distance, but did not cause any damage to the ship.
Missile s3x is like gun s3x — noisy and dramatic, but not often consummated.
It is clarified that there was no confirmation of information about the incident from the US Central Command (CENTCOM). The British Maritime Trade Office, which monitors incidents on ships, has not confirmed the fact of the Houthi attack on the US ship.

Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that a United States ship and military boats of Houthi supporters from the Ansar Allah movement ruling in northern Yemen collided in the Red Sea.

At the same time, Al Jazeera’s source in the Houthi group, in turn, denied information about clashes with a US warship.

According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the US destroyer USS Gravely shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen in the Red Sea.
Posted by: badanov || 01/03/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [27 views] Top|| File under: Houthis

#1  Don't underestimate 'Danish Carrier Maersk' -

Founded in 1928, it is the world's second largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, offering regular services to 374 ports in 116 countries

Lots of ports are looking at delays.
Posted by: Bobby || 01/03/2024 11:53 Comments || Top||


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
40 migrants to be expelled from Russia after being detained in St. Petersburg
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] In St. Petersburg, 40 people were found guilty of violating migration laws. According to the court decision, they were given administrative fines and expulsion from Russia, the press service of the city’s district courts reported on January 1.

On January 1, the district courts of St. Petersburg considered 31 protocols. 27 people were found guilty of violating immigration laws. They were given a fine of 5,000 or 7,000 rubles, as well as forced or independent travel outside of Russia.

In addition, on January 2, district courts found another 13 people guilty of violating immigration laws. The judges also imposed fines on them and deportation from Russia.

As Regnum reported, on the night from December 31, 2023 to January 1, 2024, about three thousand foreigners were brought to the St. Petersburg police for preventive purposes, of which more than 600 people violated migration laws. More than 100 violators face deportation from the Russian Federation, law enforcement agencies said.

At the end of December 2023, police and FSB officers detained employees of a copy center in the Kalininsky district of St. Petersburg on charges of producing false documents for migrants from neighboring countries so that they could register. It turned out that later many of them were registered in other areas of the city. At the same time, illegal immigrants submitted a package of documents with similar formatting and identical false information about themselves to law enforcement agencies.

Posted by: badanov || 01/03/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [15 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants

#1  Maybe Russians have better memories of "migrants" than many Westerners.

Posted by: Abu Uluque || 01/03/2024 13:44 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
JUI-F ready to work with PML-N for Pakistan's prosperity, says Fazl
[GEO.TV] As political parties are in full gear to win the trust of each other, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
Fazl (JUI-F) supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman
...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull...
has hinted at forming an electoral alliance with the Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz (PML-N) for the forthcoming general elections — scheduled for February 8.

Talking to journalists in DI Khan on Tuesday, he said the country had witnessed development and prosperity during the PML-N’s tenure. Fazl added that his religio-political party is ready to work with the Nawaz Sharif
...served two three non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...
-led party to serve the country.

The JUI-F chief — who was also head of the Pakistain Democratic Movement (PDM), the multi-party alliance which led the previous government — said that it would not be the first time for both parties to jointly contest elections.

All political parties, he said, had always respected each other’s mandate except for the 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....
(PTI) whose mandate was rejected by the entire nation.

Maulana Fazl has once again cast doubts over the staging of the most sought-after polls, saying that it would be a big challenge for the election organising authorities if they fail to establish polling stations due to cold weather.

Posted by: Fred || 01/03/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [31 views] Top|| File under: Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami


COAS lauds PAF for 'ensuring balance of power in region'
[GEO.TV] Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir Tuesday lauded the operational preparedness of the Pakistain Air Force (PAF) in incorporating state-of-the-art weapon systems, substantially contributing to ensuring the balance of power in the region.

The army chief made the remarks while addressing an induction and operationalisation ceremony held at an operational base of the PAF, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, noting that the ceremony showcased the newly inducted weapon systems and defence assets of the air force.

During his speech, Gen Munir highlighted the latest inductions in the PAF's arsenal comprising of J-10C fighter jets, air mobility platforms, modern radars, unmanned aerial systems, loitering munition capabilities, and long-range vectors which have significantly bolstered the aerial defence capabilities of the country.

The COAS also mentioned that the Center of Excellence for Air Mobility and Aviation Safety, College of Air Defence, and reinvigoration of the Air Power Centre of Excellence alongside the operationalisation of the National Aerospace Science and Technology Park has provided PAF the capability to stay abreast with the evolving challenges.

He emphasised the progress achieved by PAF in the emerging domains of Cyber and Space technologies to ensure an impregnable defence of the country, read the statement.

Posted by: Fred || 01/03/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


International-UN-NGOs
Israel confirms it'll defend itself from Gaza genocide claims in The Hague next week
[IsraelTimes] The first hearing at the International Court of Justice on the South African filing accusing Israel of perpetrating genocide against the Palestinians in the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza will take place next week, an Israeli official said on Tuesday.

A January 11 hearing will see South African representatives lay out their case against Israel, while Israel will present its defense against the charges on January 12.

A spokesperson for the ICJ said it could not immediately confirm those dates.

...Confirming that Israel would be sending representatives to the hearings, Levy said it was "tragic" that South Africa was "fighting pro bono for anti-Jewish racists," and said that "history will judge South Africa for abetting the modern heirs of the Nazis."
And maybe, just maybe History will get some help, from someone.
That would be awfully nice.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 01/03/2024 02:19 || Comments || Link || [29 views] Top|| File under: Hamas



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Two weeks of WOT
Wed 2024-01-03
  At least 103 killed in Iran 'terrorist attack' at event honoring Soleimani
Tue 2024-01-02
  Sky News: US and Houthi ships clash in the Red Sea
Mon 2024-01-01
  Israel said set to replace all Palestinian workers with tens of thousands of foreigners
Sun 2023-12-31
  Israeli forces push deeper into central and southern Gaza amid airstrikes
Sat 2023-12-30
  Attack in Syria maybe kills 11 senior Iranian military officers, injures top advisor to Damascus
Fri 2023-12-29
  Khan Younis hospital operating without 80% of staff
Thu 2023-12-28
  'Impossible to walk inside the hospital without stepping over patients': WHO
Wed 2023-12-27
  US troops hit three Kataib Hezbollah targets in Iraq
Tue 2023-12-26
  Hamas rejects two-state solution
Mon 2023-12-25
  Merry Christmas!
Sun 2023-12-24
  Safieddine: We're the ones who decide the fate of the South
Sat 2023-12-23
  IDF has reported the first confirmed case of a Hamas suicide bomber in Gaza
Fri 2023-12-22
  Israel orders evacuation of UNRWA facilities
Thu 2023-12-21
  IDF uncovers Hamas 'nerve center' below opulent Gaza neighborhood
Wed 2023-12-20
  60 anti-Israel protesters arrested inside the Capitol Rotunda


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