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Yesterday's Conspiracy Theory is Today's Truth

2025-07-07

[News With Views] The dirty, filthy game of politics in Washington, DC has saturated the prostitute media on every platform from the propaganda machine (TV) radio shows to web sites on overload regarding President Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill.[1]

Before that it was temper tantrums over DOGE by buffoons rioting. Democrats and those feeding off government contracts and absurd waste of OUR money crapping their pants as. the massive amount of fraud, waste and abuse by just about every federal agency, constitutional or otherwise, was laid out for the American people to see how they’ve been fleeced over the decades.

Oh, don’t think for a second it was only members of the Democrat/Communist Party USA now getting their money faucet turned off. Just where have all those "smaller government conservative" incumbent Republicans been the past few years (or decades) and their "oversight" committees?

President Trump campaigned on a transparent government, no more foreign wars, job growth and common sense among other goals. Expose all the cover-ups: Who really killed President Kennedy and who planned it? Hold those responsible for their crimes unless the statute of limitations saves them. The phony Russian Dossier [2]; did pedophile Jeffrey Epstein really commit suicide and did he work for the CIA or FBI under their "black box" operations, the January 6th cover-up?

So many lies. So many cover-ups, blackmail (Oh yeah), two attempts on Trump’s life and now yet another from the human garbage they call the Khomeini over in Iran. That waste of human skin has ramped it up since we obliterated their underground nuclear energy facilities and labs putting out a Fatwa on Trump.

Millions of Americans are getting angry none of the promised release of documents (other than what’s already been reported years ago) has been forthcoming. Too much declassified has been blacked out, page after page after page. Not good.

One attack on our own has pretty much become just another forgotten "incident" while the guilty walk free and get rich. Specifically, career criminal, Hildebeast Clinton. It pays to have friends in high places with lots of money. Not forgotten OUR dead and wounded, their families and friends: Benghazi.

Our U.S. Ambassador, Christopher Stevens, who was always a friend of the Libyan people wasn’t just murdered, his dead body was dragged through the streets by illiterate mobs. When the free political ads (committee hearings), finally got around to Hildebeast Clinton testifying, can we remember that cockroach’s infamous comment? After leaving office she’s lived the life of luxury with OUR men’s blood on her hands which means NOTHING to Hillary as she parades around in Omar the Tent Maker designer outfits):

Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi Debacle: Arming Jihadists in Libya . . . and Syria, Aug. 2, 2016: Looking ahead to the next installment of e-mails from WikiLeaks

"As U.S. armed forces attack ISIS in Libya, WikiLeaks is poised to remind us that ISIS is in Libya — indeed, that ISIS is ISIS — thanks to disastrous policies championed by Hillary Clinton as President Obama’s secretary of state. Also raised, yet again, is the specter of Mrs. Clinton’s lying to Congress and the American people — this time regarding a matter some of us have been trying for years to get answers about: What mission was so important the United States kept personnel in the jihadist hellhole of Benghazi in 2012?

"Specifically, did that mission involve arming the Syrian "rebels" — including al-Qaeda and forces that became ISIS — just as, at Mrs. Clinton’s urging, our government had armed Libyan "rebels" (again, jihadists) to catastrophic effect?

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IDF reports Hamas’s north Gaza naval commander killed in strike on cafe last week as 130 targets hit in 24 hours

2025-07-07

[IsraelTimes] IDF says Ramzi Ramadan Abd Ali Salah was killed along with several other senior Hamas members; Gaza hospitals say 33 killed in Israeli strikes across the enclave since morning

The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announced on Sunday that Ramzi Ramadan Abd Ali Salah, the commander of Hamas
Hamas

..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
’s naval force in northern Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
, was killed in an ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
last Monday in Gaza City.

The military confirmed that he was the target of a strike in an internet cafe, which Hamas-linked authorities said killed 24 people, including women and kiddies.

Several other bad boyz were potted in the operation, the military said.

Salah, identified by the IDF as a key figure in Hamas’s maritime capabilities, had been actively planning attacks against Israeli forces operating in the Strip, the military said. He was targeted inside a building in Gaza City, where he was meeting with other operatives.

The strike, carried out by an Israeli Air Force jet, was guided by intelligence from the Navy, the Military Intelligence Directorate, and the Shin Bet.

Among the other Hamas members killed were Hisham Ayman Atiya Mansour, deputy head of a Hamas mortar unit, and Nassim Muhammad Suleiman Abu Sabha
...After the Libyan Civil War, Sabha grew in importance as a slave auctioning town. However, an investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) revealed that while there was illegal slavery, reports were exaggerated, as slave auctions were rare and not made public. This was a great comfort to everyone but the slaves peddled in secret. The city was later seized by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its leader Khalifa Haftar in January 2019, probably for its collection of MiG-25 aircraft.....
, a member of Hamas’s mortar unit, according to the joint statement.

The IDF said several measures were taken to minimize civilian harm, including the use of precision munitions, aerial surveillance, and intelligence assessments.

On Sunday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 33 Paleostinians across Gaza, hospital officials said.

Twenty people were killed and 25 maimed when Israeli strikes hit two houses in Gaza City, according to Mohammed Abu Selmia, the director of Shifa Hospital that serves the area.

In southern Gaza, 13 Paleostinians were killed by strikes in Mawasi, an area on Gaza’s Mediterranean where many displaced people live in tents, officials at Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. Five of the dead belonged to the same family, according to the hospital.

The figures offered by hospital officials did not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

The military had no immediate comment on the individual strikes, but said it had struck 130 terror targets across the Gaza Strip in the previous 24 hours.

The IDF said the strikes targeted Hamas command and control structures, storage facilities, weapons, and launchers, and killed a number of terror operatives in northern Gaza.

Also on Sunday, the IDF provided further details on the incident in which Sgt. Asaf Zamir, 19, from Dimona, was killed on Friday in combat in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza.

According to the military, Zamir was killed during operational activity conducted by the 53rd Armored Corps Battalion of the 188th Brigade. During the incident, four other soldiers were maimed — two severely and two moderately.

Among the injured was the company commander, who sustained wounds while attempting to rescue the forces under fire.

Shortly after the attack, the Israeli Air Force struck and eliminated part of the cell responsible for the assault.

Israeli forces have operated inside the Gaza strip for over 20 months, since the Hamas-led terror onslaught on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.

IDF says rocket launched from Gaza fell in open area near Nirim

[IsraelTimes] Following the siren that sounded in Nirim, near the Gaza border, at 9 p.m., the IDF says one rocket was launched from southern Gaza and landed in an open area near Nirim.

No injuries or damage were reported.

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Africa North

Libya: Army neutralizes 8 militants from Chadian opposition during border clashes in southern Libya

2025-07-07

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Libya: Army neutralizes 8 militants from Chadian opposition during border clashes in southern Libya.

Source: Address Libya pic.twitter.com/6txIv8MxTu
— Clash Report (@clashreport) July 6, 2025

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The 'Resurrection' of Iranian general Qaani: What Damage Israel Has Really Inflicted on Iran

2025-06-27

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Leonid Tsukanov

[REGNUM] Two weeks after the start of Israel's Operation Lion Force against Iran, the parties have put their guns away and are focusing on summing up the results. And everyone is coming up with different results.

The main controversy revolves around the first day of the clashes. The more time passes, the more the results of the operation declared by Tel Aviv diverge from reality.

And, paradoxically, the Israeli authorities have driven themselves into an image trap.

WITH AN EYE ON COLLAPSE
On June 13, almost simultaneously with the first air raids, Israeli intelligence services began a large-scale information game. The press and networks were filled with reports of the liquidation of key military and civilian officials of the Islamic Republic, the destruction of airfields and "missile cities", the death of leading nuclear physicists and fires at nuclear facilities.

Tel Aviv trumpeted: every second representative of the Iranian high command was killed.

The activity of Israeli agents sent into the country contributed to the escalation of panic. Mossad and military intelligence commandos approached headquarters and army facilities, adding to the statistics of targets hit.

The destabilization of Iranian society was carried out, among other things, from within. Mossad agents who spoke Persian called generals and representatives of the special services, threatening them and their family members with immediate liquidation if they refused to address the nation with calls to overthrow the regime.

The interesting thing being that they had the private phone numbers of such eminent persons, and apparently knew who answered the phone. Is Santa Claus a member of Mossad?

The operation was approached with intelligence: the agents managed to obtain not only the basic identification data of high-ranking officials, but also information about their dietary and daily habits, travel routes, and immediate circle of friends and acquaintances. It seemed that the highest ranks of Iran were visible to Tel Aviv as if in the palm of their hand.

They used to call people in Hezbollah, but it was easy enough to get the White Pages for that country before unlisted and cell phone numbers were a thing. In my ignorance, the current iteration suggests a thorough hacking of Iran’s phone system plus voice recognition.

The Israelis planned to release these videos to cause a government collapse in Iran.

ERROR IN CALCULATIONS
The operation to mislead the Iranian elite had every chance of success, especially in the first few hours of Lion Force, when the country's top leadership was in disarray and contact with some commanders was lost.

And the ongoing attacks on areas that were previously considered unreachable only increased the negative effect.

However, the Israelis were let down by their overconfidence.

They were convinced that videos of repentance from surviving Iranian commanders would follow one after another, and so they did not prepare alternative propaganda materials - for example, deepfakes designed for a mass audience.

By the time Tel Aviv realized that there would be no “repentance” from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Iranian authorities had managed to recover from the initial shock and take measures to minimize information impacts. A special Internet governance regime was introduced in the country, and public statements by military personnel and officials were placed under strict control.

Moreover, in an effort to create a beautiful picture for the Western observer, the Israelis went for a substitution of concepts, putting an equal sign between the army structures and the IRGC.

As a result, it seemed that the Iranian army had indeed been left without command and control. This version was eagerly picked up by Western politicians, who vied with each other in predicting the end of the Islamic Republic.

At some point, Tel Aviv also began to believe in this state of affairs.

COLLISION WITH REALITY
As events unfolded, the Israelis, who had believed in the imminent collapse of Iranian statehood, began to encounter unpleasant surprises. The first clash with reality occurred on June 13, when Iran announced the launch of Operation True Promise 3.

Iran not only launched missiles (most of which, according to Tel Aviv, were destroyed in their silos) toward the Jewish state, but also created a constant burden on the enemy's air defense system. The strikes repeatedly hit their target.

The occasional strike did, not anywhere close to the number of missiles that took off.

This was in stark contrast to the Israelis' bravura announcement that their airspace was now "completely safe."

The second challenge was the sudden rise of patriotism in Iran for Tel Aviv. The hope of breaking the regime from within did not come true: ordinary citizens not only did not renounce the ayatollahs, but also joined in catching Israeli saboteurs operating on Iranian territory.

And the “depressed and detached” Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei acted too decisively, without being distracted by the search for compromises with either the United States or Israel.

The final blow to the image came after the active fighting had ceased, when one after another the commanders whom Israel had included on the list of those to be liquidated began to appear in public.

Among the first to appear was the commander of the elite IRGC special forces unit Al-Quds, Ismail Qaani, who suddenly appeared in a Tehran square during the celebration of the victory over Israel.

And then came the news that the political adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Shamkhani, whose murder the Israelis called "an open message from Khamenei," was also almost unharmed by the raids. Moreover, during the days of the fighting, he was constantly with the leadership, helping to coordinate the response operation.

IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO SPLIT IT
Against the backdrop of the sudden "resurrection" of Iranian military leaders, protest voices have already been heard in Tel Aviv. Israeli "hawks" and oppositionists who previously supported the strike on Tehran are now asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whether the game was worth the candle.

Monday morning quarterbacking is easy. Enduring the survival of the Jewish nation requires hard choices be made quickly with imperfect information. That they are nowsafeenough to carp should suggest to them that Bibi was not wrong, andthey need to get over themselves.

Moreover, he continues to talk about the Israeli army achieving all of its goals, although from the point of view of his opponents, the operation was “largely a failure” and the strikes were symbolic.

As they would say if God himself came down from the mountain in his burning bush to tell them that Bibi was following order from on high, because they define everything Bibi does or does not do, says or does not say, as wrong, such is their loathing of the man. Much like the NeverTrumpers on this side of the pond.

Of course, it is also inappropriate to say that Israel defeated Iran solely "on paper". Tel Aviv managed to eliminate at least half of the figures it had declared. Mainly nuclear physicists, who were a priority target for the Israelis.

On the other hand, the main goal – the division of Iran into warring camps according to the Libyan scenario – was never achieved.

The main goal was to end the nuclear threat, with a secondary goal of stripping Iran of Hezbollah and Hamas (with a stretch goal of the Houthis) as useable tools with which to surround Israel and annihilate her Thus far it appears that both goals have been adequately met, pushing Iran & Co between some years and a generation into the future as threat. Possibly longer — that remains to be seen.

It is not worth excluding the possibility that the Israeli authorities will soon appoint someone to blame for creating a false information picture that has created inflated expectations among the country's population.

And given the ongoing friction between Netanyahu's cabinet and the security forces, it won't take long to find a candidate.

Yeah, yeah. Bibi is a wily old operator, forever about to fall off the cliff he dances on so beautifully.

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This Is Why Trump Is Giving Iran Two Weeks to Give Up its Nuclear Ambitions

2025-06-21

[Townhall] President Donald Trump
...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried....
on Thursday announced he is giving Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
two weeks to re-engage with negotiations about its nuclear program. This move is reportedly aimed at preventing the creation of "another Libya" if further military action results in the destruction of the Iranian regime.

Trump’s announcement came amid military hostilities between Israel and Iran. Israel has been conducting ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
<del>Arclight</del> airstrike

...KABOOM!...
s on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities over the past week to prevent the regime from acquiring nuclear capabilities.

During a presser, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt recited Trump’s message in which he stated that "there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future," which means Trump "will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks."

Administration insiders told The New York Post that Trump does not want to repeat the same mistakes of the B.O. regime, which took out former Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy
...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest...>
in a comprehensive NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
bombing operation. Qadaffy’s subsequent death left a vacuum that various regional powers fought to fill, making the situation even worse.

The sources told The Post they heard Trump privately state that he was "worried about Iran becoming like Libya before Israel began its aerial assaulton Iran."

However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
another source told the outlet that if President Trump takes military action, it will come in the form of limited airstrikes to finish destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz using "bunker buster" bombs.

"Libya was a much more extended kind of bombing commitment, and it ended up being regime change," the individual explained, further noting that if the Iranian regime is ousted, "then it’s not on Trump, because that’s not the goal of his very limited strike."

However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
there is a concern that "we get somebody worse than Khamenei."

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Two Tankers On Fire in the Strait of Hormuz Near Iran (Likely Collision)

2025-06-17

[YouTube] Two tankers (Front Eagle and Adalynn) are seen on fire in the Gulf of Oman near Iran, likely a collision rather than Iranian involvement.

Courtesy of Skidmark, Marine Traffic has the report in words:

Two tankers collided in Gulf of Oman

[MarineTraffic] Two crude oil tankers, Adalynn and Front Eagle, collided near Khor Fakkan anchorage on Monday evening 16 June 2025 at 21:14 UTC.

According to MarineTraffic data, the Libyan-flagged vessel Front Eagle was loaded and bound for Zhousan, China. Adalynn, flagged to Antigua Barbuda and built in 2002, had just departed the anchorage with ballast when the collision occurred a short time later, about 24 miles off the UAE coast. At 01.51 UTC today, Front Eagle changed her status to Not Under Command. Adalynn is stopped at Fujairah anchorage since 21:48 UTC yesterday.

UAE Coast Guard has confirmed the incident. All 24 crew members of the Adalynn were also reported to have been rescued.

Initial reports indicated that a third ship was also involved. MarineTraffic playback shows that only these two vessels were involved in the collision.

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Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march to protest Gaza blockade

2025-06-14

[IsraelTimes] Demonstrators from 80 countries intended to walk toward Egypt-Gaza border to highlight Israeli restrictions on aid into enclave, but hundreds detained and deported in Cairo

A planned march protesting aid restrictions 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...
faced uncertainty Friday, as organizers in Cairo awaited Egyptian approval and Libyan authorities blocked a convoy of activists en route.

Activists from 80 countries planned to march to Egypt’s border with Gaza to spotlight the deepening humanitarian crises facing Paleostinians since Israel began blocking aid trucks from entering the coastal enclave in March. It slightly eased restrictions last month, allowing limited aid in, but experts warn the measures fall far short.

The Global March on Gaza was slated to be among the largest demonstrations of its kind in recent years, coinciding with other efforts, including a boat carrying activists and aid that was intercepted by Israel’s military en route to Gaza earlier this week.

Organizers said hundreds arriving in Cairo were tossed into the calaboose and deported to their home countries in Europa
Europa

...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
and North Africa. They said they planned to gather at a campsite outside of Cairo on Friday to prepare for the Sunday march, noting that authorities had not yet authorized them to travel through the Sinai, which Egypt considers a highly sensitive area.

"We continue to urge the Egyptian government to permit this peaceful march, which aligns with Egypt’s own stated commitment to restoring stability at its border and addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza," they said in a statement.

Hicham El-Ghaoui, one of the group’s spokespeople, said the group would refrain from demonstrating until receiving clarity on whether Egypt will authorize their protest.

The planned demonstrations cast an uncomfortable spotlight on Egypt, one of the Arab countries that has cracked down on pro-Paleostinian activists even as it publicly condemns aid restrictions and calls for an end to the war.

The government, a major recipient of US military aid that maintains ties with Israel, has arrested and charged 186 activists with threatening state security since the war began, according to a June tally by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. Many of them said they were protesting peacefully and collecting donations for Gaza.

Still, the severity of the crackdown surprised European activists. Antonietta Chiodo, who traveled to Cairo from Italia, said those awaiting further instruction were tossed into the calaboose, interrogated, treated harshly by Egyptian authorities, or deported.

Alexis Deswaef, a Belgian human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty...
lawyer, said he woke up on Friday to dozens of security vehicles packed with uniformed officers surrounding Talat Harb Square, where he and other activists had found hotels. Members of his group snuck out of the lobby as security entered, holding up a guidebook and asking an officer for assistance booking taxis to the Pyramids of Giza, where they have been since.

"I am so surprised to see the Egyptians doing the dirty work of Israel," he said from the pyramids. He hoped there would be too many activists at the new meeting point outside Cairo on the road to Gaza for Egyptian authorities to arrest en masse.

Meanwhile,
...back at the revival hall, the congregants were being herded into the paddy wagon...
an aid convoy traveling overland from Algeria picked up new participants along the route in Tunisia and Libya, but it was stopped in the city of Sirte, about 940 kilometers (585 miles) from the Libya-Egypt border.

Organizers of the overland convoy said late Thursday night that they had been stopped by authorities governing eastern Libya, which has been divided between dueling factions for years. The convoy was allowed to cross from Tunisia to Libya but halted near the front line, where territory shifts to a rival administration whose backers include Egypt.

The Benghazi-based government, in a statement, urged activists to "engage in proper coordination with the official Libyan authorities through legal and diplomatic channels to ensure the safety of all participants and uphold the principles of solidarity with the Paleostinian people."

It said they should return to their home countries and cited Egypt’s public statements that marchers had not been granted authorization.

Organizers leading the overland convoy said authorities had allowed them to camp in Sirte and await further approval. Their group, which includes thousands of participants, had already traversed parts of Algeria, Tunisia and the western Libyan cities of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
and Misrata.

They "called on all relevant parties to intervene and help facilitate the mission of our convoy."

FAFO: Democrats arriving in Egypt planning to ‘March to Gaza’ in solidarity with the Palestinians are being attacked and thrown out by Egyptians who won’t tolerate Palestinian sympathizers. pic.twitter.com/mTWLMiTDa0
— @amuse (@amuse) June 14, 2025

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Katz urges Egypt to block Gaza-bound activist convoys

2025-06-12

[IsraelTimes] Cairo says it backs ‘pressure on Israel’ to lift blockade but stresses foreigners seeking to visit border with Strip must receive official approval

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday called on Egypt to block two pro-Paleostinian activist convoys planning to head to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with 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 expect the Egyptian authorities to prevent the arrival of jihadist protesters at the Egypt-Israel border and not to allow them to carry out provocations or attempt to enter Gaza," Katz said in a statement.

Katz added that such actions "would endanger the safety of (Israeli) soldiers and will not be allowed."

His comments came as hundreds of pro-Paleostinian activists on a Gaza-bound convoy arrived in the Libyan capital, driving eastward with the stated aim of breaking Israel’s blockade of the Hamas
Hamas

..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
-ruled Paleostinian territory.

The Soumoud convoy — meaning steadfastness in Arabic — left Tunis in buses and cars on Monday, hoping to pass through divided Libya and Egypt, which organizers say has yet to provide passage permits, to reach Gaza.

Egypt said on Wednesday that it backs efforts to put "pressure on Israel" to lift its blockade on Gaza, but added that any foreign delegations seeking to visit the border area must receive prior approval through official channels.

Egypt "asserts the importance of putting pressure on Israel to end the blockade on the (Gaza) Strip," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

It added that Egypt "will not consider any requests or respond to any invitations submitted outside the framework defined by the regulatory guidelines and the mechanisms followed in this regard."

The Sinai Peninsula is a tightly controlled security zone, with access routes frequently punctuated by military and police checkpoints.

DETENTIONS
After 20 months of war sparked by the Hamas-led October 2023 terror onslaught, Israel is facing mounting international pressure to allow more aid into Gaza to alleviate widespread shortages of food and basic supplies.

The United Nations
...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society...
has claimed Gaza was "the hungriest place on Earth."

Another activist group, the Global March to Gaza, which is coordinating with Soumoud, said it is organizing a separate mobilization starting in Cairo on Friday.

Organizers told AFP on Wednesday that around 4,000 participants are expected to join the march, adding they are not planning to enter Gaza.

According to the plan, activists would travel by bus to the city of Arish in northern Sinai before walking on foot for 50 kilometers (30 miles) to the Gaza border.

Participants would then camp near the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing for a few days and return to Cairo on June 19.

Catherine Le Scolan-Quere, spokesperson for the group’s French delegation, said that several Frenchies who arrived in Egypt to take part in the event were detained in their hotels or upon arrival at Cairo airport.

Carolie Laghouati, a 39-year-old French nurse, said her friend along with nine others were detained by the Egyptian police at Cairo airport.

"We’re locked up here, they tell us not to leave, they don’t tell us what’s going on, our passports are confiscated," said her friend in a video sent to AFP.

The spokesperson of the French delegation hoped the permits would be issued "quickly" by the Egyptian embassy in Gay Paree and the French embassy in Cairo.

Gaza-bound land convoy arrives in Libya, headed to Rafah to defy Israel’s aid blockade

[IsraelTimes] Over 1,000 taking part in North African bus and car convoy in a ‘symbolic act’ challenging blockade; more expected to join as caravan passes through Libya and Egypt.

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Sudan army pulls back from border zone, cites threat from Libya

2025-06-12

[SUDANTRIBUNE] Sudan
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...
's army said on Wednesday it had evacuated a strategic border zone shared with Libya and Egypt, calling it a defensive move against potential incursions by militia forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar
...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all. Actually, he is, but slowly...
The move follows an accusation by the Sudanese army on Tuesday that Haftar's forces, fighting alongside Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), had attacked its border posts.

A group loyal to Haftar denied the charge, calling it a ''blatant attempt to export Sudan's internal crisis and create a virtual external enemy'' and said one of its own patrols had been attacked.

In a statement, a Sudanese army front man said the evacuation of the triangle area was part of ''defensive arrangements to repel aggression.''

Tensions in the remote region flared on June 6, when a Libyan unit loyal to Haftar reportedly entered about 3 km (2 miles) into Sudanese territory near Mount Arkenu. A clash with an gang allied with Sudan's army left two Libyan soldiers dead and others captured, according to the initial report.

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SDF foils ISIS attack in eastern Syria

2025-05-27

[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Monday that it thwarted an attack from 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) in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province, which injured a civilian, amid a spate of turban attacks in the area.

"Yesterday, our forces foiled a terrorist attack carried out by an ISIS cell on one of our military points in the town of al-Sabha
...After the Libyan Civil War, Sabha grew in importance as a slave auctioning town. However, an investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) revealed that while there was illegal slavery, reports were exaggerated, as slave auctions were rare and not made public. This was a great comfort to everyone but the slaves peddled in secret. The city was later seized by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its leader Khalifa Haftar in January 2019, probably for its collection of MiG-25 aircraft.....
. The cell, using cycle of violences and machine guns, launched a treacherous and indiscriminate attack," the SDF said in a statement.

At least one civilian was injured "due to the indiscriminate gunfire by the terrorists," according to the statement.

It is the latest in a recent spike of ISIS attacks in the area, with the SDF having warned for months about a resurgence in ISIS activity targeting both their forces and civilians.

Kurdish security forces (Asayish) said that another SDF patrol was attacked in Deir ez-Zor simultaneously with the first ambush.

In a statement later on Monday, the Asayish stated that they began "deploying extensively in the area to track down the perpetrators and ensure the safety and stability of civilians."

Last week, an ISIS attack in Deir ez-Zor killed one SDF fighter and injured another.

Two days prior, the SDF captured an ISIS cell in Deir ez-Zor. The raid followed another operation where 10 ISIS suspects were captured in the same province after an SDF fighter was killed and three were maimed.

ISIS rose to power and seized swathes of land in Iraq and Syria in 2014, declaring a so-called "caliphate."

The group was territorially defeated in 2019, but has recently sought to regain ground, taking advantage of instability in Syria following the fall of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Oppressor of the Syrians and the Lebs...
’s regime.

The SDF, backed by the United States, is the de facto army of northeast Syria (Rojava), has fought to prevent the holy warriors from reestablishing a foothold in the shifting security landscape.

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US reportedly developing plan to resettle 1 million Gazans in Libya

2025-05-17

[IsraelTimes] NBC News says proposal is serious enough to have been discussed with Libyan leaders; unclear where in the North African country the Palestinians would live, or how they’d get there

The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as much as one million Paleostinians from the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with 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 to Libya, NBC News reported Friday, citing five people with knowledge of the matter.

Definitely thinking outside the box…

The plan is under serious enough consideration that the US has discussed it with Libya’s leadership, the report said, while stressing a final agreement has yet to be reached.

In exchange for resettling the Paleostinians, the administration would release to Libya billions of dollars of funds the US froze more than a decade ago, NBC added.

According to three of the sources quoted in the report, Israel has been kept in the loop about the administration’s talks on the matter.

"These reports are untrue," an administration spokesperson told NBC in response. ""The situation on the ground is untenable for such a plan. Such a plan was not discussed and makes no sense."

There was no response from Israel or either of Libya’s two rival governments the report, which also said administration officials have discussed offering incentives such as free housing and possibly a financial stipend to encourage Paleostinians to leave Gaza for the North African country.

An official told the US network that it remains unclear where one million Paleostinians from Gaza could be settled in the largely lawless Libya, which has been plunged into chaos and division since the 2011 civil war in which longtime dictator Muammar Qadaffy
...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...>
was tossed and killed.

The NBC report also noted the logistical challenges involved in transporting one million people from Gaza to Libya, particularly with no airport in the Strip.

US President Donald Trump
...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried....
triggered global perplexity in early February by suggesting the US "take over" Gaza and turn it into a "Middle East Riviera" while forcing its Paleostinian inhabitants to relocate to Egypt, Jordan, or other countries. He has since said, however, that no Gazooks would be expelled.

Visiting the Middle East this week, Trump said he wanted the United States to "take" Gaza and turn it into a "freedom zone": "I have concepts for Gaza that I think are very good. Make it a freedom zone. Let the United States get involved and make it just a freedom zone," he said. "I’d be proud to have the United States have it, take it, make it a freedom zone."

While far-right ministers in Israel have urged using the ongoing war with Hamas
Hamas

..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
as an opportunity to reestablish Israeli settlements in the Strip lauded the plan, the Paleostinian Authority and Arab nations rejected it outright.

Despite public opposition among the region’s leaders, the government has moved forward with plans to encourage Paleostinians to relocate, though The Times of Israel found no meaningful change in Israel’s exit policy for Gaza residents in recent months.

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For the Third day in a row, protestors in Libyan capital Tripoli call for a new government

2025-05-17

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

#BREAKING
For the Third day in a row, protestors in Libyan capital Tripoli call for a new government chanting “The Libyan people have had enough! No one wants you anymore “Dbaiba” pic.twitter.com/COaPdAa1u8
— Libya Review (@LibyaReview) May 16, 2025

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