[ShabelleMedia] In a concerted effort to bolster security, Somaliaâs Military Police, alongside intelligence units, have executed a series of operations in the coastal Jasira region, just outside the capital, Mogadishu.
The maneuver, aimed at preempting Death Eater activities, particularly by al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... bully boys, involved sweeping checks along the strategic highway connecting Mogadishu to Jasira.
The operations, which have seen an intensified presence of security forces, are part of a broader strategy to safeguard the area against the backdrop of recent increased threats. According to local sources, the militaryâs focus was on dismantling potential terror networks and reducing the operational capacity of Death Eaters in the region.
Jasira, known for its scenic beaches and attracting tourists, has not been immune to the security challenges that plague Somalia. The efforts to secure this economically significant area reflect the governmentâs commitment to not only combat terrorism but also to assure both locals and tourists of their safety, thereby fostering economic recovery through tourism. Thank goodness. My AAA Travel Agent assured me it would be a wonderful vacation
The security enhancements included the establishment of new checkpoints, increased patrols, and intelligence gathering to preempt attacks. These measures come at a time when Somalia is navigating the transition of AU forces, with the Somali National Army (SNA) expected to take over security responsibilities fully by the end of 2024, amidst skepticism regarding the armyâs readiness.
Residents of Jasira have reported mixed feelings, with some expressing relief at the visible security presence, hoping it will deter attacks like those previously carried out by al-Shabaab, which have occasionally targeted tourist areas. However,
some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... others voice concerns over the potential disruption of daily life and the economic implications if the security operations become a regular, intrusive feature.
The operations have also sparked discussions on social media, with some users questioning the long-term effectiveness of such military engagements in curbing insurgency without addressing underlying political and social issues. Critics argue that while these operations might temporarily disrupt bully boy activities, sustainable peace requires more comprehensive approaches, including governance reforms and economic development.
As Somalia continues to grapple with security, the operations in Jasira underscore the ongoing struggle between maintaining security and fostering civilian trust and economic growth. The international community watches keenly, with many hoping these efforts will pave the way for a more secure and prosperous future for Somalia, particularly in areas critical for tourism and local trade.
As the Sudanese Army launched a major ground offensive to retake Khartoum, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began withdrawing from the capital's East Nile district. This strategic retreat by the paramilitary force is aimed at bolstering their defence against the government's… pic.twitter.com/NhPrCmgDpu
[DAILYTRUST] Soldiers have bumped off three suspected bandidos while rescuing seven captives following a raid on bandidos' camp at Kurmin-Kare village in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State.
City & Crime had reported that three herders who went to sell their cows alongside four women were returning to their village when the bandidos flagged down their pickup van and whisked them away.
A vigilante member, who was part of the operation that led the soldiers to raid the bandidos' camp but preferred anonymity, said the raid was carried out on Saturday, around 4:12pm.
He said the bandidos fled and abandoned the victims after heavy gunfire, saying the bandidos fled with bullet injuries.
A community leader from the area also confirmed the rescue of seven kidnapped victims over the phone to our news hound on Sunday.
''It is true, some Fulani ... a peculiarly brutal tribe of Moslem herdsmen infesting Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and probably other places that are light on law and order and heavy on tribal identity... men, including women who were returning from SCC village market last Wednesday, that were kidnapped by bandidos, have been rescued by soldiers on Saturday,'' he said.
He said the bandidos had earlier demanded N30 million ransom to release the victims, adding that undisclosed sums of money belonging to the Fulani were taken away by the bandidos.
The front man of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Hassan Mansur, was yet to confirm the incident as at the time of filing this report.
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[DAILYTRUST] Residents of Geidam Local Government Area in Yobe State have commended troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, 159 Battalion Geidam, Yobe State for their recent actions in protecting the town.
The troops successfully engaged and killed 10 suspected Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... bandidosbully boyz during an attempted attack on the town.
A resident, who wished to be anonymous told Daily Trust that bandidosbully boyz attacked the town on Friday but their attempt was thwarted by the troops.
He said ''The attackers stormed the town around 1:30am, while most people were asleep. However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... thanks to the dedication of Lt. Col. Sadiq Rikoto, the commanding officer of the 159 Battalion, the attack was repelled.
''In the initial encounter, the Boko Haram bandidosbully boyz resisted and engaged the military for about three hours in a firefight before retreating. At least 10 bully boyz were killed, while others fled with injuries.''
Residents who spoke with Daily Trust commended Lt. Col. Sadiq for his change in strategy which led to the foiled attack.
A local businessman noted that the security improvement was strategic, timely and effective.
He added that while bully boyz had recently increased attacks on unarmed villagers in the state, the military had managed to prevent several attacks in Geidam.
Bukar Maina, a farmer from the area, told news hounds that the town's residents appreciated the 159 Battalion's commitment to finding lasting solutions to the menace of terrorism.
He praised the new strategy that showed the troops' intensified efforts to rid the North East of insurgency.
He also urged residents, particularly those living in affected areas, to cooperate with the military and support their operations.
Attempts to obtain a comment from Captain Shehu Muhammad, Assistant Director of Public Relations for Operation Lafiya Dole Sector 2 in Damaturu, were unsuccessful.
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[PUNCHNG] Suspected Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... holy warriors have clashed with Nigerian military troops in Niger State.
The holy warriors reportedly invaded Bassa town in the Shiroro Local Government Area, launching a violent mostly peaceful assault on the town.
The attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, with residents awakened by the sound of sporadic gunfire. Some residents said the attack began around 5:30 a.m.
A resident, who requested anonymity for security reasons, recounted: ''Around 5:30 this morning, we started hearing heavy gunfire. We were certain it was an exchange of gunfire between the military and terrorists.
''The security forces advised residents to stay indoors while they engaged the assailants in a shootout. It was not immediately clear how many casualties were on the terrorists' side.''
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[Regnum] The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah carried out massive strikes on targets in Tel Aviv and Eilat, using missiles and drones. This was stated on October 7 by the movement's military spokesman Yahya Saria to the Al Masirah TV channel.
Saria explained that two missiles were used, one of which was hypersonic-dimensional. The strikes were carried out on military targets in Israel.
"We carried out two operations as part of the fifth phase of escalation, successfully hitting two targets," the Houthi spokesman said.
During the first operation, two military targets in Tel Aviv were hit with Palestine-2 and Zu Fikar missiles.
The Air Force also launched several drones at targets in the Jaffa and Umm al-Rashrash areas in southern occupied Palestine.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, Yemeni Houthis have attacked over 190 ships linked to Israel, the United States and Great Britain since October 7, 2023. This was stated by the leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Abdel Malik al-Houthi, on October 6.
Over the past year, militants have fired more than 1,000 missiles and drones, attacking 193 ships linked to Israel and its allies, and shot down 11 American MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and attack drones.
Yemen has been hit by 774 attacks, including bombings, that have killed 82 people and injured around 340 others.
On October 4, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported striking 15 targets in Yemen. The targets were said to be linked to Yemen's Houthi rebels. The strikes included offensive weapons.
Sometimes the link is that the attacked ship is in the water just like ships connected to Israel, America, and Britain, but itâs not fair to ask Yemeni jihadis for any deeper understanding than that. Do go on, O Russian apologetics writer:
This was stated on Sunday, October 6, by the leader of the rebel Shiite movement Ansar Allah, Abdel Malik al-Houthi.
"The results of Yemen's operations include striking the Israeli enemy in occupied Palestine and attacking ships associated with it in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean," Al Masirah TV channel quotes him as saying.
The Houthi leader said that over the past year, the movement's militants have fired more than 1,000 missiles and drones, attacking 193 ships linked to Israel and its allies in the United States and Britain, and shot down 11 American MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and attack drones.
He added that during this period, Yemen was subjected to 774 attacks, including bombings, which killed 82 people and injured about 340 others.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on October 4, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported a strike on 15 targets in Yemen. It was claimed that the objects were linked to the Yemeni Houthis. The targets included offensive weapons.
In late September, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced a major Israeli Air Force reconnaissance operation in which F-15 fighter jets and other aircraft attacked Houthi military targets in the Ras Isa and Hodeida areas of Yemen. The Israeli military said the targets included power plants and a seaport used to import oil and ship Iranian weapons to the region.
On September 23, Ansar Allah spokesman Yahya Saria said the Houthis had launched a massive attack on three US Navy destroyers, using 23 cruise and ballistic missiles and UAVs. He said all three destroyers were damaged in the attack.
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[IsraelTimes] Sirens activate due to possibility of falling shrapnel as projectile intercepted with Arrow missile defense system; Houthis claim responsibility
A ballistic missile launched 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... was successfully intercepted by Israeli air defenses after it triggered sirens across central Israel on Monday, the military said.
The surface-to-surface missile was shot down with the Arrow defense system, which is designed to take out ballistic missiles while they are still outside the atmosphere, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Sirens were triggered across central Israel due to the possibility of falling shrapnel from the interception.
Yemenâs 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 Americaâą, 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 claimed to have fired two missiles at military targets in central Israel. They said one missile was a Paleostine 2 and it "reached" its target. The group said the second was a Dhu al-Fiqar missile but did not describe its outcome.
The Yemeni group said the operation "successfully achieved its objectives" and it targeted several drones at Jaffa and Eilat. Israel only mentioned the intercepted surface-to-surface missile, without referring to the drones or a second missile.
The rebel group has fired over 220 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Israel over the past year â mostly toward the southernmost city of Eilat â saying that the attacks are in solidarity with Paleostinians 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, where Israel has been battling Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... since the terror groupâs October 7 attack.
The latest attack came on the one-year anniversary of the terror onslaught.
On Thursday, the Iran-backed rebel group grabbed credit for overnight drone attacks on central Israel. Two were shot down, while another impacted an open area, the IDF said.
The Houthis have also targeted ships traveling through the Red Sea, which once saw $1 trillion a year of cargo pass through it.
They have targeted more than 80 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started last October, including seizing one vessel and sinking two in a campaign that also killed four sailors. Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by a US-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets, which have included Western military vessels.
The rebels maintain that they target ships linked to Israel, the US, or the United Kingdom to force an end to Israelâs campaign against the Hamas terror group in Gaza. However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the conflict, including some bound for Iran.
Interesting to note that the counterterror operation was conducted by interior ministry special forces, as well as FSB special forces.
[Regnum] Law enforcement officers detained three residents of Dagestan on suspicion of organizing and participating in international extremist activities. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD).
"In the course of implementing operational and investigative measures to identify individuals involved in extremist activities, employees of the Center "E" of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the North Caucasus Federal District, in cooperation with the UFSB of Russia for the Republic of Dagestan, the UFSB of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, and with the forceful support of Russian National Guard fighters, suppressed the illegal activities of three residents of the Republic of Dagestan involved in organizing and participating in an extremist organization," the department's Telegram channel says.
According to the agency, those detained between 2018 and 2023 organized the activities of a cell of an international extremist organization banned in Russia, while at the same time carrying out anti-Russian and anti-constitutional activities, and were also engaged in propaganda of the ideology of the organization among the population of the North Caucasus, influencing their religious feelings. In addition, according to law enforcement officials, the suspects recruited people into the extremist cell.
It is noted that operational activities took place simultaneously in Dagestan and St. Petersburg. All suspects were detained. Prohibited literature was also seized during the search. A criminal case was opened against the suspects on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (parts 1, 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Investigators are clarifying the circumstances of the illegal activity.
BLUF: Three unnamed Dagestani men are accused of proselytizing and recruiting for an unnamed international terror group, probably one connected to ISIS or Al Nusra, both at home and in St. Petersburg. They were arrested over five years, 2018-2023 as were, one assumes, some of the unnamed persons they recruited. At some point they will be tried; perhaps then all will be identified.
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I would like to see that in australia but Islamophobia Register Australia has lobbied to have muslim âcommunityâ representatives go into police stations to *educate* about islam
Claiming the state unfairly views them through a security lens.
As a result, police officers are hesitant to break up the street mobs fo fear of problems in their career
Will they be seen as islamophobic? Makes them reluctant to police islamist protesters
[IsraelTimes] Greg Landsman says he and his family had to secure police escort to enter and exit safely after being harassed by demonstrators on eve of Oct. 7 attack
Masked pro-Paleostinian demonstrators escalated their harassment of a Jewish congressman on the eve of Mondayâs anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas ..one of the armed feet of the Moslem BrĂŒderbund millipede,... , pitching an encampment outside Ohio Democratic Representative Greg Landsman âs Cincinnati residence.
Landsman said Monday that the protesters arrived outside his home early Sunday. By evening, they set up tents, cots and sleeping bags in the road and spent the night harassing him and his family members, forcing them to secure a police escort in order to enter and exit safely, the congressman said.
"On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the October 7th terror attacks, when Jews were brutally murdered and kidnapped, these people came to the home of a Jewish family at night, dressed in all black and fully masked," Landsman said in a statement. He said that he and his daughter would be forced to navigate the encampment in order to attend an October 7 service later Monday.
The group Midwest Direct Action 4 Pali! shared a video of the demonstration on Instagram. The video showed masked participants in black marching down the street in front of Landsmanâs home. Their faces were obscured as they carried white bundles that resembled shrouded bodies and brandished banners representing the numbers in the corpse count. The group remained on site Monday, Landmanâs office said.
"On the eve of the one year mark since the beginning of the genocide in Paleostine, local activists in Cincinnati have gathered outside Congressman Greg Landsmanâs house to denounce his votes to conceal the corpse count and continue funding mass murder 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... ," the group said in its post. "We mark in solemn vigil that we will not rest until the genocide is over and Paleostine is free."
Mike Madanat, a front man for the group, told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that itâs unclear how long they would remain at Landsmanâs home and that they have no intention of leaving anytime soon. Madanat noted that these types of decisions are something they work out "day to day." He said the activists involved are members of various groups but are all "Cincinnati taxpayers" who have joined this action due to the Democrat being "silent to our calls, post cards and attendance in town halls."
Madanat said the activists realize they are in a residential community and are doing everything they can to respect Landsmanâs neighbors and the area, including by speaking daily with local police and residents to ensure their actions remain legal.
Straight up taqiya.
"This is not and never been something to do with religion," Madanat said. "It is strictly about the corpse count," the congressmanâs "support of that, the violence and the displacement."
Itâs not the first time Landsman and his district have been targeted since the conflict began. Just a month into the conflict, protestors placed a poster outside a building near Landsmanâs district office with his photo and the phrase "This Ken supports genocide," alongside other inflammatory language.
In July, Landsman toured the Covedale Cemetery Complex in Cincinnati, where 176 Jewish gravestones had been toppled.
Back in June, Landsman was one of 62 Democrats to join House Republicans in backing an amendment to restrict the State Department from citing the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministryâs statistics on the death toll.
The Buckeye State Democrat has faced grief from anti-Israel agitators before.
In November 2023, demonstrators put up a poster on a building near his district office with the message, âThis Ken supports genocideâ over an image of his face â in the style of promotions for the âBarbieâ movie.
Landsman later responded to his tormenters, saying they âvandalized the wrong building,â having targeted a non-profit group for women struggling with addiction and facing domestic violence.
Related: Possibly this is Mr. Madanat. He seems like perfect Antifa/Black Bloc material, and he is based in Cincinnati, but more research is needed.
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They are hamas supporters not âpro-palestiniansâ
They have no idea of what hamas even is
On twitter (x) when i post a link to Yaleâs copy of the hamas charter in English so they can see
It must get shadowd banned. They cannot see
This is terrible censorship
This is the actual official statement of thr group they are supporting so it must be up for discussion
Particularly the opening quote from hassan al banna, muslim brotherhood founder that says Islam will obliterate israel as it obliterated others before it
Why is it that nobody can see my words when i post this link, to a yale university document?
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Grom, i would expect some argument but it cannot be seen at all
Which perpetuates the fiction that this is a struggle for a minority to get a country of their own
The charter shows this is a lie
A lot of the college kids are deceived and do not know what hamas actually is
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^And I'm saying, they don't care - long as they're (a) with the cool kids; and (b) can run wild - they don't care if that's "Palestine", or BLM, or "environment".
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On twitter (x) when i post a link to Yaleâs copy of the hamas charter in English so they can see
It must get shadowd banned. They cannot see
Post it again and tag Elon Musk, asking him why this particular topic/link is not being seen. He fired the worst 3/4th of the moderating staff, but not all of the bad ones were cut.
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Also, Grom is correct that the college kids donât care. They enjoy getting out in the fresh air and sunshine, calling down vicious death on the target du jour. Their professors approve, after all.
A deadly explosion near Karachi's Jinnah International Airport killed two Chinese nationals and injured others, with the Balochistan Liberation Army claiming responsibility. pic.twitter.com/dcIaMgWvsb
[Rudaw] At least two members of the Iraqi security forces were killed overnight in a 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) attack in Diyala province, a police source said on Sunday.
Haytham al-Shammari, spokesperson for Diyala police, told Rudaw that four ISIS fighters in a white Kia truck
âŠoh dear. Everyone knows that the proper jihadi drives a white Toyota truck not that down-market Kia thing (not that I am judging, mind you, but people do talk, donchaknow)âŠ
opened fire around 9:30 pm on Saturday at a base of security forces in the provinceâs Muqdadiya district (known as Sharaban in Kurdish), killing two.
"The truck driver was killed and other [ISIS] fighters escaped the scene," Shammari said.
In December, a deadly ISIS attack in the same district killed 10 civilians and 17 injured.
ISIS rose to power and seized control of swathes of Iraqi territory during a brazen offensive in 2014 but was declared territorially defeated in 2017 when its so-called caliphate in the country fell as Iraqi and Kurdish fighters, supported by a US-led international coalition, claimed back lands lost to the jihadists.
Despite its territorial defeat, the group has continued to pose a serious security threat to the country through hit-and-run attacks, bombings, and abductions in several provinces, particularly in areas disputed between Erbil and Baghdad which stretch across the provinces of Salahaddin, Diyala, Kirkuk, ... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time... and Nineveh.
Iraqi and Kurdish forces frequently launch anti-ISIS operations in the disputed areas.
The Israeli military issues warning for people in southern Lebanon that the Israeli Navy is about to launch "major operations on and off the coast of Lebanon."
They are telling civilians to stay far away from the beaches.
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Inchon style movement to have a SF/Mech/Armor TF with CAS and naval gunfire support sweep of the Beeka Valley, source of much of the Hezbollan drug business? Unlike the border, I suspect little of it is subsurface, so heavy ground forces would be effective in an area never expecting Israeli assets that deep in Lebanon.
[IsraelTimes] A 12-year-old Paleostinian boy was killed in confrontations between youths and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Paleostinian health ministry says.
The Israeli military said it was checking the report.
Video from the area of Qalandia showed youths blocking a road with burning tires, with Israeli army vehicles and ambulances at the scene.
In other words, the boy’s death was suicide by soldier.
[IsraelTimes] Israeli security forces thwarted a plan by jailed Hamas Nukhbabandidosholy warriors to hold riots in prisons where they are being held to mark the October 7 attacks anniversary, Channel 12 reports.
Some 1,000 security personnel raided prison cells this morning based on intel to prevent the unrest, the network says.
[IsraelTimes] Jets destroy Khan Younis launchers used in day’s second barrage; army orders civilians there to evacuate beforehand while widening similar directive in northern Strip
Israeli fighter jets struck and destroyed rocket launchers 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 Khan Younis used by the Hamas ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... terror group to attack central Israel on Monday, in the second barrage it fired as Israel marked the one-year anniversary of the October 7 onslaught.
Before striking the rocket launchers, the army ordered civilians to evacuate the area — part of a cycle Gazooks have become familiar with, as some of them have been forced to flee from shelter to shelter dozens of times throughout the war.
The Israel Defense Forces said secondary explosions were seen following the strike, indicating that additional weapons were stored in the Khan Younis area from which five rockets were launched. They impacted in Kfar Chabad, where two people were lightly injured, and Holon.
Separately, the IDF said the 215th Artillery Regiment shelled a rocket launcher used to fire five other rockets at Sderot earlier in the day.
In announcing the evacuation order before striking the rocket launchers, the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson said, "Due to Hamas’s terrorist acts, which will be met with extreme force, you must evacuate these areas immediately and move to the humanitarian area."
Decimated by war and based in an enclave largely reduced to rubble, Hamas managed to fire a handful of rockets into Israel on Monday morning as Israelis began holding commemorative ceremonies for the roughly 1,200 people killed on October 7 and the 97 still in captivity since that attack.
Triggering blaring alarm sirens, Hamas marked the anniversary at 6:30 a.m. — the hour the October 7 onslaught started — with a volley of four rockets at communities adjacent to the southern Gaza Strip. Three of the rockets were shot down by the army, while the fourth fell in open land, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The IDF said that moments before Monday morning’s rocket attack, warplanes struck sites in the Strip where Hamas operatives were preparing to launch a far larger attack on Israel.
Both of Monday’s attacks were claimed by Hamas’s armed wing, which also published a missive marking the first anniversary of what it said was the terror group’s successful penetration of Israeli communities and the killings of soldiers and "settlers," a word it uses for all Israelis.
Separately on Monday, the IDF called on Paleostinians in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun, Jabaliya, and Beit Lahiya to evacuate to the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the Strip’s south.
On Sunday, the IDF said it was expanding the size of the zone ahead of plans to operate in northern Gaza and evacuate all civilians from there.
"IDF forces are currently operating with great force in the area. For your safety, you must evacuate these areas immediately," Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language front man, said, publishing a map of the zones that were to be evacuated.
He said the Salah a-Din road would be open as a humanitarian corridor between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, to allow civilians to flee to southern Gaza.
Tens of thousands of Paleostinians are believed by Israel to still be in northern Gaza, among them thousands of terror operatives who survived previous IDF operations that saw Hamas’s battalions in the area dismantled.
The IDF on said Sunday that troops had encircled Jabaliya amid a new ground operation targeting efforts by Hamas to reestablish itself in northern Gaza.
The military said that the 162nd Division’s 401st and 460th armored brigades encircled the city overnight and troops were operating in the area following intelligence on Hamas operatives and infrastructure, alongside efforts by the terror group to regroup there.
Several dozen terror operatives were killed in Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s and tank shelling, according to the IDF.
"The operation will continue as long as necessary, while systematically striking and thoroughly destroying the terror infrastructure in the area," the military said.
Prior to the operation, the 162nd Division was withdrawn from Rafah and the Philadelphi Corridor — the Egypt-Gaza border area — after five months there, and handed over responsibility for the area to the IDF’s Gaza Division, the first time that the regional division was given responsibility over a large portion of the Strip.
The IDF said there was no reduction in forces in the Egypt-Gaza border area.
The operation marked the fourth push into Jabaliya by the IDF since the start of the war a year ago. The most recent round of fighting there in May was described by the IDF and some officers as "intense" and the "most violent mostly peaceful" of the war.
Amid the expanded operation, the IDF announced on Sunday that it was preparing to evacuate civilians from the entire north of Gaza, and would increase the size of the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the southern Strip.
The zone, where the vast majority of the Gazook population currently resides, is where most humanitarian aid is being delivered. There are also field hospitals there.
The military also said it was opening up two evacuation routes for Paleostinians — along the Salah a-Din road and the coastal road. Aid groups have warned against repeated displacement of already severely malnourished Paleostinians.
The preparations for the evacuation of the northern part of the coastal enclave came just a day after the IDF called on Paleostinian civilians in parts of the central Gaza Strip to move to the humanitarian zones, again squeezing many of the Strip’s two million people into a smaller zone in the south.
The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 41,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting there so far, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed some 17,000 combatants in battle as of August and another 1,000 holy warriors inside Israel on October 7.
Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 348.
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Where is heaven going to find enough virgins?
Little known fact, everybody in heaven is a virgin, in that everybody does not have any sexual or reproductive organs.
So that means men and women will all be the same.
Thus the so called "72 virgins" will be made up of people that died an becomes part of the group, all of with no sex organs and therefore perpetual virgins.
For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.English Standard Version
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#7. Dad ran a mission area. I don't know of any theologian who would infer Mathew 22:30 to be that souls in the afterlife would not have sexual or reproductive organs and all be trans.
I could see some gay or trans nut trying to push that view.
That said 1100 years ago many of my ancestors cared for Thor's Grove. The Vikings definitely had sex in Valhalla!
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How often a transmitter garbles
The message divine! Take Greek marbles,
All virginal white,
Or, for fellas that fight,
A Valhalla without any yarbles.
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] And Israel was being castigated for claiming 17,000 or 42.5%, though they hadnât updated the number in ages. The real number is 32,800? Well done, IDF!.
Hamas admits privately that 80% of the total 41,000+ they say were killed in Gaza are Hamas members or their families.
Israelâs yearlong war on Gaza has killed 41,965 Palestinians and wounded 97,590 others, the Health Ministry says.
More than 10,000 bodies are feared buried in the vast destruction of downed buildings from Israeli attacks, meaning the death toll is likely far higher.
The vast majority of Gazaâs dead, an estimated 70 percent, are women and children.
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Likely most of the remaining 20% knew, condoned, and/or supported Hamas' terroristic genocidal agenda and did nothing also.
[IsraelTimes] Hamas leader reportedly has not softened stance during absence, is said to be surrounded by at least 20 hostages, carried 25 kg of dynamite in sole footage of him since Oct. 7
Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... leader Yahya Sinwar has reestablished contact with hostage-ceasefire deal mediators in 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... after weeks of silence that had stirred speculation he might have been killed in an Israeli strike 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... , according to multiple reports Monday.
Sinwar cut off contact because he believed Israel was uninterested in reaching a deal, unnamed sources with knowledge of the negotiations told the Channel 12 news site.
A senior Israeli official told the Walla news site it does not seem that Sinwar has in any way softened his positions on a hostage-and-ceasefire deal. Hamas has demanded a complete withdrawal of the military from Gaza and a permanent end to the war, while Israel has refused any arrangement that would allow the terror group to retain control of the Strip and rebuild its military strength.
Further dampening hopes for a deal, Channel 12 reported Sunday that Qatari officials had told hostage families that Israelâs "policy of liquidations" against terror group leaders is "incompatible" with reaching a deal.
"In the past, there was [former Hamas leader Ismail] Haniyeh and he was eliminated. Now there is Khaled Mashaal and he is much more difficult than Haniyeh," the officials told the hostage families, according to the report.
Haniyeh was killed in Tehran in July, in an liquidation blamed on Israel, though Jerusalem has not confirmed or denied its involvement.
The New York Times
...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... reported Saturday that Sinwarâs long-running assessment that he will not survive the Gaza war has strengthened in recent weeks and that he believes a regional war would force Israel to scale back operations in Gaza â potentially precluding the need to release hostages to secure a ceasefire in the embattled Strip.
Channel 12 said Friday that government ministers have largely put the hostage issue on the back burner, as Israel has stepped up its attacks on Hezbollah in Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently 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... over the past two weeks in a bid to stem the Iran-backed terror groupâs incessant rocket attacks on the north.
Sinwarâs former Shin Bet security service interrogator told The Daily Mail on Monday that the Hamas leader was carrying 25 kilograms (some 55 pounds) of dynamite in footage of him walking through a tunnel days after the October 7 massacre.
The footage, released by the Israel Defense Forces in February, showed Sinwar walking through a Gaza tunnel with several of his family members and was the first and only publicized visual of the terror leader in the wake of October 7.
Kobi Michael also claimed that Sinwar had surrounded himself with "at least 20 hostages."
"A few times we have had the chance to kill him, but if we do, he will kill all the hostages around him," he said, predicting that Sinwar would never surrender, and is "dreaming" about remaining as the leader of Hamas and ruler of Gaza.
"Heâs thinking now about the next massacre. That man must be killed," Michael said.
It is believed that 97 of the 251 hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF.
Hamas is also holding two Israeli civilians who entered the Strip in 2014 and 2015, as well as the bodies of two IDF soldiers who were killed in 2014.
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[IsraelTimes] IDF cites new findings in declaring death of volunteer photographer, 28, apparently killed while trying to escape Nova rave; his body is one of 34 held in Gaza
May this knowledge comfort those who mourn, and may his memory be a blessing.
The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that hostage Idan Shtivi was killed during Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... ’s October 7, 2023, onslaught in southern Israel, the announcement coming year to the day his body was kidnapped into 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... , where it is still being held.
The grim development, announced on the first anniversary of the unprecedented assault, was based on new intelligence findings, the military said.
The IDF said it had informed Shtivi’s family on Sunday that the army had concluded that he was killed during the attack on the Nova music festival.
Shtivi’s death was first announced publicly Monday morning by the Hostage and Missing Families Forum. It was later confirmed by the IDF, which said the decision was made "based on intelligence information that was confirmed by a panel of experts from the Health Ministry."
"The IDF operates with a range of methods to try and gather information on the hostages in Gaza," the army said.
Shtivi was one of 251 people kidnapped on October 7 and is among 34 hostages killed on October 7 or while in captivity whose bodies are being held in Gaza, according to the IDF.
A total of 101 hostages and remains are currently thought captive, including two slain soldiers and two civilians held for around a decade.
Shtivi, 28, was a nature lover and photography enthusiast who was studying sustainability and government at Herzliya’s Reichman University.
He was seized by Hamas faceless myrmidons at the Nova desert rave, where he had volunteered to photograph the event.
He joined the party at 6 a.m., and called his girlfriend at 7, telling her about the missiles overhead and that he was leaving.
Shtivi left in his car with two friends, Lior and Yulia, but was blocked by the faceless myrmidons on the road heading north. He then turned the car around and started driving south, but was driven off the road, lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree.
He was last seen in that location, and the car was later found full of bullet holes and blood.
His friends’ bodies were found, but Shtivi was missing and later determined to have been taken hostage into Gaza.
Shtivi, a resident of Petah Tikva, is survived by his parents Eli and Dalit, siblings and his girlfriend Stav.
[IsraelTimes] IDF orders additional Lebanese villages to evacuate as thousands of soldiers are deployed to join expanding ground offensive; Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israelâs north
Two Israeli reservists serving on the northern border were killed in a mortar attack, authorities announced Monday, as the military said it was sending more troops into Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently 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... amid a swiftly widening offensive against the Hezbollah terror group.
The deaths were announced as Hezbollah continued to fire rockets at northern Israel, launching dozens of projectiles at towns in the north towns a day after it managed to breach air defenses around Haifa for a first time.
Master Sgt. (res.) Etay Azulay, 25, from the West Bank border settlement of Oranit, and Warrant Officer (res.) Aviv Magen, 43, from the central town of Herut, were both on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon when a mortar impacted near their position Sunday evening, the Israel Defense Forces said. Azulay was killed on the spot, while Magen died in a hospital on Monday morning. Both were members of the IDFâs elite 5515 combat mobility unit. The deaths bring the IDFâs toll since launching its ground operation in Lebanon to 11.
A third reservist with them at the time was seriously maimed.
On Sunday night, the army sent a third division into Lebanon to fight alongside two divisions already operating across the border. The move adds thousands of troops to Israelâs ground offensive, with the total number of soldiers deployed inside Lebanon now likely over 10,000.
The 91st "Galilee" Regional Division, which is normally responsible for the entire Lebanon border area, joins the IDFâs 98th and 36th divisions, which have been operating in southern Lebanon since last week.
Israelâs raids in southern Lebanon have focused on Hezbollahâs "centers of gravity" in southern Lebanon villages, where troops have so far found massive amounts of weapons, military sources said. Israel has said Hezbollah was planning a large-scale October 7-style attack on northern communities to massacre and kidnap Israeli civilians.
The IDF has said the operations in southern Lebanon will expand as needed, but that it still intends for the operations to end as quickly as possible â within a few weeks. However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... there are signs that the fighting is set to expand.
On Monday morning, the IDF issued new calls to Lebanese civilians in more than two dozen villages and towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately and head north of the Awali River. In recent days, the military has called on dozens of locales in southern Lebanon, including some north of the Litani River, to evacuate. The IDF said it would update the civilians when it is safe to return.
The 91st Division began ground operations inside southern Lebanon Sunday with three reserve brigades: the Alexandroni and Alon infantry brigades and the 8th Armored Brigade.
The divisionâs 769th "Hiram" Regional Brigade â responsible for the eastern portion of the border â was continuing defensive operations, the military added.
Amid the fighting, Hezbollah launched some 135 rockets at northern Israel through Monday evening, as Israel marked the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... attack.
Some 15 rockets were fired before 7 a.m. at the Karmiel area, a city of some 50,000 approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the Lebanon border. Some of the rockets were intercepted and the rest struck open areas, the IDF said.
Shortly before 9 a.m., another 20 rockets were launched at the Western Galilee. At least one of the rockets landed in Kfar Vradim, causing damage to several cars. The IDF said most of the rockets launched in the attack were intercepted.
Several more rockets were fired at the Dovev area later in the morning, which all hit open land according to the IDF.
Rocket sirens also sounded in Acre, Nahariya, and suburbs of Haifa.
There were no reports of injuries in the attacks.
Aside from putting boots on the ground in southern Lebanon, the IDF has also pounded Hezbollah from the air, repeatedly hitting the Iran-backed groupâs holdings near Beirut in recent days. Overnight, the IDF said it carried out strikes against Hezbollah intelligence sites and weapon depots in Beirut. Strikes were also carried out against the terror groupâs sites in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, including weapon depots, a command room, and a rocket launcher, the military added.
Later Monday evening, the IDF announced that its fighter jets had carried out a large wave of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s against more than 120 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The strikes, which lasted an hour, hit Hezbollah sites belonging to the terror groupâs Southern Front, elite Radwan Force, rocket and missile division, and intelligence division, according to the military.
The IDF said that the Air Force has struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites in Beirut alone in the past two weeks. The IDF said the sites have included weapon depots, weapon manufacturing plants, and command centers.
The military in recent months identified Hezbollah moving weapons and manufacturing equipment from southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley to Beirutâs southern suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh. The IDF believes that Hezbollah moved the assets in an attempt to prevent Israel from targeting them, as until recently, Israel largely refrained from strikes in Beirut.
And the suckers believed theyâd be safe forever. Israel truly is blessed by God with the idiots who choose to be her enemies.
Such strikes have now become a daily occurrence.
The IDF on Monday afternoon warned Lebanese civilians against entering the sea or being on the beach in southern Lebanon, as Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah. Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDFâs Arabic-language front man, issued the "urgent warning" to people on vacation, beachgoers, and anyone using boats for fishing or other uses from the Awali River â located north of Sidon â southward. He said the Israeli Navy will soon begin to operate against Hezbollah in the area. "For your safety, refrain from being at the sea or on the beach from now until further notice. Being on the beach, and boat movements in the area of ââthe Awali River line to the south, poses a threat to your life."
Amid the ongoing tensions, Britanniaâs Foreign Office announced that it had withdrawn the families of its embassy staff working in Israel due to the escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the risk of a wider regional conflict.
The foreign minister of La Belle France, which has been working with the US to broker a diplomatic solution between Israel and Hezbollah, said Monday that the French-US proposal for a ceasefire to end fighting in Lebanon remains on the table, with parties continuing to work on it.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Israelâs security cannot be guaranteed with military force alone and will require a diplomatic solution.
None of them remember that first the Allies won the war against the Nazis, and only after they surrendered were the diplomats allowed to get involved.
"Military success cannot be a substitute for a political perspective," Barrot told news hounds during a visit to Israel.
Rank idiocy.
In a separate development overnight Sunday-Monday, the military said three drones launched from the east, a term used in the past by the IDF to describe attacks from Iraq, were shot down by the Israeli Air Force. In the first incident, at around 1 a.m. a drone heading toward Israel was intercepted outside of Israeli airspace, the IDF said. Hours later, shortly after 5 a.m., the military said two drones were shot down by the Israeli Air Force off the coast of Rishon Lezion. Sirens had sounded in Rishon Lezion and Palmachim amid the incident.
The Iran-backed Islamic ResistanceÂź in Iraq took responsibility for the attack, claiming to have targeted a "military target" in Israel with a drone.
And they took a victory dance for it, too.
On Sunday, the chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Gen. Michael Kurilla held an assessment with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the Israeli military said.
"The generalâs visit dealt with the security issues at hand, with an emphasis on 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 StĂŒrmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or FĂŒhrer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... and the northern front," the IDF said.
The visit came amid preparations in the IDF for a response to Iranâs attack against Israel with some 200 ballistic missiles last week, which Iran said was retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah chief His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The late, lamented satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> The skirmishes resulted in 26 civilian deaths on the Israeli side, and â in addition to the 11 soldiers killed in the ground operation â the deaths of 22 IDF soldiers and reservists. The IDFâs toll in the ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and during operations on the border stands at 11.
Two soldiers in northern Israel have been killed in a drone attack from Iraq, and there have also been several attacks from Syria, without any injuries.
Hezbollah has named 516 members â including Nasrallah â who have been killed by Israel during the war, mostly in Lebanon but also some in Syria. Another 94 operatives from other terror groups, a Lebanese soldier, and dozens of civilians have also been killed.
These numbers have not been consistently updated since Israel began its new offensive against Hezbollah in September, including the ground operation in which the military says at least 440 Hezbollah operatives have been killed.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF deployed a fourth division to southern Leb last night for ground operations against the Hezbollah terror group.
The military announces that its 146th Reserve Division began ground operations last night in the western sector of southern Lebanon.
The reserve division joins three standing army divisions â the 98th, 36th, and 91st â already operating in the central and eastern sectors of southern Lebanon.
The move adds thousands of troops to Israelâs ground offensive, with the total number of soldiers deployed inside Lebanon now likely over 15,000.
The operations were launched by the division with its Carmeli Reserve Infantry Brigade and Iron Fist Reserve Armored Brigade, with support from its 213th Artillery Regiment, the military says.
Israelâs ground operations in southern Lebanon have been described by the IDF as "limited, localized, and targeted raids," with the goal of demolishing Hezbollahâs infrastructure in the border area, especially in the villages adjacent to Israel, to enable residents of the north of Israel to return home.
Now we know what the Israelis went after at that Iranian factory building in this story from yesterday. What odds the trucks were carrying weapons for Hizbollah instead of the listed aid supplies?
[Rudaw] A suspected Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... on Sunday struck aid trucks loaded with foods and supplies bound for refugees from Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently 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... in Syria’s central Homs province, injuring three people, a war monitor reported.
"Israeli airstrikes attacked three trucks loaded with food and medical supplies at an Iranian car factory in Hasba’a industrial area in southern Homs, injuring three members of the relief teams," the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
The convoy was "coming from Iraq to deliver humanitarian aid to the Lebanese affected by the Israeli airstrikes," according to SOHR.
The Iraqi Red Islamic Thingy Society told Rudaw on Saturday that it has been providing humanitarian aid to Lebanon, including tons of food, blankets, and medicine, through air and ground since the latest conflict began two weeks ago.
SOHR, which relies on a network of local sources, reported that 150 trucks entered Syria from Iraq on Friday through the al-Bukamal - al-Qaam border crossing.
On Friday, the Damascus-Beirut road was put out of service following Israeli airstrikes on both sides of the Syria-Lebaon border.
The UN Refugee Agency in an update on Thursday described the crossing as "the primary entry point for most of the Syrian and Lebanese families crossing into Syria."
This comes amid a recent escalation of Israeli operations in Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
According to data compiled by SOHR, about 200 Syrian nationals were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon in September.
Since the conflict began, 1.2 million people, nearly a quarter of the Lebanese population, have been displaced, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Wednesday.
The United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... on Monday, citing Lebanese officials, reported that more than 1,600 people have been killed and 8,000 maimed in Lebanon by Israeli bombardments since October 2023.
[Rudaw] A number of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday targeted “several military sites” in central Syria, causing material damage, state media reported, as regional tensions intensify against the backdrop of the Israel-Gaza war.
“At around 8:05 pm today, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of northern Lebanon, targeting a number of military sites in the central region,” Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, citing a military source. SANA said the strikes caused material damage.
Israel has recently intensified its strikes on Syria, targeting warehouses of the Syrian army and Iran-backed militia positions across the country.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, reported that the strikes targeted three Syrian army sites in the central Homs and Hama provinces.
đš Breaking: Naim Qassem, Deputy head of Hezbollah since 1991, not only refused to become the new head, but also resigned from his position and won't be affiliated with Hezbollah anymore đ€Ł
He was last seen heavily sweating and stressed in a video after Nasrallah's elimination. pic.twitter.com/hwFoglzm37
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] It couldnât have been Israel, because President Biden said not to touch the nuclear sites.
A Fire appears to be burning near the City of Isfahan in Central Iran, following reports of several Explosions. Some Iranian Channels are claiming that Military Drills are ongoing near the Isfahan Nuclear Facility. pic.twitter.com/zCegzkRgYc
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[Regnum] In Syria, 16 caches of American-made weapons were found in militant shelters. This was reported on October 7 at a briefing by Oleg Ignasyuk, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in the Arab Republic (CRPS).
âDuring inspections of the shelters of illegal armed groups hit by the Aerospace Forces strikes in the period from September 23, 2024, 16 caches of American-made weapons were discovered,â Ignasyuk specified.
According to him, reconnaissance and search operations continue in the provinces of Homs and Deir ez-Zor in cooperation between the command of the Syrian Armed Forces and the Russian group of troops.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on October 2, the Russian Aerospace Forces struck four militant bases in Syria. Earlier, five cases of militant shelling of Syrian government positions were identified in the Idlib de-escalation zone.
In September, Russian troops in Idlib province repelled an attempt by militants to attack positions of Syrian government troops. As a result of the fighting, one terrorist was eliminated.
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... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
... a peculiarly brutal tribe of Moslem herdsmen infesting Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and probably other places that are light on law and order and heavy on tribal identity...
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
..one of the armed feet of the Moslem BrĂŒderbund millipede,...
...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 
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
...an Iranian satrapy until recently 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...
