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Iraq

Kata'ib Hezbollah announces suspension of offensive operations in agreement with Iraqi government

2024-02-01

[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Iraqi resistance group Kata’ib Hezbollah [Hezbollah Brigades] announced the suspension of all its military operations against US troops in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing "any embarrassment" to the Iraqi government, Secretary General of Kata’ib Hezbollah, Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi said in a statement.

Although it will suspend operations on US "occupation forces" in the region, Kata’ib Hezbollah said it would "continue to defend our people in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
in other ways".

Al-Hamidawi added that Kata’ib Hezbollah would temporarily engage in "passive defense" in response to any potential US action against the group.

The decision follows the killing of three US troops in a drone attack near the Jordan-Syria border. The Pentagon said a final assessment has not been made on who was behind the operation.

US occupation forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack more than 160 times since the start of the "Israeli" entity’s war against the besieged Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the retaliatory Operation al-Aqsa Flood carried out by Paleostinian resistance faction on October 7.

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan

IDF soldier wounded in car-ramming at army post near Hebron; attacker ‘neutralized’

2023-12-31

The number of neutralized attackers is adding up.

[IsraelTimes] Reservist seriously hurt, taken to hospital for treatment; attack takes place near site of similar assault Friday, where 5 soldiers were hurt

An Israeli soldier was seriously maimed in a car-ramming attack at a army position in the southern West Bank, the military and medics said Saturday.

The Israel Defense Forces said the attack took place near the al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron, not far from the site of a car-ramming attack Friday in which five soldiers were maimed.

It said troops "neutralized" the assailant in the attack, and later confirmed that a reservist of the 7018th Battalion was seriously maimed in the attack. He was taken to Soroka Medical Center for further treatment.

In Friday’s attack, near Adorayim Junction, one soldier was listed at death's door, while the other four were light-to-moderately hurt, according to the IDF. All five were taken to hospitals in Israel for treatment. Troops operating in the area shot and killed the assailant, identified as Amr Abd al-Fattah Abu Hussein by the Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry.

Earlier this week, two people were maimed in a stabbing attack at a checkpoint between Jerusalem and the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank. The Magen David Adom ambulance service said Thursday its medics treated a woman, later identified as a Border Police officer in her 20s, and a 25-year-old civilian security guard, at the Mazmuria checkpoint near the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Health officials said both were hospitalized and were in light-to-moderate condition.

The alleged assailant, a 24-year-old East Jerusalem resident, was rubbed out by security forces at the scene, police said in a statement.

According to a Times of Israel news hound who witnessed the attack, the assailant got out of a car and attacked officers guarding the checkpoint, before being shot by those he’d stabbed.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Hezbollah's Mohammad Raad: The Father Who Joined Ranks of Martyrs' Families

2023-11-24

[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Despite the tempest of loss, smiling Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad stood firmly, as he received the body of his son, who was martyred in an Israeli strike on south Leb
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. 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. 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? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
late Wednesday.

Abbas, also known with his nom de guerre, "Siraj", was martyred along with four other Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Beit Yahoun.

"He pursued a path and arrived. My only issue with him is that he preceded me. He surpassed me. May Allah accept him and brighten his face," MP Raad said about his son, Abbas, who walked the path of honor and freedom.

"We are firm on this path. We congratulate our martyr ’Siraj’ on this elevation," said the Hezbollah MP who emerged as a pillar of strength in face of the grief.

"We extend our congratulations to Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah who taught us how to be patient, steadfast, strong, and keen to pursue the path of freedom," MP Raad told al-Manar before dawn on Thursday.

Earlier on Wednesday, Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance® mourned "with full pride and honor the loss of five of its dedicated mujahideen All the Way to al-Quds," a statement by the party’s Military Media Center read.

Among the deaders were Abbas Mohammad Raad "Siraj" from Jbaa, Khalil Jawad Shahimi "Siraj" from Markaba, Ahmed Hassan Mustafa "Malak Houla" from Houla, Mohammad Hassan Ahmad Sherri "Karbala" from Khirbet Salam, and Bassam Ali Kanjo "Abu Hussein Thaer" from Shaqra.

The five deaders were laid to rest in their hometowns on Thursday.

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Suspected ISIS leader arrested in Hasaka

2023-05-17

[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Monday announced that they had dismantled an alleged 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) cell in the countryside of northeast Syria's (Rojava) Hasaka with the support of the global coalition, apprehending the leader of the cell and one of his ~~lover~~ companions.

The SDF accused the detainee of being "directly responsible" for the group’s activities in south of Hasaka and north of Deir ez-Zor, saying he had been actively planning attacks against security forces and civilians and posed a threat to the region’s stability.

"The operation was supported by air surveillance and ground support by the international coalition forces," said the SDF in a statement, adding that weapons and technical equipment were found at the site of the operation, as well documents confirming the suspect’s affiliation to the hard boy group.

The US-led coalition is yet to comment on the operation.

At least 13 suspected ISIS operatives were killed in April in operations carried out by the global coalition and local forces in Iraq and Syria, with an additional 28 suspects also arrested during that month, according to a report by the US Central Command (CENTCOM).

The coalition said late last month that ISIS activities in Syria and Iraq had significantly decreased since the beginning of the year.

Successive leaders of the group have been targeted in their hideouts in Syria. Earlier this months, ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
announced it had killed suspected ISIS chief Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi during an operation in Jindires, northwest Syria.

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13 ISIS turbans toes up in Syria, Iraq during April, 28 more tied up: US army

2023-05-07

[Rudaw] United State-led coalition and local forces killed 13 suspected 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) operatives in Syria and Iraq in April, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday.

Another 28 ISIS suspects were detained during joint operations between the coalition and their Iraqi and Syrian partners, CENTCOM said in its review of anti-ISIS activities for the month.

"These operations showcase our enduring commitment to the lasting defeat of ISIS and the continued need for targeted military efforts to prevent ISIS members from conducting attacks and regaining a foothold. We remain focused on building local partner forces’ capabilities to prevent ISIS resurgence," read the statement.

In Iraq, nine suspected ISIS operatives were killed and seven others were detained during 25 partnered operations, while in Syria four were killed and 21 were arrested in ten raids, including a US-only operation.

The coalition said late last month that ISIS activities in Syria and Iraq had significantly decreased since the beginning of the year, describing the latest Islamic holy month of Ramadan as "one of the most peaceful."

"During Ramadan we observed a significant reduction in the number of ISIS attacks compared to previous years. We assess this is due to the increased operations by our partners," CENTCOM said on Friday.

The coalition advises and provides aerial assistance to Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army as well as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the fight against ISIS. The SDF have carried out a string of raids on ISIS in northeast Syria (Rojava), in coordination with the global coalition.

Successive leaders of the group have been targeted in their hideouts in Syria. On Sunday, ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
announced it had killed suspected ISIS chief Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi during an operation in Jindires, northwest Syria the day before.

Farhad Shami, head of the SDF’s media centre, took to Twitter after Ankara's announcement and claimed that Qurayshi had been under the protection of ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish forces who control northwestern Syria.

Washington has said it is unable to confirm Turkey’s claim.

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Turkish raid prompted ISIS leader to detonate suicide vest: Report

2023-05-04

Even more on this story.

#Turkish raid prompted #ISIS leader to detonate #suicide vest#Iraq #syria #turkiye
Read more: https://t.co/4mKtqVXsOb
— SHAFAQ News (@Shafaqnews) May 3, 2023

[Shafaq News] ISIS leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi

,,,somewhat more fully Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi...

's six-month rule ended when he detonated a boom jacket during a ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish special forces raid in northwest Syria on Saturday after refusing to surrender, a senior ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish security official said.

The third ISIS leader to die by detonating an explosive vest during a raid since 2019, Qurashi leaves behind an organization that once ruled millions of people via its control of a third of Iraq and Syria but has now been forced underground.

The four-hour raid, led by ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
<del>The Sick Man of Europe</del> Turkey

<del>The Sick Man of Europe</del> Turkey

...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
's National Intelligence Organization (MIT), saw special forces blast their way through a perimeter fence, back door and walls of his hideout in a two-storey building near the town of Jandaris, the security official said.

Two Syrian security sources said ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish-backed Syrian gangs set a perimeter around the area while ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish special forces, who one source said earlier entered Syria in armoured vehicles, raided the house.

The MIT declined to comment for this report. ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Qurashi "was neutralized" as part of the intelligence forces' operation.

Images of the site provided by the security official showed a red-roofed building with most of the walls on its ground floor blown out.

Metal and cinderblock debris lay scattered on a paved patio with a small fountain, and on the brick-red soil of an adjacent field planted with olive trees.

The MIT, which the ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish source said had been following Qurashi for a long time, conducted the covert operation after determining he would soon relocate, the official said, adding that Qurashi detonated his boom jacket when he realised he would be captured.

There were calls for Qurashi to surrender but no response, the source said.

Like his predecessor, Qurashi never made a public address, a marker of how far the group's reach has fallen since former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi climbed the pulpit of a crowded mosque in Iraq in 2014 to declare his self-styled caliphate.

'LAST SAFE HAVEN'
Qurashi was the latest in a series of senior ISIS members to be either captured or killed in Syria's northwest, a sliver of territory held by rival militias, including hardline gangs and jihadist factions backed by Turkey.

The area has become the most significant ISIS safe haven in the region after the group was territorially defeated in Iraq in 2017 and Syria in 2019, with members and supporters slipping across the remote 600-km (370-mile) Iraqi-Syrian border.

Navvar Shaban, of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies, said: "There are a lot of sleeper cells in these areas that can facilitate more ISIS officials coming into these zones, and plenty of checkpoints at which they can pay money to get through easily."

An Iraqi intelligence official said: "The only safe haven for the senior ISIS (ISIS) leaders is in Syria, and specifically in areas bordering Turkey."

Iraqi intelligence cooperation with Turkey played a major role in recent operations targeting senior ISIS members, according to the source and a second Iraqi intelligence official focused on key IS leaders' activities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey.

The cooperation helped Turkey determine the approximate whereabouts of Qurashi in Syria

They said Turkey facilitated the entry of Iraqi agents into northwestern Syria, who then lured senior ISIS leader Khaled al-Jabouri from Turkey to Syria where he was killed in a U.S. dronezap last month.

In the process of that operation, ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish-backed gangs detained two ISIS members, based in Afrin and a village near Jandaris, who had aimed to provide Jabouri with a message from Qurashi, the sources said.

"This was a red flag that Qurashi was highly likely hiding in this area," one of the sources said.

The U.S. had also helped with the provision of intelligence obtained by advanced systems that could intercept ISIS communications in Syria, the source said.

A spokesperson for the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition said they do not comment on the military operations of other nations. A ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish security official declined to comment on any Iraqi intelligence involvement in the operation.

SUCCESSION
With Qurashi gone, analysts expect ISIS to eventually announce a new leader.

He would become the fourth in as many years, presiding over a group that has seen a significant reduction in activities across the areas it operates, chiefly the Middle East and Africa.

The Iraqi intelligence officials said ISIS's new leader would likely be an Iraqi, like his predecessors, but there were only a handful of leaders left who were eligible to take over the role, three of whom were known to Iraqi intelligence.

Hassan Hassan, the author of a book on ISIS and editor of New Lines magazine which publishes work on the group, said ISIS previously built up leadership profiles to prepare followers for succession but had not been able to do so in recent years.

"ISIS no longer has the type of credible leaders it can advertise, at least internally, and the security situation has also become too complicated for it to prioritise that aspect," he told Rooters.

"The last leader was the hardest for even Iraqi and American intelligence to guess, and this applies even more to the coming one," he said.

ISIS has not confirmed or commented on the killing of its leader.

ISIS murderous Moslems continue to wage Death Eater attacks and a U.N. report published in February said ISIS is estimated to have 5,000 to 7,000 members and supporters spread between Syria and Iraq, roughly half of them fighters.

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Two suspected ISIS smugglers arrested in Rojava

2023-05-03

[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the arrest of two suspected 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) operatives who are accused of smuggling weapons to the group's cells in the notorious al-Hol camp in northeast Syria (Rojava).

The SDF, with the aerial support of the global coalition against ISIS, conducted a raid in Hasaka city where the camp is located, arresting two ISIS operatives identified as Saeed Hussein al-Hamawi and Ali Mohammed Gahanam by the coalition.

"With air surveillance provided by the international coalition forces, our forces successfully apprehended the terrorist who was responsible for supplying weapons to active terrorist cells in the al-Hol camp, enabling them to carry out killings and liquidations. Additionally, he was involved in smuggling other cell members from the camp to different areas," said the SDF in a statement.

"During the operation, our special units also apprehended another suspect who was working with the detained cell member," it added.

The coalition said in their statement that "SDF coordinated the deliberate targeting of these ISIS members to further disrupt ISIS capabilities, degrade their support networks, and improve security and stability within al-Hol IDP camp."

The arrests followed a wave of crackdowns on the group by the SDF in northeast Syria, in coordination with the global coalition.

~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
on Sunday announced it had killed the suspected leader of ISIS, Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, during an operation in Syria the day before.

Farhad Shami, head of SDF media centre, took to twitter after Ankara's announcement and claimed that Qurayshi was killed in Jindires, adding that he had been protected by ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish forces stationed there.

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The Grand Turk

Turkey offers details of ISIS chief's death in Syria

2023-05-02

More on this story from yesterday.

[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
released new details Monday about its successful operation against the ISIS global chief, saying he died by setting off a boom jacket to avoid being detained.

At least he had the courage of his convictions, though he won’t have nearly as much fun in Hell as he would have had if he’d died whole instead of widely scattered.

President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First

...that’s even worse than his nom de guerre. Does he have no personal name, something his mother or wife might call him in moments of tenderness or extreme annoyance?

saying he joined ISIS in 2013 and quickly rose through the krazed killer group's ranks.

~~Ottoman~~ Turkish media also released images of a fenced-off building in the middle of a field where it said Qurashi was hiding in Syria's Afrin province.

A section of the two-story house was sheared off, apparently from blasts.

ISIS announced the death of its previous leader, Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, on November 30.

Anadolu said Turkey's MIT intelligence agency conducted a four-hour operation during which it located and surrounded al-Hussein al-Husseini on Saturday.

MIT agents blasted apart a stone wall that surrounded the house, before entering it through a rear entrance and side windows.

Al-Hussein al-Husseini set off his boom jacket when he realized he was about to be captured, Anadolu said, adding that no ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish operatives were killed or injured.

An AFP correspondent in northern Syria said the operation had targeted an abandoned farm that was being used as an Islamic school.

All those human shields did no good when the kids went home for the weekend.

Turkey has deployed troops in northern Syria since 2020, and controls entire zones with the help of Syrian proxies.

At its height, when it controlled swathes of Iraq and Syria, the ISIS group grabbed credit for a series of attacks in Europe.

In October 2019, Washington announced it had killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northwestern Syria, and several of the group's top commanders have since been killed in raids.

Despite having been driven out of much of the territory it once controlled, the group still launches attacks in Syria.

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Islamic State leader in Syria killed in Turkish raid — Erdogan

2023-05-01

[IsraelTimes] Figure going by Abu Hussein al-Qurashi ’neutralized’ by intel agents, ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish president says after operation at abandoned farm in country’s northeast

The suspected 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....
group has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
’s MIT intelligence agency, ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First

...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
said Sunday.

"The suspected leader of ISIS, codename Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, has been neutralized in an operation carried out yesterday (Saturday) by the MIT in Syria," he announced on television.

The Islamic State group announced the death of its previous leader, Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, on November 30, replacing him with Abu Hussein al-Qurashi.

An AFP correspondent in northern Syria said ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish intelligence agents and local military police, backed by Turkey had on Saturday sealed off a zone in Jindires, in the northwest region of Afrine.

Residents told AFP that an operation had targeted an abandoned farm that was being used as an Islamic school.

The United States carried out a helicopter raid in northern Syria in an operation in mid-April, saying the Islamic State group had been planning attacks in Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
and the Middle East.

US Central Command said they had killed a big shot of the IS group in the operation.

Despite having been driven out of much of the territory it once controlled, the Islamic State group still launches attacks in Syria.

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Official of Turkish-backed faction killed in Aleppo countryside

2022-02-23

An official of a Turkish-backed opposition faction was killed in an IED explosion in the city of #Syria’s #Azaz. #Turkey #SNA https://t.co/y6ugckbBjz
— NORTH PRESS AGENCY - ENGLISH (@NPA_English) February 22, 2022

AZAZ, Syria (North Press) – An official in charge of the technical issues of the Turkish-backed faction of al-Jabha al-Shamya (Levant Front) killed on Tuesday in explosion of an IED planted in his car in a neighborhood in the city of Azaz, north Aleppo.

“The explosion claimed life of the official of the Levant Front Muhammad al-Hussein so-called ‘Abu Hussein Ishara,” an exclusive source told North Press.

“The city witnessed military alert by the military police faction checking and setting other checkpoints inside residential neighborhoods following the explosion,” the source added.

On February 15, a young man and a child were injured as an IED placed inside a garbage bin detonated in the middle of Azaz city.

In January, a member of the Turkish-backed Military Police was killed and two others were wounded in an IED explosion in a car in Azaz city.

Since July 2012, Azaz and the surrounding villages, north of Aleppo, have been under the control of the Turkish-backed Syrian armed opposition factions. Successive bombings and kidnapping take place frequently in the city amid inability of the Syrian opposition factions to control security.

Reporting by Farouq Hamo

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Top Israel Court Rejects Gaza Doctor's Appeal for Damages from 2009 War

2021-11-26

[ENGLISH.AAWSAT] Israel's Supreme Court
rejected Wednesday an appeal from a Paleostinian doctor who sought compensation for the killing of three of his daughters and a niece during the 2008-2009 Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith 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...
war.

Izzeldin Abuelaish, a gynecologist who now lives in Canada, filed a civil complaint in 2010 after the January 2009 incident that killed the four young females, ranging in age from 13 to 20.

Israel's top court called the incident a "tragic event" but said it was not awarding compensation because the law affords "substantial immunity" to the state in times of conflict.

"Our heart goes out to the petitioner, a bereaved uncle and father to three girls who were killed prematurely," AFP quoted the court as saying.

"At the same time, the severe consequences caused to the petitioner have no remedy and solution in the process at hand."

Abuelaish, who speaks Hebrew and was educated at Harvard University, worked in an Israeli hospital during the conflict.

The deaths occurred when his family home in Gaza was hit by Israeli tank fire. The case gained attention after he called an Israeli television station shortly after the deaths.

Israel's army had said it was targeting forces of Evil in the area amid the conflict that began after Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw, took over the enclave in 2007.

The Abuelaish family has always categorically denied any Hamas members were in the home.

Speaking outside the Jerusalem court last week where his appeal was heard, Abuelaish called on Israel to show "the moral, ethical and human courage" to admit wrongdoing.

"The biggest challenge in our world is individual responsibility. They have to overcome this fear, or arrogance, or greed, or denial. They have to acknowledge it and I am determined," he said.

Speaking to AFP after the appeal was rejected, Abuelaish's lawyer Hussein Abu Hussein said he had advised his client that a legal victory was unlikely given precedents set in similar Israeli cases.

But Abuelaish wanted to "exhaust every possible legal option", the lawyer said.

After moving to Canada with his remaining children following the deaths, Abuelaish wrote a book entitled "I Shall Not Hate" about reconciliation between Israelis and Paleostinians.

Born in Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp, he now teaches public health at the University of Toronto.

Abuelaish had said any damages awarded would be donated to charity and that he was also seeking an apology from Israel over the deaths.

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IDF drops leaflets in Quneitra, then IDF tanks destroy outpost

2021-06-18

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

The IDF dropped leaflets in Quneitra warning #Hezbollah's Jawad Hashem, Syrian armed force's Bashar Hussein and the commander of the 90th brigade Hussein Hamoush against their military activities near the #Israel-#Syria border. pic.twitter.com/CmKiaCsucr
— Joe Truzman (@Jtruzmah) June 17, 2021

Israeli tanks destroy outpost used by Iranian proxies on Syrian border — report

[IsraelTimes] Syrian media says strike hit observation post near al-Qahtaniah, used by Hezbollah and other Tehran-linked groups; follows IDF attack on Syrian military base nearby.

Israeli tanks shelled an observation post used by an Iran-aligned militia in the Syrian Golan early Thursday morning, Syrian media reported.

According to Syria’s Enab Baladi outlet, the outpost near the village of al-Qahtaniah in the Quneitra region was destroyed in the attack.

The Israel Defense Forces refused to comment on the matter, in line with its policy of not officially acknowledging specific strikes in Syria, save for those that are in retaliation for attacks against Israel.

According to Enab Baladi, the observation post, which was located some 150 meters from the border, was officially under the control of the 90th Brigade of the Syrian military’s 1st Corps, but was often used by Iran
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...
and its proxies, notably the Lebanese terrorist militia Hezbollah. Israel has long maintained that this Syrian unit works closely with these Iranian-backed groups.

A Syrian activist from the area told the outlet that the outpost was regularly visited by a leading Hezbollah commander who goes by Jawad Hashem, and whose father — known as Hajj Hashem — is officially tasked with leading Hezbollah’s efforts along the Syrian-Israeli border, known as the Golan File.

Late last month, IDF drones reportedly dropped flyers near the border with a photograph of Jawad Hashem and several top Syrian officers, warning residents of the area that "Hezbollah is using you." In the past, such flyers have been dropped as warnings ahead of attacks on Hezbollah posts along the border.

On June 1, the IDF said it destroyed another Syrian regime observation post that was established on the Israeli side of the buffer zone in the Golan Heights. The military "destroyed a forward observation post of the Syrian army that was set up in an Israeli area west of the Alfa line in the Golan Heights," front man Avichay Adraee wrote on Twitter at the time, referring to the Israeli side of a UN-patrolled buffer zone between both countries.

He said troops attacked and blew up the post, adding that Israel would not "tolerate any attempt to violate the illusory sovereignty" of the Jewish state. The site is on the Syrian side of the border fence, but still technically in Israeli territory.

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