Daily Archives: 7. April 2023


07.04.2023 - 23:42 [ Sky.com ]

British sisters die in West Bank shooting – as Italian tourist killed in Tel Aviv terror attack

A police officer was at a petrol station when they „heard a noise and noticed a car upside down, and several people lying on the floor“, according to a statement.

Officers approached and „neutralized the driver and killed him“ after seeing he was reaching for a weapon.

07.04.2023 - 23:37 [ Adam Milstein / Nitter ]

CCTV footage captures the moment the terror attack in Tel Aviv took place. A tragic night after a terrorist rammed his car into a group of tourists visiting Israel. 1 was killed, 7 injured.

07.04.2023 - 23:33 [ Mirror.co.uk ]

Six Brit and Italian tourists injured and one killed in Tel Aviv suspected attack

Police said a car rammed into a group of people near a popular seaside park before flipping over.

A 30-year-old man from Italy was killed and four other people, including a 17-year-old, are receiving medical treatment for mild to moderate injuries, the rescue service said.

Police said they shot the driver of the car. The driver‘s condition is unknown at the moment.

07.04.2023 - 23:21 [ BBC ]

Two British-Israeli women killed in West Bank shooting

Israeli media also cited Mr Revivi as saying that the sisters‘ father had been driving ahead of them in another car when theirs was attacked. He reportedly turned around and arrived at the scene to find his wife and daughters being treated by paramedics.

The head of the Israeli military‘s Central Command, which oversees the West Bank, called it an „extremely severe terrorist attack“ and promised that its troops knew how to find those responsible.

07.04.2023 - 23:10 [ Haaretz ]

Ehud Barak Was Right, Israel‘s Occupation Did Bring About Fascism

“In closed rooms, or in some bubble, people form a view of reality that keeps moving away from actual reality.”

“A diplomatic tsunami,” Netanyahu quoted scornfully, citing Barak’s apocalyptic predictions while imitating the diction of his former elite unit commander. But the truth is that the events of recent weeks have proven that Barak was totally correct and that the tsunami is already upon us.

07.04.2023 - 22:50 [ MondoWeiss.net ]

Biden administration refuses to condemn Israel storming Al-Aqsa mosque, blocks Security Council statement

(06.04.2023)

The Biden administration staunchly took Israel’s side today. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel refused to condemn Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan, then went on to condemn rocket attacks coming from Gaza and Lebanon.

And the U.S. also stepped in to block a U.N. Security Council statement to the press criticizing Israel for the raids, according to an Israeli official (speaking to an Israeli reporter). Jacob Magid reports that Israeli diplomats coordinated with the U.S.:

07.04.2023 - 10:52 [ theNationalNews.com ]

US blocks Security Council statement condemning violence after Al Aqsa Mosque raid

A UN official told The National that there was initial widespread agreement among the 15 council members to issue press elements following Israel‘s police raid on Al Aqsa during Ramadan, which this year overlaps with the Jewish holiday of Passover and Western Christian Easter.

However, the US pulled back after 34 rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, objecting to the „timing“ of the public press statement.

07.04.2023 - 10:43 [ Palestinian News and Information Agency - wafa.ps ]

Israeli warplanes attack targets in Gaza

He said Israeli fighter jets attacked with at least three missiles an outpost in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City, causing destruction and fire as well as material damage to neighboring facilities but no casualties.

Israeli fighter jets also attacked an outpost in the southwest of Gaza City, causing material damage. No casualties were reported.

07.04.2023 - 10:33 [ @nour_odeh / Nitter ]

Hamas has not claimed responsibility for the rockets. Focusing your attack on them instead of the deliberate Israeli provocations that include the brutal assaults on AlAqsa misses the point.

07.04.2023 - 10:24 [ Joe Truzman / Nitter ]

Interceptions happening off screen after a volley of rockets were fired from Gaza toward Sderot.

07.04.2023 - 09:50 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Wer will deutsche Soldaten im Libanon?

(14.August 2006)

Berlin: Eine gravierende außenpolitische Weichenstellung für Die Republik geht in ihre entscheidene Phase. In dieser Woche entscheidet die Regierung, ob sie deutsche Soldaten in den Libanon und ggf. an die Grenze zu Syrien entsendet.
Hier eine Auflistung der dokumentierten Befürworter und Gegner dieses möglichen Einsatzes einer kämpfenden Truppe im Krisengebiet..

07.04.2023 - 09:36 [ Bundesregierung.de ]

Bundeswehr setzt Einsatz im Libanon fort

(23. Juni 2022)

Insgesamt können bis zu 300 deutsche Soldatinnen und Soldaten der Bundeswehr eingesetzt werden.

Das besondere Augenmerk der Maritime Task Force liegt darauf, die libanesischen Sicherheitskräfte langfristig in die Lage zu versetzen, den Schutz sowie die Bewachung des See- und Luftraums selbst zu übernehmen.

(…)

Die libanesische Regierung hat mit Schreiben an die Vereinten Nationen vom 6. September 2006 unter Verweis auf Resolution 1701 (2006) unter anderem um Unterstützung bei der Absicherung der seeseitigen Grenzen des Libanons gebeten.

07.04.2023 - 09:07 [ United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon ]

UNIFIL statement on artillery response to rocket fire, 07 April 2023

Early this morning, the IDF informed UNIFIL that they will begin an artillery response to yesterday’s rocket launches.

Immediately after, UNIFIL personnel heard loud explosions around the city of Tyre.

07.04.2023 - 08:56 [ Newsweek ]

Israel Prepares Forces ‚On All Borders‘ Amid Lebanon Rocket Attacks, Unrest

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, IDF spokesperson Richard Hecht said that about 34 rockets were launched earlier in the day from Lebanon into Israel, 25 of which were intercepted and six of which fell into Israeli territory. The barrage is one of the largest since the last war between the neighboring rivals fought 15 years ago, and Hecht called the new attack a „very serious event.“

While Hecht said the IDF has not yet identified the perpetrator, he said the launch was believed to have been conducted by a Palestinian group, potentially tied to Hamas or Islamic Jihad, two movements present in the Gaza Strip,

07.04.2023 - 08:21 [ LebanonDailystar.com ]

Lebanon declares bankruptcy, has highest unemployment, poverty in the world

(April 5, 2022)

A statement was made by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Lebanese government, Saadeh al-Shami, to announce the bankruptcy of the state and the Central Bank of Lebanon, and that the losses will be distributed among the state, the Banque du Liban, banks, and depositors within Lebanon.

According to statistics provided by the United Nations, 82 percent of the Lebanese population are now living below the poverty line.

07.04.2023 - 08:15 [ Naharnet.com ]

Israeli airstrikes target area in Lebanon‘s Tyre region

The Israeli army also held the Lebanese state responsible for „every directed fire emanating from its territory.“

Al-Mayadeen television said the Israeli attack caused damages to several nearby houses.

The announcement of the strikes came hours after militants from Lebanon fired nearly three dozen rockets at Israel, marking a further escalation in the region following violence at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.

07.04.2023 - 07:36 [ Al Jazeera English / Youtube ]

Israeli police raid Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second night

(April 6 2023)

Israeli forces have stormed Islam‘s third holiest site – Al-Aqsa Mosque – for the second night in a row.

Several Palestinian worshippers were injured after Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades.

Al Jazeera‘s Natasha Ghoneim reports from occupied East Jerusalem.

07.04.2023 - 07:10 [ France24.com ]

Global condemnation after Israeli riot police attack worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque

Armed police in riot gear stormed the prayer hall of Al-Aqsa mosque before dawn Wednesday, aiming to dislodge „law-breaking youths and masked agitators“ they said had barricaded themselves inside.