[FoxNews] FBI Director Kash Patel said the three arrests since Jan. 20 were no 'accident'
The FBI has had prompt success capturing fugitives since President Trump took office, according to Director Kash Patel.
Patel announced on Tuesday that the FBI has apprehended three fugitives from the agency’s 10 Most Wanted list since Jan. 20.
"This is the FBI that I was proud to work for, and I'm really excited to see that they have already arrested several of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitives," former FBI agent and Fox News contributor Nicole Parker told Fox News Digital. "When President Trump took over in 2017 in his first administration, I was a violent crime agent in Miami, and I specifically remember that he said that his top priority was to focus on violent criminals."
Parker believes that in his second term, Trump’s "focus" is what "Americans care about most: making America safe, focusing on violent crime and taking the most violent criminals off the street."
Patel on Tuesday said the FBI, Justice Department and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi "have captured our third fugitive on the Ten Most Wanted list since January 20, 2025."
"That’s not an accident," Patel wrote on X. "When you let good cops be good cops, this is what happens. This administration is giving the new FBI and AG Bondi the resources to get the job done — and we won’t stop."
The FBI told Fox News Digital that the three fugitives captured since January are as follows:
Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales – Captured 3/18/25
Roman-Bardales, 47, is an alleged MS-13 key senior leader accused of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to provide and conceal material support and resources to terrorists, narco-terrorism conspiracy and alien smuggling conspiracy.
Authorities took Roman-Bardales into custody in Mexico on Monday, then extradited to the United States for legal proceedings.
Arnoldo Jimenez – Captured 1/30/25
A second Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive was arrested in Mexico on Jan. 30.
Arnoldo Jimenez is accused of murdering his wife, who was found dead in the bathtub of their apartment, less than 48 hours after they were married in Burbank, Illinois, in 2012. He is also accused of fleeing to avoid prosecution.
Donald Eugene Fields II – Captured 1/25/25
The first FBI 10 Most Wanted fugitive arrest under the Trump administration took place in Florida in January, when Lady Lake Police Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey arrested 60-year-old Donald Eugene Fields II during a routine traffic stop on Jan. 25.
Fields is charged with child sex trafficking and child rape charges in federal and state court. He is accused of knowingly attempting to recruit, entice, provide, patronize and solicit a minor into engaging in a commercial sex act from about January 2013 until June 2017.
Earlier this month, Atlanta police identified and detained Justin Smith, who is not on the Top 10 list but is on the FBI's general Most Wanted list. Smith allegedly shot his pregnant girlfriend in the head multiple times in Philadelphia in 2021, killing her and her unborn child.
[ShabelleMedia] Somali National Army (SNA) forces, alongside local militias, launched an operation against al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... gunnies in the Laba-garas area of the Middle Shabelle region on Tuesday.
The military operation, which began in the early hours of the morning, successfully targeted the krazed killer group, killing several fighters.
SNA officials confirmed that the operation is still ongoing as forces continue to engage with the krazed killers, who had gathered in the area. The military assault is part of an intensified effort to weaken al-Shabaab’s hold in central and southern Somalia.
In a separate development, al-Shabaab fighters attempted to launch an attack on a government military base near Ceelbarwaaqo, located on the outskirts of the Middle Shabelle region.
A fierce clash ensued between the two sides, resulting in casualties on both ends, including confirmed deaths and injuries.
The government has not released specific details regarding the number of casualties or the extent of the damage, but military sources confirmed that they are reinforcing their positions and continuing efforts to secure the region.
[ShabelleMedia] In the latest of a series of pirate hijackings off Somalia this year EUNAVFOR ATALANTA reported a suspected hijacking of Yemini dhow, or fishing vessel, on 16 March in the vicinity of Eyl, Northern coast of Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... EUNAVFOR ATALANTA said the incident had been classified as a hijacking with seven hijackers remaining on board. The dhow has a crew of eight Somali nationals on board.
"EUNAVFOR ATALANTA is monitoring the event and coordinating closely with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and with the Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i Coast Guard," the naval force said.
It is the latest in a series of such incidents this year. The Yemini Saytuun-2 was hijacked by pirates on 17 February who left the vessel five days later. On 8 February the dhow Al Najma was hijacked off Eyl and liberated by EUNAVFOR ATALANTA forces on 13 February.
The rise in hijacking of fishing vessels has prompted concerns of a possible resurgence of attacks on larger fat merchantmen transiting off the coast of Somalia. Previously dhows were used as motherships by the pirates to launch attacks on vessels transiting hundreds of miles out from the Somali coastline.
[Garowe] At least 100 heavily armed al-Shabaab ... the personification of Somali state failure... forces of Evil sneaked into Kenya, seizing a tiny village where they reportedly preached radicalism for half an hour, before vanishing into the dense Boni Forest within Lamu County.
The incident happened in Mangai village just within Boni Forest where the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are undertaking Operation Amani Boni. During the tense 30 minutes, the forces of Evil donated date fruits to locals.
The incident happened on Saturday evening around 6 pm when residents, most of whom are Moslems, were preparing for the evening prayers and breaking the fast. An area administrator informed the Mangai Security camp about the incident.
"Around 6 pm, and as the locals were preparing for evening prayers, al-Shaabab operatives numbering about 150 raided Mangai village, approximately 80 kilometres South West of the station, where they probed the Border Patrol Unit (BPU) Mangai camp before splitting into two groups.
"One of the groups was left manning the BPU camp as the other one entered the village where they looked for the area chiefs and National Police Reservists (NPR) officers from the said locality. They later lectured the locals before distributing date fruits to them and later left for an unknown destination. No casualties were reported during the incident. The area remains tense. Any further progress report to be communicated," the report stated.
Wesley Koech, the Lamu County Commissioner, confirmed the incident while informing the public that security had been beefed up in the area.
Koech called on locals to share information with the police, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and other security agencies so as to help conquer the enemy. He also called on the public not to be deterred as the situation is being monitored and managed.
"First, there is no death or injury reported in the Saturday evening raid by suspected al-Shabaab bully boyz in Mangai Village. They only ambushed locals, preached to them and distributed dates to them and left. We’re monitoring the situation and everything is under control. There is no cause for worry," said the county commissioner by phone.
There has been relative stability along the Lamu stretch due to the active KDF operations but previously, the group has launched devastating attacks — including the Mpeketoni raid of 2014 which left over 90 people dead.
There have been recent in the villages of Juhudi, Widho, Salama, Mashogoni, Marafa, Pandanguo, Witu and surrounding areas between 2023 and early 2024 where 30 residents were killed. The national government has been keen on fighting the incoppersace caused by the Somalia-based al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab Death Eaters.
In September 2015, the state launched a multi-agency security operation dubbed Linda Boni, with the key aim of flushing out al-Shabaab forces of Evil believed to be hiding inside the vast Boni Forest. The operation has been termed as a 'success' by military officials.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] At least 100 African holy warriors have reportedly arrived on Abd al-Kuri Island in the Socotra Archipelago, coinciding with the visit of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) to Socotra Island, Almahriah Net reported, citing sources.
According to the sources, the holy warriors are stationed in a camp prepared by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in secret cooperation with ''Israel''.
The sources revealed that the fighters were transported from various Somali regions as the first batch to the island, sparking security concerns among the local residents.
Field reports and analyses indicate that the camp established on Abd al-Kuri Island is a joint Israeli-UAE military base, designed to conduct military operations against Sana'a forces.
Given its unique geographical location and proximity to international maritime routes, Socotra Island serves as a strategic hub capable of supporting military or intelligence operations against regional actors.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] American fighter jets launched on Wednesday evening a series of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on the capital, Sana'a, and Bayda, Hodeidah, and Saada provinces.
According to local sources in Sana’a, an American raid targeted a hall under construction in a residential neighborhood of the al-Thawra district, which led to the damage of several homes adjacent to the hall.
In Bayda, local sources confirmed that the American warplanes bombed areas in the al-Sawadiya district.
According to the sources, Hodeidah was subjected to a similar aggression targeting the east of the city, in conjunction with American bombing of Saada province in the north of the country.
[IsraelTimes] Tehran must ‘immediately’ stop sending Yemeni rebels weapons supplies, US president says, shortly after American airstrikes hit Houthi targets in Sanaa
US President Donald Trump ...They hit him with slander, they impeached him twice. Nancy Pelosi tore up his State of the Union address on national TV. They stole an election and put his adherents in jail. They vilified him. They couldn't crucify him, so they shot him. Still, they can't keep him down... on Wednesday said Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... ’s Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebels "will be completely annihilated," warning Tehran against continuing to provide aid for the group during an ongoing US military campaign against them.
"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 JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... must stop the sending of these Supplies IMMEDIATELY. Let the Houthis fight it out themselves. Either way they lose, but this way they lose quickly," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
The American leader referred to reports that Iran "has lessened its intensity on Military Equipment and General Support" for the Houthis, though he added that "they are still sending large levels of Supplies."
"Tremendous damage has been inflicted upon the Houthi barbarians, and watch how it will get progressively worse — It’s not even a fair fight, and never will be. They will be completely annihilated!" his post continued.
Shortly before Trump posted his threat to Iran and the Houthis on social media, the US military carried out a series of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on a Houthi stronghold in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, three residents told Rooters.
According to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, "an American attack targeted the capital Sanaa... and the area of the town of Saada" in the north. It later added that strikes had also hit the district of al-Sawadiya, southeast of Sanaa.
The United States began launching heavy strikes against the Houthis on Saturday, as Washington pledged overwhelming force until the rebels stop firing on key shipping routes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
On Saturday, the Houthi-run health ministry said US strikes killed 53 people and maimed nearly 100 others. The United States has said the attacks killed several brass hats.
On Tuesday, the rebels took responsibility for a missile fired at Israel and intercepted, and vowed to escalate attacks, in the wake of the resumption of massive military operations in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip.
The missile, which the Houthis said targeted an airbase, was the first reported attack on Israel from Yemen since a January 19 ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... war.
Part of Iran’s "axis of resistance" against the United States and Israel, the Houthis have been attacking ships in the trade lane since the start of Israel’s war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza, claiming solidarity with Paleostinians.
Attacks by Houthis — whose slogans call for "Death to America," "Death to Israel," and a "curse on Jews" — have forced many vessels to take a much longer, more expensive route around Africa.
Washington has pledged overwhelming force until the rebels stop firing on key shipping routes.
The US launched airstrikes on multiple targets across Yemen overnight, including Saada province, which Yemeni sources say is a long-time hideout for Houthi leaders, and the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, Houthi media reported on Wednesday.
The US Central Command confirmed its “continuous operations against Iran-back Houthi terrorists.”
Meanwhile, the Houthis’ military spokesperson said cruise missiles and drones targeted the USS Harry S. Truman carrier group in an attack that was “the fourth within 72 hours.”
Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported more than 10 US strikes on various locations, including the Al-Safra district in Saada. The district, which houses weapons storage and training sites, is considered one of the terror group’s most important and heavily fortified military strongholds, according to Yemeni sources.
[Rudaw] A boat carrying 25 asylum seekers from Syria capsized off the coast of Cyprus on Tuesday morning. Only two people are confirmed to have survived so far, a Kurdish migrants colonists association told Rudaw.
"This morning, a boat carrying 25 asylum seekers capsized in Cyprus waters," said Peshraw Abdullah, representative of the Returning Refugees Association, adding that the boat set sail from Tartous province on Syria’s west coast and "all of the asylum seekers are Syrian."
Seven bodies were recovered and two of the passengers were rescued, but the rest remain missing, according to Abdullah. "Among the asylum seekers are six children. The Cyprus coastiess are relentlessly looking for the missing," he added.
Abdullah additionally explained that the recent turmoil in Syria has left Cypriot authorities on their tiptoes, worried about a potential increase in asylum seekers.
According to Nicosia officials, nearly 30,000 Syrian asylum seekers are currently in Cyprus, many hoping to move on to other European countries.
Loyalists of ousted Syrian dictator Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Trampler of Homs... earlier this month launched an attack on security forces affiliated with the new Syrian leadership in Alawite-majority coastal regions west of Syria.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that around 1,500 people, mostly Alawite civilians, were killed in the violence, which the watchdog largely attributed to government or government-affiliated forces. The violence then sparked international condemnations.
Additionally, eight people were killed and 14 others injured in a bombing that destroyed a hardware store in a four-story building in Latakia on Saturday. The incident took place as Syrians were marking the 14th anniversary of the start of their uprising against the Assad rule.
While the new Syrian leadership has pledged to uphold the rights of all ethnic and religious groups, it has faced repeated criticism for its treatment of minority groups. This, combined with ongoing security concerns, is expected to continue pushing Syrians to seek asylum abroad.
[FoxNews] Michael Tabman, former special agent in charge of the FBI's Minneapolis Field Office, fears 'more violence is on its way'.
A former high-level FBI special agent said he expects political violence in the United States to continue escalating amid the nationwide destruction of Tesla vehicles and dealerships aimed at intimidating Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk.
Michael Tabman is the former special agent in charge of the FBI's Minneapolis Field Office, and he said there is no doubt that recent violent attacks faced by Tesla owners and dealerships are clear cases of domestic terrorism.
"I do fear that more violence is on its way," Tabman told Fox News Digital. "Maybe not directly Teslas or DOGE, but just general political violence. I think it's already here. But I think there's more around the corner."
This week, a website called "DOGEQUEST" became active and purports to have compiled a list of Tesla owners, their addresses, phone numbers and email addresses in an apparent effort to dox ordinary Americans who drive Teslas. The site also contains a map of Tesla dealerships and charging stations.
"I think right now, given the tenor of society, given the rhetoric that we hear, the dogma that we hear and that a lot of what we hear is filled with violence or violent undertones, I say, yes, I think we are becoming a more reactionary country," Tabman said. "We're a more divided country, hatred for the other side is boiling over, and I'm putting this in on both sides."
“Yes, but…” It’s a good thing Mr. Tabman is no longer with the agency — he has the wrong attitude. All the FBI need do is trace the connections like they did for thr January 6-ers. Their computer experts could do it in minutes by starting with the IPs of those who accessed the DOGEQUEST site.
Asked about the prospects of de-escalating political violence, Tabman was pessimistic.
"It's not realistic. I just don't see it as realistic," he said. "And you know, there are some people who think in terms of, hey, this is working. Let's say they're anti-DOGE or anti-Trump, and they feel that, hey, [if] we keep doing this, eventually we'll sort of overthrow – not literally overthrow – but sort of dethrone the king."
Tabman did encourage people to tone down their rhetoric because inflammatory language can be interpreted by others as a justification to commit violent acts.
Golly. I’m really glad he chose to explore non-FBI endeavours. He sounds like a bad kindergarten teacher.
"Let's understand what we're angry at and what's the proper way of expressing your anger, and violence is not the proper way to do it," he said.
The latest act of anti-Musk violence was directed at a Tesla collision and sales center in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning, where at least five vehicles were damaged, and two were set ablaze.
Details of this and other attacks on Teslas at the link. There’s general access video, the text can only be read in the Reader format.
Another source for tracing the Black Blok terrorists offered to the FBI gratis, in the Rantburg tradition:
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Over the next few days you’re going to see an organized progressional protest effort at Tesla stores put together by a group called Indivisible.
George Soros foundation has given Indivisible nearly $8 million dollars for their "activism".
They’re calling these "Tesla takedown" events and they’re doing it in the midst of a domestic terror spree targeting Tesla and Tesla owners. They have these planned across the entire country. These images are just six examples.
How can this not be seen as encouraging more violence and terrorism? I personally think that any violence occurring near locations they’ve chosen should result in Soros, his foundation, Indivisible and their founders being held criminally accountable as co-conspirators.
The indivisible founders are Ezra Levin and his wife Leah Greenberg. They became "resistance" figures during Trump’s first term and their work is celebrated by elected Democrats. So yeah, it’s clear to me that the Democrats and their typical thugs are organizing this insanity.
There’s reportedly even a form protest leaders can fill out to receive "reimbursement" payments for their protests.
Update at 1:15 p.m. ET, another unembeddable tweet, this one about the Soros-financed Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg, whose war chest stands at $11.7mil after the Soros donation:
@amuse
@amuse
The group was behind the fake outrage at GOP town halls. They got a lot of USAID money indirectly before the inauguration.
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Not sure if anyone knows this but my best guess is that Tesla owners skew toward leftists, environmentalists, and virtue signalers.
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not to be a ORGANIZED.
The organization is the announcement of the action — click on the headline for the Soros funding to see the posters at the bottom of the tweet. Those to whom the announcement applies know what to do, or if they don’t they know how to find out. No meetings or training blocks required, as that work was done long since. The occasional trans nut will organize themself and catch themself on fire, but for the most part the activists and cadres know their local fellows and will take care of it without supervision.
[IsraelTimes] Defense minister issues ‘final warning’ to Gazans to eject Hamas, says combat zone evacuations will soon begin; military names 2 more senior Hamas officials killed in strikes
The IDF said Wednesday it had launched “pinpoint” ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Hamas’s continued rule in the enclave would lead to its “total destruction and ruin.”
The army said its operations were aimed at expanding the security zone near the border and creating a partial buffer between northern and southern Gaza. Troops of the 252nd Division entered the Netzarim Corridor area, a route that splits Gaza into north and south, capturing around half of it, up to the Salah a-Din road.
At the same time, the IDF said it deployed the Golani Brigade to the southern part of the Gaza border, readying it for action in the Strip.
Katz said Israel would soon issue evacuation orders for combat zones in the Strip.
“Gaza residents, this is a final warning. The first Sinwar ruined Gaza and the second Sinwar will completely obliterate it,” the defense minister said, referring to the slain leader of the terror group, Yahya Sinwar, and to his brother, Mohammed Sinwar, a senior Hamas military commander who is thought to have succeeded him.
“The Air Force strikes against Hamas terrorists were just the first step. Things will become much more difficult, and you will pay the full price,” he said.
Katz said that if the hostages are not released and Hamas is not removed from Gaza, “Israel will operate with strength you have not yet seen.”
“Take the US president’s advice. Return the hostages and remove Hamas, and other options will open up for you, including leaving for other places in the world for those who desire,” he said.
“The alternative is total destruction and ruin,” Katz added.
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security agency said Tuesday that Israel’s strikes have targeted cells of terror leaders and operatives, rocket-launching positions, weapons, and other Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror infrastructure.
The Hamas-run health ministry has said over 400 people have been killed since Israel renewed its offensive, including women and children. Its unverified figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
Israel renewed its offensive overnight Monday-Tuesday, citing Hamas’s “repeated refusal” to free Israeli hostages.
The sides have been unable to agree on the continuation of the ceasefire, with Israel insisting on extending the first phase — with more hostage releases in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners and further calm — while the terror group has insisted on moving to the second phase, which envisioned Israel fully withdrawing from Gaza and agreeing to permanently end the war in exchange for the release of the remaining living hostages.
According to the terms of the January 19 deal, the sides were to launch negotiations over the second phase a few weeks into the first, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to do so, insisting that the war will not end until Hamas’s governing and military capabilities have been demolished.
Netanyahu said Tuesday night that from now on, negotiations on a continued ceasefire would only be conducted “under fire.”
Israel has previously made various offers including monetary rewards to Gazans who provide information that will lead to the release of hostages, to no avail.
Terror groups in the Gaza Strip are still holding 59 hostages, including 58 of the 251 abducted by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023. They include the bodies of at least 35 confirmed dead by the IDF.
Overnight, two United Nations employees were killed in an explosion at a UN facility in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Israel denied accusations it was responsible for the blast at the building. A UN source told AFP the two dead were employees of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the UN mine-mitigation service UNMAS.
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said earlier that a foreigner was among those killed and five others were seriously wounded in the explosion in Deir al-Balah, which it blamed on Israel.
In a statement, the IDF said, “Contrary to reports, the IDF did not attack a UN compound in Deir al-Balah. The IDF calls on media outlets to exercise caution with unverified reports.”
Additionally, the IDF and Shin Bet announced that two more top Hamas officials were killed in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past day.
One of the dead was Yasser Mohammed Harb Musa, a member of Hamas’s politburo who headed the defense portfolio and ministry of development.
“As part of his role, Musa handled the advancement and guidance of terror attacks against the State of Israel,” the IDF and Shin Bet said, adding that he was considered close to slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
The second Hamas official the IDF said it killed was Mohammed Jamasi, the chief of the terror group’s so-called emergency committee.
“Over the years, Jamasi held key positions in the political bureau and the leadership of the movement and as part of his role in the war, he coordinated a significant portion of the Hamas regime’s government activity in the Gaza Strip, including the guidance of terror attacks against the State of Israel,” the statement added.
The two join a list of several senior Hamas leaders killed since the renewed offensive, including Hamas’s de facto prime minister of the Strip.
Separately, the IDF said Wednesday that it targeted the main command center of Hamas’s Daraj-Tuffah Battalion, located in Gaza City, in one of its overnight airstrikes.
The command center targeted overnight had been used by Hamas to plan numerous attacks against Israel and troops, the IDF said.
Europe decries fresh fighting.
They see no option to Israel sitting still while Hamas runs amok, which is what they want Israel too do under any and all circumstances. For details of their decrials — which ought to be a word — go to the link.
More from The Times of Israel at 2:00 a.m. ET:
Over 70 Gazans reported killed in overnight strikes
[IsraelTimes] Gaza’s pro-Hamas Quds News outlet reports that 71 people were killed in Israeli strikes across the Strip overnight, which would raise the death toll to over 540 since Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza on Tuesday morning.
The news outlet reports that airstrikes took place around Khan Younis, Rafah and other parts of Gaza overnight.
The death toll cannot be verified, and figures from Hamas-controlled health authorities in the Strip have been questioned.
Israel says it is only targeting terrorists and terror infrastructure and blames Hamas and allied groups for collateral damage, saying they use civilians as human shields.
The circumstances of the episode are being examined, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein says in a statement.
The military earlier also denied involvement in the death, which allegedly occurred after ordnance hit a UN guesthouse, in the city of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, according to the UN.
[IsraelTimes] Activist hospitalized after incident, waiting for diagnosis; Democrats party chief Golan labels incident ‘a terrorist attack,’ blames government incitement
A taxi driver rammed into an anti-government protester in Jerusalem during the raucous demonstrations near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in the capital on Wednesday evening.
The incident, which appeared to have likely been an intentional attack, left the protester, Oded Rotem, momentarily unconscious with a minor injury to his leg.
According to eyewitnesses, the car dragged Rotem for some 50 meters (160 feet) on Herzog Street.
The driver expeditiously departed at a goodly pace and was later apprehended by police.
"I am still in the hospital. They still haven’t diagnosed me," Rotem, a member of the Standing Together coexistence group, told the Walla news site. "Dr. says you're an asshole. See? Diagnosed"
Tens of thousands of protesters were drawn to Jerusalem on Wednesday, in an outburst of rage over renewed fighting 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... that has left the fate of hostages held by Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... uncertain, efforts to remove Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, and the government’s revival of highly controversial legislation to increase political power over the judiciary.
The Democrats ...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy,white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects... party chairman Yair Golan accused Netanyahu’s government of inciting violence, calling the incident "a terrorist attack," in a post on X.
I believe Israel’s “Democrats” are just the renamed Labour Socialists, in honour of their American patrons and paymasters. They have to riot because they cannot otherwise get votes, s far as I can tell.
He asserted that the "violence against patriotic protesters is a direct result of the hatred, lies, and incitement emanating directly from the Israeli government."
Or the bone-deep frustration of the normies, who are exceedingly tired of their anti-Democratic nonsense.
In a similar vein, Alon-Lee Green, co-director of Standing Together, labeled the incident "no less than a car-ramming terror attack," in a post on X, referring to Paleostinian terror rammings.
Protest leaders Shikma Bressler and Yaya Fink told Walla that they were "horrified" by the incident and that such violence was "eroding the foundations of democracy."
"We don’t expect the government of ’Hamas is an asset’ to condemn or denounce it," they said, referencing a quote by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in 2015, which has often been referenced by anti-government activists since the October 7, 2023, attacks to highlight the alleged attitude toward Hamas under successive Netanyahu governments.
"When democratic foundations are dismantled, violence seeps onto the streets. The struggle will continue in order to protect the gatekeepers, to save the hostages and to keep our country," they added.
Wednesday’s protests saw several incidents of violence, including a clash between police and demonstrators who broke through barriers outside the Prime Minister’s Residence.
Jerusalem police said in the afternoon that they had arrested four people during the protests, including one armed counter-protester who threatened to harm demonstrators.
At least 12 protesters were arrested during Wednesday’s rally and at protests that continued into the night, with policing clashed with demonstrators and employing watercannons to break up the crowds.
In the morning, police blocked the main highway leading into the capital to traffic as protesters waving Israeli flags and yellow banners set out from Motza, on Jerusalem’s western outskirts.
The protesters gathered outside the Knesset around noon, then proceeded to Netanyahu’s home, on Azza Street in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood.
Activists leading the march held a large banner that read: “Enough of the government of destruction,” as the large crowds proceeded down Ben Zvi Boulevard, which police also closed to traffic.
Hundreds of others further up the road sat on the pavement while chanting for a deal to free the remaining hostages in Gaza, and in support of the top officials the government plans to oust.
Many protesters held signs with slogans calling for an end to the war, while a handful carried signs calling on reservists to refuse to serve in the military, as an act of defiance against Netanyahu’s government.
During a speech outside Netanyahu’s private home, protest leader Moshe Radman seemed to compare the government to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and other bitter enemies of the Jewish people.
“We got through Haman, we got through Pharaoh, we got through the British Mandate, we got through Hitler… we’ll get through them too,” he said through a megaphone to the applause of other demonstrators.
According to the Ynet news site, Radman later attempted to soften his remarks, saying: “We don’t want a strand of hair to fall from Netanyahu’s head, we only wish for him to get booted from the government and sit in jail until his very last day.”
At the top of the street, near Netanyahu’s official residence, a group of silent protesters sat in the middle of Paris Square, blocking the intersection to traffic.
Jerusalem police said in the afternoon that they had arrested four people, including one armed counter-protester who threatened to harm demonstrators. “Over the course of the protest, dozens of participants began to disrupt the public order,” a law enforcement spokesman said, adding that many attempted to break through crowd control barriers.
Some protesters also used their cars to block main streets in the capital without police authorization, in what the spokesman called “a blatant violation of the protest conditions agreed upon in advance between protesters and Israel Police in recent days.” He noted that police were planning to tow the vehicles.
The protests continued into the late evening, with demonstrators lighting bonfires on Azza Street and clashing with police. Footage from the street showed The Democrats MK Gilad Kariv being forcibly shoved away by cops, which the left-wing opposition party decried as “crossing a red line.”
After nightfall, a taxi driver rammed into a protester in what looked to be an intentional attack.
Radman later attempted to soften his remarks, saying: “We don’t want a strand of hair to fall from Netanyahu’s head, we only wish for him to get booted from the government and sit in jail until his very last day.”
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... Resistance® Movement issued on Tuesday a statement to mourn a number of governmental officers claimed by the overnight Israeli aggression on Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... The statement indicated that the group of senior deaders—symbols of national action in Gaza—ascended to Allah at dawn today following a treacherous Zionist strike that deliberately and directly targeted them and their families, including:
— Martyr Commander Issam al-Da'alis, Head of the Government Action Follow-up Committee.
— Martyr Commander Yasser Harb, Member of Hamas' Political Bureau.
— Martyr Commander Ahmad al-Hattah, Deputy Minister of Justice.
— Martyr Commander Major General Mahmoud Abu Wafah, Deputy Minister of Interior.
— Martyr Commander Major General Bahjat Abu Sultan, Director General of Internal Security.
''As we mourn these great leaders and icons of our steadfast Paleostinian people in Gaza—who stood firm alongside their families and people for over fifteen months, dedicating themselves to service, security, unity, and resilience—we reaffirm that the Zionist liquidation crimes targeting Hamas leadership and national figures will not achieve their goals. These crimes will not break the will of our people or their strong bond with their leadership and resistance. Instead, they will further strengthen our people's determination in confronting the occupation and its aggressive plans.''
Hundreds of Paleostinians have been so far martyred and many others have been injured as the Israeli occupation renewed its aggression on Gaza early on Tuesday.
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[Regnum] On March 19, the Israeli military launched a ground operation in the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip to increase the buffer zone and create a barrier between the north and south of the enclave. This was reported by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service on Wednesday.
“During the operation, the forces again expanded control to the central part of the Netzarim corridor,” the statement said.
In addition, the army decided to deploy Golani Brigade fighters to the southern Gaza Strip for possible military action.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 19, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the evacuation of civilians from combat zones would soon begin. He emphasized that the Israeli Air Force strikes on Hamas members were only the beginning, and threatened the complete destruction of the enclave.
On the night of March 18, the Israeli military resumed military operations against the Palestinian Hamas movement in Gaza. The IDF launched massive strikes against Hamas targets in the enclave. According to the Gaza Strip Health Ministry, 412 people were killed in the Israeli strikes. Among the dead was Hamas Prime Minister Issam al-Dalis.
Later that day, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the worsening situation in the Gaza Strip was causing concern for Russia. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry called on the Israeli and Palestinian sides to return to negotiations, noting that Russia regrets Israel's resumption of the military operation in Gaza. The ministry stressed that it is impossible to resolve the issue of the hostages' release by force.
In mid-January, Tel Aviv and Hamas, with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States, agreed to a temporary truce in Gaza. After that, in early March, the Israeli authorities agreed to a US proposal for a temporary ceasefire during the religious holidays of Ramadan and Passover.
But Hamas was playing negotiating games and preparing for another cross-border invasion. A second 10/7 was not acceptable to the Netanyahu government, for some reason.
[IsraelTimes] Jets strike army fortifications in villages of Shinshar and Shamsin near Homs, security sources say; watchdog says ‘missile battalion’ targeted
Israeli jets targeted former Syrian army outposts in the central Homs province, two security sources told Reuters on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks on military infrastructure belonging to the ousted Assad regime, which fell to Islamist insurgents in December.
The jets bombed army fortifications in the villages of Shinshar and Shamsin south of Homs city in central Syria, the sources said.
According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, whose funding is unclear, “Israeli air strikes targeted a missile battalion” near Homs city, reporting explosions in the area with no immediate word of casualties.
The Israel Defense Forces did not comment on the alleged strikes.
The military did, however, acknowledge several drone strikes earlier on Tuesday on military infrastructure that it said posed a threat to Israel near the southern Syrian town of Khan Arnabeh.
The previous evening, the IDF had confirmed that it was carrying out a series of strikes on military targets in the Daraa area, targeting headquarters and other facilities used to store weapons and equipment belonging to the former Syrian regime. It said that it had identified attempts by unspecified groups to use those weapons.
Israel has said it will continue to act against all threats in Syria as the country’s new regime grapples with consolidating power in the wake of the collapse of the decades-long rule of the Assad family.
The IDF describes its presence in the buffer zone, which was manned by UN peacekeepers until the Assad regime’s ouster in December, as a temporary and defensive measure, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month that troops would remain there for “an unlimited period of time” to maintain Israel’s security.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[FoxNews] FBI Director Kash Patel said the three arrests since Jan. 20 were no 'accident'
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
... the personification of Somali state failure...
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..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
Trampler of Homs...
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
