Bkk Brian

Actually there is plenty for Russia to gain with it propaganda and as for predictions. I don't buy into them

You really have no idea do you. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Hamas’s newly appointed political chief Yahya Sinwar to accept a Gaza ceasefire, saying the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attack was the crucial decider over a trauce. “He has been and remains the primary decider when it comes to concluding the ceasefire. And so I think this only underscores the fact that it is really on him to decide whether to move forward with a ceasefire that manifestly will help so many Palestinians in desperate need,” Mr Blinken told reporters. “It really is on him,” he added. https://archive.ph/6A4UH https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/yahya-sinwar-accused-mastermind-of-october-7-attack-on-israel-named-new-hamas-political-chief/news-story/c4eb03e5b5d4bd9cfe71ff3e277a2140

The power hungry evil tunnel rat himself has been named the new leader. No change on hostage negotiations then as he's always been the one with the final say. October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar chosen to replace Haniyeh as Hamas leader The Hamas terror group on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar as the new head of its “political bureau,” the highest-ranking position in the organization, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. https://www.timesofisrael.com/october-7-mastermind-yahya-sinwar-chosen-to-replace-haniyeh-as-hamas-leader/

Another one bites the dust. "man in charge of Gaza's economy was also in charge of increasing Hamas's weapons capabilities." "IDF: Yesterday (Sunday), with the direction of IDF intelligence, the IAF eliminated Abed Al-Zeriei, a terrorist operative in the Manufacturing Department of Hamas' Military Wing, who also served as Hamas' Minister of Economy in the Gaza Strip. The Manufacturing Department operates to increase Hamas' weapons capabilities, including by exchanging information with other terrorist organizations across the Middle East. Al-Zeriei had a significant role in directing Hamas' efforts to seize control of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip and in managing Hamas-controlled markets. Furthermore, he was responsible for the distribution of fuel, gas, and funds for terrorist purposes." https://x.com/HenMazzig/status/1820466529042887093

If this group were armed the police should have stopped, searched and arrested them, instead of asking them "Is this alright"

Yet its ok for Putin to make numerous assassination attempts on Zelensky. Inside Russia’s dozens of attempts to kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He has every right to do the same as he has every right to strike military targets in Russia. Zelenskiy Commends Ukrainian Strikes on Military Targets Inside Russia That said, the source is Russian so I do not trust it and have no wish to debate what could be deliberate Russian propaganda. That's exactly what they want.

Also mentioned here. Did US Veto Ukraine Plan to Attack Putin's Navy Parade? What We Know Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, said during a broadcast on state TV channel Russia-1 that the U.S. intervened in a plot that would have led to a "new escalation." Russian news outlets, including state-run RT, reported that Ukrainian intelligence services were preparing an assassination attempt on Putin and Belousov at the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg. Newsweek couldn't independently verify the reports and has contacted Ukraine's Foreign Ministry for comment by email. https://www.newsweek.com/us-ukraine-plot-attack-putin-navy-parade-1935134

The website euromaidenpress is credible but I'm not sure if the article source (Interfax Russia) is. If so then I wish on this occasion Ukraine had just gone ahead with the plan and ignored what Washington said. Russia claims US intervention averted Ukrainian attack on Putin during Russian Navy Day Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has allegedly claimed that a phone call between Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin helped prevent a potential escalation in the ongoing war with Ukraine, as reported by Interfax Russia on 04 August 2024. On Rossiya 1 TV channel, Ryabkov further claimed that Ukraine ostensibly planned assassination attempts on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Belousov during their stay in St. Petersburg on 28 July, Russia’s Navy Day. According to Ryabkov, Belousov ostensibly contacted Austin to inform him about alleged Ukrainian plans for the attack: https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/06/russia-claims-us-intervention-averted-ukrainian-attack-on-putin-during-russian-navy-day/

Still a waiting game. Biden briefed that Iran attack timing and details still unclear, U.S. officials say Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his G7 counterpart on Sunday that Iran and Hezbollah could attack Israel as soon as the next 24-48 hours, Axios reported. But in the meeting Biden and Harris had with the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room on Monday the assessment was more nuanced, U.S. officials said. The officials said Biden and Harris were told U.S. intelligence expects a scenario involving two waves of attacks — one from Hezbollah and one from Iran and several of its other proxies. But it was still unclear to U.S. intelligence who is going to attack first and what kind of attack they are are going to conduct, the officials said, one U.S. official said intelligence indicates the response by Iran and Hezbollah is still a "work in progress" and both are undecided about what exactly they want to do. https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/iran-attack-israel-biden-briefed-details

Huge smuggling tunnel found in the Philadelphi Corridor, the narrow strip of land between the Gaza and Egypt border. Why security there is so important. IDF uncovers massive smuggling tunnel for vehicles on Gaza-Egypt border Israel Defense Forces discovered a large tunnel that is big enough to allow vehicles to pass through on the border between Gaza and Egypt, officials said Sunday. The 10-foot-tall tunnel was found last week on the so-called Philadelphi Route as IDF troops were in the area to search for tunnel routes that Hamas terrorists were believed to be using to smuggle arms. The IDF said their troops have eliminated dozens of such tunnels in the area and will continue to uncover and destroy others that they may find. https://nypost.com/2024/08/04/world-news/idf-uncovers-massive-smuggling-tunnel-for-vehicles-on-gaza-egypt-border

Agreed, Hamas terrorist official Khalil al-Hayya, who is based in Qatar and has headed Hamas negotiators in indirect Gaza truce talks with Israel is tand has always been the top negotiator. Although we all know nothing happens without Sinwars say so and Sinwar is the reason the hostages were taken and the reason they have not been released since. Sinwar has actually just turned down one of the picks for Haniyeh replacement. "Sinwar said to reject Khaled Mashal as new Hamas leader" The other contender for top pick is Khalil al-Hayya.

Everyone waiting to see how strong this attack is going to be. US urges citizens to leave Lebanon on 'any available ticket' The US embassy in Beirut has urged its citizens to leave Lebanon on “any ticket available”, amid soaring tensions in the Middle East. The advisory follows a similar warning from UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who said the regional situation “could deteriorate rapidly”. Iran has vowed “severe” retaliation against Israel, which it blames for the death of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. His assassination came hours after Israel killed Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80xxeqel5po

Great days work. The attack also knocked out air defense. "four S-400 air defence systems protecting the peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014." Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine in Crimea The Rostov-on-Don, a kilo-class attack submarine launched in 2014, sank after it was struck in a missile attack on the port city of Sevastopol on Friday, Ukraine's general staff said in a statement. It was reportedly one of four submarines operated by Russia's Black Sea fleet capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles. The Russian defence ministry has not commented. "The destruction of Rostov-on-Don once again proves that there is no safe place for the Russian fleet in the Ukrainian territorial waters of the Black Sea," the general staff in Kyiv said in a statement on Saturday. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nggvg1yggo

Horrific, just released by the family of one of the hostages, video is too graphic to post but in the link. Hostage family releases video of Gazans kicking abducted dead body of Eitan Levy The family of Eitan Levy, who was killed and kidnapped to Gaza on October 7, has released graphic footage of Gazans abusing the dead body of the captive. The video, published on Instagram, shows Gazans seeing the body in a half-opened trunk of a car, and then excitedly chasing after it. The footage then cuts to Gazans kicking Levy’s body lying on the ground. In a statement carried by Ynet, the family says they decided to share the video of the “lynch,” adding that the video is “proof that there is no innocent civilian in Gaza.” https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hostage-family-releases-video-of-gazans-kicking-abducted-dead-body-of-eitan-levy/

ok I go with the mothers views and facts she relayed

Make of what she is saying all you want. I personally am not into critizing a grieving mother and the facts she spoke about.

This is about a mother protesting her legitimate right to express her views and tell the UN about what happened to her son. That his body was taken from Israel by a UNRWA worker.

Here she was at the UN security Council. "I want to tell you want a UNRWA worker did to my son"

Aren't you ignoring a little something? No

Let it burn.......... Russia’s Morozovsk Airbase is burning tonight after a successful Ukrainian attack drone strike. Multiple secondary explosions could also be seen from nearby.

UNRWA Head getting some flak from the mother of one of the dead hostages that was kidnapped by a UNRWA worker in Israel and taken back to Gaza. https://x.com/Israel/status/1819325058730410127 Here was the UNRWA body snatcher. https://x.com/avraham_nir/status/1809864994235859311 Mother of slain 21-year-old kidnapped by UNRWA worker confronts chief at Swiss ceremony LAUSANNE, August 1, 2024 — Tonight in Lausanne, Switzerland, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini was confronted by Ayelet Samerano, whose murdered son Yonatan was kidnapped to Gaza by an UNRWA worker on October 7th. Lazzarini delivered the keynote address for the city of Lausanne’s National Day celebrations, and on the 300th day of the captivity of Yonatan’s body in Gaza. The decision of Lausanne’s Socialist Party mayor Grégoire Junod to invite Lazzarini sparked outrage among many in Switzerland due to UNRWA’s ties to terror. https://unwatch.org/mother-of-slain-21-year-old-kidnapped-by-unrwa-worker-confronts-chief-at-swiss-ceremony/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrx7MC1EXIc&t=38s

Another Al Jazeera journalist part time terrorist eliminated https://x.com/Israel/status/1819334790203457734

Mark Adams of the IOC says the Games organisers are 'open to listen to anyone with a solution' to the gender eligibility issue which is dividing opinion at the Olympics and in sport generally.

Yawn. Absolute rubbish and off topic

How warfare is changing........ A Two-Pound Ukrainian Drone Just Shot Down A 12-Ton Russian Helicopter It may be the first time a drone has destroyed a helicopter in mid-air. Ukrainian forces deploy more than 100,000 explosive first-person-view drones a month all along the 700-mile front line of Russia’s 28-month wider war on Ukraine. The drones smash into armored vehicles, chase down exposed infantry and follow artillery fire back to its origin in order to target Russian howitzers. And today one of the small quadcopter drones—remotely steered by an operator wearing a virtual-reality headset—shot down a Russian helicopter, apparently for the first time. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/31/a-two-pound-ukrainian-drone-just-shot-down-a-12-ton-russian-helicopter/