US ambassador leads boycott of Nagasaki atomic bombing ceremony over Israel exclusion
A boycott led by the US ambassador to Japan drew focus away from the official ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Rahm Emanuel and several European ambassadors skipped the event over Japan’s exclusion of Israel based on “security” concerns amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
Anything not to remember the ultimate war crime.
Blinken tells Gallant that Middle East escalation is in ‘no party’s interest’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant that an escalation in Middle East tensions is in “no party’s interest”, and “reiterated the urgent need to reach a ceasefire in Gaza”.
“The secretary reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and discussed how escalation is in no party’s interest,” he told Gallant during a call on Friday, according to a State Department statement.
Except in Netanyahu's interest and his right wing cabinet. Daily calls for escalating the conflict. And you just gave them another 3.5 billion in military aid to carry on escalating.
US troops attacked by drone in Syria, no injuries reported
A US official has confirmed that the country’s troops have been attacked in northeastern Syria with a drone, the Reuters news agency reports.
There have been no reports of injuries to US personnel following the attack, which took place at Rumalyn Landing Zone, the US official said on condition of anonymity.
“Medical evaluations are ongoing. We are currently conducting a damage assessment,” the official said.
No group has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack yet. On Monday, five US personnel were injured in a rocket attack blamed on Iran-backed proxies at the Ain al-Assad airbase in western Iraq.
