Israel-Palestine

[Alan]

The US bombing a celebration of a general killed in a US airstrike. It's the kind of thing Alanis would sing about

"It's what he would have wanted"

 

[AndyWolves]

Turns out it was islamic state

IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84

The Islamic State group says it carried out Wednesday's attack in southern Iran that killed 84 people.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Templeton Peck]

...

 

[Templeton Peck]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743875109918540021

 

[Del Woppio]

That's absolutely heartbreaking

 

[Del Woppio]

A UK doctor who's spent 43 days in Gaza hospitals has told the Met that he treated patients burnt with white phosphorus over there. Also said that the intensity over there compared to the wars in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and south Lebanon, is like "comparing a flood to a tsunami".

 

[Del Woppio]

 

[leedswolf]

Israel responds to South Africa’s genocide case at the ICJ

Israel is presenting its response to South Africa’s genocide case on the second day of hearings at the ICJ.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Fuck me that's depressing.

• If Israeli forces have broken any rules of conflict then the matter will be tackled at the appropriate time by “Israel’s robust and independent legal system”.

OK.......seems fair.

Almost 24,000 dead now and still no end in sight.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Gary Lineker retweets call for Israel to be banned from international football

Match of the Day presenter reposted a statement on X from a pro-Palestinian campaign

www.telegraph.co.uk

The free speech brigade are all up in arms about this, predictably.

 

[Del Woppio]

He's deleted it since. The beeb just need to say non-newsy types can say whatever they fucking like, wherever they like, providing it's legal

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

That will just upset the government who want BBC ground into the dust

 

[Del Woppio]

It'll be an unambiguous line though. Right now you've got news stories and politicians wading in every few weeks when he says something they don't like, it's ridiculous

 

[Templeton Peck]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1746872353106129328

Don't ever see footage like this on msm as it humanises the victims.

 

[Del Woppio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1748385706689331599

 

[Templeton Peck]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1748858481027752030

 

[leedswolf]

Shapps 'disappointed' by Netanyahu opposition to Palestinian state - BBC News

It is the only solution to end conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, says the defence secretary.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Templeton Peck]

Shapps 'disappointed' by Netanyahu opposition to Palestinian state - BBC News

It is the only solution to end conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, says the defence secretary.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yes it really is a thundering nuisance.

 

[Del Woppio]

US carry out strikes in Iraq on "Iran backed militia targets", and the US/UK+various make more hits against Houthis in Yemen

 

[leedswolf]

Gulf War v3 on the way?