In a major victory for protesters, UK High Court rules anti-protest legislation unlawful

22 May 2024; MEMO: In a major triumph for human rights protesters, the UK High Court has declared the government’s anti-protest legislation unlawful. The court found that the law, which lowered the threshold for protest crackdowns to any disturbance deemed “more than minor” was enacted without proper authority.

US warns Israel of 'major insurgency' if there is 'full-on' assault on Rafah

22 May 2024; MEMO: The US, on Wednesday, warned about a lack of a “concrete plan” regarding post-war Gaza, adding that Israel will inherit a “major insurgency” if it moves forward with a full assault into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where 1.3 million Palestinians have been sheltering, Anadolu Agency reports.

“If Israel goes full on into Rafah to eliminate the remaining battalions, as they put it, the problem will not be solved,” Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, told House of Representatives.

Palestine: Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village in West Bank, set fire to farmlands Adam Baker 23/05/2024 - 10:16

22 May 2024; MEMO: Illegal Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the northern Occupied West Bank on Wednesday and set fire to farmlands, according to witnesses, Anadolu Agency reports.

Illegal settlers attacked with gunfire and rocks Palestinian residents in the village of Asira Al-Qibliya near Nablus and set ablaze farmlands there, witnesses said.

Palestinian villagers resisted the attackers, triggering clashes between the two sides, they added.

Palestine: Hamas’s military wing claims it killed 5 Israeli soldiers in Gaza Adam Baker 23/05/2024 - 11:03

22 May 2024; MEMO: Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, announced Wednesday that five Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip were either killed or injured while fighting with the group, Anadolu Agency reports.

“Al-Qassam fighters managed to snipe 3 Zionist soldiers in northern Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, and killed 2 Zionist soldiers at point-blank range in the Brazil neighbourhood south-east of Rafah city,” it said in a statement.

UK: NGO lodges complaint to Scotland Yard on UK ministers' complicity in Israel war crimes

23 May 2024; MEMO: An NGO has submitted a complaint to the United Kingdom’s Scotland Yard against Israel’s use of “starvation as a weapon of war” and targeting of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, in what is the latest such complaint regarding war crimes in Gaza to be reported to British police.

Iraqi Resistance conducts fresh drone attacks at occupied Eilat Port

Tehran, IRNA - The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced that its forces have conducted a fresh drone attack on the Israeli-occupied port of Eilat.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq issued a statement on Thursday announcing that its forces have attacked a vital target in the Eilat Port in occupied Palestine.

The anti-Zionist operation was carried out in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, who are under brutal Israeli war, and in response to the crimes committed by the Tel Aviv regime.

Turkiye to donate land, build $6m embassy for Somalia Adam Baker 23/05/2024 - 11:08

22 May 2024; MEMO: Turkiye is planning to donate a plot of land and construct an embassy building for Somalia in an offer worth up to $6 million, in what is the latest development in relations between Ankara and Mogadishu.

USA: Biden says Palestinian State should come via talks, not unilateral recognition

22 May 2024; MEMO: US President, Joe Biden, believes a Palestinian State should be achieved through negotiations, not unilateral recognition, the White House said on Wednesday after Ireland, Spain and Norway said they would recognise a Palestinian State this month, Reuters reports.

Washington’s reaction appeared to signal US dismay that the three European nations announced intent to proceed with unilateral recognition of a Palestinian State, which does not exist in practice.

Yemen’s Houthis using weapons that reach the Mediterranean Sea, US says

Tehran, IRNA - Yemen’s Houthis have weapons that can reach as far as the Mediterranean Sea, a senior US defense official said.

IRNA reported citing Bloomberg on Thursday that the US government is concerned about the Houthis in Yemen having the capability to expand their attacks on shipping from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to the Mediterranean Sea.

An official, who requested anonymity, revealed that the Houthis have access to advanced weaponry and have deployed anti-ship ballistic missiles in an unprecedented manner.

Hezbollah pounds military headquarters of Israeli regime

Tehran, IRNA – The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah targeted two military centers belonging to the Israeli regime in northern occupied Palestine on Monday evening.

Resistance-affiliated news media reported that Hezbollah fighters succeeded in hitting Al-Malikiyya and Hadb Al-Bustan military bases in the north of Israeli-occupied territories.

Meanwhile, Hadashot Bazaman Hebrew website acknowledged in an unprecedented article that Hezbollah is capable of disrupting the security situation in the north, but it pursues a war of attrition against the Israeli military.

Lapid says attacks on Gaza aid trucks are by government-backed militias

22 May 2024; MEMO: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Tuesday that those who attack the humanitarian aid trucks bound for war-torn Gaza are militias backed by the Israeli government, Anadolu has reported. Lapid made his comments on Army Radio. He described the government led by Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s “ruling regime”.

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