[Breitbart] Officials arrested a second Department of Homeland Security agent in Salt Lake City, Utah, who is accused in an illicit drug case involving evidence belonging to the department.
The special agent recently arrested was identified as Nicholas Kindle, whose job it was to investigate illegal narcotics trafficking, Fox News reported on Saturday.
Kindle’s arrest came three weeks after Special Agent David Cole was arrested. Cole has been accused of being Kindle’s co-conspirator.
In a statement regarding Cole on December 18, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, who is head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, said, “A drug dealer who carries a badge is still a drug dealer — and one who has violated an oath to uphold the law and protect the public.”
The alleged scheme reportedly brought in upwards of $300,000. The suspects allegedly pushed a confidential informant to be a middleman in the scheme .
“Today’s indictment reflects the department’s commitment to holding accountable law enforcement officers who engage in criminal conduct, because no one is above the law,” she added.
The suspects are charged with felony drug distribution conspiracy. In addition, Kindle “also faces a charge of conspiracy to convert property of the U.S. government for profit,” the Fox article stated. Both men have had their Homeland Security credentials suspended. However, they have not yet been fired from their jobs.
The Fox report continued:
Prosecutors accuse Kindle and Cole of abusing their positions to acquire illegal drugs known as “bath salts” from Homeland Security evidence and from other law enforcement personnel, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, falsely claiming that they would use the drugs for legitimate investigations.
The pair allegedly began stealing drugs from evidence and lying to fellow agents about the reason for gathering them in 2021. Kindle and Cole also allegedly stole thousands of dollars in cash, a diamond ring and a Peruvian antiquity from evidence.
So-called “bath salts” are not heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine, but the substance is damaging to a person’s health, Criminal Defense Attorney Clayton Simms told Fox 13 in December.
“It’s similar to methamphetamine in terms of effects,” he explained:
“Bath salts” can be sniffed, snorted, used orally, smoked, or injected, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
The Fox report noted the two men are accused of selling the drugs between 2022 and 2024 to an individual whom they permitted to resell the drugs with no consequences.
The alleged scheme reportedly brought in upwards of $300,000. The suspects allegedly pushed a confidential informant to be a middleman in the scheme and set up meeting locations via an encrypted messaging app.
When the informant’s lawyer alerted the U.S. Attorney in Utah to the situation, the FBI opened an investigation in October, tracking the suspects and recording several instances when drugs were sold to the informant in the case, per the Fox report.
[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] An undocumented Democrat located in Portland was arrested last month after allegedly stabbing an 86-year-old man during an attempted carjacking at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Clackamas County, Oregon and had previously deported from the US.
The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Jesus Ascencio-Molina, reportedly stabbed the elderly victim multiple times as he unloaded groceries from his vehicle. According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, the victim told law enforcement that when the suspect failed to carjack him, he bravely ran away on foot. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.
After getting a description of the suspect from nearby witnesses who saw him flee, law enforcement was able to find and arrest Ascencio-Molina at a nearby apartment complex. He has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, and unlawful use of a weapon.
Ascencio-Molina is an illegal Mexican national who was previously deported from the United States in 2013, according to a 2018 report from the Daily Caller. He also has a lengthy criminal record in Oregon, including a 2018 arrest for an alleged attempted murder involving a nail gun—a case that was ultimately dismissed by a judge. Similarly, a theft charge against him in 2016 was also dismissed.
Despite his immigration history, Oregon's status as a sanctuary state restricts local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office confirmed this policy, with a spokesperson explaining, "State law prohibits us from inquiring specifically about place of birth or immigration status.''
"Jesus Ascencio-Molina was lodged in the Clackamas County Jail and is being held without bail on charges of Robbery in the first degree, Assault in the first degree, Unlawful use of a weapon, and Attempted murder in the second degree,'' a release from the police stated.
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[ToloNews] Military festivities between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and Pakistain in Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... ended this morning (Friday, January 3) after several hours.
According to local residents, the festivities began at 1:30 AM last night and continued until 5:00 AM.
Initially, Pak forces targeted the Alisher district of Khost with rocket attacks, and then the forces of the Islamic Emirate responded to these attacks.
The Islamic Emirate has announced that the festivities caused no casualties.
Some residents of Khost province have also criticized Pakistain’s attack on the Ali Sher district.
"Last night, at 1:30 AM, Pakistain launched rocket attacks, which Afghan forces defended against, and the festivities continued until 5:00 AM," said Hakeemullah, a resident of Khost.
"As a result of these festivities, people face numerous problems. Poor and impoverished individuals cannot afford transportation to the villages," said Dawlat Khan, another resident of Khost.
Verbal tensions and military festivities between Afghanistan and Pakistain are not new and have also occurred in the past.
The issue of Tehrik-e-Taliban ...Arabic for students... Pakistain (TTP) has often overshadowed relations between the two sides.
Meanwhile,
...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38... political and military analysts believe Pakistain should resolve its issues with Afghanistan through diplomacy rather than confrontation.
"Pakistain is a close neighbor of Afghanistan, and it is necessary for this country to understand Afghanistan's current situation. Issues should be resolved through political, economic, and transit avenues via diplomatic channels," said Hadi Quraishi, a military analyst.
"These acts of violence and attacks yield no good results and bring nothing but hatred between the two nations," said Aziz Maarej, a former diplomat.
It is worth mentioning that on December 25, 2024, Pakistain carried out Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on parts of the Barmal district in Paktika ...which coincidentally borders North Wazoo and Kurram Agency... province, which resulted in the deaths of over fifty local residents, including women and kiddies.
[IsraelTimes] The Houthis in Yemen take responsibility for last night’s ballistic missile launch at Israel, claiming to have targeted the Orot Rabin power plant near Hadera.
It would mark the deepest claimed strike in Israel by the Houthis. Previous attacks by the Houthis have targeted the Tel Aviv area and southern Israel.
The IDF said the missile was successfully intercepted before crossing the country’s borders.
The Iran-backed terror group claims that “the operation successfully achieved its objectives.”
[IsraelTimes] A Brazilian federal court has ordered police to investigate if an IDF soldier who was traveling in the South American country was responsible for “war crimes” in Gaza, local media report.
The order came after the anti-Israel Hind Rajab Foundation
…named after a six year old child who died in Gaza City, for which the organization blames the IDF. The foundation is a project launched last October by the March 30 Movement, itself named in memory of the Palestinian general strike on that date in 1976 in the West Bank against the Israeli government, since referred to as Land Day. Both groups are lawfare boiler rooms generating endless laswsuits against Israelis and those who support Israel in Western Europe and elsewhere, and between times propagandizing against Israel using the currently fashionable far left shibboleths. March 30 appears to be the hobby of lawyer Haroon Raza, and appeared on the scene at the end of 2023…
filed a complaint against the soldier.
The Belgium-based group has filed similar complaints in other countries, including against Israel’s military attaché in Brussels and a soldier traveling in Sri Lanka.
Brazil’s Metrópoles news site says the Foundation supplied 500 pages of evidence including videos and images showing the soldier planting explosives in November, 2024, used to destroy infrastructure and buildings in Gaza.
The report said the court issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli, but it was unclear if he had been detained.
The Ynet news site later reported that the soldier had managed to leave Brazil.
Last month, the IDF reportedly warned dozens of soldiers against traveling abroad, after some 30 soldiers who fought in Gaza had war crimes complaints filed against them.
Soldiers have been identified from videos and images they posted online that were taken during their service in Gaza, even though from the start of the ground operation in the Strip, the IDF instructed troops not to publish such images amid concerns the material could be used against them in war crimes proceedings.
Anti-Israel activists are carefully monitoring the social media accounts of soldiers who have posted such material in case they also publish images from trips abroad, at which point the activists plan to file local charges against them.
Soldiers who are planning to travel abroad are being advised to not post any images that give away their location.
[IsraelTimes] An Israeli woman tells Channel 12 she was attacked by a gang in Berlin on New Year’s Eve, one of whom shouted that “Israel should be erased.”
The woman named only as Soli tells the outlet that she was wearing a coexistence badge depicting the Israeli and Palestinian flags in the shape of a heart. The badges were distributed by the Israeli-Palestinian Kanaan restaurant in the German capital.
Soli, a resident of Berlin, says she was followed by the three men and a young woman when she got off a train and that she took a photo of them after one of them shouted the anti-Israel slogan.
She says the woman then pulled her hair and when she fell to the ground, the men attacked her.
“I walked away and the young Arab woman came, told me to give her the phone, and said something else in Arabic that I didn’t understand,” Soli tells Channel 12. “She pulled my hair. I pulled back and she kicked me. I fell. The other three came and kicked me in the head.”
The outlet does not say if a complaint was filed with police.
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] Good. But will anything really happen to him like a trial and prison or ejecting permanently from the country, or will they just talk tough and again do nothing lest the Moslem immigrants colonists be disturbed?
On NYE in Germany 🇩🇪 Palestinian influencer 🇵🇸 Atallah Younes fired a firework rocket into a child’s bedroom window
[KhaamaPress] The spokesperson for the Ottoman Turkish Ministry of Defense, Zeki AkTurk, announced on Thursday, January 2, that The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... has killed a total of 3,070 forces of Evil in 2024. He detailed that 1,579 forces of Evil were targeted in northern Syria, while 1,491 were killed in northern Iraq.
According to the Ottoman Turkish Anadolu Agency, AkTurk emphasized that the figures reflect the ongoing efforts of Turkey’s military against terrorist groups in both Syria and Iraq. "Since January 1, 2024, a total of 3,070 forces of Evil have been neutralized," he said during a presser.
Additionally, AkTurk revealed that in the past year, 107 forces of Evil have surrendered to Ottoman Turkish authorities. The ministry also reported significant findings in terrorist hideouts, including a large cache of weapons, ammunition, and other materials discovered in caves during operations in northern Iraq, specifically in the Pence-Kapi area.
"Our fight will continue without interruption until the last terrorist is no longer a threat to our country," AkTurk asserted, reaffirming Turkey’s commitment to counterterrorism operations.
This announcement comes amid Turkey’s ongoing battle against Kurdish bad boy groups like the PKK and other terrorist factions that have targeted the country’s security in recent years.
As Turkey continues its military operations in neighboring countries, the government has emphasized the need for international cooperation to prevent cross-border terrorism. Despite its continued success in eliminating terrorists, Turkey faces complex challenges in maintaining security and combating terrorist networks operating in the region.
These developments highlight the rising tensions in the Middle East and the complex security challenges faced by Turkey in protecting its borders. Given the ongoing instability in neighboring Syria and Iraq, Turkey’s military presence and counterterrorism efforts will remain a critical factor in regional security dynamics.
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Hochul, a Democrat, touted her deployment of 1,000 National Guard members to patrol the New York City subway, saying: "Public safety is my top priority."
The Baloch Separatist Army grabbed credit for the attack, stating it was a suicide kaboom targeting a convoy of the Pak military.
The Public Relations Officer of the Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Police Inspector General’s Office announced that investigations into the nature of the earth-shattering kaboom are ongoing.
According to local officials, the bomb targeted a bus traveling from Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... to Turbat ...The turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) is a relatively large species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is highly prized as a food fish. It is a valuable commercial species, acquired through aquaculture and trawling. Turbot are farmed in Bulgaria, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Chile, Norway, and China. Turbot has a bright white flesh that retains this appearance when cooked. Like all flatfish, turbot yields four fillets with meatier topside portions that may be baked, poached, steamed, or pan-fried. It has been called The King of the Sea because of its exquisite flavor.
Turbat is a city in Pakistain located in southern Balochistan. It has nothing to do with the fish. Its primary industry appears to be murder. Don't go there, not even to visit
To recap, if it tastes good it's turbot. If you're being shot at, stabbed, choked, strangled, flung off a tall building, or piked it's Turbat, so get the hell out of there if you're not already dead. ... . The condition of several injured victims has been reported as critical.
This incident comes amid a rise in terrorist attacks in Pakistain, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
According to data from the Pakistain Security Research Center, at least 1,612 people, including security forces and civilians, have been killed in terrorist attacks across the country in the past nine months.
[IsraelTimes] The Paleostinian Authority health ministry says one person was killed and nine injured during an Israel Defense Forces raid on the Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
The IDF says that during the "counterterrorism" operation, "snuffies placed explosives in the area to harm (military) soldiers, hurled explosives, Molotov cocktails and rocks, and shot fireworks at the forces."
"The forces fired toward the snuffies in order to remove the threat. Hits were identified," the IDF statement says.
The PA health ministry says an 18-year-old man, Muhammad Medhat Amin Amer, "was killed by bullets from the occupation in the Balata camp," adding that nine people were maimed, "four of whom are at death's door."
According to the Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy, the raid began last night and triggered violent mostly peacefulfestivities.
The official Paleostinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli troops entered the camp from the Awarta checkpoint and "deployed snipers on the rooftops of surrounding buildings."
Since October 7, 2023, troops have arrested some 6,000 wanted Paleostinians across the West Bank, including more than 2,350 affiliated with Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... According to the Paleostinian Authority health ministry, more than 835 West Bank Paleostinians have been killed in that time. The IDF says the vast majority of them were button men killed in exchanges of fire, rioters who clashed with troops or snuffies carrying out attacks.
During the same period, 43 people, including Israeli security personnel, have been killed in terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank. Another six members of the security forces were killed in festivities with terror operatives in the West Bank.
[IsraelTimes] Palestinians report dozens killed in Strip in past day, as Israeli officials at UN defend raid on north Gaza hospital from last week
The Israeli military said Saturday that its troops had in recent days demolished an entire residential complex in northern Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... , close to Beit Hanoun, which had been used as a hideout and command center by senior Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... commanders.
The military said the "officers’ neighborhood" had high-rise buildings overlooking the Sderot area of southern Israel and served as a "central terror complex" with anti-tank firing positions, booby traps, tunnels and rocket launchers aimed at Israel.
The complex overlooks the Israeli community of Netiv Ha’asara and was considered a threat to the rail line to Sderot, which hasn’t operated since Oct. 7, 2023.
The IDF said combat engineers destroyed the entire complex and the terror infrastructure it housed over the past week.
On Saturday evening a rocket launched from the northern Gaza Strip struck the Erez Border Crossing, the military said. The rocket impact caused damage to the crossing and an area adjacent to an aid truck compound. There were no reports of injuries. It marked the ninth day in a row of rocket fire from Gaza. Sirens had sounded in nearby Netiv Ha’asara during the attack.
The crossing, which in the past facilitated people’s movement between Gaza and Israel, is being used to bring aid into Gaza.
At the same time, Paleostinian medics said over 60 people had been killed in strikes across Gaza over the last day, including 12 in a house in Gaza City early on Saturday. Medics said several children were among those killed.
A recent surge in Israeli operations comes amid a renewed push to reach a ceasefire in the 15-month-old war and bring home Israeli hostages before US President-elect Donald Trump ...They hit him with slander, they impeached him twice. Nancy Pelosi tore up his State of the Union address on national TV. They stole an election and put his adherents in jail. They vilified him. They couldn't crucify him, so they shot him. Still, they can't keep him down... takes office on January 20.
[IsraelTimes] Demonstrators in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem call on incoming US president to ‘end war’ and bring captives home, accusing Biden of dropping ball; at least five arrested.
Thousands of people rallied in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Saturday night to call for a deal to free hostages held in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... for over 450 days, hours after Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... released a propaganda video showing captive soldier Liri Albag alive.
The rallies took place as an Israeli delegation was in Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... for negotiations aimed at bridging longstanding differences after months of fruitless efforts to reach a deal with the Hamas terror group to free hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack.
At least five people were arrested in Tel Aviv as anti-government protests focused on pressing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration to reach a hostage deal turned restless, ending weeks of relative calm between demonstrators and police.
Albag, a surveillance soldier, was kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military base along with six others. She is one of 96 hostages believed to still be in captivity in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF.
The Hamas propaganda video was not dated, although Albag stated in it that she has been held for over 450 days, indicating that it was filmed recently. Saturday marked the 456th day of the crisis.
Relatives of hostages urged the public to take to the streets en masse at the weekly Saturday night demonstrations following the release of the video, which Albag’s family has asked Israeli news outlets not to air.
"The sign of life from Liri is harsh and undeniable proof of urgency in bringing all the hostages home," the Hostage Families Forum said in a statement. "Every day in Hamas’s hell in Gaza poses an immediate risk of death to the living hostages and endangers the ability to recover the fallen for proper burial."
In Tel Aviv, speakers addressing a crowd of some 1,500 anti-government protesters gathered near military headquarters called on US President-elect Donald Trump ...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried.... to end the war in Gaza and secure a deal.
Trump has repeatedly threatened harsh action if the hostages remain in captivity once he takes office on January 20, but talks on a deal have remained stuck due to various issues, including Hamas’s demand that any agreement include an end to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
Protesters later hoisted burning torches and lit bonfire on the road, clashing with police who attempted to clear the roadway.
Mounted police were seen charging into crowds and footage showed cops shoving away protesters trying to stop them from carrying people off the road. A policeman also snatched a megaphone from the hands of one protester and tossed it into the ashes of a bonfire the demonstrators had lit.
Police said five people were detained for disturbing public order after "officers were caught in festivities including shoving and attempts to stop them" from deploying.
There had been no arrests at the weekly protests since the beginning of December, when Hamas released a video of hostage Matan Zangauker.
In Jerusalem, four protesters were detained by police outside Netanyahu’s residence, the Walla news site reported.
In Jerusalem, hundreds of demonstrators demanding a hostage deal marched to Netanyahu’s home, carrying a banner that read: "They are all humanitarian," referring to the hostages.
Negotiations for a release deal have focused on an initial stage that would see "humanitarian" cases freed first, but families have demanded that all hostages be let go at once.
Saturday’s protests and the release of Hamas’s latest propaganda clip coincided with ongoing hostage negotiations in Doha, where Qatari mediators met with a mid-level Israeli negotiating team and Hamas representatives for parallel discussions aimed at overcoming ongoing differences between the warring parties.
Talks had stalled for roughly a week and a half after the prime minister called back Israel’s negotiating team from Qatar for internal deliberations on December 25. Since then, optimism about the potential for a deal before Trump’s inauguration waned.
After the talks wrapped up on Friday, a senior Israeli official told Axios that Israel and Hamas remain at an impasse over almost all issues and that the negotiations were advancing very slowly as a result. Nevertheless, the official said it would become clear within a week whether or not a deal could be reached.
[IsraelTimes] No injuries or damage reported; in contrast with other recent attacks warnings sound only in a single town
A ballistic missile fired toward Israel from Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... was intercepted early Sunday morning, the military said, with air raid sirens largely remaining silent despite the threat.
The attack by the Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebel group just after midnight was the latest in a series of middle-of-the-night attacks that have sent millions scrambling for shelter, upending daily life in Israel and occasionally causing widespread destruction.
The army said the single ballistic missile "was intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory."
Sirens only sounded in the town of Talmei Elazar, an agricultural community near Hadera, in the north of Israel’s heavily populated central coastal region. The military said the warnings were triggered there "according to protocol," without providing details.
In previous attacks, sirens have sounded across wide swaths of the country, seemingly due to fears of falling shrapnel, which can cover a large area due to the speed of the long-range missiles and the height at which they are intercepted.
Loud blasts were reported in several areas around central Israel following the interception, and videos showed flaming pieces of shrapnel streaking toward earth.
There were no reports of injuries or damage.
A spokesperson for the Houthis accused Israel of lying about the interception, and said the attacks would continue until Israel’s military campaign against the Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... terror group in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... ended, without taking direct responsibility for the launch.
Following the attack, the Houthi’s Saba news agency and al-Masirah TV reported three raids east of the Houthi-controlled city of Saada, in Yemen’s mountainous northwest, attributing the operations to the United States and Britannia.
There was no immediate comment from either military.
The Iran-backed rebels have stepped up their attacks since a November ceasefire between Israel and another Iran-backed terror group, Hezbollah, in Leb ...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration.... While most of the missiles and drones launched from Yemen have been intercepted, one missile maimed 16 people in Tel Aviv in December, according to the military and emergency services.
A number of people have also been injured while rushing for shelter.
The Israel Defense Force and Shin Bet announced that they had carried out a joint operation involving over 100 airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas militants and infrastructure. These strikes, guided by Military Intelligence, eliminated dozens of Hamas terrorists.… pic.twitter.com/CK9MXCmFNZ
… eliminated dozens of Hamas terrorists. The operation also included attacks on several Launch Points used for firing rockets into Israel. Measures were taken to minimize civilian casualties, such as using Precision-Guided Weapons and conducting extensive Aerial Surveillance.
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) conducted a series of strikes targeting over 100 terror sites across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the military announced on Sunday.
And the weekend isn’t yet over. Ready to give up the hostages now, O Hamas?
The announcement came after the Hamas terrorist organization launched multiple projectiles toward Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip over the weekend, prompting a coordinated response.
Based on IDF intelligence, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted precision strikes, neutralizing dozens of Hamas terrorists and dismantling key launch sites from which the attacks originated.
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
Prior to the strikes, the IDF implemented precautionary measures to minimize civilian casualties, including aerial surveillance, the deployment of precision-guided munitions, and comprehensive intelligence reviews.
The IDF and Shin Bet reiterated their commitment to protecting Israeli citizens and maintaining security by continuing operations against terrorist factions in the Gaza Strip.
An infographic of Hamas underground weapons manufacturing infrastructure in central Gaza can be seen at the link.
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An underground Hamas weapons manufacturing plant in the central Gaza Strip was recently demolished by troops, the military says.
Members of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, operating under the 99th Division in central Gaza, located and demolished the tunnel, following “precise intelligence” on the site, the IDF says.
The IDF says that inside the tunnel, troops found several lathes and machines for processing and cutting materials used for the manufacture of weapons.
The military also recovered documents, computers, and portable hard drives from the tunnel.
After the tunnel was mapped out and the findings were seized, combat engineers destroyed it.
The IDF says that the demolition of the tunnel is “another blow to the attempts of the Hamas terror organization to recover.”
Still photo and a walk-through video can be seen at the link.
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[IsraelTimes] Israel said weighing decision as Lebanese army fails to deploy to area in a timely manner; Hezbollah chief says ‘patience may run out’ even before 60-day window is up
Lebanese army officials have received "serious signals" that Israel could extend its presence in Leb ...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration.... for an additional 30 days beyond the 60-day withdrawal period stipulated in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, a newspaper aligned with the terror group reported on Saturday.
According to the al-Akhbar outlet, US military official Major General Jasper Jeffers, who is tasked with overseeing the ceasefire, recently sent a message to the Lebanese Armed Forces indicating that the Israel Defense Forces will decide whether to request the extension depending on if it can "fulfill its goals of ensuring the end of [Hezbollah’s] ability to carry out a preemptive attack."
As part of the truce agreement signed by Israel and the terror group on November 27, the IDF is required to cede all of its positions in southern Lebanon to the LAF within 60 days. At the same time, Hezbollah is required to retreat north of the Litani River, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the border with Israel.
Within the 60-day withdrawal period, however, the IDF has continued to carry out strikes against Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure in south Lebanon. It has denied violating the terms of the agreement, saying that the strikes have targeted Hezbollah’s own violations.
Speaking to The Times of Israel last month, a military source confirmed that the IDF was gearing up for the possibility that troops would stay beyond the 60-day period as the Lebanese army is currently deploying too slowly to the southern Lebanon area, allowing Hezbollah time to regroup.
In addition to slow deployment rates, the Lebanese army is failing to attack Hezbollah targets when the opportunity arises. Nevertheless, the source said that while extending the length of the IDF’s deployment would test the ceasefire agreement, it would not necessarily collapse.
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem ... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies... warned on Saturday that the terror group’s "patience may run out" even before the 60-day window is up.
"There is no timetable that specifies the resistance’s work, and our patience is linked to the appropriate timing to confront the enemy," Qassem said in a speech. "Our patience may run out before or after the 60 days, when we decide to do something that you will see directly."
"In the past, Israel reached Beirut within days, but in the 2024 aggression, it was unable to advance more than a few hundred meters at the front edge. Israel was unable to advance because the resistance fighters stood firm and stood firm in the face of it," he said
Israel did not seek to move beyond the border area in its recent ground campaign, saying it was acting only to eliminate Hezbollah infrastructure threatening communities in northern Israel.
"The enemy was forced to request a ceasefire because of the resistance’s capabilities, and we agreed through the Lebanese state," claimed Qassem.
Israeli forces have so far withdrawn from two towns in southern Lebanon — Khiam and Shamaa, but according to the International Organization for Migration, they remain stationed in some 60 others, and around 160,000 Lebanese remain displaced.
Citing unnamed Israeli officials, the Ynet news outlet reported that although the option has been considered, no decision has been made about extending the IDF’s presence in southern Lebanon.
The decision will be made closer to the 60-day deadline, the report said, and will depend on whether or not the Lebanese army appears able to fulfill its part of the ceasefire agreement and regain full control over southern Lebanon from Hezbollah.
If the Lebanese army cannot meet the terms of the agreement, then Israel does not see a reason to withdraw its troops back across the border and believes that the United States, which brokered the agreement, would understand the need for an extension, the report added.
Fighting came to a halt with the start of the ceasefire agreement on November 27, despite both parties frequently accusing the other of violating its terms.
Lebanon has accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement and last week submitted a complaint to the UN Security Council alleging that Israel launched some 816 "ground and air attacks" between the start of the ceasefire and December 22, 2024.
The complaint said that the attacks have hindered the Lebanese army’s efforts to deploy in the south and uphold its end of the agreement.
Israel has disputed this, and on Thursday said that fighter jets had carried out strikes on rocket launchers in south Lebanon only after its request for the Lebanese military to neutralize the launchers went unanswered.
On Saturday, the international peacekeeping body UNIFIL accused the Israeli military of destroying a blue barrel marking the border between Israel and Lebanon, as well as a Lebanese army observation tower near one of the UN observer force’s positions.
"This morning peacekeepers observed an IDF bulldozer destroying a blue barrel marking the line of withdrawal between Lebanon and Israel in Labbouneh, as well as an observation tower belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces immediately beside a UNIFIL position there," the observer force said.
UNIFIL said the IDF’s "deliberate and direct destruction" of the blue barrel and Lebanese army infrastructure is a "flagrant violation of Resolution 1701 and international law."
"We call on all actors to avoid any actions, including the destruction of civilian property and infrastructure, that could jeopardize the cessation of hostilities," the observer force added.
There was no immediate comment from the IDF on the incident.
In turn, Israel has accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire hundreds of times and has also complained to the UN Security Council. It has accused terror operatives of moving ammunition, attempting to attack Israeli soldiers, and preparing to launch rockets toward northern Israel among other things.
Israel, under the ceasefire agreement, is entitled to act against immediate threats posed by Hezbollah but must forward complaints about longer-term threats to the oversight committee comprised of representatives from the US, La Belle France, Lebanon, and the international peacekeeping force UNIFIL.
With both sides trading accusations, Channel 12 news and the Lebanese ad-Diyar newspaper reported on Friday that the main US negotiator of the deal, Amos Hochstein, will travel to Beirut early next week.
According to Channel 12, Hochstein’s visit is meant to ensure a smooth and timely transition in southern Lebanon as the IDF hands off to the Lebanese Armed Forces.
[NEWARAB] Syrian forces have detained dozens of wanted figures from the former Assad regime during a security operation in Homs, including an official responsible for the cameras at the notorious Sednaya prison, where thousands of people were detained, tortured, and executed.
Mohmmed Noureddin Shalhoum is believed to have shut down the cameras and stolen documents from the prison before rebels took control of it and freed detainees, during a lightning offensive which saw the ouster of former President Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Scourge of Qusayr... on 8 December.
The New Arab's affiliate Syria TV reported that Shalhoum worked under his relative Hassan Shalhoum, the leader of a military formation known as the ''Lions of the Presidential Guard''.
During the rebel offensive they worked to withdraw all the regime checkpoints around Sednaya Prison before the rebels arrived.
They are also accused of firing on relatives of prisoners who arrived at Sednaya to search for their loved ones following the collapse of regime forces.
The security operation in Homs and surrounding areas also saw the arrest of Saher Naddaf, who is accused of taking part in massacres of civilians during the brutal Syrian conflict, which broke out in 2011.
The security forces also reportedly found a secret ammunition depot in the Zahraa area of Homs. Their operation is centred around the Abbasiya, Sabil, Zahraa, and Muhajirin districts of Homs.
The New Arab's sister site al-Araby al-Jadeed reported that around 40 regime officers and officials were detained, including some involved in the Karam al-Zeitoun massacre, which saw dozens of people killed by regime-affiliated Shabeeha thugs in central Homs in 2012.
Other officials arrested included Zakaria Abdul Qader, who worked at the central Deir al-Zour prison in eastern Syria.
In southern Syria, fighters affiliated with the former Assad regime clashed with rebel fighters in the town of Sanamein north of Daraa, Syria TV reported.
Also in Sanamein, local people found a mass grave which was reportedly over 10 years old, containing at least 20 bodies, near a military base belonging to the former regime.
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