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SvennoJ 1 day ago

Israeli forces kill former Palestinian detainee near Nablus

The Israeli military has shot dead former detainee Jaafar Dababseh in front of his home in the occupied West Bank village of Wadi al-Badhan, northeast of Nablus, the Palestinian Information Center and the Quds News Network report.

The circumstances around his death are not immediately clear. We will bring you more information when we have it.

Translation: A special force from the occupation army assassinates the freed prisoner, Jaafar Ahmed Dababseh, in front of his house in Wadi al-Badhan, northeast of Nablus.


Israeli military continues assault on Tammun, arrests students near Ramallah

Earlier, we reported Israeli fighter jets had bombed a target in the occupied West Bank town of Tammun, south of Tubas, killing at least one Palestinian.

The Israeli military has since carried out an hours-long ground assault on the town, with the Palestinian Red Crescent reporting that two people have been injured after being beaten by Israeli forces.

Israeli forces have also arrested three students at Birzeit University, north of Ramallah, after storming a student residence in the town, according to the Palestinian Information Center and the Quds News Network.

Translation: The Israeli forces arrested two students at Birzeit University, Shaden Qawas and Ruba Nasser, and the student Abdullah Rabaya, during the past hours, and stormed a female student residence in the town at dawn today.


Israeli soldier wounded in shootout in occupied West Bank: Report

An Israeli soldier was “seriously injured” in a shootout near Nablus in the occupied West Bank last night, according to Israel’s Army Radio.

As we reported, the Israeli military stormed the occupied city of Nablus and arrested two Palestinian men in separate raids, according to the Palestinian Information Center and the Quds News Network.

The incursion is among a number of intensified raids that took place across the occupied West Bank, after Israel’s army launched a manhunt when gunmen killed three Israelis near an illegal settlement in the Qalqilya governorate.


Two Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on West Bank

At least two people have been killed during an Israeli incursion in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. One was killed in the town of Tammun and another in the village of Talouza.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its teams transported the body of Suleiman Qutaishat, 18, from Tammun. He was killed “as a result of shelling” that severely wounded five others during the Israeli attack.

The other person, Jaafar Dababshe, 40, was killed in a raid on Talouza village near Nablus, PRCS said. Residents said Israeli forces shot him dead in front of his house.

Earlier, the Israeli army said on its Telegram channel the air force targeted an “armed terrorist cell in the Tammun area”.


Israeli bulldozers demolish house in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli forces have demolished a house belonging to a Palestinian resident in occupied East Jerusalem’s Jabal Mukaber neighbourhood.

Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad, has verified the footage below of an Israeli bulldozer destroying the house while people stand watch.

Israel has routinely issued forced self-demolition orders to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. If residents do not demolish their houses in a given time, Israeli bulldozers will demolish the buildings, and residents will most likely incur a fine.


Israeli bulldozers demolish nursery, carwash in West Bank’s Salfit: Report

Israeli bulldozers have demolished a nursery and a car wash near the northern entrance to the city of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.

Muhammad Mansour, who owned the nursery and car wash, told Wafa that Israeli forces had demolished the buildings under the pretext that they were close to Ariel, an illegal Israeli settlement, which was built on Palestinian citizens’ lands in Salfit.

Mansour added that the first time Israel demolished the nursery and car wash was about a year ago.



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SvennoJ 1 day ago

Antony Blinken finally reveals how he never wanted ceasefire in Gaza


Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday revealed how he was never in favour of a ceasefire in Gaza. This despite his repeated public utterances supporting a ceasefire deal in the past. Blinken showed his true colours during a press conference in South Korea.

 

Journalist Grills UN on Israel Shooting at WFP Convoy in Gaza

Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, briefed the media on the ongoing situation in the Middle East, providing updates on the latest developments and the UN's response to the region's challenges.



SvennoJ 20 hours ago

‘All hell will break out in the Middle East’ if captives are not released, says Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Wittkoff hed a news conference in Florida, where they addressed some questions about the Gaza ceasefire talks.

Trump said if the captives are not back by the time he gets into office, “all hell will break out in the Middle East, and it will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone”.



Dunno what more he expects to do to Gaza, but he might be dumb enough to green light more assassinations in Iran and further ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank.

A ‘crisis of severe and multi-dimensional proportions’

The Israeli military is still ramping up attacks across in Gaza, where in the past 24 hours, there have been blistering strikes on residential homes. Eastern Gaza has been the recent epicentre of the conflict [between Hamas and Israeli armed forces].

We’re also getting reports from northern Gaza that suggest the continuation of obliteration operations by the Israeli military. At least 14 Palestinians were killed today due to Israel’s repeated attacks on Gaza.

Satellite images have shown severe destruction and widespread devastation in the far north of the Strip. There has been extensive bulldozing in that part of the enclave. The Israeli military is looking to clear that area under the pretext of dismantling [Hamas’s] military infrastructure.

Such operations, however, have led to significant displacement waves from northern Gaza.

The humanitarian situation has reached what observers describe as a “breaking point”. That’s part of what we’re seeing on the ground. The absence of basic services has led to a crisis of severe and multi-dimensional proportions.

There have been attacks on the [UN World Food Programme], [UN agency for Palestinian refugees] UNRWA and World Central Kitchen. There has also been deliberate elimination of law enforcement agencies, which has led to a surge in criminal gang activity, which is also undermining aid work.


Palestinian houses stand badly damaged during the continuing Israeli military operation in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 18



Hamas stands by demand for end to Gaza war in captive deal, as Trump deadline nears

Hamas has stood by its demand that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release the captives still held there. The group also said President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be “hell to pay” unless the captives are freed by his January 20th inauguration.

Officials from Hamas and Israel have been holding talks with Qatari and Egyptian mediators in the most intensive effort for months to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

The outgoing US administration has called for a final push for a deal before Joe Biden leaves office, and many in the region now view Trump’s inauguration as an unofficial deadline.

But with the clock ticking, both sides accuse the other of blocking a deal by adhering to conditions that torpedoed all previous peace efforts for more than a year.



SvennoJ 20 hours ago

‘The last thing we want to see is a Palestinian killing a Palestinian’: Barghouti

Mustafa Barghouti, the secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, spoke to Al Jazeera about the Palestinian Authority’s operations in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

“There is no justification for this escalation, and I think the last thing that Palestinians need is now a violent confrontation between Palestinians and Palestinians,” he said.

“We have a big number of political parties, civil society structures, human rights organisations that have interfered and is trying to mediate to end this situation” he said. “All of those who are harmed are our sons, our people, whether they are on the authority side or they are on the resistance side”.

“This is happening while Israel is conducting hundreds of attacks on us … attacks by the Israeli army and attacks by … settlers”. “If it continues, it will only serve the interest of the Israeli occupation,” he said.


Palestinian Authority security forces use tear gas to disperse a protest against their security operation in Jenin on December 16


Israel demolished over 12,000 structures in West Bank since 2009: UN report

More than 12,000 structures have been demolished by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since 2009, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The hardest-hit areas include Khirbet Tana, Jabal Mukaber, and Silwan, which saw 400, 373, and 274 demolitions, respectively, said the OCHA’s report, entitled Breakdown of Data on Demolition and Displacement in the West Bank.

The report revealed that demolitions targeted 3,553 agricultural structures and 3,547 residential buildings. The year 2024 marked a peak, with 1,763 incidents recorded – the highest in 16 years.

Children and families remain particularly vulnerable, according to OCHA. The displaced individuals included 5,358 boys, 4,324 girls, 5,462 men and 4,791 women.

OCHA also reported that nearly 1,800 donor-funded structures were demolished, further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the region, where access to essential services continues to deteriorate.

These figures highlight the urgent need for international action to address the impact of ongoing demolitions and displacements in the West Bank.



SvennoJ 20 hours ago

MAGA Plots ALL OUT WAR On Pro-Palestine Speech


 

Not a 'snowball's chance in hell' that Canada joins U.S.: Trudeau


Here’s what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to say about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threat to use “economic force” to join Canada and the United States.


But then who's next...

Pierre Poilievre is a yapping Zionist chihuahua


Pierre Poilievre recently said he wants to deliver more arms to Israel, starve Palestinians by cutting UNRWA and suppress opposition to the holocaust in Gaza. Journalist Samira Mohyeddin of On The Line Media joined Talking Foreign Policy to discuss the Conservative Party leader’s anti-Palestinian positions, ‘blame Iran’ views and promotion of more Israeli violence in the region.

The conservative party is by far in the lead, with 98% certainty to gain the majority :(
2025 sucks.

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/