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Day 2: Mohamed Sabry Soliman waited a year, until daughter graduated before carrying out attack - filing |
2025-06-03 |
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What odds he will turn out to be connected, dear Reader? Day 1 can be seen here. [JerusalemPost] The United States District Court charged Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, with a federal hate crime after wounding eight individuals demonstrating in support of the hostages held by Hamas![]() holy warriors 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... on Sunday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed on Monday that Soliman, a resident of El Paso, was arrested and was the main suspect behind the Colorado attack. He has since been charged with a federal hate crime. During an interview with police, Soliman admitted to watching YouTube videos on how to make Molotov Cocktails and purchased the materials to make them, according to federal court documents. He also stated that he wanted to kill all Zionists, wished all Zionists dead and said he would repeat the attack if given the opportunity. Soliman told officials that he had been planning the attack for a year but wanted to wait for his daughter to graduate from university before carrying it out. On Sunday afternoon, a man threw Molotov cocktails and used an improvised flamethrower to target participants of a weekly walking group that raises awareness for the hostages in Hamas captivity. Officials currently believe it was a lone-wolf attack. Soliman, who was heard screaming "Free Paleostine" and "end Zionism" before launching the attack at a group raising awareness of the plight of the 58 hostages held captive by Hamas, was booked into Boulder County Jail on multiple charges. These include first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault, one count of causing serious injury to an at-risk adult or someone over 70, and one count of using explosives or incendiary devices. He is currently being held on a $10 million bond. Before being taken to jail, the FBI confirmed he was taken for medical assessments at a nearby hospital. "Our strength as a society comes from our shared values, and our commitment to protecting one another. Any attempt to divide us through fear or harm has no place in Boulder, Colorado, or anywhere in our nation," said FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek. "We stand in full solidarity with those targeted. And we will continue to ensure that justice is pursued swiftly, support is provided to victims and their communities, and preventative action is taken to protect everyone’s safety." "Boulder is not immune to tragedy, sadly, and I know a lot of people are scared right now and questioning how this happened and why. Boulder has recovered before from acts of violence before, and we will again recover. I urge this community to come together. Now is not the time to be divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... ," Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said. "When this call came out today, our officers rushed to the scene as quickly as they could to protect our community and arrest the suspect and I’m very proud of their response. I also greatly appreciate all of our law enforcement and community partners who responded to help as well. I want to assure our Boulder community that we will have increased presence at many events and locations throughout the city to ensure safety." The FBI raided Soliman’s house following the attack, the New York Times ![]() ...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... reported. An unknown woman was allowed to enter the property. Neighbors told the media that they did not know Soliman well but that a family with three kids lived at the raided address, according to the New York Post. Interesting. Are the family Lso here illegally? Do they need to be sent back to wherever they came from while Papa serves his prison sentence? WHO IS MOHAMED SABRY SOLIMAN?Originally from Egypt, Soliman arrived in the United States in 2022 with a non-immigration visa that would have allowed him to stay until February 2023, according to the Homeland Security Department. He was later granted work authorization in March 2023, which should have allowed him to stay in the US only until March 2025. Assistant Secretary of DHS Tricia McLaughlin said Soliman had tried to claim asylum in 2022. Despite being granted access to the states in 2022, he had a failed asylum claim in 2005, sources told CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... Exactly the kind of person the Biden-Harris Politburo actively sought to grant entry to. The suspect who allegedly attacked a group of pro-hostage demonstrators in Colorado planned the attack for a year and wanted to kill “all Zionist people,” according to an affidavit filed in a federal court in Colorado on Monday.The Times of Israel adds: The suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, is charged with attacking the rally on Sunday with a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails, wounding eight. He was arrested at the scene of the attack. The affidavit, filed by an FBI agent in the US District Court of Colorado, was based on Soliman’s interview with law enforcement after the arrest. After he was arrested, a black plastic container with a yellow lid was found nearby. Inside were at least fourteen unlit Molotov cocktails made of glass wine bottles or Ball jars with gasoline inside and red rags hanging out of the top. Also nearby was a “backpack weed sprayer” loaded with gasoline. Authorities have said Soliman used a “makeshift flamethrower” during the attack. Law enforcement found a silver Toyota Prius parked a few blocks away that was registered to Soliman. Inside were a red gas container and papers with the words “Israel,” “Palestine,” and “USAID,” the affidavit said. Soliman told law enforcement he researched how to make Molotov cocktails on YouTube. He assembled the firebombs and bought gas at a gas station on his way to Boulder. He lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, about two hours away, with his wife and five children. He targeted the hostage rally after learning about the group in an online search and saw that the group was planning to meet at 1 p.m. He arrived at the scene at 12:55 p.m. and waited for the demonstrators. “Soliman stated that he hated the Zionist group and did this because he hated this group and needed to stop them from taking over ‘our land,’ which he explained to be Palestine,” the affidavit said. “He stated that he had been planning the attack for a year and was waiting until after his daughter graduated to conduct the attack.” Soliman said he left an iPhone with messages to his family hidden in a desk drawer at his home. His wife turned an iPhone over to police. The affidavit confirmed that Soliman is the individual seen in video from the scene of the attack. Video also showed him shouting, “End Zionists.” The police department in Boulder, Colorado, said on Monday morning that none of the victims had perished, despite the suspect being held on a preliminary charge of murder. “No victims have died,” the police department said in a statement. The police department said it would hold a press conference on the attack later Monday and that more details would be forthcoming. Police released a mugshot of the suspect, who had a bandaged ear and bruising on his face. Soliman was set to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. local time, the police department’s daily booking report said. He was being held in the Boulder County Jail on a $10 million bond. Other preliminary charges against Soliman included using explosive or incendiary devices during a felony, assault with a weapon, and crimes against at-risk elderly. The victims were four men and four women between the ages of 52 and 88. One of the victims was reportedly a Holocaust survivor. Colorado firebombing suspect appears in court with head bandaged [IsraelTimes] Mohammed Sabry Soliman, suspected of firebombing a pro-Israel rally in Colorado Sunday, appears in a Boulder County jail court for the first time since his arrest a day ago. Soliman wears an orange jumpsuit and what appears to be a bandage wrapped around his head. He does not make any statements, except affirming that he understands a protection order that bars him from contacting the victims of the attack. The court schedules a June 5 hearing for the filing of formal charges against him. Colorado suspect to be charged with attempted murder, hate crime; number of injured up to 12 [IsraelTimes] Mohammed Sabry Soliman, the suspect in a firebombing of a hostages march in Colorado yesterday, will be charged with state and federal charges and facing life in prison if convicted, officials say. Acting US Attorney J. Bishop Grewell says at a press conference that Soliman, 45, is being charged with the commission of a hate crime, a federal crime which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison when coupled with attempted murder charges he will face from Colorado. According to Grewell, Soliman attempted to buy a firearm to carry out the attack, but resorted to homemade incendiary devices when he could not acquire a firearm because he is not a US citizen. So it could have been much, much worse. Thank goodness he wasn’t clever enough or charming enough to get a friend to buy guns for him. Boulder county district attorney Michael Dougherty says the state will charge Soliman with 16 counts of attempted murder in the first degree — eight for attempted murder with intent, and eight for attempted murder with extreme indifference. If convicted, and the sentences run consecutively, the maximum sentence is 384 years in state prison.Soliman will also be charged with two counts of use of an incendiary device, carrying a maximum sentence of 48 years, and 16 counts of attempted use of an incendiary device, with a maximum sentence of 192 years. Soliman threw two Molotov cocktails at the demonstrators, and investigators recovered 16 unused Molotov cocktails from the scene of the attack. Other charges may be forthcoming, Grewell says. Dougherty says police have identified four more victims of the attack, bringing the total to 12. The four additional victims suffered minor injuries and came forward to investigators after the initial incident. The authorities say Soliman was not “on our radar” before the attack. Investigators are working to put together a timeline of the attack using surveillance footage and license plate readers. |
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IDF says it is expanding Gaza ground offensive as troops reported to move on Khan Younis |
2025-06-03 |
[IsraelTimes] Palestinian reports say Israeli attacks across the Strip killed at least 27 people, including three near US- and Israel-backed aid distribution site The Israel Defense Forces said Monday it had expanded its ground offensive against Hamas ![]() 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... over the past day, as attacks across the Strip were said to kill some 27 Paleostinians, including three near a US- and Israel-backed aid distribution site in Rafah. "In the past day, troops expanded the ground maneuver, eliminated gunnies and destroyed many weapons depots and terror infrastructure sites, above and below ground," the IDF said. The statement added that the air force hit dozens of targets, including cells of terror operatives, buildings used by terror groups, tunnels, weapons depots, and other infrastructure. The announcement came after IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir instructed the army on Sunday to begin operating in new areas in Gaza. The military has said it seeks to seize 75% of the Strip in the renewed offensive launched last month. Paleostinian media reported overnight that Israeli ground forces were approaching southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. IDF troops were said to demolish the rear wall of the city’s European Hospital after advancing toward the hospital over the past day. The military, in response to a query by The Times of Israel, denied that troops were operating within the European Hospital compound. A May 13 ... KABOOM!... targeted a Hamas tunnel system that ran underneath the hospital, killing the terror group’s leader in Gaza, Muhammad Sinwar, and two other senior commanders in its military wing. The IDF confirmed Saturday that Sinwar was killed in the strike, which killed at least 28 people, according to Hamas’s civil defense agency. Hamas’s figures cannot be independently verified and do not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Sinwar had taken over from his slain brother Yahya, who criminal masterminded the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, which killed some 1,200 people in southern Israel and saw 251 taken hostage, sparking the war in Gaza. Israel killed Yahya Sinwar in October 2024. Israel has accused Hamas of using Gaza’s civilians as human shields and of embedding itself in civilian infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques. The IDF says it takes steps to mitigate civilian harm, including by use of evacuation warnings, precision munitions, aerial surveillance, and other intelligence. On Monday afternoon, the military carried out a strike against what it said was a Hamas command center embedded within a school sheltering displaced Paleostinians in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah. The IDF said that the command center was being used by Hamas operatives to plan and carry out attacks against troops and Israeli civilians. According to Paleostinian media, at least four people were killed in the strike on the al-Aishiya school. WAFA, the Paleostinian Authority’s official news agency, reported another person killed in an Israeli dronezap in Khan Younis, and five others killed in a fighter jet strike on a family home in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, in the Strip’s north. The Hamas civil defense agency said an Israeli strike on a family home in the northern town of Jabalia killed 14 people, including six children and three women. A front man for the agency said the strike hit a family home and there were "more than 20 missing individuals still under the rubble." The IDF confirmed to the Times of Israel that it had carried out strikes in Jabalia, but declined to provide further details on the targets. The military had last week instructed the entire Jabalia area, as well as other towns in the Strip’s north and several Gaza City neighborhoods, to evacuate westward. Another strike early Monday hit a mosque in Deir al-Balah. The military told The Times of Israel that it had targeted terror infrastructure in the area, and that it had warned civilians to evacuate the site ahead of the airstrikes. AID GROUP DENIES KILLINGS NEAR DISTRIBUTION SITE Hamas’s media office said IDF gunfire early Monday killed three people and maimed 35 near an aid distribution site operated by the US-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which Washington and Jerusalem have promoted as a way to circumvent Hamas in the distribution of aid. The tolls could not immediately be verified. GHF said the distribution went on without incident, with "21 truckloads of food... totaling 18,720 boxes" handed out during the site’s opening hours, from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. The IDF said it was aware of the reports of casualties and was investigating the incident. According to the military, troops had opened fire on Paleostinian "suspects who approached forces" overnight, around a kilometer (0.6 miles) away from the distribution site, hours before it was set to open to hand out food to Gazooks. The GHF has warned Paleostinians in its announcements that the aid sites open no earlier than 5 a.m., and that approaching the area beforehand could be dangerous due to Israeli military activity. The IDF said it was letting GHF operate "independently to distribute aid to Gaza residents and prevent it from reaching the Hamas terror organization." The military also accused Hamas of doing "everything it can to prevent the success" of the new aid distribution system, which commenced operations last week. "Hamas is a brutal terror organization that starves the population and puts it in danger to preserve its rule in the Gaza Strip," the army said. GHF has accused Hamas of fabricating previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around distribution sites, which are located in Israeli military zones. "Despite several inaccurate and, in some cases, blatantly false news reports, there have been no injuries nor fatalities during the first full week of GHF operations," the agency said Monday morning. Over the past week, the agency said, it has distributed 5.8 million meals at three distribution sites in southern and central Gaza. But GHF’s classification of meals is based on boxes of dry food products that still require cooking equipment or community kitchens, which are very limited throughout the Strip after nearly 20 months of devastating conflict. The IDF has acknowledged firing warning shots on previous occasions outside the distribution centers, including on Sunday, when troops fired at Paleostinians about a kilometer away from an aid site, hours before it was set to open. The early Sunday gunfire killed 31 people, according to Hamas health authorities and eyewitnesses, though GHF denied the reports and released some 15 minutes of footage that purported to show the distribution had proceeded without incident. The military said troops "did not fire at civilians while they were near or within the humanitarian aid ![]() IDF issues evacuation order for new areas of Gaza’s Khan Younis [IsraelTimes] The IDF orders Palestinians in a new area of southern Gaza’s Khan Younis to evacuate, as the military expands its ground offensive against Hamas. The IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, posts a map on X showing several blocks in western Khan Younis that are to be evacuated. The neighborhood was not included in the IDF’s previous warnings for Khan Younis. Civilians are called to head westward toward the Maswasi area on the coast. “The IDF will operate with great force in the areas where you are present,” Adraee warns. |
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Ex-top Biden official: No genocide in Gaza, but Israel ‘without doubt’ committed war crimes |
2025-06-03 |
[IsraelTimes] Former State Dept. spokesperson Matthew Miller says it’s an ‘open question’ whether Israel pursued a policy of crimes, but that there are certainly cases in which they occurred They preferred for a presumption of guilt, facts be damned. Related: Matthew Miller 01/16/2025 Hamas Celebrates Ceasefire Deal in Gaza, and With Good Reason Matthew Miller 12/28/2024 US Sanctions Billionaire Founder of Georgia Dream Party Matthew Miller 12/20/2024 SDF accuses SNA of violating ceasefire in Kobane |
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Israel punches back at UN chief for demanding probe into Gaza aid site shooting, Amb. Huckabee chastises US news media for fomenting Jew-hate |
2025-06-03 |
[IsraelTimes] Israel calls a demand from United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres for an investigation into reported violence at a Gaza aid site a “disgrace.” “Even if you look very hard, there’s one word you won’t find in the Secretary-General’s statement: Hamas,” writes Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein on X. “Not a word about the fact that Hamas is the one shooting civilians and trying to prevent them from collecting aid packages.” “Not a word about the fact that Hamas — as stated by U.S. Special Envoy Witkoff — rejected yet another ceasefire proposal and the release of the hostages.” Guterres said on Monday he was “appalled” by reports that Palestinians were killed the previous day on their way to a Gaza Humanitarian Fund distribution site for aid, that the UN must be allowed to provide aid to Gazans, and said that there is no military solution to the conflict in Gaza. Multiple witnesses and Hamas authorities in the Strip said at least 31 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded early Sunday by Israeli fire as they were on their way to a Gaza Humanitarian Fund distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces said it didn’t shoot Gazans at or near the distribution site, but an Israeli military official acknowledged that troops did fire warning shots overnight around a kilometer away from the aid site. Israel and the United States say they helped establish the new aid system to circumvent Hamas, which they accuse of siphoning off assistance. UN agencies have refused to work with the system, which they say violates humanitarian principles. Marmorstein says that “the real investigation that needs to be opened is why the UN continues to resist any attempt to provide aid directly to the people of Gaza.” Huckabee claims US media ‘contributing to antisemitic climate’ that resulted in DC, Boulder attacks [IsraelTimes] US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee accuses major American news outlets of “contributing to the antisemitic climate” that resulted in the recent attacks targeting Israeli embassy staffers in Washington and Israeli hostages activists in Colorado over the networks’ coverage of yesterday’s shooting of Gazans near an aid distribution site. “Without verification of any source other than Hamas and its collaborators, the New York Times, CNN, and Associated Press reported that a number of people seeking to receive humanitarian food boxes from the Gaza Humanitarian Fund were shot or killed by the Israeli Defense Forces,” Huckabee says in a statement. “These reports were FALSE. Drone video and first-hand accounts clearly showed that there were no injuries, no fatalities, no shooting, no chaos,” Huckabee asserts. It is unclear what drone footage and first-hand accounts Huckabee is referring to. GHF released what it said was drone footage showing no incident at the site, but the clip was taken during daylight hours, while the incident that reportedly injured 31 Gazans took place at around 3 a.m. Asked to elaborate on the information Huckabee had that led him to refute Hamas’s claims, an embassy spokesperson tells The Times of Israel it came from first-hand accounts from GHF staffers. But the incident took place outside the GHF site before it had opened on Sunday. The embassy staffer also cites IDF drone footage, but the footage released by the IDF was not shot at the time or place where the incident in question took place. The spokesperson didn’t provide any further information. While the IDF has denied firing at Gazans near the GHF aid site yesterday, it has acknowledged firing in the air at Palestinians. Doctors Without Borders said its aid workers treated Palestinians who said Israeli soldiers were the ones who shot at them. “The only source for these misleading, exaggerated, and utterly fabricated stories came from Hamas sources, which are designed to fan the flames of antisemitic hate that is arguably contributing to violence against Jews in the United States,” Huckabee says. “Media sources who willingly parrot these libelous allegations should recant their fake news stories, apologize and pledge to practice actual reporting of fact instead of engaging in dangerous propaganda that assists the terror group Hamas as they continue to hold innocent hostages for over 600 days after butchering over 1,200 people on October 7th,” he says, demanding an “immediate retraction” by the American media sites. Related: Antonio Guterres 05/31/2025 Israel claims Hamas losing control over Gaza civilians as GHF ramps up aid operations Antonio Guterres 05/30/2025 Four Palestinians die in storming of Gaza UN food warehouse; IDF was not in area Antonio Guterres 05/22/2025 UN says it has ‘collected and dispatched’ 90 truckloads of aid into Gaza Related: Mike Huckabee 05/21/2025 US says it wants Gaza war to end, but denies threatening Israel if it doesn’t comply Mike Huckabee 05/12/2025 Trump disapproves of Netanyahu’s Gaza strategy, thinks major offensive will be wasted effort — NBC report Mike Huckabee 05/11/2025 ‘He’s got your back’: Huckabee says Trump’s decision to skip Israel on Mideast visit isn’t a snub |
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Hamas operative who led war’s deadliest attack on IDF troops eliminated, army says |
2025-06-02 |
[IsraelTimes] Khalil Abed al-Nasser Mohammad Hatib, commander of January 2024 attack that killed 21 reservists, targeted in drone strike called in by soldiers who ID’d him, according to IDF![]() ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... commander who led an attack last year that killed 21 Israeli troops 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... , the deadliest attack on IDF soldiers during the war, was eliminated in a dronezap over the weekend, the military and Shin Bet said Sunday, as dozens of Paleostinians were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes across the enclave. Troops of the 414th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit identified Khalil Abed al-Nasser Mohammad Hatib on Friday and called in the dronezap that killed him, the IDF said. ![]() It was the highest number of Israeli troops killed in a single attack since October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led gunnies stormed southern Israel to kill some 1,200 people and take 251 hostages, sparking the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel has lost 416 soldiers in the ensuing offensive, as well as two coppers and three Defense Ministry civilian contractors. Last month, Israel announced it was launching a renewed offensive in a bid to seize 75 percent of the Strip. According to the military, Israeli Air Force strikes over the past day hit dozens of targets in Gaza, including terror operatives, booby-trapped structures and other buildings used by terror groups, tunnels, and sniper and anti-tank posts. צה"ל ושב"כ חיסלו את המחבל שפיקד על חוליית המחבלים שהובילה להריגתם של
Translated from Hebrew by The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated the terrorist who commanded the terrorist squad that led to the killing of 21 IDF fighters on January 22, 2024. Over the weekend (Friday), in a joint operation by the IDF and Shin Bet, an aircraft attacked and killed, under the direction of the Southern Brigade in the Gaza Division, the terrorist Khalil Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, a squad commander in the al-Ma'azi Brigade of the Hamas terrorist organization. After concentrating an intelligence effort and using a collection team from Unit 414, the fighters identified the terrorist and targeted an aircraft that attacked and eliminated him. Khalil commanded a terrorist squad that launched anti-tank missiles at buildings where our forces were operating and at a tank crew that was securing them, in the Al-Maghazi area on January 22, 2024. As a result, 21 IDF fighters were killed. In addition, during the war, the terrorist promoted and took part in many other terrorist plots against our forces. The IDF and Shin Bet will continue to operate against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip in order to remove any threat to the citizens of the State of Israel. Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, Agent 49 felt gingerly for his head. It was still there. He had been hoping differently... during operations in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, troops demolished the remains of a booby-trapped building where Staff Sgt. Danilo Mocanu was killed on May 20, when a bomb planted by terror operatives partially brought down the structure with him inside. Also in Khan Younis, soldiers of the 7th Armored Brigade and the Yahalom combat engineering commando unit located and demolished a 700-meter (0.4-mile)-long Hamas tunnel, the IDF said, publishing footage of the blast. According to the military, the tunnel was some 30 meters (98 feet) underground. During the operations, according to the IDF, troops spotted a cell of three operatives who were moving bombs in order to booby-trap an unspecified site. The forces called in a dronezap, killing the three operatives, the IDF said, publishing video of the incident, which showed the targets carrying large bundles on foot. The military added that troops operating in Khan Younis have killed dozens of terror operatives, and destroyed over 100 sites used by terror groups, including by calling in ... KABOOM!... s. WAFA, the Paleostinian Authority’s official news agency, reported eight people killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Khan Younis, five people killed in a bombing of a house in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, and a child killed in an artillery attack on Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, in the Strip’s north. The IDF did not immediately comment on the reported strikes. The military has said it seeks to minimize civilian casualties, including by using surveillance and issuing warning calls, and has accused Hamas of using Gaza’s civilians as a human shield and fighting out of civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools. The corpse count reported by WAFA was in addition to Paleostinian reports of 31 people killed near an Israel- and US-backed aid distribution hub in southern Gaza’s Rafah. The IDF did not explicitly deny there had been gunfire in the area, but said it was unaware of any injuries "within" the aid site. Witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around a kilometer away from the aid site hours before the distribution took place. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the US- and Israel-backed agency meant to circumvent Hamas in the distribution of aid, pushed back on the reports, saying that its "aid was again distributed today without incident." The organization accused Hamas of fabricating the reports, and published some 15 minutes of footage ostensibly showing that no Paleostinian civilians were shot at the site at the reported time of the killings. The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 54,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far. The toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed some 20,000 combatants in battle as of January and another 1,600 gunnies inside Israel during the October 7 onslaught. |
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IDF provides solid proof that Hamas shot other Gazans while collecting humanitarian aid, not IDF soldiers as Hamas said | |
2025-06-02 | |
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Hamas says IDF fire killed 31 near aid hub; army ‘unaware’ of casualties BLUF: In the small hours of the night, far from the aid distribution point, somebody apparently shot at Gazans going against strict Hamas orders in order to line up to pick up food. The IDF says it wasn’t them. Who, oh who, dear Reader, could it have been? [IsraelTimes] Both IDF and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation deny there was gunfire in aid distribution site, though eyewitnesses cited by AP say pre-dawn incident occurred a kilometer away from thereAt least 31 Paleostinians were killed and dozens were maimed early Sunday as they were on their way to a humanitarian aid ![]() ...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 oppressionand disproportionate response... Strip, multiple witnesses and Hamas ![]() authorities said. The Israel Defense Forces issued a vague statement, saying that "at this time, we are unaware of injuries caused by IDF troops’ fire within the [humanitarian aid] distribution site" in Rafah, adding that "the matter is still under review." When asked for clarification, the IDF did not explicitly deny that there had been gunfire, but said it was unaware of any injuries "within" the aid site. Witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around a kilometer away from the aid site hours before the distribution took place. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the US- and Israel-backed body in charge of the aid distribution, insisted that the "aid was again distributed today without incident." GHF published videos ostensibly showing that no Paleostinian civilians were shot at the site. "Reports of injuries and fatalities are completely false and fabricated," the organization said, attaching around 15 minutes of footage from the distribution site after dawn. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, whose tolls cannot be verified, said 31 people were killed and 170 others were maimed in the incident in Rafah on Sunday. Another person was killed and over a dozen were maimed at an aid distribution site in the Netzarim corridor area, Paleostinian media reported. The News Agency that Dare Not be Named cited eyewitnesses as saying that the incident in Rafah occurred before dawn, as thousands marched toward the aid site. Israeli troops had ordered them to disperse and come back later, and as the crowds arrived at a roundabout around a kilometer away at 3 a.m., the IDF opened fire, the witnesses said. An AP news hound arrived at a field hospital at around 6 a.m. and saw dozens of maimed, including women and kiddies. The news hound also saw crowds of people returning from the distribution point. Some were carrying boxes of aid, but most appeared to be coming back empty-handed. Amid coverage in international media of the incident, former prime minister Naftali Bennett slammed the government for the fact that it did not provide any information, aside from the IDF’s vague statement. He said international media were reporting a "huge lie." “Israel has no public diplomacy. The matter is not being managed," Bennett said. GHF has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones. The IDF has acknowledged firing warning shots on previous occasions. GHF said Sunday that it had distributed 4.7 million meals at three distribution sites in southern and central Gaza over the past six days. But its classification of meals is based on boxes of dry food products that still require cooking equipment or community kitchens, which are very limited throughout the Strip after nearly 20 months of devastating conflict. Under pressure from allies, Israel last month begun allowing some humanitarian aid into Gaza after blocking all food, medicine, fuel and other goods from entering since March 2, a move Jerusalem said was aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing hostages. The UN and other aid groups have refused to participate in the GHF system, saying it violates humanitarian principles. They say it puts aid under Israel’s control, to use to carry out its announced plans to move Gaza’s entire population to the south. They also say it cannot meet the massive needs of the population and endangers those seeking food. Israel demanded the new system, saying it is needed to prevent Hamas from siphoning off supplies, as it accuses the terror group of regularly doing. UN agencies say their mechanisms already prevent significant diversion. Still, there is footage of aid being stolen by button men in Gaza, and one former hostage has testified that Hamas would eat from the stolen aid. Just to underline that Doctors Without Borders are eager tools of Hamas: MSF says patients it treated after chaos near Gaza aid site said they ‘were shot from all sides’ by IDFMedical charity Doctors Without Borders said Sunday that people it treated at a Gaza aid site run by a new US-backed organization reported being “shot from all sides” by Israeli forces. The NGO, known by its French name MSF, blamed the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) system for chaos at the scene in the southern Gaza town of Rafah. Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency said Israeli fire killed 31 Palestinians at the site. Witnesses also told AFP the Israeli military had opened fire. “Patients told MSF they were shot from all sides by drones, helicopters, boats, tanks and Israeli soldiers on the ground,” MSF said in a statement.
“It has resulted in deaths and injuries of civilians that could have been prevented. Humanitarian aid must be provided only by humanitarian organizations who have the competence and determination to do it safely and effectively.” MSF communications officer Nour Alsaqa in the statement reported hospital corridors filled with patients, mostly men, with “visible gunshot wounds in their limbs.” MSF quoted one injured man, Mansour Sami Abdi, as describing people fighting over just five pallets of aid. “They told us to take food — then they fired from every direction,” he said. “This isn’t aid. It’s a lie.” The Israeli military said an initial inquiry found its troops “did not fire at civilians while they were near or within the humanitarian aid distribution site”. A GHF spokesperson said: “These fake reports have been actively fomented by Hamas,” the Islamic militant group that Israel has vowed to destroy in Gaza. Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Related: Doctors Without Borders: 2025-05-22 Soldier killed in booby-trapped Gaza building as strikes pound aid-deprived Strip Doctors Without Borders: 2025-05-19 Huge protest in The Hague demands Dutch government draw ‘red line’ on Gaza war Doctors Without Borders: 2025-04-05 Doctors Without Borders ‘appalled’ by second staff member killed in Gaza within weeks | |
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… A professional profile for a man who has his same name and looks just like him says he works in finance, digital marketing, and international financial reporting. He also appears to have at least one daughter who is studying in the United States in Colorado. He speaks English and Arabic. @LoomerUnleashed @CcpSkipTracer
…on a B1/B2 nonimmigrant visa with an authorized stay through 2/26/23, but he overstayed & never left. I’m told on 9/29/22, he filed some sort of claim with USCIS, potentially an asylum claim, and on 3/29/23, USCIS under the Biden admin gave him work authorization, which expired on 3/28/25. Molotov cocktail attack Boulder, pro-Israel rally violence, suspect identified Boulder 2025 [CountyLocalNews] On June 1, 2025, a shocking incident occurred in Boulder, Colorado, when authorities identified Mohamad Soliman as the suspect involved in throwing a Molotov cocktail at a pro-Israel walk. This disturbing act of violence resulted in injuries to multiple individuals attending the event. The pro-Israel walk in Boulder was intended to be a peaceful demonstration, aimed at expressing solidarity with Israel amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions. However, the atmosphere quickly shifted to one of chaos and fear when Soliman allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail into the crowd. The explosive device ignited, leading to injuries among attendees and prompting an immediate response from local law enforcement. Witnesses reported a scene filled with panic as people scrambled for safety. Emergency services were dispatched swiftly to the location, providing medical assistance to the injured and working to secure the area. The Boulder police are actively investigating the incident, and Soliman’s motives remain unclear, although authorities are treating this act as a serious crime.
FBI calls incident in Boulder a ‘targeted terror attack’; footage shows man screaming ‘End Zionists’ at scene; comes less than 2 weeks after killings of Israeli embassy staff in DC Activists rallying for the release of the Israeli hostages 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... were targeted in a Molotov cocktailing attack on Sunday, which the FBI said it was investigating as an act of terrorism. Six people aged 67-88 were maimed in the attack, FBI Special Agent Mark Michalek said at a presser. One of the maimed is at death's door. The suspect is in jug and was identified as Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45. Witnesses told Sherlocks that Soliman attacked the demonstrators with a "makeshift flamethrower" and threw an incendiary device, Michalek said. Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said the suspect hurled Molotov cocktails at the demonstrators. "It is clear that this is a targeted act of violence and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism," Michalek said. A joint statement from Boulder Jewish community groups said that an incendiary device had been thrown at participants in a hostage rally by a group called Run for Their Lives. Chapters of the group hold weekly events around the US to raise awareness about the hostages. In footage said to be from the scene of the attack, a shirtless man screamed "End Zionists" while holding what appear to be Molotov cocktails. The man also shouted, "Paleostine is free." At least one person was lying on the ground being tended to by bystanders as a police officer approached the shirtless man and cuffed his hands behind his back, the video showed. "We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado," FBI chief Kash Patel said on X, adding that "our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available." Redfearn said at an earlier presser that at 1:26 p.m. local time, police received calls that there was a "man with a weapon" near the county courthouse on 13th and Pearl St. and that "people were being set on fire." When police arrived at the scene shortly thereafter, they encountered "multiple victims" with injuries "consistent with burns," Redfearn said. The victims were evacuated to a nearby Boulder Community Health medical center for treatment, Redfearn said, adding that a number of them apparently suffered "life-threatening" injuries. Shortly after arriving on the scene, a suspect was pointed out to officers who managed to apprehend him, Redfearn said. Redfearn confirmed that a pro-Israel peaceful demonstration was taking place in the area, as it frequently does.
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Hamas says ready to 'immediately' hold round of Gaza truce talks | |
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[GEO.TV] The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said on Sunday it was ready to "immediately" hold a fresh round of negotiations for a truce in Gaza after recent talks appeared to hit a dead end. "The movement affirms its readiness to immediately begin a round of indirect negotiations to reach an agreement on the points of contention," Hamas said in a statement after mediators Qatar and Egypt said they would intensify their efforts for a truce in the war-battered Gaza Strip.
Senior Israeli official: Hamas ‘must understand it has to accept the Witkoff outline’ [IsraelTimes] Official says Israel ‘prepared for negotiations when Hamas comes to terms with reality’; IDF chief tells families of slain hostages that return of captives is ‘a top priority task’. | |
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Death toll in Israeli strike on aid site in Gaza climbs to 30 | |
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...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 oppressionand disproportionate response... Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has climbed to 30 in Rafah, Paleostinian news agency WAFA said on Sunday. There was no immediate comment from Israel on the reported attack, which WAFA said injured more than 115 people. The GHF, also backed by Israel, recently started operating in Gaza. While some Paleostinians expressed concern over its neutrality and biometric and other checks Israel said it would employ, Israeli officials said it allowed screening of recipients to exclude anyone found to be connected with Hamas ![]() On May 28, Hamas accused Israel of killing at least three Paleostinians and wounding 46 near one of the GHF's distribution sites, an accusation the aid group denied. The Israeli military also said its troops fired warning shots in the area outside the compound to re-establish control, as thousands of Paleostinians rushed to an aid distribution site. | |
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Australian Imam who apologized for antisemitic sermon now calls to ‘kill all oppressors’ | |
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[IsraelTimes] Sheikh Ahmed Zoud recently retracted claim that Jews are bloodthirsty and treacherous, but new statements raise questions as to whether he is using dog whistle to continue preaching hate An Australian imam who recently apologized for a 2023 sermon vilifying Jews has now called for Allah to “kill all” oppressors, in language interpreted by some as coded antisemitism. In December 2023, Sheikh Ahmed Zoud said in a sermon recorded at his Masjid as-Sunnah Lakemba Mosque in Sydney that Jews were bloodthirsty, treacherous “monsters” who “ran like rats” when Hamas launched its war on Israel on October 7, 2023. Zoud said in the sermon, broadcast live on the mosque’s Facebook page, that “betrayal and treachery are among the characteristics of the Jews. “From an early age, they raise their children on violence, terrorism and killing,” he added. “Jews remain Jews. They are not changed by the passing of time.” Several months after the broadcast, in March 2024, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), alleging that Zoud made derogatory generalizations about the Jewish people and used dehumanizing language, in contravention of the country’s Racial Discrimination Act of 1975. Following the AHRC hearing and in resolution of the complaint, Zoud and the mosque both issued apologies in recent weeks. “I recognize that my speech contained harmful, offensive and dehumanizing generalizations about Jewish people, falsely portraying them as inherently violent, treacherous, hateful, arrogant, scheming and collectively responsible for historical crimes and transgressions,” Zoud said in a written apology. “I did not intend to make such a sweeping generalization. I did not seek to harm Jewish people based on their race or religion.” A separate statement from the Masjid as-Sunnah Lakemba Mosque “fully acknowledges that the comments about Jewish people (as distinct from the comments about the Israeli military and government) were not only inappropriate but can also breach Australian laws and offend, insult, humiliate, or intimidate Jewish Australians.” The mosque apologized for publishing the speech on its Facebook page, and said it removed the video when it became aware of the concern. ECAJ said the “unreserved and unconditional” apologies included a commitment by Zoud not to make such statements again in the future. The representative organization for Australia’s Jews accepted the apology. “This is a welcome admission of wrongdoing by Ahmed Zoud, and we hope that it will serve as an example for the future about the limits of freedom of expression,” ECAJ CEO Peter Wertheim said then. However, The Australian has reported that Zoud in recent days issued a public prayer in which he called on Allah to “deal with the tyrants and the oppressors,” asking him to “count [them] one by one, kill them all and leave none of them behind.” The newspaper noted that while Zoud didn’t mention Jews in his latest comments, he had committed in his apology not to use language that “could be interpreted as targeting Jewish people as a whole.” ECAJ said the latter speech was “an entirely separate matter” from the prior complaint but expressed concern over Zoad’s continued attacks. “We expect the terms on which that complaint was resolved to be honored,” Wertheim said in a statement Sunday. “In particular, we expect that Ahmed Zoud will adhere to the undertakings that he has given, and this includes not making or publishing any statement which makes derogatory generalizations about Jews, including statements which attribute to Jews, as a group, characteristics that vilify and demonize. “If those undertakings are not adhered to, we will have no hesitation in availing ourselves of legal remedies to enforce them,” Wertheim added. ECAJ has also filed a complaint against another Islamic preacher, Wissam Haddad (also known as Abu Ousayd), over speeches made at West Sydney’s Al Madina Dawah Center late last year. Haddad allegedly described Jews as a “vile people” and a “treacherous people,” and claimed that “their hands are in everywhere – in businesses … in the media.” A hearing for that case is scheduled for next month, ECAJ said. Australia’s 120,000-strong Jewish community has faced relentless antisemitism since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. The country experienced more than 2,000 anti-Jewish incidents between October 2023 and September 2024, more than quadruple the number from the year before, according to ECAJ. A wave of antisemitic incidents in Australia has sent shockwaves throughout the country in recent months. In December, the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne was firebombed. In January, the former home of ECAJ Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, and two cars were set on fire in an attack many believe targeted him. In February, a video of two nurses in a Sydney hospital threatening to kill Israeli patients and saying they would refuse to treat them shocked the nation, and later that month, police discovered a trailer in Sydney packed with enough explosives to cause a mass-casualty event, believed at the time to be intended for a Sydney synagogue. After left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won a second term in elections last month, Jewish leaders have expressed hope that he will do more to fight antisemitism in the country during his coming term.
Related: Adass Israel Synagogue 03/19/2025 Australian political rivals pledge to rebuild Melbourne’s firebombed synagogue Adass Israel Synagogue 01/31/2025 Discovery of explosives-filled trailer near Sydney averted mass casualty event — police Adass Israel Synagogue 01/22/2025 Australia probing whether ‘foreign actors’ behind antisemitic surge, after daycare torched Related: Alex Ryvchin 03/11/2025 Australian police: Organized crime network faked synagogue bomb attack plot, 14 arrested Alex Ryvchin 02/02/2025 Antisemitic graffiti with swastika also hits Australia’s Perth Alex Ryvchin 01/22/2025 Australia probing whether ‘foreign actors’ behind antisemitic surge, after daycare torched Related: Sydney hospital: 2025-03-19 Australian political rivals pledge to rebuild Melbourne’s firebombed synagogue Sydney hospital: 2025-03-05 Second Australian nurse charged for threatening to kill Israeli patients in viral clip Sydney hospital: 2025-02-26 Sydney nurse charged for threatening to kill Israelis Related: Anthony Albanese 05/13/2025 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 12, 2025 Anthony Albanese 05/04/2025 Australia's Albanese claims election victory, riding anti-Trump wave Anthony Albanese 03/22/2025 Aussie opposition leader vows to restore ties with Israel and Netanyahu if elected | |
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2 Israelis indicted for selling dual-use chemicals used in terror attacks to Palestinians |
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[IsraelTimes] Indictment says Yehezkel Moshe and Jihad Wazuz sold hundreds of tons of chemicals to agricultural supply businesses in the West Bank, some of which were sold on to terrorists Two Israeli men were indicted Sunday on charges of weapons transactions and violating defense export controls, for allegedly selling and transporting hundreds of tons of dual-use chemicals into the Palestinian Authority without authorization and while making efforts to conceal their activities. Yehezkel Moshe, 66, from Moshav Pedaya, was named as the first defendant, and Jihad Wazuz, 43, of East Jerusalem, as the second. The indictment noted that four terror attacks were carried out in the West Bank between March and August 2024 using explosives made of dual-use materials. And it stated that a Palestinian agricultural supply store owner in Hebron who purchased dual-use chemicals from Moshe was arrested in September 2024 for selling such chemicals to a terror cell, which then made bombs used in those terror attacks. According to the indictment, Moshe and Wazuz allegedly formed a criminal conspiracy to import thousands of sacks of potassium nitrate, calcium, sulfur, and other dual-use chemicals that can be used to make explosives, starting some time in 2019. They continued these activities even after the outbreak of war following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, and even after they became aware that their chemicals were being used for terror purposes, the indictment alleged. As well as having his own agricultural supply business, Moshe worked under a franchise for the agricultural supply company Amir. The indictment alleged that he diverted some of the dual-use chemicals he obtained from Amir, without permission, and designated in documentation as being destined for a private Israeli company based in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank. It said he falsified the documentation in order to disguise his actions and prevent inspectors at crossings into the West Bank from identifying the dual-use items as problematic. In order to transport the chemicals to the recipients in the Palestinian Authority, Wazuz would bring his truck to Moshav Pedaya, load the chemicals onto it, and bring the cargo into the West Bank with the use of the fraudulent documentation. The chemicals were then sold to various agricultural supply stores in the West Bank “without the ability to oversee that the chemicals would be used for agricultural purposes alone.” The owner of the Hebron agricultural supply business was arrested in September 2024 for supplying the terrorist cell with the dual-use chemicals he bought from Moshe. The indictment alleges that Moshe became aware that the man had been arrested and that the chemicals had been used for making explosives, but continued to sell and transport the materials to Palestinians, doing so on at least six additional occasions. “In their actions… the defendants assisted in the production of weapons, with the aim of advancing the activities of a terrorist organization, or the commission of a terrorist act, or assisting in such activities or their commission,” the indictment said. |
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