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Israeli Forces Kill Two More Journalists Spiking Total to 168

CrossFireArabia
August 9, 2024

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian journalists in Gaza, topping the number of media workers who were killed by Israel to 168.

The first was Palestinian TV journalist Tamim Ma’mmar. He was killed after Israeli forces bombarded his house in Khan Yunis, Friday, killing him and his family instantly.

Their killings are trending on the social media with images.

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Israeli occupation aircraft bombarded the home of Palestine TV journalist Tamim Ma’mmar in Khan Yunis today, killing him and his family members.

Simultaneously, a separate airstrike targeted the home of Al-Aqsa TV journalist Abdullah Al-Sousi, massacring him and his… pic.twitter.com/P4VtbWY5Gg
— ❀ N ✿ (@8zal) August 9, 2024

In a separate air strike Israeli forces targeted the home of Al-Aqsa TV journalist Abdullah Al-Sousi, massacring him and his family.

Breaking | Israeli airstrikes targeted the homes of Palestine TV journalist Tamim Ma'mmar and Al-Aqsa TV journalist Abdullah Al-Sousi in separate attacks, killing them along with their families in Khan Yunis. pic.twitter.com/ztRRD2XXCi
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 9, 2024

The Israeli army carried out airstrikes on Khan Yunis, killing Tamim Muammar along with his wife Islam Fayez and two children Mais and Salam. The Israeli strikes also killed Abdullah Sousi along with two of his nephews according to the Quds News Network.

Last week, the government media office announced the death of Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail Al-Ghoul and its cameraman Rami Al-Rifi in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their car in Gaza City.

Despite repeated warnings from Palestinian and international organizations, Israel has continued targeting press teams in Gaza, even those clearly identified with press vests and helmets. This defiance of international warnings has drawn widespread condemnation.

These attacks underscore Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. The number of journalists killed in Gaza is much more than the number those killed during the whole of World War II between 1939 and 1945.

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HRW Probe: Israeli Soldiers Throw Grandes on House of People

CrossFireArabia
August 9, 2024

An investigation by Human Rights Watch found that Israeli soldiers executed eight members of the al-Khalidi family. On 21 December, 2023, the soldiers stormed their home in northern Gaza, threw grenades inside, and opened fire on a room where the family was sheltering.

Here’s their harrowing story:

An investigation by Human Rights Watch found that Israeli occupation soldiers executed eight members of the al-Khalidi family. On December 21, 2023, the soldiers stormed their home in northern Gaza, threw grenades inside, and opened fire on a room where the family was sheltering. pic.twitter.com/I6PrgmQeu9
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 9, 2024

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US ‘Appalled’ by Smotrich’s Starvation of Gaza Remarks

CrossFireArabia
August 9, 2024

The US administration is “appalled” by remarks made by the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich Monday of starving the entire population of Gaza as “justified and moral” to release the Israeli prisoners.

“We are appalled by these comments and reiterate that this rhetoric is harmful and disturbing,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to The Times of Israel according to the Quds News Network.

The statement added that US President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have repeatedly stressed “the need to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, remove any obstacles to the flow of aid and restore basic services for those in need”.

Meanwhile British Foreign Secretary David Lammy called on the Israeli occupation government to retract and slam Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks on starving the entire population of Gaza.

He said in a post on X, “There can be no justification” for the statements. “International law could not be more clear – the deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime,” Lammy added.

International law could not be more clear – the deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime.

There can be no justification for Minister Smotrich’s remarks and we expect the wider Israeli government to retract and condemn them.
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 7, 2024

Speaking at a conference hosted by the Israel Hayom outlet on Monday, Smotrich expressed support for blocking aid to the Gaza Strip but said Israel lacked international legitimacy to do so.

“We are bringing in aid because there is no choice,” the far-right minister said.

“We can’t, in the current global reality, manage a war. Nobody will let us cause two million civilians to die of hunger even though it might be justified and moral until our hostages are returned,” he added.

He said that Israel needed “international legitimacy for this war”.

For about 10 months, the Israeli occupation has imposed a tight siege on the Gaza Strip, extremely limiting the flow of life-saving essential food and medical items.

In June, independent UN investigators said Israel was using starvation on the Palestinian population as a weapon of war. The hunger crisis has led to the death of dozens of people due to malnutrition, mostly children according to the Quds News Network.

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Tech Firms in Cahoots With Israel Army in Gaza

CrossFireArabia
August 9, 2024

Recent reports reveal that the Israeli army has been leveraging cloud services and AI tools from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to enhance its military operations in Gaza.

Col. Racheli Dembinsky, commander of the Israeli army’s Center of Computing and Information Systems, confirmed the use of these technologies in a July 10 presentation according to the Quds News Network.

Read "Investigation Exposes Big Tech Ties to Israeli Genocide in Gaza" on SmartNews: https://t.co/HPb1mzUaPL
— billdane.com (@BillDane) August 8, 2024

The army’s use of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for “endless storage” of intelligence data on nearly everyone in Gaza underscores the scale of surveillance and data collection.

As the genocide continues, the role of these companies in military activities shines a light on the intersection of technology and warfare, challenging us to reflect on the responsibilities of global techfirms in such contexts

While these cloud services boost operational efficiency, they also raise serious ethical concerns. The partnership, part of a $1.2 billion deal known as Project Nimbus, has sparked protests among employees of these tech giants, some of whom were dismissed after speaking out.

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Israeli Soldiers Wake up to Rats on Their Faces

CrossFireArabia
August 8, 2024

Rats and dogs are attacking Israeli soldiers at the Netzarim crossing that divides Gaza according to the Israeli Walla website.

The situation has become so bad the Israeli soldiers are complaining more and more to their superior officers about the lack of hygiene in their headquarters.

According to Israeli website Walla, Israeli occupation soldiers in #Gaza are facing unexpected threats from rats, stray dogs, and diseases.

Soldiers are reported being awakened by rats running over their faces and are experiencing health issues due to rodent infestations
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— Bin Ghalib (backup account) (@bgh2_ac3b) August 8, 2024

According to the website, soldiers are complaining that a large number of mice and rats in the area looking for food and intruding into the outposts where the troops are staying. Soldiers are also fearful from the increase in diseases because of the lack of sanitation.

Walla stated that one of the soldiers said a pack of dogs attacked him. “There were also cases when we woke up to a rat running on our faces, soldiers who turned an entire area into a huge mess,” he said.

Also other soldiers claim there is a phenomenon of dog packs or stray dogs, probably not vaccinated, and some of them tried to attack soldiers who had to use live fire to defend themselves. In one case, soldiers saw a dog carrying a human skull.

Reserve soldiers said that in many places in the “corridor” there are no toilets, so the soldiers in the large outposts defecate in bags or bottles.