September 2024

Hezbollah responds as Israeli air strikes kill 558

Media: Israel killed at least 558 people, including 50 children and 94 women, in air strikes it conducted across Lebanon since September 23. At least 1,835 Lebanese people were wounded in the attacks, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said. In response, Hezbollah launched a volley of missiles targeting Israeli airbases. Read More

Thousands flee as Lebanon death toll in Israeli attacks crosses 500
Daily Sabah: Tens of thousands were fleeing southern Lebanon on Tuesday as the death toll from Israeli airstrikes there crossed 500 after the country's deadliest day in decades. After some of the heaviest cross-border exchanges of fire since hostilities flared in October, Israel demanded people in Lebanon to evacuate homes and other buildings. Read More

Gazans fear being forgotten as Israel-Hezbollah clashes heat up
Daily Sabah: Amid the intensifying conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Palestinians in Gaza are left questioning the future of their struggle after enduring nearly a year of devastating war. They are petrified that international concern has been diverted and that a dark possibility looms: abandonment. The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have the same worry. Nezar Zaqout, one of some 1.9 million Palestinians forced to flee their homes since Israel launched its brutal military campaign, said he fears the fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border will overtake interest in the abysmal living conditions in Gaza and efforts to negotiate a cease-fire. Read More

How Israel’s Hezbollah strike reflects on Gulf security dynamics
Daily Sabah: Israel's strikes on Hezbollah and the regional instability shake Gulf nations' U.S. reliance and push them to seek new alliances. Read More

Death toll from Monday's Israeli air strikes on Lebanon surges to 492

Al Jazeera: Israeli air raids hitting mostly southern and eastern Lebanon have killed at least 492 people and wounded at least 1,645, according to the country’s health ministry, in the  deadliest day of conflict in Lebanon since its 1975-90 civil war. The ministry said the death toll on Monday included at least 35 children, 58 women and two medics as the bombardments hit homes, medical centres, ambulances and cars of people trying to flee. Israeli warnings and air strikes on Lebanon raise fears of regional escalation into full-scale war. Read More

Fears of ‘Imminent Catastrophe’ Mount as Hezbollah Hits Back Amid Israeli Airstrikes
Common Dreams: Fears of an all-out Middle East war mounted Sunday as Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel,  whose military continued bombing targets in southern Lebanon while moving troops, tanks, and other equipment toward the northern border. Read More

Day 353 of Gaza genocide: 41,455 killed, 95,878 injured by 'Israel'
Al Mayadeen: Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against Palestinian civilians and families in Gaza, killing 24 and injuring 60 others, as the Israeli occupation persists in its relentless bombardment of various areas across Gaza for the 353rd day. Many victims are still trapped beneath the rubble as the IOF hinder and obstruct the work of Gaza's Civil Defense and rescue teams. Read More

Most recent Israeli bombing of a school-turned-shelter is latest crime against Gaza’s displaced people
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory – The Israeli bombing of another school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City’s southern Zeitoun neighborhood on Saturday morning, killing more than 20 Palestinians at once, is the latest possible war crime committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip. Read More

Biden hosts Quad meeting directed against China
WSWS: Over the weekend, US President Joe Biden hosted a leaders’ meeting in Delaware of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), a de facto alliance of the anti-China military powers in the Indo-Pacific—America, Japan, India and Australia. As with all such gatherings, the meeting was couched in platitudes about “development” and “cooperation” in the Indo-Pacific. Biden administration officials claimed that the Quad was not directed against any particular country. Those assertions were refuted in a “hot mic” moment that exposed the real thrust of the alliance. Read More

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: If you remember this man, your faith in peace will never die
by Bharat Dogra: These are difficult times for those who believe firmly in creating a world based on peace. Every day the world appears to be drifting more and more towards conflicts and even the threat of the third world war. In these difficult times it is a source of strength and sustenance if we remember those who have made the most important contribution at world level to peace with justice. One such truly great person whose contribution to the path of peace and peaceful, non-violent resistance to injustice will never be forgotten is Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, more popularly known to his followers as Badshah Khan. Badshah means king, but this great man did not rule by force, he ruled with love over the hearts of his countless admirers. Read More

Hezbollah announces initial response to Israeli massacres in Lebanon
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah, carried out three operations this morning against targets in occupied Palestine in response to the massacres committed by "Israel" this past week against Lebanese civilians. Hezbollah targets the Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems military-industrial complex in an initial response to the massacres committed by the occupation in various Lebanese areas this past week. Read More

Hezbollah fires dozens of heavy rockets at Israeli airbase, Haifa
Al Mayadeen: Heavy barrages of rockets were launched from South Lebanon toward areas in the southern extremities of northern occupied territories, marking one of the deepest rocket attacks on Israeli targets since the start of the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood. Heavy barrages of rockets were launched from Lebanon toward occupied Palestine, targeting Israeli sites and areas on Sunday. Read More

Hezbollah reveals specs of newly-deployed Fadi-1, Fadi-2 heavy rockets
Al Mayadeen: The Military Media unit of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon released a video detailing the specs of the Fadi-1 and Fadi-2 rockets that were launched early Sunday by Hezbollah during its three operations that targeted the Israeli Ramat David military base and airport and the Rafael military-industrial complex, north of the occupied city of Haifa. Read More

All eyes on battlefield; open-ended battle is on: Hezbollah Deputy SG
Mayadeen: Last night's operations were merely a downpayment in the open tab battle, indicated Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary-General, referring to the Lebanese Resistance group's targeting of the Israeli Ramat David military base and airport and the Rafael military-industrial complex, north of the occupied city of Haifa, with dozens of Fadi-1, Fadi-2, and Katyusha rockets. Read More

Sri Lanka elects Marxist Dissanayake as president to save economy
Mayadeen: Sri Lankans elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new President on Sunday, entrusting him with combatting corruption and strengthening the country's fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades. Dissanayake has secured 5.6 million votes, or 42.3% of the total, a major improvement from the 3% he garnered in the 2019 presidential election. Read More

From Indian Ocean to Aden, Turkish navy boosts strategic presence
Daily Sabah: Focused on five key areas including energy, maritime trade routes, global economy, security of the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye aims to bolster its deterrent capabilities and protect its national interests. Enter the Turkish Naval Forces Command, now enhanced with locally-made weapons and vessels. The Turkish navy is strengthening its role in global and regional security by expanding its operations in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, contributing to the strategic and commercial security of the region. Read More

37 killed, 16 missing in Israeli aggression on Beirut Southern Suburb
Al Mayadeen: The number of casualties from the Israeli aggression on the Southern Suburb of Beirut has risen to 37, including children and women, announced the Public Health Emergency Operations Center, affiliated with the Lebanese Ministry of Health, on Saturday. Read More

Day 351 of genocide in Gaza: 41,391 martyrs, 95,760 injuries
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that 50 martyrs have been killed in the past few hours due to Israeli bombings and raids on the Gaza Strip, as the genocidal war enters its 351st day. Martyrs are being recovered from multiple areas across the Gaza Strip due to the relentless Israeli bombardments. Read More

Yemen possesses highly advanced arsenal
Al Mayadeen: Touching on Yemen's military capabilities, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Ansar Allah movement emphasized that the country possesses a highly advanced arsenal, unmatched by many nations, with its missile capabilities being a key symbol of this development and effectiveness. Read More

UAE hides weapons behind aid to fuel conflict in Sudan: NYT
Al Mayadeen: The United Arab Emirates is escalating a clandestine operation under the guise of the Red Crescent to funnel money, weapons, and, now, powerful drones to combatants raging throughout the nation, according to authorities, internal diplomatic cables, and satellite pictures obtained by The New York Times. Human Rights Watch has found evidence of Emirati-supplied weaponry on the battlefield, including Serbian-made missiles fired from an unidentified drone initially delivered to the UAE. Read More

Hezbollah showers Israeli military sites in North with 200+ rockets
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah's Resistance fighters pound Israeli military sites with a guided missile and barrages of Katyusha rockets in support of Gaza and in response to Israeli assaults on Lebanese villages. Read More

Israel bombs southern suburb of Beirut
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces launched an aggression on a residential building in the Lebanese capital's southern suburb. The sounds of explosions ripped through Lebanon's capital Beirut on Friday as a strike targeted a residential building in the city's southern suburb. Read More

Erdogan says Lebanon attacks underlines need to cut foreign dependence
TRT World: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that pager and walkie-talkie "cyber-terrorism" in Lebanon this week has underscored the need to produce more defense equipment within the country. "We are making every effort to reduce our foreign dependence in the defense industry and not to be dependent on anyone in this field," he said on Friday, speaking at a gendarmerie ceremony in Istanbul. Read More

Lebanon blasts show urgency of onshoring technology. Türkiye agrees
TRT World: As the world watched in horror the explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon in a series of attacks blamed on Israel, the immediate focus shifted to the vulnerability of countries which import electronics. Türkiye's Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, was perhaps the most senior official anywhere to spell out what the governments were thinking in the immediate aftermath of the attacks. "This incident has once again demonstrated how vital our national technology drive is," he said. Read More

Kremlin says Russian intelligence analyzing deadly explosions in Lebanon
Anadolu Agency: The Kremlin said Friday that Russian special services are closely monitoring the pager explosions in Lebanon and will take appropriate action. "This is a matter of significant interest to our intelligence services, and they will carry out their responsibilities," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a news conference in Moscow. Read More

Pager blasts in Lebanon: Russia calls for global regulation to limit IT giants' power over digital tech
Anadolu Agency: Russia is calling on the global community to adopt legally binding international mechanisms to prevent IT giants from abusing their control over digital technologies, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday, expressing concern over two waves of communication device blasts in Lebanon. Read More

Türkiye leads global drone exports, surpassing US and China
TRT World: Report shows Türkiye accounted for 65 percent of drone sales, with China taking up 26 percent, and the US just eight percent since 2018. Read More

New warfare era: Israelis weaponize consumer goods in terror attacks
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation indiscriminately targeted Lebanese civilians and Hezbollah members alike in a terrorist attack the likes of which have never been seen before. Any organization, military, or leadership that seeks security without foreign meddling will resort to Russia, China, or the like for more secure devices free from tampering. Read More

Death toll from Israeli terror attack rises to 37; 3,000 injured
Al Mayadeen: Lebanese caretaker Minister of Health Firas Abiad announced on Thursday that the death toll from the telecommunication device explosions over the past two days has risen to 37, with 2,931 people injured. Read More

From Hungary to Japan, Israeli terror ploys threaten global security
Al Mayadeen: The case has involved multiple entities in various countries so far, including Taiwan, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Japan, pointing to the complexity of the premeditated Israeli terrorist activities. Read More

Turkiye warns against escalation risk following pagers attack
Al Mayadeen: The recent deadly pager explosions in Lebanon are part of "Israel's" wider regional strategy and mark a deliberate escalation of the situation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan cautioned on Thursday. Read More

Russia says Hezbollah pager explosions were designed to ‘provoke a major war’
Anadolu Agency: Russia said the organizers of the attack were “deliberately seeking to incite a large-scale armed confrontation, seeking to provoke a major war in the Middle East.” Read More

How Israel managed to explode devices in attack on Hezbollah
TRT World: Experts discuss the possible ways Israeli operatives could have intercepted the devices en route to Lebanon and booby-trapped them for the shock attacks. Read More

At least 37 people were killed and more than 3,250 injured
Yeni Safak: At least 37 people were killed and more than 3,250 injured Yeni Safak: At least 37 people were killed and more than 3,250 injured on Tuesday and Wednesday in wireless device explosions that targeted thousands of pagers and Icom wireless units used by members of the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah and medics across Lebanon, according to the Health Ministry. Read More

US, Israel coordinated on device explosion attacks in Lebanon
Anadolu Agency: The U.S. and Israel coordinated regarding the detonation of wireless communication devices used by the Lebanese group Hezbollah. According to KAN, the official Israeli broadcasting channel, there was coordination between Israel and the U.S. concerning the explosions that rocked Lebanon. Read More

New intelligence technologies emerge: Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah
Daily Sabah: Israel’s cyber attack on Hezbollah marks a new era in warfare, blending intelligence with deadly technology. Read More

Bombs in Our Pockets: Will We Submit?
Ersin Çelik: We can’t simply label the explosions of beepers in Lebanon as "cyberattacks." Various horrifying scenarios will undoubtedly be written about Israel's unimaginable methods. According to recent news from American media and expert opinions on social media, the shocking impact of the beepers exploding on Hezbollah members is spreading across the globe exactly as Israel intended. Read More

Israel's pager attacks amount to war crimes, terrorism: Nasrallah
Al Mayadeen: Israel violated red lines by detonating thousands of communications devices, in terrorist attacks that amount to war crimes, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday. Calling the attacks "war crimes," Nasrallah said Israel not only targeted Hezbollah members but also civilians. Read More

Türkiye reviews communication device security following Lebanon blasts
TRT World: Ankara has implemented additional measures for cases where third parties are involved in the procurement or production of devices, a Turkish official said. Read More

Does the Israeli and US War on Palestine have another Name than Insanity?
Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja:  “Hell on Earth” – warns the conscientious global community from all spectrum of reason with more than 41,000 civilian massacred, more than 91, 355 injured, more than 16,000 children and women still buried under rubble and unaccounted for, and the rest of humanity under continuous bombardment by the Israeli warmachines supported and aided by the US supplied weapons of mass destruction. Read More

BJP Government Cares Two Hoots For Supreme Court Verdict

India's Shabby Performance In Paris Olympics

8 Martyrs, 2,750 injured in Lebanon Pager explosions: Health Ministry
Al Mayadeen: Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad has confirmed that 9 martyrs have been killed so far as a result of the explosion of pagers on Tuesday, noting that 2,750 people were injured, including about 200 in critical condition, in 100 hospitals. Read More

Day 347: 41,252 killed, 95,497 wounded in Gaza
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza on the 347th day of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war has risen to 41,252 with 95,497 people wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday. In its daily report, the ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in Gaza, killing 26 people and wounding 84 others in just 24 hours, not counting those killed in the newest massacres. Read More

Civil Defense in Gaza releases 24-hour statistics report
Al Mayadeen: The Civil Defense in Gaza reported on Monday statistics of the number of martyrs in the past 24 hours under the Israeli occupation in the Strip. In the Northern Governorate, three martyrs were reported as a result of Israeli bombardment targeting a group of civilians near the al-Nada Towers in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza. Read More

'Israel' kills another journalist in Gaza, death toll rises to 173
Al Mayadeen: Another Palestinian journalist has been killed by "Israel" in Gaza, the government media office announced, bringing the death toll to 173 journalists killed by the occupation since October 7. Abdullah Shakshak was a journalist who worked for multiple Arab media outlets. He was killed in the city of Rafah on Sunday afternoon when an Israeli military quadcopter conducted an airstrike. Read More

Hamas prepared for long war with Israel: Yahya Sinwar
Daily Sabah: Hamas is prepared for a long war of attrition against Israel, the leader of the Palestinian resistance movement said Monday, as he congratulated Houthi rebels in Yemen for their missile strike on Israel. "We have prepared ourselves to fight a long battle of attrition," the Hamas leader said, asserting that Iran-aligned groups in Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen would "break the will of Israel" after the Houthis hit central Israel in a rare missile attack on Sunday. Read More

Türkiye remembers Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, victims of 1960 coup
Daily Sabah: Dignitaries and family members of late Prime Minister Adnan Menderes and his two ministers convened in Istanbul on Tuesday to mark the 63rd anniversary of their execution by a military junta.  Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya and others laid flowers on the graves of Menderes, Foreign Minister Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Minister of Finance Hasan Polatkan in Istanbul. Polatkan and Zorlu were hanged on Sept. 16, 1961, one day before Menderes was hanged after a lengthy trial. Read More

42nd commemoration of Sabra and Shatila massacre
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: September 16, 2024 marks the 42nd anniversary of one of the most brutal and least remembered acts of violence in modern history: the massacre of the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon. Tellingly, on the night of 14/15 September 1982 the Israeli chief of staff Raphael Eitan flew to Beirut where he went straight to the Phalangists' headquarters to coordinate the September 16, 17 massacre. Beginning on September 16, 1982, Lebanese Phalangists'militia, operating under the direction of Israeli forces, massacred, wounded, and left homeless thousands of defenseless men, women, and children in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps. The indiscriminate killing was carried out methodically over the course of two days until the morning of September 18. By the end of this campaign of violence and terror, between 1,300 and 3,500 civilians—mostly Palestinians and Lebanese. Read More

Iran’s supreme leader expresses concern over the treatment of Muslims in Gaza, India, Myanmar
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed concern over the treatment of Muslims  in Myanmar, Gaza, India. Ayatollah Khamenei said in a social media post on Monday Muslims cannot be oblivious to the suffering of their brethren in India, Myanmar, and Gaza. "The enemies of Islam have always tried to make us indifferent with regard to our shared identity as an Islamic Ummah," he wrote. The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza on the 347th day of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war has risen to 41,252 with 95,497 people wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday. Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar continue to face harassment, oppression and persecution.  In February 2024, Amnesty International  released a detailed report saying that Indian authorities targeted the homes, businesses, and places of worship of Muslims using bulldozers. Read More

Missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes Israel for 1st time
Daily Sabah: A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels struck Israel for the first time Sunday when it dropped on an uninhabited area, causing no injuries. Air raid sirens had sounded in Tel Aviv and across central Israel moments before the missile landed at around 6:35 a.m. local time (3:35 a.m. GMT), sending residents running for shelter. Loud booms were heard, which the military said came from missile interceptors. Read More

Sayyed al-Houthi warns enemies: 'What is coming is far greater'
Al Mayadeen: The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, confirmed that today's operation, which was carried out with a high-tech missile, succeeded in bypassing all the enemy's defense systems, despite covering a distance of about 2,040 km. Addressing the million-man marches across Yemen on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, Sayyed al-Houthi confirmed that the operation was carried out by the Yemeni missile force using a new advanced home-grown missile, affirming that "it is part of the fifth phase of escalation [against the Israeli enemy]." Read More

Yemen preparing for extended war with 'Israel': Exclusive
Al Mayadeen:  Yemeni sources told Al Mayadeen that Yemen will not limit itself to a single target, reaffirming to "Israel" that Yafa [Tel Aviv] is not secure, urging it to take the threat seriously. The Israeli narrative regarding Yemeni military operations should not be trusted, the sources said.The same sources told Al Mayadeen that Yemen is preparing for an extended war with "Israel" using multifaceted tactics, and is enhancing its strategic military capabilities with this long-term perspective in mind. Read More

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV to start tests from TCG Anadolu 'soon'
Daily Sabah: Türkiye's new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Bayraktar TB3, tailored for the country's first aircraft carrier is expected to start its trials from the carrier "soon," Baykar’s chairperson of the board and CTO Selçuk Bayraktar said on Sunday. Read More

By day 344 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 41,182 killed, 95,280 injured

Al Mayadeen: The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Wednesday, the 344th day of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Strip, that the number of martyrs has risen to 41,182, with 95,280 others wounded. In the past 48 hours, the Israeli occupation committed four massacres against families in Gaza, killing 64 Palestinians and injuring 155 others. Read More

Arab regimes are colluding with Israeli enemy: Sayyed al-Houthi
Al Mayadeen: Condemning the roles of some Arab governments and leaders, the leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed al-Houthi said that such regimes are "colluding and cooperating with the Israeli enemy" to launch a war on the Palestinian people. "Arabs have not been moved by the obligations of the Arab League or the resolutions of official conferences," adding that "Muslims have not taken a firm collective stance." Read More

Man reportedly lit himself on fire outside Boston’s Israeli consulate to protest Gaza genocide
Mondoweiss: A man in Boston reportedly lit himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston on September 11, making him the third person in the U.S. to self-immolate outside an Israeli consulate since the Gaza genocide began nearly one year ago. Read More

Turkish vice president, foreign minister attend funeral of Turkish American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Yeni Safak: Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday attended the funeral service of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6. A memorial service in the coastal city of Didim in the Aegean province of Aydin was also attended by several high-ranking Turkish officials, including Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunc, and Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Read More

Iran successfully launches Chamran-1 research satellite into orbit
Al Mayadeen: Iran has successfully launched the domestically-produced Chamran 1 research satellite into orbit, Iranian media reported. The satellite was placed in a 550-kilometer orbit on Saturday morning using the Qaem-100, a solid-fueled satellite carrier developed by aerospace experts from the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC). Read More

Iran competes with world's top 5 leaders in air defense capabilities
Al Mayadeen: Iran is among six countries that have achieved long-range surface-to-air missile production capabilities, the Commander of Air Defense Force in northwestern Iran, Brigadier General Abbas Azimi said.Azimi pointed to the fast-paced proliferation of Iran's homegrown air defense capabilities, which did not exist prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The Brigadier General explained that procuring Iran's air defense equipment and systems depended solely on imports before the Islamic Revolution. Read More

Iranian MoD told Al Mayadeen: 90% of our military needs homegrown
Al Mayadeen: A spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, told Al Mayadeen that "Iran has not and will never be the initiator of any war." He stressed, however, that his country "will spare no effort in decisively defending its independence and security." He also confirmed that Tehran has become among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of defense industry technology. The spokesperson also stressed that Iran was able, in 45 years, to "transform from an importer of weapons to a country that manufactures about 90% of its military needs." Read More

Iran says made breakthrough in defense capabilities
Al Mayadeen: A high-ranking Iranian military commander praised Iranian technicians for their development and production of a range of military equipment. He emphasized that these new munitions match the quality of the unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles for which the Islamic Republic is internationally recognized. Brigadier General Ali Shadmani, the deputy coordinator of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made these remarks on the sidelines of the Army 2024 International Military-Technical Forum, held at Patriot Park near Moscow on Tuesday. Read More

Israeli bombardment kills 60 people in Gaza overnight
Al Mayadeen: Israeli occupation forces have continued their relentless war on Gaza for the 343rd consecutive day, launching intensive airstrikes on various parts of the besieged Palestinian territory.These attacks targeted central Gaza, Gaza City, and areas in the southern part of the Strip, resulting in dozens of casualties. The death toll has reached 60 since last night, with many others wounded in the strikes, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported. Read More

Hamas to tread path of defeating 'Israel': Sinwar to Sayyed Nasrallah
Al Mayadeen: Hamas Political Bureau Leader  Yahya Sinwar sent a telegram to Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah thanking him for his letter in which he congratulated him on his assumption of the Resistance movement's leadership and offering his and Hezbollah's condolences over the martyrdom of former political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh. Read More

Is Islamic alliance proposed by Türkiye against Israel possible?
Daily Sabah: Questions arose after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week called for the creation of an Islamic alliance for Gaza against Israel's "expansionism," with critics wondering what such an alliance’s framework could be and whether it is possible in the first place. "The only step that will stop Israeli arrogance, Israeli banditry and Israeli state terrorism is the alliance of Islamic countries," Erdoğan said at a vocational school association event near Istanbul. He also said that the recent steps that Türkiye has taken to improve ties with Egypt and Syria are aimed at "forming a line of solidarity against the growing threat of expansionism," which he also warned Lebanon and Syria about. Read More

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi's body arrives in Türkiye for burial
TRT World: The body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last week, arrived in Istanbul via Azerbaijan. A Turkish Airlines plane brought Eygi's body to the Istanbul Airport, where a ceremony was held on Friday. Read More

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Gaza war to influence 2024 US presidential election
Anadolu Agency: Ahead of November elections, both major political parties face increasing pressure to address concerns of Muslim-American voters. As the 2024 US presidential election draws near, the war in Gaza and American support for Israel have emerged as pivotal issues, especially in swing states where the Muslim vote could prove decisive. In the first part of Anadolu's “Gaza Effect on the US Elections” series, the impact of the new Gaza movements on the US elections and the effect of undecided votes are analyzed. Read More

CAIR-NY Announces Release of ‘Feeling the Hate in Our Schools’ Report
CAIR: Today, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) announced the release of its new report, “Feeling the Hate in Our Schools.” As a result of the increase in Islamophobia in New York, CAIR-NY conducted comprehensive surveys to better understand Muslim students’ experiences with Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate within the school settings. Read More

The Killings of Bangladeshis in India-Bangladesh Border
Countercurrent: India’s rise as a new imperial power has entangled Bangladesh with a new form of imperial control, affecting the country’s sovereignty and peace, where killings of Bangladeshis in India-Bangladesh border indicate India’s treatment of Bangladesh as a colonial (imperial) subject. Read More

Sudan is Burning and Foreign Powers are Benefiting – what’s in it for the United Arab Emirates?
The Conversation:  The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money. The United Arab Emirates is emerging as one of the foreign players most invested in the war. Read More

Israel kills at least 40 people in Gaza humanitarian zone airstrike
Daily Sabah: Israel killed at least 40 Gazans and wounded 60 others in overnight airstrikes on a tent camp at a designated humanitarian zone in the enclave, local emergency services said Tuesday. With dozens of people missing, rescue workers continued their searches at the tent encampment near Khan Younis in the Al-Mawasi area, which Israel has designated a humanitarian safe zone for displaced Palestinians. Read More

Day 340 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 41,020 killed, 94,925 injured

Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war in October has risen to 41,020 with 94,925, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday as the genocide marked its 340th day. In its daily report, the Ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in Gaza, killing 32 people and wounding 100 others in 24 hours only. Read More

2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza in 'urgent' need of food, aid: WFP
Al Mayadeen: The World Food Program (WFP) has sounded the alarm that 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza are still in "urgent" need of food aid after 11 months of war. In a post, the UN aid agency reiterated that "a ceasefire is needed!" Read More

Netanyahu is preparing for settlements and annexation of northern Gaza to Israel
Al Jazeera: Haaretz revealed on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government are preparing for the next phase of the war on Gaza, which includes preparations for settlements and annexation of the northern Gaza Strip. Read More

Arab ministerial meeting opens in Egypt to discuss Israeli war on Gaza
Yeni Safak: An Arab ministerial meeting convened in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Tuesday to discuss Israel's ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip. Addressing the meeting, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit called for halting the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinian enclave. Read More

Hamas is not collapsing, 'Israel' is: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media cited a security source confirming that "Hamas has successfully restored its capabilities in the northern Gaza Strip." Reports indicate that an estimated 3,000 Hamas fighters "have resumed operations in the northern Gaza Strip and are actively working to enhance the organization's operational capabilities." Read More

Yemeni army downs second US MQ-9 Reaper drone in 72 hours
Al Mayadeen: The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced on Tuesday that Yemeni air defenses successfully shot down an American MQ-9 drone while it was conducting hostile activities in the airspace of Saada Governorate. Read More

45 rockets fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel
Yeni Safak: The Israeli army claimed Tuesday that nearly 45 rockets were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel.“Drones targeted launch sites in the areas of Tayr Debba (Bint Jbeil District) and Mansouri (Tyre District) from which rockets were fired towards the Sasa (Upper Galilee) and Western Galilee regions earlier today,” it wrote on X. “Fighter jets earlier today struck a Hezbollah military facility in the Rachaf area (Bint Jbeil District) in southern Lebanon.” Read More

Likud ideology is based on Israeli occupation of West Bank, Gaza
TRT World: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has displayed a map showing Israel from the sea to the river without any Palestine. He was merely echoing his party’s official stance. Read More

Erdogan says the cannot remain indifferent to the increasingly audacious Israeli attacks
Al Mayadeen: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on leaders of Muslim-majority nations to convene at the highest level "without further delay" to support the Palestinian people and defend occupied al-Quds against Israeli attacks. Read More

The invincible Palestinian Resistance
Alexander Tuboltsev:  Delving into the historical events that shaped Palestine shows us the continuity of generations of Palestinian fighters and their willingness to fight for their independence and the security of their homeland. Read More

US grants Egypt $1.3bn in military aid
Al Jazeera: The US government is overriding human rights concerns by providing $1.3bn in military aid to Egypt, a State Department spokesperson says.The announcement comes as Washington has relied heavily on Cairo – a longstanding US ally – to mediate so far unsuccessful talks between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire deal to end the bloody war on Gaza. Read More

Is Türkiye losing interest in partnership with the EU?
by Valeria Giannotta: Türkiye’s participation in the EU foreign ministers’ informal meeting held in Brussels on Aug. 29 has an important meaning, at least from a symbolic perspective, as it is intended to revitalize Ankara’s relations with the 27-member bloc. Indeed, after five years of absence, Türkiye has been invited again to the table to discuss several issues of mutual interest. Read More

The forgotten civil war: Sudan's crisis deepens as death toll passes 20,000
TRT World: Sudan is facing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in recent history, with the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claiming over 20,000 lives since last April. Despite the staggering death toll and displacement figures, the conflict has garnered little attention from mainstream media, leading many to call it the world's "forgotten war." Read More

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly  passes resolution against Pak army’s intervention in politics

By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Tuesday approved a resolution against Army’s interference in the politics. The resolution came in the aftermath of apparent detention of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur who was detained for several hours by the intelligence agencies of the army in Islamabad on Monday. Read More

At least 11 PTI MNAs arrested; Intelligence agencies raid National Assembly
Pakistani police late Monday evening arrested several opposition lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on the premises of parliament, the party said.The arrests of opposition lawmakers came a day after the PTI held a massive public rally in Islamabad's outskirts to demand Khan's release and the "return of seats won" by the party in the Feb. 8 general elections, which it claimed were rigged, accusing the country's electoal authority of manipulating results. Read More

Israel kills 16 more Gazans as death toll approaches 41,000

Yeni Safak: At least 16 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the total death toll since last Oct. 7 to 40,988, the Health Ministry in the war-torn territory said on Monday. A ministry statement added that some 94,825 other people have been injured in the assault. “Israeli forces killed 16 people and injured 64 others in two ‘massacres' of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said. Read More

Erdoğan urges regional solidarity against Israel
Daily Sabah: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for establishing regional solidarity in the face of rising Israeli aggression, as he warned of potential threats.  Speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara following a cabinet meeting, Erdoğan said all countries of the region must establish what he called a "line of solidarity" against Israel. He warned that if Tel Aviv does not halt its attacks, its occupation would further expand, posing an immediate threat to the countries of the region. Read More

Hundreds mourn for Turkish-US activist slain by Israel in West Bank
Anadolu Agency: Hundreds of mourners gathered in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday to pay respects and bid farewell to Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli forces on Friday. The funeral procession began from Rafidia Government Hospital in Nablus, with mourners walking through several streets, chanting slogans condemning Israeli actions and praising foreign supporters, according to an Anadolu Agency (AA) reporter. Read More

Italian activist who witnessed Aysenur Ezgi Eygi's final moments recounts tragic event
Yeni Safak: An Italian activist who witnessed the final moments of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist who was killed last week by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank during a protest against illegal Israeli settlements, described the attack. “About 200 meters away, there were Israeli soldiers on the roof of a Palestinian house. We were standing on the side of the road in an olive grove and Aysenur was a little behind me under an olive tree,” said Mariam, who only gave her first name, speaking to Anadolu at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus. Read More

Whose life matters more to the U.S.?
Abdullah Muradoğlu: Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi is not the first American killed by Israel in occupied Palestinian territories. Rachel Corrie, 14-year-old Urwa Hammad, 16-year-old Mahmoud Shalan, and journalist Shireen Abu Akleh were also killed, but their cases remain unresolved due to Israel’s refusal to cooperate with U.S. judicial authorities. The U.S. government, in turn, has allowed these cases to fade away, enabling Israel to avoid accountability. Read More

Strong August affirms Türkiye's march toward record defense exports
Anadolu Agency: Türkiye’s defense and aerospace industry made $423 million worth of exports in August, official data showed on Monday, maintaining an upward course that could see it reach a fresh all-time high in sales by the end of the year. Driven by combat drones, Türkiye’s defense exports reached a record $5.5 billion in 2023, renewing the peak of $4.4 billion in 2022. Read More

In India’s heartland, this is how Hindu far right is bulldozing Muslims
TRT World: The story of a small village in Madhya Pradesh exemplifies the perils of the minority community – caught between biased official machinery and Hindu groups affiliated with Prime Minister Modi’s party. Read More

France faces rising anti-Muslim violence. A terrorism trial won't fix it
TRT World: An upcoming prosecution barely addresses France's growing Islamophobia and in fact exposes the state's reluctance to fully confront its role in enabling increasing instances of hate. Read More

Ending Israeli Atrocities in Five Days: A Full Blockade Could Halt the Genocide
Yeni Safak: For 11 months, Israel has been carrying out a genocide in Gaza right before the world’s eyes, resulting in the deaths of over 40,000 Palestinians. Rather than taking action to stop the carnage, the global system seems to almost encourage it, while Muslims watch “helplessly.” Read More

By day 337 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 40,939 killed, 94,616 injured

Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war in October has risen to 40,939 and those injured 94,616, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Saturday as the genocide marked its 337th day. In its daily report, the Ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres in Gaza, killing 61 people and wounding 162 others in 48 hours. Read More

How Wars and Political Wickedness Destroy Humanity? The Case of Palestine
By Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja: Political wickedness is not the cherished value of normal human character but embodies the characteristics of abnormal minds boasting clichés of power and affluence over others. Leaders and nations lacking rational thinking imply it to disguise cynicism and treachery for socio-economic and political domination. For the past 11 months, the US-Israel war on Gaza and Palestine goes unabated without an end in sight against the global humanity of consciousness of rights and wrongs in global affairs. Read More

US State Department declines to Condemn Israel for Shooting American Activist in the Head, Killing Her
By Juan Cole: The US State Department, which would have gone ballistic if Hamas or Putin had killed an American, issued mealy-mouthed pablum. They are going to “gather information.” But they didn’t act that way in other instances where a foreign military shot down an American in cold blood.  Read More

What Hamas Hoped to Achieve on October 7. Mike Whitney
By Mike Whitney: The Palestinians saw more of their land lost to annexation while their Arab allies gradually succumbed to the security inducements offered by Washington. Palestinian issues were progressively swept under the rug while their people were being slow-marched to extinction. Palestinian leaders were left with no options; they had to act. As Hamas’s former prime minister Ismail Haniyeh said, ‘We must have an integrated plan to bring down normalization’. That plan was October 7. Read More

Erdoğan welcomes al-Sisi to Turkey for the first time in the shadow of the Gaza genocide
WSWS: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s visit to Turkey on Wednesday was the Butcher of Cairo’s first official trip to the country since his bloody 2013 coup. He and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met for the first time in over a decade in February this year in Cairo. Until recently, Erdoğan had condemned the coup that ousted Egypt’s elected president Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and refused to meet with al-Sisi. Morsi was ousted in July 2013 in a coup led by al-Sisi, who was then chief of general staff. Erdoğan, who had a close relationship with Morsi, was one of the leaders who reacted most strongly to the coup, and relations between Ankara and Cairo reached breaking point. Read More

Bngladesh leader Has Read The Writing On The Wall
Pressenza:In an interview with the Indian news agency PTI, Dr Yunus also gave a message that the Iron Lady would be extradited to Bangladesh to face the music of justice for the deaths of more than nearly a thousand students and youths during the July massacre, the enforced disappearance, extrajudicial deaths of opponents and critics.“She [Hasina] has to be brought back, or the people of Bangladesh won’t be at peace. The atrocities she has committed must be addressed through a trial here,” said the inventor of microcredit, the founder of Grameen Bank. Read More

Rohingya Muslims risk losing homeland in Myanmar
TRT World: Rohingya Muslims face the risk of losing their homeland if the international community fails to address the issue, according to one observer. Rohingya rights activist and co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, Nay San Lwin, said that following forced displacements in Rakhine State, there are approximately 600,000 Rohingya Muslims in the region, with estimates suggesting that 10,000 were forced to seek refuge in Bangladesh last week. Read More

Timeline: The persecution and exodus of Myanmar's Rohingya
TRT World: The Rohingya refugee crisis is a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis that stems from decades of discrimination and violence against the Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar. The situation is characterised by frequent waves of displacement, failed repatriations and ongoing human rights concerns. The 2017 exodus was a watershed moment, resulting in a massive influx of refugees into neighbouring Bangladesh and drawing global attention to the crisis. Read More

Day 336 of aggression: 40,875 killed, 94,450 injured

Al Mayadeen: In recent hours, Israeli bombing has concentrated on the southern and central Gaza Strip, as well as several areas of Gaza City, marking the 336th day of the relentless war waged by the occupation forces on the Strip. In Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, occupation forces demolished residential blocks northwest of the city. Additionally, the bodies of two martyrs were recovered in the northern region. Read More

Philadelphi main obstacle to ceasefire
Al Mayadeen: A trusted leader in the Palestinian Resistance informs Al Mayadeen that the Philadelphi Corridor remains the primary obstacle to achieving a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. This impasse is due to the occupation's continued refusal to withdraw from the area during the first phase of the agreement. Read More

Israelis kill US-Turkish activist in West Bank, shoot her in the head
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) targeted and sniped a human rights activist and US-Turkish citizen in the head while she was peacefully protesting the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, an American-Turkish human rights activist, arrived in the West Bank on Tuesday to volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) as part of a campaign to protect Palestinian farmers from settler and IOF violence. Read More

Arab regimes sitting idly by amid Israeli atrocities, Qur’an desecration, says Ansarullah leader
Press TV: The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has taken a swipe at certain Arab regimes over sitting idly by whilst the occupying Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its brutalities against the oppressed Palestinian nations and desecrates the holy Muslim book of Qur’an in the besieged Gaza Strip.“Arab countries are simply watching the Zionist regime's crimes against Palestinians, arson attacks on mosques and desecration of copies of Holy Qur’an without taking a clear stance in this regard,” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech broadcast from the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Thursda afternoon. Read More

Israel shouldn’t doubt Iran’s resolve to retaliate: Top military official
Press TV: A ranking Iranian military official says the Israeli regime should not doubt the Islamic Republic’s resolve to retaliate over the regime’s assassination of senior Palestinian resistance leader, Ismail Haniyeh, which took place in Tehran in late July. The Iranian Armed Forces’ Deputy Chief of Staff for Coordination, Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi made the remarks during a ceremony in the northwestern Iranian city of Koumeleh. “The Zionist regime should not dream that Iran would not respond to this atrocity...because the Islamic Republic has [already] proven its will to deploy all its capacities towards responding to enemies’ violation of its soil and waters,” he said. Read More

Xi Jinping unveils $50Bln plan to strengthen China-Africa partnership
Al Mayadeen: At the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit, a declaration and an action plan were adopted to build an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era.  Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Friday that China is ready to work with Africa on implementing 10 partnership actions to promote modernization jointly, the Global Times report. Read More

Day 335 of Israeli genocide in Gaza, 40,878 killed, 94,454 injured

Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war  in October has risen to 40,878 and those injured 94,454, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Thursday as the genocide marked its 335th day. Read More

Israel seeks military solution to Gaza crisis by 'disappearing' a nation: Palestinian envoy to UN
Yeni Safak: The Palestinian envoy to the UN accused Israel on Wednesday of attempting to impose a military solution to the Gaza crisis by "disappearing a nation." "Israel has unleashed a full-fledged war against the Palestinian people. Israel is seeking to impose a military solution to the conflict by disappearing a nation," Riyad Mansour said at a UN Security Council session. Read More

Israeli defence minister foreshadows Gaza-type genocide in West Bank
by Peter Symonds: As the Israeli military continued its murderous operations in the occupied West Bank into an eighth day, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant yesterday foreshadowed a massive escalation that would inflict death and destruction on the scale being witnessed in Gaza. Speaking after meeting with senior officers, Gallant described the current military attacks on Jenin, Tulkarm and the Far’a refugee camp near Tubas as “mowing the lawn” of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants. While supposedly to destroy “terror networks,” the operations have killed men, women and children, old and young, with the aim of terrorising the population. Read More

New Chinese helipads close to LAC fresh worry as India bolsters Ladakh with additional districts
India Today: India’s fresh concerns emerge from recent satellite pictures revealing that the Chinese military has constructed a string of helipads close to the LAC. The images suggest the heliports are designed to enhance rapid troop deployment. Their proximity to areas like Depsang and Gogra indicate a strategic focus on rapid induction and logistics support. Additionally, underground bunkers and expanded airbases signal intensified Chinese preparations for long-term deployment in the contested Aksai Chin area. Read More

Türkiye applies for BRICS membership in push for new alliances: Report
Daily Sabah: Frustrated by a lack of progress in its accession to the European Union, Türkiye has officially requested to join the BRICS alliance of developing markets as it looks to forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to a report in Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration believes the geopolitical center of gravity is shifting away from developed economies, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to comment. Read More

Russia says BRICS will consider Türkiye’s bid for full membership
Daily Sabah: Russia on Wednesday said that BRICS member states would consider Türkiye’s formal application for full membership. "Türkiye has applied for full membership. We'll consider this bid," Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters in Vladivostok. Bloomberg earlier reported, citing sources, that Turkish authorities had applied to join BRICS several months ago. Read More

Here's how Pakistan could address rising violence in Balochistan
TRT World: Following a string of coordinated terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province late last month, all eyes are set on Pakistan's effective response options. The attacks, perpetrated by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists, killed over 70 people and signalled further alarm: it was a rare instance of Baloch attacks stretching to border areas of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province. Previous attacks were largely concentrated within Balochistan, and away from its borderlands. Read More

By day 332 of Israeli genocide in Gaza, 40,786 killed, 94,224 injured

Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war on October 7 has risen to 40,786 and those injured 94,224, confirmed the Gaza Health Ministry on Sunday. In its daily report, the ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in Gaza, killing 48 people and injuring 70 others in only 24 hours. Read More

Israel’s war on Gaza live: 8 killed as Israel attacks people buying bread
Al Jazeera: Israeli attack kills eight people queueing at a bread seller’s stand in front of an UNRWA school shelter in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp. Read More

Israel kills 184 in 5 days as women, children continue to be targeted in attacks
Al Jazeera: A further 184 Palestinian were reported killed by Israeli forces in attacks on Gaza during the five-day period between Thursday and Monday, while 369 people were injured, the UN reports, with many of the victims being women and children. Read More

Yemen strikes ship in Red Sea
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces Monday announced that they attacked a Panama-flagged ship in the Red Sea over its violation of the embargo on the Israeli occupation. Read More

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claim responsibility for Tarqumiyah operation
Al Mayadeen: The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - the military wing of the Fatah movement - claimed responsibility for the shooting operation that eliminated three Israeli police officers in Tarqumiyah, in the southern West Bank governorate of al-Khalil. Martyr Muhannad Mohammed Al-Asoud carried out the operation earlier on Sunday, according to the statement issued by the Brigades. Read More

Israel’s Violent Invasion of West Bank Parallels the Early Stages of War on Gaza
By Jeremy Scahill: Israel is in the midst of its largest scale assault of the occupied West Bank since 2002. Beginning in the predawn hours on Wednesday, hundreds of Israeli forces in columns of armored vehicles and bulldozers backed by drones and helicopters stormed into refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas. Israel also carried out drone strikes and snipers have reportedly been firing on people inside Jenin. Internet and cell phone service, as well as water and sewage systems, were shut down in parts of the West Bank as Israeli forces conducted house raids. Local residents have reported widespread demolitions of their homes and streets and the blocking of ambulances and medical workers attempting to reach wounded people. Israeli forces surrounded the main hospital in Jenin and have reportedly been searching people entering and exiting the facility. Read More

Israel Destroys ‘Everything’ in Khan Younis
by Dr Marwan Asmar: Khan Younis is a wasteland one blogger wrote referring to the mass destruction of the second biggest city that lies to the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army in its Division 98, Friday, withdrew from the city of Khan Younis after a 22-day bloody military operation that left mass destruction in its wake. Read More

China urges Israel to immediately cease all military operations in Gaza
Countercurrent: Remarks by Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question on August 22. Read More

Red Sea operations sound death knell for US, Zionist crimes
By Hannan Hussain: In a stunning development, the total number of UK, US and Israel-bound ships has decreased substantially in the Red Sea following "Israel’s" condemnable assault on Hodeidah. Yemen’s critical operations against Western aggressors also appear to rob the occupation of any viable arrangement in the Red Sea to facilitate "Israel"-bound vessels, indicating the extent of internal panic.  Read More

Democrats refused to allow a Palestinian speaker at the Democratic National Convention
Mondoweiss: The Democrats did not allow a Palestinian speaker at the DNC because they did not want to encourage any possible sympathy for the Palestinian people who are facing a genocide fully supported by the Biden-Harris administration. Read More

Govt. machinery a ‘mute spectator’ despite continuous attacks on Muslims: Rahul Gandhi
PTI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (September 1, 2024) accused the BJP government of being a "mute spectator" in the face of "continuous attacks" on minorities, especially Muslims, and demanded the strictest action against "anarchist elements" behind such incidents. His comments come in the wake of two incidents of mob violence in the BJP-ruled Haryana and Maharashtra. In Haryana, a Muslim was beaten to death by cow vigilantes. In Maharashtra, an elderly man was beaten up in a train on the suspicion of carrying beef. Read More

40 Nepalis killed in Russia-Ukraine war: Report
Andadolu Agency: The death toll among Nepalis fighting for the Russian side climbed to 40 as of Aug. 30, said the Kathmandu Post, citing the foreign ministry of the Himalayan nation.  Read More
 

 

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