[IsraelTimes] German authorities have arrested a Lebanese man accused of being a member of Hezbollah and working for groups controlled by the Lebanese terror organization in Germany.
Federal prosecutors say the suspect, identified only as Fadel R. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested today in the Hannover region. The man is suspected of membership in a foreign terrorist organization and is not accused of direct involvement in any violence.
Prosecutors say he joined Hezbollah in the summer of 2008 or earlier and took part in leadership training courses in Lebanon. From 2009, he allegedly had leadership duties in two groups controlled by Hezbollah in the Hannover area, organizing appearances by preachers close to the terrorists.
According to prosecutors, he was briefly a correspondent for a Hezbollah media outlet in 2017 and was tasked with coordinating building work at a mosque.
Germany is a staunch ally of Israel. It is also home to a Lebanese immigrant community of more than 100,000.
[FoxNews] Mohammed Hasan Abdellatif Albana, who is on the terror watchlist, was captured near the northern border of Lynden, Washington
Federal authorities believe a Jordanian migrant caught trying to enter the U.S. through its northern border is a terrorist, according to ICE Enforcement Removal Operations in Seattle.
Mohammed Hasan Abdellatif Albana, 41, was captured near the northern border of Lynden, Washington, the agency said in a Wednesday blurb. It is unclear when or where he snuck into the country.
A U.S. immigration official identified Albana as a "known or suspected terrorist," the agency said.
Albana was sent back to Jordan on November 15 after immigration proceedings, per the agency.
"ERO Seattle is committed to the removal of noncitizens who pose a risk to the national security of the U.S. Our officers perform these removals dutifully as a part of a federal law enforcement effort to protect Pacific Northwest Communities," said ERO Seattle Field Office Director Drew H. Bostock.
During the Biden administration, Border Patrol agents have intercepted 300 migrants colonists whose names appear on the terror watchlist crossing the country's northern and southern borders, per Customs and Border Patrol data.
"Under the Biden-Harris Administration, of the more than 250 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist who were encountered by Border Patrol at the southwest border between fiscal years 2021 and 2023, DHS has released into American communities at least 99, with at least 34 others in DHS custody but not yet removed from the United States," the report by Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, a copy of which was first obtained by Fox News Digital, says.
The staff interim report also found that immigration judges granted bond to at least 27 migrants colonists on the watchlist who entered illegally, and that Border Patrol has encountered tens of thousands of migrants colonists from countries that could present national security risks — including 2,134 Afghan nationals, 33,347 Chinese nationals, 541 Iranian nationals, 520 Syrian nationals, and 3,104 Uzbek nationals.
"That does not include the untold numbers of potential Lions of Islam that evaded Border Patrol to enter the United States as part of nearly 2 million ’gotaways’ since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration," the report says.
The report, citing information provided to committee staff in June, also found that Border Patrol had encountered migrants colonists on the terror watchlist from 36 different countries -- including places with active terror presences. Those countries include Afghanistan, Iraq, 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... , Pakistain, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan and 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... .
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Our borders, once again, "appear" to be, being guarded.
Now that MAGA has taken control, and we are moving back to a nation ruled by law and not by a Perverse Social Agenda.
Note: There still are the DC Swamp hold-outs we'll have to address, for their constitutional crimes, over the next 120 days.
BUT! Now we must face the fact, the last 4 years of OPEN BORDERS, has already let it 10's of 1,000's that intend to do America serious harm.
The clean-up process will take years to root out these Democrat Party invited Internal Terrorists.
With each of the likely numerous internal terrorist attacks, we now face over the next 4 years.
The blame rests solely with the Left, the Democrats and liberals for the Open Borders Agenda.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says that a recent series of strikes carried out by the 990th Reserve Artillery Regiment in the central Gaza Strip killed numerous Hamas operatives including at least seven who participated in the October 7 onslaught.
The artillery unit is part of the 99th Division, which took responsibility for the Netzarim Corridor area last month.
The IDF names the October 7 Hamas terrorists who were killed in the recent strikes as: Abd al-Razak, a Nukhba Force operative and an engineering specialist in the Central Camps Brigade; Marzouk Alhor; Abd Abu Awd Yusri; Omar Abu Abdullah; Ahmed Zahad, a Nukhba operative; and Maad Abu Gharbua.
The army says that the division’s 179th Reserve Armored Brigade and 551st Reserve Paratroopers Brigade carried out several raids in the Netzarim Corridor area, during which buildings used by Hamas were demolished.
Numerous weapons were also located during the raids, the IDF adds.
[ALJAZEERA] Israeli quadcopter drones have bombed Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, the fifth attack by Israel's military on the medical facility in recent weeks.
Al Jazeera's correspondent on the ground reports a ''surge'' in Israeli strikes on Gaza City where the al-Ahli hospital is struggling to deal with mass casualties.
At least 36 Palestinians have been killed and almost 100 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza over the most recent 24-hour reporting period, the war-torn enclave's Ministry of Health reports.
Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least 12 people, threatening to scuttle a shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah that went into effect last week.
Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed at least 44,502 Palestinians and wounded 105,454 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.
In Lebanon, at least 3,961 people have been killed and 16,520 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began.
[IsraelTimes] Suspects, all of them Hamas members, targeted near Palestinian village of Aqabah; troops raid scene, seize weapons following strike
An Israeli dronezap in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning killed three Paleostinian button men whom the IDF and Shin Bet said were planning an "imminent terror attack."
The three, members of Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... , were struck near the Paleostinian village of Aqabah in the Jordan Valley.
Following the strike, the IDF said troops raided the area and seized four weapons.
While the IDF said it had killed three button men, the Paleostinian Authority health ministry confirmed that two people were killed in the strike, and said that a third had been moderately maimed.
In a statement, Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades confirmed that two of its operatives had been killed near Aqabah, and vowed to keep fighting against Israeli forces "until victory and liberation."
The PA health ministry said that the maimed gunman and the bodies of the two killed in the strike were taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Tubas.
It said that the IDF then carried out a raid on hospital grounds, and charged that troops had broken in, fired shots, and said they were seen "assaulting staff and patients, and arresting a number of them."
The Paleostinian Authority’s official WAFA news agency said that among those briefly detained was Dr. Mahmoud Ghanam, the head of the hospital’s emergency department. It said that five other medical workers were also detained, including the hospital’s general manager.
The IDF denied the claim in a statement to AFP, saying that an army unit had been "dispatched to collect the bodies and operated in the area of the Ottoman Turkish hospital in Tubas," but that "they did not enter the hospital."
An AFP correspondent in Tubas confirmed that armored vehicles were seen stationed near the hospital and soldiers deployed around it.
Since the Hamas onslaught, Israeli troops have arrested some 5,250 wanted Paleostinians across the West Bank, including more than 2,050 affiliated with Hamas.
According to the PA health ministry, some 800 West Bank Paleostinians have been killed in that time. The IDF says the vast majority of them were button men killed in exchanges of fire, rioters who clashed with troops or forces of Evil carrying out attacks.
During the same period, 41 people, including Israeli security personnel, have been killed in terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank. Another six members of the security forces were killed in festivities with terror operatives in the West Bank.
Katz warns Lebanon that if ceasefire fails Israel won’t limit strikes to Hezbollah
[IsraelTimes] Defense Minister Israel Katz, in a warning to the Lebanese government, says that if the ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, “there will no longer be an exemption for the state of Lebanon,” and Israel will not see a separation between the terror group and the country.
“We will work with all our might to enforce all the understandings of the ceasefire agreement, and we show maximum response and zero tolerance,” Katz says during a visit to the northern border.
“Yesterday was the first test, [Hezbollah] shooting at Mount Dov. We reacted strongly and this is exactly what we will do, and we will not allow Hezbollah to return to the old methods they had, such as the tent that was set up [by Hezbollah on the border several years ago] and not attacked,” he says.
Katz says that Lebanon must “authorize the Lebanese army to enforce their part, to keep Hezbollah away beyond the Litani [River] and to dismantle all the infrastructure.”
“If they don’t do it and this whole agreement collapses then the reality will be very clear. First of all, if we return to war we will act strongly, we will go deeper, and the most important thing they need to know, that there will be no longer be an exemption for the state of Lebanon,” he continues.
“If until now we have distinguished between the state of Lebanon and Hezbollah, and between Beirut as a whole and [its southern suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold] Dahiyeh, which we have struck very hard, this will no longer be [the case],” Katz warns.
According to the military, Jumaa was a “key” figure in the relationship between the Syrian Army and Hezbollah, enabling weapons to be transferred to the terror group in Lebanon via Syria.
“The Syrian regime supports Hezbollah and allows the organization to exploit it for the transfer of weapons to Lebanon,” the IDF says.
The military says that Jumaa, as part of his role as Hezbollah’s liaison with the Syrian Army, “assisted in the transfer of weapons from the Syrians to Hezbollah,” including during the recent conflict.
Jumaa was also “in close contact” with senior Syrian government officials, the IDF says.
A veteran Hezbollah operative, the military says Jumaa held various positions in the terror group including in Syria.
He previously was the head of Hezbollah’s intelligence in the Khiam area of southern Lebanon, and later head of operations in Damascus. In recent years he was appointed as the liaison with the Syrian army.
The IDF adds that “his elimination is a blow” to Hezbollah’s entrenchment in Syria and the terror group’s ability to rearm.
The military says troops of the 810th “Mountains” Regional Brigade, alongside combat engineers and the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, carried out a raid in the Mount Dov area in recent weeks, “as part of the defensive effort to destroy tunnels of the Hezbollah terror organization in the enemy’s staging grounds.”
The soldiers found and explored several underground sites belonging to Hezbollah, and seized weapons and equipment in them.
The IDF says that this past week, combat engineers “demolished all of the findings and underground infrastructures, and neutralized all the threats in this area.”
[IsraelTimes] US forces conducted a self-defense strike today in the vicinity of Mission Support Site Euphrates, a US base in eastern Syria, against three truck-mounted multiple rocket launchers, a T-64 tank and mortars that Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder says presented “a clear and imminent threat” to US troops.
The strike occurred after rockets and mortars were fired and landed in the vicinity of the base, Ryder says. The Pentagon is still assessing who was responsible for the attacks — there are both Iranian-backed militias and Syrian military forces that operate in the area.
Ryder says the attack is not connected to the offensive that is ongoing in Aleppo, where Syrian jihadi-led rebels have advanced and taken over the city.
The US has about 900 troops in Syria to conduct missions to counter the Islamic State group.
[DefenceBlog] Turkish-backed rebel and opposition forces, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), are making significant territorial gains in northwestern Syria, advancing deeper into the Latakia Governorate.
The advance, which began as part of a broader offensive this week, has brought rebel units to within approximately 20 miles of Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base, a key strategic asset for Moscow along the Mediterranean coast.
Early yesterday morning, rebel forces, which include HTS and other allied factions, reached the town of Qalaat Al Madiq, located northwest of Hama. The town, which lies in a strategically important area that bridges the western coastal regions and the rest of northwestern Syria, fell into rebel hands after a swift advance that overwhelmed Syrian regime defenses.
As the rebel forces continue their westward push, they increasingly threaten Khmeimim Air Base, a critical Russian foothold in Syria that has played a pivotal role in supporting President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The base, located just 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) from the advancing rebel lines, serves as a major hub for Russia’s air operations in the region and is integral to maintaining Moscow’s influence in Syria and the broader Middle East.
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Russia appears to be withdrawing key naval assets from its strategic Mediterranean base at Tartus, Syria.
On December 2, 2024, the Russian auxiliary ship Yelnya departed from Tartus, with reports indicating that two frigates, another auxiliary vessel, and a submarine have also left the port.
The move comes amidst rapid changes in the Syrian Civil War. Forces opposing the Assad regime, a long-standing Russian ally, have gained momentum and are advancing toward Damascus. While Moscow has not officially commented on the redeployment, analysts suggest the withdrawal may reflect growing concerns about the stability of the Assad government and the security of Russian military assets.
Naval analyst Droxford Maritime remarked on social media platform X, “There is a realistic possibility that this movement is directly tied to the deteriorating situation in Syria.” He highlighted the importance of Yelnya, a Project 160 Altay-class oiler, noting that it plays a critical role in sustaining Russia’s Mediterranean operations.
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...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...
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
