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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 258: Threat of All-Out War Between Israel and Hezbollah Rises – Qassam Muaddi 6/20/24

Source; Mondoweiss.net

Hassan Nasrallah warned in a televised speech that Hezbollah would “fight without restraints and without limits” in the event of an all-out war. Meanwhile, the first lawyer to visit Gaza detainees in Sde Teiman said they face “unimaginable” abuse.

Casualties

  • 37,431 + killed* and at least 85,653 wounded in the Gaza Strip.*
  • 544+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revised its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,140.
  • 662 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 7, and at least 3,860 have been wounded.***

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Expensive Incompetence: US Giving Up On $230 Million Gaza Air Pier – ZeroHedge 6/19/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

A vivid metaphor for American global geopolitical incompetence is about to float off into the sunset, as the White House is poised to give up on the $230 million Gaza aid pier it built to alleviate an Israel-imposed humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Disassembly could begin in July, officials told New York Times.

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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 255: Netanyahu Dissolves Israel’s War Cabinet – Qassam Muaddi 6/17/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Gaza authorities accuse Israel and the U.S. of inducing starvation in Gaza as a weapon of war to force their “political goals.”

Casualties

  • 37,347 + killed* and at least 85,372 wounded in the Gaza Strip.
  • 544+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revised its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,140.
  • 662 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 7, and at least 3,664 have been wounded.***

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Spain to Join South Africa’s Genocide ICJ Case Over Israel’s Actions in Gaza – AFP 6/6/24

Source: english.alarabiya.net

Spain said on Thursday that it will join South Africa’s case at the UN’s top court in which Pretoria has accused Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip.

“Our sole goal is to put an end to the war and to advance on the road of applying the two-state solution,” Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said at a press conference….

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Debunking Bill Maher’s Dehumanizing Caricature Of Gaza – Robert Inlakesh 6/4/24

Source: TheLastAmericanVagabond.com

A segment on Bill Maher’s HBO show, Real Time, has recently gone viral on social media and features him making a range of arguments about how Israelis “look like us, in most ways, values wise”, while the culture in Gaza is painted as backwards. He also compares Hamas and the Israeli government, presenting Tel Aviv as a beacon of light in comparison to Hamas, which he depicts as being the equivalent of savages.

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Israel Murders 210 Palestinians And Rescues 4 Captives With US Backing – Robert Inlakesh 6/8/24

Source: TheLastAmericanVagabond.com

As the war in Gaza entered its ninth month, Israeli forces finally managed to free four of its some 130 captives held in the besieged coastal territory, and during the process massacred over 200 Palestinian civilians. Praising the operation as a “daring” achievement, the US government didn’t bother to mention the simultaneous massacre, as it appears that the temporary “humanitarian aid” pier constructed by the American military was just exploited for military purposes.

What Just Happened?

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What does Israel Seek to Gain From a War on Lebanon? – Robert Inlakesh 6/5/24

Source: TheLastAmericanVagabond.com

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is openly threatening a major attack on Lebanon, following a series of Hezbollah strikes that have embarrassed his government. However, the threats and plans to invade Lebanon did not start over the past days.

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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 244: Israel Commits new Massacre in Strike on UNRWA School in Nuseirat – Qassam Muaddi 6/6/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

The U.S. and 16 other countries urged Hamas and Israel to “make concessions” to secure a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, Israel killed 40 people in a bombing of an UNRWA school in the central Gaza Strip.

Casualties

  • 36,654 + killed* and at least 83,309 wounded in the Gaza Strip.*
  • 527+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revised its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,140.
  • 646 Israeli soldiers have been announced killed since October 7, and at least 3,657 have been announced as wounded.***

*Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel on June 6, 2024. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.

** The death toll in the West Bank and Jerusalem is not updated regularly. According to the PA’s Ministry of Health on June 5, this is the latest figure.

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American Pravda: The True Origin of the Jews as Khazars, Israelites, or Canaanites – Ron Unz 5/27/24

Source: Unz.com

Over the last half-dozen years I’ve regularly cited the work of John Beaty, a respected academic who spent his entire teaching career at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

During World War II, Prof. Beaty served in Military Intelligence and his responsibilities included producing the daily intelligence briefing reports distributed to the White House and the rest of our top political and military leadership. That position provided him with a unique perspective on the entire course of the conflict.

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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 241: Israel Contradicts Biden Over Ceasefire Proposal – Qassam Muaddi 6/3/24

Source: mondoweiss.net

Israeli protests demanding a prisoner exchange deal continue in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as Blinken discusses the proposal with Gantz and Gallant. Meanwhile, Gaza authorities say that thousands of children face death from starvation.

Casualties

  • 36,439 + killed* and at least 82,627 wounded in the Gaza Strip.*
  • 521+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revised its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,140.
  • 644 Israeli soldiers have been announced killed since October 7, and at least 3,657 have been announced as wounded.***

*Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel on June 2, 2024. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.

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US-Made Bombs Used In Deadly Strike On Rafah Tent Camp – ZeroHedge 5/29/24

Source: ZeroHedge.com

A fresh CNN report has concluded that Israel used American-made bombs in Sunday’s attack on a refugee tent encampment in Rafah which killed 45 people, including women and children.

The attack on the displacement camp has driven global outrage also given the grim footage and images which surfaced in the aftermath, including of a headless child. Over 200 more were injured. Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday blamed a “tragic mistake” for the attack, while the Biden administration said it did not cross the president’s ‘red line’.

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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 234: Israel Bombs Displaced Palestinians in Rafah Tent Camp, Seeks Resumption of Prisoner Exchange Talks – Qassam Muaddi 5/27/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Israel’s bombing of Rafah’s “safe zone” has killed at least 45 people, causing fires to spread across the tent camp and burning several people alive. Meanwhile, Israel gave the U.S. a new proposal to resume captive exchange talks.

Casualties

  • 35,984 + killed* and at least 80,643 wounded in the Gaza Strip.*
  • 520+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revised its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.
  • 636 Israeli soldiers have been announced killed since October 7, and at least 3,568 have been announced as wounded.***

*Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel on May 26, 2024. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.

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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 230: Israel Lashes Out at West Bank in Wake of ICC Request – Qassam Muaddi 5/23/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Airstrikes continue across the Gaza Strip as the Israeli ground invasion continues in Jabalia and Rafah, displacing thousands. Meanwhile, the Israeli army launched a wide-ranging invasion of Jenin refugee camp, killing 12 people.

Casualties

  • 35,709 + killed* and at least 79,990 wounded in the Gaza Strip.*
  • 519+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.
  • 634 Israeli soldiers have been announced as killed by the Israeli army since October 7, and at least 3,568 have been announced as wounded.***

*Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel on May 22, 2024. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.

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Netanyahu’s Response to the ICC Invokes Another Genocidal Biblical Reference – Jonathan Ofir 5/21/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Netanyahu’s rant against the ICC quoted a biblical verse that warns against the dangers of not completely wiping out your enemy’s society. It doesn’t take much to figure out what this means for Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

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AP Condemns Israeli Raid, Seizure of Broadcast Equipment – Cindy Harper 5/21/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

Israeli authorities conducted a raid on the premises of The Associated Press, based in the southern town of Sderot, where they confiscated broadcasting equipment and a camera on Tuesday. Israeli officials justify their enforcement action, claiming infringements of the country’s recent ban on Al Jazeera, of which the AP is one among thousands of clients.

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ICC Warrants Against Netanyahu and Gallant may be the First of Many Aimed at Israeli Officials – David Kattenburg 5/20/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

“I think this is an enormous step forward,” former UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk tells Mondoweiss. “Today’s announcement was a long time in coming.”

Applications for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three top Hamas leaders have been filed by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

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The ‘NYTimes’ Finally Publishes a Comprehensive Indictment of ‘Jewish Terrorism’ Against Palestinians – James North 5/19/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

The New York Times has astonished its readers by publishing a long indictment of a subject it has purposely ignored for years: “Jewish terrorism” against Palestinians.

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The Arsenal of Genocide: The US Weapons that are Destroying Gaza – Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies 5/15/24

Source: Antiwar.com

On May 8, 2024, as Israel escalated its brutal assault on Rafah, President Biden announced that he had “paused” a delivery of 1,700 500-pound and 1,800 2,000-pound bombs, and threatened to withhold more shipments if Israel went ahead with its full-scale invasion of Rafah.

The move elicited an outcry from Israeli officials (National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tweeted “Hamas loves Biden”), as well as Republicans, staunch anti-Palestinian Democrats and pro-Israel donors. Republicans immediately prepared a bill entitled the Israel Security Assistance Support Act to prohibit the administration from withholding military aid to Israel.

Many people have been asking the U.S. to halt weapons to Israel for seven months, and of course Biden’s move comes too late for 35,000 Palestinians who have been killed in Gaza, mainly by American weapons.

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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 223: Israeli Army Withdraws from Zeitoun Area after Sustaining Casualties, Intensifies Combat in Jabalia and Rafah – Qassam Muaddi 5/16/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Israel’s war minister declares opposition to Israeli military control of Gaza as Netanyahu insists on continuing the war. Meanwhile, the Israeli army killed five Palestinians in the West Bank, including a student on Nakba day.

Casualties

  • 35,272 + killed* and at least 79,205 wounded in the Gaza Strip.*
  • 503+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.
  • 626 Israeli soldiers have been announced as killed by the Israeli army since October 7, and at least 3,431 have been announced as wounded.***

*Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel on May 9, 2024. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.

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Biden is Sending Israel Another $1 Billion in Weapons – Michael Arria 5/15/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

The move comes days after a State Department report that documents likely international humanitarian violations by Israel.

Congressional aides say that the Biden administration will send Israel another $1 billion in weapons and ammunition. The package includes roughly $700 million for tank ammunition, $500 million for tactical vehicles, and $60 million in mortar rounds.

The move comes amid rising tensions over a potential military invasion of Rafah, a town in Southern Gaza.

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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 220: Resistance Returns to the North, UNRWA Says 300,000 People Fled Rafah – Qassam Muaddi 5/13/24

Source: Mondoweiss.net

The Israeli army has intensified its renewed assault on Jabalia refugee camp and the Zeitoun area in northern Gaza as resistance factions regroup there, months after the Israeli army said it had “defeated Hamas” in the north.

Casualties

  • 35,034 + killed* and at least 78,755 wounded in the Gaza Strip.*
  • 498+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
  • Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.
  • 620 Israeli soldiers have been announced as killed by the Israeli army since October 7, and at least 3,415 have been announced as wounded.***

*Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel on May 9, 2024. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.

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