(08-05-2024, 07:59 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Attempted against U.S. and other targets abroad. Soleimani was personally sanctioned by UN & the European Union.
He has had deen designated as a terrorist by United States in 2005. By Trump. So U.S.A. military killed off Soleimani in a targeted drone strike on 3 January 2020 in Baghdad, Iraq. The Iranian govt officials publicly mourned Soleimani's death.
Attempted against U.S. and other like Israel targets abroad by Iran. He is designated as a terrorist by the United States in 2005. By Trump. So U.S.A. military killed off Soleimani in a targeted drone strike on 3 January 2020 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iranian govt officials publicly mourne for him.
Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier
Israel vows to broaden Rafah sweep amid heavy fighting in parts of Gaza. Israel made a new push in central Gaza on Monday, bombarded towns in the north of the Strip and said it intended to broaden its military operation in Rafah despite U.S. warnings of the risk of mass casualties in the southern city
Iranians pay last respects to president killed in helicopter crash. Thousands gather in Tabriz as days of mourning begin for officials
* IDF operates in Jenin; Palestinians say 7 killed, 9 wounded * Biden says Gaza campaign is not genocide
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should pursue normalization with Saudi Arabia as proposed by Washington by agreeing to a pathway to a future Palestinian state. He also argues that doing so would undercut efforts to prosecute the premier at the International Court of Justice.
“Netanyahu should announce that he has entered into negotiations with the Saudis, including the Palestinian component,” Lapid tells Army Radio.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-21-2024/
Iran International news: --- People hold Palestinian flags in front as conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues,
Israeli Security Expert: This Is a War Between Iran and Western Values. (3 hours ago)
An Israeli security expert, who served for 15 years as an intelligence officer in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), told Iran International that the war between Israel and Hamas is actually a war between Iran and Western values. “I truly believe that the ayatollahs of Iran are promoting a campaign which is a threat not only to Israel. It's not just Israel's problem, the world is familiar with ISIS & Al Qaeda as a radical form of Sunni Islam,
what Iranian ayatollahs says – not the Iranian people – as a representation of radical Shiite Islam, according to Zehavi. She believes Iran wants to distribute its Islamic Revolution values around the world. Iranian regime, for example, has been militarily and diplomatically supporting Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. The alliance between Iran, Russia and China, forming to counter Western sanctions, is another threat to economic and political basis of existing Western systems.
Iran’s challenge to the West has only intensified with its controversial nuclear program. During this year's Iranian new year speech, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the US will have no choice but to leave Middle East. The launch of October 7 with Iran as the so-called ‘boss’ of Hamas, as Zehavi puts it, was just the beginning. “It’s under the same boss: the ayatollahs of Iran that planned this campaign and created the militias, the proxy militias in all over the region that will enable it to carry out the campaign,” said Zehavi.
Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards Israel on April 13, nearly two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria that killed seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) members, including a very senior IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi - in his office adjacent to the Iranian embassy in Damascus.
Israel, along with the U.S. and its Arab neighbours intercepted 99 percent of the drones and missiles headed its way.
“This is a very interesting incident because Iran's main goal is to keep the conflict outside of Iran itself and use the proxy militia. I think that the fact that we don't understand completely why they decided to interfere by themselves, but it definitely can indicate the self-confidence of the ayatollahs of Iran that no one will put them at risk,” said Zehavi. ‘
Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi is founder of the Alma Centre, which monitors and disseminates info about Israel's security challenges in the North to people outside of Israel. She briefs Washington officials, foreign delegations and policy makers from around the world.
Zehavi is living near border with Lebanon where Iran-backed Hezbollah militants have increased their presence this past year. She said Hezbollah is so close they can see right into homes of Israeli residents.
Zehavi said she saw Hezbollah's outposts, towers & militants right at Israel's northern border line while out for a walk recently.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has suggested he will work with lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court as its prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials.
Mr Blinken told a congressional hearing he was "committed" to taking action against the "profoundly wrong-headed decision".
His comments come amid a Republican push to impose sanctions on ICC officials, which may see a vote as soon as this week.
The United States is not a member of the court but has backed previous prosecutions, including the ICC's arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.
At least 37 lawmakers in the Republican-led House are now co-sponsoring the legislation, including Elise Stefanik, the chamber's third highest-ranking Republican.
As fighting & suffering continues in Gaza, violence grows in West Bank, prospects of Palestinian people gaining their own state might seem further away than ever. The decision by several European countries to formally recognise a Palestinian state will not overcome the reality that such ambition still faces huge obstacles. But the declarations by Ireland, Spain and Norway will put pressure on other countries in Europe - including UK, France and Germany - to follow them in supporting Palestinian self-determination.
“This is extremely significant,” one Arab diplomat said. “It European frustration with Israeli govt’s refusal to listen."it puts pressure on EU to follow suit.” But Israeli ministers insist this encourage Hamas & reward terrorism, further reducing the chances of negotiated settlement. Most countries about 139 in all - formally recognise a Palestinian state. May 10, 143 out of 193 members, UN general assembly voted in favour of a Palestinian bid for full UN membership, something that only open to states. Palestine currently has a kind of observer status at the UN, which gives them a seat but not a vote in the assembly.
It is recognised by various international organisations including Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. A minority of European countries already recognise a Palestinian state. They comprise Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bulgaria which adopted the position 1988; and others including Sweden, Cyprus and Malta.
Many European nations - and the U.S.A. - say they will recognise a Palestinian state only as part of a long-term political solution to the conflict in the Middle East.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn44j1njggjo
(07-05-2024, 12:16 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]About 60, F-16 Fighters Supplied to Ukraine by the U.S.A. via NATO will use latest, for a start, will use French precision-guined AASM Hammer bombs. It is a free felling unguided bomb and it can reach 70 K/m away.
https://youtu.be/u1HVNUVC1B4?si=8veS_vvnc38524f4
NV journalists were able to get first-hand experience of how Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) operates its flotilla of Magura V5 naval drones to gradually squeeze Russia’s Black Sea Fleet out of occupied Crimea.
How they, the Ukrainian naval drones force Russian fleet to abandon Crimea?.
A lone figure in military uniform and balaclava stood on shore of a large lake, behind a large mobile console. A few dozen meters into the lake, a boat-shaped surface drone was cutting through the surf, resembling a large blue fish. That spring up the day, NV arrived at this water reservoir to meet these two — a soldier and his drone.
Almost without moving, operated the blue drone with a large remote control, disclosing only his – noted the man hides both his name and face. He’s not just a drone enthusiast, but tcommander of HUR’s Group 13.
Maritime drones are their key weapon, the use of which made Russian Black Sea Fleet leave its main base in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea & has to move eastward to Novorossiysk Russia.
The Russians also abandoned operations in the western part of the Black Sea. This, allowed Ukraine to resume exporting its grain to the world, propping up the national economy.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/how-ukraini...20912.html
(24-05-2024, 05:16 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]![[Image: Screenshot-2024-05-24-17-05-13-71-f9ee05...ccb329.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/6w6y7Rh/Screenshot-2024-05-24-17-05-13-71-f9ee0578fe1cc94de7482bd41accb329.jpg)
Iran Buries President Raisi in His Hometown. President, who died in a helicopter crash, was laid to rest at a holy shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad. RIP... 
Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The growing risks of an Israel-Hezbollah war.
Russia tries to redraw map of Baltic Sea, fallout from the death of Iran’s president, and more.
Hezbollah Threat Looms Over Northern Israel
KFAR VRADIM, Israel—Standing on a hilltop in the small town of Kfar Vradim in Israel’s western Galilee region.
Sarit Zehavi, a former Israeli military intelligence analyst, gestures across verdant valley on the horizon some nine kilometers to north. Just beyond clusters of villages tdot the mountainous region—home to Jews, Arabs, Christians, and Druze lies Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
On the other side lies one of Israel’s most powerful foes: Hezbollah, the most heavily armed non-state actor in the world. Financed, equipped, and trained by Iran, group has a vast arsenal of rockets and missiles, including anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missiles, as well as advanced cyber-capabilities.
Since Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas’s ally Hezbollah has launched many hundreds of mortar, missile, and rocket attacks into Israel in near-daily clashes with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The Israel responded with nearly 4,000 strikes of its own, mostly with artillery and missiles, between October 2023 to March of this year, according to Armed Conflict Location. Event Data Project, it is an often overlooked front that many fear still has potential to spiral into a catastrophic new war that could quickly engulf the region.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/23/isr...er-to-war/
Casting Rafah strike as ‘massacre,’ Hamas urges Palestinians to ‘rise up and march’ IDF says it killed Hamas commanders in 'precise' action in line with international law * Tlaib: Pro-Palestinian voters will make Biden pay for defending 'genocidal maniac Netanyahu'
Lebanese reports say one dead in alleged Israeli drone strike on motorbike in southern Lebanon
Lebanese media reports say one person was killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike on a motorbike in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...MC4wLjAuMA..
Yahya Sinwar and Dr. Yuval Bitton talking, seated
Yahya Sinwar, left, and Dr. Yuval Bitton at Israel’s Beersheba prison complex, during negotiations for a prisoner swap that would lead to Mr. Sinwar’s 2011 release.
The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life
In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate. Years later, the prisoner became a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack.
Israel’s allies risk complicity in genocide if they block enforcement of ICJ’s Rafah order: Expert
It is imperative that any UN Security Council move related to compliance of ICJ order is not vetoed by states such as US and UK, says Zaki Sarraf of International Center of Justice for Palestinians.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/israel-s...rt/3229795
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F-16 jets will be provided to Ukraine as soon as possible. Our aim is to be able to provide first aircraft before the end of this year, 2024.
Belgium has agreed to send 30 US-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as long as they aren't flown within Russian territory.
"F-16 jets will be provided to Ukraine as soon as possible. Our aim is to be able to provide first aircraft before end of this year, 2024," Belgian PMi Alexander De Croo announced Tuesday while hosting Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. "Everything which is covered by this agreement is very clear. It for utilization by Ukraine Defense Forces on Ukraine['s] territory."
Zelenskyy is vocal about Ukraine's need for improved air defenses against Russia & to rebuild its air force, which been battered by two years of war. 30 F-16s are set to be delivered over next four years as part of a promised $1 billion aid package from Belgium, boosting Ukraine's future fleet to an estimated 85 F-16s
https://www.businessinsider.com/belgium-...ion-2024-5
LIVE UPDATES, -- Israel’s war on Gaza live: No safe shelter as dozens killed in Rafah
30 May 2024 - Fierce street fighting and Israeli bombardment continue in Rafah a day after tanks rolled into the centre of the southern Gaza city sheltering hundreds of thousands of civilians. Israeli strikes have killed at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents.
Israel’s military says it seized control of entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt known as Philadelphi Corridor signalling deepened ground invasion despite international condemnation.
(25-05-2024, 01:58 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Iran Buries President Raisi in His Hometown. President, who died in a helicopter crash, was laid to rest at a holy shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad. RIP...
Mossad: Iran-backed criminal networks behind attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe
Swedish intelligence agency confirms that Tehran is using local organizations -- including the Foxtrot and Rumba crime rings -- to attack Israeli and Jewish targets
Iran is behind a string of terror attacks by criminal networks on Israeli embassies in Europe since October 7, the Mossad intelligence agency said in a rare statement on Thursday.
Sweden’s Säpo security service confirmed the report in a press conference later in the day, saying that Iran has been for several years carrying out activities inside the country that threaten security.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-ira...in-europe/
(25-05-2024, 01:58 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Iran Buries President Raisi in His Hometown. President, who died in a helicopter crash, was laid to rest at a holy shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad. RIP...
News from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, officials is saying...
U.S. F/A-18 fighter jets involved in the strikes launched from other U.S. warships in the region also participated. But Houthis saying to focused on Friday morning, only just one of the strikes, they said struck a building housing Hodeida Radio & civilian homes in the port city on the Red Sea. Their Al Masirah satellite news channel aired images of one bloodied man being carried down stairs and others in the hospital, receiving aid.
The Houthis described all those killed and hurt in Hodeida as civilians, something The Associated Press could not immediately confirm. Those rebel force that's held Yemen's capital, Sanaa, since 2014 includes fighters who often are not in uniform.
Other strikes hit outside of Sanaa near its airport and communication equipment in Taiz, the broadcaster said. Little other information was released on those sites — likely signaling that Houthi military sites had been struck.
“We confirm this brutal aggression against Yemen as punishment for its position in support of Gaza, in support of Israel to continue its crimes of genocide against the wounded, besieged and steadfast Gaza Strip,” Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam wrote on the social media platform X.
(31-05-2024, 09:33 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Mossad: Iran-backed criminal networks behind attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe
Swedish intelligence agency confirms that Tehran is using local organizations -- including the Foxtrot and Rumba crime rings -- to attack Israeli and Jewish targets
Iran is behind a string of terror attacks by criminal networks on Israeli embassies in Europe since October 7, the Mossad intelligence agency said in a rare statement on Thursday.
Sweden’s Säpo security service confirmed the report in a press conference later in the day, saying that Iran has been for several years carrying out activities inside the country that threaten security.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-ira...in-europe/
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, officials said, they are directing and planning to warn the Houthis strikes were taken in self-defense in the face of an ongoing threat that the Houthis pose,” British PM Rishi Sunak said. “There's an ongoing threat Houthis pose.”
The U.S. and the U.K. have launched strikes against Houthis since January, the U.S. regularly carrying out its own in the time since as well. Abdul Malik al-Houthi, Houthis’ secretive supreme leader, offered an overall death toll for their latest strikes up to that point, 40 people killed and 35 others wounded. He did not offer a breakdown between civilian and combatant casualties at the time.
The Houthis have stepped up attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, demanding that Israel end the war in Gaza fight.
There saying, that they has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians there. The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
Where mass killing is happening inside, it is a massacre on about 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostage and they the Houthis is help Hamas-led militants, but U.S. said Hamas is a terrorists group link to Iran.
Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end Gaza war
Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that "it's time for this war to end".
The three-part proposal would begin with a 6week ceasefire in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza.
There would also be a "surge" of humanitarian aid, as well as an exchange of some hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
The deal would eventually lead to a permanent "cessation of hostilities" and a major reconstruction plan for Gaza.
Hamas said it views the proposal "positively".
Speaking at the White House on Friday, Mr Biden said that the first phase of the proposed plan would include a "full and complete ceasefire", the withdrawal of IDF forces from populated areas and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
"This is truly a decisive moment," he said. "Hamas says it wants a ceasefire. This deal is an opportunity to prove whether they really mean it."
The ceasefire, he added, would allow more humanitarian aid to reach the beleaguered territory, with "600 trucks carrying aid into Gaza every single day".
The second phase would see all remaining living hostages returned, including male soldiers. The ceasefire would then become "the cessation of hostilities, permanently." Among those who have urged Hamas to agree to the proposal was UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, who said on X that the group "must accept this deal so we can see a stop in the fighting".
"We’ve long argued a stop in the fighting can be turned into a permanent peace if we are all prepared to take the right steps," Lord Cameron added. "Let’s seize this moment and bring this conflict to an end."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw8860gn1nwo
He was born in the Soviet Union and launched an armoured vehicle company in Canada. Now he’s shipping vehicles to Ukraine for the war
Roman Shimonov’s company, Roshel, has produced smart armoured vehicles for the U.S. State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Ukrainian military, NASA, and is among four finalists for a major contract with the Canadian Armed Forces.
Why Saudi Arabia Never Acquired The F-16.
(Jun 3, 2024) King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz at The King Faisal Air Academy
Saudi soldiers inspect F15SA fighter jets during
Boeing hopes Saudi Arabia will choose the F-15EX Eagle II over rival bids for Eurofighter Typhoons from the United Kingdom and Dassault Rafale multirole fighter jets from France. The American aerospace giant pointed to Riyadh’s decades-long interest in and experience operating the F-15, of which the kingdom possesses approximately 230. The three-way fighter competition is also a striking reminder that Saudi Arabia never acquired the F-16, peculiar for a region that operates the second, third, and fourth largest fleets of the venerable Viper.
A potential Saudi acquisition of the F-15EX is “one of the biggest things that we’re talking about right now,” the vice president of Boeing Defense, Space & Security confirmed in February. Boeing showed an F-15EX simulator to the U.S..
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Michael Ratney, in April as part of an event it described, in a post on X, as showcasing “the deep collaboration, cutting-edge technology and mutual growth of” U.S.-Saudi relations.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2...8e57f012b4
Israel inks deal to buy 25 more F-35 fighter jets for $3 billion. Stealth aircraft to be delivered in batches of 3 to 5 starting in 2028, eventually bringing IAF's F-35I fleet to 75.
Stealth aircraft to be delivered in batches of 3 to 5 starting in 2028, eventual. Israel inks deal to buy 25 more F-35 fighter jets for $3 billion. Israeli F-35 fighter jets fly in formation during the military's Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
Israel’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday officially signed a deal with the United States to procure a third F-35 fighter jet squadron.
The ministry said a delegation to the US signed a letter of agreement for the $3 billion deal that included 25 advanced stealth fighters built by Lockheed Martin.
The planes would begin to be delivered starting in 2028, in batches of three to five per year, the ministry said. The aircraft would bring the Israeli Air Force’s F-35I fleet to 75 in the coming years. Only 39 of Israel’s original order of 50 F-35s have so far been delivered.
The deal totals some $3 billion, financed by US military aid to Israel, the ministry said.
IDF Northern Command chief: Military ready for potential war against Hezbollah
Soldier killed by terrorists trying to enter Israel from Rafah area * Reservist killed in Wednesday's Hezbollah drone attack * Spain to join South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-6-2024/
(01-06-2024, 10:17 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]News from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, officials is saying...
U.S. F/A-18 fighter jets involved in the strikes launched from other U.S. warships in the region also participated. But Houthis saying to focused on Friday morning, only just one of the strikes, they said struck a building housing Hodeida Radio & civilian homes in the port city on the Red Sea. Their Al Masirah satellite news channel aired images of one bloodied man being carried down stairs and others in the hospital, receiving aid.
The Houthis described all those killed and hurt in Hodeida as civilians, something The Associated Press could not immediately confirm. Those rebel force that's held Yemen's capital, Sanaa, since 2014 includes fighters who often are not in uniform.
Other strikes hit outside of Sanaa near its airport and communication equipment in Taiz, the broadcaster said. Little other information was released on those sites — likely signaling that Houthi military sites had been struck.
Houthi rebels commander said at least 16 killed, 35 others wounded in joint U.S.-British airstrikes in Yemen
Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others.
“We confirm this brutal aggression against Yemen rebelled group as punishment for its position in support of Gaza, in supporting of Israel to continue their crimes of genocide against the Hamas group, besieged and steadfast in Gaza Strip,” Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam wrote on in social media platform X.
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-war-us-...33f2376b20
(30-05-2024, 04:25 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]LIVE UPDATES, -- Israel’s war on Gaza live: No safe shelter as dozens killed in Rafah
30 May 2024 - Fierce street fighting and Israeli bombardment continue in Rafah a day after tanks rolled into the centre of the southern Gaza city sheltering hundreds of thousands of civilians. Israeli strikes have killed at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents.
Israel’s military says it seized control of entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt known as Philadelphi Corridor signalling deepened ground invasion despite international condemnation.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu set to address US Congress on July 24th 2024.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli PMi Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, setting the stage for what is expected to be a contentious speech at a crucial moment for the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Congressional leaders confirmed the date of the address late Thursday after formally inviting Netanyahu to come speak before lawmakers last week. It is the most recent show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel’s military assault on Hamas in Gaza.
“The existential challenges we face, including the growing partnership between Iran & their backer, Russia, and China, threaten the security, peace, and prosperity of our countries and of free people around the world,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, along with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, said in the letter.
“To build on our enduring relationship to highlight America’s solidarity with Israel, we invite you to share the Israeli govt’s vision for defending democracy, combatting terror, and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region.”
As Netanyahu’s appearance before a growingly divided Congress is sure to be contentious and met with plenty of protests both inside the Capitol from lawmakers and outside by pro-Palestinian protesters. And it will put on stark display the growing election-year divisions among Democrats over the prime minister’s prosecution of the monthslong war against Hamas group.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-netany...1fc742fe67
