[Rudaw] Iranian authorities on Sunday arrested two individuals, including a government-affiliated "manager," in connection with the deadly explosion that rocked the country’s main commercial port late last month, state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
reported.
"Following the proven negligence of some relevant officials, the process of summoning, investigating, and detaining a number of suspects is underway. In this regard, a government manager and another from the private sector have been legally detained," Iran’s state-run TV cited the committee investigating the incident as stating.
The committee elaborated that "the process of summoning and conducting field investigations is in progress," adding that "determining the exact and final cause of the incident requires further expert investigations and precise technical and laboratory measures."
A massive blast occurred at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas on April 26, when a fuel tanker went kaboom!. The port, one of Iran’s most vital commercial hubs, handles roughly 70 million tons of goods annually and is located along the Strait of Hormuz, from which one-fifth of global oil output passes.
The state-run Iranian News Agency (IRNA) on Sunday quoted the southern Hormozgan Province’s chief justice as stating that the port explosion resulted in "57 confirmed deaths," revising the initial toll of 70.
Mojtaba Ghahremani further noted that "46 bodies have thus far been identified," adding that "some fatalities were mistakenly counted due to body fragments later determined to belong to the same individual."
The explosion also resulted in more than 1,000 injuries.
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Explosion at Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot
Is it explosion season already? It seems to me that usually those take place during summer in that part of the world, when hot temperatures are added to careless storage.
[Rudaw] Sweden’s prime minister on Saturday announced plans to offer €32,000 to refugees who voluntarily return to their home countries as part of Stockholm’s plans to reduce the number of refugees.
"We are basically copying the Danish model and significantly increasing the amount to make it easier for those who want to return to their home countries because, for whatever reason, they don’t feel they can find a good life in Sweden," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said.
The payment package to each refugee was €900 before Kristersson announced plans to increase it to €32,000 to incentivize a greater number of refugees to return.
He defended the pay bump by explaining that the previous amount was "not successful."
According to the Swedish Migration Agency, 70 refugees were offered €900 to leave in 2023, but only one accepted the offer.
Kristersson said that while many may not support raising the amount, refugees and immigrants colonists who cannot integrate into Swedish society may consider returning to their home countries with the decision.
The new initiative is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Sweden has large refugee communities from Syria, Iraq, and Somalia, according to the UN refugee agency. Restrictive immigration policies in recent years have led to a decrease in the number of asylum seekers and a shift in the country’s approach to migration.
[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Friday that a suspected "high-ranking" leader of 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) was arrested in an operation in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province.
The SDF, with US-led coalition support, "conducted a precise and targeted security operation ... targeting a high-ranking leader of the terrorist organization ISIS named Hamoud Abdullah al-Khatib, aka Abu Zakaria," the Kurdish-led force said in a statement.
It labeled him as the group’s so-called economic "emir" who "extorted money from civilians at gunpoint under the pretense of collecting ’zakat’ and threatening those who refused with death."
A large cache of weapons was also seized during the operation.
The jihadists have tried to take advantage of the changing security landscape in Syria after the fall of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Despoiler of Deraa... ’s regime to regroup and reorganize, particularly in the country’s vast central and eastern deserts.
The SDF played a key role in defeating ISIS in Syria and captured thousands of the group’s fighters and their kin. The Kurdish-led force operates alongside hundreds of US troops as part of the global coalition to defeat ISIS.
In mid-January, SDF chief Mazloum Abdi noted that 10,000 ISIS fighters are imprisoned in Syria, 2,000 of whom are considered "highly dangerous." He stressed the "need to intensify efforts to continue the fight against ISIS if we don’t want to see it make a comeback."
[Rudaw] A Ottoman Turkish soldier was killed in the Kurdistan Region on Saturday after stepping on a mine during an operation in northern Duhok province, the defense ministry announced.
In a statement, the ministry said that Onder Ozen "was injured as a result of stepping on a mine/IED during the search and sweep operations" and "was immediately taken to the hospital, where despite all interventions, he could not be saved."
The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund... and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been engaged in a decades-long armed conflict. Founded in 1978, the PKK initially struggled for an independent Kurdistan but now calls for increased political and cultural rights within Turkey.
Ankara and its Western allies consider the group a terrorist organization.
The incident occurred amid revived peace negotiations between both sides and the PKK’s unilateral ceasefire, aimed at resolving more than four decades of conflict that has claimed over 40,000 lives.
In late February, Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) relayed a landmark message by tossed in the slammer I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, in which he called on the PKK to disarm and disband.
The PKK responded to Ocalan’s message, expressing willingness to uphold his call and declaring a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey, while accusing Ankara of continuing attacks against its members. The group also requested a physical meeting with Ocalan as a precondition for the success of the grinding of the peace processor.
As part of its outreach, the DEM Party has been meeting with leaders across the Kurdistan Region to build support for the peace initiative.
According to a notice delivered by the IDF to Palestinian residents, the demolitions are being carried out for “clear security needs.”
This marks the first significant wave of home demolitions in the area as part of the ongoing IDF counter-terror operation in Tulkarm, which has been underway for three months. According to Palestinian media reports, some 25,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the two camps amid the operation.
While the military has previously operated in the refugee camps, demolitions on this scale have not occurred until now.
Roughly a month ago, the IDF demolished around 100 homes in the Jenin refugee camp, as part of the ongoing IDF operation there, also citing operational necessity.
According to the military, the suspects posted content encouraging further arson attacks and acts of terror, directly linking their calls to the recent blazes. One of the men, a resident of Nablus, allegedly voiced support for the killing of Jews. The other, from Tubas, reportedly praised Hamas and called for continued violence and arson.
Commandos of the Duvdevan unit operated in the Balata camp, near Nablus, following intelligence provided by the Shin Bet on the whereabouts of Omar Mustafa Abu Lail, the prominent terror operative.
During attempts to arrest Abu Lail, the IDF says he was shot and killed. The military says the soldiers also located a handgun in the operative’s vehicle. A second suspect was detained in the area.
According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Abu Lail, 39, was involved in several shooting attacks on troops in the Nablus area, along with transferring weapons to other operatives in Nablus and Jenin, and providing shelter for wanted Palestinians.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry says it was notified by Israeli authorities of Abu Lail’s death, indicating his body is being held by the IDF.
[IsrelTimes] Ziv Medical Center in Safed says that 21 wounded Syrians, with varying degrees of injury, have been treated at the hospital since Thursday, including two women in advanced stages of pregnancy and an 8-year-old girl with a head injury.
Six patients have since been discharged and returned to Syria after receiving treatment, and 15 patients remain hospitalized.
The hospital says that 12 of the wounded are men with gunshot and shrapnel injuries to various parts of their bodies. They are in stable condition and are being hospitalized in the surgical and orthopedic departments.
At the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, a 37-year-old Druze man from a village in Syria was brought in on Friday night in moderate condition, after being injured during an attempt to escape violence by jumping from a height of 12 meters.
The injured man is being hospitalized in the Spinal Surgery Unit and is expected to undergo spinal surgery in the coming hours.
[IsraelTimes] A Syrian Druze man, 37, who was evacuated from Syria, says his back was injured when he jumped from a height of 12 meters to escape violence.
“It’s a full circle for me to be in the hospital in Israel. My grandfather grew up here, and I have family in Rameh,” he tells the Ynet news site, referencing the northern Arab town.
[IsraelTimes] The Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... ese army spokesperson says that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military airbase and other facilities in the vicinity of Port Sudan Airport, the first time RSF attacks have reached the eastern port city.
An army front man, Nabil Abdullah, says the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched several "suicide drones" at the coastal city, targeting the airport as well as "a goods warehouse and some civilian facilities in the city of Port Sudan" and causing no injuries but "limited damage."
[IsraelTimes] A Beersheba court sentences three men to three and a half years in prison for plotting a series of terror attacks in Israel — including a plan to assassinate National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir with a rocket-propelled grenade.
Last April, the Shin Bet security agency announced that it had foiled plans by a cell of Arab Israelis and West Bank Paleostinians to carry out terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank, including assassinating Ben Gvir.
According to the Shin Bet, the cell planned attacks against IDF bases and other sensitive sites, including Ben Gurion Airport and the government complex in Jerusalem.
The men, two from the Bedouin city of Rahat in the northern Negev and one from the West Bank, received lighter sentences after reaching a plea bargain in which the charges against them were downgraded from "conspiracy to aid the enemy" to "disclosure of a decision to betray."
Following the sentencing, Ben Gvir decries the plea agreement as a "disgrace" and accuses the state prosecutor of "endangering him and all the ministers of the government of Israel."
Ben Gvir asserts that such a move "sends a message encouraging terrorism: Continue to try to carry out liquidations and damage symbols of government — and you will get away with it cheaply."
"The absurdity is doubly serious when you realize that no one bothered to talk to me before the [plea] agreement, and did not accept my position — contrary to the law. This is not harm to me personally, but to the entire country," Ben Gvir says in a statement.
[IsraelTimes] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a lack of Qatari cooperation in hostage-ceasefire negotiations is what led to the latest hostage deal falling apart, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
“We are pressing Hamas to [release the hostages] with the support of our friends,” Netanyahu says in a PMO readout from his meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, adding that, “We are asking others to put pressure not only on Hamas but also on Qatar, which has decisive influence over Hamas — an influence that is not always exercised but could be.
“In fact, we had a hostage deal that was about to materialize, one that would have freed almost half of the hostages, with Egypt’s help, but it did not happen. Qatari cooperation…. is what could have brought this deal to fruition,” the premier continues, saying: “That’s what we expect to see: the support of our friends and pressure from those who are in a position to influence Hamas.”
[IsraelTimes] Palestinian news outlet Safa reports that Hamas’s interior ministry has reestablished a unit called the “Executive Force,” aimed at restoring order in the Gaza Strip.
The force originally operated in 2006, during the period when Hamas was part of the Palestinian Authority government, and functioned under PA security structures.
Following Hamas’s takeover of Gaza in 2007, the Palestinian Authority declared the force illegal, and Hamas later dismantled it.
According to the report, approximately 5,000 Hamas operatives have now been integrated into the newly reestablished force, which is tasked with “restoring order and stability and acting against gangs of thieves and collaborators with Israel.”
While Hamas has not officially confirmed the report, a news outlet affiliated with the organization republishes the Safa article.
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According to the report, approximately 5,000 Hamas operatives1000 gunnies250 goons 3 guys with Red Ryder BB guns have now been integrated into the newly reestablished force, which is tasked with “restoring order and stability and acting against gangs of thieves and collaborators with Israel.”
Note that the information is anonymously sourced, dear Reader, so who knows how true it is?
[IsraelTimes] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been telling associates privately that he is frustrated with US President Donald Trump’s Middle East policies, according to the Israel Hayom daily.
Netanyahu has expressed that Trump says the right things on Syria and Iran in bilateral meetings, the report says, but his actions are another matter.
Netanyahu has been concerned with Trump’s support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to deepen his hold on Syria, Israel Hayom says, though he simultaneously gives Israel permission to operate where it chooses in the country.
During their hastily arranged meeting in Washington in April, Trump praised Erdogan as Netanyahu sat silently next to him in the Oval Office. Erdogan is a leading critic of Israel, and even prayed for Israel’s demise in a visit to a mosque during Ramadan.
Netanyahu has also been worried by Trump’s decision to open nuclear talks with Iran — announced in the same White House meeting — and concessions supposedly made by the Trump administration with little in return.
According to Israel Hayom, Netanyahu is also frustrated with former US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz being removed from his position.
According to the Washington Post, Trump was angered by Waltz’s hawkish position on Iran and coordination with Netanyahu on military options to destroy Tehran’s nuclear program, contributing to his dismissal last week.
The Prime Minister’s Office responds to the report by stressing that “in their conversation days ago, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump agreed that the supreme goal is the dismantling of Iran’s ability to achieve a nuclear weapon.”
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To my untrained eyes - I looked like Trump was trying to recycle Obama's Delayed Path to Nuclearization and to rebrand it as MAGA until Iran walked out of the talks this weekend, postponed the diplomats will say.
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^ Careful now, you're talking about the most beautiful, beloved Byzantine empress in the whole history of these United States! [pix of mosaic splendor aboard new jet] And seriously, who doesn't love Israel?
[IsraelTimes] 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 Iran-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... rebels blame the US for around 10 strikes in and around the capital Sanaa overnight.
The Houthi-run Saba news agency says the strikes included two targeting Arbaeen Street in the capital as well as one on the airport road, blaming them on "American aggression."
The rebels’ health ministry says 14 people were maimed in the Sawan neighborhood, according to Saba.
The strikes came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and to act against "their patron" Iran, hours after the rebel group struck Ben Gurion Airport with a ballistic missile.
[IsraelTimes] State TV shows ‘Qassem Basir’ projectile, with defense minister claiming it can easily bypass anti-ballistic defense systems.
Real or the usual Iranian vapourware?
Iran’s defense ministry unveiled the country’s latest solid-fueled ballistic missile on Sunday, state TV reported, against a backdrop of threats from the United States over its nuclear program as the countries also hold negotiations for a deal to curb it.
TV showed the “Qassem Basir” ballistic missile during an interview with Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh. He said it includes improvements in both guidance and maneuverability to overcome layers of defense and easily bypass anti-ballistic defense systems.
The missile was most recently tested on April 17.
TV described the missile as having at least a 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) range. It also said the missile can identify and strike a designated target among multiple ones without GPS guidance and with pinpoint accuracy.
[IsraelTimes] Protesters, seeking reversal of 2020 normalization agreement, call on port officials to block ships carrying military cargo to Israel, but fail to stop F-35 parts passing through
More than a year of protests over Morocco’s decision to normalize ties with Israel has emboldened activists and widened a gap between the decisions of the government and the sentiments of the governed. The fury has spilled into the country’s strategic ports.
Amid shipping cranes and stacked containers, 34-year-old agricultural engineer Ismail Lghazaoui marched recently through a sea of Paleostinian flags and joined protesters carrying signs that read "Reject the ship," in reference to a vessel transporting fighter jet components from Houston
...a city in Texas, named after Sam Houston, who would drop deader than he is now if he could see how it turned out... , Texas.
Activists are urging Moroccan port officials to try to block ships carrying military cargo to Israel, much like Spain did last year.
Protests often target Danish shipping company Maersk, which helps transport components used to make Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as part of the US Defense Department’s Security Cooperative Participant Program that facilitates weapons sales to allies including Israel.
A similar boycott campaign landed Lghazaoui in prison last year, but that didn’t deter him from turning out again for resurgent protests last month, after his release. Lghazaoui is one of more than a dozen activists pursued by Moroccan authorities for criticizing the government’s ties with Israel.
During a rally in November in Casablanca where Lghazaoui spoke, plainclothes officers beat him and others to prevent them from advancing toward the US Consulate, he said.
He later posted about Maersk on social media and was arrested and charged with incitement. Originally sentenced to a year, he served two months in prison and two on parole after the term was reduced.
"They try to silence people," Lghazaoui told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. "They were using me to dissuade people or to push people away from what they were doing."
A PUSH TO TOPPLE ’NORMALIZATION’
Morocco is one of four Arab states that normalized ties with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords brokered in 2020 during US President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... ’s first term.
The deal delivered something Moroccan diplomats had chased for years: US support for Morocco’s claims over the disputed Western Sahara. But its cost — growing public resentment toward normalization — has ballooned since October 7, 2023, when the Hamas ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... terror group’s assault on southern Israel, in which invaders killed some 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, sparked the ongoing war 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 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... "I’ve rarely seen such a chasm between public opinion and the monarchy. What the power elites are doing goes completely against what the Moroccan people want," said Aboubakr Jamai, dean of the Madrid Center at the American College of the Mediterranean.
Tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Morocco since the war began. While largely made up of families, students, Islamists, leftists and union members, the protests have also drawn more radical voices. Some have burned Israeli flags or chanted against royal adviser André Azoulay, a Jewish Moroccan.
Clad in riot gear, security forces have stood by and watched as protesters denounce "normalization" and Morocco’s expanding trade and military ties with Israel.
But authorities have shown that their tolerance for dissent only goes so far.
Morocco’s constitution generally allows for freedom of expression, although it is illegal to criticize the monarchy or King Mohammed VI and those who do can face prosecution. Throughout the war, activists who have implicated the monarchy on social media or protested businesses targeted by boycotts due to their operations in Israel have received prison sentences.
The constraints mirror Egypt and Jordan, which like Morocco have publicly sympathized with the Paleostinians, maintained ties with Israel and imprisoned activists who direct their ire toward the government.
However,
a hangover is the wrath of grapes... unlike in those countries, the arrests in Morocco have done little to quell public anger or activists’ demands.
A HARBOR DRAWS HEAT
In recent weeks, protesters have set their sights on a new target: the country’s strategic ports and the companies using them to move military cargo. Activists and port workers recently demanded that two vessels crossing the Atlantic carrying fighter jet parts that they suspected would end up in Israel be blocked from docking in Morocco.
Port protests gained momentum last month when Morocco’s largest labor union backed the call to block the two ships, and dozens of religious scholars and preachers, many affiliated with the anti-monarchy Islamist movement Al Adl wal Ihsan, issued an edict with a similar message.
While not officially allowed to participate in politics, Al Adl wal Ihsan has mobilized large crowds and helped lead anti-Israel activism throughout the Israel-Hamas war, drawing in young people who feel official parties don’t speak to them. On a recent Friday, the group said Moroccans took part in 110 demonstrations across 66 cities in support of Paleostinians in Gaza.
Both Al Adl wal Ihsan and union members marched portside in Tangier and Casablanca, where the vessels eventually docked April 20.
In a statement, Maersk acknowledged that ships that passed through the two Moroccan ports carried parts used in the fighter jet. But it denied activists’ claims of directly shipping weapons to conflict zones, stating that they require end-use certificates to verify the final destination of military cargo.
A port official in Tangier who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak on the matter said that while cargo docked and unloaded in Morocco undergoes examination, ships docking en route to other destinations do not.
The Israeli military did not respond to questions about the shipments. F-35s are typically assembled in the United States, using components sourced throughout the world, including outer wings and display systems manufactured in Israel.
Morocco’s Foreign Ministry did not respond to questions about normalization or its port policies, though diplomats have previously argued that relations with Israel allow them to press for a two-state solution and facilitate aid delivery to Gaza.
DOMESTIC FAULT LINES EXPOSED
Some observers in Morocco have questioned whether the focus on Gaza has diverted attention from pressing domestic struggles. Voices from Moroccan nationalist circles on social media have instead highlighted the marginalization of the Indigenous Amazigh population and the dispute over Western Sahara, which they argue are more central to national identity and illusory sovereignty.
For others, the prolonged war has prompted clear shifts. The Islamist Justice and Development Party, which once backed normalization with Israel while in power, recently invited senior Hamas officials to its congress in Rabat. However,
a hangover is the wrath of grapes... the officials were unable to obtain visas to enter Morocco.
"Paleostine will remain our primary cause," said Abdelilah Benkirane, a former prime minister and general secretary of the Justice and Development Party.
[IsraelTimes] Opposition Leader Yair Lapid hits out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not publicly declaring in English what Israel’s “five necessary basic conditions” are for a nuclear deal between the United States and Iran, amid the ongoing negotiations between the sides.
In a social media post, Lapid lists the conditions as “‘absolutely no’ uranium enrichment, removing all enriched material from Iran, destroying centrifuges, disassembling the ballistic missile program, and close and unrestricted supervision.”
[IsraelTimes] ‘We will strike with an iron fist all these renegades,’ says terror group, accusing Israel of collaborating with armed gangs to undermine its control over food supplies
Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... executed a number of alleged looters after several incidents in which heavily armed gangs attacked food stores and community kitchens in 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 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 this week, sources close to the Paleostinian terror group said over the weekend.
Hamas officials have accused some of the looters of working in collaboration with Israel, which has sealed off aid from entering Gaza for the past two months, arguing that much of it was being stolen by Hamas. Israel has not commented on the allegation.
In one incident, the Hamas-run interior ministry said a police officer was killed and others were maimed when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a police unit chasing criminals in Gaza City.
"We will strike with an iron fist all these renegades, and we will take the necessary measures to deter them, no matter the cost, and we will not allow them to continue terrorizing citizens, threatening their lives and stealing their property," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday, referring to the alleged looters.
Ismail al-Thawabta, director of Gaza’s Hamas-run government media office, said some of the looters acted under a clan umbrella and others acted as organized groups, some of which he said received direct support from Israel.
He said a number of "revolutionary execution rulings" had been carried out against "several top criminals" proven to have been involved in looting.
Some Gaza residents and Paleostinian media said Hamas’s armed wing imposed curfews starting at 9 p.m. to restrict the movement of civilians and to chase alleged looters.
GANGS TAKE MONEY, PHONES
"Those gangs, some of them armed, have terrorized people, not only stealing food, but stopping some people on the roads and taking away their money and phones," said Ahmed, from Gaza City, who asked that his full name not be used.
"They aid the occupation in starving us; they must be dealt with as collaborators," he told Rooters via a chat app.
SAFA news agency, close to Hamas, said the interior ministry has formed a new 5,000-member force tasked with confronting looters and armed gangs. However,
there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... local police forces have been hampered by attacks from Israeli drones against any armed Paleostinians they identify.
Hamas deployed thousands of police and security forces across Gaza after a ceasefire took effect in January, but its armed presence shrank sharply since Israel resumed large-scale attacks in March.
Over 2,300 Paleostinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed hostilities there on March 18, out of more than 52,400 killed since the war there was sparked by the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry.
The figures cannot be independently verified, and do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. Israel says it has killed some 20,000 combatants in battle as of January, and another 1,600 bully boyz inside Israel during the Hamas onslaught.
The Hamas-led attack saw thousands of bully boyz storm southern Israel to kill some 1,200 people and take 251 hostages. Fifty-nine hostages remain in Gaza, including the body of a soldier killed fighting in the 2014 war there.
SURGE IN AID LOOTING
Meanwhile Saturday, locals and aid workers said that gangs and others have been looting warehouses of supplies in northern Gazoo as desperation spikes after more than two months of Israel’s blockade of the territory.
Unidentified people, both armed and unarmed, have been looting UN and aid groups’ warehouses, as well as bakeries and shops since Wednesday, according to witnesses, organizations in Gaza, and messages that were circulated among security officials for aid groups and were seen by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named.
Since the beginning of March, Israel has cut off Gaza from all imports, leading to what is believed to be the most severe shortage of food, medicine, and other supplies in nearly 19 months of war with Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... . Israel says the goal of its blockade is to pressure Hamas to free the remaining 59 hostages of the 251 taken during the terror group’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which killed some 1,200 people and started the war.
Israel has proposed having all aid sent through a single crossing in southern Gaza and using the military or private security contractors to deliver it to these hubs, according to the documents shared with AP and aid workers familiar with the discussions. The distribution hubs would all be south of the Netzarim Corridor that isolates northern Gaza from the rest of the territory, the documents say.
Officials from the UN and aid groups say the proposals that Israel has floated are untenable. These officials say they would allow military and political objectives to impede humanitarian goals, put restrictions on who is eligible to give and receive aid, and could force large numbers of Paleostinians to move, which would violate international law.
Aid groups have said Gaza’s civilian population is facing starvation, and there is concern that the desperation could lead to a breakdown of law and order. Although there has been looting by armed gangs throughout the war, aid workers say this week’s looting marks an escalation, as it was less organized and reached urban areas.
CURFEW IS ENFORCED
Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry said Saturday that over the past two days, it had killed six suspects and maimed 13 others over looting activities. The ministry also enforced a curfew starting Friday along some of Gaza City’s main streets.
The al-Najjar family, one of Gaza City’s most prominent, condemned the pillaging and called for respect and the protection of public and private property. "We categorically reject the chaos that harms the interests of the nation and its citizens," it said in a statement.
In Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza, desperate families pushed and shoved at food distribution sites to reach steaming vats of soup.
"We are eight people. I need to provide them with a bite of food," Faten al-Sabbagh. "I wish I can find even bread, but there is nothing and we are unable to. The prices are high and there are no salaries."
The top UN court on Friday wrapped a week of hearings on what Israel must do to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Paleostinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israeli strikes on Gaza continued overnight Friday, leaving at least 17 people dead, including children, in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to hospital records.
Among the dead were 11 people from the same family, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies. Another strike killed two newly married couples, one of their families said.
An unknown amount of Iranian surface to air missiles are CONFIRMED to be snuck in though our southern border under Joe Biden and are in the United States right now
Intelligence officer Sam Shoemate “We had some confirmed reporting through 2 solid sources — one south of the… pic.twitter.com/Fokz1a3KWy
…2 solid sources — one south of the border and then one from an element within our own government that confirmed independently of each other that Iranian made MANPADS, so surface to air missiles had come across the border.
We had the location and everything else. Well, we got this to Secret Service. We did the whole gamut and got everything pushed to them, and that's why Trump was pushing a lot of this stuff out when he was because we had told the Secret Service and they had the reporting and everything else. We have not, to my knowledge, have not recovered those MANPADS.
But what I do know we have done is we have apprehended the couriers on a second run of theirs and local law enforcement got together with federal law enforcement and rolled up the safe house. And we have since identified what that issue was on the border.”
“So we now have Iranian missiles. Who knows how many inside The United States”
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It seems to me this is not the first time we’ve heard such a tale since 9/11, along with reports of discarded IRGC uniforms and Iranian and other interesting passports found in our border regions. Or am I confusing remembrance with speculation?
[FoxNews] 'She is so afraid of the cartels that she can’t even think straight,' Trump said
President Donald Trump claimed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is afraid of the cartels after she rejected his offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help fight against cartels because she is afraid of them.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he floated the idea of sending American troops to deal with the Mexican cartels facilitating drug trafficking, and criticized Sheinbaum for refusing his offer.
"She's so afraid of the cartels she can’t walk … And I think she’s a lovely woman. The president of Mexico is a lovely woman, but she is so afraid of the cartels that she can’t even think straight," Trump said.
His reaction came after Sheinbaum confirmed that Trump pressured her in a call last month to allow the U.S. military to play a larger role in tackling drug cartels in Mexico.
Sheinbaum said she told Trump at the time that Mexico would "never accept" a U.S. military presence.
"No, President Trump, our territory is inalienable, sovereignty is inalienable," Sheinbaum claimed to have said. "We can collaborate. We can work together, but with you in your territory and us in ours. We can share information, but we will never accept the presence of the United States Army on our territory."
There has been a larger American military presence at the U.S.-Mexico border after Trump issued an order in January to increase the army’s role in slowing the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S.
[NYP] President Trump called on his administration to reopen and expand Alcatraz so authorities could send the "dregs of society" to the notorious California prison more than six decades after it closed.
The commander in chief announced Sunday that he was directing the Bureau of Prisons and other federal agencies to get the massive island facility off the San Francisco bay — which has long been the lore of Hollywood — back up and running again to lock away homegrown, repeat criminals.
"For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering," he wrote on Truth Social.
"When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm.
“That’s the way it’s supposed to be. No longer will we tolerate these Serial Offenders who spread filth, bloodshed, and mayhem on our streets.”
Trump, 78, also said the “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” prison would “serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE.”
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Sadly, not very possible - the facilities were in rough shape sixty years ago when it was closed, and only enough maintenance has been done to keep the tourists safe. It might be cheaper to build a new ADX facility.
On the other hand...the sound of liberals screaming isn't a bad way to start a Monday morning.
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#1 ^ Is correct.
Don't waste the Taxpayer $$$$ on anything located in California as a solution.
Would have suggested some distant locations, like Kure Atoll,
Attu Station, or Johnson Atoll. But! Logistics and costs become prohibitive.
So, how about something near 30 South Capitol Street SE,
Washington, D.C.?
So the (LSD's) can see their Open Borders agenda results. Plus given the crime rate of the area it would have little
adverse effect on the general area.
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Johnson Atoll. But! Logistics and costs become prohibitive.
"In 2025, it was announced as a planned location for the Air Force Research Laboratory to test delivering cargo by reusable rocket under the Air Force's Rocket Cargo program. The program's intent is to support the delivery of military cargo anywhere in the world within hours. The Air Force will build two landing pads supporting up to ten reentry vehicle landings per year over a four year period."
There will be a need for payload re-entry testing.
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Nah, they can raze the buildings to the ground, they only need room for the lifts, slides into the giant woodchipper and the garbage chute. Nothing says we have to store them in the original shape. Blue barrels are fine holding containers after their trip through Mr. Chippy.
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It’s a troll. If Trump did decide to reopen it, he would get it done on-time and under budget. His aim would be to contrast with the CA high speed rail project. It would be the troll to end all trolls. That said, adding prison capacity in Nevada would be cheaper. The place is like the surface of the moon, but there would be no need for a daily sewage barge.
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[IsraelTimes] US made deal with Israel under Biden, report says, as Russia fires missiles, drones at Ukrainian cities several times a week; Israeli Air Force decommissioned Patriots last year.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the State Department has approved a deal with Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start... that includes AIM-120C-8 medium-range air-to-air missiles and logistical and program support worth $3.5 billion.
The agency explained that Saudi Arabia requested a thousand missiles and 50 guidance units, confirming that the deal supports the goals of national security and American foreign policy.
RTX Corp will be the main contractor. Despite the approval, neither the contract nor the negotiations have concluded.
US President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, followed by 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... and the UAE, from May 13 to 16, his first foreign trip of his second term.
The United States is preparing to provide Saudi Arabia with an arms package worth more than $100 billion during President Donald Trump's visit to the Kingdom this month.
Saudi Arabia has requested 1,000 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, 50 guidance units for these missiles, and other equipment, including spare parts, missile containers, and logistical support services.
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How many US contract mechs and operators are included?
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Hezbollah strongly condemned the latest Israeli aggression targeting Syria, denouncing it as a blatant violation of Syrian illusory sovereignty carried out under false pretexts to advance expansionist and divisive ...politicians call things divisive when when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive, they're principled... schemes.
In an official statement issued on Saturday, Hezbollah described the attack as ''a clear attempt to undermine Syria's stability and weaken its national capabilities,'' linking it to Israel's ongoing aggressions against Leb ...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration.... and 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 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.
Hezbollah reaffirmed its firm stance on preserving Syria's unity and illusory sovereignty as an independent state, expressing confidence that ''the honorable people of Syria will stand as a solid barrier against such malicious plots.''
The statement concluded by calling on the international community—particularly Arab nations—to take urgent and decisive action to halt these repeated attacks that threaten the region's illusory sovereignty, stability, and security.
[NYPOST] Nearly 2,000 residents packed a weekend town hall on Long Island with Dem Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin ...hanky-headed Congressman-for-life from Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016. Raskin co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus, which pushes (and defines) reason and science. In 2017 the newly-elected Raskin and several other members of the House objected to the certification of the 2016 presidential election because of (muh!) Russia. He was the lead impeachment manager for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump. Raskin was one of seven Democrats appointed to pack the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Before his election to Congress he was just another lefty law professor.... — a rare in-person political forum in a deep-red county where GOPers have been avoiding such events.
The massive turnout was so high that an overflow center was needed for the main site, the Patchogue Theater — and highlighted the growing frustration of Suffolk County residents who say they've been left in the dark by their Republican reps.
''My friends, we are being governed by morons,'' Raskin, a constitutional lawyer, told the crowd. ''But the more difficult the struggle, the more glorious the victory.
''I know I'm not your first choice — it would have been better to have your own representatives here,'' Raskin added, referring to local GOP Reps. Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino.
Republican pols have been dodging local public town halls in favor of tightly controlled teleconferences or private events after several heated meetings in recent months.
Raskin, who sits on key House committees, told the attendees that if Republican politicians won't host in-person events, he'll gladly travel to their districts and speak further with their constituents himself.
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1. Liberals lie.
2. Liberals lie about lying.
3. Who says they are all from this district?
4. Liberals are known to "Pay for Play" and stack gatherings with paid actors courtesy of Soros et. al.
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"Governed by morons." So Raskin does have a mirror.
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If the cell data is checked, the phones will cross to folks that have been to 5 or more Dem rallies. Raskin does not have a national following. This is the type of activity that someone like AOC might do to grow her base in preps for a presidential run. Raskin is not a viable presidential candidate. This is just astroturfing.
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[Regnum] The death toll from the earthquake in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, has reached 86 people. This was reported on May 4 on the website of the Thai public broadcasting service Thai PBS.
According to updated information, the search for another 14 people continues; they are listed as missing.
The identification procedure has been completed for 63 of the deceased. It has been established that 46 people were Thai citizens. Another 15 were citizens of Myanmar, one was from Cambodia and one was from Laos.
A powerful earthquake, accompanied by tremors with a magnitude of 7.7 to 7.9, occurred in Myanmar on March 28. Aftershocks were felt in several neighboring countries, including China and Thailand. In Bangkok, a 30-story building under construction of the Auditor General's Office collapsed. Its rubble is still being cleared.
[NYPOST] A former State Department budget analyst has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $650,000 from the agency over a two-year span, according to the US Attorney's Office in Washington, DC.
Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, of Maryland, admitted to abusing her signature authority over a State Department checking account between March 2022 and April 2024 in her capacity as a senior budget analyst in the department's Office of the Chief of Protocol.
She wrote 60 checks to herself and three checks to someone else she had a personal relationship with, prosecutors said.
She printed and signed each check before depositing all 63 checks into her personal bank accounts.
The checks totaled $657,347.50, according to prosecutors.
Ferrer, also known as Levita Brezovic, attempted to hide the scheme through the use of a Quickbooks account.
She would enter her name as the payee on checks in Quickbooks and print them, prosecutors said.
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Given the simplicity of the steal, it has to make a person wonder...
What other $$$$ stealing schemes are or were in play, given all the Congressional Reps and staff that become Multi-Millionaires while the Biden Regime/Coup ruled the USA?
Is the reason, we are only seeing even a few low level arrests . Is it TRUMP's way of reminding them, that He/DOGE/DOJ have Info on bigger names, and to leave him alone while he M.A.G.A.?
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Most crooks in her position would at least have the decency to create a fictitious payee for the checks. (Her initials plus something, e.g., "LAF Industries, Inc.", would be customary.) The fact that she used her own name says something about how good she thought the State Department's internal controls were.
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[Regnum] Brazilian police reported that they had prevented a terrorist attack at a concert by American singer Lady Gaga inRio de Janeiro. About 2 million people attended the event, and the detainees were planning to carry out an explosion.
The state police website notes that the crime was planned by a group that recruited people, mostly teenagers, to carry out attacks. At a Gaga concert, the attackers were supposed to detonate a homemade explosive device and throw several Molotov cocktails.
Brazilian law enforcement officials note that the criminals intended to commit terror against minors and members of the LGBT community (the LGBT movement is recognized as extremist in Russia and is banned). At the same time, the perpetrators saw their ultimate goal as gaining fame on social networks.
The leader of the group and the teenager who was preparing the attack at the concert have been detained. According to the police, searches in this case were carried out in different cities of the country.
[NAHARNET] In his latest meeting with the ambassadors of the five-nation group for Leb ...The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else?... , Speaker Nabih Knobby Berri
...perennial Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, head of the Amal Shiite party aligned with Hezbollah, a not very subtle sock puppet of the Medes and Persians... asked U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson and French Ambassador Herve Magro about their countries' pledges regarding the ceasefire in Lebanon, reiterating that ''Hezbollah has committed to the agreement while Israel is carrying out with its attacks,'' a media report said.
''Johnson responded that Washington would carry out the necessary contacts, prompting Berri to tell her, 'Don't embarrass us any further,''' An-Nahar newspaper reported on Friday.
''Israel must first withdraw from the five points and residents cannot be prevented from heading to these sites to work on liberating them as long as they have not returned to their towns, especially the border towns,'' Berri reportedly added.
Civilians engaging in combat are combatants and can be treated as such.
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[NYPOST] New prison documents show that Tyree Smith, who has been dubbed the ''Connecticut Cannibal,'' exhibited violent mostly peaceful behavior behind bars and was a ''serious threat to life'' in prison before he was granted release, according to a news report.
Smith confessed to the 2011 killing of a homeless man, Angel Gonzalez, in Connecticut, and he admitted to eating the victim's body parts in a cemetery.
In 2013, a three-judge panel found Smith not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of Gonzalez.
However,
if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... he was committed to Connecticut Valley Hospital for 60 years. 2013 was not sixty years ago.
Smith was granted a conditional release by the Nutmeg State's Psychiatric Security Review Board in February 2025, which allows him to leave Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown. "Just let him go. That way none of us will get killed and eaten!" However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by... Smith will remain under supervision and will continue to receive mental health services, according to WTNH.
For months, Smith has been staying full-time at a community facility with strict conditions, treatment and around-the-clock supervision, CBS News reported after the release from the hospital was granted.
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I don’t think that he is the answer to our homeless crisis that we have looking for.
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But Mr Hose, what would you do with these Dem voters?
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He's "too dangerous" in there, so of course they shove him out here with the rest of us.
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"Stand up yah voracious man-eatin' sonofabitch and receive yir sintince. When yah came to Hinsdale County, there was siven Dimmycrats. But you, yah et five of 'em, goddam yah. I sintince yah t' be hanged by th' neck ontil yer dead, dead, dead, as a warnin' ag'in reducin' th' Dimmycratic populayshun of this county. Packer, you Republican cannibal, I would sintince ya ta hell but the statutes forbid it." - the life and times of Alfred Packer
Fires and explosions erupting in various locations throughout Iran. The Islamic Republic is weak. They are hated. This is likely a prelude to something. Me thinks the IRGC is about to enter the “find out” portion of the FAFO equation. pic.twitter.com/MMybHXSvIA
On Sunday, a series of explosions were reported in Iran, with videos circulating on social media of purported blasts and fires in the Iranian cities of Mashhad and Qom.
Some of the reports said the blast in Mashhad occurred at a factory.
It is unclear what caused the earth-shattering kabooms.
These reported blasts came just a week after a massive explosion occurred at the Shahid Rajaee port near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, which was reportedly caused by a chemical component needed for solid fuel for ballistic missiles — something denied by authorities though they’ve not explained the source of the power that caused such destruction. Last week’s explosion killed at least 70 people and injured more than 1,000, authorities said.
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[NAHARNET] The army on Friday announced the arrest of two men who assaulted the imam of the mosque of the Mt. Leb ...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... town of Chbaniyeh in an incident apparently related to the sectarian violence between Druze and Sunnis in neighboring Syria.
An army statement said the two Lebanese citizens had assaulted the Sunni Moslemholy man in the Baabda district town of Baalshmay. Media reports identified the holy man as Sheikh Hussein Hamza, adding that he was with his family members during the incident.
In the statement, the army urged citizens to ''show responsibility and not be dragged into acts that might harm civil peace during the critical period that our country is going through.''
The religious council of Lebanon's Druze community had earlier strongly condemned the incident, saying the perpetrators ''insulted Mount Lebanon, its residents and its ethical, social and religious values before anything else.''
It also said that it does not cover any security violator regardless of their motives.
The council ''reiterates what it had announced at the beginning of the incidents in Syria, that it rejects any outlawed practices, whether through the blocking of roads or through attacking any of the sons of the dear Sunni community, with whom we have tight relations and coexistence,'' it added, while also refusing any harm against Syrian refugees.
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Not actually, no. Disarmaments happen after the party of the second part has been defeated, and has no choice. When the party of the second part does not disarm, the war inevitably resumes. In this case, the Lebanese Army is disarming Hezbollah to forestall Israel turning malign attention in their direction as an ally of Hezbollah.
[NAHARNET] President Joseph Aoun has stressed that the Lebanese Army is doing a ''mighty job'' and that its operations are still ongoing in the area south of the Litani River, despite the ''geographic challenges and limited capabilities.''
In a meeting with the editors-in-chief of Emirati newspapers on the sidelines of his visit to the UAE, Aoun added that the army is now focusing on ''defusing the war possibility in the South Litani area.''
''The decision of limiting arms to the hands of the state has been taken, through dialogue over concerns, not through force that leads to civil war,'' the president said.
He added that he will not accept a civil war in the country under any circumstances.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Ministry of Health 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 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... announced on Saturday that 77 people were killed and 275 others were maimed in the past 48 hours as a result of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
In its daily statistical report, the ministry said that the casualties reported since the onset of the ongoing genocide have risen to 52,495 deaders and 118,366 maimed since October 7, 2023.
It noted that the number of deaders and maimed since the occupation resumed its genocide in the Gaza Strip on March 18 has risen to 2,396 deaders and 6,325 maimed, bringing the total number of victims in the past 18 months to 170,861 deaders and maimed.
The ministry also noted that a number of victims remain under the rubble of destroyed houses and on roads as the ambulance crews and civil defense teams cannot reach them.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says it struck over 100 targets in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.
The targets hit by Israeli Air Force aircraft included cells of operatives, tunnel infrastructure, and buildings used by terror groups, the military says.
The strikes come as ground troops continue to operate across the Strip.
In northern Gaza, the IDF says the 252nd Division located a cache of weapons and killed several operatives; in southern Gaza’s Morag Corridor, the 36th Division located additional weapons and killed operatives by directing airstrikes; and in Rafah, the Gaza Division destroyed dozens of “terror infrastructures” and killed several operatives.
Hamas-run authorities said dozens were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Friday and Saturday. The numbers cannot be verified and do not differentiate between combatants and civilians.
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[NYPOST] The Department of Justice has reached a preliminary settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran and Trump supporter who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer at the January 6, 2021 riot.
Lawyers from Trump's DOJ and Babbitt's estate informed a DC federal judge Friday that an agreement has been reached in principle in the $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2024. Her murderer's head on a plate would be a nice gesture, the one who got an award for the atrocity...
Robert Sticht, the Babbitt family lawyer, said a formal settlement agreement is expected to be signed within the next three weeks, according to ABC News.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Warsaw's policy of destroying the memory of Soviet-Polish cooperation may have negative consequences, writes the Myśl Polska newspaper.
“Poland owes its liberation from German occupation to the Soviet Union, which became the greatest tragedy of the Polish people in history,” the publication writes. It also owed the massacre of its officers' corps to the Soviet Union, back when it was allied with Germany.
As the author of the publication recalled, during the years of the Polish People's Republic (PNR), cities were restored, industry, agriculture and culture developed. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers died for the liberation of Poland, the publication recalls.
At the same time, the newspaper notes, monuments are being torn down in Poland under the slogan of decommunization, despite the lack of public support for such measures. The publication warns that Warsaw's ingratitude and worsening relations with Moscow could deprive Poland of Russia's support in the event of a strengthening of Ukrainian or German nationalism.
“Can we count on Russia’s help given such a far-reaching deterioration in relations, despite the signing of the Treaty of Friendship?” the newspaper’s columnist asked rhetorically.
The Soviet Union played a key role in liberating Poland from Nazi occupation during World War II. In 1944–45, the Red Army carried out a series of major offensives, including the Vistula–Oder Offensive, liberating Polish territory from German forces. Historians estimate that more than 600,000 Soviet soldiers died fighting for Poland, highlighting the enormous price paid for its liberation.
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[REGNUM] In the last days of April 1945, the living classic of German literature Thomas Mann, a convinced anti-fascist and, since 1933, a political emigrant, wrote a letter containing the following words:
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[Korrespondent] The number of battles on the front has increased.
Russian troops are most active in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlovsk directions, where a total of 72 military clashes occurred.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces are taking measures to disrupt the actions of the Russian army, inflicting losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment. In total, 101 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report on Sunday, May 4.
In the Kharkov direction, the enemy once tried to advance in the area of Tikhyi. He carried out air strikes with guided bombs on the areas of Volchansk and Zakharovka.
The defense forces successfully stopped one attempt by the enemy to advance forward in the Kupyansk direction, towards Peschanoye; two combat clashes are still ongoing in the directions of Glushkovka and Novoosinove.
In the Liman direction, the enemy attacked 12 times in the areas of the settlements of Kopanki, Tverdokhlebovo, Kolodezi and in the direction of Zelenaya Dolina, Olgovka, Lipovoye, Redkodub. Currently, one combat clash is ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, since the beginning of the day, two military clashes have occurred in the directions of Grigoryevka and Verkhnekamenskoye. The defense forces successfully stopped both attempts by the occupiers to advance forward.
In the Kramatorsk direction, four combat clashes continue in the direction of Maiskoye, Belaya Gora and near Chasovy Yar. The Defense Forces successfully stopped one assault by the invaders.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Toretsk, Druzhba and in the direction of Dilievka, making seven attempts to improve their position. Four combat clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have made 42 attempts to displace our defenders from their positions in the directions of the settlements of Gnatovka, Mirolyubovka, Promin, Novosergeevka, Staraya Nikolaevka, Novaya Poltavka, Alekseyevka and in the areas of the settlements of Udachnoye, Elizavetovka, Lysovka, Shevchenko, Kotlyarovka, Troitskoye, Andreyevka, Bogdanovka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy onslaught and have repelled 32 enemy attacks.
Today, in the Novopavlovsk direction, enemy units attacked our troops' positions 30 times near the settlements of Konstantinopol, Rivnepol, Novopol, Novosyolka, Privolnoye and in the direction of the settlements of Zelenoye Pole, Shevchenko, Bogatyr, Troitskoye, and also carried out airstrikes on the areas of Novopol and Zelenoye Pole. Seven attacks are still ongoing.
The enemy also attacked our defenders' positions in the Vysokoye area in the Gulyai-Polye direction four times. One combat clash continues to this day. At the same time, it carried out air strikes on Gulyai-Polye.
Three combat clashes occurred in the Orekhovo direction. The enemy is trying to advance near Novoandreyevka, Pyatikhatki and Stepovoye. He carried out air strikes with guided bombs on the Orekhovo area.
The settlements of Veseloe, Berislav and Burgunka in the Dnieper direction were subjected to airstrikes by the enemy today.
In the Kursk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine attacks by the invaders. The enemy also carried out six airstrikes, dropping 12 guided bombs, and carried out 159 artillery shellings. Currently, fighting continues in three locations.
Earlier on Sunday, the General Staff confirmed the destruction of two Russian aircraft. In total, on May 3, the Russian army lost 1,340 servicemen killed and wounded and more than 380 units of various equipment on the front in Ukraine.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 11.33 Daily strikes on Ukraine amid Russian requests for a ceasefire on May 9 are "cynicism of the highest level." President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this in Telegram . According to him, Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire any day, but at least for a month, to end the war.
11.10 The Strela electrical engineering plant was attacked in the Bryansk region of Russia. This was reported by the local governor Alexander Bogomaz. A fire broke out at the enterprise, and production and administrative buildings were destroyed.
10:22 Russian aggressors shelled the cities of Nikopol and Marganets. Five people were injured, including two police officers. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak.
10:01 On Sunday night, Russian aggressors launched 165 drones of various types at Ukraine. Most of them were destroyed by air defense and were affected by electronic warfare. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported details of repelling the attack .
9:41 Ukrainian aviation successfully struck the command post of the 6th motorized rifle division of the Russian Federation near the city of Bakhmut. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This strike significantly reduced the ability of the occupation forces to exercise control in the Pokrovsk direction.
9.08 There have been over 200 battles on the front for two days in a row. Their number has been growing for five days in a row. Yesterday, Ukrainian defenders stopped 253 Russian attacks, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report.
8.42 Russian invaders attacked the city of Orekhov with guided aerial bombs. At present, two victims are known, the head of the Zaporizhzhya OVA Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram.
8.23 As a result of the attack by Russian attack drones in Kiev, 11 people were injured, including two children. This was reported by the Kiev City Military Administration (KCMA). The air raid alarm sounded in the capital for a little over an hour. The wreckage of the downed "shahids" fell in three districts.
8.05 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army lost 1,340 servicemen killed and wounded and more than 380 units of various equipment, including two aircraft, on the front in Ukraine. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report.
7.42 In Cherkassy, as a result of a night attack by Russian drones, five fires broke out, one person was injured. All fires have been extinguished. 26 units of equipment and 101 rescuers worked on the ground, the State Emergency Service reported .
03.33 In Cherkassy, as a result of an enemy drone attack on the night of May 3-4, fires are recorded, and a fire also occurred in a dormitory. According to preliminary data, there were no victims or injured in Cherkassy. The relevant emergency services are working on the scene.
02.34 France plans to produce 1,200 AASM Hammer guided air bombs this year, compared to 830 sets in 2024. Official Paris provides such weapons to Ukraine as part of defense assistance.
01.16 On the night of May 4, Kiev was subjected to another drone attack, resulting in destruction and fires in three districts of the capital - Obolonsky, Svyatoshinsky and Shevchenkivsky. At least seven people were injured, including two children.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The President of the Supreme Political Council in Sana'a, Mahdi al-Mashat, confirmed on Sunday that ''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... had thwarted the first phase of the US aggression the country.''
During his meeting with leaders of the Ministry of Defense, the Chief of Staff, and the commanders of the military regions, al-Mashat explained that US intelligence was exposed to the Yemeni army, pointing to the successful precision targeting of the US aircraft carrier Truman and the downing of an F-18 fighter jet. The F/A-18 was an own goal. Targeting the Truman doesn't mean they actually hit it.
The Houthis do an awful lot of targetting. Hitting is left up to Allah’s will, which almost always turns out to mean he does not.
Al-Mashat added that Yemen's position poses an obstacle to the Zionist project, indicating that the ongoing events in the region are paving the way for what he described as ''the promised conquest and holy jihad.''
He also advised the Zionists not to trust the Netanyahu and Trump administrations, emphasizing that military operations against the occupied territories would continue unless the aggression ceased and the siege 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 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... was lifted.
Al-Mashat concluded by warning the Zionist enemy against ignoring Yemen's demands, hinting at an additional escalation and stressing that the Zionists have an opportunity to return to their homelands before it is too late.
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...Why the hell haven't we cratered every airfield and mined every harbor?
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[NewsFront] 21:30 Russian Ministry of Defense:
In the period from 20:10 to 20:20 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One over the territory of the Belgorod region and
One over the territory of the Kursk region
20:59 FPV drone destroyed a pickup truck with Mikols at the exit from the settlement of Malye Prokhody, Khar'kov region, Russia. The second drone was just a control one —video.
20:24 Russian Ministry of Defense:
At about 18:50 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region
19:40 The video shows the defeat of a Ukrainian tank by Russian troops using the Krasnopol guided missile on one of the sections of the front —video.
18:57 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at the territory of the region.
According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. In the Belgorod region, in the village of Novaya Derevnya, a drone hit parked special equipment - the trailer of the vehicle was damaged.
– In the village of Malinovka, a private house was attacked by a drone – the roof was broken. In addition, information was received about another barbaric attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a church. The dome of the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Yasnye Zori was damaged by a drone strike.
- Another drone hit a social facility in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Shebekinsky District. As a result of its detonation, one of the premises was damaged.
– In the Borisovsky district, in the village of Novoaleksandrovka, as a result of a drone attack, the windshield of a passenger car was knocked out and the fence of a private home was cut by fragments.
– The village of Striguny was attacked twice by drones. One drone strike damaged the glass of a retail facility, and the second attack left a passenger car and a tractor smashed by shrapnel.
18:23 A serviceman of the Black Sea Fleet naval infantry with the call sign "Boatswain" spoke about the liberation of the village of Gornal, the trophies taken, and the professionalism of our naval infantry:
"An assault rifle of German manufacture, year 2024. It is given to the trained, to the professionals who with this weapon, with German weapons, have once again entered our sacred Russian land. Just as their neo-Nazi ancestors-inspirers were driven out and destroyed, so in 2025 their "neo-Nazi descendants" are destroyed and driven out of our native land," -stated "Boatswain".
17:12 Russian paratroopers repelled an attack in Sumy Oblast —video.
16:26 Our drone operators have identified the location of the enemy UAV operators. After the first "visit", one of them decided to try to escape, but did not get far -video.
15:53 Frontline soldier broadcasts:
There are battles in the Donetsk direction in Kotlyarovka. We are advancing to the border of the DPR and the Dnepropetrovsk region.
15:27 Additional footage of Russian FPV drone operators working on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ BEC has been published —video.
14:20 Drone operators of the "North" group of troops burned several ATVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Sumy region.
13:10 The Zeus crew destroyed the enemy boat with a precise drop —video.
12:35 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of May 4, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
– Units of the North group of forces inflicted damage on concentrations of manpower and equipment of three mechanized, tank, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Sadki, Miropolskoye, Krasnopolye in the Sumy region, Kazachya Lopan, Volchansk, Granov and Artelnoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 13 cars and five field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
– Units of the West group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the formations of three mechanized, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Borovaya, Grigorovka, Kutkovka, Peski Radkovsky, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region and Karpovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 255 servicemen, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, 11 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle and three artillery pieces, two of which were Western-made. Two electronic warfare stations, a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Southern" group of troops have improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Zvanovka, Zarya, Serebryanka and Kleban-Byk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 275 servicemen, 18 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, six field artillery guns. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Center" group of forces have improved their position along the front line. Defeats have been inflicted on formations of three mechanized, ranger, and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Mirolyubovka, Novopavlovka, Novosergeevka, Grodovka, Novoekonomicheskoe and Zverevo of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 520 servicemen, two tanks, including a French-made AMX tank, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars and eight artillery pieces. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
– Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the marine brigade and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Komar, Novopol, Fedorovka, Bogatyr in the Donetsk People's Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporizhia region.
The enemy's losses amounted to 185 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, eight cars, four field artillery pieces, including two produced by NATO countries, as well as an electronic warfare station.
– Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized brigade and two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Pavlivka, Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region and Antonivka in the Kherson region.
The enemy lost up to 60 servicemen, four vehicles, a Western-made field artillery gun and an electronic warfare station. Five ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit infrastructure facilities of military airfields, enterprises of the military-industrial complex, workshops for the production and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles, the launcher of the anti-ship missile system "Neptune", ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 158 districts.
Air defense systems destroyed two JDAM guided aerial bombs and a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, as well as 146 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:10 Work of drone operators of the 40th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction —video.
11:37 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 04.05.2025
- Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in LBS. The battles are mainly positional in nature. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides. Donetsk Front. Russian troops are fighting hard in Bogatyr. There are tactical successes. Also, the RF Armed Forces are trying to reach neighboring Alekseyevka and are advancing east of Bogatyr.
- In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops are conducting offensive operations in several areas. Fierce fighting continues in Kotoyarovka. Counter-fighting in Kotlino and Udachny. The reports that appeared several days ago about the beginning of the assault on Pokrovsk itself are somewhat premature. In this direction, the Russian Armed Forces are also conducting sabotage operations.
- Chasov Yar direction. Fighting continues in Chasov Yar and on the flanks. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides. The RF Armed Forces continue to put pressure on the enemy's defense in the city.
- Sumy direction. Russian troops continue to develop success in the area of the settlement of Belovody. Also, battles for Loknya and Vodolaghi continue.
10:50 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Information about inflicted Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes in the region over the past 24 hours:
– In the Belgorod district, 13 drones attacked the settlements of Malinovka and Razumnoye, the villages of Zhuravlevka, Nikolskoye, Tolokonnoye, Ustinka, Cheremoshnoye, Shchetinovka and Yasnye Zori, 4 of which were shot down by the air defense system.
In the village of Tolokonnoye, the domes of the Church of St. George the Victorious caught fire - the fire was extinguished by self-defense fighters.
In the village of Yasnye Zori, three private houses were damaged. Early this morning, the village of Nikolskoye was attacked by a drone - four cars, a private house and a commercial facility were damaged.
– In the Borisovsky district, the village of Striguny was attacked by two drones. Two cars were damaged by shrapnel. Doctors from the City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod conducted all necessary examinations of a woman who was admitted after an attack by one of the drones in the village of Striguny. Barotrauma was not confirmed, the woman was sent home.
– In the Valuysky municipal district, the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Arkatovo, Gerasimovka, Dvuluchnoye, Dolgoe, Karabanovo, Novopetrovka and Sobolevka were attacked by 17 drones, seven of which were suppressed. In the villages of Dvuluchnoye and Sobolevka, one private house was damaged.
Yesterday in the settlement of Urazovo, damage was found in five private houses, tonight as a result of a drone attack in the settlement, another private house was damaged.
– In Veydelevsky district, two aircraft-type drones crashed. There are no consequences.
– In the Volokonovsky district, seven rounds of ammunition were fired at the Stary farm during one artillery attack. No consequences.
– In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, in the settlement of Chapaevsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Mokraya Orlovka, Novostroyevka-Vtoraya, Poroz, Rozhdestvenka and Spodaryushino, 11 rounds of ammunition were fired during three attacks from eight drones. In the village of Mokraya Orlovka, a social facility was damaged.
– In the Krasnoyarsk region, the settlements of Krasnaya Yaruga and Prilesye, the villages of Vyazovoe, Grafovka, Demidovka, Otradovka and Popovka were subjected to 15 artillery attacks, during which 92 rounds of ammunition were fired, and were attacked by 15 drones. Agricultural machinery was damaged by a drone strike in the village of Otradovka.
– In the Shebekinsky municipal district, in the city of Shebekino, the settlement of Pervomaysky, the villages of Arkhangelskoye, Ziborovka, Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka and Rzhevka, as well as the farms of Maryino and Pankov, 10 munitions were fired during three artillery attacks and 15 drones were attacked, 9 of which were shot down and suppressed.
In the village of Arkhangelskoye, as a result of a munition landing in the yard of a private home, 3 civilians were injured. A man and a woman were sent home for outpatient treatment, a 16-year-old boy was hospitalized in the regional children's clinical hospital. Doctors assess his condition as moderate. All necessary assistance is provided.
In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, three cars were damaged, in the village of Murom - two private houses. Early in the morning in the village of Ziborovka, a car was damaged by an FPV drone strike.
10:19 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from barrel artillery:
– According to n.p. Novaya Kakhovka three rounds;
– According to n.p. Kakhovka 3 rounds;
– Two rounds to the village of Lyubimovka;
– Three rounds to the settlement of Malokakhovka;
- Five rounds to the village of Aleshki.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled a residential area of Novaya Kakhovka. The facade of a private house was damaged, one window, a slate fence, and a gas pipeline were knocked out. There were no casualties or injured.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kakhovka, Proletarka, Korsunka, and Aleshky, firing a total of 14 shells from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
09:51 FPV calculation of GV "North" destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck transporting ammunition in the Khar'kov region.
09:20 In the village of Kupyansk there was destroyed temporary deployment point of Ukrainian military personnel, hit by a FAB-3000.
09:01 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the Vostok group of forces destroyed the control point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the Krasnopol guided munition in the South Donetsk direction.
08:43 For the period from 21:15 Moscow time on May 3 to 05:15 Moscow time on May 4, air defense systems on duty destroyed 13 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 11 UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region;
– One UAV each – over the territories of the Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
08:05 Calculations of strike FPV drones of the "East" group of forcescontinuetrack down and destroy enemy drones, preventing them from reaching the positions of Russian units.
This time, servicemen intercepted and destroyed an enemy UAV in the South Donetsk direction.
[NAHARNET] Palestinian President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....> will make an official visit to Lebanon on May 21, Kuwait's al-Rai newspaper reported on Friday.
''The protocol arrangements of the visit have practically started, undertaken by Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour, amid expectations that the issue of Palestinian weapons will be on the table of discussions as part of the visit's official agenda,'' informed Palestinian sources told the daily.
''The handover of weapons will only take place through an official Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue led by Abbas, in his capacity as the president of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people,'' the sources added.
''This dialogue will represent a groundwork that allows for calm and gradual progress, away from any clash or security explosion inside the camps,'' the sources said.
[IsraelTimes] Hamas hands over to the Lebanese Armed Forces a member of the terror group suspected of involvement in two March rocket attacks on Israel, according to Lebanese media.
The suspect is given to the military at the entrance to Sidon’s Ain al-Hilweh camp, says the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation.
Lebanon has warned Hamas not to conduct operations that compromise the country’s security or sovereignty, Beirut’s Supreme Defense Council said on Friday.
The Lebanese Army reportedly arrested Hamas members in Ain al-Hilweh and another refugee camp in April over alleged involvement in the rocket attacks.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Hind Rajab Foundation said it hah filed a war crimes complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, accusing a commander in the Israeli occupation army of committing a war crime that led to the martyrdom of Paleostinian child Hind Rajab and six members of her family during an Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... that targeted them 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 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... City.
The foundation, named in the Paleostinian girl's honour, released the information on Saturday because it would have been her seventh birthday.
''Today, little Hind Rajab should have been blowing out candles on her 7th birthday. On this day of remembrance and heartbreak, the Hind Rajab Foundation has filed a war crimes complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. After a year of tireless investigation, we have identified the military unit responsible, as well as the commander who led the operation that killed Hind, her family, and the two medics who tried to save her,'' the Foundation said in a statement issued last night.
''We now publicly name the commander responsible for killing Hind: Lieutenant Colonel Beni Aharon, Commander of the 401st Armored Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the time of the killing,'' the statement read.
The HRF went on to say: ''It was under Lt. Col. Aharon's command that an Israeli tank unit attacked the civilian vehicle of Hind's family, and later destroyed the Paleostine Red Islamic Thingy ambulance dispatched to rescue her.
We also confirm that the battalion operating under his authority in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood on 29 January 2024 has been fully identified, along with its field commanders and operational officers. These men are no longer unknown. They are no longer protected by silence.''
''While we begin by calling on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor to issue an arrest warrant for Lt. Col. Beni Aharon, we are preparing additional legal complaints against the battalion's officers. These will be filed in qualified national jurisdictions under universal jurisdiction principles. We will go after every officer involved—those who gave the orders, those who fired, those who covered it up, and those who let it happen,'' it added.
''Today, Hind should have been blowing out candles. Instead, we are naming her killer,'' said Dyab Abou Jahjah. ''This is only the beginning. We are coming for every name, every link in the chain, with the law and with truth.''
On 29 January 2024, Hind Rajab's car was hit by Israeli tank fire. Six members of her family died instantly. Hind, maimed and terrified, remained alive for hours, whispering into a phone with PRCS dispatchers: ''I'm so scared— please come.''
The ambulance sent to save her never made it. It too was shelled and burned. The two medics inside were killed instantly. When rescue workers returned ten days later, they found Hind's small body lying next to her cousin Layan. Their voices had gone quiet.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Israeli occupation forces admitted to the elimination of two more of its troops by a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in 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... 's Rafah on Saturday.
The dead soldiers were identified as the following:
1-Cpt. Noam Ravid, 23, from the elite ''Yahalom'' combat engineering unit.
2-Staff Sgt. Yaly Seror, 20, from the elite ''Yahalom'' combat engineering unit.
According to an initial Zionist probe, the ''Yahalom'' terrorists, operating under the ''Golani'' Brigade, were scanning the entrance to a tunnel inside a building, when they were suddenly hit by a kaboom.
One of the maimedmurderous Moslems is listed at death's door, while the other is moderately hurt.
In another incident yesterday, a Zionist reservist with the ''Jerusalem'' Brigade's 7007th Battalion was seriously maimed in northern Gaza. The circumstances of his injury are still are under investigation, the Zionist occupation military said.
Also, yesterday, two Zionist soldiers of the 401st Armored Brigade's 46th Battalion were maimed by a blast in an army encampment in the area of Gaza City's eastern Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods.
According to an initial Zionist investigation, the blast was apparently caused by a tank shell that ''prematurely'' detonated when it was being fired.
[RFI.FR] Investigators believe the attacks were carried out by narcos, with at least one suspect thought to have ties to a notorious cartel. Now don't you wish you still had Devil's Island?
Attackers in April struck at several jails and other facilities across La Belle France, torching cars, spraying the entrance of one prison with automatic gunfire and leaving mysterious inscriptions.
A total of 30 people, including four minors, were arrested this week in police raids across La Belle France. Seven of them were released without charge.
Gay Paree prosecutor Laure Beccuau told news hounds Saturday that 19 of the suspects were being held in pre-trial custody, while the two adolescents had been placed in a detention facility for minors.
They are accused of instigating the operations, acting as go-betweens, recruiting accomplices or carrying out the attacks, she said.
Prisons targeted with arson, gunfire as La Belle France cracks down on drug crime
The suspects, aged between 15 and 37 and including two women, had targeted prison staff "with extreme, uninhibited and premeditated violence" in both their professional and private lives, she said.
Some of the suspects were believed to belong to organised crime groups, while other were "completely unknown" to police, Beccuau said.
The assaults have embarrassed the right-leaning government whose tough-talking ministers of justice, Gerald Darmanin, and interior, Bruno Retailleau, have vowed to intensify the fight against narcotics and drug-related crime.
President Emmanuel Macron has promised the attackers would be "found, tried and punished."
"RIGHTS FOR FRENCH PRISONERS"
French anti-terror prosecutors were initially put in charge of the case due to the coordinated nature of the attacks but the office for the fight against organised crime, known by its acronym JUNALCO, has since taken over.
More than 300 Sherlocks have been involved in the case.
Several of the arrests took place inside prisons, with suspected leaders of the attacks believed to have directed them from inside.
Attackers left the inscription "DDPF," standing for "Rights of French Prisoners," at nearly all the scene of the crimes.
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[IsraelTimes] Freedom Flotilla Coalition says Maltese authorities preventing vessel from docking for repairs, getting aid for passengers; Malta’s PM says country’s safety must be ensured
An international organization accused Malta on Sunday of impeding access to a 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... -bound humanitarian aid ship that it says was bombed by two drones two days before, and Malta denied the claim, saying the crew had refused assistance.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said Israel, which has blockaded Gaza in its war against the Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... terror group, was to blame for the incident. Israel has not responded to requests for comment.
The ship Conscience, operated by the coalition, suffered damage to its front section, including a loss of power, when it was hit just outside Maltese territorial waters in the southern Mediterranean, the organization said.
It had been waiting to take on board some 30 activists from around the world before trying to sail to Gaza at the eastern end of the Mediterranean to deliver food and medicines.
Malta, Greece, and The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire... are said to have denied the ship entry and threatened to confiscate it.
The organization said volunteers from 13 countries who tried to reach the ship from Malta on Friday and Saturday were intercepted by the Maltese military, which had forced them back to Malta under threat of arrest.
The Saudi Al Arabiya news channel, citing a Western security source, reported Friday that the aid ship had been arranged by Hamas and that those onboard planned to engage with IDF troops as they approached the Gaza shore.
"The humanitarian ship Conscience has been blocked in international waters since it was attacked by two drones in the early morning of May 2," the coalition said in a statement.
It said Maltese authorities had also prevented the ship from putting into port to repair the damage and get help for four people aboard who it said suffered cuts and burns in the drone attack. It was the first mention of any injuries.
Prime Minister Robert Abela said Malta was continuing to offer assistance to the ship, but that Malta’s security needed to be safeguarded. He said the ship’s captain was continuing to refuse to allow a surveyor and Malta police on board.
Probably they don’t want their weapons seen by outside police — that might call into question their claim to be peaceful…
Once it was verified that the ship’s cargo was solely humanitarian, Malta would facilitate repairs so that it could continue its voyage to Gaza, Abela said.
Malta has had a consistent policy of supporting Paleostinian causes and last month admitted a number of injured Gaza children for medical treatment.
Hamas issued a statement about the incident off Malta, accusing Israel of "piracy" and "state terrorism ... any action taken by a non-Moslem state that constrains the violent impulses of Moslems or their allies ... The Maltese government said on Friday that the vessel and its crew were assisted in the early hours of the morning, when the attack was reported, with a nearby tug helping put out fires.
An interesting story from the Times of Israel Saturday:
An Israeli Air Force plane was flying near Malta several hours before a reportedly Hamas-affiliated Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship was allegedly attacked by drones in international waters in the area.
Data from flight tracking websites shows that a KC-130 transport plane, flown by the IAF’s 131st Squadron, departed from the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel on Thursday afternoon and hovered near Malta for a number of hours, at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The plane headed back to Nevatim and landed there in the evening hours.
Several hours after the plane returned to Israel, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition — an international non-governmental organization which is campaigning to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza — claimed that the their ship, Conscience, had been struck twice by armed drones 17 nautical miles (31.5 kilometers) east of Malta, “causing a fire and a substantial breach in the hull.” The group blamed Israel for the attack.
The MaltaToday outlet reports that the plane did not enter Maltese airspace at any point during its flight near the island country, citing official flight tracking information. The Maltese government also said that “no aircraft or vessel currently mentioned in local and foreign media in relation to the case of the vessel Conscience” had entered the country’s airspace or territorial waters.
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[Regnum] The moment when debris from a missile launched from Yemen fell near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, which could have happened during an attempt to shoot it down, was captured on video. The video was shared on social media on May 4.
Once again the Houthi missile was not permitted — by Allah via the IDF — to hit Israel. Debris from a missile destroyed before getting there goes into the failure column.
These images show debris falling from a great height to the ground and smoke rising from the site of its impact.
Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service confirmed that debris from a rocket from Yemen fell in the area of Tel Aviv airport during attempts to intercept it.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on May 2, fighters from the Yemeni Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) reported a missile strike on the Israeli Air Force base Ramat David, which is located in northern Israel. It was noted that a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile was used for this, which successfully hit the target.
Earlier, on April 13, the Houthis announced a massive missile attack on Israel. According to them, the Ben Gurion airport and the Sdot Micha military base, located east of Ashdod, were hit.
More from regnum.ru Tel Aviv Airport Reopens After Yemeni Missile Attack
Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport has resumed accepting and releasing flights after a rocket attack from Yemen. This was reported on May 4 by the state broadcaster Kan.
Following the missile attack, the use of airspace at the airport was suspended for about an hour.
In addition, train service between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem was resumed.
A ballistic missile fired by the 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... s impacted on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday morning, injuring six people, none of them seriously.
The blast occurred in a grove of trees alongside an access road close to the airport’s main Terminal 3, several hundred yards from the airport control tower.
IAF PROBE BLAMES ’PINPOINT TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION’
An Israeli Air Force probe into the failure to intercept the missile found that there was likely a technical malfunction with the interceptor itself.
"The initial findings indicate that no failure was found in the identification process, the operation of the interception systems, and the warning for the home front," the military said.
According to the preliminary investigation, which was led by IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, there was likely a "pinpoint technical malfunction" with the Arrow interceptor launched at the Houthi 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... The American THAAD system deployed to Israel also attempted to engage the Houthi missile, though its interceptor missed the target.
The military said that since the start of the war, it has shot down dozens of missiles launched from Yemen, with a successful interception rate of over 95%.
Though the airport returned to operation shortly after the incident, it sparked a wave of flight cancellations by foreign airlines, with more than 20 flights for Sunday and the coming days, from airlines including British Airways, Air India, the Lufthansa Group and United cancelled.
The Israeli national airline El Al said it was offering special prices to help get Israelis home from Cyprus and Greece and other nearby destinations who were stranded by the cancellations.
Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... in 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 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, the Houthis in Yemen have launched some 27 ballistic missiles and several drones at Israel. Only around half of them triggered sirens in the country and were shot down, while the others fell short.
Hamas praises Yemeni missile attack on Tel Aviv airport
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Abu Obeida, front man for the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... , praised the missile launched by the 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... i armed forces that directly targeted Ben Gurion Airport of the Israeli occupation entity.
In a press statement on Sunday, Abu Obeida expressed his appreciation for what he described as Yemeni courage, saying that Yemen stands side by side with Paleostine in confronting the forces of injustice and continues to defy aggression despite the intense pressures it faces.
Abu Obeida added that the recent attack demonstrates the ability to bypass the world's most advanced defense systems to achieve precise target hits, praying to Allah to bless the Yemeni forces' efforts and accept their sacrifices.
On the other hand, Israeli media confirmed that the Israeli and American air defense systems, represented by the ''THAAD'' and ''Hatz'' systems, failed to intercept the missile launched by the Yemeni forces.
Israel's Channel 12 reported that the missile bypassed four layers of air defense before hitting its target in the heart of Ben Gurion Airport, creating a crater 25 meters deep. It noted that the warhead was large, triggering a widespread explosion.
According to the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the number of injured in the attack rose to eight. Media reports added that the earth-shattering kaboom caused extensive damage at the site and forced millions of Israelis to seek shelter.
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[REGNUM] A new flashpoint has erupted in Syria, this time centered on the Druze, an ethno-religious minority largely concentrated in the disputed Golan Heights.
A series of armed clashes between Druze militias and government forces has provoked the expansion of the conflict and the involvement of external players.
And at the same time, it gave Turkey and Israel a new reason to compete for influence in Syria.
COLD WORLD
Relations between the Druze communities and the new Syrian authorities can be described as tense. Damascus keeps a suspicious eye on this minority, especially after the "As-Suwayda Military Council", representing one of the Druze factions, tried to declare autonomy with the prospect of secession in February 2025.
At that time, the conflict was resolved only thanks to the intervention of third parties, and the parties reached an agreement on peaceful coexistence and the integration of local militias into the new armed forces.
Nevertheless, there are still many figures in the ranks of yesterday’s rebels who believe that the “cold peace” with the Druze is not beneficial to the country and that the problem of “hidden separatism” needs to be solved radically.
And very soon such a pretext presented itself. On April 29, an audio recording containing anti-religious attacks and allegedly made on behalf of the southern Druze was distributed on the Internet.
Moreover, the authorship was attributed not to an ordinary fighter, but to a local spiritual authority, Sheikh Marwan Kiwan. And although Kiwan quickly disputed the authenticity of the recording, the accusations were enough to stir up anti-Druze forces.
By the end of the day, several hundred fighters, identifying themselves as "government forces," arrived in the city of Jaramana, where the sheikh lived, to detain Kivan and bring him to trial. However, the operation ended in nothing: the loyalists suffered losses and left the settlement.
FIGHTING IN THE SUBURBS
Two days later, fighting began in the city of Ashrafiya Sahnaya, located near the Syrian capital, the reason for which was the same ill-fated audio recording. Supporters of official Damascus fired at several objects of the local community, the Druze responded with raids on the headquarters of the Syrian special services.
Unlike the incident in Jaramana, the fighting in the Damascus suburbs was bloodier. Both sides lost at least twenty fighters. The clashes killed Druze Sheikh Wahid al-Balu, who had previously acted as a mediator between the communities and the new authorities.
The situation was assessed differently in the capital. If the first clashes with the Druze were "put on the back burner", then the new escalation was perceived as a manifestation of a systemic threat.
Official Damascus not only called the Druze rebels, but also brought fresh army forces with armored vehicles to Ashrafiya Sahnaya. In addition, fighters from the Saraya Ansar al-Sunna group were transferred to the city, participating in the "pacification" of unrest among the Alawites and distinguished themselves by extrajudicial executions.
The appearance of “gray” field commanders in the clash zone was an alarming sign and indicated that Damascus was planning to deal with its opponents harshly and without regard for Geneva morality.
In light of the current events, the spiritual leader of the Druze in Syria, Hikmat al-Hijri, called on the international community to send troops into Syria to prevent genocide of minorities “according to the Alawite scenario.”
His call was supported by other spiritual authorities, such as the leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Muafak Tarif. The latter used his influence and connections to raise a wave of protest among the Israeli Druze and force official Tel Aviv to pay attention to the call of its neighbors.
And, as subsequent events showed, Tariff's actions had an effect.
THE ISRAELI RESPONSE
Following military clashes between the Druze and official Damascus, Israel (which in the first days after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime brought troops into Syria to create a buffer zone) remembered the security guarantees given to local sheikhs.
Israeli aviation has increased its activity in the Syrian skies many times over, carrying out about thirty airstrikes in different parts of the country in less than a week.
The targets of the attacks were the headquarters of the new army, air defense facilities and communications centers, as well as airfields. Tel Aviv intended, if not to decapitate, then at least seriously batter the Syrian forces in order to weaken their onslaught against the Druze. At the same time, the armored forces of the Israeli army, stationed in the disputed Golan Heights, also began to move.
Following the call of the Druze sheikhs, they advanced at least several dozen kilometers into Syrian territory for the first time since February. New checkpoints appeared on the highway leading to Damascus.
More transparent hints followed, in particular, Israeli planes carried out a night strike in the immediate vicinity of the presidential palace in Damascus.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that the strike near the residence of the first person is a “clear signal to the regime.” In fact, Tel Aviv has issued an ultimatum that it will not allow threats to the Druze community.
TURKEY'S INTERVENTION
Turkey is the only Syrian ally that has chosen to respond harshly to the increasing Israeli airstrikes; Damascus' other partners have limited themselves to expressing concern. On orders from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft.
Erdogan's statements were not taken seriously by Tel Aviv at first, due to the Turkish leader's penchant for sharp populist attacks. However, after Ankara refused to make an exception for the government aircraft "Zion Wing", on which the Israeli prime minister was supposed to fly to Azerbaijan for the summit, Netanyahu became convinced of the seriousness of the threat.
An alternative route bypassing Turkey (via Greece and Bulgaria) would have doubled the distance to Azerbaijan, which was an unpleasant surprise for Tel Aviv. As a result, the Israeli prime minister postponed a multi-day visit to Baku, which was supposed to begin on May 8, citing the difficult situation near the borders.
The postponement of the visit to Azerbaijan indirectly indicates that Turkey has closed the channels of informal communication with Israel through Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev. The latter occupies an “equidistant” position between Ankara and Tel Aviv and has previously acted as a behind-the-scenes mediator in resolving tensions between them several times.
This, in turn, indicates that the Turks are not indifferent to the fate of the Syrian creature and, if the situation worsens further, Ankara will be ready to think about a more serious confrontation with the Israelis.
Thinking and doing are two different things. Doing requires the confidence that Mossad never sold pagers and cell phones where Turks could get hold of them…
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[Regnum] Law enforcement officers in Saint Petersburg conducted a raid on a rave party at a nightclub. Izvestia reported this on May 4.
It is specified that the raid took place in the Kontrkult nightclub; security forces appeared in the nightclub at about 01:30 Moscow time, when the rave party announced by the club administration began.
"The concert was not approved, so they came. They checked documents, well, and for the presence of prohibited substances," the source explained to the publication.
It is noted that after the check, several people were detained and taken away from the event. The club administration announced the transfer of the rave party to another club. There was no official information about the incident.
[IsraelTimes] While US president first says he wants Tehran’s entire nuclear program fully done away with, he then tells interviewer that ‘the only thing they can’t have is a nuclear weapon’
US President Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... said in an interview aired Sunday that the aim of his administration’s nuclear talks with Iran
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[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... , released a new video on Saturday showing an Israeli captive who appeared to have been severely maimed in an Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... in 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 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.
''I am detainee number 24. We were bombed after the ceasefire ended, and we escaped death. That's why we went down into the tunnels. We were bombed again while being underground,'' the captive said in the video.
The captive criticized the strategy of the Israeli government, which he blamed for his current ordeal.
''My health is critical. There is no access to medication, and seeking medical help is impossible. I do not know what happened to my mate who was with me,'' he added.
The captive urged Israelis to continue protesting against Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and pressuring him to agree to a prisoner swap deal in order for him and the other Israelis in Gaza to return home.
The Hebrew media identified the captive in the video as Maxim Herkin, an Israeli-Russian citizen.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Military and security expert Osama Khaled stated that the successful arrival of the missile launched by the 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... i Armed Forces at Ben Gurion Airport represents an unprecedented event in terms of type, timing, and impact.
He noted that the strike occurred during a politically sensitive moment for the Israeli government, which had recently been boasting about its military dominance and supposed security from regional threats.
In an interview with Al Jazeera Net, Khaled described the operation as a ''strategic disruption through long-range fire maneuvering'' using a hypersonic ballistic missile, deliberately targeting the most vital and strategic site deep within the Israeli entity.
From a military perspective, Khaled emphasized that the attack reflects a major failure on multiple levels, highlighting the lack of early warning which made the element of surprise deeply felt among Israeli military and security circles.
He pointed out that Yemen employed new tactics and advanced hypersonic missile technologies, which penetrated Israeli air defense layers at extraordinary speeds beyond the capability of current systems.
Khaled also noted a clear failure by US air forces stationed in the Red Sea, which were unable to detect or intercept the Yemeni missile
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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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...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 
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the 
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
..always the voice of sweet reason...
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration....
...hanky-headed Congressman-for-life from Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016. Raskin co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus, which pushes (and defines) 
[NYPOST] A former State Department budget analyst has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $650,000 from the agency over a two-year span, according to the US Attorney's Office in Washington, DC.
...The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else?...
[NYPOST] New prison documents show that Tyree Smith, who has been dubbed the ''Connecticut Cannibal,'' exhibited 
...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
[NYPOST] The 
[Regnum] Warsaw's policy of destroying the memory of Soviet-Polish cooperation may have negative consequences, writes the Myśl Polska newspaper.
...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....
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..always the voice of sweet reason...
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Military and security expert Osama Khaled stated that the successful arrival of the missile launched by the 
