Quite illuminating. "Omar El Akkad joins to talk about his new book “One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” which reckons with the failure and refusal of the West to stop the ongoing genocide in Gaza"
Just more murdering by Hamas. Israel recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj61zy2ygwzo
Trump announces ‘complete and total’ ceasefire between Israel and Iran By Michael Koziol June 24, 2025 https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle...on-us-base-in-qatar-iraq-20250624-p5m9qe.html Washington: US President Donald Trump says Israel and Iran have agreed to “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours, with a view to ending the conflict between the two nations. Trump appeared to suggest that Israel and Iran would have some time to complete any missions that are underway, at which point the ceasefire would begin in a staged process. Witnesses see possible missiles in sky in Qatar Witnesses hear explosions and sees possible missiles in sky in Qatar after the airspace is closed “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” Trump said on his website, Truth Social. There was no immediate comment from Israel or Iran on Trump’s statement, which came minutes after each side threatened new attacks. “On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both countries, Israel and Iran,” Trump wrote, suggesting the conflict be named “THE 12 DAY WAR”. He said the war could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, “but it didn’t, and never will”. This satellite image shows the Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar, on June 15.Credit: Planet Labs via AP “God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!” Shortly before Trump’s post, CNN reported that Iran had not received any ceasefire proposal and saw no reason for one, citing a senior Iranian official. Hours earlier, three Israeli officials had signalled Israel was looking to wrap up its campaign in Iran soon and had passed the message on to the US. Trump’s announcement came after Iran attacked America’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in retaliation for America’s weekend strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. The airbase hosts the Qatari, US and UK air forces, and the forward headquarters of US Central Command in the region. Earlier on Tuesday AEST, Trump described Iran’s missile attack as a “very weak response” that the US had anticipated, but thanked Iran for giving advance warning “which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured”. “Perhaps Iran can now proceed to peace and harmony in the region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same,” he said also thanking the Emir of Qatar, saying no Qataris were wounded by the Iranian strikes. In his first comments on the Iranian retaliatory strikes on the airbase, Trump said of 14 missiles fired, 13 were “knocked down” and one was “set free” as it was not heading in a threatening direction. “I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done,” Trump said in a post on TruthSocial. “Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system’, and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE.” Qatar, however, said Iran had fired 19 missiles at US air base and one hit – but caused no casualties. The Qatari Defence Ministry earlier said its defence systems intercepted the attack. Iran fired the missiles at Al Udeid early on Tuesday AEST, the regime’s first act of retaliation for the US bombing of its nuclear facilities at the weekend. A defence official also confirmed the base was attacked “by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran”. People in Doha, Qatar’s capital, stopped and looked up as the missiles flew, and interceptors fired and struck at least one missile in the night sky. US President Donald Trump before an audience of military personnel at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar last month.Credit: Getty Images, digitally tinted In a statement, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said the attack was a response to “the blatant military aggression by the criminal regime of the United States”. It described the missile bombardment as “powerful and destructive”, said Iran “will never leave any aggression against its territorial integrity, sovereignty, or national security unanswered”. Al Udeid – built on a flat stretch of desert about 30 kilometres southwest of Qatar’s capital, Doha – is one of the most significant American military assets in the region. The sprawling facility hosts thousands of US service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the height of both, it housed some 10,000 US troops, but that number dropped to about 8000 as of 2022. Trump visited the base during his trip to Qatar and the Middle East last month, speaking to an audience of more than 1000 troops. Last week, ahead of the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, many of the transport planes, fighter jets and drones typically on Al Udeid’s tarmac dispersed. In a June 18 satellite photo taken by Planet Labs and analysed by The Associated Press, the airbase’s tarmac had emptied. The US hit Iran’s nuclear assets with 75 projectiles on the weekend, including 14 so-called “bunker buster” bombs aimed at obliterating the country’s ability to develop nuclear weapons. Iran said the number of missiles it fired matched the number of bombs the US dropped in its operation on the weekend, and that any future US attacks would also meet retaliation, in comments widely interpreted as an indication Tehran was not planning any further action at this stage. The statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also noted the attack on the US base took place away from populated areas and posed no threat to Qatar, “our friendly and brotherly country”. US media reported Iran gave Qatar notice of the impending operation. The Iranian attacks came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace. Just before the explosions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on the social media platform X: “We neither initiated the war nor wanted it, but we will not leave the aggression against [Iran] unanswered.” With Reuters, AP
Hows the Iranian regime change working out Bibi? Hows the Israeli Tourism industry working out Bibi? Hows Jewish immigration working out Bibi? Oh the religious nutters all want to live in Israel. Israel will soon have a nation full of religious nutters, great eh!
Strangely, Christchurch NZ attracts more than its fair share of religious nutters (attracted by the name), then a gigantic earthquake ripped through the place.
Trump blasts Israel for dropping ‘load of bombs’ after agreeing to truce We can now bring you more comments from Trump on the status of the Israel-Iran truce. He told reporters that he thinks both sides “violated it”. “I’m not sure they did it intentionally. They couldn’t reign people back,” he said. But Trump said he is especially displeased with Israel, which “dropped a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen” right after agreeing to a truce. “When I say, ‘you have 12 hours’, you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them,” Trump complained. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing”, Trump concluded before boarding the Marine One aircraft. Trump tells Israel not to bomb Iran again The US president has issued a strongly worded warning to Israel against launching another attack on Iran, after Israel’s defence ministry announced plans for “intense strikes” in response to an alleged Iranian ceasefire violation. “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS.” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
Shit stirrers can't help shit stirring, it's in their DNA to shit stir. But good ol' Twumpy will keep sending bombs to Israel, there'll be no letup. Trump: "I want to see peace, but hey Bibi how many more bombs do you want". Biden and fukker Blinken did the same bs thing, "we want bombs for Gaza and we want peace." American politicians, among the most corrupt in the world.
The GHF food distribution effort has been a tremendous failure. Their aid stations are under attack from Hamas provoking the IDF to respond -- leading to firefights where desperate people in need of food are caught in the middle. Needless to say -- it is time to abandon this effort and try something else. On top of this GHF is broke and is in immediate need to $30 million even to stay afloat. US-Israeli Gaza aid agency needs $30 million to stop it collapsing Cash injection for controversial food distribution centres could be USAID’s final act before being absorbed by the State Department https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-...za-aid-agency-needs-30-million-stop-collapse/
Trump scolds Israel and Iran as he accuses both of violating ceasefire June 25, 2025 Washington: US President Donald Trump has unleashed a tirade on Israel for violating his ceasefire, saying both it and Iran “don’t know what the f--- they’re doing” in an unprecedented display of rage at a close American ally. ...................... LMAO at the hypocrite. Errrrrr which American president decided to bomb Iran? Which two American presidents decided to support shit stirring Israel with THEIR wars?