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by Admin Sep 2, 2024 The Israel Defense Forces have revealed that they have recovered bodies of six civilian hostages from Hamas haven in Gaza Strip on Saturday. This was reported in a statement released by the Israel Defense Force, which said that they found the bodies in a tunnel in the Rafah area of southern Gaza. Israeli defense spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Haga confirmed the reports and revealed the names of the dead hostages as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Master Sgt Ori Danino. He revealed that the hostages were “brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them”. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister has announced that Israel would not rest until those responsible for their killing are brought to justice even though one of the senior Hamas officials, Izzat al-Rishq, has insisted that Israel should be blamed for the deaths of the Israeli hostages as it has refused to sign a ceasefire deal. In a statement issued by the Israeli prime minister, he said his government was willing  to achieve a deal to secure the release of those remaining in captivity and protect the country’s security and also made it clear that whoever kills hostages does not want a ceasefire deal to happen. A statement has been issued by The Hostages Families Forum, a group representing the families of the hostages that were abducted by Hamas militants on October 7 attack on Israel, the group demanded that Israel prime minister should address the nation and also take responsibility for the deaths of the hostages for failing to protect the hostages by delaying the ceasefire agreement. The group further called for a boycott and demanded to bring the nation to a standstill on Sunday, pleading with the Israeli public to join protests in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and elsewhere in Israel to call for a hostage exchange deal. The group said “murdered in the last few days, after surviving almost 11 months of abuse, torture, and starvation in Hamas captivity”. The group’s call for boycotts and strike action has been supported by Yair Lapid, who is one of Israel’s most prominent opposition politicians, he said “He prefers saving the coalition with [Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich] and [National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir], rather than saving our children’s lives. This blood is on their heads”. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the “heart of an entire nation is shattered to pieces with the news” of their killing. “On behalf of the State of Israel, I embrace their families with all my heart, and apologize for failing to bring them home safely,” he added.

by Admin Aug 31, 2024 United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday morning has disclosed that a joint military operation with the Iraqi military against ISIS jihadists was conducted on Thursday night and has left 15 ISIS militants killed while six American soldiers suffered serious injuries. While disclosing this information on Centcom’s X page, it was revealed that the jihadists members were armed with various weapons which included, grenades, and explosive “suicide” belts.  It was also reported that there is no indication of civilian casualties during the operation and the military operation’s main objective was to eliminate ISIS leaders and to “disrupt and degrade ISIS’ ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond.” The operation, which was conducted in Western Iraq with no clear indication of the precise location of the joint military operation while other reports suggested that the operation was conducted in Anbar province.  However the military operation comes in regards to Baghdad and Washington having been engaged in several months of dialogue over the presence of anti-jihadist coalition forces in Iraq. Several U.S soldiers suffered from possible traumatic brain injuries, and at least one soldier suffered external injuries, the defense officials said. CENCOM further reported that the “”Iraqi Security Forces continue to further exploit the locations raided,” and further incursion into ISIS territory in Western Iraq is likely expected to continue in coming weeks.  The United States has a strong military presence in Iraq, with a total number of 2,500 troops while another 900 soldiers are stationed in Syria as part of the international coalition against the Islamic State group.  The US forces have carried out multiple retaliatory strikes against these militant forces in both Iraq and Syria. Thursday’s raid comes just a few days after US forces announced that they killed a senior leader of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group in Syria.

by Admin Aug 31, 2024 United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday morning has disclosed that a joint military operation with the Iraqi military against ISIS jihadists was conducted on Thursday night and has left 15 ISIS militants killed while six American soldiers suffered serious injuries. While disclosing this information on Centcom’s X page, it was revealed that the jihadists members were armed with various weapons which included, grenades, and explosive “suicide” belts.  It was also reported that there is no indication of civilian casualties during the operation and the military operation’s main objective was to eliminate ISIS leaders and to “disrupt and degrade ISIS’ ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond.” The operation, which was conducted in Western Iraq with no clear indication of the precise location of the joint military operation while other reports suggested that the operation was conducted in Anbar province.  However the military operation comes in regards to Baghdad and Washington having been engaged in several months of dialogue over the presence of anti-jihadist coalition forces in Iraq. Several U.S soldiers suffered from possible traumatic brain injuries, and at least one soldier suffered external injuries, the defense officials said. CENCOM further reported that the “”Iraqi Security Forces continue to further exploit the locations raided,” and further incursion into ISIS territory in Western Iraq is likely expected to continue in coming weeks.  The United States has a strong military presence in Iraq, with a total number of 2,500 troops while another 900 soldiers are stationed in Syria as part of the international coalition against the Islamic State group.  The US forces have carried out multiple retaliatory strikes against these militant forces in both Iraq and Syria. Thursday’s raid comes just a few days after US forces announced that they killed a senior leader of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group in Syria.

by Admin  Aug 29, 2024 The Israeli forces on Wednesday launched one of the biggest assault raids in the occupied territory of the West Bank of Jenin City, Tulkarem, and Tubas, the biggest since the occupation of the territory 20 years ago.  The assault which included a large scale of airstrikes and dangerous raids backed by fighter jets, drones, bulldozers, and hundreds of foot soldiers led to the sealing of the city of Jenin completely by the Israeli forces which left ten Palestinians dead.  Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz has described the invasion as a whole level of a full-fledged war with Hamas which will not be anywhere near what was done in the Gaza strip. Katz said the Israeli forces would completely implement the same tactics used in the war-affected areas of Palestine, especially in the West Bank territory.  Katz in his statement accused Iran of trying to establish “an eastern terrorist front” against Israel in the West Bank and accused the former Persian empire of funding and arming militants and smuggling weapons from Jordan. The Israeli forces have conducted daily raids on the West Bank territory since the Hamas attack on October 7 and a retaliatory response from the Israeli forces which is still currently going on in Gaza and has developed into a full-blown war.  The simultaneous assault of the West Bank of Jenin City, Tulkarem, and Tubas was the biggest the Israelites have ever conducted in twenty years when they launched Operation Defense Shield which was executed during the Second Intifada since they officially invaded the West Bank territory in 1967.  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Hague, last month issued a statement that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, including the West Bank, breached international law.  In a joint statement released by the Israel Defense Forces, the Israel Security Agency (also known as the Sin Bet), and the Israel Police, launched a counter-terrorism operation to eliminate the threats of armed militias from the air and ground assault, and three militants who were seen as a threat to the nation of Israel were eliminated last night through airstrikes in the city of Jenin, while two were killed in the city of Tulkarem, the statement also revealed that several wanted suspects have been apprehended since the operation began yesterday. Palestinian health authorities have disclosed that more than 40,000 people have been killed in the besieged Gaza strip since Israel launched its offensive after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Hamas’ assaults in southern Israel killed 1,200 people and led to 250 other hostages being taken over 50 of these Israeli hostages have been killed by Hamas and failed Israeli rescue missions, while one 50-year-old man who was part of the captured hostages by Hamas was rescued earlier this week by the Israeli forces in Gaza strip. 

by Admin Aug 28, 2024 The United Arab Emirates has halted its contract acquisition of 80 fighter jets from France which is worth $17 billion dollars and it is currently weighing the option of blocking military-technical cooperation between the two countries. This decision comes after the arrest of the Telegram owner, Pavel Duro on Sunday night at Paris’s Le Bourget airport in Paris after the tech mogul flew back from Azerbaijan.  United Arab Emirates foreign minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan has called on France to provide the telegram president access to all necessary consular services, this was said in a statement issued on Tuesday. “The Emirates are closely following the case of Emirati citizen Pavel Durov, founder of the Telegram social network, who was detained by the French authorities at Le Bourget airport. And they conveyed a demand to the French government to urgently provide it with all the necessary consular services,”  the statement further said that  “Caring for citizens, preserving their interests, following up on their affairs, and providing them with all aspects of care is a top priority for the UAE.”  The 39 years old billionaire has been charged with crimes ranging from drug trafficking, apology for terrorism, and cyberbullying, Pavel is also a citizen of France, Russia, and the Caribbean island nation of St Kitts and Nevis. He is currently at the French court to face trials to determine whether he will be remanded in prison or will be set free and placed under restricted movement within France. 

by Admin Aug 28, 2024 The French police have handed the Telegram president, Pavel Duro to the French court, after withholding the Russia-UAE citizen in detention for three days. The handover was done earlier today by the French police after they arrested the Telegram owner at Paris’s Le Bourget airport on Sunday night after Pavel got back from Azerbaijan. The arrest was led by Investigators from France’s National Anti-Fraud Office, with a search warrant from OFMIN, an investigative agency that fights child sexual exploitation in France, this was revealed by France News Agency. The 39-year-old billionaire was charged with multiple offenses: terrorism, drugs, complicity, fraud, money laundering, receiving stolen goods, and pedo criminal contents. Pavel, who rarely travels around Europe due to situations like this, landed in France to refuel his private jet before he was arrested by the French authorities. Pavel, who was under pre-trial detention for the last three days after his arrest on Sunday, will now face France’s judicial system which will now determine if the tech billionaire will be remanded in prison or will be set free and possibly under judicial control with restrictions on his movements. Prodesq news agency learned that a confidential investigation team was set up on the 8th of July to probe 12 criminal charges that were set against the Telegram owner.  The 39-year-old tech mogul was a Russian citizen until 10 years ago when he had issues with the Russian government over his platform which has 900 million users, Pavel is now a citizen of the United Arab Emirates and also a citizen of France and has always been a personality who keeps a low profile and rarely grants an interview, his last known interview was in Dubai office with American journalist Tucker Carlson.  The telegram president who is currently worth $15.5 billion has been a frequent visitor of French President, Emmanuel Macron who has come out publicly to denounce that the arrest of Pavel has nothing to do with political ties which he referred to as “false information” in his post on his personal X account, Macron said Durov’s arrest was “in no way a political decision” and it was “up to the judges to rule”. Russia has released a statement through the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying the charges were very serious and thus needed “no less serious evidence”. He further referred to the arrest of Pavel as an act of intimidation from the French government  “Otherwise this would be a direct attempt to restrict freedom of communication, and, I might even say, directly intimidate the head of a large company,” he said. The UAE has also issued a statement saying it is closely monitoring the situation and is making all efforts to establish a communication line with Pavel.

by Admin Aug 28, 2024 The San Diego police department on Tuesday morning announced the passing of one of their veteran officers in a hot car pursuit on Monday night. While making this announcement to journalists, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl disclosed that 30-year-old Austin Machitar was the officer who tragically lost his life in the line of duty while his partner who was with him in the patrol car when they were hit by an over speeding vehicle, is currently fighting for his life. In his words, the Police Chief said, “Two officers working together in one vehicle were responding to that fleeing suspect traveling at a high rate of speed, ” the fleeing driver eventually ran into the police officer’s vehicle trying to slow him down. The accident which claimed the life of Officer Austin, happened on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard road. Austin has been a San Diego police officer for 5 and a half years and is from San Diego. Chief Wahl said “Austin is the kind of guy who you’d want on your team,”  Austin was a field training officer and last year had trained his partner,  Zach Martinez, 27,  who was with him when the accident occurred. Zach Martinez served as a Navy reservist and EMT before joining the San Diego Police Department from Texas and has been with the department for over a year and a half years.  The police department has yet to publicly announce the identity of the dead driver of the suspect vehicle. The California Highway Patrol Department is being asked to conduct an independent investigation, which includes  “a full reconstruction of exactly what happened,” the chief said. The chief who was visibly emotional further said “When we have police officers that are coming to work to make a difference, to help those in need, and they’re putting their lives on the line for people that they don’t even know — and last night we lost a good one.” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria described the dead officer Austin Machitar as a hero and expressed his condolences to his family. He reiterated that the city of San Diego would do everything possible to support both the Machitar and the Martinez families. In his words, the Mayor said “I ask for San Diegans to pray for Zach and his family. His wounds are extremely grave,” he said. Also, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has expressed his grievances and disclosed that he and his wife Jennifer are “heartbroken” by the news of the incident.