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Multiple Israeli Raids now reported from various locations of the Gaza Strip

This might be starting.

These Raids are still ongoing but new incursions by the israeli army at different locations in the gaza strip are being reported.

These are a "special kind" of raids as reported by one source.

Israeli raids with CAS on hand

Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh taken to see bodies of his family

Al Jazeera’s managing editor has confirmed that correspondent Wael Dahdouh lost his wife, son and daughter in an Israeli air raid on a house they were sheltering in.

how the fuck do you go on after this? how can anyone with an ounce of humanity blame these people for resisting in any way possible? I hope Hezbollah levels Israel

The Czech Republic wants to leave the UN because only 14 countries support genocide.

Baltic Pagan is instant

Slovakia announces the end of military aid to Ukraine

🇮🇱⚔️🇵🇸Member of the Hamas Political Bureau, Hossam Badran, sends an urgent appeal to the Palestinian people in the West Bank: “This is the time for weapons.”

Pentagon says 900 additional US troops heading to Middle East, but will not go to Israel

The troops are heading to the Middle East as part of “efforts to deter a broader conflict and further bolster us force protection capabilities”, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told a news briefing.

The troops include “forces that have been on prepared to deploy orders and which are deploying from the continental United States,” Ryder said, without giving an exact location of where the troops would deploy.

“I can confirm that they are not going to Israel,” he said.

Ryder said that US troops had been targeted 12 times at bases in Iraq and four times in Syria in the past week.

lol yeah ok

Navy ends tradition of Chinese laundrymen on warships over spying fears (Telegraph, 23rd of October, 2023)

The Navy is ditching its century-old tradition of having Chinese servants on warships amid fears they could be spying.

Hundreds of Chinese laundrymen have worked on British ships since the 1930s with most from Hong Kong but will now be replaced by Nepalese Gurkhas.

The Sun reported that the Ministry of Defence had made the decision over fears Beijing could obtain secret information by threatening the loved ones of laundrymen.

The paper said that three Chinese nationals were barred from joining HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, on her strike group voyage to the contested South China Sea. A fourth Chinese laundryman was dismissed this month after 39 years of washing and pressing sailors’ uniforms and officers’ white tablecloths because his family lives in Hong Kong.

The tradition began as a local custom early in the last century and was formalised through contracts with various Hong Kong companies.

Iranian Propaganda Channels are claiming that the Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer, USS Carney (DDG-64) has been Attacked with Drones in the Red Sea off the Coast of Yemen

No evidence thus far though.

Ukrainian Navy has said that they're going to destroy the crimean bridge.

https://streamable.com/c7kjyu

🔴 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine:

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Steadfast, steadfast...Gaza will not bow! Our resistance is a continuous benefit until the defeat of the occupation and liberation.

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Note:

The video features a Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades fighter on the first day of Al-Aqsa Flood: "From east of Khuza'a, we say to this zionist enemy, liberation is certainly close."

It also features a compilation of Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades operations in the last two weeks, and excerpts from PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Jamil Mezher's speech on October 17th:

"We tell this criminal enemy: No matter how many bloody massacres you commit, our people will not leave, but will remain steadfast and firm on their land. Our people will not leave, regardless of the sacrifices made."

"We call upon the masses of our people in the West Bank, Al-Quds, and the 1948 territories to rise up in a comprehensive intifada against the occupation."

"We urge the Arab masses to mobilize en masse to the squares and fields and besiege the US and zionist embassies in their countries."

"Despite the bombardment, destruction, and genocidal war waged by the enemy against our people, and despite the American and Western complicity, our people and our resistance are achieving heroic feats. They will pave will pave the way for the decisive victory."

"The battle continues, and victory is certainly an ally of the Palestinian people and their valiant resistance."

What's going on with those whales that were sinking yachts? Are there enough of them to take down a carrier group?

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has officially been removed from his post. Former Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Qin Gang has been officially removed from the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

Comrade Xi can have a little purge as a treat.

US ammendment condemning hamas failled. Let's see if the original proposal by Arab states passes now

⚡️Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan:

Israel has just begun a ground war on #Gaza, and the result will be a humanitarian catastrophe of massive proportions

https://x.com/cneesvzla/status/1716521281812570476

🇻🇪🇬🇾Venezuela proposes the creation of a state to annex the area in dispute with Guyana

The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela announced this Monday the questions that citizens will answer in the consultative referendum on December 3.

Venezuelans will decide whether or not they agree “with the creation of the Guayana Esequiba state” and that “an accelerated plan be developed for the comprehensive care of the current and future population of that territory that includes, among others, the granting of citizenship and Venezuelan identity card,” indicated the president of the CNE, Elvis Amoroso.

🇬🇾🇻🇪 Guyana asks Venezuela for an explanation for the increase in military activity near Essequibo

https://alertas24.com/internacionales/guyana-pide-una-explicacion-a-venezuela-por-el-aumento-de-activity-militar-cerca-del-esequibo/

hmmmmmmm

Finland Says Hong Kong-Flagged Ship Anchor Breached Pipeline (Bloomberg)

Surprise, surprise.

Liberals are so fucking unhinged. Now they’re calling leftists opposed to Zionism “tankies “

Hopefully someone comes up with a good retort that catches fire and exposes it for the meaningless term it is. A westoid in the imperial core calling someone a tankie like it means shit lmfao

Someone needs to make a Saddam's hiding place meme out of the Israeli tunnels 3d renders.

Al Jazeera:

Gaza residents break into aid centres: UN
Thousands of Gaza residents have broken into warehouses and distribution centres of the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) grabbing flour and “basic survival items”, according to the organisation.
“This is a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down after three weeks of war and a tight siege on Gaza,” said Thomas White, the director of UNRWA affairs in the Gaza Strip, in a statement.
“People are scared, frustrated and desperate. Tensions and fear are made worse by the cuts in the phones and internet communication lines. They feel that they are on their own, cut off from their families inside Gaza and the rest of the world.
“Supplies on the market are running out while the humanitarian aid coming into the Gaza Strip on trucks from Egypt is insufficient.”
Aid supplies to Gaza have been choked since Israel began bombarding in early October.
On Saturday, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said “Israeli obstacles” were impeding the prompt delivery of aid through the Rafah crossing.

Large crowds have gathered in central London for a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, with tens of thousands expected to take to the streets. A pro-Palestinian rally in London last week drew an estimated 100,000 people, and similar numbers are expected today.

Demonstrations are also planned today in Manchester, England, and in Glasgow.

https://streamable.com/nync08

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/28/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-news/226ea49c-e34e-5cad-9567-4d9dcf7ba382?smid=url-share

On a lighter note:

They should invent a gun that kills everyone in the IOF when you pull the trigger

lol they immediately dropped the new speaker nominee that didn’t last long. Honestly keep it going it’s not going to get extremely funny until we start getting closer to the government shutdown without even a speaker

It’s a cliche quote but it really feels appropriate now:

Hell is empty and all the devils are here

Blinken told American Jewish leaders on Monday that when he was in Doha on Oct. 13 he asked the Qatari government to change its public posture towards Hamas, three people who attended the meeting said.

According to the three attendees, Blinken said he gave toning down Al Jazeera coverage of the war in Gaza as an example of steps the Qatari government can take to do this. Blinken said he asked the Qataris to "turn down the volume on Al Jazeera's coverage because it is full of anti-Israel incitement," according to one source.

Blinken didn't give any examples of the heightened rhetoric he asked to be dialed back.

Axios

The final sentence: "WhatsApp and iMessage are not delivering, and when using the internet to call, it just rings endlessly."

"I don’t know if they are safe or not": Family members left in dark after communications go down in Gaza

People who have family in Gaza tell CNN they have not been able to contact them after communications went down in the enclave following heavy airstrikes.

Jawwal, the Palestinian telecom company that provides mobile service to the Gaza Strip released a statement Friday night saying "the intense bombardment in the past hour has resulted in the destruction of all remaining international routes connecting Gaza with the outside world" leading to a "complete interruption of telecommunications services".

Said Alhayek, 42, from Las Vegas, said he has not been able to reach his family in Gaza.

“It’s like sitting in the dark not knowing what is going to hit you, I can’t reach them on any medium of communication at this point, I can’t even know if they are okay or not, I don’t know if they are safe or not," Alhayek said. "Also, the fact that they cut off communication, makes us feel as though they are about to do something terrible.” Adli Anwar, 57, who is living in Ottowa, Canada, also said he has no way of communicating with his family.

“I can’t get anything — about three hours ago, we lost all communications, no phones, no internet, nothing. Before it would connect, about 80% of the time, and now it’s zero percent. It doesn’t get to the international line," Anwar said.

CNN tried calling several contacts with Gaza numbers over the last hour, both over international calling and over WhatsApp. On the international calls, they either go straight to voicemail or an automated message says “the number you are calling is currently unreachable. Please try again later.”

WhatsApp and iMessage are not delivering, and when using the internet to call, it just rings endlessly.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-10-27-23/h_dbbf852de6de3b8753a6a9f31a31e335

omg I glanced at the TV on the news:

• report begins on the ground operation of Israel with a headline of an Israeli soldier having been KIA
• apparently the bullshit bioweapon story or whatever has also spread to my country's news of course, why wouldn't it

Iranian President to Al Jazeera: We support, along with all Arab and Islamic countries and other countries of the world, an immediate ceasefire

The Iranian President told Al Jazeera: The United States and some European countries are obstructing the ceasefire in Gaza, and this is a crime

Iranian President told Al Jazeera: The United States’ calculations in the region are completely wrong and it will not achieve its goals in a new Middle East

Iranian President to Al Jazeera: We are making broad and various efforts and our support for the Palestinians and the resistance is not subject to compromise

Iranian President told Al Jazeera: The resistance in Palestine and the region is independent, the decision is in its hands, and it does not receive orders from Tehran

Iranian President told Al Jazeera: The Zionist entity and American support have no ability to eradicate the Palestinian resistance

The Iranian President to Al Jazeera: The United States knows well our current capabilities and realizes that exceeding them is out of the question

All from a string of AJABreaking tweets: https://fxtwitter.com/AJABreaking/status/1718332793346724013