*Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded 10 deaths “due to famine and malnutrition” over the past 24 hours, including two children, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths to 313, 119 of whom were children.
*During that time period, at least 75 Palestinians, including 18 aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to the ministry.
*Israel is using overwhelming force in its push to occupy Gaza City, with tanks and warplanes levelling entire blocks, according to Al Jazeera’s team on the ground.
*Israel has killed at least 62,895 people and wounded 158,927 in its war on Gaza. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Gaza aid deliveries declined over past two weeks: UNRWA
UNRWA media adviser Adnan has told colleagues amount of aid entering Gaza has declined no medical equipment was delivered over the past two weeks.
Here are the rest of his translated comments:
One million children are at risk of acute malnutrition across the enclave.
Half a million people in Gaza City face famine.
Israel is turning its back on all resolutions and laws, and famine denial is part of that.
We are on the brink of collapse of the humanitarian and relief system in the Gaza Strip.
(27-08-2025, 09:56 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]*Gaza’s Health has recorded 10 deaths “due to famine & malnutrition” over the past 24 hours, including two children, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths to 313, 119 of whom were children.
*During that time period, at least 75 Palestinians, including 18 aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip.
*Israel used overwhelming force to occupy Gaza City, will use tanks, warplanes levelling entire blocks, Al Jazeera’s team on the ground said.
*Israel has killed at least 62,895 people, wounded 158,927 in war on Gaza. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on Oct 7, 2023, more than 200 were taken captive.
Gaza aid deliveries declined over 2 wks:
UNRWA media adviser Adnan told colleagues amount of aid entering Gaza has declined no medical equipment was delivered over the past two weeks.
Here are rest of his translated comments:
A million children are at risk of acute malnutrition enclave & half a million Gaza City face famine.
Israel is turning its back on all resolutions & laws, and famine denial is part of that.
We are on the brink of collapse of the humanitarian and relief system in the Gaza Strip.
Senior Israeli Defence Force (IDF) announced that around 130,000 reservists will take part in Israel’s planned military ops to take Gaza City.
Fighting is expected to continue well into 2026. The first set of 40,000–50,000 reservists are due to show up for duty on
September 2. Research, to published in a forthcoming book, call-up plans raise significant legal issues for countries permit their dual-Israeli nationals to serve IDF — whether through voluntary enlistment programs such as Mahal & Garin Tzabar, or compulsory reserve duty.
Compulsory service & dual citizenship. Under
Israeli law, citizen or permanent resident must serve in IDF for 18 to 36 months (based on their age, marital status & gender), followed by ten years of reserve duty.
Dual citizens living abroad are not exempt,
expected to settle their conscription status through Israeli consulates and embassies.
Following October 7 2023 Hamas attacks, Israel expanded compulsory service to 3 years, boosting IDF to 169,500 active troops & 465,000 reservists.
While many reservists are currently residents in Israel, significant numbers also live overseas.
(28-08-2025, 11:46 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Senior Israeli Defence Force (IDF) announced that around 130,000 reservists will take part in Israel’s planned military ops to take Gaza City. Fighting is expected to continue well into 2026. The first set of 40,000–50,000 reservists are due to show up for duty on September 2. Research, to published in a forthcoming book, call-up plans raise significant legal issues for countries permit their dual-Israeli nationals to serve IDF — whether through voluntary enlistment programs such as Mahal & Garin Tzabar, or compulsory reserve duty.
Compulsory service & dual citizenship. It Israeli law, citizen or permanent resident must serve in IDF for 18 to 36 months (based on their age, marital status & gender), followed by ten years of reserve duty.
Dual citizens living abroad are not exempt,
expected to settle their conscription status through Israeli consulates and embassies.
Following October 7 2023 Hamas attacks, Israel expanded compulsory service to 3 years, boosting IDF to 169,500 active troops & 465,000 reservists.
While many reservists are currently residents in Israel, significant numbers also live overseas.
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(28-08-2025, 10:41 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...s-on-iran/
UK, France, Germany launch process to impose snapback sanctions on Iran.
Britain, France and Germany launch a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a step likely to stoke tensions two mths after Israel & the U.S. bombed Iran, according to a letter sent by E3 to UN Security Council seen by Reuters.
The trio, known as the E3, say in a statement they had decided to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism before they lose the ability in mid-October to restore sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.
They have held several rounds of talks with Iran since Israel and the United States struck its nuclear installations in mid-June, aiming to agree to defer the mechanism, but they deemed that talks in Geneva on Tuesday did not yield sufficiently tangible commitments from Iran. The E3 have pressed ahead now over accusations that Iran has violated the 2015 deal that aimed to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. The United States, which was party to that deal, pulled out under President Donald Trump in 2018, and held failed indirect negotiations earlier this year with Tehran.
The E3, whose ministers informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of their decision yesterday, says they hoped that Iran would engage by the end of September to provide commitments over its nuclear program that will convince them to defer concrete action. Iran has previously warned of a “harsh response” if sanctions are reinstated.
(28-08-2025, 10:46 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]UK, France, Germany launch process to impose snapback sanctions on Iran.
Britain, France and Germany launch a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a step likely to stoke tensions two mths after Israel & the U.S. bombed Iran, according to a letter sent by E3 to UN Security Council seen by Reuters.
The trio, known as the E3, say in a statement they had decided to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism before they lose the ability in mid-October to restore sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.
They have held several rounds of talks with Iran since Israel and the United States struck its nuclear installations in mid-June, aiming to agree to defer the mechanism, but they deemed that talks in Geneva on Tuesday did not yield sufficiently tangible commitments from Iran. The E3 have pressed ahead now over accusations that Iran has violated the 2015 deal that aimed to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. The United States, which was party to that deal, pulled out under President Donald Trump in 2018, and held failed indirect negotiations earlier this year with Tehran.
The E3, whose ministers informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of their decision yesterday, says they hoped that Iran would engage by the end of September to provide commitments over its nuclear program that will convince them to defer concrete action. Iran has previously warned of a “harsh response” if sanctions are reinstated.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...s-on-iran/
Turkey cuts all trade ties w/Israel, shuts its airspace & ports over Gaza. Turkey has cut all trade and economic ties with Israel, closed its airspace to Israeli planes, and barred maritime access in a major diplomatic escalation over the Gaza war.
Abbas was also scheduled to attend a summit at the UN headquarters hosted by France and Saudi Arabia during which Britain, France, Australia and Canada are planning to formally recognize a Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority & the foreign ministers of a number of European countries pointed out in response & 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement signed between UN & the US prohibit US from restricting access to UN headquarters district in New York for representatives of UN member states and UN officials.
The decision by the U.S. to refuse to issue visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of others of PA officials, in order to prevent them from attending the UN General Assembly in New York next month, inevitably generated strong protest from the PA itself, as well as from several European countries and Palestinian allies. US State Dept said to announced its decision on Friday, saying it would prevent Abbas & some 80 other Palestinian officials from participating in UN General Assembly scheduled to convene in September.
(29-08-2025, 10:51 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Turkey cuts all trade ties w/Israel, shuts its airspace & ports over Gaza. Turkey has cut all trade and economic ties with Israel, closed its airspace to Israeli planes, and barred maritime access in a major diplomatic escalation over the Gaza war.
Israel>>to Turkish Trade Ban,
Tugboat Order go to Bulgaria.
Israel Ports Company, oversees ops of country’s ports, along w/Ministry of Transport, reporting have moved an order for two advanced technology tugboats to a shipyard in Bulgaria in response to actions of Turkish govt. According to reports, the order was valued at $30 million & had previously been with an unnamed Turkish shipbuilder. News of the change came as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed in a speech to parliament today, August 29, country’s new actions against Israel. As has been reported, Turkey is banning Israeli ships from its ports, ships transporting military cargo for Israel, and also, according to minister, has closed its airspace. Turkish ships are also prohibited from calling at Israeli ports, expanding on a trade ban the govt imposed last year.
“Our decision to replace Turkish shipyard with a friendly shipyard in Bulgaria is an expression of a clear policy,” said Miri Regev of the Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, according to a report in Israeli news outlet Haipo. “We will not give in to boycotts, but will continue to ensure the strengthening of the ports, continuity of service, and the independence of the State of Israel's operations.” The Haifa Maritime Transport Company signed new contract with Bulgaria’s MTG Dolphin shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria. They will build two tugs to be delivered to the port by the end of 2026. "The new tugboats are an integral part of our preparations for the coming years,” said Moshe Ben Zaken, Director General of the Ministry of Transportation. “We are working determinedly to provide Israel's ports with the most advanced technological tools to deal with the constant increase in the volume of maritime traffic."
The new tugs will be the most powerful yet deployed in Israel, with a pulling capacity of 85 tons. They will use Rotor tug technology. The plan calls for the new vessels to replace two of the four tugs currently operating in the Haifa port.
Israel in April acquired for approximately $14.6 million a tug named Almog. The VECTOR model tug has a pulling capacity of 73 tons and is currently the most powerful in the country. It was deployed to the port of Ashdod and operates in the southern part of the country. Turkey has historically been a strong trading partner with Israel. It was exporting building materials such as iron, marble, steel, cement, aluminum, and bricks, as well as fertilizer and construction equipment to Israel. The Bank of Israel reported more than $5.3 billion in exports from Turkey to Israel in 2023 before the prior embargo. Even after the 2024 embargo, unofficial numbers show $100 to $200 million a month in Turkish goods arriving in Israel, according to a report in the Israeli newspaper Globes.
(27-08-2025, 09:56 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]*Gaza’s Health Ministry recorded 10 deaths “due to famine malnutrition” over past 24 hrs, including 2 children, bringing total hunger-related deaths to 313, 119 of whom were children.
*By this time at least 75 Palestinians, including 18 aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's ministry.
*Israel is using overwhelming force in its push to occupy Gaza City, with tanks and warplanes levelling entire blocks, according to Al Jazeera’s team on the ground.
*Israel has killed at least 62,895 people and wounded 158,927 in its war on Gaza. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, & more than 200 were taken captive. Gaza aid deliveries declined over past two weeks: UNRWA
UNRWA media adviser Adnan has told colleagues amount of aid entering Gaza has declined no medical equipment was delivered over the past two weeks. Here are rest of his translated comments: A million children are at risk of acute malnutrition across enclave. Half a
million in Gaza City face famine. Israel is turning back on all resolutions & it laws, & famine denial is part of that. We are on brink of collapse of the humanitarian & relief system in the Gaza Strip.
Israel meanwhile mulls West Bank annexation in response to moves to recognise Palestine. Israel argues the territories are not occupied in legal terms be'cos they are on disputed lands, UN & most of international community regard them as occupied territory.
JERUSALEM: Israel is considering annexation the occupied West Bank as a possible response to France and other countries recognising a Palestinian state, according to three Israeli officials & the idea will be discussed further on Sunday (Aug 31), official said. Extension of Israeli sovereignty to West Bank, de facto annexation land captured in the 1967 Middle East war, was on the agenda for PM Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet meeting late Sunday, is expected to focus on Gaza war, member of the small circle of ministers said. It's unclear precisely such measure would anywhere be applied & when, whether only in Israeli settlements or some of them, or in specific areas of West Bank like the Jordan Valley & whether any concrete steps, would likely entail a lengthy legislative process, would follow discussions. Any step toward annexation in the West Bank would likely draw widespread condemnation from the Palestinians, who seek the territory for a future state, as well as Arab and Western countries. It's unclear when US Donald Trump stands on the matter. The White House & State Dept did't immediately respond to a request for comment.
A spokesperson for Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar did't respond to a request for comment on whether Saar discussed move w/his US counterpart Marco Rubio in his visit to Washington last week. Netanyahu's office did't immediately respond to a request for comment whether prime minister supports annexation & if so, where?.
(31-08-2025, 10:32 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Abbas was also scheduled to attend a summit at the UN headquarters hosted by France and Saudi Arabia during which Britain, France, Australia and Canada are planning to formally recognize a Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority & the foreign ministers of a number of European countries pointed out in response & 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement signed between UN & the US prohibit US from restricting access to UN headquarters district in New York for representatives of UN member states and UN officials.
The decision by the U.S. to refuse to issue visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of others of PA officials, in order to prevent them from attending the UN General Assembly in New York next month, inevitably generated strong protest from the PA itself, as well as from several European countries and Palestinian allies. US State Dept said to announced its decision on Friday, saying it would prevent Abbas & some 80 other Palestinian officials from participating in UN General Assembly scheduled to convene in September.
A past pledge by Netanyahu to annex Jewish settlements & the Jordan Valley was scrapped in 2020 in favour of normalising ties w/United Arab Emirates & Bahrain in so-called Abraham Accords brokered by Trump in his first term in office. Office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas did't immediately ask for request to comment. US said Friday it would not allow Abbas to travel to New York for UN gathering of world leaders, where several US allies are set to recognise Palestine as a state.
PLEDGES TO RECOGNISE PALESTINE
Israel, which is facing mounting international criticism over war in Gaza, is angered by pledges by France, Britain, Australia & Canada to formally recognize a Palestinian state at summit during the UN General Assembly in September.
The United Nations' highest court in 2024 said Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, including West Bank, its settlements there are illegal & should withdrawn as soon as possible.
Israel argues territories are not occupied in legal terms b'cos they are on disputed lands, but UN & most of the international community regard them as occupied territory.
Its annexations of East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights decades ago have not won international recognition. Members of Netanyahu's ruling coalition have been calling for years for Israel to formally annex parts of the West Bank, territory, to which Israel cites biblical and historical ties.
(08-02-2024, 03:53 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]DOHA – Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for 4½ months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip. Agreement would be reached on an end to the war?.. Hanas, militant is a terror group’s is proposal – to Qatari and Egyptian – comes in the biggest diplomatic push for an extended halt to fighting, and was met with hope. Israel’s Channel 13 cited a senior official saying some of demands Hamas were not acceptable to Israel. Previously said it will not pull its troops out until Hamas is wiped out. Report quoted unidentified official as saying Israeli authorities would debate whether to reject Hamas’s proposals outright or ask for alternative conditions.
Hamas offer document seen by Reuters confirmed by sources, appears to finesse Hamas’ long-standing demand for a full end to the war as a pre-condition before releasing hostages it seized on Oct 7 in the raid that precipitated Israel’s assault. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken mediators met Qatar, Egypt & Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss proposal, source close to negotiations said Hamas counter proposal did not require a guarantee of a permanent ceasefire, but an end to war would have to be agreed during truce b4 final hostages were freed.
A 2nd source said Hamas wanted guarantees fm Qatar, Egypt & friendly states a ceasefire must be upheld and not collapse as soon as hostages go free.
“They want aggression to stop & not temporarily, not where (Israelis) take the hostages and then war again (Palestinian / Hanas) people live in a grinder.” Mr Ezzat El-Reshiq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, confirmed the offer had been passed via Egypt and Qatar to Israel and the U.S.. “We were keen to deal with it in a positive spirit to stop aggression against the Hanas terror Palestinian people to secure a complete lasting ceasefire??, as well as provide relief, aid, shelter and reconstruction,” Reuters news.
Document: first 45-day phase, all Israeli women hostages, males under 19 and the elderly and sick would be released, in exchange for the release of Palestinian women and children from Israeli jails, also Israel must withdraw its troops from populated areas on the first phase. On 2nd phase would not begin until the sides conclude “indirect talks over the requirements needed to end mutual military ops and return to complete calm”.???. The 2nd phase include release of remaining male hostages and full Israeli withdrawal from all of Gaza.????. And Bodies and remains would be exchanged during 3rd phase.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/hamas...end-of-war
More strikes, more bombing
Every visit from US State Secretary to Israel instead of calming things down more weapon is send to Israel, makes things worse, & more strikes chances, more bombing,” said Israel began its military offensive even now & then after terror from Hamas-ruled Gaza killed Israel folks, about 1,200 and took 253 hostages in southern Israel on Oct 7, at least 27,585 Palestinians have been confirmed killed in Israel’s military campaign since, with many thousands more feared buried under rubble. So far, the only truce lasted just a week at the end of November. PM Netanyahu come under pressure from far-right members of his coalition govt who say they will quit rather than endorse any deal that fails to eradicate Hamas from families of hostages who demand a PM Netanyahu
to deal to bring hostages home.
Washington cast hostage truce deal as part of plans for a wider resolution on Middle East conflict, ultimately leading to reconciliation between Israel & the Arab neighbours & the hope to creation a Gaza / Palestinian state, “working hard as possibly, hope try to get an agreement to move forward – not only a renewed but expanded agreement on hostages – benefits that would bring an to the fighting in Gaza & west bank.
PM Netanyahu has rejected a Palestinian state in his msg to Hamas terror group's w/Trump support...So hoot ahh.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ti9xbNVXztI?s...OUcU_jJ2zC
(25-04-2025, 10:20 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Germany halts sales 40 new Eurofighter jets to Turkish Air Force, as U.S. & Israel is watching them, those few player eg: like Turk, Iranian & their group who they back in Lebanon, Syria & Houthi.
https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2025/04/...e_vignette
S'pore Armed Forces (SAF) involved in last month's airdrop ops in Gaza have described experience as humbling, one is filled w/sense of pride & fulfilment,
also important lessons, like teamwork & adapting to challenges swiftly. The SAF delivered ninth tranche of humanitarian aid & completed second airdrop ops to Gaza, alongside its foreign counterparts. Alif Amsyar speaks to some of them.
https://youtu.be/OMEUY5pbGYk?si=FIMzTAqghgSMn0RI
(16-06-2024, 02:35 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israeli's clandestine sales of military, eq helped Iran tide of war falling onto Saddam’s forces 30 plus years ago, the then Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini cast deep into Iran. This man founded Islamic Republic of Iran who soon overthrowing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1979 led his new country for first time and 30 years passed when on to transforming a 1,300-yr-old monarchy ruled country over-night ruled to Sharia law. So.
Ayatollah with formidable islamic Revolutionary army his Guard Corps fight on.
After Shah fled into exile, the fledgling republic turned back on Western-leaning outlook of its former monarch. Khomeini oversaw descent into a fiercely religious society, & evolution of a personality cult that exists to this day.
Jerusalem - Israel-Iran alliance & U.S.
Israel's arm sales to Islamic Republic during Iran-Iraq War 30 plus years is now turning on it enemy. Mainly on Israel state.
After death of Shah,
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini cast his deepest corners for Iran. This man who founded Islamic Republic of Iran who overthrow Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1979 led country for the first few years, transforming 1,300-year-old monarchy into country ruled by Sharia law,
Ayatollahs, who has a formidable military – in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to rule over an fledgling republic as they turned its back on Western nation, as Khomeini oversaw descent into a fierce religious society of cult exists to this day.
Security region as being needed to build alliances with Iran, a non-Arab state, in Middle East to balance immediate neighborhood of Arab states.
This is a secret Dealings for Israel, Iran & U.S not just b'cos of military power but also b'co access to oil too. Israel of course was in dire need of, since Arab states wouldn’t sell it” to them.
Magazine said. “Israelis had this perception of Arabs would essentially be thought as Arab-Persian tensions were of the same nature result, Iran would more or less be a permanent ally.” this is 
what Israel is thinking at now all this, all the times. 
The Israeli military intercepted a missile from Yemen on Sept 3, after country's Houthi rebels stepped up missile attacks in retaliation for killing of its prime minister other senior officials.
(04-09-2025, 07:47 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]
The Israeli military intercepted a missile from Yemen on Sept 3, after country's Houthi rebels stepped up missile attacks in retaliation for killing of its prime minister other senior officials.
JERUSALEM - Israel’s defence minister vowed on Sept 4 to inflict the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt on Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they stepped up their missile attacks against Israel. “The Houthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn – we will complete all 10 plagues,” Mr Israel Katz posted on X.
He was referring to the 10 disasters that the Book of Exodus says were inflicted on Egypt by the Hebrew God to convince the pharaoh to free enslaved Israelites.
Earlier on Sept 4, Israeli army said a missile fired from Yemen struck outside Israeli territory, a day after it intercepted two Houthi missiles.
The Houthis’ military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels had targeted Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport with a ballistic missile. The Iran-backed Houthis have vowed to step up their attacks on Israel, after their prime minister & 11 other senior officials were killed in Israeli air strikes last week.
Houthis have launched repeated drone & missile attacks against Israel since Gaza war erupted in October 2023, saying the launches are in support of Palestinians.
Israel has carried out several rounds of retaliatory strikes in Yemen, targeting ports, power stations & the international airport in Sanaa, rebel-held capital. AFP.
(04-09-2025, 07:56 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]JERUSALEM - Israel’s defence minister vowed on Sept 4 to inflict the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt on Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they stepped up their missile attacks against Israel. “The Houthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn – we will complete all 10 plagues,” Mr Israel Katz posted on X.
He was referring to the 10 disasters that the Book of Exodus says were inflicted on Egypt by the Hebrew God to convince the pharaoh to free enslaved Israelites. Earlier on Sept 4, Israeli army said a missile fired from Yemen struck outside Israeli territory, a day after it intercepted two Houthi missiles. The Houthis’ military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels had targeted Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport with a ballistic missile. The Iran-backed Houthis have vowed to step up their attacks on Israel, after their prime minister & 11 other senior officials were killed in Israeli air strikes last week.
Houthis have launched repeated drone & missile attacks against Israel since Gaza war erupted in October 2023, saying the launches are in support of Palestinians. Israel has carried out several rounds of retaliatory strikes in Yemen, targeting ports, power stations & the international airport in Sanaa, rebel-held capital. AFP.
Yemen's Houthi-run Foreign Ministry says UN should not shield espionage activities. Houthi officials called for raids on UN premises, accusing UN personnel of espionage & bias. Yemen's Houthi-run Foreign Ministry said UN officials' legal immunities should not shield espionage activities, days later continue after at least 18 UN personnel were detained in the capital Sanaa. UN said on Sunday that Houthi rebels raided its premises in Sanaa & detained UN staff, following an Israeli strike that killed prime minister of the Houthi-run govt 9 other ministers and two top official.
Before weekend raids Houthis were already holding 23 UN personnel, some since 2021. Another UN staff member died while in Houthi custody in February.
"So far, the UNICEF and WFP (World Food Programme) offices remain under Houthi control," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday, again calling for immediate unconditional release of all those detained. He said the Houthis had also broken into the UN Development Programme. Multiple UN complexes have been infiltrated "We reiterate that safety & security of UN personnel and property must be guaranteed & that inviolability of UN premises must be respected at all times," he said.
The Houthi-run Foreign Ministry also accused UN of bias, saying it had condemned "legal measures taken by the govt against spy cells involved in crimes," but failed to denounce Israeli attack, Houthi-run news agency Saba reported on Wednesday. Yemen has been split between a Houthi admin in Sanaa & a Saudi-backed govt in Aden since the Iran-aligned Houthis seized Sanaa in late 2014, triggering a decade-long conflict.
The ministry added that Yemen respected "the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations ... while emphasizing that these immunities do not protect espionage activities or those who engage in them, nor provide them with legal cover," it added.
Israeli finance & defense ministries, together with the IDF, have launched “Fighter,” a special benefits club for combat reservists and their spouses. According to a statement from Defense Minister Israel Katz’s office, each reservist will receive a digital card loaded w/credit based on reserve duty days — up to NIS 5,000 ($1,500) per year — redeemable for leisure, culture, restaurants, clothing & govt service fees. Card can also be used by reservists’ spouses, recognizing their shared role in supporting service. “Day be4 yesterday, tens of thousands of reservists were called up again w/goal of freeing the hostages & defeating Hamas,” Katz says. “As a country & society, its our duty to recognize support all reservists and their families.” “The ‘Fighter’ card is another step to embrace reservists and their families,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich adds. “Grants & benefits cannot replace the days you were away from home, but they are a mark of recognition & appreciation from State of Israel.” Addressing reservists, Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa says, “Beyond any financial or monetary consideration, the reservists showing up now… you are reminded that it’s not by the army, money, or force, but by your spirit that we succeed,” adding that defense admin will continue pursuing efforts to improve reservist benefits.
(27-08-2025, 09:56 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]*Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded 10 deaths “due to famine and malnutrition” over the past 24 hours, including two children, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths to 313, 119 of whom were children. *During that time period, at least 75 Palestinians, including 18 aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to the ministry.*Israel is using overwhelming force in its push to occupy Gaza City, with tanks and warplanes levelling entire blocks, according to Al Jazeera’s team on the ground. *Israel has killed at least 62,895 people and wounded 158,927 in its war on Gaza. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Gaza aid deliveries declined past two weeks: UNRWA media adviser Adnan has told colleagues aid entering Gaza has declined no medical equipment was delivered over past two weeks.
Here are the rest of his translated comments:
A million children are at risk of acute malnutrition across the enclave.
Half a million people in Gaza City face famine.
Israel is turning its back on all resolutions and laws, and famine denial is part of that.
We are on brink of collapse of the humanitarian and relief system in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli leaders on Wednesday dismissed a statement from Hamas declaring its willingness to free all hostages in an exchange for ending war in Gaza, vowing to go ahead with planned invasion of Gaza City if Palestinian terror group doesn’t accept Jerusalem’s conditions to permanently halt the fighting.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-tel...n-to-deal/
IDF confirms strike on Gaza City high-rise says housed Hamas infrastructure.
IDF confirms that it struck a high-rise building in Gaza City earlier today, following reports from media in Gaza that Al-Mushtaha tower was hit 3 times.
According to military, the building was being used by Hamas as operational infrastructure, including underground facilities beneath the tower that were utilized to plan attacks, stage ambushes against IDF forces and provide escape routes for terror operatives. IDF took measures ahead of the strike to reduce civilian harm, including issuing warnings, using precision munitions, conducting aerial surveillance, drawing on additional intelligence. cloud of smoke rising from the site after residents were told to evacuate.It remains unclear if there were any casualties.
Hamas releases video of hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal and another captive. Hamas releases a video showing the hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal together with another hostage. Unusually, Gilboa-Dalal is seen in part of the footage above ground, inside a car. In the video, he refers to being held captive for 22 months, which could indicate that the footage was filmed recently, family of 2nd hostage has asked for him not to be identified, according to Hostages and Missing Families Forum, families have not given consent for the video itself to be published. Gilboa-Dalal was last seen in a video in February, during a ceasefire, when Hamas forced him and another captive, Evyatar David, to watch the release of other hostages.
(05-09-2025, 09:13 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Hamas releases video of hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal and another captive. Hamas releases a video showing the hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal together with another hostage. Unusually, Gilboa-Dalal is seen in part of the footage above ground, inside a car. In the video, he refers to being held captive for 22 months, which could indicate that the footage was filmed recently, family of 2nd hostage has asked for him not to be identified, according to Hostages and Missing Families Forum, families have not given consent for the video itself to be published. Gilboa-Dalal was last seen in a video in February, during a ceasefire, when Hamas forced him and another captive, Evyatar David, to watch the release of other hostages.
Israel dismisses 'spin' as Hamas says it is ready for comprehensive Gaza deal.
Israel has rejected a statement from Hamas saying armed group is ready for a "comprehensive deal" to end Gaza war & free all its hostages. "This is more spin by Hamas that has nothing new," PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. It insisted the war would end only once the 48 hostages - 20 of whom are believed to be alive - were released, Hamas was disarmed, Gaza was demilitarised, Israel had security control, and an "alternative civilian administration" was established.
Hamas reiterated its call for a deal that would see hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, Israeli forces withdraw, border crossings reopened, and the start of reconstruction.
The group also said it agreed formation of an administration run by independent technocrats to govern post-war Gaza.
It issued a statement Tuesday evening, hours after Donald Trump wrote on social media: "Tell Hamas IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 Hostages (Not 2 or 5 or 7!), and things will change rapidly. IT WILL END!".... 
(06-09-2025, 02:44 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israel dismisses 'spin' as Hamas says ready for comprehensive Gaza deal.
Israel has rejected a statement from Hamas saying armed group is ready for a "comprehensive deal" to end Gaza war & free all its hostages. "This is more spin by Hamas has nothing new," PM Netanyahu's office said. It insisted the war would end only once the 48 hostages - 20 of whom are believed to be alive - were released, Hamas was disarmed, Gaza was demilitarised, Israel had security control, and an "alternative civilian admin" was established. Hamas reiterated call for a deal would see hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, Israeli forces withdraw, border crossings reopened, and the start of reconstruction. Group said it agreed formation of an administration run by independent technocrats to govern post-war Gaza. It issued a statement Tuesday evening, hours after Donald Trump wrote on social media: "Tell Hamas IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 Hostages (Not 2 or 5 or 7!), and things will change rapidly. IT WILL END!"....
Hamas ‘welcomes’ new ceasefire proposal, Israel pounds Gaza City.
1) US issued a new ceasefire plan would immediate release all Israeli captives still held in Gaza in exchange for about 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails & a ceasefire in Gaza.
2) Hamas welcomed proposal in an official statement, while US Trump claimed that Israel had agreed.
3) Israel has no official statement,>Gaza hospitals team on ground says aleast 65 been killed since dawn today, including 49 in Gaza City & north of Strip, where Israel concentrating its assault.
4) Israel’s PM claimed about 100,000 Palestinians so far left Gaza City, Israeli media reports, military pushes forward with plans to seize city.
(28-08-2025, 11:46 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Senior Israeli Defence Force (IDF) announced that around 130,000 reservists will take part in Israel’s planned military ops to take Gaza City. Fighting is expected to continue well into 2026. The first set of 40,000–50,000 reservists are due to show up for duty on September 2. Research, to published in a forthcoming book, call-up plans raise significant legal issues for countries permit their dual-Israeli nationals to serve IDF — whether through voluntary enlistment programs such as Mahal & Garin Tzabar, or compulsory reserve duty.
Compulsory service & dual citizenship. Under Israeli law, citizen or permanent resident must serve in IDF for 18 to 36 months (based on their age, marital status & gender), followed by ten years of reserve duty.
Dual citizens living abroad are not exempt, expected to settle their conscription status through Israeli consulates and embassies.
Following October 7 2023 Hamas attacks, Israel expanded compulsory service to 3 years, boosting IDF to 169,500 active troops & 465,000 reservists.
While many reservists are currently residents in Israel, significant numbers also live overseas.
At least 6 died & several others were injured in a shooting attack in Jerusalem this morning, Israeli emergency services said. A Spanish national was confirmed as among those killed.
• Israeli police said two attackers arrived by vehicle at Ramot Junction & opened fire toward a bus stop. A security officer and a civilian at the scene then returned fire, killing the attackers, police said.
• The shooting is the deadliest attack in the city since 2023, when a Palestinian man opened fire killing seven people near a synagogue in January of that year. Hamas did not take responsibility for today’s shooting in Jerusalem, but issued a statement welcoming it.
Israel carried out an unprecedented attack against Hamas leadership in the capital of Qatar, which has been a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks — putting hostage negotiations at risk.
• Hamas said strike killed five members but failed to assassinate the negotiating delegation. A Qatari security official also died in the strike.
• US President Donald Trump expressed displeasure about the attack. “I’m not thrilled about the whole situation. It’s not a good situation,” he adding he would issue a full statement on Wednesday. Qatar’s PM was visibly angry he described strike as “state terrorism.”
(10-09-2025, 01:51 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israel carried out an unprecedented attack against Hamas leadership in the capital of Qatar, which has been a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks — putting hostage negotiations at risk.
• Hamas said strike killed five members but failed to assassinate the negotiating delegation. A Qatari security official also died in the strike.
• US President Donald Trump expressed displeasure about the attack. “I’m not thrilled about the whole situation. It’s not a good situation,” he adding he would issue a full statement on Wednesday. Qatar’s PM was visibly angry he described strike as “state terrorism.”
Live: Israel’s deadly attack on Hamas in Qatar draws global condemnation.
(10-09-2025, 01:54 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Live: Israel’s deadly attack on Hamas in Qatar draws global condemnation.
* Israel has attacked Hamas’s leadership in Qatari capital, Doha.
* Hamas says five of its members were killed in the attack, including the son of senior leader Khalil al-Hayya. A member of Qatar’s security forces was also killed.
* Qatar condemned the “cowardly” attack & says there was no warning of the strike from the US.
* France has called the attack “unacceptable”, while UK said it violated Qatar’s sovereignty, and Saudi Arabia denounced it as “a brutal Israeli aggression”.
* Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 64,605 people and wounded 163,319 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed to be under the rubble. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
(10-09-2025, 02:02 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]* Israel has attacked Hamas’s leadership in Qatari capital, Doha.
* Hamas says five of its members were killed in the attack, including the son of senior leader Khalil al-Hayya. A member of Qatar’s security forces was also killed.
* Qatar condemned the “cowardly” attack & says there was no warning of the strike from the US.
* France has called the attack “unacceptable”, while UK said it violated Qatar’s sovereignty, and Saudi Arabia denounced it as “a brutal Israeli aggression”.
* Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 64,605 people and wounded 163,319 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed to be under the rubble. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
UN Security Council to hold emergency session after Israeli attack on Qatar. The
UN Security Council will convene an emergency session to discuss Israel’s strikes on a residential compound in Doha at the request of Algeria and Pakistan. According to UN diplomatic sources, council members are expected to receive a briefing on Wednesday from senior UN officials on the latest developments & seriousness of the Israeli escalation. Earlier, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israeli attack on Qatar, calling it a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...ndemnation
(10-09-2025, 02:07 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]UN Security Council to emergency session after Israeli attack on Qatar.
UN Security Council will convene an emergency session to discuss Israel’s strikes on a residential compound in Doha at the request of Algeria and Pakistan. According to UN diplomatic sources, council members are expected to receive a briefing on Wed from senior UN officials on latest developments & seriousness Israeli escalation. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israeli attack on Qatar, calling it “flagrant violation of sovereignty territorial integrity on Qatar”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...ndemnation
Ukraine's strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production. Meanwhile...LIVE: news on Israel: kills dozens in Gaza, region, as rallies around Qatar after attack.
Two injured, one seriously, in suspected terror stabbing at hotel west of Jerusalem. First responders say two people have been injured in a suspected terror attack at the hotel at Kibbutz Tzuba, west of Jerusalem. The two people who were wounded have arrived at Hadassah Ein Kerem — a 50-year-old in serious condition and a 23-year-old in moderate condition, Hadassah Medical Center says. Both are suffering from stab wounds and are conscious. Police say that a police officer staying at the hotel was on the scene and took the suspected terrorist into custody. Border Police are present in the area.
The suspect is from Shuafat in East Jerusalem, according to the police.