Category: International Conflict
EU is formally investigating X over content about the Israel-Hamas war
As a ‘very large platform’ under the EU’s new Digital Services Act, X is required to respond by next week and could face massive penalties. The European Union (EU) has formally opened an investigation into X, the platform previously known as Twitter, to ensure it’s complying with the Digital Services Act (DSA) following Hamas’ attack on Israel in early October and subsequent Israeli air assault on Gaza. According to the request, this comes after “indications received by the Commission services…
Israeli death toll rises to 1,300 since beginning of al-Aqsa Flood Operation
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-More than 1,300 Israeli soldiers and settlers have been killed since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The enemy media admitted that the number of deaths among Israeli soldiers and settlers has risen to more than 1,300, and more than 3,000 injuries, in addition to evacuating tens of thousands of settlers from 24 settlements in Gaza vicinity. The Palestinian Resistance continues targeting the occupation’s settlements with missiles in Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Ashkelon, Haifa, and Ashdod and on the…
18 Palestinians martyred in two massacres committed by Israeli aircraft in Khan Yunis
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces committed two new massacres in Gaza Strip, killing 18 Palestinians as the occupation aircraft targeted residential buildings in Khan Yunis city, south of the besieged Gaza Strip. The occupation aircraft shelled a house in Ma’an area, causing the death of a family of seven persons, as it also targeted another house in the camp area, killing nine persons, including a woman and her infant, in addition to several serious injuries and huge damage…
Three Palestinians injured as Israeli occupation forces storm Jenin
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Three Palestinians were injured, on Thursday at dawn, as the Israeli occupation forces stormed Jenin city of the West Bank. Wafa News Agency stated the occupation forces raided Jenin city and opened fire on the Palestinians, wounding three young men while dozens suffered suffocation, in addition to arresting five others. The occupation forces also broke into Jericho city, Ain Sultan and Aqaba Jabr camps and arrested four young men, including two released prisoners. Since last Saturday, 28…
15 Palestinians martyred in Israeli airstrike on a house in northern Gaza Strip
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA – 15 Palestinians were martyred and dozens were injured at dawn on Thursday in a new massacre committed by Israeli occupation aircraft which targeted a house in the besieged northern Gaza Strip Palestinian media reported that the occupation aircraft bombed a house for Al-Mutawaq family on al-Nuzha Street in Jabalia Al-Balad area, northern Gaza Strip. 15 people were martyred in the attack and dozens were injured, most of them children and women, in addition to causing severe…
Hollywood and Netflix Flag ‘Priority’ Piracy Threats
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. It’s a global issue that’s hard to contain, but various anti-piracy group are doing their best to fight back. There’s a seemingly perpetual stream of takedowns, as evidenced by press releases that come out every week. However, some targets are particularly resistant to enforcement action and much harder to take offline. A few days ago, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) submitted an overview of…
US Rushes ‘Smart’ Bombs to Israel as Hamas Holds Dozens Hostage
Boeing has begun delivering smart munitions to Israel as the country intensifies retaliation in the wake of Hamas’ large-scale surprise attack. An Israeli Air Force transport aircraft recently flew with the 250-pound (113 kilogram) Small Diameter Bombs from the US to Israel, Bloomberg revealed citing a US official. Israel bought 1,000 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) in 2021 for $735 million. Precision Munition The air-launched guided SDB can strike a target 40 miles (64 kilometers) away, providing “the means to…
Germany to send Ukraine $1B in air defense tech, plus more tanks
PARIS — Germany will send about €1 billion (U.S. $1.1 billion) worth of air defense systems to Ukraine as part of a second “winter package” for the embattled country, the German Defence Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The support will include a Patriot air defense system and two IRIS-T surface-to-air systems, as well as 10 more Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks, three Gepard anti-aircraft guns, armored trucks and ambulances, in addition to more than €20 million in…
US Army Tests Military Version of Elon Musk’s ‘Starlink’ Comms Network
The US Army has announced the successful trial of a military version of Elon Musk’s “Starlink” communications network. Called the “Starshield,” the technology utilizes low Earth orbit satellites to create a more secure network for soldiers. It will serve as a “redundant” or backup system in case the service’s main communications system gets jammed by enemies. “We’ve done some testing with it at home station, and all of our systems worked flawlessly over the backbones that it provides,” 5th…
Massive demonstrations in the West Bank in condemnation of Israeli aggression on Gaza
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Massive demonstrations have been organized in the cities of Ramallah, Jenin, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Hebron, Tubas, Nablus, Jericho, Qalandia, and Shuafat in the West Bank at dawn on Wednesday. The demonstrations denounced the ongoing aggression launched by the Israeli occupation against Gaza Strip for the fifth day in a row. Wafa News Agency reported that participant in the demonstrations raised Palestinian flags and banners denouncing the crimes of the occupation in the Gaza Strip. They called on the…
Israel’s Intelligence Failure
Hamas’s devastating terrorist attack against Israel has unleashed the most violent and serious conflict the country has seen in half a century. Already, at least 1,000 Israelis (and 14 U.S. citizens) have been killed. It is an astronomical number for such a small country—equivalent to 30,000 Americans. About 2,900 more Israelis have been injured and an estimated 150 others, including toddlers, grandmothers, and foreign nationals, have been taken hostage. Meanwhile, at least 900 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza…
Number of martyrs rises to 700 from Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-The number of victims from the ongoing Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza Strip has risen to about 700 martyrs and 4,000 wounded. Palestinian media outlets said that the occupation aircraft launched several raids on a number of areas causing the death of seven Palestinians, including children, and the injury of others. Five civil defense personnel were injured east of Gaza, while a Palestinian journalist was martyred Tuesday at dawn, west of the strip, in addition to two other…
One Palestinian martyred in Israeli occupation fire north of Hebron
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian was martyred on Tuesday at dawn in fire of Israeli occupation forces in al-Arroub camp, north of the West Bank. ‘The 20-year Palestinian Muhammad Majid Hammad was martyred succumbed to his injury in fire of occupation forces while they suppressed a demonstration took place in al-Arroub camp denouncing the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip’, Wafa News Agency quoted Palestinian Health Ministry. On Monday, one Palestinian was martyred and others were injured in Israeli occupation forces…
Cyberattacks Slam Israel After Hamas Surprise Assault
Israel has incurred several cyberattacks following the large-scale surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Among the recorded incidents was an attack on the country’s services and government information website, resulting in the portal’s connectivity failure. It was claimed by hacktivists called Killnet, a pro-Russian cyber group that gained notoriety after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. “Israeli government, you are responsible for this bloodshed,” Killnet said, as quoted by Cybernews. “Back in 2022, you supported the terrorist regime in Ukraine….
One Palestinian girl martyred, others injured due to shelling Gaza Strip
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian girl was martyred and others were injured on Monday at dawn due to an attack by Israeli occupation aircraft on a mosque in al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. ‘The occupation aircraft shelled Ahmed Yassin Mosque in Shati camp with several missiles, causing the death of a girl and wounding others’, Wafa News Agency said. It is noteworthy that the occupation aircraft launched violent raids on various sites in Gaza Strip and shelled several residential…
Cuba calls on Security Council to put an end to Israeli acts of aggression
Havana, SANA- Cuba expressed deep concern about the situation in occupied Palestinian territory, stressing the current escalation in Gaza strip is due to 75 years of continued violation of Palestinian people’s rights, in addition to aggressive and expansionist policy of the Israeli entity. Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry called on Security Council to fulfill its obligations in putting an end to the Israel aggressive acts, noting that collusion of the US and Israel, threatens peace and stability in the Middle East…