Israel vs Palestine/Lebanon/Iran/Yemen/Syria: a New Middle East War

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14 December 2023

Hamas leader names conditions for peace talks
The group’s political chief said any post-war plan that excludes it would be a “delusion”

The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, has said the militant group is open to negotiations to end the war with Israel, but stressed that any final deal would have to lead to an independent Palestinian state.

In a televised speech on Wednesday, Haniyeh said Hamas is prepared for dialogue with Israel, hoping that future talks could put “the Palestinian house in order both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.”

“We are open to discuss any arrangement or initiative that could end the aggression” and lead to a “political path that secures the right of the Palestinian people to their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.”

However, the official went on to warn that any attempt to exclude Hamas and other armed groups from a post-war settlement would be a “delusion,” saying the “resistance factions” must be involved in the process.

Haniyeh’s comments came just one day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that a Palestinian state was out of the question, vowing to never “repeat the mistake of Oslo,” a 1993 peace deal which created a roadmap for a sovereign Palestinian nation.

While Israel previously accepted the idea in principle, the process established by the Oslo Accords has long since broken down, all but freezing the decades-long conflict. More than 30 years later, Israeli troops continue to occupy the West Bank, where Jewish settlement outposts have rapidly grown in recent years, while the government maintains a tight blockade over the Gaza Strip.

On Wednesday, Netanyahu declared that Israel would continue its military operation in Gaza “until Hamas is annihilated,” adding that even in the face of international pressure, “nothing will stop us.”

While an earlier vote calling for a ceasefire failed in the United Nations Security Council thanks to a US veto, despite strong support among other members, the UN General Assembly later passed a similar measure with an overwhelming majority in favor. The non-binding resolution demanded an immediate end to the fighting, the unconditional release of all hostages and the provision of humanitarian aid for Gaza.

The United States, which remains Israel’s top military donor, has voiced support for brief “pauses” to the fighting, but continues to oppose a more lengthy truce, arguing it would only help Hamas. However, President Joe Biden has grown increasingly critical of Israel’s approach to the war, recently warning the country could lose international support if it continued its “indiscriminate” bombing campaign.

Israel began its assault on Gaza following a surprise attack by Hamas on October 7, which claimed the lives of some 1,200 Israelis and saw more than 240 people taken hostage. In retaliation, the Israel Defense Forces has pounded the Palestinian enclave with heavy airstrikes and launched a major ground invasion, killing more than 18,600 people so far, according to local officials.

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The countries voting against the ceasefire resolution (which is non-binding, but a very clear opinion poll on global political positions) were:

• United States
• Israel
• Austria
• Czech Republic
• Guatemala
• Liberia
• Micronesia
• Nauru
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay.

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Kim Iverson, in an interesting short new video, explains why some of those smaller countries voted as they did.

US Shows it’s no longer the World Moral Power in Recent UN Votes

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VpSSk8G6ADU

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... More Crooke & Escobar on Palestine and the Big Picture

Karl Sanchez
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Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:24 UTC

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Alastair Crooke, Pepe Escobar, Eva Bartlett, Larry Johnson in Moscow

Now more than two months into Al-Aqsa Flood, the Outlaw US Empire has killed any voice it had when it comes to upholding Human Rights by vetoing the UNSC resolution calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza, not just a "pause." At the end of the Crooke/Napolitano video chat is a clip of the FMs of Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia saying as one that such a vote was unacceptable, which is diplomatic speak for reprehensible. The imbecilic US UN representative that gave the Empire's justification for its veto said to allow a ceasefire would be to allow new seeds of conflict to be sown — the puke, or rather the person who told him what to say, doesn't seem to realize those seeds were sown long ago and replanted every time the Outlaw US Empire and its Zionist partners didn't allow a solution for the Palestinians other than the continual shrinkage of their lands and imprisonment in Gaza. As Lavrov said, the Outlaw US Empire simply cancels whatever it deems necessary to justify its narrative.

But before clicking the link to the video, additional context is to be supplied by Crooke's SCF essay and Pepe Escobar's article for The Cradle as both just spent the last week together in Moscow discovering what they could and sharing insights. Crooke's will get first viewing as in his first sentence he anticipates the Judge's opening question as the title gives away, "Strategic Reflections From Moscow," and it begins with Russia's relations with the West that readers have read mostly from the Russian perspective here at the Gym. And instead of telling readers what they'll read, they get to find out for themselves.

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Full article: https://www.sott.net/article/486871-...he-Big-Picture

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uHqs15gOv4k

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Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by lawyer and author Alan Dershowitz and author and political scientist Norman Finkelstein as the pair unite for their first live television debate in over 20 years.

The pair debate the Israel and Palestine conflict in Gaza, whether Hamas and the IDF are terrorist organisations, whether Israel is committing genocide on the Palestinian people and what the conclusion for this war will look like.

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Putin: Gaza is the largest cemetery for children in the world, this is an objective assessment

Putin called what is happening in the Gaza Strip a disaster. The conflict in Ukraine is nothing like what is happening in terms of destruction in the enclave, he added.

📝 “All over the world they see the difference between what is happening in Gaza and in Ukraine; in Ukraine there is nothing like that,” Putin said.

🇹🇷 The President also said that he is in constant contact with Erdogan on the Gaza Strip, and a meeting with him is possible next year.


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🇮🇱🇾🇪 Another ship headed to the zionist entity has been forced to divert course in the Red Sea, targeted with a missile after it did not heed orders.

Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Abdullah bin Amer stated: "The great Yemeni missiles do not miss their targets; they are fiery warning messages." Zionist media reports that the ship has been detained.

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BREAKING:

⚡The Houthis seized another container ship

They forced the Maersk container ship heading to Israel to change its course, and it is now on its way to Yemeni ports.

Maersk Line is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of Maersk, a Danish business conglomerate.

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♦️🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸National Resistance Brigades (Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces) spokesperson Abu Khaled:
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Our forces continue to repel the attacks of the occupation's vehicles on the axes of east Shuja'iyya, Khan Younis, and the Gaza envelope.

Commander Abu Khaled, the spokesperson for the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces (the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine), issued a military statement about the fierce confrontations being fought by the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces and other Palestinian resistance factions, as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle. It stated:

Firstly: Our forces (Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces) continued to confront the "israeli" invasion forces in the eastern axes of Shuja'iyya, setting up numerous ambushes for them, which resulted in a wide number of enemy soldiers and officers falling between dead and wounded by our heroic comrades' bullets. This forced the enemy to acknowledge its significant losses, which have become more than it can conceal.

Secondly: Our forces (Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces) continued to fight courageously and heroically in the Khan Younis axes, especially on Street No. 5, where the enemy's vehicles are still exposed to intense fire from our forces and other resistance formations. In these axes, the enemy suffered both dead and wounded.

Thirdly: Our rocket units continued to bombard the "Gaza Envelope" areas, focusing in the recent hours on the "Kissufim" military site, where the enemy is trying to gather its forces to support its faltering units in Khan Younis.

Commander Abu Khaled, the spokesperson for the Omar Al-Qasim Forces (the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine), concluded his statement with a message to the Prime Minister of "israel" and his Minister of War, warning them against getting further entangled in the sands and swamps of the Gaza Strip. The enemy's media has started to reveal some of the losses that the official "israeli" media has been hiding, in all fronts of the battle.

Omar Al-Qasim Forces – The military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Military Media
14/12/2023

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 Hamas on the 36th anniversary of the movement statement
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

On the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the launch of the Hamas movement and amidst the blessed Al-Aqsa Flood battle, we renew our commitment to continue the resistance until the occupation is removed and to achieve our people's aspirations for liberation, return, and the establishment of the Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital.

O patient and steadfast masses of our Palestinian people, both in proud Palestine and abroad, today marks the 36th anniversary of the launch of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), and we live in days of glory and pride, under the shadows of the glorious Al-Aqsa Flood battle. This battle inaugurated a new phase in our struggle with the brutal zionist occupier, who indulges in the blood of our people, denies our national rights, steals our land, and Judaizes our Islamic and Christian sanctities, including Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Al-Aqsa Flood battle is a title of steadfastness and resistance on the path to freedom and liberation from occupation and the establishment of the Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital, God willing.

Since its inception, the movement has kept the covenant of the righteous martyrs, carrying the banner of jihad and resistance to complete our people's journey towards liberation and independence. It has offered its leaders and soldiers alongside the martyrs of our people to create a free and dignified future for our patient and steadfast people. Al-Aqsa Flood is a continuation of this approach, which we will not abandon until the zionist Nazi occupation is ended.

We live the pain and suffering with our people everywhere, especially in proud Gaza, which faces a savage zionist aggression and a genocidal war targeting its existence on its land by destroying all elements of life. Yet, we will never succumb to humiliation and defeat, and this brutal enemy will not succeed in its malicious schemes. Our great people and our valiant resistance in Gaza and the West Bank remain steadfast on the land, and we will not leave it except to return to Al-Quds as the capital of our independent Palestinian state.
We mourn the righteous martyrs of our people, pray for the speedy recovery of our wounded, and freedom for our heroic prisoners.
We affirm the following:

First: Our promise to our great Palestinian people is to remain faithful to their sacrifices, pains, and hopes. We will not abandon our duty to defend them, our land, and our sanctities. Hamas and its victorious Al-Qassam Brigades will continue to be the protective shield for the Palestinian national project and our people's aspirations for liberation, return, and independence. The Al-Aqsa Flood battle is a page of glory and pride in the history of our people's struggle against the zionist Nazi colonizer, and our resistance will continue to escalate until the occupation is gone and the Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital is established, God willing.

Second: The Hamas movement is an integral part of this great people, expressing their will for freedom and independence. The movement will remain a fortress defending our people's national rights. We will accept no guardianship and will not allow the passing of any suspicious plans to circumvent our people's right to self-determination and the establishment of their fully sovereign state.

Third: The zionist occupation and President Biden's administration, with their obstinacy and arrogance, refusing all efforts and UN resolutions calling for an end to aggression, bear full responsibility for the ongoing massacres against our people and the destruction in Gaza. This historical responsibility will not expire with time, and the day will come when they will be held accountable.

Fourth: We are open to all efforts leading to stopping the aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, to the release of our prisoners in the occupation's prisons, and to forming a national reference on the path to restoring our people's national rights and establishing their independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital.

Fifth: We salute the steadfast and resistant Palestinian masses in proud Gaza, the West Bank, throughout Palestine, and the diaspora. We call on them to further steadfastness, solidarity, and escalation of resistance against the occupation everywhere. The occupation will be eradicated by the determination of the revolutionaries and the bravery of the heroic resistance fighters.

Sixth: We salute all the forces and parties that have stood in solidarity with our people, championed Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa, and committed to standing by the right, in the face of the occupation and the zionist project threatening Palestine and the region.

Seventh: We salute the nations of our Arab and Islamic nation and all the free people of the world who have come out in solidarity with the just cause of the Palestinian people, rejecting the massacres and aggression of the occupation in the Gaza Strip, and rejecting President Biden's administration's bias towards the new Nazis. We call on them to increase their escalating activism in support of the Palestinian people and their right to freedom and self-determination, like all peoples.

Eighth: We appreciate all Arab, Islamic, and international efforts that have sought and are seeking to stop the aggression, to aid our people in the Gaza Strip. We call on them and the international community for more political action to stop the double standards policy pursued by President Biden's administration and some Western countries biased towards the occupation, to work to end the zionist occupation threatening international peace and security, and to enable our people to exercise their inalienable national rights, no matter how long it takes.

Indeed, it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas

Thursday: 01 Jumada al-Akhirah 1445H
Corresponding to: December 14, 2023

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The Israeli occupation army fabricated this picture, claiming they have abducted resistance fighters from inside the Kamal Edwan Hospital in northern Gaza and forced "to raise their arms and surrender".

After scrutiny, a trainee doctor, Nasr Imad Al-Madhoun, and a nurse working at the hospital were identified.

https://x.com/QudsNen/status/1735366216510816314

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The Israeli occupation army fabricated this picture, claiming they have abducted resistance fighters from inside the Kamal Edwan Hospital in northern Gaza and forced "to raise their arms and surrender".

After scrutiny, a trainee doctor, Nasr Imad Al-Madhoun, and a nurse working at the hospital were identified.

https://x.com/QudsNen/status/1735366216510816314

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🇾🇪 The cargo ship "Ruen" was seized off the coast of Yemen in the Arabian Sea; the ship belongs to the Bulgarian Marine Fleet company. This was reported by Bulgarian National Television.

According to BNT, there is no contact with the team. There are 18 crew members on board, eight of them Bulgarians, the rest from Myanmar and Angola. BMF works to ensure the safety of crew members together with international authorities.

Earlier, the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah said they carried out a drone strike on the Maersk Gibraltar container ship, which was en route to Israel.

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🇵🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸The Biden administration is speeding up the weapons delivery to Israel, article;

🇺🇸THE PENTAGON IS working to expedite weapons exports to Israel by deploying a so-called Tiger Team of experts to facilitate the transfers, according to procurement records reviewed by The Intercept. Some of the arms sales will be carried out through a new Army initiative designed specifically for the provision of weapons to Israel.

The Israel-specific program, called the Israel Significant Initiatives Group, is located within the Army’s Defense Exports and Cooperation office, which oversees policy for U.S. arms sales.

The Tiger Team meets daily with the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency, or DSCA, which executes U.S. arms sales, to overcome barriers to arms sales to Israel. The “tiger team,” a crisis rapid response team involving a diverse set of experts, is supposed to examine potential bottlenecks and delays in weapons transfers and offer advice for alleviating the issues.

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🇾🇪Statement issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful

A victory for the oppression of the Palestinian people, who are currently being subjected to killing, destruction, and siege in the Gaza Strip, and in response to the calls of the free people of our great Yemeni people and the people of our nation.

The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of God Almighty, carried out a military operation against the “Maersik Gebrelater” container ship, which was heading to the Israeli entity. It was targeted by a drone and the hit was direct.

The targeting operation came after the ship's crew refused to respond to calls from the Yemeni naval forces.

The Yemeni armed forces succeeded in preventing the passage of several ships heading to the Israeli entity during the past 48 hours.

The Yemeni armed forces confirm that they continue to prevent all ships heading to Israeli ports from navigating in the Arab and Red Seas until they bring in the food and medicine that our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip need.

and Allah sees what i say

Sanaa, Jumada al-Akhirah 1, 1445 AH
Corresponding to December 14, 2023 AD

Issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces

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🛑 Former Israeli Navy Commander Eliezer Merom to Radio 104:

“Israel is under a naval blockade, and shipping traffic from the Red Sea to “Israel” is completely closed.

The naval blockade will have an impact on the entire israeli economy & imported goods will have higher prices.

The goods will arrive late, and a large portion of “israeli” production is manufactured from raw materials coming from the far east.”

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson, Abu Obeida:
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Over the past 72 hours, Al-Qassam fighters managed to completely or partially destroy 72 military vehicles.

Our fighters confirmed the killing of 36 soldiers and the injury or death of dozens of other zionist soldiers, as well as seizing equipment and belongings of some of them following the targeting of the invading zionist forces with shells and anti-armor and anti-personnel explosive devices, engaging them at point-blank range, targeting their rescue teams, and carrying out successful sniper operations against their soldiers.

They also targeted headquarters and field command rooms, shelled military gatherings with mortar shells and short-range rockets on all fronts of the battle, and directed rocket barrages towards various targets at different ranges inside the zionist entity.

Resistance News Network

https://x.com/dana916/status/1735376716816638318

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱 "Soroka" Hospital in occupied Bir Al-Sabi' announces that they received 35 IOF soldiers wounded in Gaza in the last 24 hours. This hospital alone recorded 2,148 wounded IOF soldiers since October 7th.

Meanwhile, "Beilinson" Hospital in "Tel Aviv" reports three new wounded soldiers, with 19 others being treated there.

Resistance News Network

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• Israel, US face isolation at UN; Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, Canada & Russia back Gaza ceasefire call:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9eNUJ0y9PcI

On Tuesday, the United Nations issued a call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Over 75% of the 193-member General Assembly voted in favour of this resolution. 153 countries voted in favour of the ceasefire, 10 voted against it, and 23 abstained.

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Hamas members arrested in Berlin for planning an attack
The security authorities have arrested four suspected Hamas members in Berlin and Rotterdam. They are suspected of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe.

In Germany and the Netherlands, a total of four suspected members of the Islamist Hamas who are said to have planned attacks were arrested. According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe on Thursday, there were three arrests in Berlin and one in Rotterdam.

Those arrested are suspected of wanting to bring weapons to the country and keep them ready for attacks on Jewish institutions. Those arrested are Abdelhamid Al A. and Ibrahim El-R., born in Lebanon, Egyptian national Mohamed B. and Dutch national Nazih R.

Abdelhamid Al A. was commissioned by Hamas to locate an earth depot with weapons in Europe that the organization had set up there in the past. He is said to have received his instructions from Hamas leadership cadres in Lebanon. According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office, the weapons were to be brought to Berlin.

In October 2023, three of the men, in different compositions, set off from Berlin several times to search for the weapons. They were supported by Ibrahim El-R. The four men are said to have been Hamas members for years and to have taken part in the organization's foreign operations.
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