America, run by pro Israeli, pro zionist, pro Christian religious nutter politicians and lobbyists. There is zero possibility of peace. Until you root out the religious cancer, things are going to get worse, not better. There is zero chance of getting rid of the religious cancer, now the christians and zionists are in, they'll continue to promote one another and head the country on down the road of self destruction. Biden's & Kamala's solution to peace; "supply Israel with more bombs." This will not end well.
As expected, the hostages were recently murdered by Hamas. Autopsy shows 6 hostages were killed by short-range shots, Israeli health ministry says https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news...s-09-01-24#h_29a1e1debefc686f5815bf24bbe28a3a An autopsy has concluded that the six hostages found dead in Gaza by Israel were killed by short-range shots, a spokesperson for Israel’s health ministry said Sunday. Their deaths are estimated to have happened about 48 to 72 hours before Sunday morning’s examination, meaning the hostages likely died between Thursday and Friday morning, the ministry spokesperson said. Remember: Israel’s military has accused Hamas of killing the hostages. The Israel Defense Forces says it recovered their bodies from an underground tunnel in Rafah on Saturday and returned them to Israeli territory.
The Western and Jerusalem Post news media constantly drawing attention to Hamas sandal wearing riff raff murdering people is but a distraction away from the original problem of the Israeli's murdering people and stealing land with American complicity.
Watch: Houthis Capture Oil Tanker, Plant Bombs Setting Off Blasts That Now Threaten Oil Spill In Red Sea Published By: Shankhyaneel Sarkar Associated Press August 30, 2024 The 75-second video, shot possibly using drones and body cams, shows armed Houthi pirates walking on the deck of the ship and set up explosives to detonate. Explosions strike the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea after Yemen's Houthi rebels boarded and set explosives on the tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. (Image: AP Photo) Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis repeatedly attacked it. In the video, the Iran-backed Houthis chant their motto as the bombs detonated aboard the oil tanker Sounion: “God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.” The blasts capped the most-serious attack in weeks by the Houthis in their campaign disrupting the $1 trillion in goods that pass through the Red Sea each year over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, as well as halting some aid shipments to conflict-ravaged Sudan and Yemen. The Sounion carried some 1 million barrels of oil when the Houthis initially attacked it on Aug. 21 with small arms fire, projectiles and a drone boat. A French destroyer operating as part of the European Union’s Operation Aspides rescued the Sounion’s crew of 25 Filipinos and Russians, as well as four private security personnel, after they abandoned the vessel and took them to nearby Djibouti. The footage released Thursday shows masked Houthi fighters carrying Kalashnikov-style rifles boarding the Sounion after it was abandoned. The bridge appeared ransacked. Fighters then rigged explosives over hatches on its deck leading to the oil tankers below. At least six simultaneous blasts could be seen in the footage. The footage, as well as comments by the Houthi’s mysterious leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, confirmed an earlier analysis by The Associated Press that the Houthis boarded and planted explosives on the Sounion. The Houthi-controlled SABA news agency described al-Houthi as saying the Sounion attack shows America “is lying in its claims regarding any deterrence of Yemeni operations supporting Palestine.” “The effectiveness of our operations and their control of the situation is acknowledged by the enemies,” al-Houthi said. Western countries and the United Nations have warned any oil spill from the Sounion could devastate the coral reefs and wildlife around the Red Sea. However, the EU’s naval force in the region says it has yet to see any oil spill from the Sounion. Operation Aspides “is preparing to facilitate any courses of action, in coordination with European authorities and neighboring countries, to avert a catastrophic environmental crisis,” the EU mission said. “Together, we can protect the environment and maintain stability in the region.” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric commended the efforts by the international community and the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, “to secure the immediate access to the vessel and avert an environmental catastrophe.” The Houthis have agreed to allow the operation to proceed safely, he said. Dujarric did not offer any indication when it might start but added that the reports that “the salvage operations for the tanker can proceed with tugboats and rescue ships to access the incident area” are encouraging. On Wednesday, the Houthis suggested they may allow the Sounion to be salvaged, though the rebels already once blocked crews trying to reach the abandoned vessel, the US military said. The US State Department declined to directly comment on the video Thursday. It referred to earlier remarks in which spokesperson Matthew Miller warned “the Houthis’ continued attacks threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, an amount four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster” in 1989 off Alaska. This isn’t the first time the Houthis have used the threat of an oil spill to their advantage. It took years of negotiations before the rebels allowed the UN in 2023 to remove 1 million barrels from the oil tanker Safer off the coast of Yemen, which had been used as a floating storage and offloading facility. “Experience has shown that the group is willing to interfere with salvage efforts if they can turn the situation into a political bargaining chip,” warned Noam Raydan, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near-East Policy who has studied the ongoing Houthi attacks. The Houthis have targeted more than 80 vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started in October. They seized one vessel and sank two in the campaign that also killed four sailors. Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by a US-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets.
Hmmmmmm, the vessel was deserted, was abandoned, and so Houthi's stroll along and place bombs inside which explode. What fantastic defense by America and Israel to leave the ship floating unguarded in the middle of the Red Sea. Maybe, just maybe they invited Houthis to blow the ship up by turning a blind eye. I mean, there's a full oil tanker floating around unmanned, "...ahhhh, she'll be right mate, it'll look after itself".
America/Biden couldn't get involved in a new dirty cowardly war fast enough (after fleeing Afghanistan where they learnt fuck all). Now they're surprised, shocked, alarmed the enemy is fighting back.
The MT Sounion has no connection to Israel whatsoever. Why should Israel do anything about it. It is long overdue for the international community to wipe out this Houthis terrorism. Furthermore a Greek-flagged ship owned by Russians via a series of shell companies with Russian officers and a Filipino crew. Let Russia and Iran come clean up the mess they created.
An in-depth article about the Philadelphi corridor with some good insights. Basically Hamas views their control of this corridor with Egypt as critical because it keeps them in power. They use it for smuggling in missiles and arms... as well as smuggling in consumer items and charging residents for them (i.e. a "tax"). Israel found Egypt to be less than a reliable partner -- Egypt claimed to have shut down all the tunnels. In reality Egypt was actively supporting more than twenty tunnels being used for smuggling. Due to this, Israel's position is the only way they can ensure that missiles, arms, and munitions are not smuggled into Gaza is to control the Philadelphi corridor. Hamas is demanding the Philadelphi corridor for a reason - analysis It stands to reason that the control of the border was a key ingredient in Hamas’ strength and this is why it wants it back. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-817386