/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

Asad Abu Khalil had a really sobering piece about Hezbollah in Consortium News a few days ago. It depressed me in all honesty.

https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/26/asad-abukhalil-what-went-wrong-for-hizbullah/

Hezbollah denies involvement in rocket fire at Israel, remains committed to truce

Hezbollah says it remains committed to a November 27 ceasefire agreement and denies any involvement in rocket launches that reportedly targeted northern Israel earlier this morning.

The Lebanese group added in a statement these incidents are dubious pretexts for the continuation of Israel’s “aggression against Lebanon”.

According to investigations by media organisations and think tanks, Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement hundreds of times.

Israeli artillery shelling sparks fires in southern Lebanon

Footage posted by local Lebanese platforms and verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad unit shows smoke rising from multiple locations in the city of Khiam, southern Lebanon, after what they described as Israeli artillery shelling.

The Lebanese National News Agency reported a fire broke out at a school in Harat al-Baraka, in Khiam, following attacks.

The news agency also said white phosphorus munitions were fired, the use of which is restricted under international humanitarian law.

https://twitter.com/kataeb_Ar/status/1905505738224472238

Lebanon and Syria sign agreement on border demarcation

Lebanon and Syria have signed an agreement on border demarcation and security, Saudi Arabia’s state media report.

The deal – signed by Lebanese and Syrian defence ministers in Saudi Arabia on Thursday – came after clashes in border areas earlier this month killed several people and wounded dozens on both sides.

One killed in Israeli attack on town in southern Lebanon

We’ve been reporting on Israeli attacks in multiple locations in southern Lebanon.

The Ministry of Public Health’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has now said an Israeli air strike on the town of Kfar Tibnit killed one person and injured eight, including three children.

https://twitter.com/Lebanon24/status/1905556766261125160

Israeli drones hovering above building threatened in southern Beirut

Three Israeli drones have been hovering above the building in Hadath in Beirut’s southern suburbs, which Israel has threatened with bombardment and destruction.

At least three Israeli “roof-knocking” warning bombs have been dropped, sowing chaos and panic in the area.

That is the practice of dropping non-explosive or low-yield devices on the roofs of targeted civilian homes as a prior warning of imminent bombing attacks to purportedly give the inhabitants time to flee the attack.

Scenes of panic in Beirut neighbourhood Israel has said it will target

Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency has verified video showing panic in the streets of a Beirut neighbourhood for which Israel issued a forced evacuation with a threat that a building there would be bombed.

Residents in Hadath in Beirut’s southern suburbs can be seen rushing and scrambling away in anxiety.

Israel has not bombarded Beirut since a ceasefire was agreed last November. During the war, Israel struck Beirut repeatedly, killing dozens of civilians and assassinating senior Hezbollah leaders.

https://twitter.com/OTVLebanon/status/1905569421206204531

Residents in Beirut firing into the air as a warning before Israeli attack
Zeina Khodr
Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon

During the war, the Israeli army would issue these so-called evacuation orders and people would just pick up whatever they could and leave.

Israel marked certain buildings that they would hit on a map – although there was no doubt that people would have to leave the entire area – and usually Israel would give people about half an hour to flee before the strike.

But that is not really enough time, and that’s why there’s a lot of gunfire now. People shoot in the air as a warning for residents to leave, because not everyone is on social media or aware of the forced evacuation order.

This forced evacuation order is for Hadath in the southern suburbs of Beirut, not far from the International airport. It is a densely populated area, so you can just imagine the panic.

And we saw this happen time and time again during weeks of widespread bombardments targeting areas where Hezbollah supporters live, whether in southern Lebanon – in the cities of Tyre and Nabatieh – or up in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, or in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

So this is bringing back memories for the people in the capital. People are afraid and schools are being closed because people are worried that this could spiral out of control and may not just be one hit in response to rocket fire.

Israeli army says it seized weapons on Egyptian border

The Israeli military says it thwarted a weapons smuggling attempt on the country’s border with Egypt.

In a joint statement with Israeli police, the army said its forces identified a drone that attempted to move arms from Egypt into the Israeli territory on Thursday.

Troops operating in the area intervened and seized nine weapons and the drone, it added.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/28/live-israeli-attacks-kill-almost-40-people-in-gaza-over-past-24-hours

Per Redstream - “From Lebanon to Yemen, from Palestine to Iraq, we swear that the cause will not die.” Massive demonstrations in Yemen marked Al-Quds Day, established in 1979 in solidarity with Palestinians. Protests occurred globally, but those in Beirut were canceled due to Israeli bombings.

Mick Wallace, Irish ex-MEP addresses the crowd in Sanaa, Yemen today.

Nelson Mandela's grandson addresses the crowd in Sanaa, Yemen today.

Grayzone - "Top Missile Guy"
Live episode which covers US strikes on Yemen, Jeffrey Goldberg's history as an IDF prison guard, and more

Hezbollah calls on Lebanese gov’t to take action against Israeli strikes

The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, Mohammed Raad, has called for stronger national unity and a firmer stance in the face of Israeli “aggression”, and called on the Lebanese government to take “practical steps” to stop strikes on the country.

His comments came after Israeli forces struck Beirut earlier today, despite a fragile ceasefire that came into effect last year following 13 months of war between Israel and the Lebanese group.

Raad said Hezbollah has not violated the ceasefire and that the state “must fulfil its duty to deter the enemy”.

The government does not have “exclusive authority” over decisions relating to the war, he said, adding that it is incapable of defending Lebanon on its own.

“Anyone who thinks the resistance is a thing of the past is mistaken,” he said.

US says it expects Lebanese army to ‘prevent further attacks’: Report

Axios journalist Barak Ravid says he has spoken to Morgan Ortagus, US deputy special envoy for the Middle East, about Israel’s latest strike on the Lebanese capital, which the Israeli military says was in response to rockets fired by Hezbollah – something the Lebanese group denies.

“Israel is endangering its citizens and its interests” by responding to alleged rocket attacks from Lebanon, he quoted Ortagus as saying in a post on X.

“The Lebanese government is responsible for disarming Hezbollah and all other terrorists. We expect the Lebanese army to prevent further attacks,” she added, according to Ravid.

He said a senior American official stated Ortagus held talks with Lebanese officials today and the ceasefire was violated “by Lebanon, not Israel”.

“Ortagus also held talks with senior Israeli officials and emphasised that the US supports Israel but wants to avoid further escalation on the northern border,” Ravid added.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/28/live-israeli-attacks-kill-almost-40-people-in-gaza-over-past-24-hours

>>488366
>after Israeli forces struck Beirut
>Hezbollah calls on Lebanese gov’t to take action against Israeli strikes
Israel is cooking the Lebanese puppet regime, while politically boosting Hezbollah.

>>488368
Always looking on the bright side lol

>>488320
i've been having a reasonable amount of success at work with this line. I just say stuff like "israelis aren't jews!", (instead of zionists) which has some truth in case of denial. the best response that i end up getting is "well a lot are!" which already has moved the discussion towards progress. Jews then have no reason to see solidarity in israelis, and israelis can't cry antisemitism (it's even a good response to that cry). no reason not to spam that in my opinion.

so its over, right? there is no more resistance in gaza.

>>488372
Hi Hasbarist.
Every aspect of your premise is wrong.

‘Condemn the crimes’: Iranians stage annual pro-Palestinian rallies

Demonstrators took to the streets of Tehran to denounce Israel and show support for Palestinians after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian people to protest against “the enemies’ tricks”.

Crowds waved Iranian and Palestinian flags as well as those of the Lebanese group Hezbollah.

Many held placards demanding “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” and chanted anti-US and anti-Israel slogans.

“I feel in the near future Gaza will be victorious and Israel, as history dictates, will face collapse and the flag of Islam’s might will be hoisted in Gaza,” said Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, former commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces.

Keffiyeh-wearing university student Fatemeh Mohebbi, 22, said she attended the event to “condemn the crimes that are happening”.

Similar rallies were held across the country, state TV images showed.

Quds Day commemorations were launched in 1979 by the founder of modern Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The marches, which call for Jerusalem to be returned to the Palestinians, are traditionally held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

https://aje.io/ionp8v?update=3608430

Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since ceasefire ended Israel-Hezbollah war

Israel has bombarded Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in November.

The attack was in the southern suburbs after Israel issued a forced evacuation threat there.

The moment Israeli bombs strike Beirut buildings

Video verified by Al Jazeera shows the exact moment Israel carried out its threat by bombing buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Huge plumes of black smoke rise after the attack.

https://twitter.com/thisislebnews/status/1905590518601433524

Israel attacks southern suburbs of Beirut

Video is emerging of Israel’s heavy bombardment of Beirut.

Al Jazeera’s Sanad has verified this footage.

There is clear destruction, but there haven’t been any initial reports of deaths or casualties so far.

https://twitter.com/lebanondebate/status/1905589337422508156

US hits dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen

US air attacks pounded more than 40 locations across Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including in the capital Sanaa.

Multiple residential homes and shops were damaged in the US attacks before dawn on Friday in the provinces of Saada, Marib, al-Jawf and Hodeidah, reported the Houthi-linked Al Masirah TV.

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Read the full story here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/28/us-hits-multiple-targets-in-yemen-report

US military carries out 17 strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

The US military has bombed Tahrir and Qiyada districts in the centre of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, resulting in damage to homes, according to Houthi-affiliated media outlet al-Masirah.

The outlet said the targeted areas are where many of the group’s leadership reside.

There have also been reports of US fighter jets carrying out attacks in the following areas:

Two airstrikes targeting Sanaa International Airport
Five airstrikes on the Asayed area in Kitaf district in Saada governorate
Two airstrikes on Salem district in Saada governorate
Three airstrikes on Luhayyah district in Hodeidah governorate
Three airstrikes on Humaydat district in Al Jawf governorate
No casualties have been reported in these incidents so far.

We will bring you more information when we have it.

More US military strikes reported in Yemen

As we reported earlier, the US military has carried out strikes on several Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over recent hours.

In total, 37 separate strikes have now been reported, including eight targeting the Black Mountain area of Harf Sufyan District in Amran governorate.

Lebanon PM tells army to arrest those behind attack on Israel

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has urged the army to quickly identify and arrest those who carried out rocket fire towards Israel, which responded by striking south Beirut for the first time since November.

Salam contacted the army chief “and asked him to act quickly to undertake the necessary investigations to uncover those behind the irresponsible rocket fire that threatens Lebanon’s stability and security”, according to a statement from his office, urging “intensified efforts” to arrest the perpetrators.

Friday was the second time – the first last Saturday – that rockets have been fired from Lebanon towards Israeli territory since a November 27 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which denied involvement both times.

In response, Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, for the first time since the truce.

US confirms arrest of Iranian student and revoking visa
Ali Harb
Reporting from Washington, DC, United States

The Trump administration has confirmed the detention of Alireza Doroudi, an Iranian student at the University of Alabama, and revoking his visa as it continues to crack down on Palestine rights activists at US universities.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had listed Doroudi as being in the agency’s “custody” without confirming his exact location.

Now, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tells Al Jazeera that ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations made the arrest “in accordance with the State Department’s revocation of Doroudi’s student visa”.

“This individual posed significant national security concerns,” the spokesperson said.

DHS did not elaborate further on Doroudi’s detention.

Hamas calls for pressure on Israel to end Gaza attacks, blockade

Hamas has issued a statement condemning “the humanitarian catastrophe created by the criminal Zionist war machine” in Gaza. Below is a summary:

The ongoing brutal massacres in the Gaza Strip, the systematic use of starvation and thirst as a weapon, and the prevention of the entry of basic necessities of life … constitute a full-fledged act of genocide under international law, committed before the eyes and ears of the entire world.
We call on the international community, Arab and Islamic countries, and human rights and humanitarian organisations to take urgent and effective action to pressure the occupation to lift the blockade and halt the brutal aggression against more than two million people in the Gaza Strip.
We call for an immediate response to the appeals of humanitarian organisations and UN rapporteurs, the latest of which are UNRWA’s warnings of a looming catastrophic famine.
Let the coming days be days of mobilisation and anger, witnessing the broadest popular activities to pressure for an end to the ongoing aggression against innocent civilians, and to hold the occupation leaders accountable for their crimes against humanity before international courts.

Israel’s ‘malicious’ attacks trying to drag Lebanon back into circle of violence, Aoun says

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun said that Israel’s latest attacks on Beirut were a “malicious attempt to bring Lebanon back into the vicious circle of violence”.

[The attacks] make us more adamant to maintain our sovereignty over the entire Lebanese territory under our Lebanese army,” he said at a news conference in Paris alongside France’s President Macron.

“We appeal on all the friends of Lebanon, from Paris to Washington, to swiftly act to prevent the situation from escalating and enable Lebanon to honour all the international resolutions on all Lebanese home soil.”

Lebanon’s president says Israeli attacks on Beirut another violation of ceasefire

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says Israel’s attacks on Beirut are a “continuation of Israel’s violation of the agreement sponsored by France and the United States”.

In a statement on X, Aoun said: “The international community must put an end to these attacks and force Israel to abide by the agreement, just as Lebanon is committed to it.”

Israeli military claims it struck a Hezbollah drone storage facility in Beirut

Earlier, we reported that Israel has hit Beirut for the first time since the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came into force in late November.

The Israeli military said in a statement on Telegram that it has attacked a drone storage facility belonging to Hezbollah in southern Beirut

Meanwhile, Lebanon’s National News Agency said that “Israeli warplanes struck the Hadath neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs”, referring to a densely populated area which is home to residential buildings and schools.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/28/live-israeli-attacks-kill-almost-40-people-in-gaza-over-past-24-hours

No Other Land co-director shares video of settler ‘pogrom’ against Palestinians

Yuval Abraham, the Israeli co-director of the Academy Award-winning documentary No Other Land, has highlighted another Israeli settler attack that badly injured a 17-year-old Palestinian boy in the Masafar Yatta area of the occupied West Bank.

Abraham had earlier won an apology from the Academy for its failure to name Hamdan Ballal in a statement following his Palestinian codirector’s beating by Israeli settlers during an attack on his home and subsequent arrest by Israeli forces.

In a post to social media, Abraham – who was critical of the academy when it failed to name Ballal – described the vicious attack on the teenager as a “pogrom”.

“Qusai, 17, isn’t an Oscar winner, so people won’t hear about it, but here’s the video of masked settlers beating him with metal rods as his mom screams in the background,” he said.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/29/live-israel-kills-almost-900-since-breaking-gaza-ceasefire-ministry

>>488391
sus

>>488393
The truth keeps getting censored, yup.

>>488394
I do think mods ought to be a little less embracing of the delete button unless someone is actually spamming. It was fun sparring against that propagandist in the Ukraine proxy war thread. Funny how they've completely given up since the USAID money dried up.

>>488395
They'll be back, don't worry.

>>488394
The truth keeps getting censored, but unfortunately fake Zionist narratives and psyops are regularly repeated by the MSM.

Israeli troops fire at French peacekeepers in south Lebanon: Reports

Several Lebanese news outlets report that Israeli soldiers have opened fire at a French infantry unit serving in the UN peacekeeping force, UNIFIL.

Lebanon’s National News Agency said the French troops were inspecting a dirt mound that Israeli troops had put up near the border village of Rmaish.

Israeli forces open fire at Lebanese village

Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that Israeli troops have been firing at eastern neighbourhoods in the border village of Kfarchouba, damaging homes and cars.

Israel says it has started ground operations in Rafah

The Israeli military says that ground operations have begun in al-Jnaina, a neighbourhood in southern Gaza’s Rafah.

US air strikes reported in Yemen

The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV says three air raids have struck the city of Saada and four more hit the neighbouring Al-Salem district in northwestern Yemen.

Hamas releases video of Israeli captive

The Palestinian group releases video of Israeli captive Elkana Bohbot pleading for the Israeli government to secure his release.

“You have to understand we are in a very bad situation. We are under bombardment for 24 hours every day,” Bohbot says.

The nearly four-minute video ends with the caption: “Only a ceasefire brings them back alive.”

Top Hamas official says group accepted mediators’ proposal on Gaza

Khalil al-Hayya says Hamas has “dealt positively” and “accepted” a proposal by Egypt and Qatar to stop the fighting in the territory.

He did not reveal the details of the initiative, but several Israeli media outlets reported that it would involve the release of five Israeli captives in exchange for resuming and prolonging the truce.

More from Hamas’s al-Hayya

The Hamas official says the group has accepted an Egyptian plan for forming an independent body of experts to oversee civil administration in Gaza.

But while he suggested that Hamas is willing to give up – or at least share – its governing powers in the territory, he said the group will not disarm.

He added that Hamas and other armed resistance groups will not relinquish their responsibilities and allow Israel to dictate Palestinians’ future.

“We would never accept dishonour and insults for our people, so no deportations and no displacement,” al-Hayya said.

“As for the resistance’s arms, they are a red line, linked to the presence of the occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.”

Iran says Israeli attack on Beirut ‘unjustifiable’

Iran condemns the Israeli strikes on Beirut, calling it a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire.

“The excuses made by the Zionist regime for justifying the aggression against Lebanon are totally baseless and unjustifiable,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement.

He also called on the international community to “make decisive plans to counter the occupying regime’s constant law-breaking in the region – from Gaza to Lebanon and Syria – and the regime’s growing threats against the international peace and security”.

The Israeli military carried out several air strikes on south Beirut yesterday after a rocket attack was launched at Israel from south Lebanon. Hezbollah has denied involvement in the incident and has not responded to the Israeli assaults.

PIJ claims attack against Israeli forces in Khan Younis

Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, says its fighters have detonated an explosive device against Israeli troops in Khan Younis and fired mortar shells at the invading forces in the same area in the southern Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah chief says group’s patience amid Israeli violations has limits

Naim Qassem says Hezbollah is committed to the ceasefire agreement, and is giving the state an opportunity to address the escalating Israeli violations and occupation of parts of south Lebanon through diplomacy.

Qassem, however, warned that the group’s patience is running out, stressing that Hezbollah is “not weak”.

“We will never accept for there to be an equation where Israel just violates Lebanon and comes and goes anywhere and anytime it wants as we watch,” the Hezbollah chief said.

“Everything has limits. Don’t take what we’re saying lightly. Know that this resistance is present. We are committed to the agreement at this stage. But if Israel is not committed to the deal at all, and the Lebanese state cannot do what is required at the political level, we will have no choice but to return to other options.”

Israel has refused to withdraw fully from Lebanon, and it has continued its attacks on border communities. This week, the Israeli army bombed a building in Beirut after unknown assailants fired rockets towards Israel.

Qassem said Israel is using “empty excuses” to intensify its “aggression”.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/29/live-israel-kills-almost-900-since-breaking-gaza-ceasefire-ministry

Trump says ‘there will be bombing’ if Iran doesn’t make nuclear deal

The US president has warned Iran to make a deal on its nuclear programme or risk the consequences.

In an interview with NBC News, Trump said: “If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing.”

He added: “But – there’s a chance that if they don’t make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago.”

Trump said he would consider these “secondary” tariffs “until such time as a deal is signed”.

As we reported earlier, Iran has ruled out direct negotiations with the Trump administration over its nuclear programme but signalled a willingness for indirect talks.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/30/live-israeli-forces-kill-24-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-negotiations-continue

Anti-Empire Files: Sit-Rep 03/29/2025 - Two front aerial war continues

>>488401
<there will be bombing if Iran doesn’t make nuclear deal
I'm wondering whether they are trying to create a "threat-environment" to motivate Iran to build the nuke. Like on purpose, because it might be like with the DPRK, whence all war-plans got canned once the nuke entered the chat.

>>488402
That would be nice tbh. I don't believe that's what they're doing.

https://x.com/PeoplesForumNYC/status/1906414890933272957
Land Day march in NYC

https://twitter.com/EuroMedHR/status/1906424413903347781
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor - BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to visit Hungary on April 2—despite an active ICC arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza. This visit poses a direct challenge to international justice—and Hungary is enabling his evasion of accountability.
Hungary is a State Party to the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court. Under Articles 86 and 89 of the Statute, Hungary is legally bound to cooperate fully with the Court, including the arrest and surrender of any individual subject to an arrest warrant—such as Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hungary claims it is not required to comply with the ICC’s arrest warrant, arguing that it has not “promulgated” (i.e., formally incorporated) the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute into domestic law due to alleged constitutional concerns. However, this argument violates Hungary’s binding obligations under both the Rome Statute and general international law.
Hungary ratified the Rome Statute in 2001, and under Article 88, it is legally obligated to ensure that its national legal framework enables full cooperation—including arrest and surrender. Nearly 24 years later, it has yet to enact the necessary legislation. This is not a legal oversight—it is a calculated political decision to shield those accused of atrocity crimes from accountability.
Under Article 27 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) (VCLT)—to which Hungary is a party—“a party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty.” A state cannot use domestic law as a shield against treaty obligations. This core principle of international law is one that Hungary cannot escape.

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Hungary’s refusal to execute the ICC arrest warrant constitutes a serious breach of its obligations under the Rome Statute. It may trigger formal action by the Assembly of States Parties—including condemnation, diplomatic repercussions, and measures to confront deliberate non-compliance.
By hosting Netanyahu, Hungary is not merely failing to comply with international law—it is providing haven to a fugitive wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is not diplomatic neutrality. It is active complicity that grants impunity to someone who ought to be brought to justice.
Allowing non-compliance in this case would set a dangerous precedent—undermining the enforceability of international criminal law, diminishing the ICC’s authority, and signaling to States that obligations under the Rome Statute can be ignored without consequence and that accountability is negotiable.
We urge ICC States Parties, the Assembly of States Parties, and the broader international community to take immediate and coordinated steps to enforce the arrest warrant against Netanyahu and to hold any state accountable for defying the Court’s authority. Failure to act not only weakens the Court—it abandons the victims of Gaza to impunity.

>>488404
>I don't believe that's what they're doing.
Maybe not intentionally, but if they squeeze Iran hard enough a nuke will pop out.

>>488407
I doubt that, anymore. Russia signed a defensive agreement with them that's convinced them not to pursue nuclear weapons. Instead they're probably going to get all those non-nuclear hypersonic weaponry that the US has no counter to.

>>488408
Tbh they should get a nuke anyway.

This has been going on for a while lol

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/19/gaza-rights-groups-denounce-hamas-crackdown-on-protests

>>488415
Wow that's crazy. I wonder what happens when people protest the IDF stealing Palestinian homes.

Gaza death toll since Sunday morning rises to 64

Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that 64 people have been killed since dawn on Sunday in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip.

Number of health worker bodies recovered rises to 14: PRCS

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says it has now recovered the bodies of 14 Gaza health workers, including eight emergency medical technicians (EMTs).

Five Civil Defense personnel and one UN employee were among the 14 bodies, PRCS said.

The teams were called for rescue efforts after Israeli attacks on the area eight days ago.

Contact was lost after Israeli soldiers surrounded their vehicles and opened fire. Israel – without providing evidence – has said Palestinian fighters were in the ambulances and firetrucks.

Videos show children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza ‘safe zone’

Palestinian activists released footage of several children killed in Israeli air raids on the al-Mawasi area in southern Gaza.

Israeli forces early this morning attacked a tent encampment for forcibly displaced people. The videos show bodies of dead children dressed in new Eid al-Fitr clothes drenched in blood. The footage is too graphic to post.

The encampment was designated a “humanitarian safe zone” by Israel in December 2023. The camp at al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah, is one of the most overcrowded areas in Gaza.

https://twitter.com/letstalkpal/status/1906571541057278081
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PRCS releases names, photos of eight emergency responders killed

The eight ambulance team members were killed as they responded to an emergency call following Israeli attacks in Rafah in southern Gaza, the Palestine Red Crescent says.

The agency named those killed as:

Mustafa Khafaja
Ezzedine Sha’at
Saleh Moammar
Rifaat Radwan
Mohammad Behloul
Ashraf Abu Labda
Mohammad al-Hila
Raed al-Sharif

https://twitter.com/PalestineRCS/status/1906364337905631476

Gaza hospital overwhelmed, lacking medicine amid Israeli blockade
Hind Khoudary
Reporting from Deir el-Balah, Gaza

Since the early hours of the morning, Israeli forces have killed at least 35 Palestinians, including 10 children.

A lot of [injured people] were transferred here to Al-Aqsa Hospital. Doctors are saying that the hospital is overwhelmed, and due to the lack of medicine, it’s very hard to treat the wounded.

We’re talking about more than three weeks of zero trucks entering the Gaza Strip. The Israeli authorities continue to prevent any aid or medicine from coming in.

Red Cross federation expresses ‘outrage’ at killing of PRCS medics

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says the attack that killed at least eight members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is the single deadliest attack on Red Cross/Red Crescent workers anywhere in the world since 2017.

“These dedicated ambulance workers were responding to wounded people. They were humanitarians. They wore emblems that should have protected them; their ambulances were clearly marked. They should have returned to their families; they did not,” IFRC Secretary-General Jagan Chapagain said in a statement.

“Even in the most complex conflict zones, there are rules. These rules of International Humanitarian Law could not be clearer – civilians must be protected; humanitarians must be protected. Health services must be protected,” Chapagain said.

https://twitter.com/PalestineRCS/status/1906407923489636744

Satellite images show five rescue vehicles completely destroyed in Rafah

Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency Sanad has obtained exclusive satellite images showing that at least five rescue vehicles were destroyed by the Israeli military in Rafah.

The vehicles – belonging to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the Palestinian Civil Defence – were completely destroyed, according to the images, which were captured on March 25. What’s left of the vehicles was found on al-Muharrarat Road.

Fifteen rescue workers had been travelling to the Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah, in southern Gaza, when they came under attack.

“The destruction coincided with efforts by the Red Crescent and Civil Defence to coordinate access to the area, which had been declared a closed military zone, in order to search for the missing and determine their fate,” Sanad said.

The satellite images also showed the presence of Israeli military vehicles in the area.

“The Israeli army has blocked al-Muharrarat Road with an earthen barrier near the incident site,” Sanad added.

Israeli forces use tear gas on Palestinians visiting Jenin cemetery

They targeted Palestinians paying respects to loved ones at a Jenin cemetery on Eid al-Fitr, causing “suffocation injuries”, according to local media reports.

Verified footage from Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency captures crowds scrambling for safety as clouds of tear gas spread in the area.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHz6G6XqEhb/

Israel approves controversial road project near occupied East Jerusalem

Israel’s security cabinet has approved the settlement road project late on Saturday, according to the Israeli media.

The road will redirect and separate Israeli and Palestinian traffic in the occupied West Bank, and will further isolate Palestinians in the area.

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The project includes an underground road in the occupied West Bank, allowing Israel to move forward with plans to expand settlements in E1, an area beyond the Green Line.

While the road would link Palestinian towns, it would also separate them from the rest of the West Bank and restrict Palestinian movement on key routes between Jerusalem and the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, which would remain accessible primarily to Israelis.

According to the report, the move could facilitate the formal annexation of Ma’ale Adumim, a large settlement east of Jerusalem, with significant political implications for the West Bank.

Netanyahu says Hamas must disarm, leave Gaza for final truce deal

Israel’s leader has insisted Hamas must “lay down its weapons”, exile its leaders, and turn over security in Gaza to Israel in order to reach the “final stage” of the ceasefire deal.

Israel is planning to proceed with US President Donald Trump’s proposal to empty Gaza of Palestinians, he added, describing it as “voluntary immigration”.

“That is the plan. We do not hide it, we are ready to discuss it at any time,” said Netanyahu in comments carried by Arutz Sheva.

Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting: “Hamas must lay down its arms… Its leaders will be allowed to leave.”

He rejected claims Israel isn’t engaged in negotiations aimed at securing the release of captives held in Gaza.

Hamas has accepted a Qatari-Egyptian ceasefire proposal that senior official Khalil al-Hayya said includes delegating civil administration of the Strip to a group of independent technocrats. But the Palestinian group has refused to disarm, calling such a demand a “red line” while there is Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Demonstrators rally outside captive negotiator’s home in West Jerusalem

Families of Israeli captives and activists are protesting in front of the home of Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, chief negotiator for the return of abductees from Gaza.

About 100 people demanded Dermer fulfil his mission to bring the captives home.

A statement from the families said: “We stand here to remind Minister Dermer of his highest message – to reach a complete agreement to save 59 souls. Save them from the danger of death and the real and immediate danger of disappearance.”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/30/live-israeli-forces-kill-24-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-negotiations-continue

US bombs Yemen’s Sanaa, Saada: Report

The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV is reporting more US attacks on Yemen.

It said US forces launched two more attacks on the city of Saada and bombed the Al-Asayed area in the Kitaf district of the northern Saada province twice.

It also reported two raids on the Bani Maadh area of the Sahar district in Saada.

US forces also renewed attacks on the province of Sanaa, the channel said, launching three raids near Mount Nab Shuaib in the Bani Matar district.

Earlier, Al Masirah had reported attacks on the city of Saada as well as the nearby Al-Salem district.

Houthis claim attacks on US warships

A spokesman for the Houthis says its fighters “engaged with enemy warships”, led by the US aircraft carrier Harry Truman in the Red Sea three times in the past 24 hours.

In a statement on Telegram, the spokesman said the Houthis “will not back down from supporting the oppressed Palestinian people until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted”.

Houthi leader reaffirms support for Palestine in Eid message

Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthis, has condemned Israel’s war on Gaza in his message on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

He reaffirmed the Yemeni people’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and their resistance, according to the official Saba news agency.

He also asserted that the US aggression against Yemen would not diminish their military capabilities or deter their support for Gaza.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/30/live-israeli-forces-kill-24-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-negotiations-continue

Qassam Brigades claims attack on Israeli tank in Khan Younis

The armed wing of Hamas says it blew up the tank with “a pre-prepared explosive device” in the east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

The group added that its fighters pounded the area with several mortar shells.

https://aje.io/pzmiwx?update=3614457

Video shows rescuers recovering bodies of aid workers in Rafah

The footage, by the UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA), shows members of the PRCS and the Palestinian Civil Defence excavating a mass grave in Tal as-Sultan in Gaza’s Rafah governorate.

As we’ve been reporting, rescuers found 14 bodies on Sunday, taking the total number of bodies recovered to 15.

https://twitter.com/_jwhittall/status/1906455238371905901

Hamas issues call to arms against Gaza displacement

A senior Hamas official urged supporters worldwide on Monday to take up weapons and fight plans to displace Gaza’s people.

The idea of forcing Gazans to leave the devastated territory for neighbouring countries such as Egypt and Jordan was first floated by US President Donald Trump, and has since been seized on by right-wing Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who pledged on Sunday to implement it.

“In the face of this sinister plan – one that combines massacres with starvation – anyone who can bear arms, anywhere in the world, must take action,” Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement Monday.

“Do not withhold an explosive, a bullet, a knife, or a stone. Let everyone break their silence.”

Complaint for war crimes lodged in Romania against Israeli soldier

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a criminal complaint before the Romanian prosecutor’s office against an Israeli soldier from the Givati Brigade.

HRF accuses Orel Benyaish of “committing war crimes and acts of genocide” during Israel’s ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement, HRF said, “The evidence submitted includes images and videos posted by Benyaish himself, showing his direct involvement in the destruction of residential buildings in the Netzarim corridor.”

“He appears in uniform, smiling in front of homes rigged with explosives. In these same images is fellow soldier Yuval Vagdani, also of the Givati Brigade, who was photographed in the moment explosives were being placed for a controlled demolition. The two acted together, knowingly and deliberately, in destroying civilian homes without any military justification,” it said.

World Food Programme raises alarm over its food supply running out in Gaza

The UN food agency says it expects its food stocks in Gaza to run out within two weeks.

It said it uses that aid to support “bakeries to produce bread, kitchens cooking hot meals, and the distribution of food parcels directly to families – each facing record low stocks inside the Strip”.

Israeli military claims to destroy tunnel in Gaza: Report

The Israeli military says it has demolished a 1km-long (0.6 mile-long) tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip, according to The Times of Israel newspaper.

The tunnel in Beit Lahiya was destroyed by the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, the newspaper said, citing the military.

The Israeli military also said soldiers with the 252nd Division had killed more than 50 Palestinian fighters during their operations in the northern and central parts of the Gaza Strip.

Hungary ‘must arrest’ Netanyahu and hand him to the ICC: Amnesty

Amnesty International says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court should he visit Hungary or any other states that are members of the court.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/31/live-israel-kills-64-in-gaza-on-eid-bodies-of-14-missing-medics-recovered

In Gaza, Almost Every IDF Platoon Keeps a Human Shield, a Sub-army of Palestinian Slaves
Innocent Palestinians are regularly forced by soldiers to enter houses in Gaza to make sure there are no terrorists or explosives. So why is the IDF's Military Police Criminal Investigation Division opening only six investigations into the use of human shields?

In Gaza, human shields are used by Israeli soldiers at least six times a day.

I served in Gaza for nine months, and first came across these procedures, called "mosquito protocol" in December 2023. It was only two months into the ground offensive, long before there was a shortage of dogs from the IDF's canine unit, Oketz, who were used for this purpose. This became the insane, unofficial excuse for this insane, unofficial procedure. I didn't realize then how ubiquitous using human shields, whom we referred to as a "shawish," would become.

Today, almost every platoon keeps a "shawish," and no infantry force enters a house before a "shawish" clears it. This means there are four "shawishes" in a company, twelve in a battalion, and at least 36 in a brigade. We operate a sub-army of slaves.

The procedure is simple. Innocent Palestinians are forced to enter houses in Gaza and "clear" them, to make sure there are no terrorists or explosives.

I recently saw that the IDF's Military Police Criminal Investigation Division opened six investigations into the use of Palestinian civilians as human shields, and my jaw dropped. I've seen cover-ups before, but this is a new low. If the MPCID wanted to do its job seriously, it would have to open far more than even a thousand investigations. But all the MPCID wants is for us to be able to tell ourselves and the world that we're investigating ourselves, so they've found six scapegoats and are pinning it all on them.
I was present at a meeting where one of the brigade commanders presented the "mosquito" concept to the division commander as a "necessary operational achievement to accomplish the mission." It was so normalized that I thought I was hallucinating.

As early as August of 2024, when this story broke in Haaretz and in testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence, a senior source said that both the outgoing IDF Chief of Staff and the outgoing Head of the Southern Command knew about the procedure. I don't know which is worse: that they don't know what's going on in the army they command, or that they do know and continue regardless.

It's been more than seven months since that story was published, and soldiers have continued detaining Palestinians and forcing them to go into houses and tunnels ahead of them. While the Chief of Staff and the Head of the Southern Command continued to say and do nothing about it, the protocol became even more widespread and normalized.

The highest-ranking personnel on the ground have known about the use of human shields for more than a year, and no one has tried to stop it. On the contrary, it was defined as an operational necessity.

It's important to note that we can enter houses without using human shields. We did it for months, according to a proper entry procedure which included sending in a robot, a drone, or a dog. This procedure proved itself, but it took time, and the command wanted achievements here and now.

In other words, we forced Palestinians to act as human shields not because it was safer for IDF troops, but because it was faster. That's why we risked the lives of Palestinians who were suspected of nothing other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

read more:
https://archive.is/d1LC6#selection-1095.0-1127.262
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-03-30/ty-article-opinion/.premium/in-gaza-almost-every-idf-platoon-keeps-a-human-shield-a-sub-army-of-palestinian-slaves/00000195-e627-deaf-a397-f6674e390000

>>488417
>Israel’s leader has insisted Hamas must “lay down its weapons”, exile its leaders, and turn over security in Gaza to Israel in order to reach the “final stage”
Yeah we all know that "final stage" is a euphemism.

By the way rumors have it that Hamas has been able to recruit new fighters and they're almost back to full strength.

>>488416
They only have their own reactionary leadership to blame.

>>488424
>By the way rumors have it that Hamas has been able to recruit new fighters and they're almost back to full strength.
That seems to be almost everyone's analysis, yes.

>>488428
Yeah, the Israelis, who illegally occupy Gaza & the West Bank, are extremely reactionary and completely to blame for the war crimes they inflict upon the people they illegally occupy.

Houthi media say US strikes hit Yemen’s Kamaran Island

The Yemeni group’s Al Masirah TV has reported “US aggression on Kamaran Island with two strikes”, quoting its correspondent in Hodeidah.

The island is the largest Yemeni one in the Red Sea and is located off the port city of Hodeidah.

Moments earlier, Trump had warned the Houthis and their Iranian backers they would face “real pain” from more attacks should they keep threatening shipping.

Since then, the Houthis have announced attacks targeting US military ships and Israel.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim US drone downing

Yahya Saree, the military spokesman of the Houthi rebels, says in a statement that air defences shot down a US MQ-9 drone over Yemen’s central province of Marib.

The spokesman said the group continues to “prevent Israeli navigation in the Red and Arabian Seas”.

Israel bombs Beirut

Our correspondent in the Lebanese capital is reporting that Israeli forces are again bombing the city’s southern suburbs.

Iran will have ‘no choice’ but to acquire nuclear weapons if attacked by US or Israel

Iran would have no alternative but to acquire a nuclear weapon if attacked by the United States or its allies, an adviser to the country’s supreme leader has warned, following a threat by Donald Trump.

The comments came hours after the supreme leader himself, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had promised to hit back if the US president made good on his threat to bomb Iran if it did not agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme.

“We are not moving towards [nuclear] weapons, but if you do something wrong in the Iranian nuclear issue, you will force Iran to move towards that because it has to defend itself,” Khamenei’s adviser Ali Larijani said in an interview on Iranian TV.

“Iran does not want to do this, but … [it] will have no choice,” he added.

“If at some point you [the US] move towards bombing by yourself or through Israel, you will force Iran to make a different decision.”

Lebanon village devastated by Israel marks Eid among its dead

Residents of the war-devastated southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr among their dead.

Relatives crowded the village’s cemeteries to pray for the more than 100 residents, including fighters from Hezbollah, who were killed during the war between the group and Israel, which ended with a fragile ceasefire in November.

“We defied the entire world by being here in Aitaroun to celebrate Eid with our martyrs,” Siham Ftouni told the AFP news agency near the grave of her son, a rescuer with an Islamic health organisation affiliated with Hezbollah.

“Their blood permitted us to come back to our village,” she said.

During the war, Lebanese state media reported that Israeli troops used explosives in Aitaroun and two nearby villages to blow up houses. The town square is heavily damaged.

Few people have returned to live or to reopen businesses in Aitaroun or many other villages in southern Lebanon.

US legislators introduce bills to block sales of 900kg bombs to Israel

The bills introduced by Democratic Congresswomen Pramila Jayapal and Rashida Tlaib is the latest effort by members of the US Congress to restrict weapons sales to Israel.

If passed, Jayapal said the draft legislation would block the sales of bombs, munitions and other military equipment, including more than 35,000 of 2,000-pound (907kg) bombs, 5,000 of the 1,000 pound bombs, guidance kits for bombs and bulldozers,

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/31/live-israel-kills-64-in-gaza-on-eid-bodies-of-14-missing-medics-recovered

The Cradle: Qatar and Israel train side by side in Greece

Qatar has participated in the multinational air exercise “Iniochos 2025” with F-15s alongside Israel and at least ten other countries, including Bahrain (F-16), and the UAE (Mirage 2000/9).

The drill, hosted by Greece from 31 March to 11 April, includes joint air combat simulations and operational coordination.

According to KAN military correspondent Itay Blumenthal, Israel was surprised to see the full list of participants published on the Hellenic Air Force's website, especially given its request to keep its involvement, and that of others like Qatar, confidential—in light of Qatar's known support for Hamas and its involvement in the ongoing “Qatargate” scandal.

Despite public posturing, Qatari and Israeli air forces are now training in the same sky, attending joint briefings and cooperating in simulated missions.

Blumenthal noted bluntly: “Qatar and Israel are now training together in Greece.”

https://twitter.com/TheCradleMedia/status/1906831536193978693

>>488430
>Israel's exploding population
Where is this delusional retard getting this? Israel has been experiencing a demographic crisis for the past year now.

>>488449
You are absolutely correct Israel has suffered significant demographic shrinkage. But are you really surprised there is propaganda that is saying the exact opposite ?

But the phrase
<Israel's exploding population
might come true in a different sense if the Netanyahu gets his Iran war.

This guy is now in the US House of Representatives for a district in Florida. There's also a hilarious video around of him ducking under a desk when a lawyer came to his office to serve a deposition, and he later claimed he thought it was Hamas coming to kill him.

Israel had tariffs on US goods this entire time!
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-finmin-seeks-immediate-end-remaining-tariffs-us-imports-2025-04-01/

https://x.com/redstreamnet/status/1907384039834853736
Redstream: “A brutal crime committed by the US and Israel.” The US is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure and residences in Yemen. At least 61 people have been killed since the US-led aggression began with the support of Gulf countries, including Qatar.

During the night, the US targeted a water management facility in the Hodeidah region, killing at least 4 people. The US-led assault, which started on March 15, aims to weaken Yemen's support for the Palestinian people, end the maritime blockade, and halt attacks on Israel.

Trump has issued new threats to Yemen and Iran, accusing them, along with Israel, of supplying the Yemeni Armed Forces with weapons used to target shipping in the Red Sea. Despite Trump’s claim that “the Houthis have been decimated” by the airstrike campaign, the Yemeni Armed Forces have documented the downing of another US drone with a locally manufactured missile.

https://x.com/kennardmatt/status/1907355525894779388
Matt Kennard: 2 days ago, an Israeli military plane (IAF555) spent 3 hours circling off coast of Los Angeles, California, right next to border w/ Mexico.

Plane model + serial number were blocked.

Took off from Chino Airport at 15.34 + landed at San Bernardino Airport (25 miles away) at 18.36

US air attacks hit Yemen: Houthi media

Air strikes have been reported across Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including Saada and Hajjah in the far north of the country, and Hodeidah in the west.

Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said that the Houthis targeted the USS Truman with rockets and drones as it sailed through the Red Sea.

Sarea said the latest claimed attack was the third in the past 24 hours.

The US has previously denied any successful attack on the USS Truman.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/1/live-israel-has-killed-322-children-in-gaza-since-breaking-ceasefire

US deploys second aircraft carrier to the Middle East

A spokesman for the Pentagon says the US is increasing the number of aircraft carriers deployed in the Middle East to two, keeping one that is already there and sending another from the Asia Pacific.

Sean Parnell said the Carl Vinson will join the Harry S Truman in the Middle East to “deter aggression, and protect the free flow of commerce in the region”.

The announcement comes as the US continues bombing Yemen in a campaign launched after the Houthis threatened to resume attacks on Israel-linked ships over the blockade on Gaza.

Parnell said US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also ordered “the deployment of additional squadrons and other air assets that will further reinforce our defensive air-support capabilities”.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/2/live-israels-gaza-blockade-reaches-one-month-forcing-bakeries-to-close

White House says Yemen strikes ‘incredibly successful’ as Houthis release footage of downed US drone

The Houthis claim to have shot the MQ-9 Reaper drone down on Monday over Marib and released footage today showing burning debris, followed by fighters combing through the wreckage.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the US strikes on the Houthis have been “incredibly successful”.

“There have now been more than 200 successful strikes,” Leavitt said. “Iran is incredibly weakened as a result. They’ve taken out Houthi leaders, critical members who have been launching strikes on naval ships and commercial vessels. This operation will not stop until the freedom of navigation in this region is restored.”

The Houthis have yet to confirm the death of any of their leaders since the US renewed its bombing campaign in March.

Germany seeking to deport four foreign residents over Gaza protests: Report

German authorities have issued deportation orders for four foreign nationals for taking part in protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, even though they have not been convicted of any crimes, according to a report by The Intercept.

“What we’re seeing here is straight out of the far right’s playbook,” said Alexander Gorski, a lawyer representing two of the affected protesters. “You can see it in the US and Germany, too: political dissent is silenced by targeting the migration status of protesters.”

The authorities’ allegations against Cooper Longbottom of the United States, Kasia Wlaszczyk of Poland, and Shane O’Brien and Roberta Murray of the Republic of Ireland reportedly stem from their participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including an occupation of Berlin’s Free University building in late 2024.

According to the report, the deportation orders, issued under German migration law, were driven by “political pressure” and came despite internal objections from the head of Berlin’s state immigration agency.

Three of the people slated for deportation are European Union citizens who are normally entitled to freedom of movement within the bloc.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/1/live-israel-has-killed-322-children-in-gaza-since-breaking-ceasefire

Netanyahu departs for Hungary amid criticism over ICC warrant

The Israeli prime minister is en route to Hungary despite calls on the central European country and its Prime Minister Viktor Orban to adhere to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Following Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has become the latest rights organisation to condemn Hungary for welcoming PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu, along with former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, is wanted by the ICC for the war crime of starving Palestinians and several crimes against humanity including the mass killing of civilians.

Hungary is a member of the ICC, but has rejected calls for it to arrest Netanyahu, and there have been suggestions instead that it will leave the international body.

https://twitter.com/CAIRNational/status/1907537151132111218
https://aje.io/gyap3w?update=3619865

Israeli army advances in southern Syria: Local authorities

Authorities in the Deraa governorate say in a post on Telegram that Israel is advancing with military vehicles near the city of Nawa, east of the occupied Golan Heights.

Israeli shelling reported in southern Syria

It appears that Israeli attacks on Syria are continuing.

Alekhbaria TV, reports that Israeli artillery is targeting the western Deraa countryside in the south of the country. The same outlet said earlier that 18 Israeli strikes had hit a military airport in Hama.

More Israeli strikes in Syria

Syria’s official news agency, SANA, reports that an Israeli strike has targeted the vicinity of the central city of Hama.

According to Alekhbaria TV, the attack was near a military airport. The television also reported an Israeli air strike by the T-4 airbase in Homs Governorate.

As reported earlier, a science research building in Damascus was also hit in an Israeli strike.

Houthi Health Ministry says 61 civilians killed in US attacks

The Ministry of Health in Sanaa says US strikes have killed 61 civilians and injured 139 others since March 15.

The US military has been carrying out near-daily attacks in Yemen as Trump promised to “completely annihilate” the Houthis.

The Yemeni group said it will continue its military operations against Israel and shipping lanes in the Red Sea until Israel ends its assault on Gaza, which UN experts have described as a genocide.

US places nearly one-third of B-2 bomber fleet in Indian Ocean Diego Garcia base: Report

Satellite images analysed by The Associated Press show at least six nuclear-capable B-2 bomber aircraft in the Indian Ocean base, within striking distance of Iran.

“It is highly unusual to see that many at one base abroad,” The AP said in its analysis, pointing out that each aircraft costs approximately $1bn.

The bombers have previously been used by the US in the Kosovo War, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. And more recently, Diego Garcia was used as a launch site for B-2 bombers to strike Yemen’s Houthis last year.

The AP noted that the US would need to use B-2 bombers if it wanted to strike Iran’s underground nuclear sites.

One killed, one injured in US attack in Yemen: Report

According to the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV, the casualties resulted from a US strike in the Ras Isa district of as-Salif in the Hodeidah Governorate.

PIJ takes responsibility for rocket attack against Israel

Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, says it fired a rocket salvo at Sderot and other Israeli towns outside Gaza.

The Israeli military had said it intercepted two launches from the Palestinian territory.

UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on accountability in occupied territories

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and a commitment to ensuring accountability and justice.

The resolution called for an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian territory in accordance with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Germany, Ethiopia, Czechia and North Macedonia voted against the resolution, but 27 nations backed it while 16 others, including France and Japan abstained.

The resolution also affirmed the illegal nature of forced displacement of Palestinians by Israel and arbitrary Israeli policies against Palestinian prisoners.

According to the Wafa news agency, the Palestinian delegation present at the council meeting criticised “double standards and a lack of international will for achieving practical steps to hold the occupation accountable”.

Casualties after Israeli attack hits police force in Deir el-Balah

Gaza’s Ministry of Interior reports that several Palestinians were killed and wounded after an Israeli air strike targeted police officers and personnel in the city, located in the central part of the enclave.

ICC denounces Hungary for ignoring Netanyahu arrest warrant

The International Crime Court (ICC) has criticised Hungary’s decision to defy its arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza.

The court’s spokesperson, Fadi El Abdallah, said it’s not for parties to the ICC “to unilaterally determine the soundness of the Court’s legal decisions”.

Participating states have an obligation to enforce the court’s decisions, added El Ebdallah.

“Any dispute concerning the judicial functions of the Court shall be settled by the decision of the Court,” El Abdallah said.

Hungary eyes dropping out of ICC as Netanyahu visits

Hungary may withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week as Israel’s prime minister arrives on a four-day visit.

European Green Party calls for Netanyahu’s arrest in Hungary

The European Green Party is calling for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to be arrested and face trial at The Hague as he arrives in Hungary.

US imposes more sanctions on Iran’s ‘shadow banking’, Yemen’s Houthis

The Donald Trump administration has blacklisted several more individuals and entities in a stated effort to impose “maximum pressure” against Iran and the Houthi force in Yemen, where US warplanes have been bombing daily.

The US Treasury emphasised that the new sanctions target a complex “shadow banking” system of clandestine financial facilitators that enable Iran to sell its oil, petrochemicals, and other commodities to circumvent sanctions.

It also said it is targeting a “network of Houthi financial facilitators and procurement operatives” working in coordination with a senior Houthi figure backed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The network allegedly “procured tens of millions of dollars’ worth of commodities from Russia, including weapons and sensitive goods, as well as stolen Ukrainian grain” to send to Yemen.

A Hong Kong-based ship manager, a Russia-based Afghan businessman, the general director of three Russia-based companies, and alleged supporters of Houthi trade ventures involving Russia were among those targeted.

Lebanon’s defence chief calls on truce sponsors to stop Israeli violations

Defence Minister Michel Menassa has told foreign dignitaries he hosted today that Israel is escalating its attacks against Lebanon, the National News Agency reports

“The countries sponsoring the ceasefire agreement must stop the Israeli enemy’s violations and aggressions against Lebanese sovereignty,” Menassa was quoted as saying by the agency.

Israel has been carrying out near-daily attacks in Lebanon, and last month, it bombed Beirut twice despite the ceasefire it reached with Hezbollah last year, which was sponsored by France and the US.

The Israeli military also continues to occupy parts of south Lebanon in violation of the truce deal.

US, Israel cannot eliminate Iran’s nuclear programme with strikes: IRGC commander

A senior commander with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu must know they cannot destroy Iran’s nuclear programme and localised nuclear technology expertise with military attacks.

“None of the announced goals for military aggression, including the destruction of the nuclear programme, will be realised. An attack by the enemies will move Iran’s nuclear programme to a new stage,” Yadollah Javani, the IRGC’s deputy for political affairs, wrote in an article for the state-run Fars news agency.

He said Iran will “reconsider its defence doctrine and the nature of its nuclear programme” if the country is attacked, and will proceed to “deal heavy blows to our enemies”.

This comes a day after Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that “there is no such thing as a military option, let alone a military solution” in dealing with Iran’s nuclear programme, and pointed to what he called “catastrophic failures” for the US in the region during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Hundreds of Israelis protest demanding conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews

The protesters are marching in West Jerusalem and plan to rally outside the Israeli parliament, or Knesset.

They’re aiming to put pressure on the Israeli government to effectively conscript more ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/2/live-israels-gaza-blockade-reaches-one-month-forcing-bakeries-to-close

https://x.com/sahatenglish/status/1907346090862551438
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for #Gaza Civil Defense, announced that the number of bodies incinerated by Israeli airstrikes is 2,840.

The Israeli occupation is using bombs with temperatures reaching 7,000-9,000°C. These bombs are causing the bodies of civilians to dissolve.

Workers In Palestine - Who Arms Israel guide
https://www.workersinpalestine.org/who-arms-israel