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SvennoJ 2 hours ago

Hezbollah says it hit an Israeli tank in southern Lebanon

The Lebanese-armed group says it hit an Israeli tank in southern Lebanon near a village approximately five kilometres (three miles) from the border with Israel. Hezbollah fighters targeted “a Merkava tank on the eastern outskirts of the village of Shamaa with a guided missile, causing it to catch fire”, it said in a statement.


Israel says rockets fired from Lebanon hit Haifa

Israel’s medical emergency services said that rockets fired from Lebanon towards the Carmel area in the northern city of Haifa. Paramedics said they took five people to hospital with mild injuries. The Israeli military said 10 rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon.

Israel’s army said two people were injured when a synagogue was hit in the northern coastal city following a “heavy rocket barrage” by Hezbollah that we reported on earlier.

“This is yet another clear example of Hezbollah’s deliberate targeting of Israeli civilians,” the military said in a statement.


A view of the site where a projectile fell into Haifa from Lebanon, November 16

5 mild injuries vs dozens killed in Gaza and Lebanon daily, who is targeting civilians with far superior precision guided bombs...

Hezbollah claims targeting multiple military bases in northern Israel

Hezbollah says it bombed several military bases in Haifa and the Carmel region this evening.

This includes the Haifa Technical, Haifa Naval, Stella Maris and Tira Carmel bases, the group said in a statement, adding that it also targeted for the first time the Nesher base, “which includes a gas station southeast of Haifa”.

Earlier, we reported the Israeli army saying two people were injured when a synagogue was hit in Haifa.


Houthis says they attacked ‘vital target’ in Israel’s port city

Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group’s fighters attacked “a vital target” in Israel’s Red Sea port of Eilat with a number of drones.

“We confirm our continuation of our military operations against the Israeli enemy,” he added. “These operations will not stop until the aggression stops, the siege on the Gaza Strip is lifted, and the aggression on Lebanon stops.”



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SvennoJ 2 hours ago

Protesters hold pro-Palestinian march in Rio before G20

Hundreds of protesters marched in support of Palestinians in Rio de Janeiro, in a demonstration aimed at world leaders about to converge on the city for a G20 summit.

The march, held peacefully under constant rain along Copacabana Beach, was watched by dozens of police and soldiers deployed as security for the summit to be held Monday and Tuesday.

The meeting will see heads of state and government, including US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping, discuss coordination on international issues.

The Rio protesters, a few wearing the keffiyeh scarves, held aloft the Palestinian flag and banners, including one reading “Break Brazil-Israel Relations”, and demanded that Israeli allies stop financing its wars in Gaza and in Lebanon.


A demonstrator wears a France’s President Emmanuel Macron mask during a march in support of the Palestinian people at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2024, before the G20 Summit

G20: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, United Kingdom and United States and two regional bodies: the European Union and the African Union

G19+2 actually, dominated by the pro Israel lobby. Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, UK, US in particular. All of those except Argentina and India haven't recognized Palestine as a state.


Hundreds of Israelis demonstrating for a prisoner exchange deal in Gaza

Hundreds of Israelis, including families of Israeli captives in Gaza, are demonstrating at the Karkur Junction north of the country, videos taken by activists and verified by Al Jazeera show.

The protesters were calling on Netanyahu’s government to secure a captives-prisoner exchange deal. Several dozen protesters waved Israeli and yellow captive solidarity flags, while others stressed the need to make every effort to bring them back safely.



Translation: With the fighters for democracy at the Karkur intersection. 407 days of neglect, but the people of Israel will not let [those responsible] escape justice. A deal, the end of the war, elections.  We will not give up.


Demonstrations in Tel Aviv demanding Israeli gov’t action for captives in Gaza


People protest in Tel Aviv against the government and to show support for the captives


Several detained at pro-Palestinian protest in Berlin

German police have detained several demonstrators during a pro-Palestinian protest in Berlin. More than 1,000 people gathered in the German capital to express solidarity with Palestinians and protest Israel’s continuing attacks on Gaza.

Carrying Palestinian flags, the crowd marched with banners reading, “This is an anti-colonial struggle for freedom” and “Hands off Gaza and Lebanon”.

A pro-Israel group gathered along the marching route and tried to provoke the marchers by unfurling Israeli flags, but police stepped in to prevent any confrontations.



SvennoJ 2 hours ago

Israeli drone attack kills another Palestinian journalist in Gaza

An Israeli drone attack has killed another journalist in Gaza, Wafa news agency reports. Local sources told the agency that Mohammed Saleh al-Sharif was wounded by a drone in Jabalia refugee camp. He was left “bleeding for more than two hours before succumbing to his injuries”, the report added.

Israeli forces have been preventing civil defence and emergency medical teams from operating in northern Gaza for more than 25 days.

According to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, 174 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of Israel’s war on the Strip on October 7, 2023.


What it means to be hungry in Gaza

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/11/16/stripped-of-our-human-dignity-what-it-means-to-be-hungry-in-gaza

What does it mean to be hungry for months?

In Gaza, where more than 43,000 of us have been killed by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasions – and many more thousands are lost, feared dead, under the rubble – we have been punished with hunger now for more than a year.

In war, survival becomes the only focus, and hunger is a constant reminder of that. We have been forced to be hungry – we did not choose this. We’re struggling to survive under Israeli bombardment, but we’re failing.


A three-year-old child who suffers from diabetes, a weakened immune system and malnutrition, rests at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital on June 1


House in central Gaza bombed by Israeli forces

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that Israeli forces have bombed a house in the Bureij refugee camp, resulting in several injuries.

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 43 Palestinians since dawn.

Israeli settlers target Palestinian village in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers have carried out another attack on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

This time, the attack targeted the village of Beit Furik, outside of Nablus where houses, cars and land were burned to the ground after dozens of masked settlers invaded the village.

“They did not leave anything, the electricity pole, and all our belongings, the sofas, the water tank, they did not leave a thing,” Mahmoud Hananeh, a resident of the village, said.

“There were around 40 to 50 settlers, at that time the army’s presence was clear, the army came when we started resisting them and it was clear the army were by the settlers’ side, protecting them, shooting towards us, and harassing us,” Wael Hananeh, another resident, said.



SvennoJ 2 hours ago

Main points on November 16th

  • At least 43 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn.
  • An Israeli strike on a school where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp has killed 10 people and wounded at least 20 others.
  • A Geneva-based human rights organisation says it has documented dozens of premeditated murders and field executions by Israeli forces in northern Gaza.
  • Hezbollah says it bombed several military bases in Haifa and the Carmel region.
  • Israeli troops arrested 12 people from the occupied West Bank, including former prisoners.
  • Israeli police say two flares were fired at Netanyahu’s house earlier this evening and fell in the garden. The police said Netanyahu and his wife were not in the house when the incident took place.

How Palestinian Activists Made Spain Block U.S. Weapons to Israel


Lea Kayali, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), discusses a huge win for their “Mask Off Maersk” campaign: In Spain, two Israel-bound Maersk ships loaded with US-made weapons were blocked after months of pressure from activists and PYM’s campaign exposing the shipping giant’s violation of Spain’s arms embargo on Israel. Kayali discusses where the global movement to stop arms to Israel goes next.

Justice is slow and often doesn't happen at all, but now and then evil gets held to account

Iraqis Tortured at Abu Ghraib Win $42 Million Judgment Against U.S. Military Contractor CACI

A federal jury in Virginia has ordered the U.S. military contractor CACI Premier Technology to pay a total of $42 million to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. The landmark verdict comes after 16 years of litigation and marks the first time a civilian contractor has been found legally responsible for the gruesome abuses at Abu Ghraib. We discuss the case and its significance for human rights with Baher Azmy, the legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represented the Abu Ghraib survivors. "This lawsuit has been about justice and accountability for three Iraqi men — our clients, Salah, Suhail and Asa'ad — who exhibited just awe-inspiring courage and resilience," he says.

Of course the ones responsible (US government) still haven't faced any repercussions for launching an illegal war under false pretenses killing between 110 thousand to over a million civilians. Which is still a small part compared to the total deaths to avenge 9/11

The U.S. post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia have taken a tremendous human toll. The total death toll in these war zones, including direct and indirect deaths, is at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting. Of these, an estimated 408,000 civilians died directly from war violence.

Israel is correct in stating that they are not the worst civilian death machine. The most cruel, for sure. And the fallout of the wars since Oct 7 will still take years to become clear. Israel is already becoming a serious contender to the US post 9/11 death machine.



drkohler 1 hour ago
SvennoJ said:

Two journalists among five killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City school

We reported earlier that an Israeli air attack on the Fahd al-Sabah school sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City killed at least five people.

We now know from Palestinian news outlets that two journalist siblings – Ahmad Abu Sakhil and Zahra Abu Sakhil – are among the dead together with their father, Muhammad.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand surprise..

PIJ has finally admitted that the "journalists" killed was none other than the military chief of the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Mohammed Abu Sachil. Also killed were his son, his daughter and three other persons (most likely personal guards). They had set up their tents in a former school building.

Sachil took over the post in May this year, after his predecessor was eliminated.

Makes you think twice about all those "journalists" killed...