Israel threatens southern Lebanon residents with imminent attack

Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee has warned people in the Lebanese village of Yanouh, in the southern Tyre district, that the army plans to attack soon.

Adraee said in a statement that the military was targeting “Hezbollah infrastructure”.

He posted a map of a building in the village and said residents nearby should evacuate immediately.

Protesters in Sweden rally against Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza


_{The demonstration in Stockholm was organised by several nongovernmental organisations}

Pro-Netanyahu US lawmaker faces call to resign for comments against Americans

US congressman Randy Fine has had to delete his social media post after he faced widespread condemnation for his objectionable comments about fellow citizens. Fine has been a target of several Conservative influencers such as Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and Brett Cooper in the past. Now leading American rights group, CAIR, has asked for Randy Fine’s resignation after he made objectionable comments during a Congressional hearing. Rifat Jawaid looks at Fine’s controversial past and explains why he’s grown emboldened over the years.

"Watched, Tracked & Targeted": Gaza Writer Mohammed Mhawish on Life Under Israeli Surveillance

Award-winning Palestinian reporter Mohammed Mhawish, who left Gaza last year, joins us to discuss his new piece for New York magazine about Israel's surveillance practices. It describes how Palestinians throughout the genocide in Gaza have been watched, tracked and often killed by Israeli forces who have access to their most intimate details, including phone and text records, social relations, drone footage, biometric data and artificial intelligence tools.

This all-encompassing surveillance system is "reshaping how people speak, how they're moving, how they're even thinking," says Mhawish. "It manufactured behavior for people, so they shrink their lives to reduce risk, they rehearse what version of themselves feels safest to present, and that creates an enormous psychological burden."

Mhawish also describes the terror of when his family's house was bombed, killing two of his cousins and two neighbors in an attack he says was linked to Israeli surveillance of his reporting activities. "I was being watched and tracked," he says.

Palestine is ‘moral compass of our time’: Turkish foreign minister

Hakan Fidan has said Palestine is also “the ultimate test of whether the Muslim world can translate shared values into collective action”.

“This means repelling Israeli aggression and addressing the issue of Israeli expansionism,” the Turkish foreign minister said in a speech at the Al Sharq Youth Conference in Istanbul.

Fidan also addressed the Gaza ceasefire, saying that it is not peace because peace requires justice – and justice requires a sovereign, free and viable Palestinian state.



PNC Chairman Fattouh condemns remarks by US’ Israel envoy on settlements

The Palestinian National Council (PNC) has denounced the comments made by Mike Huckabee in support of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The US ambassador to Israel had said there is no need to react to Israel’s approval of 19 new settlements on occupied Palestinian territory since it is “neither an annexation nor a declaration of sovereignty”.

Rouhi Fattouh, the chairman of the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), called the remarks “a flagrant violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions” and “a dangerous political position that provides political cover for illegal settlement activity”.

Fattouh stressed that “no party in the world is authorised to grant legitimacy to the occupation or its colonial policies, and that the only legitimacy that must be respected is the legitimacy of international law, United Nations resolutions, and the international consensus that rejected settlement activity and considered it a major obstacle to peace.”

Israel is basically a US colony now, supported by the large Christian Zionist base in the USA. Mike Huckabee being one of them.

Israel hails joining US-led AI initiative, Pax Silica

Netanyahu’s office says joining the Trump administration’s AI initiative is “a badge of honor for the State of Israel and the Israeli high-tech industry”.

Dubbed Pax Silica, the initiative aims to bolster “cooperation on AI and supply chain security” between the US and its allies, the State Department said in a factsheet this week.

Representatives from eight countries took part in a summit yesterday in Washington, DC: Japan, Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Israel’s move to join Pax Silica comes as countries are under growing international pressure to cut economic ties with Israel over its genocidal war on Gaza.

Rights advocates have long accused the Israeli government of using the country’s tech sector to whitewash human rights violations against Palestinians, and Israeli firms have faced longstanding calls for a boycott.

Let the AI bubble burst, US deserves a recession. The US economy crashing seems the only hope now for Palestine... US empire needs to go.

Main events on December 13th

• Israel says it killed senior Hamas leader Raed Saad in an attack on Gaza City that local sources say killed at least four others and injured more than two dozen people.
• Hamas has not commented on the claim Saad was killed, but the group says the Israeli attack aims to derail the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
• The Palestinian Health Ministry says a 16-year-old boy was killed by Israeli troops near Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank.
• Israeli army raids and arrests have continued across the West Bank amid a surge in violence against Palestinians in the area.

Blow to US as UN passes resolution on UNRWA; Scottish band upsets with Gaza show

The Trump administration has reacted furiously after the UN General Assembly passed a resolution reinforcing the legitimacy of UNRWA. Frustrated by the development, the US representative demanded a ban on UNRWA. Elsewhere, a performance by the Scottish band, Primal Scream, in London has left supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu rattled. Rifat Jawaid looks at these two two events and also the announcement by the Swiss winner of Eurovision contest to return his trophy over Gaza.

Epstein’s Israel Ties Blow Up in Netanyahu’s Face

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a photo of Jeffrey Epstein on X.

Residents DEMAND Removal Of Israeli Flags At Property Owned By Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner decided to fly an obscene amount of Israeli flags at his property, prompting nearby residents to demand their removal since they display none or only 1 of any other appropriate flag.

Trump vows to retaliate after US citizens killed in Syria

US President Donald Trump has vowed retaliation against ISIL after an ambush near Palmyra in central Syria killed three US citizens. Trump blamed ISIL for the attack, though investigators are assessing the possibility it may have been an insider attack by a member of an allied force.

Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' after deadly ambush on U.S. military convoy in Syria

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/syria-attack-u-s-soldiers-9.7014999

Three U.S. military personnel — two army soldiers and a civilian interpreter — were killed on Saturday after an attacker targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces before being shot dead, the U.S. military said.

The attack came barely a month after Syria announced it had signed a political co-operation agreement with the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, which coincided with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to the White House.

The attacker was a member of the Syrian security forces, three local officials told Reuters. A Syrian interior ministry spokesperson told a state-run television channel that the man did not have a leadership role in the security forces.

"On December 10, an evaluation was issued indicating that this attacker might hold extremist ideas, and a decision regarding him was due to be issued tomorrow, on Sunday," the spokesperson, Noureddine el-Baba, told Syrian television channel Al-Ikhbariya.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed "very serious retaliation," mourning the loss of "three great patriots." He described the incident in remarks to reporters as a "terrible" attack.

Three other U.S. soldiers were wounded, the military's Central Command said.

In a statement, Central Command said the attack by a lone gunman occurred "as the soldiers were conducting a key leader engagement" in the central Syrian town of Palmyra. "Partner forces" killed the attacker, U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth wrote in a social media post.

Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a security source as saying two Syrian service personnel were injured, without providing further details. The source told SANA that American helicopters evacuated the injured to a U.S. base in Syria's Al-Tanf region, near the Iraqi border.

ISIS suspected

A senior U.S. official said initial assessments indicate that ISIS militants probably carried out the attack, noting it took place in an area not controlled by the Syrian government.

Baba said Syria had warned about the possibility of an ISIS attack in that region but that "coalition forces did not take the Syrian warnings into account. He said Syria would determine whether the attacker was linked to ISIS or merely subscribed to the group's ideology.

The U.S.-led coalition has carried out airstrikes and ground operations in Syria targeting ISIS suspects in recent months, often with the involvement of Syria's security forces. Syria last month also carried out a nationwide campaign arresting more than 70 people accused of links to the group.

The U.S. has troops stationed in northeastern Syria as part of a decade-long effort to help a Kurdish-led force there.

Bondi Beach attack: Australia’s history of false flags; correction by Netanyahu

The news of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia dominated the media headlines globally on Sunday. One Ahmad Al-Ahmad has emerged a hero for saving many lives. Benjamin Netanyahu attacked his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, by reminding him about his previous warning in August when Australia recognised the Palestinian state. Rifat Jawaid urges the Australian Federal Police to thoroughly investigate today’s shooting to find the real culprits as the country has had a history of false flags.

Sounds like a conspiracy theory, but damn the evidence in the video raises some valid questions. First Netanyahy praising Jewish courage for tackling one of the shooters, then has to correct himself as it was actually a Muslim man. Maybe he got incorrect information. But then Google searches in Tel Aviv of the name of the shooter before the attack happened?! And a recent history of other false flags?

Israel Buys Trip To Israel For U.S. Pastors

The Israeli Foreign Ministry funded an all-expenses paid trip to Israel for 1,000 American Christian Zionist pastors.

Chistian Zionism is a main driver for US' unconditional support of Israel, losing support from the younger generations.

Hamas says Israeli violations ‘threaten viability’ of Gaza ceasefire deal

Hamas says Israel’s violations risk jeopardising a ceasefire deal in Gaza and the move towards the second and more complicated phase of the fragile agreement.

In a video statement released on Sunday, the group’s Gaza chief, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed the killing of senior commander Raed Saad in an Israeli attack in Gaza the previous day.

“The continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement … and latest assassinations that targeted Saad and others threaten the viability of the agreement,” al-Hayya said.

He called on mediators – US President Donald Trump in particular – “to work on obliging Israel to respect the ceasefire and commit to it”.

Phase one of the October truce called for a cessation of hostilities, the return of living captives and prisoners and the remains of the dead, and for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the enclave.

Once all of those conditions were fulfilled, phase two, which is to include an Israeli withdrawal, Palestinian disarmament and a formal end to the war, could begin.

However, since the ceasefire began on October 10, Israel has continued to attack Gaza on a daily basis, carrying out nearly 800 attacks and killing nearly 400 people, according to authorities in Gaza, while blocking the free flow of humanitarian aid.

Meanwhile, Israel is awaiting the return of the remains of the last captive, Ran Gvili, which it says is a condition of moving to the second phase.


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday struck a defiant tone over the killing of Saad, accusing Hamas of violating the principles of the Trump peace plan.

Describing the slain commander as “the primary figure in charge of Hamas’s effort to build up its strength and arm itself within the Strip”, Netanyahu accused him of “conducting remilitarisation”.

“[Saad] was working to replenish weaponry and smuggle weaponry,” said the Israeli leader, adding the alleged actions represented “a total violation of the principles Hamas supposedly accepted by adopting the Trump plan”.

Netanyahu also spoke of the efforts to secure the return of the remains of Gvili, whose body is the last of the Israeli captives to be delivered to Israel.

First Netanyahu said it was out of revenge for IDF soldiers getting hurt by an IED in Southern Gaza...

Netanyahu says he ordered attack on Hamas’s Raed Saad; The Israeli prime minister’s office has said Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the attack on Raed Saad in response to an explosion that injured Israeli soldiers in Gaza.

Netanyahu can't even claim Hamas broke the ceasefire (which Israel does multiple times a day). Violating Trump's principles... In his mind only.

‘We decide’

The claims come amid reports of tension between the Netanyahu and Trump administrations over the issue.

Israeli media outlets have reported that Israel’s key ally and the chief sponsor of the ceasefire agreement is pushing Israel to swiftly progress to the second phase of the agreement, while Israel insists that Gvili’s remains must be returned first.

“We are nearing the end of the first phase,” said Netanyahu. “We also wish to return, and are working to return, Ran Gvili”, he continued, insisting that his government is doing “a great deal on this matter, including activities carried out here, and also in Cairo and in other places”.

Seemingly with one eye on the US pressure, the prime minister stressed that Israel would act with autonomy in its approach to the issue.

“Our policy will remain very forceful, and it is an independent one,” he said. “We decide on the actions; we decide on the responses. We decide what needs to be done to ensure the security of Israel and the security of Israeli soldiers.”

How long will the US keep backing this genocide.

Australia does the sensible thing the US won't, further tighten up gun control

_{Rabbi Levi Wolff lights a menorah at Bondi Pavilion earlier today}


'All we can do': Sydney residents line up to donate blood

Sydney residents have been answering an urgent call to donate blood to help those injured in yesterday's Bondi Beach shooting.

Some people have waited in line for up to seven hours to donate, including 21-year-old Alex who tells the BBC: "I wanted to know what I could do, and blood donation is a very simple thing someone can do."

In the clip below, others say they've been "rattled" and "devastated" by Sunday's deadly attack on the Jewish community.



While MSM is quick to promote anti-semitism after the Bondi terrorist attack, the real hero of the tragedy gets overlooked.

'He made us proud' and 'acted out of pure conscience', hero bystander's family tells BBC

Ahmed al Ahmed, the bystander who disarmed one of the gunmen during the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney, acted out of “pure conscience and humanity,” his family tells BBC News Arabic.

His father, Mohamed Fateh al Ahmed, says his son did not hesitate when he saw people being attacked. “Ahmed was driven by his sentiment, conscience and humanity when he rushed forward, stopped the gunman, and snatched his weapon,” he says.

He adds that Ahmed had been nearby “by coincidence,” having gone out with a friend for coffee, when he encountered the scene. “He saw the victims, the blood, women and children lying on the street, and then acted,” his father says.

According to the family, Ahmed’s condition is stable, and he is awaiting further medical treatment for gunshot wounds to his shoulder and hand sustained during the attack.

_{Ahmed al Ahmed, pictured here in a hospital bed, received a visit from New South Wales Premier Chris Minns earlier}

In Syria, where Ahmed was born and raised, his uncle Mohamed Ahmed al Ahmed tells BBC Arabic that the family felt immense pride.

“He made us proud, our village, Syria, all Muslims and the entire world,” he says.

Zionists Are Lying About The Hero Who Disarmed The Terrorist In Australia

Luxury items allowed in Gaza while essentials remain blocked

Smartphones in, medicine out. This is the harsh reality for Palestinians in Gaza, where luxury goods enter freely while life-saving essentials remain blocked. Our correspondent Ashraf Shannon reports.

Life caged in the West Bank as Israeli gates, fences and walls isolate Palestinian communities

Israel has turned hundreds of communities across the occupied West Bank into isolated caged areas by installing fences, gates and walls. As a result, people cannot enter or exit their own hometowns without Israeli approval. It means the West Bank has become a disconnected series of smaller districts with severe social and economic consequences.

Pakistani man living in Australia describes ‘nightmare’ of being labelled as Bondi attacker

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/15/pakistani-man-living-in-australia-describes-nightmare-of-being-labelled-as-bondi-attacker

A Pakistani man living in Australia has spoken of his “deep trauma” and said his life had become a “nightmare” after his photo was widely circulated on social media falsely labelling him as one of the shooters in the Bondi beach terror attack.

Naveed Akram, 30, a who runs his own business in New South Wales, found himself at the centre of a storm of misinformation that began to spread following the deadly shooting on Sydney’s Bondi beach that left 16 people dead.

Police on Monday identified the two alleged shooters as father and son Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24.


As information spread online that one of the shooters was a Pakistani man who shared the same name, Akram’s photos began to be shared widely on platforms such as X and Facebook, labelling him as a culprit, without any verification.

Incorrect information, giving Akram’s education background as that of the shooter’s, was also published on mainstream media websites such as the Jerusalem Post and World Is One news.

Akram described his “shock and horror” when he saw that his photo was being shared by accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers and was trending on X.

“It was extremely disturbing for me,” said Akram. “As soon as I saw that my photo was being shared as the shooter, I came home instantly as I knew it was very dangerous. I was so traumatised and I knew I needed to try and get the message out that this wasn’t me.”

Many of the accounts that were sharing his image falsely were from India, as right-wing influencers seized on the alleged origin of the shooter as proof of Pakistan’s terror connections, without fact-checking whether it was the correct man they were vilifying.

The alleged attacker Naveed Akram is an Australian citizen. His father migrated to Australia in the late 1990s and is not an Australian citizen, but the Australian authorities revealed his nationality.

None of the Facebook or X posts that wrongly showed Akram’s image were given warning labels or community notes by the platform’s factcheckers to flag it as misinformation.

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Akram was not alone in being caught up in false and malicious reports that spread across social media after the shooting. One X post with more than 8m views incorrectly claimed the shooter was an IDF soldier, while another claimed the shooter was a Lebanese man of Palestinian descent.

Meanwhile, the man who tackled one of the shooters and took his gun from him has been confirmed as 43-year-old father-of-two, Ahmed al-Ahmed. But on X users falsely claimed the hero was actually a 47-year-old IT worker, with a British name.

The posts linked to a website called “thedailyaus.world”, which was registered on Sunday in Iceland to a registration company, according to WHOIS records, so it is unclear who operates the site.

This misinformation was repeated by X’s AI chatbot, Grok, which responded to users falsely claiming the wrong man “heroically tackled and disarmed a gunman during a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, getting shot twice but preventing more deaths”.

Timothy Graham, an associate professor at Queensland University of Technology, said the fact the Grok post had not had a community note applied to it in the 10 hours after it was posted showed how X’s fact-checking system failed on deeply-divided content during such an event.

On some posts identifying al-Ahmed, users submitted community notes claiming another man was the perpetrator and linking to the site in Iceland, but those notes were not published on any posts seen by Guardian Australia.

Some accounts did correctly name al-Ahmed, but they incorrectly claimed he was a Maronite Christian, when he is Syrian Muslim.

There were also false claims that Muslims had set off fireworks in Bankstown in western Sydney in celebration of the attack. The fireworks were in nearby Padstow and were part of a Christmas carols event.

Contributing to the pile-on, one user labelled the Bonnyrigg home address of the alleged shooter as a mosque on Google Maps. The label has since been removed.

Google and X were approached for comment.