Category: war

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…

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…

Gaza Strip, SANA- The Israeli occupation aircraft shelled on Sunday morning a number of residential buildings in various areas of Gaza Strip which caused a number of martyrs. Palestinian Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation aircraft targeted a large number of buildings in Gaza strip, in addition to two towers, causing deaths and injuries. The Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip continues for the second day in a row, causing more martyrs and wounded among citizens, in addition to destroying…

Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released a death toll of 198 in the conflict’s bloodiest escalation in years, which also left hundreds more wounded on both sides. “We are at war,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the military launched a series of strikes against targets in the blockaded coastal…

Damascus, SANA- Syria described the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood as honorable and assured that the resistance is the only way to achieve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. “Palestinian resistance factions marked a new chapter of struggle on the path to achieving the inalienable Palestinian rights through Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against the racist Zionist entity,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The statement reiterated Syria condemnation of brutal practices of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- In response to the attacks of the Israeli occupation forces, Palestinian resistance announced Operation Al-Aqsa Flood today and targeted the military positions of the Israeli army and settlements around the Gaza Strip with thousands of rockets. The Palestinian resistance fighters managed to enter areas occupied by Israel entity where they killed and kidnapped several occupation soldiers and captured war equipment, including armor, vehicles and Merkava tanks. Israeli enemy’s media outlets acknowledged that an unprecedented number of rockets…

The Telegram channel of Israeli President Isaac Herzog was briefly hacked before being “very swiftly” restored, his spokesman said on Thursday. The breach on Wednesday evening was thought to be “criminal in nature,” the spokesman said, suggesting it was not linked to a foreign power or tied to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Initial checks show no concern that information was obtained,” the statement from the president’s office said.   An investigation is being conducted by Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency,…

In letters sent to all insurance firms, the regulator reminded them of its expectations to make sure they’re checking their products are providing fair value to their customers. The FCA also identified further evidence that some Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) products may be failing to provide fair value to customers. This comes as the FCA publishes its latest insurance Value Measures Data (Jan-Dec 2022), which revealed potential concerns over the value of GAP products to customers. GAP insurance is an…

Facing a likely roadblock from House Republicans on aid for Ukraine, President Joe Biden said Wednesday he’s planning to give a major speech on the issue and suggested there may be “another means” to provide support for Kyiv if Congress continues to balk. “I’m going to be announcing very shortly a major speech I’m going to make on this issue and why it’s critically important for the United States and our allies that we keep our commitment” to Ukraine, Biden…

About 100,000 industrial control systems (ICS) were found on the public web, exposed to attackers probing them for vulnerabilities and at risk of unauthorized access. Among them are power grids, traffic light systems, security and water systems. Exposed ICSs include units (sensors, actuators, switches, building management systems, and automatic tank gauges) for critical infrastructure systems. Cybersecurity company BitSight alerted of the threat after identifying the problem in multiple sectors and impacting many Fortune 1000 companies in 96 countries. Bitsight told BleepingComputer…

Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the country’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The drone attack appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single cross-border drone assault reported by Moscow since it launched its invasion 20 months ago. There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties. Ukraine is pressing on with a slow-moving…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces stormed several areas of the West Bank and arrested a number of Palestinians, while others were injured. Israeli settlers raided Jaloud village, south of Nablus under the protection of occupation forces as they opened fire and threw toxic gas bombs at the Palestinians, causing the injury of two of them and dozens sustained cases of suffocation, Wafa News Agency said. The occupation forces stormed Beita town, south of Nablus, and al-Fawwar camp, south…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-A Palestinian fisherman was injured on Sunday in an Israeli naval attack on fishermen off the shores of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the Israeli navy opened fire on the fishing boats off the shores of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, causing the injury of a fisherman. On Saturday, two Palestinian fishermen were shot by the occupation forces off the Sudanese area of the northern Strip. Bushra Dabin

Unintended Consequences We’ve spilled a great deal of ink discussing the GDPR and its failures and unintended consequences. The European data privacy law that was ostensibly built to protect the data of private citizens, but which was also expected to result in heavy fines for primarily American internet companies, has mostly failed to do either. While the larger American internet players have the money and resources to navigate GDPR just fine, smaller companies or innovative startups can’t. The end result…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces arrested 15 Palestinians on Wednesday in different areas in the West Bank. Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed at dawn on Wednesday Beit Daqo town and al-Issawiya village in occupied Jerusalem and arrested eight Palestinians, and five others in Nablus city, including three brothers and two young men from Tubas city in the West Bank, after raiding and searching their houses. On Tuesday, the occupation forces arrested 10 Palestinians in…

New York, SANA-Syria demanded the lifting of the coercive measures imposed on it and on a number of countries, as it is considered economic terrorism. Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, head of the Syrian delegation to the 78th session of the UNSC said that the world is witnessing serious challenges, foremost of which is fueling devastating conflicts in several regions, the continued occupation and the spread of terrorism, which requires cooperation among member states to build a new multipolar world order. He…