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Whether you support his politics or not, he's made the right decision here to carry on from the Tories. Keir Starmer signaled Ukraine can use Britain’s Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets inside Russia, confirming he would continue the previous UK government’s policy on the use of its long-range weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war. Starmer agreed that it was up to Ukraine how it used the Storm Shadow missiles donated by the UK when asked by a Bloomberg reporter. He was speaking to journalists while traveling to the NATO summit in Washington on Tuesday evening. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-10/starmer-says-ukraine-can-use-uk-missiles-to-strike-inside-russia https://archive.ph/bvcjT

The terrorists doing what they do best, using human shields and infrastructure. The UNRWA HQ again. IDF raids UNRWA HQ in Gaza City it says was used by terror groups During the raid, troops killed and detained several gunmen and located a large amount of weaponry, according to the IDF. Also in the past day, the IDF says troops with the 98th Division killed dozens of gunmen in Gaza City’s eastern Shejaiya neighborhood, amid a separate operation there. A tunnel was also demolished in Shejaiya, the military says. Meanwhile, operations also continue in southern Gaza’s Rafah, where the IDF says troops with the 162nd Division killed several terror operatives, located weapons, and destroyed tunnels in the past day. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-raids-unrwa-hq-in-gaza-city-it-says-was-used-by-terror-groups/ Israeli troops operating in Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood have demolished so far six Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnels amid the latest operation there, launched less than two weeks ago, according to the IDF. At least three more tunnels have been located and are in the process of being mapped out and demolished. One of the destroyed tunnels is considered by the IDF to be Islamic Jihad's "flagship" tunnel in Gaza City. The recently discovered 2.5-kilometer-long tunnel was used by the terror group for command and control, according to military assessments. Troops found laptops, weaponry, and intelligence material inside, indicating it was still being used by the terror group recently.

Because Al Jazeera supports the terrorists that's why. Hamas critic beaten by masked men in Gaza A Palestinian activist known for organising anti-Hamas protests in Gaza has been taken to hospital after an attack by a group of masked men. Amin Abed, 35, was admitted in critical condition after being kidnapped near his home by five assailants on Monday afternoon. A well-known activist, Mr Abed told the BBC: “I will not stop using my right to express my rejection of the 7 October attack." Public dissent against Hamas has grown in recent months as residents of Gaza grow angry at the huge toll inflicted on the enclave since the start of the war. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx82xx9pj5do Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support “I am an academic doctor,” he says, “I had a good life, but we have a filthy [Hamas] leadership. They got used to our bloodshed, may God curse them! They are scum!” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0vewvp14zdo https://x.com/AIPAC/status/1810278944442069287 https://x.com/ariel_oseran/status/1809162418926354559 https://x.com/ariel_oseran/status/1809162418926354559

From the UN UN assessment suggests Ukraine's largest children's hospital was hit by Russian missile A deadly strike on Kyiv’s Ohmatdyt children’s hospital – Ukraine’s biggest paediatrics facility – was likely caused by a direct hit from a Russian missile, the head of the UN’s human rights monitoring mission said. Danielle Bell, head of mission for the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, said: Analysis of the video footage and an assessment made at the incident site indicates a high likelihood that the children’s hospital suffered a direct hit rather than receiving damage due to an intercepted weapon system.

Direct from Russian Defense Ministry "All assigned targets have been engaged" They are blaming the children's hospital strike on a Ukrainian air defense missile which is simply untrue https://x.com/RussianEmbassyC/status/1810454533908189328

No this is about a blood thirsty group of terrorists who carried out the worst massacre of Jewish people since the holocaust. They also took around 250 hostages and since then been committing war crime's every day they hold them. They have probably raped and tortured along with murder a few, they are certainly also holding dead bodies as hostages. To imply its Netanyahu putting the spanner in the works is the just plain false. Unnamed sources from some unnamed mediators does not mean all. The US mediators have certainly not implied this This is about article 14 and the US are to come up with a compromise to bridge the gap between Israel and Hamas on the issue. This has already been made clear by ISW and its also here https://www.axios.com/2024/07/05/gaza-ceasefire-hostage-deal-hamas-israel-us-commitment

Daily Mail says it all: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13611309/Childrens-hospital-blown-genocidal-missile-strike-Kyiv.html

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday boasted that military pressure — including Israel’s ongoing two-month offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — “is what has led Hamas to enter negotiations.” Hamas, an Islamic militant group that seeks Israel’s destruction and took control of Gaza in 2007, is highly secretive and little is known about its inner workings. But in recent internal communications seen by The Associated Press, messages signed by several senior Hamas figures in Gaza urged the group’s exiled political leadership to accept the cease-fire proposal pitched by U.S. President Joe Biden. The messages, shared by a Middle East official familiar with the ongoing negotiations, described the heavy losses Hamas has suffered on the battlefield and the dire conditions in the war-ravaged territory. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to share the contents of internal Hamas communications. https://archive.ph/NsXIG https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/08/israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal-gaza-war/b6c16634-3cf1-11ef-83bf-e35a32077d3e_story.html

Russian terrorists hit Major Ukraine cities with hypersonic missiles including a hit on Ukraine's largest children hospital in Kiev https://x.com/sumlenny/status/1810239644597936362 Seven killed in hypersonic missile attack on Kyiv - children's hospital hit At least 13 dead as other cities also hit in Russia's barrage https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-latest-updates-putin-kyiv-hypersonic-sky-news-blog-12541713

Yes I know and the Hamas stance is? Let me repeat it again for you, you seem to think this is all down to Netanyahu. Its not.

So Hamas did not refuse the deal put forward by Biden then.....oh that's a new one...lol

What makes you think I have not read and understand what his statement implies. Why are you ignoring the fact that Hamas are the ones who refused the deal to start with and put in place extra demands?

Hardly irrelevant, Hamas have put in place added demands to the original deal, ISW has made those clear.

Again, your avoiding my questions:

They are reporting on Hamas demands are you saying they are lying?

Lame deflection ISW a credible source

That did not answer my question though did it. From ISW Hamas’ most recent ceasefire position demonstrates that the group has not meaningfully shifted its position since negotiations last stalled in June and that it still seeks to undermine the agreement’s phasing. Axios reported on July 6 that the outstanding gaps between Israel and Hamas center on the language regarding and time-delimitation of negotiations to transition from the first phase of the ceasefire deal to the second phase.[4] The current proposal says that the United States, Egypt, and Qatar will “make every effort” to ensure negotiations during the first phase end in a transition to the second phase and a sustainable calm. Hamas is attempting to remove “make every effort,” replacing it with “ensure“ and dropping the original six-week time limit for the first phase.[5] This change would make the initial ceasefire effectively permanent from the start and would commit the United States, Qatar, and Egypt to securing a ceasefire and enable Hamas to draw out negotiations for the transition to the second phase indefinitely, if needed.[6] The language and removal of the time-delimited first phase makes it more difficult for Israel to resume operations to pressure Hamas and extract concessions without breaking the agreement entirely or appearing to scuttle negotiations over the transition to phase two. This could allow Hamas to secure a complete ceasefire without adhering to commitments under phases two and three, which include the release of Israeli hostages. The categories of hostages in phase two and three include Israeli soldiers, whom Hamas is reticent to release.

ISW is, are you sure its Netanyahu? What issues is he raising that are outside the previous Biden/Israel deal that was endorsed by the Security Council?

NEW: Hamas is continuing to resist Israeli and US efforts to create a phased ceasefire deal that would secure the release of Israeli hostages, end the war, and begin major reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip. (1/3) 2/ The remaining gap in ceasefire negotiations is significant because agreeing to the most recent Hamas language would effectively commit Israel to the permanent ceasefire Hamas has been demanding before Hamas released all remaining hostages. 3/ Hamas’ current demands could also enable Hamas to drag on negotiations indefinitely with no mechanism to compel it to release the remaining hostages.

Keeping fingers crossed for this but expectations low unfortunately Israel and Hamas are expected to resume mediated negotiations over the hostages’ release after the Palestinian terrorist group dropped its demand for an a priori commitment to end the Gaza War, according to reporting on July 6. Israeli negotiators will restart talks with Qatari and Egyptian mediators, Jerusalem said, after Doha reassured senior envoys of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the new Hamas position. https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/07/06/hamas-drops-key-demand-for-hostage-talks/ Israeli officials said that the main sticking point in ceasefire negotiations is Article 14, which states that the United States, Egypt, and Qatar will “make every effort” to ensure negotiations end in an agreement and that a ceasefire is held as negotiations continue. (3/6) Hamas seeks to remove the phrase “make every effort,” leaving only “ensure.” (4/6) https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/1809680089308930480 Report: Shin Bet chief to head up negotiating team departing for Cairo tomorrow Mossad chief David Barnea was in Qatar last week and is slated to return again this week, as negotiations on a potential deal have been restarted. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-shin-bet-chief-to-head-up-negotiating-team-departing-for-cairo-tomorrow/

What a bizarre reply. If you read the post I was responding to you'd know I was filling in a huge chunk of missing and up to date information on why the IDF made the decision to strike the school. Because the cowardly terrorists had set up a command center in there. The post I replied to lacked that import peace of info. Not sure what your "So much winning!" and Rafah reference is but its nothing to do with this particular incident in the middle of Gaza, Nuseirat.

Why Do Hamas continue using schools for their command centers? IDF says it struck Hamas operatives who used UN-run Gaza school as command center The IDF confirms carrying out an airstrike against a United Nations-run school in the central Gaza Strip earlier today, saying the facility was used by Hamas operatives as a command center. Hamas health authorities have claimed 16 people were killed in the strike and some 50 were wounded. Before carrying out the strike against UNRWA’s al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat, the IDF says it carried out “many steps” to mitigate harm to civilians, including using aerial surveillance and other intelligence. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-it-struck-hamas-operatives-who-used-un-run-gaza-school-as-command-center/

Deflection. Obviously not.

Actually Francesca Albanese does not work for the UN she is a rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, a volunteer position. But yes its not ideal that the UN is conducting this but do you have any other suggestions?

Just shows how little you know then. The UN is currently doing the investigation though. How funny is that?