@plink@palestine@israel Having now skimmed through dozens of updates on that link, 1,000s of words, the fact that #Israel conducted an illegal act of war against a civilian building on Iranian soil that killed 16 people recently is never mentioned, with the missile strike on #Damascus is only vaguely mentioned 3 times. It is never labelled an 'unprecedented escalation', despite that being just as true as the latest development.
Also not mentioned by the #NYT is the fact that the 1st April Israeli strike was widely condemned as yet another breach of international law —by the #UN, the #EU, the #ArabLeague, the #OIC, the #GCC and dozens of national governments—but was not condemned by the US government.
Also not mentioned at all the highly pertinent fact that Israel (and its primary backer and weapons supplier the #USA) has spent six months committing atrocities against millions of civilians in #Gaza, with more children, more journalists, more healthcare workers, more humanitarian aid workers, and more UN employees violently killed than in any other conflict since at least the Rwandan genocide (and in some cases going back to WWII). Israel is responsible for the most rapid deterioration of the nutritional status of a civilian population since WWII.
" It must be stressed that when the #Zionist regime violates international law and the Vienna Convention on diplomatic immunity, violates diplomatic persons and places, and yet the Security Council is UNABLE to issue a statement condemning the terrorist attacks on the Iranian embassy in #Damascus, then legitimate defence aimed at punishing the aggressor is a necessity"
Video shows the moment when IRGC Navy Helicopter landing on the Israeli-owned ship “MSC ARIES” in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessel has been redirected into Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
this is not the retaliation against Israel, but a signal that Israel declaration of war against Iran by destroying it's consulate in Damascus will mean no Israeli ship or israeli-linked ship will be allowed to pass the Strait of Hormoz,
Hebrew Media trying to get the Americans involved by saying: 'The Iranians with this action have sent a clear message to the US; if you intervene on behalf of Israel, we will close the Persian Gulf just like the Red Sea'
Western diplomats have mounted pressure on #China to prevent #Iran from escalating tensions in the Middle East with a direct retaliatory strike against #Israel.
Tensions spiked at the start of this month when seven Iranian military advisors were killed in a strike on Iran’s consulate in #Damascus, Syria. Israel has not declared responsibility.
On Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei said Israel “should be punished and will be punished” for the Damascus killings.
#Lufthansa, 1 of only 2 Western carriers flying to Tehran, extended suspension of its flights & Russia warned against MiddleEast travel.
Iran vowed revenge for the April 1 strike on its embassy in #Damascus that killed a top Iranian general & 6 other Iranian military officers, ratcheting up tension in a region strained by the #Gaza war.
Following is a thread of quotes from #TheGlobalJigsaw latest episode on the #IRGC, #Quds force, #Basij militias - and th ideological blueprint for #Iran so called Axis of Resistance. Whole episode here:
Another #Iranian - the current mayor of the capital #Tehran - put it even more bluntly. He said that the Islamic Republic now ruled over four Arab capitals: #Baghdad , #Beirut , #Damascus and #Sana’a.
It was a #Libyan journalist in response to #Bush 's axis of evil' speech who said that these three countries instead formed an axis of resistance because they were against colonial and American interests and that phrase went on to be picked up by Iranian media.
It looks like #Israel is deliberately escalating the whole situation. I mean, striking Iranian targets (with a lot of Syrian 'collateral' damage) in #Damascus and #Aleppo is asking for escalation. It wouldn't surprise me if they do this as a distraction for their crimes in #Gaza, now that multiple Western allies hesitantly start asking questions.
Al Jazeera: Israel’s war on Gaza live: Troops denied leave as Iran threatens revenge
"The Israeli military halts leave for all combat units, calls up reservists, and blocks GPS coordinates in the country as Iran threatens retaliation for deadly strikes on its consulate in Damascus, Syria."
The IDF fired 3 missiles towards #Damascus. Two were intercepted by Syrian air defense systems. A third missile hit an open area near Mezzeh Airport in Damascus. (Reports first said aircraft had landed at Mezzeh -if that was the target, it missed) @syria@israel
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
Meet Anas Murad, a Syrian artist and musician who is currently in an Artists at Risk (AR) residency at an undisclosed location. Scroll through the images to find out more about his practice.
#CAIRO — After a long journey from #Gaza, more than 100 American citizens and their families have entered #Egypt through the #RafahCrossing. Jonathan Webster, the #USEmbassy in Cairo's consul general, said some of those families are telling him they ran out of food and water during their journeys. #Israel
#Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC) says four of its “military advisers” have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in #Syria’s capital, #Damascus. A well-informed source told Al Jazeera the target was an IRGC intelligence unit, adding that a senior IRGC intelligence official in Syria and his assistants were in the building. #Mazzeh#Israel