SG Talk - US to move second aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean as Gaza tensions grow

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(29-11-2023, 11:02 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Old mad Putin don't f...k care, had suffered close to 300,500 casualties already & included those from Dnipro River battles.

Many Senier Commander Russian and foreign ministry also says, included diplomat is saying, the current regime is absolutely toxic.

Putin (Russian) lost a main Major General who is eliminatied in Ukraine. Ruzzia can't move forward.
https://youtu.be/WX3GRDg1N_A?si=BBbQuqUqwa7A_9As

An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a "couple of miles" of US Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a "final warning" to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action.... Tongue

(05-01-2024, 11:32 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a "couple of miles" of US Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a "final warning" to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action....

Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, head US Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. They have, however, used them in years past.

Fabian Hinz, a missile expert and research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the USVs are a key part of the Houthi maritime arsenal and were used during previous battles against the Saudi coalition forces that intervened in Yemen's war. They have regularly been used as suicide drone boats that explode upon impact.

Most of the Houthis' USVs are likely assembled in Yemen but often fitted with components made in Iran, such as computerised guidance systems, Hinz said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-new...18792.html

(03-01-2024, 11:50 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]This is 100% a Proxy war by Iran. That's why Hamas is very desperate for Hezbollah or even to ask Iran for help to enter war, as defenses fall. Hamas is a stupid fool, Hezbollah is only watching as Iran set all the plan...

Reports Say Israel Assasinated Top Hamas Official Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut @haaretzcom.

Also on Friday, Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov demanded the lifting of international sanctions on his family in return for the release of 20 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Chechen soldiers captured the Ukrainians during fighting in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Kadyrov said on Friday, according to Russian media reports.

He showed a video in Chechnya’s capital Grozny in which these Ukrainians allegedly also pleaded for an exchange under the conditions he mentioned. Chechen leader said the punitive measures imposed on his mother, his daughters and his😅 (horses??) should be lifted. “Even if there are some more sanctions on me, we will still release these Ukraine people,” he said.

Kyiv posts: Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov demands lifting of international sanctions on his family in return for release of 20 Ukrainian prisoners of war

Topic | Ukraine war. 7:06am, 6 Jan, 2024
Engineers neutralised the warhead of an enemy Kinzhal aerial hypersonic missile,” the Russia’s ‘undefeatable’ missile doesn’t work well: UK intel
it had shot down 10 Kinzhal missiles. According to the British defence ministry, Moscow reserves these warheads for what it considers to be “high-value and well-defended” Kyiv has repeatedly said the Patriot air defence system is vital to defending the country from Russia. Kyiv has urged for more Western military support, worrying about war fatigue in some countries as the conflict drags on for almost two years.

Also on Friday, Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov demanded the lifting of international sanctions on his family in return for the release of 20 Ukrainian prisoners of war.. Chechen soldiers captured the Ukrainians during fighting in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Kadyrov said on Friday, according to Russian media reports. He showed a video in Chechnya’s capital Grozny in which these Ukrainians allegedly also pleaded for an exchange under the conditions he had mentioned.

In the restless waters where global tensions simmer and boil, the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78), a leviathan of American naval power, is cutting through the Eastern Mediterranean’s choppy waves.

This titan of the seas, a juggernaut stretching 1,092 feet (332.8 meters) with technology so advanced it feels ripped from the pages of a sci-fi thriller, is setting a course away from the cauldron of conflict that’s the Israel-Hamas war.

New Age of Naval Warfare: The Rising Missile Threat and picture this: the world’s largest and most sophisticated aircraft carrier, flanked by the deadly elegance of the Ticonderoga-class USS Normandy (CG-60) and its Arleigh-Burke-class destroyer kin, including USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116), USS Ramage (DDG-61), USS Carney (DDG-64), and USS Roosevelt (DDG-80).

It’s not just a fleet; it’s a floating fortress, a steel-clad fist of the United States, flexing its muscles in some of the most contested waters on Earth.

A view from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13), while Normandy as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 6, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)
CarrierStrike-Group...
https://sofrep.com/news/rising-tides-of-...n-mission/

Just happened!! US Navy Aircraft Carrier With Philippine Challenges Beijing's South China Sea Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0gRRCtpYwo

(06-01-2024, 11:47 PM)[[ForeverAlone]] Wrote: [ -> ]Just happened!! US Navy Aircraft Carrier With Philippine Challenges Beijing's South China Sea Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0gRRCtpYwo

China has a new carrier-shaped target, and it looks a lot like the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. Satellite images show the suspected target on a range in the desert....The mock-ups may be opportunities for China to test elements of its missile force, which has grown in recent years

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New Age of Naval Warfare: The Rising Missile Threat and picture this: the world’s largest and most sophisticated aircraft carrier, flanked by the deadly elegance of the Ticonderoga-class USS Normandy (CG-60) and its Arleigh-Burke-class destroyer kin, including USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116), USS Ramage (DDG-61), USS Carney (DDG-64), and USS Roosevelt (DDG-80).

It’s not just a fleet; it’s a floating fortress, a steel-clad fist of the United States, flexing its muscles in some of the most contested waters on Earth.

(28-12-2023, 08:56 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Houthis recruit thousands of Yemenis under anti-Israel chants...Yemen’s govt authorities have accused Houthis of leveraging widespread popular fury in Yemen over Israel’s brutal shelling of Gaza to recruit Yemenis.

Israeli air-strike on Lebanon border town killed a Hezbollah fighter, Wednesday media reporting two of his relatives were also killed. Hezbollah later Wednesday said it launched a barrage of 30 rockets on northern Israel “in response to the enemy’s repeated crimes.”

In Syria, Israeli strike Monday killed Iranian general Razi Moussavi, a senior commander in the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran vowed to avenge his death, whose body was due to be repatriated for burial after memorial prayers at Shiite holy sites in Iraq on Wednesday.

Yemen’s Houthis have repeatedly fired at Israel and at passing cargo ships in the Red Sea in attacks in solidarity with Hamas. As US military forces shot down more than a dozen Houthi attack drones and several missiles, Pentagon said, reporting no casualties or damage.

Israel’s military said Tuesday a fighter jet over the Red Sea had intercepted “a hostile aerial target that was on its way to Israeli territory.”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2432756/middle-east

Why is Somalia so angry about Ethiopia’s new Red Sea port deal?...Ethiopia’s economy has struggled with no sea access, and an agreement to use a Somaliland port has upset its neighbour. Tongue

(06-01-2024, 11:47 PM)[[ForeverAlone]] Wrote: [ -> ]Just happened!! US Navy Aircraft Carrier With Philippine Challenges Beijing's South China Sea Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0gRRCtpYwo

U.S.-Philippine Alliance, and broader commitment to the Indo-Pacific region. It serves to fortify relationships with local leaders and communities, reaffirming the seven-decade-old Alliance between U.S. and the Philippines.

It Port calls are part of U.S. Navy’s routine operations, and CSG-1 is committed to maintaining that tradition to support operational readiness and regional partnerships.

"It is a pleasure for the Carrier Strike Group to visit the Republic of Philippines. U.S. and Philippines are steadfast friends, partners in prosperity, and ironclad allies," said Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, CSG-1. "Our two countries share democratic values, close cultural ties and our alliance has stood strong for over 72 years. As our oldest treaty ally in East Asia. Philippines has shown their unwavering commitment in helping secure a free, open, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region."
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-S...ilippines/

(06-01-2024, 11:47 PM)[[ForeverAlone]] Wrote: [ -> ]Just happened!! US Navy Aircraft Carrier With Philippine Challenges Beijing's South China Sea Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0gRRCtpYwo

Republic of Philippines are steadfast friends, partners in prosperity, and ironclad allies," said U.S Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, CSG-1. "Our two countries share democratic values, close cultural ties and our alliance has stood strong for over 72 years oldest treaty ally in East Asia, particularly in S.E.A. water.
https://youtu.be/TNoRmKxSxao?si=4uKu1blHO--nyOxx

The Task Forces -- CSG, following its departure from Singapore on Dec. 21 after a port visit, has been operating in the South China Sea, according to a Dec. 27 Navy release.

The Carl Vinson CSG departed San Diego on Oct. 12 for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. Destroyers USS Hopper (DDG-70) and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) are also part of the CSG but operating independently.
https://news.usni.org/2024/01/03/carrier...-china-sea

(07-01-2024, 07:43 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]The Task Forces -- CSG, following its departure from Singapore on Dec. 21 after a port visit, has been operating in the South China Sea, according to a Dec. 27 Navy release.

The Carl Vinson CSG departed San Diego on Oct. 12 for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. Destroyers USS Hopper (DDG-70) and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) are also part of the CSG but operating independently.
https://news.usni.org/2024/01/03/carrier...-china-sea

Ships from Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) and the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and Hellenic Navy frigate HS Navarinon (F 461) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea as they move to Red Sea.. Tongue

Latest news. U.S. Navy’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, transited the Strait of Gibraltar and exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Jan. 5, 2024.

Said Capt. Rick Burgess, commanding officer of Ford. “At the height of our readiness proficiency, we were called to the Eastern Med, and proved to be the right ship at the right time to answer our nation’s calling. The Gerald R. Ford is everything our nation hoped it would be, and more.” The task group sail >Strait of Gibraltar to connects the Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean. Big Grin

(30-12-2023, 01:47 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israel / Hamas war...continue with more Israelis trooper slowly moving into North Gaza first...
https://youtu.be/9zqJ4SqS2aU?si=90Hr_BC2FChO0dxj

Israel tries to appease US with proposals for Gaza as Blinken heads to Middle East Washington wants concessions from the Netanyahu administration, as critics say plans lack detail or commitment

Israeli officials are scrambling to head off mounting frustration in Washington in the run-up to a potentially difficult meeting between top US diplomat and Benjamin Netanyahu by offering a series of policy proposals on Gaza that critics say lack detail or commitment. The US has offered staunch support to Israel since the outbreak of its war with Hamas three months ago but is anxious to secure some concessions from Netanyahu to lower regional tensions and help avert a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, arrived in Turkey on Friday to begin a week-long Middle East tour. During his upcoming visit to Israel, Blinken is expected to put pressure on Netanyahu to do more to protect civilians in Gaza, allow more aid to reach territory and rein in outspoken far-right ministers who have called for mass resettlement of Palestinians – rhetoric that US has condemned as inflammatory and irresponsible.

Netanyahu has angered Washington far refusing to engage in any detailed planning for the governance of Gaza when Israel’s military offensive ends and by rejecting the US’s preferred options.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/j...iddle-east

Gaza’s ministry health says that at least 22,835 Palestinians had been killed by yesterday, with another 58,416 reportedly injured figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians, an estimated 70% are women & children. 7,000 more are reportedly missing and most are likely dead.

Israel’s final count for Hamas’s 7 October massacre is 1,139: 685 Israeli civilians, 373 members of the security forces, and 71 foreigners. Deaths in Israel since then bring the total to about 1,200. 36 of the victims were children. The Israeli military says that 174 soldiers have been killed in Gaza, and 1,023 injured.

(08-01-2024, 03:52 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Gaza’s ministry health says that at least 22,835 Palestinians had been killed by yesterday, with another 58,416 reportedly injured figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians, an estimated 70% are women & children. 7,000 more are reportedly missing and most are likely dead.

Israel’s final count for Hamas’s 7 October massacre is 1,139: 685 Israeli civilians, 373 members of the security forces, and 71 foreigners. Deaths in Israel since then bring the total to about 1,200. 36 of the victims were children. The Israeli military says that 174 soldiers have been killed in Gaza, and 1,023 injured.

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senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Tawil
By Ali Harb. Published On 8 Jan 2024
8 Jan 2024 -- A suspected Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels the region attempting to prevent the outbreak of a wider war.

At least 249 Palestinians have been killed and 510 wounded in the previous 24 hours in Gaza, the health ministry says.

This live page is now closed. Follow along with our coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza on our new page, here.... Undecided

UN Security Council approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to “cease its brazen” attacks in the Red Sea.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in region, warned "there will be consequences” for the continued Houthi attacks, hours after US Navy shot down a barrage of Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen.

The food situation in northern Gaza is "absolutely horrific," World Health Organization said. And a British doctor told CNN, nothing prepared him for the daily horror of working in a hospital in Gaza. As Israel is set to appear before International Court of Justice on Thursday in a high-stakes case that could determine the course of the brutal war..

As Israel is set to appear before International Court of Justice on Thursday in a high-stakes case that could determine the course of the brutal war..

How come, the Russian boss, can also everyday go on, keep killing Ukraine innocent people's... crying

(11-01-2024, 10:25 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]As Israel is set to appear before International Court of Justice on Thursday in a high-stakes case that could determine the course of the brutal war..

How come, the Russian boss, can also everyday go on, keep killing Ukraine innocent people's...

In Ukraine / Russia War....Here.

Elsewhere, Russian soldiers do not seem to be fairing well on battlefield in other areas of Ukraine either. On Monday, Ukraine’s military released footage appearing to show Russian soldiers shooting themselves dead during fighting.

In the 9-second clip, three Russian soldiers are seen beside an infantry fighting vehicle (BMP).
Two lie down, while one sits in the middle. At the sixth second, soldier on the left fires a shot, followed by two shots from soldier on the right.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26499
The command did not specify the location of the incident or the fate of the third Russian soldier.

While Kyiv Post could not independently verify the video's authenticity, Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko reposted the Zahid command's publication on his Telegram channel.

In the comments section, commentators expressed little sympathy for the soldiers.

One person wrote: “And was it necessary for them to go to Ukraine?”

Another said: “So they couldn't shoot themselves at home? It was necessary to come to Ukraine?”

Another commentator asked: “why they don't surrender,” adding: “Shouldn't the instinct of self-preservation kick in?”

Clues to the answer can be found in the testimony of Russian POWs interviewed last year by Kyiv Post.

Putin cannot f..k care about them been kill or one (1) man said, he was told by his commanders that it's better to use a grenade to kill himself and any enemies approaching rather than surrender and face “torture.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26499

(11-01-2024, 10:25 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]As Israel is set to appear before International Court of Justice on Thursday in a high-stakes case that could determine the course of the brutal war..

How come, the Russian boss, can also everyday go on, keep killing Ukraine innocent people's...

Another commentator asked: “why they don't surrender,” adding: “Shouldn't the instinct of self-preservation kick in?”

Clues to the answer can be found in the testimony of Russian POWs interviewed last year by Kyiv Post. And answer can get itfrom Russia boss the mad Devil

Putin, himself. Devil

Israel has acknowledged assassinating Hezbollah's most senior military commander in the south of Lebanon, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz offering an unusual public confirmation in a TV interview. Several other high-profile figures from the group have also been killed.

As the Israeli military and the militant group Hezbollah exchange fire over the border separating southern Lebanon and northern Israel, there are fears the raging war between Israel and Hamas could ignite a wider regional conflict.

Below is a look at what's going on, the background to the long-simmering tension between Israel and Hezbollah, and what the risks are for the region and the world. Almost daily since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7, Hezbollah rockets have struck Israeli positions, including military posts, in northern Israel. Israel has also hit targets in southern Lebanon, and tens of thousands of people from border communities in both countries have been evacuated.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-hez...hamas-war/

(11-01-2024, 05:34 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israel has acknowledged assassinating Hezbollah's most senior military commander in the south of Lebanon, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz offering an unusual public confirmation in a TV interview. Several other high-profile figures from the group have also been killed.

As the Israeli military and the militant group Hezbollah exchange fire over the border separating southern Lebanon and northern Israel, there are fears the raging war between Israel and Hamas could ignite a wider regional conflict.

Below is a look at what's going on, the background to the long-simmering tension between Israel and Hezbollah, and what the risks are for the region and the world. Almost daily since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7, Hezbollah rockets have struck Israeli positions, including military posts, in northern Israel. Israel has also hit targets in southern Lebanon, and tens of thousands of people from border communities in both countries have been evacuated.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-hez...hamas-war/

Its smaller, similarly Iran-backed Hamas. Hezbollah has been designated terrorist organization by the US govt for almost two decades, several o leaders, including Nasrallah, are listed as global terrorists.

What does Lebanon have to do with the Israel-Hamas war?...Lebanon is a country of about 5.3 million people just to the north of Israel. The two nations have fought multiple wars. When state of Israel was established in 1948, more than 100,000 Palestinian refugees fled to Lebanon. UN agency for Palestinians says there are currently between 200,000 and 250,000 Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon, many have been left impoverished due to "decades of structural discrimination related to employment opportunities and denial of the right to own property." After Israel responded to Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack by launching the war in Gaza to dismantle the group, Hezbollah started attacking targets in northern Israel in support of Hamas and the Palestinian people.

Hezbollah said it did not know Oct. 7 attack was coming ahead of time & not believed to coordinate extensively with Hamas. The Iran's "resistance front" & prospect of a wider war. Iran supports both Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen that has been attacking ships in the Red Sea, severely impacting maritime trade through the vital shipping passage.

All of the Iran-backed groups have said their actions are in support of the Palestinian people, and none of them acknowledge any orchestration or coordination with Iran, which denies any role in the attacks.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-hez...hamas-war/

(11-01-2024, 10:40 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Another commentator asked: “why they don't surrender,” adding: “Shouldn't the instinct of self-preservation kick in?” Clues to the answer can be found in the testimony of Russian POWs interviewed last year by Kyiv Post. And answer can get it from Russia boss the mad Putin, himself.

Israel officials support Gaza destruction, court hears. "Israel has genocidal intent in Gaza", says lawyer representing South Africa. The claims were made by South African lawyers as it presented its case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice. South Africa also called on the court to order Israel to cease military operations in Gaza.

Will the South Africa International Court of Justice go and ask this same question,

Same for Russia and or Putin accusing Russia of genocide by the International Court of Justice...right.

This is a vidal absolutely necessary question. For Justice must be see as a justice fair play. Right. Tongue

Israel Killing Of Hezbollah Leader Tests Willingness To Deal. Fighting has escalated amid attempts to hostilities contained and possible border negotiations. Reports Mon Israel has killed a major Hezbollah commander comes after what is described as militants' first act of retaliation against Israel following assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri in southern Beirut.

This development threatens to jeopardize U.S.-led efforts to calm situation on Lebanese-Israeli front, after Hezbollah's leadership appeared to signal a conditional willingness to engage in such a process. Reuters reported on Monday that an Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed Wissam al-Tawil a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan force. Meanwhile, Hezbollah issued a statement Saturday saying it had launched a barrage of 62 rockets at Israeli air surveillance base located at Mount Meron in Northern Israel. According to the statement rocket attack struck intended target in what it said was a preliminary response to assassination of Al-Arouri, indicating the score with Israel has yet to be settled over the killing of the Hamas official.

The Israeli side meanwhile confirmed that 40 rockets were launched towards the base, without further elaborating as to whether the rockets had reached their target. But according to Israeli daily Haaretz on Sunday night, the Israelis are now saying the operation inflicted heavy damage on its military facility, meanwhile announced it carried out a large-scale operation against Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon in response to Shiite movement's operation. According to Israeli army “significant assets” belonging to the movement were hit in the attacks.

These developments come after Hezbollah's secretary general Hassan Nasrallah on Friday vowed retaliation for Al-Arouri’s assassination, which marked the first Israeli military operation targeting the Lebanese capital since the 2006 war with Hezbollah.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/hezbol...al-israel/

US strikes Houthi targets as Israel-Hamas war rages. live news Live: See pictures on the ground in Yemen showing US, UK airstrikes

US strikes Houthi targets as Israel-Hamas war rages. Iranian-backed Houthi militants warned they would retaliate after the US and UK launched strikes against the group in Yemen, as tensions sparked by Israel's war in Gaza spread to a new arena.. The US strikes were a response to the Houthis' attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, which have effectively closed one of the world’s main trade routes to most container ships.

The escalation comes as world leaders try to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spilling into a wider regional conflict involving Iran's proxies, including the Houthis and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Israel has hit back against a genocide case brought by South Africa to the UN's top court, saying the claims presented a "grossly distorted story." Its lawyers argued that if genocide had been committed, it was against Israel during the October 7 attacks.
https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-...index.html

Ten countries involved in air strikes on Yemen’s Houthis – as it happened.....United States and Britain have carried out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in Yemen. It’s the first time strikes have been launched against the Iran-backed group since it started targeting international shipping in the Red Sea late last year.
An official from Yemen’s Houthis has reacted to the bombings on X. Abdul Qader al-Mortada said: American-Zionist-British aggression against Yemen launches several raids on the capital, Sanaa, Hodeidah governorate, Saada, and Dhamar
The US and British militaries have used warship-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets in the strikes, several US officials told the Associated Press. The military targets include logistical hubs, air defence systems and weapons storage locations.

US president Joe Biden has released a statement on the strikes – where he highlights the countries involved in the military action – including Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...e-case-icj

(02-12-2023, 04:19 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Huat Arhh...To Houthis another fool who want to follow N howlao (SHOW OFF) to US, they wanted to back Iran. This time Israel is showing to (Iran)Houthis. They deny report explosion in capital that is caused by old bombs left from previous fighting?

The shortest distance (air line) between Yemen and Jerusalem is 1,365.77 mi (2,198.00 km).

U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia...The American-led strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/us/po...rikes.html

US-UK strikes draw sharp response from Houthis. Here's what we know

The joint US-UK strikes on Houthi targets Thursday night marked a dramatic escalation in the West's response to weeks' worth of attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. It also drew a harsh response from the Houthis, who quickly launched retaliatory strikes.

Here's what you need to know on Friday.
Houthis vow revenge: Houthi forces launched retaliatory attacks on US and UK warships in the Red Sea after strikes by the US and its partners, a senior member of the group claimed early Friday. Meanwhile, the Houthi deputy foreign minister warned the US and Britain would face severe repercussions for what he termed a blatant act of aggression.
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news...index.html

Germany says it’ll intervene in ICJ case on Israel’s behalf, blasting genocide accusation.

The German government sharply rejects allegations before the UN’s top court that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza and warned against “political instrumentalization” of the charge.

Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit says in a statement that Israel was “defending itself” after the “inhuman” attacks by Hamas on October 7.

He says Germany would intervene as a third party before the ICJ under an article allowing states to seek clarification on the use of a multilateral convention.

The move allows Germany to present its own case to the court that Israel has not infringed the genocide convention and has not committed or intended to commit genocide.

Germany is not claiming to be legally impacted by South Africa’s case and therefore it does not require the ICJ’s permission for third party intervention.

As a signatory of the 1948 Genocide Convention, it has the right to join cases and put forward its arguments on the case.

Hebestreit stated that Germany “intends to intervene as a third party in the main hearing,” suggesting Berlin will intrude in South Africa’s primary case against Israel in which the court could take years to decide whether or not Israel has violated the Genocide Convention.

Accordingly, the move does not appear to influence this week’s proceedings — hearings where South Africa has requested an interim injunction from the court compelling Israel to implement a ceasefire. A decision on that more immediate matter is expected within one month.

In light of German history and the crimes against humanity of the Shoah, the German government is particularly committed to the [UN] Genocide Convention,” signed in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust, Hebestreit says.

He says the Convention marked a “central instrument” under international law to prevent another Holocaust.

For this reason, he says, “we stand firmly against a political instrumentalization” of the Convention.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...7-attacks/

(31-12-2023, 10:59 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israel did't start this terrorist massacre, Iran is saying. So why, U!. Hamas start it. It was plan in Gaza undergound by Hamas lehh.... Watch this Video, U'll will.
https://youtu.be/9zqJ4SqS2aU?si=U7bR4J-dmJoCnsmz

EU aiming to send three destroyers to Red Sea

EU is aiming to send at least three warships to the Red Sea by March to help stop Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.

"To be efficient, the force generation objective should be at least three anti-air destroyers or frigates with multi-mission capabilities for at least one year", as well as "airborne early-warning capabilities", with "satellite support", the EU foreign service said in a proposal on Wednesday (10 Jan)

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