Mass invasion of a country by Islamics is an act of war. A government failing to protect a country is an act of treason. This film is gonna create a firestorm
[INDEPENDENT.CO.UK] Paramilitary attacks on a strategic city of a half-million people in central Sudan have raised international alarm that another round of mass violence against civilians is being planned as the country's war surges into its fourth year.
“We must not allow the horrors of El Fasher to be repeated in El Obeid,” a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.
More than 6,000 people were killed in three days last year when the Rapid Support Forces seized el-Fasher in an attack that U.N. experts said bore the “hallmarks of genocide.”
The U.N. Security Council has said it is alarmed by reports of “substantial” reinforcements by the RSF around el-Obeid in North Kordofan. The United States, Britain and some other European countries have warned of “escalating atrocity risks.”
RSF deployments around el-Obeid suggest preparations for an offensive to retake it and whether the city ultimately falls depends on several factors, experts told The Associated Press.
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#Sudan#SITREP | The battlefield remains active on multiple fronts. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue pressing toward El Obeid in North Kordofan, while the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), backed by allied formations, are countering the offensive and advancing along the Blue… https://t.co/8zi3SSGIRRpic.twitter.com/GRBrlhBcis
#Sudan #SITREP | The battlefield remains active on multiple fronts. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue pressing toward El Obeid in North Kordofan, while the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), backed by allied formations, are countering the offensive and advancing along the Blue Nile front in an effort to further isolate RSF supply lines and ground lines of communication (GLOC) leading toward Ethiopia.
In North Darfur, the Joint Forces announced they recaptured Abu Qamra in Karnoi locality after expelling RSF fighters from the area, adding to the pressure on RSF positions in western Sudan.
Despite these setbacks, the RSF continues to demonstrate its long-range strike capability. El Obeid was again targeted by RSF drones, following an earlier incident this week in which SAF air defenses intercepted a strategic enemy drone over the city. The repeated drone attacks underscore the growing importance of unmanned systems in the conflict, even as fighting on the ground intensifies.
The fallout from the Egyptian strikes on Sudanese artisanal gold miners along the Sudan-Egypt border continues to grow. Sudanese social media remains flooded with unverified videos claiming to show Egyptian forces looting miners' vehicles, confiscating equipment and gold, and footage from funerals of those reportedly killed in the incident. Amid the public anger, SAF commander and Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited the border region and pledged a full investigation into what happened. While urging Sudanese miners to avoid sensitive border areas to prevent further incidents, Burhan also emphasized the importance of maintaining stable relations with Egypt, signaling Khartoum is seeking to calm tensions rather than escalate them.
Meanwhile, former RSF commander Ibrahim Bagal, who defected from the group, has made fresh allegations about abuses committed during the RSF's occupation of parts of Khartoum. According to Bagal, RSF members exhumed graves belonging to Coptic Christians after falsely believing the deceased had been buried with gold and cash. He said the searches yielded nothing and described the incidents as another example of the lawlessness that prevailed during the RSF's control of the capital.
For its part, RSF media has shifted much of its messaging away from the fighting around El Obeid and toward what it describes as "security stabilization operations" in Darfur, particularly around Nyala, seeking to project an image of governance and territorial control despite continued military pressure on multiple fronts.
#Sudan 🇸🇩: Sudanese Armed Forces (#SAF) targeting Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) positions on the frontline.
Notably the SAF unit is using what appears to be a 57mm AZP S-60 / Type 59 (Soviet or Chinese) towed autocannon mounted on a truck. pic.twitter.com/yokf8hU6Yr
🇲🇱 Here's what happened yesterday, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Mali, specifically in Kalana on the border between Mali and #Guinée_Conakry🇬🇳
The jihadist armed group JNIM arrived as reinforcements and penetrated the town of Kalana, where it carried out attacks against several Malian army posts.
The damage was significant, but the human toll remained limited: only two people are reported to have lost their lives.
The attackers burst into the heart of the town on motorcycles. Malian intelligence services reportedly failed to detect their arrival in time. The attacks lasted more than 30 minutes.
Faced with this offensive, the Malian soldiers present on site, in reduced numbers and without sufficient reinforcements, were forced to withdraw to avoid human losses.
Subsequently, the JNIM fighters set fire to several positions before retreating into the forest.
Meanwhile, in Bamako, some are accusing the authorities of manipulating public opinion.
[Breitbart] A migrant from Somalia has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly using a car to drive into multiple pedestrians in London.
A total of five people were injured in an apparent car attack in Ealing Broadway, London, on Saturday afternoon.
According to Sky News, three of the pedestrians were hospitalised after being hit by a car, while another two victims were treated for injuries at the scene.
Fortunately, police said that it is not believed that any of the victims suffered life-threatening or life-altering injuries.
Police also said that they have arrested a 34-year-old British citizen — who migrated to the country from Somalia — on charges of attempted murder.
A spokesman for London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “The car involved did not stop at the scene but was stopped in nearby Grange Park a short time later. The driver, a 34-year-old Somalia-born British man, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and attempted murder.
“Due to the nature of the incident, local officers were in contact with officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London as they conducted their initial enquiries. While investigators are keeping an open mind as to any potential motive, the incident is not being treated as terrorism.
[Breitbart] An African migrant has been charged with rape and murder after the body of a two-year-old girl was found in a Surrey town in Southern England.
Kevin Kerjean, a 31-year-old migrant from the Central African Republic who police said has French citizenship, is set to appear before the Guildford Crown Court on Monday over the alleged murder of a two-year-old girl in Chertsey.
Surrey Police said that officers were called to an address on Pycroft Road at around 5.40 pm on Thursday after receiving reports of a potentially dangerous situation.
Once they arrived on the scene, officers discovered a two-year-old girl, who was tragically already dead when they reached the property.
The police force said that a Major Crime Team is leading an investigation to determine the circumstances of the girl’s death.
In addition to facing a murder charge, Kerjean has also been charged with the rape of a child under 13 and sexual assault of a child under 13. He has been remanded to custody.
In a statement, Surrey Police Detective Chief Superintendent Jon Groenen said: “This is a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the child’s family, as well as all those who knew her.
“Our teams are working hard to build a picture of what happened, and a significant police presence will remain in Pyrcroft Road over the coming days.
“We appreciate that the incident itself, as well as the significant police presence, will be concerning for residents and we would like to thank them for their cooperation as we conduct our investigation.”
[NY Post] Several Iraqi political officials were arrested early Sunday on corruption charges, Iraq’s state-run Iraqi News Agency reported.
It said the arrests were based on statement made by former Deputy Minister of Oil Adnan al-Jumaili, who was arrested last month, and "included members of Parliament whose immunity had been lifted."
Iraqi security forces sealed off all entrances to the capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone early Sunday and carried out raids inside the compound that houses key government institutions and foreign embassies.
A security agency report obtained by The Associated Press said that seven people were arrested, among them five members of Parliament.
Some of the arrestees were from the political bloc of former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. It was not immediately clear what the specific accusations against them were.
Al-Sudani’s bloc won the largest share of seats in November’s parliamentary elections, but he ultimately stepped aside amid a deadlock in the Coordination Framework — a coalition of Shiite parties allied with Iran that brought al-Sudani to power — over their preferred candidate for premier.
He was replaced by Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman and political newcomer, who emerged as a consensus candidate and received the blessing of the United States.
The arrests are likely to have ripple effects across Iraq’s fractured political landscape, where accusations of corruption frequently intersect with rivalries over power and influence.
BREAKING: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi appears to have launched a coup d'état against elements within the Iraqi government in an effort to purge and arrest government officials with ties to the Islamic regime of Iran. Iraqi news media are claiming that the U.S. government is behind this coup d'état.
Tens of Iraqi government officials, politicians, and influential figures believed to have supported Iran have reportedly been arrested by Iraqi Special Forces and the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), allegedly with the support of the United States. The operation is widely claimed to have been backed by the U.S. government.
Reports indicate that tanks from Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service have entered Baghdad's Green Zone and sealed off all access points. Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service units have also reportedly clashed with the 4th Regiment assigned to the Government Palace inside the Green Zone.
Heavy arrests have been reported inside Baghdad's Green Zone, including:
- Bahaa Al-Nouri
- Ziad Al-Janabi
- Muthanna Al-Samarrai
- Alaa Sukkar
- Mohammed Al-Karbouli
- Hassan Al-Khafaji
- Abdul Karim Al-Sudani
- Abbas Al-Sudani
- Mohammed Al-Sayhoud
There is no official confirmation yet of these reports. However, they suggest that a broad purge under Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi may be intensifying.
Update at 11:35 a.m. EDT: Rudaw had nothing last night, but this morning there are several reports. The first was posted 8 hours ago:
Iraqi security forces raid Baghdad's Green Zone amid reports of high-profile arrests
Baghdad witnessed a rare, large-scale security deployment in the early hours of Sunday as Iraqi forces carried out a sweeping operation that reportedly led to the arrest of several former officials, politicians, and businessmen across multiple provinces.
Counter-terrorism forces and army units, working alongside the integrity commission, moved into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone overnight, temporarily shutting its gates as the raids unfolded, Rudaw's Ziyad Ismail reported from the Iraqi capital. The high-security zone hosts the US embassy, other diplomatic missions, and the seat of Iraq's government.
Iraqi authorities had not officially confirmed details of the operation as of Sunday morning, but numerous Iraqi social media accounts claimed more than a dozen politicians, former officials, and businessmen were targeted, including members of former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's cabinet.
The Sunday raids are believed to be connected to the ongoing investigation into Adnan al-Jumaili, the former deputy oil minister for refining affairs, whose arrest last month has snowballed into one of Iraq's largest corruption probes in years. Kurdish politician Sherwan Dubardani had previously told Rudaw that Jumaili named dozens of individuals allegedly involved in the scheme during his interrogation.
Jumaili — described by Communications Minister Mustafa Sanad as the "whale" of the Oil Ministry — has been accused of siphoning funds from refineries in Baiji, Doura, Maysan, and Shuaiba, and of acting as a financier for political parties.
A senior Iraqi official later told Rudaw's Srwa Hawramy that "A number of suspects in corruption files have been arrested based on confessions" made Jumaili. "The arrests included members of the House of Representatives whose immunity had been lifted, as well as officials whose names were mentioned in those confessions."
Iraqi state media confirmed the raids.
The operation comes amid a broader crackdown launched by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who took office last month and has made tackling corruption a centerpiece of his agenda.
Iraqi authorities have yet to release an official list of those detained in Sunday's operation, and no government statement had been issued by the time of publication.
A senior source from Iraq's Integrity Commission, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Rudaw at least seven members of parliament are among the political figures and officials detained during the anti-graft operation.
The lawmakers belong to the Azm Alliance, former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development Coalition, the Taqaddum Party, and at least an independent parliamentarian, the source noted.
The exact number of targeted lawmakers remains unclear, and authorities have not released any official statement regarding the raids.
Counter-terrorism forces and army units, working alongside the Integrity Commission, moved into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone overnight, temporarily shutting its gates as the raids unfolded, Rudaw's Ziyad Ismail reported from the Iraqi capital in the early hours of Sunday. The high-security zone hosts the US embassy, other diplomatic missions, and the seat of Iraq's government.
The state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) cited a senior official as saying the raids are connected to the ongoing investigation into Adnan al-Jumaili, the former deputy oil minister for refining affairs, whose arrest last month has snowballed into one of Iraq's largest corruption probes in years.
"The arrests included members of the Council of Representatives whose immunity had been lifted, as well as officials whose names were mentioned in those confessions," the source confirmed to INA.
They added that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi "will not hesitate to pursue corrupt individuals and those involved in misappropriating state funds."
The operation comes amid a broader crackdown launched by Zaidi, who took office last month and has made tackling corruption a centerpiece of his agenda.
The raids were not limited to the capital.
Yasin Dawoodi, a member of the Salahaddin Provincial Council, told Rudaw that Hind Abbasi, a lawmaker from the Azm Alliance, was arrested in the province on Sunday. He noted that security forces also raided the home of Ashwaq Salem al-Jabouri, a parliamentarian from Sudani's party, but she was not home at the time.
'BIG FISH'
Abd al-Rahman al-Jazairi, a Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) leader affiliated with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, told Rudaw that the raids to arrest the "big fish" in Iraq will continue until Zaidi visits the US in mid-July.
"Several more operations are also scheduled to take place tonight in Baghdad and other provinces," Jazairi added.
He said the operation will also target some leaders of armed groups operating outside government control.
"A number of leaders of armed groups are also set to be arrested. They must surrender themselves to the court, otherwise they will be arrested and brought before the law," he said.
Zaidi's government has intensified efforts to rein in the weapons of Iranian-aligned armed groups.
He further noted that among the prominent leaders arrested in the campaign is Muthana al-Samarrai, head of the Sunni Azm Alliance.
A source from his party confirmed to Rudaw that Samarrai has been arrested.
When asked whether the FBI has been involved in the raids, Mazen Gharib, a member of parliament's security and defense committee, told Rudaw's Sangar Abdulrahman, "I live in the same compound as other parliamentarians, what I saw were Iraqi forces but whether they are supporting the operations, I am not sure."
He added, "the situation in Baghdad is calm now… now only VIPs like parliamentarians, ministers and their deputies are allowed to enter the Green Zone. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter, but I think in the coming hours, that will also be resolved."
Two hours ago:
Iraq arrests 47 in sweeping anti-corruption crackdown
Iraq’s Integrity Commission has arrested 47 suspects, including lawmakers and senior officials, on corruption charges following an operation carried out early Sunday in a rare large-scale security deployment in Baghdad, state media reported.
“There are senior officials involved,” Sherwan Dubardani, a Kurdish lawmaker in the Iraqi Parliament, told Rudaw on Sunday regarding the suspects who have reportedly fled to Amman, Dubai, and the Kurdistan Region.
“The KRG is committed to handing over suspects to Baghdad,” Dubardani added, underlining active coordination between the two governments to enforce outstanding arrest warrants. He also said two officials have already been apprehended in Erbil and are expected to be transferred to federal authorities.
The arrests come amid an ongoing investigation into Adnan al-Jumaili, the former deputy oil minister for refining affairs, whose arrest last month has led to one of Iraq's largest corruption probes in years. The high-profile graft case against Jumaili initially involved the judicial seizure of $85 million in cash, luxury vehicles, 70 real estate properties, and approximately three kilograms of gold from the detained official and his close associates.
Oh dear.
Jumaili’s arrest marks the first major anti-corruption case under the administration of newly appointed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi as part of a “comprehensive” reform agenda enacted late May aimed at combating corruption and reducing the country's overreliance on oil revenues.
In a statement released by Iraqi state media, the Commission said the arrests were carried out in Baghdad under legal procedures and amid “diligent and continuous monitoring,” during a major overnight operation that reportedly led to the detention of multiple former officials, lawmakers, and businessmen across several provinces.
Counter-terrorism forces and army units, working alongside the Integrity Commission, moved into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone overnight, temporarily shutting its gates as the raids unfolded.
The high-security zone hosts the US embassy, other diplomatic missions, and the seat of Iraq's government.
The Commission also released the names of 15 detainees, which include members of parliament, Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai, deputy oil minister Ali Ma’arj, and Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie, an adviser to the former Iraqi prime minister.
Dubardani told Rudaw on Sunday that the federal government coordinates with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to track down high-profile suspects who fled the capital after the operation, according to a lawmaker.
“I initially thought that the suspects numbered 128 individuals, but that figure might ultimately rise to 200 or 300,” Dubardani said.
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[IsraelTimes] Walid Haniyeh directed terrorists ‘as they took Israeli civilians hostage,’ military says; Gaza hospitals say Saturday strikes kill two siblings, wound at least 19 others
A Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... terrorist who invaded Israel during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, the nephew of former Hamas politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh ...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continued as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintained a separate PM in the West Bank. Zapped during the 2023-24 war, to eveyone's satisfaction... , was killed in an Israeli strike 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 on Thursday, the military announced Saturday.
The strike killed Walid Haniyeh, the deputy commander of an elite Nukhba Force company in Hamas’s military wing. The IDF said Haniyeh commanded terrorist infiltrators on October 7 and, as such, "was involved in directing and providing operational instructions to a terrorist cell as they took Israeli civilians hostage into the Gaza Strip." Recently, he worked to recruit new Hamas operatives while commanding military training for Nukhba terrorists, the IDF added.
🔴ELIMINATED: Walid Haniyeh, the Deputy Commander of a Nukhba company in Hamas’ military wing.
Haniyeh commanded the infiltration of a terrorist cell into Israeli territory during the October 7 Massacre. Additionally, he attempted to operate to recruit additional terrorists to… pic.twitter.com/lwzfqZc8be
The IDF has for more than two and a half years sought out and targeted holy warriors involved in the October 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people, saw 251 people taken hostage and launched the Gaza war.
They have images for facial recognition, they have Hamas and PIJ personnel files, and they have the biometrics and tracking information they’ve been collecting since 1948. Thousands of Gazans took part, so Israel will have targets to hunt for years to come. The smartest thing those people couod do would be to gather their families and flee the region — maybe move to Nicaragua or South Africa, and live there very, very quietly in the hope that they aren’t found until their children are grown.
Haniyeh’s uncle, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed by Israel in a 2024 liquidation in Tehran. He was killed hours after attending a swearing-in ceremony for Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. While reports after the liquidation said he was killed by a bomb planted in his guesthouse, 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... said the following year that he was killed by a precision missile that tracked him via his cellphone.
What odds that cellphone came from an Israeli supplier, like the Hezbollah pagers?
Despite an October 2025 ceasefire, Israel continues to carry out near-daily strikes across Gaza, saying it is targeting Hamas operatives and responding to violations of the truce.
On Saturday, Gaza’s Nasser Hospital said an Israeli dronezap killed two Paleostinian siblings, including a 15-year-old girl, in southern Gaza and maimed at least seven others. The strike targeted tents sheltering displaced Paleostinians in the sprawling camp of Muwasi, killing 15-year-old Islam Moussa and her 30-year-old brother Abdullah Moussa.
Betcha Abdullah was the target — he’s the right age.
The IDF acknowledged it had struck the area of Muwasi, saying it had targeted a Hamas operative, but did not immediately provide more information.
Also on Saturday, Paleostinians reported hearing a loud boom in Gaza City.
The Israeli military struck a tent sheltering displaced Paleostinians in western Gaza City, wounding at least 12 people, according to Shifa hospital. The ambulance service of the Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy Society said two people were critically maimed and the majority of those hurt were women.
The IDF did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strike, and it was not immediately clear what the target was.
Reports of strikes continued Saturday evening in central Gaza, with no immediate word of casualties. The IDF said it was checking the reports.
Since the ceasefire went into effect, Israel has killed more than 1,030 people in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, whose figures are unverified, and which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
Nor between war deaths of any sort and the historic baseline of natural deaths that would happen even without another war that Hamas started.
The enclave is split between Israeli and Hamas control, and on Friday, hundreds gathered to protest Hamas despite threats from the terror group.
[IsraelTimes] Israel Defense Forces troops killed a number of armed operatives in southern Syria yesterday, the military says in a statement.
No further details are given on the incident.
On Thursday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces will remain inside security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip, “without any time limit.”
The IDF has been deployed inside southern Syria since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024.
Israeli troops killed two gunmen in southern Syria on Saturday evening, the military said in a statement Sunday morning, marking a relatively rare incident in the area.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, reservists of the Etzioni Brigade opened fire and killed the men, described as “armed terrorists,” inside Israel’s buffer zone.
The pair was identified approaching Israel from an area near the Druze town of Hader, around a kilometer from the Israeli border fence. Soldiers stationed in the area fired on the two, killing them, and their bodies were captured. Israeli security officials were looking into their identities and affiliations.
On Thursday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces would remain inside security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip, “without any time limit.”
The IDF has been deployed to nine posts inside southern Syria since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024. They are mostly within a UN-patrolled buffer zone on the border between the countries.
Troops have been operating in areas up to around 15 kilometers (nine miles) inside Syria, aiming to capture weapons that Israel says could pose a threat to the country if they fall into the hands of “hostile forces.”
Still, incidents in the Syria buffer zone have become increasingly rare in recent months. In April, the IDF said it fired on a suspect who approached the Israeli border in southern Syria. And in March, the Israeli military said it struck Syrian military positions in southern Syria in response to an alleged attack on Druze civilians in the Sweida area.
[IsraelTimes] Army says it acted against threat to troops; Lebanese health ministry says strike in evening killed one and injured two
The Israeli military said it carried out Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on Saturday targeting terror operatives in the Nabatieh area of southern Leb ...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 first such attacks since Washington announced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
On Friday, Israel, Lebanon and the United States signed a trilateral agreement aimed at paving the way for a broader peace deal between the two Middle East nations.
An Israeli military spokesperson said one strike on Saturday targeted "suspected snuffies who posted a threat to IDF soldiers" in the Nabatieh area. "The results of the strike are still being assessed."
Several more airstrikes were reported by Lebanese media in the Nabatieh area on Saturday. A strike in the evening hit an unidentified target, killing at least one person and injuring two more, the country’s health ministry said. An IDF spokesperson told The Times of Israel that the strikes were intended to "remove threats" to Israeli forces, with further details to be provided later.
Friday’s US-brokered agreement followed five rounds of negotiations between Israeli and Lebanese officials aimed at ending the fighting. The deal "begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration... said at the signing ceremony. "It’s the beginning of the beginning. There’s a lot of work ahead."
According to the text of the agreement, Israel and Lebanon "declare their intent to conclusively end the conflict, address its underlying causes, and to therewith formally conclude any state of war between them."
Thursday night saw four Israeli soldiers, including two officers, injured in a clash with a Hezbollah gunman in southern Lebanon. According to a probe by the Israel Defense Forces of the Thursday incident, at around 10 p.m. in the Beit Yahoun area, a Hezbollah operative who was hiding in a building threw a grenade at Israeli troops. A combat officer was moderately hurt in the incident, and another officer and two soldiers were lightly hurt, the IDF said. They were taken to the hospital for treatment, and their families were notified.
Within a few minutes, the forces returned fire, killing the operative, the probe found.
The IDF also struck several Hezbollah sites in the area with artillery and airstrikes following the attack.
Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this! Then the trap sprung... on Friday morning, the Israeli Air Force struck and killed seven Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon, after they were identified transporting weapons near Israel’s buffer zone, the military said. The IDF said the operatives were spotted by troops of the Egoz Commando Unit near the village of Manzleh, moving weapons into a structure "used as a combat and observation post" and to prepare to carry out attacks on troops.
"The terrorists’ actions at the post alongside the presence of the weapons within it constituted a threat to the soldiers," the military said.
On Thursday, the IDF said it killed at least six Hezbollah operatives who posed a threat to troops operating in southern Lebanon.
The military said it continues to operate at the Ali Taher ridge, beneath which Hezbollah has a massive underground complex, where some 30 operatives are holed up. The IDF said it will "not allow Hezbollah snuffies to exit the underground tunnel network or operate in the area of the ridge."
On Friday, Lebanese media reported that flyers had been dropped by an IDF drone over the southern Lebanon town of Mansouri, close to Tyre, reading: "Danger Zone! Stay Away! Any approach toward Israeli army forces puts you in danger."
The fighting in Lebanon has been complicated by the memorandum of understanding signed last week by the US and Iran, which halted their war for 60 days while negotiations for a final ceasefire are held. The MOU included ending the fighting in Lebanon, where Israel has established a security zone aimed at keeping Hezbollah from the border.
In addition, Israel and Hezbollah reached their own mediated agreement — which reduced the fighting — though festivities have continued on a daily basis. Israeli leaders have said they are not bound by the MOU and have vowed that forces will remain in southern Lebanon until the Hezbollah threat is removed. However,
a woman is only as old as she admits... under pressure from the US, Israel has told the IDF to limit its operations, though the military still strikes at threats to troops.
[IsraelTimes] The Israel Defense Forces says it struck a number of Hezbollah operatives who were armed with RPGs and operating close to troops in south Lebanon yesterday.
After the operatives were identified, the military carried out strikes on both the operatives and the structure they were in in the Nabatieh area.
In a separate incident, troops destroyed a Hezbollah rocket launcher that the military says “posed a threat to forces.”
On Friday, Israel, Lebanon and the United States signed a trilateral agreement aimed at paving the way for a broader peace deal between the two Middle East nations.
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🚨 JUST IN: The IDF has sent a very unusual notification warning to all of Northern Israel. A huge explosion will be heard in Lebanon in the coming hours. The IDF is about to blow up a massive Hezbollah underground terror infrastructure. The IDF said the earthquake detectors and warning systems might be activated, but there is no concern
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The IDF just destroyed the largest Hezbollah tunnel uncovered in Lebanon so far. The explosion was so massive it registered as an earthquake in the region.
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Whee! And just before July 4th, too. :-) Sometimes it’s extra fun being on the right side of history.
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Sometimes it’s extra fun being on the right side of history.
Yes, indeedy! Just be sure to stay outside the blast radius.
It may sound unpossible, but I'm starting to imagine Lebanon as a real country not infested with Hezbollah. I'm not saying it is going to happen, but I can see it from here.
Trump escalates warning to Iran after newest US strikes: 'They may never learn'
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the United States could escalate military action against Iran after U.S. forces carried out another round of strikes on Iranian targets.
“United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started,” he added. “If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!”
IRGC reportedly claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it carried out a joint missile and drone operation targeting U.S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain, according to Iran International, which cited Iranian media.
The IRGC said the strikes were in response to what it called U.S. attacks on Iranian coastal positions and warned that any further violations would receive a “crushing response,” according to Iran International.
Fox News Digital has not independently confirmed the IRGC’s claims.
CENTCOM releases video of US strikes on 10 Iranian military targets after tanker attack
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released video Saturday showing U.S. Navy and Air Force fighter jets carrying out strikes on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM said the strikes were launched in response to Iran’s one-way drone attack on the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Kiku earlier Saturday. The military said the targets were tied to Iran’s military infrastructure in the strategic waterway, where tensions have escalated despite a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement.
The video was released hours after CENTCOM announced the latest operation against Iranian targets.
U.S. Navy and Air Force fighter jets conducted strikes tonight on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's drone attack on M/T Kiku. pic.twitter.com/Z0TLZRqmF6
US official says Iran reconstituted air defenses along Strait of Hormuz after April campaign
Iran rebuilt air defense and missile systems along the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. bombing campaign ended on April 7, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News.
The official said Iran had reconstituted military capabilities around areas including Qeshm Island and Sirik, which were struck during previous U.S. operations.
“In the time since the ceasefire on April 7, Iran has reconstituted,” the official said, adding that those rebuilt capabilities were among the targets of Saturday’s U.S. strikes.
The defense official also confirmed to Fox News that the latest U.S. bombing campaign has concluded.
US launches new round of strikes on Iran after fresh Strait of Hormuz attack
The U.S. military launched a new round of airstrikes against Iranian targets Saturday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) attacked another commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior U.S. official who spoke to Fox News.
The official said the strikes are targeting Iranian air defenses, drone storage facilities, cruise missiles, targeting radars, minelaying capabilities and surface-to-air missile systems.
“It’s a larger strike than last night,” the official told Fox News.
“Iran had a chance to stop shooting … and they didn’t take it,” the official said. “Instead, they attacked another ship in Hormuz this morning, the MT Kiku.”
CENTCOM says US launches additional strikes on Iran after ship attack: 'Vigilant, lethal, and ready'
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday that American forces carried out an additional round of strikes against multiple Iranian military targets after Tehran attacked another commercial vessel transiting near the Strait of Hormuz.
According to CENTCOM, Iran was given an opportunity to honor the ceasefire agreement after Friday’s U.S. strikes but instead launched a one-way attack drone that struck the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Kiku early Saturday.
CENTCOM said U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelaying capabilities in response to the attack.
“Commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue,” CENTCOM said. “U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.”
Iranian currency weakens after post-US deal rebound
Iran’s currency resumed its decline Saturday after briefly strengthening following Tehran’s agreement with Washington, according to Iran International.
The outlet reported the U.S. dollar was trading at about 1.68 million Iranian rials on the open market, up from roughly 1.53 million rials after the U.S.-Iran deal was announced earlier this month. The rial had fallen to a record low of about 1.9 million per dollar in May.
Iran International also reported the euro traded above 1.9 million rials, while the British pound topped 2.2 million rials.
Israel-Lebanon agreement deals ‘strategic blow to Iranian axis,’ Israel’s defense minister says
Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday that the U.S.-backed framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon “deals a strategic blow to the Iranian axis.”
“The important principle established in the agreement is that there will be no Israeli redeployment in southern Lebanon, and no withdrawal, as long as the terror organization Hezbollah is not disarmed throughout all of Lebanon, and the safety of northern residents is guaranteed,” Katz said in a statement. “This is the fundamental condition that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I pledged to uphold, and we are fulfilling it.”
“The agreement also deals a strategic blow to the Iranian axis. Iran attempted to force an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon through threats and pressure on the US—and failed,” Katz continued.
“Instead, a framework signed by the US, Israel, and Lebanon has been established, mandating the disarmament of Hezbollah throughout Lebanon and making it clear that Lebanon's future will no longer be dictated by Iran and Hezbollah,” he added.
Katz also said, “Should Iran attempt to attack Israel to prevent the implementation of the agreement, we will act against it with great force and demonstrate the existing power gaps between us” and that he and Netanyahu “have instructed the IDF to prepare for a prolonged stay in the security zone, and to ready themselves accordingly to protect IDF soldiers and remove threats to northern communities.”
Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz was carrying Qatari oil, headed to UAE: sources
Sources told FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti that the Panama-flagged crude tanker Kiku, that was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, was carrying Qatari oil and was headed to the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said earlier Saturday that it has received a report of a tanker being hit with a projectile “within the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The Master of Tanker has reported being struck by an unidentified projectile,” the UKMTO wrote in an advisory. “The vessel sustained damage to their bridge; all crew are reported safe. No environmental damage reported at present.”
The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone “hosts the Middle East’s largest commercial storage capacity for refined oil products,” according to its website.
Authorities in the UAE previously have reported fires in the area in March and May following the interception of drones from Iran.
Iran unleashed strikes on eight American military targets across the Persian Gulf early on Sunday, dramatically escalating fears that the fragile US-Iran ceasefire is on the verge of collapse.
It came just hours after President Donald Trump warned he would wipe the Islamic Republic 'off the map' if fighting erupted again.
Tehran said its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps fired ballistic missiles and drones at the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, describing the barrage as retaliation for American airstrikes ordered by Trump on Iranian military sites.
As the attacks unfolded, a US military official confirmed: 'Iran has launched multiple missiles and drones towards neighboring countries including Bahrain and Kuwait. The situation is still unfolding. There are no reported US casualties or major impacts or damage to our locations at this time.'
The latest exchange marked the most dangerous escalation since Washington and Tehran agreed to an interim ceasefire, with Iran's Revolutionary Guards warning that American military bases across the region 'will be experiencing hell during these days.'
The barrage came only hours after US Central Command announced a second wave of American strikes against Iran in less than 24 hours, saying US aircraft had hit surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities along the Strait of Hormuz.
Officials described it as a direct response to an Iranian attack on an oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Statistical Centre of Iran, during the Persian month of Khordad (May 22–June 21), food prices more than doubled year-on-year. Even before the war, Iran was plagued by high inflation.
BREAKING: Iran's IRGC announces it launched ballistic missiles and drones at eight US military targets, striking the US Fifth Fleet at Salman Port in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem Base in Kuwait, "destroying them and decisively responding to recent US aggressions," per Tasnim.…
#11
Hope we have resupplied our forces with enough weapons.
Also, we need some new tactics as we were not able to completely disable some of the under the mountain missile depots.
If we could do that and destroy the remaining Iran drone sites near the Persian Gulf, we could be in position to both completely open the Gulf to Iraq, Oman, UAE, Saudi, Bahrain, Oman while closing it to Iran.
Then the oil crisis would be over and we could isolate the Iran govt.
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#12
Hope is not a good strategy. That being said, I hope that Israel doesn't decide to get a few licks in on Iran as that would provide Iran with justification for reciprocating. And no we didn't magically supply them and us with an unlimited supply of interceptors
The Massacrers Are Returning to the Coast… 🧵 Radical jihadist massacre gangs, under MIT coordination, are returning from Idlib to the Syrian coast and launching a new wave of executions, kidnappings, and purges targeting Alewite civilians.
The Massacrers Are Returning to the Coast…
🧵
Radical jihadist massacre gangs, under MIT
…the CIA of Turkey…
coordination, are returning from Idlib to the Syrian coast and launching a new wave of executions, kidnappings, and purges targeting Alawite civilians.
How lovely. Let’s sell Turkey a couple more expensive, ego-gratifying anvils.
A NEW RADICAL FORCE SENT TO TARTOUS
On June 14, a military force of approximately 300 armed militants reached the Bemleke area in Tartous province, in the coastal countryside. This force is commanded by the militia leader named “Ebu Mücahid el-Ensari.”
The majority of this group originated from Idlib province and belongs to radical military and security formations linked to the 86th Division under the Syrian Ministry of Defense. They had previously made statements on their social media pages indicating they would take action. Subsequently, this movement began to materialize. These militants, who started fires in Tartous’ Karaca region, have begun kidnapping young Alewites at night. The militia group, which has established a base in the formerly army-controlled Bemleke area, has been assigned to carry out massacres in regions where the population is predominantly Alewite.
Kidnapping and massacres? O brave, brave Lions of Islam!
Simultaneous with the arrival of this radical militia group, on the night of June 15, attacks against the Alevi population were re-ignited in Tartous, Latakia, and Hama cities.
Alawites and Alevis, Druze and Kurds, Christians from time to time… continuing the ancient tradition of Arabizing the Ummah, erasing all who were there before one way or another.
These include the arson of numerous bus stations and vehicle parking areas, along with the detention of young people at various points in the cities. Additionally, in the past few months, more than 23 young civilians — including women — have been kidnapped.
The same has been done to young Copts in Egypt, white girls in Britain, Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh… one sees a pattern.
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Several armed clashes took place around the city of Baneh (Bane), where media outlets close to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that at least three IRGC members were killed and five others were wounded.… pic.twitter.com/f7gF6sb6md
Several armed clashes took place around the city of Baneh (Bane), where media outlets close to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that at least three IRGC members were killed and five others were wounded.
According to local witnesses, one of the main clashes happened at the Baneh checkpoint on the Saqqez (Seqz) road, where gunfire continued for about 30 minutes.
At least two members of Iran’s security forces were killed and two others maimed when a checkpoint near the Kurdish city of Baneh in western 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... came under attack on Friday night.
The festivities occurred at a joint checkpoint outside Baneh in Kurdistan province, where members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), police, and Ministry of Intelligence personnel control entry and exit points to the city.
"Sergeant First Class Mohammad Hassan-Beigi and conscript Martin Ahadi were killed in the incident," Kurdistan province police said, according to Iranian state media, adding that two civilians were also maimed in the festivities.
It was not immediately clear which Kurdish opposition group was involved. The Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), however, said its forces had come under attack three times in the area on Thursday.
The festivities came around the same time that US Central Command struck Iranian positions near the Strait of Hormuz following IRGC drone attacks on a vessel.
The bases of several Kurdish opposition groups active in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have come under hundreds of missile and drone attacks since February 28, when the US and Israel launched a preemptive aerial bombardment of Iran that lasted nearly six weeks. The parties agreed to a fragile ceasefire on April 8 before later reaching a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend the truce for another two months
Iran has also continued to strike the Kurdish opposition groups in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq externing pressure on Baghdad and Erbil to disarm the groups or expel them from their territory.
Friday night’s attack on the checkpoint near Baneh marks the first major clash between Kurdish opposition groups and Iranian security forces since the beginning of the war in late February.
A better photo of the PJAK fighters, courtesy of Snowy Thing:
BREAKING: Hezbollah terrorists are rioting in Beirut after Lebanon and Israel signed an agreement to engage in direct and formal peace talks for the first time.
Over 90% of Shia Muslims in Lebanon support Hezbollah. We’re talking about an entire community of terrorists.
BREAKING: Hezbollah terrorists are rioting in Beirut after Lebanon and Israel signed an agreement to engage in direct and formal peace talks for the first time.
Over 90% of Shia Muslims in Lebanon support Hezbollah. We’re talking about an entire community of terrorists.
No other Muslim group comes close in terms of terrorist affiliation. Even in Gaza, support for Hamas peaked at 70%, and it’s currently around half of that; in Iran, support for the Islamic regime is only 10%. Support for the Taliban in Afghanistan is just 20%.
[IsraelTimes] Naim Qassem calls deal a ‘humiliation’; terror group’s MP slams Beirut’s ‘complete submission’; Houthis: Lebanese have right to ‘overthrow puppet government by any means’
Hezbollah’s leader on Saturday pilloried the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington as “null and void” and a surrender of Lebanon’s sovereignty, with the terror group’s top ally in Beirut’s parliament going as far as calling it an “incitement to civil war.”
The deal Beirut and Jerusalem signed Friday, the result of five rounds of talks in the US capital, is intended to pave the way for an eventual peace agreement. It includes a pilot effort in which Lebanese soldiers will take control of some areas held by Israeli troops, as well as a process aimed at disarming Hezbollah.
Rejecting the agreement, the terror group’s chief Naim Qassem called it a “humiliation” and and said it should be replaced by the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, which was signed the week before in Switzerland, and which linked the ceasefire in Lebanon with the truce between Iran and the US — a move that greatly concerned Israel.
In a statement, Qassem said that any attempt to link Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon to the terror group’s disarmament crossed “red lines.”
He further accused Lebanese authorities of “legitimizing” Israeli occupation through this “grave blunder,” which temporarily leaves much of southern Lebanon in Israeli military control, until the areas are verified to be cleared of Hezbollah and its infrastructure and handed over to the Lebanese military.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, called the deal signed with Israel “incitement to civil war,” and warned against its implementation.
Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad, who leads the terror group’s Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in parliament, said the agreement showed “the Lebanese authority’s complete submission to America and the Zionist enemy.”
Raad added that by facilitating the deal, the US violated its “explicit commitment to Iran regarding its responsibility to pressure Israel to withdraw completely from Lebanon and respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Additionally, Hezbollah’s Lawyers’ Association said the deal, which states that Israel and Lebanon “affirm the right of each state to exist in peace,” was a violation of Lebanon’s constitution, which they said “considers Zionism to be a challenge to human dignity” and states “that it is necessary to work to eliminate it.”
The legal union added that the terms allowing Israeli troops to maintain temporary control of Lebanese territory “constitutes a coup against the constitutional obligations related to preserving the independence of the homeland and the integrity of its territories.
“We warn the Lebanese authorities against this dangerous and unprecedented violation of the constitution,” the group said, calling on Beirut “to immediately reverse this decision, stop direct negotiations, and adhere to the option of resistance as a natural, constitutional, and law-based option for protecting and liberating the land.”
Also joining in on the threats to the Lebanese government were the Houthis in Yemen, a fellow Iran-backed proxy terror organization, with a senior Houthi official saying Saturday that “the inevitable outcome of this agreement will be one of two scenarios: a devastating Lebanese civil war or a direct Zionist occupation of Lebanon.”
“Therefore, the Lebanese people have the right to overthrow this puppet government by any means possible,” the Houthi official added.
In Beirut, Hezbollah supporters took to the streets Friday night to protest the agreement.
In western Beirut’s Hamra street, 48-year-old Ahmad Shamas told AFP on Saturday that “the agreement reached is a humiliating and shameful one.”
Another local, Husam Beiruiti, 43, wasn’t ready to write the agreement off, as he saw no other solution.
“I don’t think it will stop the Israeli aggression. They say it will happen in the future. Let’s wait and see what this agreement achieves,” he added.
Not everyone in Lebanon came out against the deal, however, with the Maronite Christian Kataeb Party leader and MP Samy Gemayel congratulating Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam for the “achievement accomplished by the Lebanese state.”
“The importance of this agreement lies in the fact that it has affirmed Lebanon’s right to live in peace and established a path toward achieving that goal,” Gemayel said in a post on X.
“The Lebanese state has demonstrated that, when it negotiates on behalf of Lebanon and from its legitimate position, it is capable of securing the interests of the Lebanese people,” he said.
#1
Doubt that Hezbollah has anything like 90% support of Shia muslims.
A lot of them pay protection money (like biz in the US used to do with the mob). A lot of them have family members who were killed while serving with Hezbollah and haven't even received the money they were promised. And there are Shia clergy who oppose Hezbollah
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